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BkiUd9A4c3aisDazmljC | Do you have children? If so, you've probably thought about what you would do if one of them fell on hard times. Maybe you've found yourself in this position already! You'd do everything you could to help, wouldn't you? Even if the hardship is your child's own doing, you would still want to bend over backwards to help out.
That's the message behind today's first reading and Gospel reading. They both tell us that every human being is a member of God's family. We are all beloved of our Father, and we are all brothers and sisters to each other. It doesn't matter whether we are well behaved or "black sheep" of his family. He loves us deeply and longs to care for us, simply because we are his. This is why he has a special love for the poor. It breaks his heart to see these children of his go without the basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter.
Jesus tells us that the two greatest commandments are to love God with all our hearts and to love one another as ourselves. These are very challenging commands, precisely because they are so encompassing. He didn't say, "Love God when it's convenient" or "Love only the people who agree with you." No, we are all one family: rich or poor, old or young, educated or illiterate, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or atheist. Whoever we are, whatever we did or didn't do, even whether or not we believe in God, everyone deserves to be treated with equal dignity. Everyone deserves to be cared for and lifted up out of any poverty that holds them bound.
Jesus didn't discriminate in his offer of healing and restoration. Like the farmer who sowed his seeds on all types of soil, he wants us to do the same.
In the first reading, the Lord clearly identifies with the plight of the "alien," "widow," "orphan," and "poor neighbors." He goes on to say, "If he cries out to me, I will hear him; for I am compassionate." Why do you think the Lord's wrath is so strong towards anyone who wrongs or extorts these needy groups of people? How does your attitude and actions towards the needy compare to the Lord's compassion? What more can you do so that they would be more like the Lord's?
In the responsorial psalm, the Lord is called "my strength," plus "my rock, my fortress, my deliverer," and "my rock of refuge, my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." What do these mean to you? What examples in your own life can you give of any of these descriptions of the Lord?
In the second reading, St. Paul tells the Thessalonians that they are a "model for all the believers." What are some of the reasons for this that Paul gives? How would you rate yourself as a Christian "model" to others? What needs to happen in your life to make you an even better "model"?
In the Gospel reading, Jesus tells us that the greatest commandment is to love God with everything. St. Paul says that our ability to love God is a response to his having loved us first. "We love because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19). What can you do in your times of prayer to focus more on knowing God's love for you?
The second greatest commandment is to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. What needs to change in the way you relate to your family or others, so that you can love them the way God wants you to love them?
The meditation ends with these words: "Whoever we are, whatever we did or didn't do, even whether or not we believe in God, everyone deserves to be treated with equal dignity. Everyone deserves to be cared for and lifted up out of any poverty that holds them bound. Jesus didn't discriminate in his offer of healing and restoration. Like the farmer who sowed his seeds on all types of soil, he wants us to do the same." It is easy to treat well those who agree with us spiritually and politically. However, it is often difficult to treat with "equal dignity" those who disagree with us in these areas. What are some steps you can take to offer the Lord's "healing and restoration" to those who are in "poverty" and are "bound"?
Take some time now to pray and ask for the grace to answer Jesus' call to serve the poor and needy (both physically and spiritually). Use the prayer at the end of the meditation as the starting point. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
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К. В. Рыжов. Все монархи мира. Древний Восток. — М.: Вече, 2001.
К. В. Рыжов. Все монархи мира. Древняя Греция. Древний Рим. Византия. — М.: Вече, 2001.
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BkiUd8_xK1fBGwCLNYuS | I developed an interest in computers at around the age of 8. While everyone else was getting a Commodore64 in the early 80's, my family purchased a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. I still remember loading games by cartridge and typing out simple programs that could not be saved so they disappeared each time the computer was turned off. My interest in computers continued throughout school. I have always enjoyed pulling things apart and putting them back together and I have built my last three computers systems over the last 10 years.
After finishing high school I attended the Australian National University (ANU) to study a Bachelor of Commerce. After leaving ANU I worked in a variety of jobs in customer service. I ended up in the Club industry working my way up managing the Club, Restaurant and Poker Machines.
After working for around ten years I took some time off to have a family. Once my children were in school I had to really sit down and think about what I wanted to do when I 'grew up'. I decided I wanted a change of direction and returned to study to refresh my skills and figure out what was going to be the next step.
Studying business helped me rediscover my interest in computers and I decided that I wanted to learn more. I enrolled in CSU's Bachelor of Information Technology, beginning study in 2014. Studying by distance has allowed me to study at the times I am available while still raising a young family. Next year my eldest will be starting high school and I will be in my final year of study.
I have a general interest in programming but I am also interested in Computer Security. I am currently not working, but looking to rejoin the workforce in the next year. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUd_I4eIOjR0ItZ_ap | Boxer Rod Salka Wore Trump Shorts To Provoke His Mexican Opponent — It Didn't Go How He Planned
By Morgan Brinlee
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN
A boxing match in Southern California has gone viral after one of the boxers attempted to bring politics into the ring. For a match against professional Mexican boxer Francisco Vargas, American boxer Rod Salka entered the ring Thursday sporting shorts with a brick-wall pattern and the phrase "America 1st" in what was likely a not-so-subtle reference to President Donald Trump's border wall.
When Salka stepped into the ring for his fight against Vargas at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, on Thursday night it wasn't just the boxer's recent winning streak that drew viewers' attention — his shorts also proved a major topic of conversation. For his fight against Vargas, who hails from Mexico, Salka wore red, white, and blue colored shorts emblazoned with the popular Trump campaign catchphrase "America 1st" and a pattern that looked remarkably similar to a brick wall.
While Salka didn't make any public comments to clarify the meaning behind his attire, his shorts were likely a reference to his support for Trump's Southern border wall and immigration policies. But while Salka may have been hoping to rattle his opponent, his shorts ultimately didn't appear to give him the upper hand. According to Yahoo! Sports, Vargas spent the fight pummeling Salka "into submission" until he ultimately gave up.
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ESPN reported Vargas, a former junior lightweight titleholder who often goes by the nickname "El Bandido," defeated Salka with a TKO in the sixth round. Although Vargas had sent Salka to the mat with a right uppercut to the chin near the end of the fifth round, Salka recovered and moved to resume the fight just as the bell rang to end the round. But Vargas' advancing jabs and heavy punches continued in the sixth round, forcing Salka's corner to ultimately concede defeat and stop the fight before the seventh round to save their boxer from a further beating.
But Thursday's fight wasn't the first time Salka has lost after making his politics public. According to the Washington Post, Salka attempted a career in politics in 2016 by running for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Ultimately, Salka, who ran as a Republican, was defeated by a wide margin by incumbent William Kortz, a Democrat.
During his campaign, Salka accused state legislators of showing up but not actually doing their job. "The military taught me a great deal about urgency. You can't just get around to things. They have to be done quickly and done well," the Post reported Salka said in February 2016. According to the Post, Salka joined the National Guard in 2001. "That's the kind of urgency I want to bring to Harrisburg, where the current crew can't get a budget passed," Salka added. "It's not enough to just show up. You have to do your job."
He went on to argue his district had been "underrepresented" in state government. "We need to break with the past and demand that our voices, our values, and our vision of the future be heard in the general assembly," the Post reported Salka said while announcing his campaign back in 2016.
Salka ran unopposed in the Republican primary for District 38th seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, but ultimately lost to Kortz in the general election by a more than 31-point margin according to BallotPedia.
While Salka came into Thursday's fight with five consecutive wins under his belt, Vargas had spent much of the last year recovering from a medical procedure after losing a match in January 2017. By the end of the match, however, it was Vargas who was the victor. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
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If items are back in stock while the order is still in Pending status, you can go back and mark that item as back in stock by clicking on In Stock.
Please note that this action is ONLY marking products out of stock. The order will remain in Pending status until the Accept or Reject button is clicked. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUfOHxK3YB9m8SZbYN | Home/News/Numaish round the corner; know new developments to take place this season
Numaish round the corner; know new developments to take place this season
Entrance fee is being increased to Rs 40 per person
Posted by: Munsif Web DeskLast Updated: 5 December 2022 - 22:43
Hyderabad Numaish 2023
Hyderabad: If all goes well, the All India Industrial Exhibition, the biggest entertainment and shopping opportunity for Hyderabadis will, as per its traditions, present a buzzing scene from the opening day and welcome the visitors.
The exhibition society is trying its best to see that at least 80 percent of the stall owners start their commercial activities from the opening day itself. The Exhibition Society is encouraging the stall holders to make all preparations and start their commercial activities with the opening ceremony.
The society will issue allotment letters to stall owners from Monday. Around 1,200 stalls have been allotted this time for which 2,000 applications were received. It is said that the number of stalls has been reduced due to security reasons and fire prevention rules, which will help emergency services vehicles move around the exhibition grounds easily.
It is learnt that this time the society is approaching the concerned authorities and trying to get permission to continue the exhibition till 11:30 pm during holidays.
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Officials of the exhibition society argue that the markets in the city are open till midnight on normal days, so a relaxation is being sought so that the visitors of the exhibition can get enough time for shopping. The exhibition could not be held as per schedule for the last four years due to regulations related to Covid-19 and an earlier fire incident.
Earlier, the number of visitors to the 45-day exhibition used to be up to 20 lakhs and during peak days, it reached 40,000 per day. The society had to bear a huge financial loss due to the suspension of the exhibition during these four years, so the entrance fee is being increased to Rs 40 per person. The society runs several educational institutions, especially for girls, and undertakes welfare work with the proceeds from the exhibition.
One of the complaints from the visitors was that the cell phone network does not work properly at the exhibition, so this time the society is talking to various companies encouraging them to strengthen the network connectivity by installing additional mobile towers. If possible, free Wi-Fi facility will also be provided to the visitors this time.
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BkiUaqw25V5hdn6rPSFk | We had a great market in Downingtown today, outdoors in the fresh winter air! Thanks to all of our loyal Downingtown shoppers! I picked up this new ravioli from Vera Pasta - Red Beet, Goat Cheese and Tarragon Ravioli - doesn't that sound delicious?
I wanted to cook it up for dinner after market - that calls for a simple preparation with the freshest of market ingredients. Two Gander Farm had these beautiful golden beets at the market - they will be the perfect accessory to the ravioli. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Simone Biles Becomes the Best Athlete in 2021
Sport has been a tool for some women to grow professionally and emotionally. The Woman Post introduces you to Simone Biles the incredible gymnast with the most medals in the world.
The Woman Post | María Carolina Rivero
The female gender has had to overcome many barriers and countless gaps in the world of sports. However, interest in women's participation continues to grow, thanks to the impetus given to it for equal development.
A recent study by Lluisa Sauleda, published in the Journal of Psychology and Related Sciences Interdisciplinary, revealed the current gender gap in sport with a typical case of historical marginalization. The data collected unfortunately show that the gap has not been closed and masculinized sports spaces will continue to persist. The findings indicate that girls and women have fewer opportunities and support at the professional level than men. However, it is essential to raise awareness and make visible the importance of leaving women aside in the field of sports.
But, on the contrary, for Simone Biles, the ability to face difficult situations or the tenacity she has to achieve her goals has been reflected throughout her life. The gymnast with great fortitude has managed to obtain medals and titles of the champion, despite the abrupt personal life she has led.
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— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) August 3, 2021
The Trajectory of a Woman With Commitment and Character
In 2013 Simone Biles won 2 gold medals at the World Championships with only 16 years, just at that time her life took a turn and became the most famous woman in the sport. From that year on, he progressively included other gold medals in his Curriculum Vitae. In addition, he established mastery over gymnastics, with a great capacity in athletics and unparalleled strength.
Simone Biles has been world champion 5 times on the floor, in another 10 opportunities in balance beam and 2 times in horse jumping. In addition, she has 19 world champion titles and 25 medals acquired in various championships. This great athlete with only 24 years of age won the bronze medal on the balance beam of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with a drastic improvement in her technique.
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In 2021, the incredible American won another 2 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, to increase her great effort to a total of 7 medals. The bronze medal was a gift to the entire hard situation faced by the leader of the sport due to the loss of figure. According to experts, it is a phenomenon in which the athlete is lost referentially in the air, leading her to cause a serious accident. These actions have led the gymnast to become an advocate for the mental health of other women going through the same conditions.
The Future That Awaits a Great Gymnast for Constant Discipline
The skill possessed by the great athlete is undoubtedly one of the best; she has even executed movements and combinations of high difficulties, such as Galle Vault with a rating of 6.4. In addition, she boarded a descent movement of the balance beam, where she lands with 2 somersaults and another descent on the beam, which at the same time involves 2 extra laps. This movement is known as the Biles and its score is H. Another famous move is her landing which she performed at the 2013 World Cup. And finally, Biles 2 executed it at the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, with a rating of J.
Biles has the alternative of breaking other records at the Olympic Games by 2021. One of those records is swimmer Jenny Thompson who has won 8 gold medals so far and gymnast Larisa Latýnina with 9 medals. Simone Biles with her order and technique will seek to break barriers that have created all women and will be the best reference of all time in the sport.
In short, reaching her position will be very complicated for the entire female gymnast gender at a professional level. Simone Biles with her brilliant performance and qualification has become number one in her discipline.
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BkiUdi05qoYAuNZAcpLU | Crenshaw/LAX Line open house this Thursday
by Steve Hymon , May 8, 2012
Metro invites you to an open house to learn about design changes that have taken place through the project's preliminary engineering phase. A second public meeting will be held when the environmental assessment is completed later this summer, at which time public comments will be taken.
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Christ the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
3303 W. Vernon Av.
Served by Metro Bus Lines 40, 42 and Rapid Bus Line 740.
Refreshments will be served.
The Federal Transit Administration and Metro are preparing an Environmental Assessment to review design changes that were not previously evaluated in the final environmental document approved for the project. These include a change in location for the Crenshaw/Vernon Station at Leimert Park to an in-street underground station just north of 43rd Pl. Other design changes include the demolition of two existing railroad bridges at I-405 and Century Bl, and additional full and partial property acquisitions.
We look forward to having your involvement in the dynamic process of building a world class transportation system. Please use one of the following to RSVP or to learn more about the project: 213-922-2736 or email crenshawcorridor@metro.net. The project's home page is here.
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Connor Gilliland says:
"We look forward to having your involvement in the dynamic process of building a world class transportation system."
And part of building said world class system would involve the elimination of that last mile of street-running still proposed between 48th and 59th streets along crenshaw blvd. Just trench it. Seriously. Otherwise this line will end up beginning underground to then come at-grade for one mile to stop at lights and run at 35 mph, then go back underground and on to a dedicated RR row to continue running rapidly. That results in very odd design: a rapid transit line with a random street running section (slow zone) in the middle of its route… Let just connect the two tunnels between 48th and 59th to keep it consistent and safer too. And no, I don't always like the way Damien Goodmon goes about what he does but he's right about some things.
Connor, it is easy to say just build subway everywhere. You have to come up with money to do it. The Crenshaw Line is already a questionable project in that it is quite expensive with marginal expected ridership. Measure R only allocates so much money to each project. With that said, I don't think the street running section here will be much of a problem or slow the line much. Expo is much different because downtown streets are closer together, you have the junction with the Blue Line to deal with and many more trains (Blue plus Expo) than Crenshaw will have that messes with the street signalization.
Well, the issue of the extra funds not being there is more of a fundamental issue with how we are approaching infrastructure. I don't suddenly expect that metro will add the funds for that last minute. But I'm just pointing out that a setup like that is not "world class". If we weren't spending so much money on useless projects like the 405 widening construction maybe there would be more funds to truly make our rail lines world class. It makes no sense to pour more money into an already well developed road network when the transit network is in severe need of expansion. One mode is overwhelmingly more present than the other.
There is not exactly a good track record when it comes to addressing signal issues for metro street running. There are still signal issues with the eastside gold line extension and that's been open for over 2 years, as well as the blue line (Long Beach especially). The expo line crenshaw crossing causes train delays for almost two minutes if it misses the light, and that's a crossing where there are normally supposed to be crossing gates. So I Imagine the Slauson crossing will be just as problematic. Metro says they will work out the signal issues with expo, but again, the results of other lines suggest otherwise.
On ridership: The crenshaw line may have questionable ridership in its first phase form, but once its extended northward, said ridership will most likely jump up dramatically, which is why this line is so important. It has the potential for a one seat ride from mid LA to the airport all while connecting to the red line (future Hollywood extension) purple, expo, and green lines. Let's not underestimate the potential this line has to positively impact LA transit as a whole.
Steven P says:
"You have to come up with money to do it."
Stop wasting money on art which add to no long term revenue stream? Get the priorities in order and use the tax dollars to install retail space instead which actually generate long term revenues and contributes to jobs and longer term economic growth?
Metro needs to a have a financial planner at the helm. Preferably one from an Asian transit agency.
Steveland Harris says:
I think the significance of the Crenshaw/LAX line for Metro Rail will be great because of another connection to job centers, a closer connection to LAX for travelers, the potential to be extended north to West Hollywood and Hollywood, sorta transit access to The Forum/Hollywood Park, formation of another trunk segment leading into the South Bay, not to forget another vital north-south route in western LA County. It also reminds everyone not to write off the Crenshaw district also with its future new hub at Expo/Crenshaw with regional transit transfers and the potential for further development, densifying, and shopping (renovated mall) and cultural institutions (Leimert Park and its art walk).
It's worth noting that LADOT is responsible for signal priority in Los Angeles. The Washington Blvd segment of the Blue Line works very well. Long Beach's DOT is responsible for signal priority/preemption in Long Beach. The FEIR document says in street running city traffic lights are followed, thusly priority or preemption is up to the programmer of the traffic lights.
It makes sense that LA County obviously finds more value in using a boulevard as wide as Crenshaw (180 feet across at parts that contain frontage streets) for what the street was originally designed to do more than 100 years ago, host at-grade electrified streetcars. That's an integral part of what the flexibility of light rail offers and cities the world over keep discovering the same as LA County. (Toronto recently, in fact, found that putting light rail exclusively underground is silly and erases savings over "heavy rail")
Public art accounts for about 1% if not less of the project budget. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUfA425V5jS9ZhY0mV | Local Afro-Caribbean artist, Roland Burt has launched an interactive competition for school children called Transitions: Words Into Art.
Pupils across Peterborough are encouraged to listen to Roland's description of a painting and use their imagination to create their own interpretation of the painting, with whatever materials they wish to use. They can then take their artwork to Roland's pop up gallery in PE1 Retail Park, where it will be displayed until judging takes place on March 17.
The best picture from each school will win a prize, with the top prize being a visit to the Peterborough Community Radio Station (PCRFM).
To listen to Roland's narrative, tune into PCRFM or visit www.pcrfm.co.uk. Entries need to be in by March 11. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdrg5qsMAIpX-frW- | Rehabilitation work begins to convert century-old Newport News property into Southeast Community co-working space
Newport News architectural inspection supervisor George Batts stands inside a building at 2600 Jefferson Ave. that is being gutted and tuned into a co-working space Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (Rob Ostermaier / Daily Press)
Construction crews have started to gut commercial space on what was once Jefferson Avenue's business corridor to build a new co-working office for local small businesses and entrepreneurs.
The transformation inside is planned to be dramatic. On the outside, 2506 Jefferson Ave. will look just about the same.
Dana Kierstead Jr., a superintendent with contractor Ritchie-Curbow Construction Company, said keeping the tan and red brick facade was important to respecting the character and history of the building. He only planned to clean up the brick and replace the glass in the windows.
Kierstead said there's been good buy-in from the community and people have stopped by to say they were glad to see the building get a new life. Derek Perry, economic development manager for the city, said the idea for a co-working space came from the community through the transformation planning process for the nearby Marshall-Ridley Choice Neighborhood area.
The Newport News Economic Development Authority owns the property and received a $480,000 industrial revitalization fund grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development for the project. The overall budget is $1.8 million.
The vision for the two-floor property, which has more than 5,000 square feet, is to be open with individual offices and work spaces, a design similar to other co-working sites.
The city and EDA plan to use the space to offer technical assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs, host business management workshops and offer advice on business planning, industry research and accounting.
Newport News architectural inspection supervisor George Batts and contractor Dana Kierstead Jr. stand outside the buildings at 2600 Jefferson Ave. that are being converted into a co-working space Monday January 13, 2020. The facade of the building will be preserved with a brand new building constructed behind it. (Rob Ostermaier / Daily Press)
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The property was built around 1900, according to information from the city, and has been empty for a few years. Over the past few years, there have been plenty of leaks that made the second floor precarious. At certain spots on the ground floor, you can look up and see through the floor to the roof. When it rains, water can pool up quickly.
Additionally, the property consists of what were once two separate businesses on the first floor, so crews will take out the dividing walls. Basically the entire interior will be removed, aside from the front and back and the walls shared with neighbors on either side of the property.
The work is planned for completion this summer.
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BkiUc6A25V5io-ocxTCM | "An Islamist group named Hizb ut-Tahrir seeks to bring the world under Islamic law and advocates suicide attacks against Israelis. Facing proscription in Great Britain, it opened a clandestine front operation at British universities called "Stop Islamophobia," the Sunday Times has revealed."
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Taking place in the years between VICIOUS and VENGEFUL, ExtraOrdinary follows the tale of a teenage girl named Charlotte Tills who following a fatal bus crash, seemingly dies only to wake up to discover she has become an EO — a person with ExtraOrdinary abilities. In Charlotte's case, it's the ability to see people's deaths, but when she looks into her own future, sees her own murder at the hands of the self-proclaimed hero and notorious EO killer Eli Ever, who is currently in prison for the murder of Victor Vale. Refusing to accept her fate, Charlotte sets off to find--and change--her future--before it comes for her.
This graphic novel introduces Eli Ever, the antagonist at the heart of the Villains series.
Also includes for the first time ever in print, V.E. Schwab's original text short story, Warm Up. Set in the Vicious universe and follows the story of a family man called David, who after surviving a deadly avalanche wakes up as an EO with the terrifying ability to create fire with his mind.
Publisher : Titan Comics (November 23, 2021)
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BkiUdvo5qsJBjXav9BQX | Скет () — вокальний джазовий стиль, що характеризується імпровізованими непослідовними складами, котрі співаються під імпровізовану мелодію, як правило, під акомпанемент. Цей стиль подібний до джазових вокалізацій (vocalese), де голос співає мелодію, зазвичай грану на інструментах, але з додаванням слів.
Історія виникнення
Дехто вважає що скет бере свої початки з музики Західної Африки, де ударні звуки інструментів заступалися вокалізацією, де певні звукові склади заміняли стандартний ритм. Однак є велика ймовірніть того, що скет здобув свого часу популярність серед джазових співаків Сполучених Штатів Америки, котрі намагались імітувати голосом звуки джазових інструментів. Це підтверджують ранні звукозаписи блюзу та новоорлеанського джазу.
Опис
Перший очевидний записаний приклад скету був 'Heebie Jeebies' (1926 рік) Луї Армстронга. Існує легенда, що ця композиція з'явилась після того, як у нього впав нотний аркуш зі словами на підлогу або, що він просто забув слова. Його ранні скетові соло були, фактично, такими ж нововведеннями, як і його соло на трубі. У 1940-х роках цей вид мистецтва значно ускладнив Кеб Келловей, надавши йому нового значення — стилю бібоп. Іншою відомою виконавицею скету в 1940-ві роки стала Елла Фітцжеральд теж була відомою за своє вміння імітувати джазові інструменти.
У 1960-х роках свінговий співак Ворд Свінгл використав скет для аранжувань музики Й. С. Баха, а згодом і інших композиторів минулого. Очолюваний ним гурт Swingle singers після випуску альбому «Jazz Sebastian Bach» здобув світову популярність. В 1990-ті роки у манері скету співав Джон Ларкін, якого знають за псевдонімом Скетмен Джон.
Зародившись на початку XX століття, техніка скету зазнала численних нововведень і підготувала введення до світової музичної практики різноманітних видів музичної та немузичної вокалізації, як бурмотіння, сміх, схлипування, крик, ричання, мимрання та йодлю.
Див. також
Вокаліз
Мелізми
Джерела
Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary
Джаз
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BkiUfCzxK4tBVicoEhKZ | A New Zealand court has ruled that Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder, can be extradited to the United States to face charges of copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering.
The decision, which can be appealed, comes almost four years after New Zealand police first raided Dotcom's mansion west of Auckland at the behest of the FBI. US authorities shut down the entrepreneur's file-sharing website, which had been used to illegally download songs and movies.
"I'm disappointed," Dotcom told reporters as he left the court, promising to fight the ruling and wishing onlookers a merry Christmas.
Judge Nevin Dawson ruled that Dotcom and three of his colleagues can be sent to the United States to face charges. If convicted they could face decades in jail. Dawson said the prosecution had established there was a case for all four defendants to answer.
US authorities say Dotcom and three co-accused Megaupload executives cost film studios and record companies more than US$500m and generated more than US$175m in profits by encouraging their paying users to store and share copyrighted material, such as movies and TV shows.
The New Zealand prosecution, which argued the case for the US government, said Dotcom and his executives had encouraged and paid users to upload the pirated films and music to generate profit.
Lawyers for Dotcom argued the evidence for this was thin and that Megaupload was an internet service provider similar to services such as Dropbox, and protected by copyright law from liability for users uploading pirated files.
Years of legal wrangling ensued and it emerged that New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau had illegally spied on Dotcom before the raid.
Dotcom maintained a high profile while fighting his case, setting up a political party and new companies and taunting both the New Zealand and US governments.
The case has been watched closely by the media and the file-sharing industry for signs of how far Washington is willing to go to protect Hollywood studios and other US copyright holders.
It could have broader implications for internet copyright rules. Dotcom's lawyers have said that if the US side prevails, websites from YouTube to Facebook would need to more carefully police their content. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUgJs241xiRac9umbK | https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/our-policies-and-plans/education-strategies/environmental-education-for-sustainability-strategy-and-action-plan/
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A strategy and action plan to better equip New Zealanders, especially children and young people, with the knowledge, skills and motivation to tackle environmental issues.
View the Environmental Education for Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan 2017-2021
The Environmental Education for Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan sets out priority areas for government agencies to focus on, towards the goal that all New Zealanders value a connection to our environment by actively working together for a sustainable future.
The strategy updates a previous national strategy for environmental education.
In the strategy and action plan we set out how government agencies will build on previous collaboration and work together to support the delivery of high quality Environmental Education for Sustainability (EEfS) across New Zealand.
Government has developed this strategy to guide government action and support all New Zealanders with an interest in sustainable communities.
We acknowledge that everybody has a role to play in determining the future of our country, and that we must work together to make informed decisions and take action, both as individuals and within communities.
Government is looking to support and enhance the great work that is already happening around New Zealand, and encourage more people to engage in environmental education for sustainability.
Three priority areas guide where government agencies should direct their efforts over the next 10 years to target opportunities and create momentum. They are:
enable coordination of EEfS
grow capability and capacity in EEfS delivery
strengthen pathways in sustainable practice.
The action plan then focuses around short term objectives to direct focus over the first four years.
celebrate success to raise awareness and demonstrate value
strengthen networks to foster collaborative action
build capability and capacity to engage people
ensure progress of the Action Plan and measure its impact.
Implementation of this strategy will help the Government achieve its environmental goals. Our agencies will be working together to focus on key overarching aspirational environmental goals, such as Predator Free New Zealand, as 'rallying points' for New Zealand's environmental efforts.
As a nation, we need to recognise the key challenges we must face together and where we can effectively take a global leadership position.
The strategy and action plan considers environmental education is relevant for people of all ages and from all works of life, not just in school settings. Our aim is that New Zealanders can access opportunities in many ways throughout their lives.
Public consultation on a draft of this strategy took place in 2016. While developed by DOC, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry for the Environment, the strategy applies to the whole of government and will direct their efforts over the next ten years.
Find resources to support conservation teaching and learning, and DOC supported education programmes you can get involved in. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdkI5qWTBLnE2DQ8M | Airgain Expands Executive Management Team With Appointments of Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Engineering
Airgain Announces New Headquarters in San Diego
Airgain Vice President of Engineering Named President of IEEE Solid State Circuit Society
Airgain Helps Device Manufacturers Meet Growing Demand for High Performance Wi-Fi Solutions
Airgain Achieves Record Revenue and New Business Growth in 2013
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SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 25, 2014) - Airgain, Inc., an industry leader of embedded antenna technology, integration support, and test services for the in-home wireless device market, announced new members to its executive team. Leo Johnson has joined as the Chief Financial Officer and Simon Yang, Ph.D. has been promoted to Vice President of Engineering. In Johnson's role with the company, he will continue to streamline processes and maximize efficiencies within all financial protocols while overseeing revenue and operational expansion for immediate and long-term strategies. Yang's role will focus on structuring global product development engineering functions, the conceptualizing and management of simultaneous projects, and delivering designs to agreed specifications within time and budget.
"The last few years have been transformative for Airgain as we've built momentum while increasing our demand for our embedded antenna solutions," said Charles Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Airgain. "Leo's extensive experience in finance and successfully leading companies through similar high growth stages will prove essential to our business plan strategic direction moving forward. With the combination of Simon's technology development experience, leading teams globally, and deep knowledge of the wireless market, he will continue to also be a tremendous asset to the company and executive team."
Mr. Johnson brings over 30 years of executive leadership skills and building various high technology companies to Airgain. Previously working as the interim CFO for nearly two years, Mr. Johnson has been a key financial decision-maker while the company experienced significant revenue growth and global expansion. His strategic financial direction has helped lead the company through record revenue and shipment growth while guiding the company through a dynamically changing wireless market. "Airgain has seen multiple years of strong operational and financial increases," said Mr. Johnson, commenting on his recent appointment. "I look forward to contributing to Airgain's ongoing success while building our strategic vision to compliment the success of our customers and partners."
Continuing to build upon Airgain's growth with his unique experience, Mr. Johnson has worked extensively with companies of different sizes and stages. Previously, he held several financial positions at Verisign, Inc., including director of finance, a position he held since 2003. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Johnson served as CFO at Planning Technologies, Inc., a professional services company focused on network infrastructure and architecture that was acquired by Red Hat Inc.
With 30 years of executive experience in successful hardware engineering and product development, Dr. Yang has been promoted to Vice President of Engineering. He is responsible for Airgain's overall technology strategy from initial R&D to final production and manufacturing. Dr. Yang has lead successful cross-functional teams across multiple countries by developing business strategies in the fields of embedded electronics, consumer electronics, and wireless communications. Overseeing full product cycle developments for the company, he has led his teams to produce the highest quality embedded antenna products that ensure peak performance for customer devices. Before joining Airgain in 2005, Dr. Yang was the Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO Australia, Senior Manager of Engineering at CeLight, Inc., and held a management position at Lumera Corporation.
Airgain is a leading provider of high-performance embedded antenna technology, integration support, and test services for the in-home wireless device market. Our innovative antenna systems open new possibilities for residential wireless services that require design flexibility and reliable, whole-home data and video coverage. We partner with and supply the largest blue chip brands in the world, including: original equipment and design manufacturers, chipset makers, and carriers. Airgain is headquartered in San Diego, California, and maintains design and test centers in San Diego, Taipei, Taiwan, and Suzhou, China. For more information, please visit www.airgain.com.
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(1993). Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 41:219-235
The Clinical Relevance of the Contribution of Winnicott
Harold P. Blum, M.D. and John Munder Ross, Ph.D.
BLUM INTRODUCED THE PANELISTS. He then noted that Donald W. Winnicott has continued to exert a powerful influence on contemporary psychoanalytic thought since his death 20 years ago. Many of his original notions have become so popular that at times they sound like clichés. The appeal of his ideas is enhanced because Winnicott eschewed abstract jargon and couched his formulations in "experience-near" English, lacing his writings with homespun wisdom and humor. To some he has become an analytic "folk hero" who revolutionized developmental theory, whereas others find his poetical, intuitive assertions enigmatic, speculative, and unsubstantiated.
Winnicott was a loner who forged his own path among the Kleinian, object-relations and Freudian schools dominating British psychoanalysis. He neither taught at the major institutes, nor did he found a school of his own. Having had Freudian and Kleinian analyses and having been mentored by Melanie Klein in the 1930's, Winnicott evolved into a "rugged individualist."
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Winnicott continued to practice pediatrics, and is best known for his observations of the early parent-infant relationship. Noteworthy among his contributions are his formulations regarding: transitional objects and phenomena; primary maternal preoccupation; the "good-enough" or ordinary devoted mother; the developmental phases of ruthlessness and concern; the holding environment; impingement; regression to dependence; the true and false self; capacity for play; use of an object; and the facilitating environment.
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You should see a message at the end of the Snort output on screen that says "Finished dumping dynamic rules." At this point, you can look in the /etc/snort/so_rules directory and you should see a set of rules files, verifying that they have been installed. Note that these files have the same names as some of the regular rules files in /etc/snort/rules – this is why we installed them in a different directory.
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BkiUdbnxK6nrxq6Dntla | Q: Transform a sequence using the fewest number of steps possible My question is, what algorithm should I use to implement a function
translate that works according to the following Python examples:
>>> translate('aa', 'a')
[('S', -1)]
>>> translate('a', 'aa')
[('R', 0, 'x'), ('S', 1), ('W', 0, 'x')]
>>> translate('abc', bca')
[('R', 0, 'x'), ('R', 1, 'y'), ('R', 2, 'z'),
('W', 2, 'x'), ('W', 0, 'y'), ('W', 1, 'z')]
>>> translate('abc', 'cabc')
[('R', 2, 'x'), ('S', 1), ('W', 0, 'x')]
>>> translate('ab', 'bab')
[('R', 1, 'x'), ('S', 1), ('W', 0, 'x')]
>>> translate('abc', 'bcabc')
[('R', 1, 'x'), ('R', 2, 'y'), ('S', 2), ('W', 0, 'x'), ('W', 1, 'y')]
It's a generalization of a problem related to generating optimal code
in a compiler that I'm having. The algorithm is what I'm after so the
solution does not necessarily have to be in Python. In "reality" the
variables ('x', 'y' and 'z' in the above) are machine registers
and the string indices stack locations.
As you can see from the example, the algorithm is about transforming a
string from one sequence of characters to another using the fewest
number of steps. With the caveat that there are only three possible
operations to choose from:
*
*Shift the string to the left or right N number of steps. If it's
shifted to the right, the new indices introduced are filled with
? characters. E.g ('S', 2) -- shift the string two indices to
the right.
*Read character at index into a variable. This operation cant be
performed if there are any ? characters in the string. E.g
('R', 4, 'q') -- read the character at index 4 and store it in the
variable q.
*Write character from variable into index at destination string. The
index must be within bounds. E.g ('W', 1, 'q') -- write the character in
the variable q at index 0 in the string.
Here is trivial Python code to implement those operations and an
example of how the transformation from ab to bab would be
performed manually:
def shift(str, n): return str[-n:] if n < 0 else '?'*n + str
def read(str, n): assert not '?' in str; return str[n]
def write(str, n, ch): return str[:n] + ch + str[n:]
S = 'ab'
x = read(S, 1)
S = shift(S, 1)
S = write(S, 0, x)
This sequence of steps would correspond to the solution
[('R', 1, 'x'), ('S', 1), ('W', 0, 'x')].
I have a feeling there is some similary between this problem av
levenshtein editing distance, but I can't figure it out. So can you
write the translate algorithm for me?
I'll add more examples if this problem description isn't clear enough
but I hope it is.
A: First things first, I think I fixed your Python code. Here's a class that can run a sequence of steps and give the result. Your example left a ? in the result, which I think wasn't supposed to happen.
Here's the SequenceRunner
class SequenceRunner:
def __init__(self):
self.INSTRUCTIONS = {
'R': self.read,
'S': self.shift,
'W': self.write
}
def set(self, S):
self.S = S[::-1]
def shift(self, n):
self.S = self.S[-n:] if n < 0 else '?'*n + self.S
def read(self, n, v):
assert not '?' in self.S; return self.S[n]
def write(self, n, v):
v = getattr(self, v)
self.S = self.S[:n] + v + self.S[n+1:]
def run(self, program):
for line in program:
func = self.INSTRUCTIONS[line[0]]
args = line[1:]
result = func(*args)
if result:
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BkiUdI45qX_BnmUhNmJI | Home Authors Posts by Jim Ducharme
Jim Ducharme
http://hugehead.ca
Jim Ducharme spent 15 years as a broadcaster before taking a different direction by studying computer programming and leaping from the analog to digital world. He spent years in the technical support field which included a stint in Silicon Valley in the midst of the dot com bubble. Through those years he's been heavily involved in online community building and management. Jim was the inaugural editor for PC World Canada where he helped build one of Canada's first major online tech brands. Jim also edited www.TheeMailGuide.com and was instrumental in building that brand via social media. Jim helps companies understand social marketing and helps them tell their stories. For more information on how he can help you, drop him a tweet. Follow Jim on Twitter.
Grandparents and email marketing: a golden opportunity
My email inbox is my front door
Twitter customer service should not be lipstick on a pig
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BkiUdsM5qYVBjUFKbmcq | Confessions of the Fox
Download or Read online Confessions of the Fox full in PDF, ePub and kindle. This book written by Jordy Rosenberg and published by One World which was released on 05 March 2019 with total pages 352. We cannot guarantee that Confessions of the Fox book is available in the library, click Get Book button to download or read online books. Join over 650.000 happy Readers and READ as many books as you like.
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A New York Times Editors' Choice: "A mind-bending romp through a gender-fluid, eighteenth century London . . . a joyous mash-up of literary genres shot through with queer theory and awash in sex, crime, and revolution." NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New Yorker • HuffPost • Kirkus Reviews • Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award • Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize • "A dazzling tale of queer romance and resistance."—Time Jack Sheppard and Edgeworth Bess were the most notorious thieves, jailbreakers, and lovers of eighteenth-century London. Yet no one knows the true story; their confessions have never been found. Until now. Reeling from heartbreak, a scholar named Dr. Voth discovers a long-lost manuscript—a gender-defying exposé of Jack and Bess's adventures. Is Confessions of the Fox an authentic autobiography or a hoax? As Dr. Voth is drawn deeper into Jack and Bess's tale of underworld resistance and gender transformation, it becomes clear that their fates are intertwined—and only a miracle will save them all. Writing with the narrative mastery of Sarah Waters and the playful imagination of Nabokov, Jordy Rosenberg is an audacious storyteller of extraordinary talent. Praise for Confessions of the Fox "A cunning metafiction of vulpine versatility . . . an action-adventure tale with postmodern flourishes; an academic comedy spliced with period erotica; an intimate meditation on belonging."—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker "Confessions of the Fox is so goddamned good. Reading it was like an out-of-body experience. I want to run through the streets screaming about it. It should be in the personal canon of every queer and non-cis person. Read it."—Carmen Maria Machado, National Book Award finalist for Her Body and Other Parties "A hat tip to Moby-Dick . . . a running footnote hall of mirrors to rival Borges . . . one of the most trenchant calls for progressive action that I have read in a very long time."—The New York Times Book Review "An ambitious work of metafiction, a sexy queer love story . . . a bold first novel."—Entertainment Weekly
Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
A New York Times Editors' Choice: "A mind-bending romp through a gender-fluid, eighteenth century London . . . a joyous mash-up of literary genres shot through with queer theory and awash in sex, crime, and revolution." NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New Yorker • HuffPost • Kirkus Reviews • Finalist
Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, 2019 Finalist for the Publishing Triangle Award, 2019 A New Yorker Book of the Year, 2018 A Huffington Post Book of the Year, 2018 A Buzzfeed Book of the Year, 2018 'Quite simply extraordinary... Imagine if Maggie Nelson, Daphne du Maurier and Daniel Defoe collaborated.' Sarah Perry, author
Augustine by Robin Lane Fox
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON PRIZE FOR HISTORY 2015 A major new interpretation of how one of the great figures of Christian history came to write the greatest of all autobiographies Augustine is the person from the ancient world about whom we know most. He is the author of an intimate masterpiece,
Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian by Seth Andrews
Seth Andrews idolized Rush Limbaugh. He listened to Glenn Beck. He read Ann Coulter. He watched Fox News. He was an evangelical Christian once tethered to right-wing media, which constantly warned of an attack on American values by liberals and secular humanists. Today, Seth is a liberal and secular humanist.
Confessions Revised and Updated by Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox's stirring autobiography, Confessions, reveals his personal, intellectual, and spiritual journey from altar boy, to Dominican priest, to his eventual break with the Vatican. Five new chapters in this revised and updated edition bring added perspective in light of the author's continued journey, and his reflections on the current
Fifty Shades of Black and White by Joan Fox
The life of a young nun in New England in the 1960s provides the backdrop for the provocative and highly relevant new novel Fifty Shades of Black and White: Confessions of a Naughty Nun. Eighteen-year-old Catherine Connor first enters the convent in September 1959. She begins her training as a postulant
Send for Me by Lauren Fox
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK! An achingly beautiful work of historical fiction that moves between Germany on the eve of World War II and present-day Wisconsin, unspooling a thread of love, longing, and the powerful bonds of family. Annelise is a dreamer: imagining
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Trans rights are human rights! This fun and beautifully illustrated coloring book is perfect for inspiring children aged 5+ to explore their creative expression and learn about the beauty and diversity of trans lives. With over 100 pages of positive transgender and non-binary representation, the book includes illustrations of key figures in
Confessions of an Essex Girl by Becci Fox
'So you think because you've watched TOWIE you've got us Essex Girls figured out? You don't know the half of it. Events in this book are so shameless that I've had to change all the names, but everything that happens is real.' Becci Fox is an Essex girl through
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New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates's strongest and most unsparing novel yet—an always engrossing, often shocking evocation of female rage, gallantry, and grit. The time is the 1950s. The place is a blue-collar town in upstate New York, where five high school girls join a gang
Silver Fox by Nick Van Der Leek
In the second narrative in the SILVER FOX trilogy true crime rocket scientist Nick van der Leek analyzes the Chris Watts case in a brand new way - through the prism of marriage. "We want to see the marriage while standing in his shoes, and then step into Shan'ann heels,
Dr Edith Vane and the Hares of Crawley Hall by Suzette Mayr
Dr. Edith Vane is nicely ensconced at the University of Inivea and is about to see her dissertation on Beulah Crump-Withers published. All should be well. Except for her broken washing machine, her backstabbing fellow professors, a cutthroat new dean – and the fact that the sentient and malevolent Crawley Hall
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Texas in the 50's, 60's, 70's to the present! This autobiography-memoir contains it all. Drama, humor, scandal, sex, inter-racial relationships, greed, oil, money, religion, family dysfunction. What a ride! "Confessions of a Crazy Fox" is the culmination of almost a decade of trying to write my strange life story as
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As the winter ice begins to thaw, the fury of a demon builds Ñ all because one girl couldnÕt stay dead . . . Roan Harken considers herself a typical high school student Ñ dead parents, an infected eyeball, and living in the house of her estranged, currently comatose grandmother (well, maybe not so
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BkiUfhM5qhLBzgIB9NQ6 | Google integrates search across services including Gmail, Drive, Calendar
The testing of the new expanded personal search feature started Monday
John Ribeiro (IDG News Service) 16 October, 2012 03:04
Google started Monday the trial of a personalized search feature that allows Gmail users to search from the web application results from other services such as Google Drive and Google Calendar.
Searches on Google.com will also include relevant information and messages from Gmail and also files, documents, and spreadsheets from Google Drive, which will show up on the right hand side of the results page.
"When you're looking for something, you should be able to find what you need quickly and easily without needing to think about where it might be, whether it's in your email or out on the public web," Google software engineer, Bram Moolenaar, said in a blog post on Monday.
The field trial is an extension of testing started in August that integrated Google search with Gmail search. At the request of users who tested the integration of Gmail and Google.com search, Google is now adding other services that can be searched simultaneously, Moolenaar said.
The best answer to a search question is not always a single entity, but a list or group of connected things, Google said in a blog post in August. "Sometimes the best answer to your question isn't available on the public web--it may be contained somewhere else, such as in your email," it added.
The current trial is only accessible in English and limited to @gmail.com addresses, and is not available on Google Apps accounts, Google said. Users have to opt in for the field trial on the updated trial page.
Searching a person's mailbox and Drive as part of a Google search may however raise privacy concerns, making it likely to stay as an opt-in service. Google has given participants the option to come back to the opt-in page at any point to leave the trial.
John Ribeiro covers outsourcing and general technology breaking news from India for The IDG News Service. Follow John on Twitter at @Johnribeiro. John's e-mail address is john_ribeiro@idg.com | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbto5qsFAfu5d6WMH | Sin Limites – A Spanish SCI Support Group
In the US, Spanish-speaking support groups for people with spinal cord injuries are hard to come by, which is why we're excited to profile the Spanish SCI Support Group also known as Sin Limites (Without Limits), created by Disability Partnerships. Disability Partnerships is a community-based nonprofit from Maryland that partners with multiple sectors to provide programs and activities for people with spinal cord injuries.
They offer programs such as online adaptive wellness, self-defense, and grants for affordable and accessible housing. Their Spanish SCI Support Group is rare and is serving a great need. Since it's online, it's possible for anyone, anywhere to join. People with spinal cord injuries time and time again report that they feel better mentally when they talk to other people with spinal cord injuries. Online SCI support groups are a great advancement provided by technology.
The Spanish SCI Support Group from Disability Partnerships is a support group to check out for anyone with a spinal cord injury who's also a Spanish speaker. Not only is it online, making it possible for anyone to join, but it's also free. All you need is a computer or smartphone and a Wifi connection and before you know it, your entire world can be richer. Read on to learn more about the Spanish SCI Support Group.
Support groups for people with spinal cord injuries are one of the best ways to learn about life with paralysis. For many people initially after their injury, it can be difficult socializing with others who are also paralyzed. This is in part due to their own difficulties accepting their disability. But for most, once they join a support group and are around others who truly understand them (and not pity them or pretend they understand), the changes they experience in healing are monumental.
Before the pandemic, most support groups were in-person and at rehabilitation centers. What is unique about Sin Limites, is that it is a strictly online-based spinal cord injury support group. As long as you have an Internet connection and a Zoom account, you can take part in this group.
You also do not need to be a citizen of the US. No matter where you live in the world, if you can speak Spanish and are affected by a spinal cord injury, this group will welcome you.
If you would like to check out the Spanish SCI support group, they meet online-only, and they meet twice a month — the first Thursday and the third Thursday of every month at 4:00 pm EST. For most, in order to receive the Zoom link, you will need to register for an event with Disability Partnerships. The group is open to anyone with a spinal cord injury, as well as anyone supporting them (or medical personnel).
To register, simply go to their Register for an Event Page here (https://www.disabilitypartnerships.org/events) and to fill out their online form. After giving them your name and an email address, select "Spanish SCI Support Group" under the "Event Type" option, and let them know how you heard about them and any special accommodations you may need. After submitting your form, Jessica, the person who runs the support group, sends the Zoom link.
They also have a Facebook group that continues the discussion after the online meeting is over. The group is private, but you can request access to the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sinlimitessci
Not interested in registering? Jessica was kind enough to share the Zoom link to the Spanish SCI Support Group with SpinalCord.com readers. You can find the information below.
Topic: Sin Limites
Time: 04:00 PM Eastern Time (the US and Canada)
Repeats: Every month on the First and Third Thursday
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BkiUcuE4uBhiwapZv0qm | A great thing I learned at Blogtacular was to embrace the power we have with our Blogs. That we are connecting with people and we should be aware of what we are putting out in the World, as this is how people will see us.
Another point that Baxter and Sims taught within this workshop was the importance of stats and the things brands should know if you with to work with them. Think what you would pitch and what only you can do for them. Something I find rather unique to me within Blogtacular this year was that of my mixed media work I produce. I draw. I make. I photograph. I animate. I edit. I tell stories with whichever style my journey takes me, through my love for creativity and communication.
They also went through some of the great "nitty gritty" points that Bloggers should do when working with brands. Such things as how to work out the sorts of payments you should be asking for a job and the sorts of questions you should be asking of a brand. All of it was amazing insight into the World of Brands and Bloggers that Be More Hive are trying to improve upon with more understanding for both sides of the spectrum to work together better. Although I am not planning to work with Brands right now this has really opened up my eyes to the possibilities with my Blog and the sorts of things I could be doing within my future. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdf45qX_BgkbTKJRF | South Africa is the proud host of the 2nd Loveworld Festival of Music and Arts (LFMA) 2017, an international gospel music and arts festival that takes place every two years. The LFMA will be held from 27-30 April 2017 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec in Johannesburg South Africa.
Hosted by Believers Loveworld Incorporated International (BLW), the festival is a gospel-inspired lifestyle event designed to showcase creative talent, and to unearth and develop new talent. Artists shall perform on numerous stages throughout the day, with the All Star artists performing on the main stage in the evenings. International recording artists billed to perform during the program include Sinach, Joe Praise, Frank Edwards and T-Sharp from Nigeria; Martin Phike, Viwe Nikita and Farlon Lyte from South Africa; and the inimitable FlemB from Zimbabwe; to name just a few.
Beyond this, the LFMA is a family oriented event with numerous activities including two Virtual Reality domes, a theme park, Youth Centre and Kids Zone, mega-carnival processions, Comedy festival, Snow World, a Sports Centre, informative seminars, two Cinema Halls, an Exhibitors Hall and much more.
"We held our first highly successful LFMA in 2015 at the Johannesburg Expo Center, Nasrec and we are excited to host the next one within a few days time," enthused Pastor Ose, Chairperson of the LFMA. "For this year we took the approach that everything must be way bigger and cater to every market segment - from children, youth, families, professionals and business owners - there is something for everyone. And because no two days are alike, it is truly beyond imagination!"
With over 30 000 daily visitors expected, this is not an event to be missed. Over 5 000 of the visitors are coming from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The remaining 25 000 shall be coming from numerous countries across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Tickets for the event are on sale at Computicket from as little as R150 per day and VIP tickets are also available. Visitors and families attending all four days may take advantage of highly discounted ticket prices. R1,350 for a family of 5 and R1,650 for a family of 7. Gates open at 9h00 and the program ends late in the evening every day. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcaE4eILhQLGUTj6E | She is Professor Emerita of Hispanic Studies and Women's Studies at West Virginia University. Her publications include Latin American, Castilian, and French literature, but most focus on Catalan women writers. Co-editor of Double Minorities of Spain (MLA, 1994), she has also edited collections of articles on Mercè Rodoreda and compiled a critical bibliography of Rodoreda's work. She has translated four novels and many stories, essays, and poems. She is now finishing a translation of stories and a monologue by Caterina Albert, to be published by MLA (Modern Language Association).
The project is to finish a translation of La Passió segons Renée Vivien by Maria-Mercè Marçal and to write a critical introduction to the novel, including explanations of the many literary and historical references in the work. The time spent in Olot will include lectures and poetry readings. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUddM4eIZjyluAA6x5 | Cheers From Emily is an Indiana nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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2 Gamers Outreach GO Karts
Cheers From Emily would like to provide Peyton Manning Children's Hospital with 2 GO Karts to help their deserving kids.
"GO Karts" (Gamers Outreach Karts) are used to provide entertainment to patients in hospitals who have a limited amount of access to activities outside of their rooms.
With Go Karts, hospital staff are able to easily transport video games and other sources of entertainment to patients who are stuck in bed or immobile for long periods. Long term hospitalization can be lonely, stressful, and frightening. GO Karts provide a source of relief and activities.
Each GO Kart costs $3,500, which includes the kiosk, gaming console (Xbox or PlayStation), games, controllers, and a monitor.
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BkiUd8U4eIZjyngneTlh | Published at Tuesday, April 02nd, 2019 - 15:44:42 PM. Home Decoration. By Amett Krause.
Help buyers visualize what a garage might look like. A motivated seller may be willing to pay a design professional to draw a detailed plan of a new garage with several elevations, says Horch. Klein, whose firm regularly designs garages, charges $2,500 to $5,000 for most construction documents, with the fee dependent on complexity. It may be tempting to go with a generic plan, but Kingston, N.Y.-based appraiser Gregory Dodge says its important to offer a one in sync with the homes size and value rather than one that overimproves the house. "Youd suggest something very different for a $200,000 versus $700,000 house," he says. Pavony likes to include a digital version of the plan in her online marketing as well. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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Same Sex Wedding, a Name Changer
With the demise of DOMA and approval of same-sex marriage across several states, the times they are a changing for sure! Same-sex marriage is a game changer, and a name changer as well. Those of us who craft words have had to invent some new language for wedding ceremonies. I've joined several same sex couples in symbolic "marriages of the heart" here in Oregon where such unions are not yet legally recognized. I've also officially wed several others in Washington State where they recently won that legal right.
When interviewing same-sex couples in order to customize their ceremony, I've had to revise my questionnaire a bit. "Bride" and "groom," has become Bride #1 and Bride #2 (or Groom #1 and Groom #2). Beyond that, there is a wide variety of preferences of terminology from couple to couple. When asking two women, for example, how they would like to be referred to in their ceremony—I've offered some suggestions: "wife," "partner," "beloved," "spouse?" The responses have been a mixture of "yes's" and "no's," some of them quite strong, on the term "wife," in particular. One who had been with her partner for over a quarter century, was emphatic: "No way, we're too feminist for that!"
I've even had two females who wanted to be referred to as "husband and wife." Husband, really? But it was not surprising when I met them on their wedding day. One wore her hair in long, flowing curls and dressed like a traditional bride—in a long, elegant white gown, and she carried a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Her "husband," on the other hand, sported a short haircut, and white tux pinned with a boutonniere. If not for the womanly voice of the latter, I might have thought she was a he.
I notice the State of Washington had to revise it's form as well. There are still two sides on the form, with spaces for each of the party's names, date and place of birth, parents' names, etc. But instead of the previously-stated "husband" and "wife," this has been revised to, "Person A" and "Person B."
One other unique wedding that raised a gender issue comes to mind. The groom was a transsexual, or at least that was his legal status. Technically he was a hermaphrodite or to use the modern term, "intersex." He openly shared his story with me. He had been born with both boy parts and girl parts, he said, and it was up to his parents to decide his gender. They had chosen to raise him as a girl. Other than remembering that as a kid he cried when they dressed him in a frilly dress, he had been pretty much okay living as a "she" until puberty, when male hormones kicked in and became predominant, resulting in a low masculine voice and facial hair—but ironically, he also grew breasts. His girlfriend fell in love with him as a man. They asked me to perform their wedding, a symbolic-only union because his birth certificate and ID still list him as female. There is a legal process to go through as well as some surgery before he can fully transition and legally become a male. Interestingly, this couple brought their child to their wedding. I have no idea whether the groom was a step-parent claiming the role and title of Dad, if there was a natural birth, adoption, or even surrogacy—nor did I dare to ask! If someone wants to volunteer information, that's one thing, but I'm not one to pry.
Whether it's a traditional marriage between a man and a woman, or a same-sex union with or without the State's blessing, it is my honor to help couples declare their love and lifetime commitment as partners, under whatever label they prefer. Yes, the times they are a changing, and I say thank God for that! And, by the way, I will not make any God references for those desiring a nonreligious ceremony. I just substitute the word "love" where I might have said "God," and really, to me it means the same thing. There is no need to get hung up on names and labels. The only thing that matters, no matter what you call it, is love, the primary essence that unites us all.
Serendipity: "We Could Elope"
It is Sunday now, a perfect, sunny 85-degree day for Amanda and Lynn to tie the knot. Their wedding is a stroke of serendipity; they only planned it three days ago. It was Lynn who got the bright idea mid-week as they flew in from Tennessee to attend a friend's wedding. As the plane passed over Mt. St. Helens in Washington State (where same-sex marriage has recently been legalized), Lynn turned to Amanda and remarked, "We could elope." Now that's a unique place to pop the question; not much room in the aisle of a Boeing 777 to get down on bended knee, a good enough reason to skip that tradition. But then Lynn and Amanda are not a traditional couple.
After looking into it, they learn that they do not have to be residents of the Washington State to obtain a marriage license there. However, there is a three-day waiting period after obtaining a license before the marriage can take place. What better time of year and what better place than the glorious Pacific Northwest to play tourist for a few days?
By Thursday they have license in hand and call me to make arrangements. Then they line up some friends including two to serve as witnesses of record. Sunday rolls around, and presto, I officiate for Amanda and Lynn before their friends under the shade of a lovely big evergreen tree in Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. Thus, their 18-year relationship is legalized. Serendipity!
Same Sex Ceremonies
We're legal to marry same-sex couples in the State of Washington! We love performing "marriages of the heart" such as the one we did for Jenny and Diane two Decembers ago. Now the outer form can reflect the inner love. To all the loving same-sex couples out there: we will be happy to come marry you in Washington State! We hope that Oregon will soon follow suit. Either way, and irrespective of your gender, whether it's a ceremony "of the heart," or with the legal piece of paper, we're on board to help you celebrate your love and commitment to one another.
We Officiate for All Kinds of Couples
It is simply amazing the variety of couples who come to us to help them tie the knot. We've served 18-year-olds all the way up to 70-something-year-olds, and all points in between. We've had very pregnant brides, and couples with adorable babies and toddlers who very often steal the show; and middle-aged couples with grown children and grandchildren in attendance. We've officiated mixed-race couples, same-sex couples, couples who've never been married, as well as the ones making the trip down the aisle for the second (and third-plus) time around. We've even helped a handful of folks to re-marry one another following a divorce at some point in their history. We've worked with meticulous planners as well as couples who call us on the fly, last minute, sometimes even the same day they want to be wed. (As long as they have their license and have obtained a waiver of the 3-day waiting period, we can usually accommodate same-day requests.) Oh and we've helped unite couples from many different cultures, backgrounds, religions, as well as the nonreligious. It is always fun to see just who will walk through the door next!
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BkiUdYc5qhDBMCD_RIR8 | Our food really is a memorable experience, it is not "haute" nor "nouvelle" cuisine but a plunge into the intense and forgotten flavours of the extraordinary ingredients of our land and sea.
We grow vegetables, fruits and nuts, make our own olive oil, bake bread with our own ancient wheat, our pigs roam free in an oak wood, goats and sheep feed on the Mediterranean bush. All this is supplemented by the innumerable wild edible and aromatic plants and mushrooms. We use organic and biodynamic practices and we let biodiversity work letting wild plants grow alongside our crops. We make dried pork with pigs fed with acorns and chestnuts, we make jams and other preserves. We fetch milk and meat from the shepherds that keep goats, sheep and cattle on our land, we make cheese. Sometimes we shoot a wild boar.
The seafood is very varied and collected the moment it is landed, the sea is famous for its deep water red shrimp, bluefin tuna and yellowtail which we prepare as sushi or sashimi; sea breams, sea bass, hake, red mullet, etc. for the stove.
The international experience of the chef does the rest with generous portions of extremely diverse dishes.
The drinks are of very high quality starting with our own Jacine Pinot Noir and the San Fantino Rosso. We also offer great whites and rose. We make lemonade and herbal teas with mint, camomile, elderflower that grow wild. We make our own limoncello, walnut and myrtle liquor and for the Bloody Mary we use the juice of our own tomatoes. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUchs5qsNCPf8MwjbR | Chinese hackers suspected in Anthem data breach (80 million insured)
A state-sponsored Chinese hacker group is the prime suspect in a data breach of health insurer Anthem, exposing personal data of 80 million people.
The personal information, including Social Security numbers and email addresses, of about 80 million people may be exposed in the breach, according to Anthem.
Anthem has 37.5 million subscribers for its health plans, and more than 68 million people are customers of its affiliated companies under brands including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Empire Blue Cross and Amerigroup.
"ObamaCare Fee is not a new tax"
Re: Chinese hackers suspected in Anthem data breach (80 million insured)
Originally posted by KDeuce View Post
Is Anthem part of the Obamacare network?
The idiot doubled down on the lie!
Originally posted by DEL061 View Post
The Affordable Care Act includes exchanges that offer insurance from a number of companies, including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
But it's not just people who signed up via an ACA health exchange whose data has been exposed by the Anthem breach. Anthem also offers insurance plans for people on Medicare and Anthem human resources data was stolen.
So if you work for an Anthem company or have healthcare from an Anthem company, you should take precautions against identity theft.
Anthem victims' first hack symptom: Phishing scams
Anthem warned consumers Friday to be aware of scam email campaigns targeting current and former customers of the insurance company. The emails encourage recipients to click a link for credit monitoring services. "These emails are NOT from Anthem," the insurance company said in the statement. Nor, it said, is Anthem calling members about the attack.
The information accessed includes names, birthdays, Social Security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment information, including income data, according to the company.
NativeSanDiegan
Probably ignoring you
I think it's a really good idea to force everyone to buy a product and then require Internet access to the records associated with the people who by that product so that it can be hacked. Awesome plan.
Originally posted by LockeSD
I don't really understand the motivation for China's government to steal this data.
The unit of the PLA based in Shanghai that includes some of the most infamous hackers has been active for at least a decade. Their targets have not been limited to government networks. It's known they've stolen large amounts of data from the world's largest corporations - in the US, Europe and Asia,
I haven't seen anything that suggests the data has hit the black market, so it might never be released outside of the group that stole the data.
There was news this week that the data has already been used in e-mail phishing campaigns.
One of the techniques the Chinese army hackers have used to infiltrate networks is social engineering and phishing. They compose very clever e-mails that look to be legitimate corporate or government business.
If you wanted to penetrate corporate networks, you could mine the Anthem data to create employee mailing lists for each corporate target.
I've looked over the past few days and don't see anything. There are many Anthem scams going on, phishing and otherwise, but nothing (that I've seen) suggests the compromised data is being used to source these attacks.
Scroll back up to message 3 in this thread and follow the link.
Also a Google search on "Anthem phishing" produce links to news reports about this on the major networks.
Why is "income" included in this database?
The data that was stolen was not just customer data, but also employee data.
This Chinese army hacker unit (P.L.A. Unit 61398) has been active for years penetrating corporate and government networks. We discussed it in earlier forum threads. Several members of that unit are wanted by the FBI.
Here's a breach report of a healthcare company reported in August 2014:
Chinese Hackers Breach 4.5 Million Health Care Records
U.S. government and industrial organizations are not the only targets for Chinese hackers—health care companies are also at risk.
This Chinese army hacker unit (P.L.A. Unit 61398) has been active for years penetrating corporate and government networks.
These articles appeared after the release of a report in 2013 about that Chinese army unit.
Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S.
This is How China Hacks America: Inside the Mandiant Report
In this three-year investigation, Mandiant documented Unit 61398 hacking into 141 companies (including 115 in the U.S.) across 20 industries, and stealing many terabytes of compressed data in sustained attacks averaging 356 days. The longest persistent attack documented by Mandiant lasted 4 years and 10 months. The largest recorded theft was 6.5 terabytes from a single company over 10 months. | commoncrawl | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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BkiUch85qhLAB45oJJah | Bepton, West Sussex
The official website for the Parish Council of Bepton in West Sussex
Welcome to Bepton
About Bepton
History of Bepton
How to find Bepton
Bepton Parish Council
Highways and Rights of Way
Parish Council Agendas and Minutes
Bepton PC Accounts & Financial Information
News from Bepton
March 11, 2016 by howard ewing
Parish Council Meeting on 17th March
The next Parish Council meeting is on 17th March at the Park House at 7pm. We meet in the Board Room above the Barn. A link to the agenda is here.
Do come along and find out what's happening in Bepton.
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Bepton is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. According to the 2001 census it had 104 households with a population of 249 of whom 117 were economically active. The village is about three miles (5 km) south-west of Midhurst
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BkiUbhfxaJiQnLwYkDmt | Today's topic: Daily blog posts.
1. Less pressure on quality - if you do a bad post who cares, it gets pushed down in 24hrs. Your focus is on the next post rather than worrying whether readers loved your last post.
2. Smaller topics - easier to write, from an author point of view. Easy to read, from a reader's point of view.
3. Forces interblog interaction - no one has enough stuff to write without interacting with other blogs/authors. This results in increase viewership as readers from other blogs also read your blog, and vice versa returning the favor.
4. Increased subscriptions - if you post daily, even if your post quality is average, readers will read. All they want is new content to consume. Why? Think about when do you yourself read blogs. You dont do it as when you're working, as part of your job. You do it when you have free time and need to fill and kill time. Only if you get really lazy and really drop your quality do you lose readers.
5. Forces planning - in the same way we goblins in wow make lots of gold by having a good routine and sticking to it, so does posting daily. Create drafts early, finalise and schedule them to auto-post at the same time every day. Choosing a set time means you know how long you have to finish tonight's/tomorrow's post.
Think it sounds easy? Give it a go for a week, stick to a simple intro/body/conclusion format and I promise your readership will go up and up and up!
PS: See Croda's as a great example, he gets it. Well he did ... boooo Croda's girlfriend =).
Damnit why are Critical Readers so smart and always figure out my evil plans. I did quit but I miss all the attention ya'll gave me back in the days of old, so I came back. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdtI5qsBDGjv8hm_U | This south facing frontline apartment provides two large bedrooms, two bathrooms, lounge and open kitchen. It also offers internet access, IPTV channels with British and International television and has independant air-conditioning units in all bedrooms and living room. From the living area you walk out on to the balcony/terrace and from there you see you are in the heart of the port of Estepona, with its restaurants, bars and cafes. You also have the great views over the marina. The apartment offers two bedrooms; one with a family bathroom and the master bedroom is en-suite. From the master bedroom you can also walk out onto the terrace. The property has community parking inside the gates (which is on a first come first served). The apartment is in just a couple of minutes walk of supermarkets, bus stops and taxi rank, so it is really well located for a holiday in the heart of Estepona.
This apartment is located in the heart of Estepona marina, just a couple of minutes walk to two supermarkets, a plethora of bars, restaurants and cafes. A taxi rank is very close by as well as bus stops offering a service to Marbella and beyond.
From the property, there are the local blue-flag beaches of Playa del Cristo, with its shallow waters and soft sand, and Playa la Rada with its beach bars and water activities. Estepona is located about a 35 minutes drive from Gibraltar - British styles in the sun - and about 55 minutes from Málaga airport.
On Sunday morning the harbour is the place to be for its craft and brick-a-brak market.
The lovely old town of Estepona with its cobbled streets is only a 15 minute stroll along the Paseo Maritimo (promenade). Estepona town is a very vibrant and Spanish town; it is packed with shops, tapas bars, restaurants and has beautiful flower lined squares - perfect to watch the world go by. Estepona is a truly a delightful town for your memorable holiday.
Estepona is also a great location if you are planning on sight seeing in some of the larger cities - Seville, Granada and Cordoba are all in easy day-trips (excursions available from offices in the marina).
Bedroom Features: Two bedrooms. Master suite with en-suite and twin room sharing the family bathroom.
Bathroom Features: A family bathroom and an en-suite bathroom from master bedroom. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdMs5qX_AYz6Upz8I | 2 in the pink 1 in the stink.
or just shove ya fist in, no matter what ur gonna have to get jiggy with it.
Hey, need therapy go to a therapy person because i cant say the other word...oh wait im that. I dont beleive in those things like qualifications but ive been diagnoses enough to know im basically im a profesional. 1 gold for a session. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
BkiUd1jxK6nrxq6DoE4M | This past year I had the honor of taking little Miss B's picture every three months. So when she turned 1 this last week I was excited to get to take pictures for her cake smash. We weren't sure if she was going to like the cake, but she did enjoy the extra toppings on it and when she finally got the cake started she did like the flavor. It was fun spending time with her and her parents and I am glad that I had the chance to work with them throughout the year. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbjY4c3aisL9VuMpB | The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks
By Sam Maggs
Year in Reading
A Year in Reading: Elizabeth Minkel
Elizabeth Minkel | 10
My friends ask me if I am happy to be back in New York City. I am not.
My U.K. visa expires in January, but I fly home a week before Christmas, frustrated and anxious about rebuilding a life in New York. In the new year I take a short-term sublet a few blocks from a Superfund site in northeast Brooklyn, across from a tow impound lot and next to an enormous industrial complex. I can't figure out which industry exactly. I spend much of the month working from the apartment, which belongs to a puppet artist, hunkering down because when it's not snowing, it's staggeringly cold, the temperature hovering somewhere near zero. I watch snow pile up on the rusted-out old cars that line the edge of the industrial lot; I count a dozen cats, maybe more, slipping in and out between the tires. I am trapped, physically and metaphorically.
At some point the year prior, I'd struck up an online friendship with the writer Katie Coyle. It began with little mutual hearts across the Internet; soon it was a series of emails that snowballed in length, the sort that took us both months to reply to. I bought her debut novel, Vivian Versus the Apocalypse, and its sequel, Vivian Versus America, at a convention in the height of the English summer, one of those rare days of unbroken blue sky. I'm bad with friends' books: I psych myself out, worried I will be called upon to give constructive feedback, or worried I will give constructive feedback when it's not called for. So I avoided Vivian for six months, placing her carefully on the shelf. In December, I packed her up in a huge shoddy box, held together by an entire roll of packing tape and hopeful desperation, and mailed her back across the Atlantic.
Holed up during my month of icy stagnation, I devour both Vivian books. They were published as Vivan Apple at the End of the World and Vivian Apple Needs a Miracle in the U.S., some worry about readers' apocalypse fatigue, I guess. The first one begins the day before the rapture, as predicted by a Christian cult gone mainstream, and tells the story of Vivian and her best friend, Harp, who drive across the country kicking ass as they try to figure out what's really happened — and how to survive. The books make me cry a little and laugh a lot; they're perfect. The winter drags on and I still find myself restless and boxed in, but for a few days, Vivian sets me free.
The ice takes an extraordinarily long time to melt. I take a job that very quickly doesn't work out, so by April I find myself holed up working again, this time in my new apartment, a fifth floor walk-up with high ceilings and a skylight. When I'm not hauling cat litter up those four flights, and when the light hits the right way, I feel like I'm living up in the clouds. I am assigned Kate Atkinson's new novel, A God Among Ruins, an intertextual sequel of sorts to Life After Life, which I have not read. They're only paying me to review one book, but I decide to read the two, and Life After Life is miraculous, not least if publishers think we have apocalypse fatigue, I certainly have Blitz fatigue. Atkinson brings the period into the sharpest focus I can remember encountering in a while. A God Among Ruins is harder, full of characters you want to shake by the shoulders, and poor Teddy, once peripheral and now fully fleshed out, the quiet tragedy of his life made plain. I read them both sitting out on the Promenade, even though it's still a little too chilly when the wind picks up, and I watch the Staten Island Ferry trundling across the bay.
But the book that sticks with me most in the spring is Mary Norris's Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, which I begin reading when ice is still collecting on the East River. I worked with Mary for five years at The New Yorker, deciphering her handwriting on proofs at all hours during my interminable years on the night shift. I find the same quiet brilliance and wry humor in the pages of her book, as well as a strange, almost unwanted nostalgia for my years spent making the magazine, as she describes her own decades there.
And then, somehow, I start working for The New Yorker again. Just projects this time, mostly in the archives, spared from the grind of the weekly magazine. It's more than a little strange to be back at the magazine. The World Trade Center is sterile and foreign and people seem confused about where I've been for the past few years. I don't tell them about all the things I've learned, or about how my entire worldview has shifted. I complain about restrictive British visa laws, or how Brooklyn rents skyrocketed in my absence; my small talk shrinks even smaller. Other freelance work starts to trickle in — and then out of nowhere, it's a flood. I take every project that comes my way, and the bills get paid. My mother says it seems like I'm struggling to stay afloat, which I strenuously deny, but on a deep level I know that she's right. I'm treading water, as quickly as I can manage.
I have learned my lesson from past New York summers. This year, when given the opportunity, I leave. I work a few weekends up at the racetrack, slow Saturday afternoons on a $50 window. I sit next to a joyful woman one day who tells me a customer recently gave her the perfect line: "Put a hundred dollar bill in the toilet and flush," he told her. "If you reach for it, you're not ready for the racetrack." This was a new one, and a delight, because I've been taking bets so long that most lines feel scripted. "Good luck," I say, and they smile ruefully and reply, "I need it."
But I am a fan culture journalist now, and summer is "con season." I am invited to be on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, so I fly across the country in early July. En route I read The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy by Sam Maggs, billed as "A Handbook for Girl Geeks," which is equal parts charming and empowering. I needlessly packed another three books for San Diego, as I do for every trip, and they remain buried under clothes and toiletries as I spend four long SDCC days confused and eager and oscillating between caffeinated and intoxicated. One night I crash a Playboy party, replete with half-assed nods to science (beakers and test tubes!) and mostly-naked women dropping from ropes on the ceiling; another night I trek across the length of San Diego to see the band that played the theme song to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, maybe two dozen of us waving foam glow sticks as they launch into the familiar guitar riff for the third time.
As the racing season comes to a close, I get my hands on a copy of Felicia Day's memoir, You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), and a guy assigned to the window next to me tries to fake-geek-girl me by proxy, with a line of weirdly aggressive questions about what exactly Felicia Day had done beyond a gaming series he's seen on YouTube — essentially, whether she was even qualified to write a memoir. This only makes me like the book more. And leaves me a little disheartened — the racetrack has always been my place for sexism from the past, sort of a "Nice tits, babydoll" kind of clientele, and now I'm stuck here defending Felicia Day's right to be into video games.
The world has changed — and my world has changed. American Pharoah loses the big race and the town deflates, and I head back down the Hudson. This year has been an exercise in putting off the big projects until fall, which is fast approaching. I've got an essay to write, a proposal to rework, a life to stabilize. Spoiler alert: a change in season doesn't make this stuff any easier.
In the last week of September, my copy of Carry On arrives in the mail. It is thick and beautiful and I clutch it to my chest the way I can only really remember doing with Harry Potter books in the past. It is a similar size and shape, and similarly magical. In the following weeks, I will go on to spill a ton of pixels about the nature of Rainbow Rowell's newest book, and the seminal point, in my friend Connor's words, that intertextuality ≠ fanfiction. But before all that, on the first chilly weekend of the year, I light a fire and curl up and read in a way I rarely do these days, the kind of reading where you look up and realize 200 pages have gone by, and the fire's down to a few smoldering embers, and you can't imagine this book ending. Of course, it will.
I decide to spend October with Laura Miller's The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia, partly because it's interesting and beautifully written, and partly because I'm trying to understand why certain texts grab us and drag us under. I read other books this year, books I won't name because I thought they failed in some way, or in certain cases, many ways, but it's the stuff that works — more than works, the stuff that you want to slow down for fear of finishing too soon — that intrigues me. I write about fans, after all.
After Thanksgiving, I put neat bows on my projects through the end of the year, and I start to pack to go back across the ocean. It's just for a few weeks, not a few years, and I have a tall stack of books to be read, maybe to be packed and remain buried under clothes and toiletries. The Daughters, by Adrienne Celt, or the copy of Helen Oyeyemi's Boy, Snow, Bird I borrowed from a coworker, or Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, which I should've read a year ago, or When We Are No More, by Abby Smith Rumsey, out in the early months of next year, about one of my favorite topics, cultural memory in the age of digital technologies. But this trip to England is not about the realities of living there, but the pleasure of visiting, so a friend and I will take a trip up to the Peak District, to see Chatsworth and presumably cross paths with Mr. Darcy. I've read it before but I can read it again: without a second thought, I toss Pride and Prejudice into my suitcase.
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BkiUdSnxK7kjXIdG-r6m | La prima cosa bella è un film italiano del 2010 diretto da Paolo Virzì.
È il nono film del regista livornese, che torna a girare nella sua città natale. Le riprese sono iniziate l'11 maggio 2009 e il film è uscito nelle sale cinematografiche italiane il 15 gennaio 2010.
Il film ha ottenuto 18 candidature ai David di Donatello 2010, tra le quali quelle per il miglior film, il miglior regista e i migliori attori, vincendo tre premi, per la sceneggiatura, l'attrice protagonista (Micaela Ramazzotti) e l'attore protagonista (Valerio Mastandrea). Ha inoltre ottenuto 10 candidature ai Nastri d'argento 2010, vincendo quattro premi, per il regista del miglior film, la sceneggiatura, l'attrice protagonista (Micaela Ramazzotti e Stefania Sandrelli) e i costumi.
È stato scelto dalla commissione dell'ANICA come candidato italiano all'Oscar 2011 per il miglior film straniero.
Trama
Estate 1971, elezione di miss Pancaldi, evento clou della stagione estiva livornese, celebrato nel suo stabilimento balneare più noto. L'elezione di Anna come "mamma più bella" sembra essere il fatto che scatena scompiglio nella storia della famiglia Michelucci, dando il via a una serie di eventi tragicomici che arrivano fino ai giorni nostri.
Bruno Michelucci, professore di lettere di mezz'età in un istituto alberghiero di Milano, è un uomo infelice e fondamentalmente insoddisfatto della sua vita. Quando la sorella più giovane Valeria lo chiama a Livorno, al capezzale della madre Anna, giunta allo stadio terminale di una lunga lotta contro il cancro, l'uomo, riluttante, si dispone a riallacciare una relazione che aveva troncato molti anni prima, durante l'adolescenza, quando fuorviato dalle maldicenze dei suoi compagni di liceo, si era convinto che la madre fosse una donna di facili costumi.
L'occasione di questo tardivo riavvicinamento diventa propizia per ripercorrere tutta l'esistenza della sua famiglia, da quella notte ai bagni Pancaldi, in cui venne piantato il seme di una distruttiva forma di gelosia del padre, passando attraverso il fallimento del matrimonio dei suoi genitori, le fughe, i litigi, la vita disordinata ma anche ricca di affettività e di momenti di allegria, gli espedienti, gli incontri fortunati, le amicizie, le perdite e i lutti, fino alla definitiva separazione da una madre mai completamente compresa, seppur profondamente e segretamente amata.
Poco alla volta Bruno diventa consapevole di segreti che non aveva mai voluto comprendere. Gli ultimi giorni di vita della madre Anna, costretta a cedere la sua prorompente ed estrosa vitalità di fronte all'avanzare inesorabile della malattia, sono l'occasione per riannodare rapporti sciolti troppo bruscamente, per rileggere, dal punto di vista di un uomo ormai maturo, fatti e comportamenti di persone che hanno affollato la sua infanzia e la giovinezza, per arrivare a concedere infine a tutti quanti, primo tra tutti a se stesso, una nuova occasione e un nuovo inizio, prima che sia troppo tardi e che la separazione diventi definitiva.
Cast
Nel ruolo della giovane Anna Nigiotti è stata scelta Micaela Ramazzotti, moglie del regista. Lo stesso personaggio ai giorni nostri è interpretato da Stefania Sandrelli.
Nel cast della commedia corale, scritta da Virzì insieme a Francesco Bruni e Francesco Piccolo, ci sono anche Valerio Mastandrea, Marco Messeri, Claudia Pandolfi, Paolo Ruffini e Dario Ballantini.
Per la scelta dei giovani attori che hanno interpretato le diverse età di Bruno e Valeria, sono stati realizzati più di 6 500 provini in collaborazione con la quasi totalità degli istituti scolastici presenti sul territorio di Livorno e provincia, fino a scegliere
Aurora Frasca e Giacomo Bibbiani (Valeria e Bruno 1971), Giulia Burgalassi e Francesco Rapalino (Valeria e Bruno 1980).
Altri giovani attori sono stati scelti per ruoli minori, come Jacopo Dini (Giancarlo Barbacci 1980), Alessandra Cantini (Elena Talini 1980) e Edoardo Ferrari (Andrea Baldacci 1980).
Colonna sonora
Il titolo del film è tratto dall'omonima canzone con testo di Mogol e musica di Gian Franco Reverberi e Nicola Di Bari, portata al successo da quest'ultimo nel 1970, di cui la cantante Malika Ayane ha realizzato una cover per la colonna sonora del film. Altri brani che si ascoltano nel film sono L'immensità (musica di Mariano Detto e Don Backy, che ha scritto anche il testo insieme a Mogol), Born to Be Alive (Patrick Hernandez), due canzoni dei Camaleonti, L'eternità e L'ora dell'amore, una dei Virginiana Miller, L'angelo necessario, e tre dei livornesi Bad Love Experience, 21st Century Boy, Knowing all the Things I've Known e The Days, che sono presenti nel film anche nei panni del gruppo rock beat "Le nuove dimensioni". La scena del matrimonio ha per sottofondo l'intermezzo di Cavalleria rusticana del più celebre musicista livornese, Pietro Mascagni.
Incassi
Nel primo weekend di programmazione, il film ha incassato , con un'uscita in 333 copie. Si tratta del miglior risultato assoluto per quanto riguarda il primo weekend dei film di Paolo Virzì. In totale il film ha incassato .
Riconoscimenti
2010 - David di Donatello
Miglior sceneggiatura a Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo e Paolo Virzì
Migliore attrice protagonista a Micaela Ramazzotti
Migliore attore protagonista a Valerio Mastandrea
Candidatura Miglior film
Candidatura Miglior regista a Paolo Virzì
Candidatura Migliore attrice protagonista a Stefania Sandrelli
Candidatura Migliore attrice non protagonista a Claudia Pandolfi
Candidatura Migliore attore non protagonista a Marco Messeri
Candidatura Miglior fotografia a Nicola Pecorini
Candidatura Migliore colonna sonora a Carlo Virzì
Candidatura Migliore canzone originale (21st Century Boy) di Bad Love Experience
Candidatura Migliore scenografia a Tonino Zera
Candidatura Migliori costumi a Gabriella Pescucci
Candidatura Miglior trucco a Paola Gattabrusi
Candidatura Migliori acconciature a Massimo Gattabrusi
Candidatura Miglior montaggio a Simone Manetti
Candidatura Miglior sonoro a Mario Iaquone
Candidatura Migliori effetti speciali a EDI – Effetti Digitali Italiani
2010 - European Film Awards
Candidatura Miglior regista a Paolo Virzì
2010 - Ciak d'oro
Migliore sceneggiatura a Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni e Francesco Piccolo
Migliori costumi a Gabriella Pescucci
2010 - Nastro d'argento
Regista del miglior film a Paolo Virzì
Migliore sceneggiatura a Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo e Paolo Virzì
Migliore attrice protagonista a Micaela Ramazzotti e Stefania Sandrelli
Migliori costumi a Gabriella Pescucci
Candidatura Migliore attore protagonista a Valerio Mastandrea
Candidatura Migliore attore non protagonista a Marco Messeri
Candidatura Migliore attrice non protagonista a Claudia Pandolfi
Candidatura Migliore fotografia a Nicola Pecorini
Candidatura Migliore montaggio a Simone Manetti
Candidatura Miglior sonoro a Mario Iaquone
2010 - Globi d'oro
Migliore attrice a Stefania Sandrelli
Candidatura Miglior film
Candidatura Migliore regista a Paolo Virzì
Candidatura Migliore attore a Valerio Mastandrea
Candidatura Migliore fotografia a Nicola Pecorini
Candidatura Miglior musica a Carlo Virzì
2010 - Alabarda d'oro
Migliore sceneggiatura a Paolo Virzì Francesco Bruni e Francesco Piccolo
2010 - Festival del cinema di Salerno
Trofeo Ciak festival
2011 - BIF&ST
Miglior compositore delle musiche a Carlo Virzì
Note
Collegamenti esterni
Film commedia drammatica
Film diretti da Paolo Virzì
Film ambientati a Livorno
Film girati a Livorno | wikipedia | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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When we think of culinary treats from Wisconsin, cheese and beer immediately come to mind. But in recent years, the "cheese state", with its revered beer breweries, has become increasingly known for a gastronomic delight that pairs well with many cheeses: wine.
For most of our national history, the Northern, Eastern, and Midwestern U.S. haven't been popular wine destinations for a good reason. Fluctuating seasonal temperatures in these geographies make it hard to achieve the maturation of traditional wine grapes. But advancements in grape breeding have created varieties that grow well in cold climes.
It's why other states that have cold winters like Wisconsin — such as Missouri and Vermont — have entered a beverage market that's been largely dominated by California's Napa Valley region. The next time you peruse a wine section looking for a complex tasting red, take a look at the labeling; you might see wine labels with Wisconsin vineyard scenes printed on them.
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Wines of a specific variety generally look the same inside the bottle. It's the label that catches shoppers' attention — and there are three major attention grabbing elements: the label's aesthetic design, physical condition, and printed information.
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BkiUbdjxaJJQnNCye408 | Alert April 13, 2020
An Employer's Guide to State Closure Orders
*Wiley continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 crisis and will update this list as the situation unfolds. This alert was originally published on March 24, 2020, and was last updated on April 13, 2020. Now that the country is planning it's reopening, Wiley has compiled the state reopening orders in one place, see Wiley's An Employer's Guide to State Reopening Orders.
As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to be on the rise in the United States, state governors are issuing unprecedented orders closing down non-essential businesses. These orders are not uniform in many ways, most notably in how essential and non-essential businesses are defined, but generally they each require that all businesses that are considered non-essential cease all in-person operations and that those businesses that are essential take measures to minimize the number of employees coming to work. As more and more states issue restrictions, employers need to stay appraised of whether they are essential or non-essential in each state in which they operate and need to weigh their options for going forward.
In addition to the guidance we previously provided on what options may be available to business leaders, employers should also consider whether they are eligible for a waiver to keep their businesses open and whether they may be able to obtain some relief under the "Phase 3" stimulus package. Additionally, some employees who are continuing to commute to essential businesses may need documentation in some states in order to commute without being cited for a violation of these orders.
Employers also will need to work through the many open questions associated with these state executive orders, including questions of how and to what extent essential businesses are able to force employees to come to work, whether there are any liabilities associated with employees working during this time, whether non-essential businesses must pay emergency sick leave to their employees pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and how to properly plan and execute difficult employment decisions in a way that minimizes liabilities in the future.
The following is a list of the jurisdictions which have ordered all non-essential businesses to close or to shut down, entirely or in part, in-office functions as of the issuance of this alert:
Amended Order
Government of the District of Columbia Stay-At-Home Order
State Stay-At-Home Order
Wiley is closely monitoring these state level measures and how they will impact employers as businesses look to the months ahead. We encourage employers to consult with counsel regarding their options, including whether to apply for a waiver or how decisions regarding their workforce will impact their businesses into the future.
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BkiUdwLxaKgT1SKe0mFr | You can do so much in the bath: read a book; listen to music; pretend to be a mermaid; or invent whole new card games for use in your upcoming RPG. At least, that's what The Witcher 3's senior gameplay designer Damien Monnier did with Gwent.
"You have a number that's higher than the other person's number, then you have things that will affect that number. Some cards double it, some cards lower it, and ultimately the challenge comes from the initial hand. So, it's about managing your initial hand and bluffing."
By the time he was done with his bath, he had the basic rules. He mocked up some cards and took them into work to play with the studio director Adam Badowski, and it was a hit.
The interview also has some more interesting tidbits about the game itself—apparently it was originally going to be three-player but it didn't look right in the game, and while the physical version is fair the digital version gives the player an unfair advantage—but the bath bit is definitely key here. Clearly baths are very important to game development.
Unfortunately we don't get any details as to the specific kind of bath Monnier had, but if you too want to be a successful game designer you should probably start experimenting with water temperatures and bath products tonight. As you can see, the witcher himself favours a freestanding wooden keg variety. Let me know when you hit on the formula for success. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUgG_xK7IDOUSbv1v5 | Q: Meaning of imaginary part of $\int_0^6 e^{x^3} dx$
My question is the title itself.
How can it be possible that integral of real numbers can have an imaginary part?
A: If $x \in [0,6]$, then $x$ is real, so $x^3$ is real, so $e^{x^3}$ is (positive) real. So: $$\int_0^6 e^{x^3}dx \in \mathbb{R}_{>0}.$$
So the way I see it, there's basically two possibilities.
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*Wolfram alpha is just wrong. This is entirely possible, since its not based on a rigorous formalization of mathematics, more like a haphazard mess of ideas that seem to work most of the time.
*Alternatively, perhaps the problem is that the symbol $\approx$ is fundamentally meaningless. What's meaningful is $a \approx b : r$, which can be defined to mean $d(a,b) \leq r$ in any metric space. Btw, this is basically how you get a uniform structure from a metric. Anyway, the point is that mathematical software that fails to compute a rigorous upper bound on its error terms is fundamentally pretty useless.
In motto form: "The Error term is God."
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BkiUd0c4eIXh2xqaXxuN | Hello Music Monday followers! Today, a German song. There's a lot of good German music out there and I should point out more of it, really. This next artist, Fiva MC (real name: Nina Sonnenberg), is a woman from Munich whose music I came across when I heard it on the car radio. They had a special about German unsigned artists, and while I don't listen to much rap at all, her songs stuck with me. So I looked her up and found that she also does a lot of poetry slams.
It's nice to find an artist who seems to care about poetry first and the music second. I like text-heavy songs, and one of the many things I admire about Ani DiFranco is her eloquence, the beautiful, descriptive and poetic songs she tends to write. That is certainly also something Fiva has to offer, even though she chose a different genre.
Fiva MC. Click to see this Video at YouTube.
alles was ich Heute hab, hab ich nur durch euch geschafft!
wird's immer wenn ich euch seh in mir wieder Frühling!
Ich hab euer Essen genossen doch die Versprechen gebrochen!
dass sie mich für Schwächen schätzen macht mich ehrlich in den Texten!
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BkiUbq4241xg-GX15O6O | Abbott Laboratories dividend history
Dividend history for stock ABT (Abbott Laboratories) including historic stock price, dividend growth rate predictions based on history, payout ratio history and split, spin-off and special dividends.
Nov. 15, 2017 $0.265 $53.26 $54.71
Aug. 15, 2017 $0.265 $46.92 $48.43
May 15, 2017 $0.265 $41.99 $43.58
Feb. 15, 2017 $0.265 (1.92%) $39.34 $41.08
May 15, 2012 $0.51 (6.25%) $24.26 $28.62
Feb. 15, 2010 $0.4 $19.02 $26.53
May 15, 2009 $0.4 (11.11%) $14.51 $21.29
Feb. 15, 2008 $0.325 $18.33 $29.03
May 15, 2007 $0.325 (10.17%) $16.64 $27.35
May 15, 2006 $0.295 (7.27%) $11.50 $19.89
May 15, 2004 $0.26 (6.12%) $9.42 $18.07
Nov. 15, 2003 $0.245 $9.52 $18.76
Aug. 15, 2003 $0.245 $9.90 $19.76
May 15, 2003 $0.245 (4.26%) $8.69 $17.56
Feb. 15, 2003 $0.235 $8.64 $17.70
May 15, 2001 $0.21 (10.53%) $9.76 $21.64
Feb. 15, 2001 $0.19 $8.53 $19.11
Nov. 15, 2000 $0.19 $9.94 $22.47
Aug. 15, 2000 $0.19 $8.72 $19.89
Aug. 15, 1998 $0.15 (-50%) $8.16 $20.00
May 15, 1998 $0.3 (11.11%) $6.80 $16.82
May 15, 1997 $0.27 (345.54%) $4.54 $12.06
Feb. 21, 1997 $0.0606 (-74.75%) $4.75 $12.91
Aug. 15, 1996 $0.24 $3.43 $9.76
May 15, 1996 $0.24 (14.29%) $3.17 $9.26
Feb. 15, 1996 $0.21 $3.01 $9.01
Nov. 15, 1995 $0.21 $2.87 $8.81
Oct. 8, 1992 $0.15 $1.50 $6.40
July 9, 1992 $0.15 (-50%) $1.51 $6.59
April 9, 1992 $0.3 (20%) $1.60 $7.15
Jan. 9, 1992 $0.25 $1.58 $7.35
July 9, 1991 $0.25 $1.15 $5.79
April 9, 1991 $0.25 (19.05%) $1.04 $5.49
Jan. 8, 1990 $0.3504 $0.54 $3.85
Oct. 6, 1989 $0.3504 $0.48 $3.76
July 10, 1989 $0.3504 $0.39 $3.33
April 10, 1989 $0.3504 (16.80%) $0.32 $3.07
Jan. 9, 1989 $0.3 $0.24 $2.62
Oct. 7, 1988 $0.3 $0.21 $2.60
July 11, 1988 $0.3 $0.18 $2.55
April 11, 1988 $0.3 (19.81%) $0.18 $2.81
Jan. 11, 1988 $0.2504 $0.15 $2.62
July 9, 1987 $0.2504 $0.17 $3.51
April 9, 1987 $0.2504 (19.01%) $0.15 $3.45
July 9, 1986 $0.2104 (-50%) $0.10 $2.86
Jan. 9, 1986 $0.3504 (3468.23%) $0.05 $1.84
Oct. 8, 1985 $0.00982 $0.03 $1.50
July 9, 1985 $0.00982 $0.03 $1.58
April 9, 1985 $0.00982 (16.63%) $0.03 $1.46
Jan. 9, 1985 $0.00842 $0.02 $1.12
July 11, 1983 $0.00701 $0.03 $1.30
April 11, 1983 $0.00701 (19.02%) $0.02 $1.20
Jan. 11, 1983 $0.00589 $0.02 $1.13
Child company
Number of Shares
Jan. 2, 2013 ABBV 1
May 3, 2004 HSP 0.100
Jan. 2, 2013 2.084
May 3, 2004 1.069
Aug. 25, 1975 2
List: Challengers
Price: $83.8
Industry: Major Pharmaceuticals
Ebitda: 1.7 billion
Market Capitalization: 148.0 billion
DGR5: 16.43%
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Many thanks to my lovely host Shallin Ng for inviting me last Monday to speak to the girls of the prestigious Good Hope School in Wong Tai Sin about How to Become Great Writers in the Digital Age! We covered everything from freeing up time by reducing extra-curricular activities, to reducing time on social media and digital games, to reading copiously, to keeping diaries! Here I am above with Deputy Principal Ms Helen Yu who presented me with a beautiful gift. I hope to see you all again soon!
This is Dash's map of an imaginary country, Syldavia, which he invented over lunch! You can see its boundaries, its mountains, forests, beaches, bays and seas. You can see its capital city, its population, its national flag, its religions, its language and even its writing! This map reminded me of nothing so much as the maps and kingdoms invented by the Brontes in their Haworth parsonage back in the 19th century – and all of the Bronte children were exceptional writers, from an early age.
Dash gave me this map as a gift – which I will always treasure. But he has lots more at home! Now this is what I talk about in my sessions with kids, mums, dads and teachers, about the way great writers are created! The NUMBER ONE requirement is a GREAT imagination – and it's very clear that Dash has an exceptional imagination. He also has great general knowledge, curiosity and the ability to think deeply. And of course Dash just LOVES reading books – lots and lots of them. And so it is inevitable that Dash will become a great writer one day.
I think we can all learn a great deal from this excellent young man. Thank you Dash. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbkg4dbjiU7SsVpMm | A fireball erupts at the site of an oil train derailment on Monday in Casselton, N.D.
A mile-long train carrying crude oil has derailed and exploded, triggering a "giant fireball" after colliding with another train in North Dakota on Monday.
A mile-long train carrying crude oil exploded in Casselton, North Dakota near the homes of 2,000 residents who officials are "strongly recommending" evacuate the area as a forecasted shift in the wind could send hazardous smoke over the town.
The Cass County Sheriff's Office said on Monday night that it was "strongly recommending" that residents in the town of Casselton and anyone living five miles to the south and east evacuate to shelters set up in Fargo, which is about 25 miles away. Casselton has about 2,400 residents.
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Smoke rises from a derailed train near Casselton, N.D., on Monday.
The collision occurred at a street intersection just before 2:20 p.m., when the westbound BNSF Railway train carrying grain derailed and was then hit by the eastbound train carrying oil, Cecily Fong, a public information officer with North Dakota Emergency Services, told NBCChicago.com. Both trains were owned by BNSF, she said.
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BkiUdQY5qhDBKItwQlbz | The internet of toys can transform an ordinary toy into a smart, interactive playtime companion, but this increased connectivity can also carry hidden risks. Tiffany Fox looks at the ethics, security and trends behind the new generation of toys.
It is the cuddly spy in the cradle and their interactive digital friend. The camera in their bedroom and the gadget that brings their art to life. A springboard for their imagination — and potentially one of the biggest privacy and data security risks facing young children.
Welcome to the internet of toys – an offshoot of the so-called internet of things — in which almost any device can be connected to the internet, enabling children as young as toddlers to send and receive data.
For a parent trawling the toy aisles for a new and diverting plaything for a birthday or Christmas, the growing number of smart, interactive playtime companions and learning devices can seem like a dream come true.
But with technology outpacing policy development, this new generation of toys also carry hidden risks surrounding the security of the child's data and privacy.
In January, it was revealed the popular CloudPets stuffed toys, which allowed kids and their faraway parents to exchange heartfelt messages, had exposed more than 800,000 customer emails and credentials, as well as two million voice recordings, online.
CloudPets were not the only toys targeted by hackers.
A 2015 hack of electronic toy-maker VTech revealed names, birthdays, addresses, chat logs, and photos of more than five million parents and 200,000 children.
In May, an 11-year-old at a security conference was able to 'weaponise' a teddy bear by hacking the phone of a participant and using it to manipulate the smart toy's behaviour.
ECU DECRA fellow and researcher Dr Donell Holloway, who presented a research paper on the Internet of Toys with Professor Lelia Green at the Australian & New Zealand Communication Association conference last year, says research and updated policies are needed to protect children's privacy.
"In the effort to get on to the market quickly, (developers) have not really thought about privacy by design or privacy by default in the toys they make," Holloway says.
"Who owns this dossier of children's data is a legal question that has not been answered yet, and how we can ensure that children and their parents can control and hopefully retain ownership of their data.
In Germany, a voice recognition-enabled doll called My Friend Cayla was recently banned by the country's communications watchdog because it was capable of transmitting signals and recorded images or sound without detection.
It prompted a similar warning by the FBI to American consumers.
"Children definitely just see these as just another toy, with special or extra abilities, and they are not necessarily thinking of privacy." - Dr Donell Holloway.
Holloway said as well as My Friend Cayla, which was available to buy online in Australia, the popular Hello Barbie used voice recognition technology connected to the cloud to analyse, process and respond to children's conversations and images.
Other internet-connected toys included app-enabled drones, cars and robots such as Star War's BB-8 Droid, toys-to-life games such as Skylanders, which connected action figures to video games, and puzzle and building games like Osmo, which used a device clipped on to a tablet's camera to bring objects or art to life on the screen.
Children's tech wearables, such as smart watches, fitness trackers and sleep monitors, also collected "massive" amounts of data on infants and children.
According to the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, parents need to be aware of toys that connected to the internet through Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth and a mobile device, and store collected information on a server or in the cloud.
As children interacted with the toy it could collect data including the child's name, gender, date of birth, their geolocation, photograph and chat and voice messages.
Holloway says that while some parents may be aware of the security risks, the toys were "flying under the radar" for others.
"Children definitely just see these as just another toy, with special or extra abilities, and they are not necessarily thinking of privacy," she says.
"For parents, the problem is once they buy the toy, they own the toy, but to get it working they have to go online, connect the toy and tick off all the terms of service.
ECU researcher and grandmother Dr Donell Holloway says policies need to be updated to protect children's privacy.
ECU School of Science Associate Dean for computing and security Paul Haskell-Dowland says one challenge for policy makers and consumers is the global nature of the toy industry.
While manufacturers can meet their legal obligations by providing data processing, storage and privacy statements — which can often attempt to put the onus back on consumers — the terms and conditions are often not worded in a way easily understood by the average person.
"The manufacturers are typically multinational or global organisations so you are not dealing with an Australian manufacturer for toys targeting the Australian market," he says.
"As a consequence they are operating in multiple jurisdictions. Even if they were to offer advice, or be clear on what their product is and how it works ... the company will aim for a level of disclosure that meets the minimum standards of wherever they are operating.
Haskell-Dowland says while internet-enabled toys are not necessarily a high-value target for exploitation, they potentially provide a poorly secured backdoor into personal home networks.
He says parents can take simple steps, including monitoring their children's use of the toys, setting up a unique profile for toys that is separate from their personal profiles, and avoiding linking devices to payment information, in order to improve their data security.
"If you have a device that a child interacted with that posted to social media, then somewhere in the system there is a linkage between that device and a social media account," he says.
"We know the end users will frequently reuse credentials so it may be that we have a route to accessing a set of usernames and passwords that could be used in other services, and if you are daft enough, it could be your online banking account.
Educational technologist and ECU School of Education research assistant Zina Cordery says that while information security is a cause for concern, programmable digital toys and apps can have positive outcomes for children when used properly by parents and educators.
She says internet-enabled toys have the potential to teach 21st century life and work skills, such as coding and sequencing, engineering, building, creating and innovating, and allowed children to develop these skills through free play.
"They also teach students that it is okay to make mistakes, and it is okay to try things out and perhaps do things differently to other people," she says.
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BkiUa8rxK6EuNA_gLujh | Their love for each other is palpable, and that's part of what has made the Gaines so successful. (Illustration by Julianna Renk, University of California, Berkeley)
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'Fixer Upper' Stars Chip and Joanna Gaines Got Their Own Network
Everyone's favorite renovating couple is back.
By Maya Butler, Baylor University
"Fixer Upper" swept the nation in 2013, and it was all thanks to the power couple behind every episode, Chip and Joanna Gaines. The fifth and final season of "Fixer Upper" ended in 2018, but the Gaines have moved beyond the show that brought them their massive fame, and now they've announced their own network.
Set to premiere in summer 2020, the Gaines will partner with Discovery and replace the DIY Network, and, of course, they'll have their own show.
"The difference moving forward is Jo and I are going to be able to tell more of our life stories," Chip told USA Today.
The Gaines will be able to tailor their network as they envision, as chief creative offers who also hold a stake in the upcoming channel. If you've ever seen an episode of "Fixer Upper," you can expect more of Chip's lovable goofiness balanced by his wife Jo's more practical attitude and signature style-sharp talents.
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Instead of just focusing on revamping homes, the network will include stories centered around family, food, garden and more. It's not an attempted replica of "Fixer Upper," the HGTV series that landed them fame, but something much more: Viewers will be able to see their favorite renovating couple as part of a community of stories waiting to be told.
It's not too surprising that the Gaines have announced plans to start their own network. To see their steady upward trajectory, all you have to do is look at their past successes. The year 2013 launched the pilot episode of "Fixer Upper," back when Chip and Joanna were local unknowns in the city of Waco, Texas. But that would soon change. Audiences quickly fell in love with the couple's on-screen chemistry — no doubt effortlessly genuine because of their real-life marriage — and entertaining banter as they helped clients pick a home to remodel.
Joanna's distinct eye for home design with simple yet stunning results appealed to the masses. And who can forget the appearances of the reality stars' four adorable kids?
Television right now is in a golden era of home improvement shows, with popular titles like "Property Brothers," "Rehab Addict" and "Love It or List It," but it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Gaines are in a renovating league of their own. The heart of the show isn't the aesthetically pleasing home designs planned by Jo and remodeled by Chip and the crew, but the familial atmosphere that they exude through the screen.
"They have that unique authenticity, and there just aren't that many of them," Discovery Inc. CEO David Zaslav says. In fact, the Gaines' sustained popularity is so unique that Zaslav personally made the case for the couple to star in the Discovery network at their home in Waco, Texas.
Each episode has a runtime of 43 minutes, and the series has proven to have an addictive quality throughout its run. By the time the show ended after five seasons, audiences couldn't help but forgive the couple for the rather early departure from the show because of the announcement of a fifth baby on the way. But the end of "Fixer Upper" didn't signal the end of the Gaines family, all thanks to their business savvy.
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It's interesting to see the massive impact the Gaines family has had on Waco from a local perspective. Even before their rise to fame, Chip and Jo had ties to the city, both having graduated from my university, Baylor. The opening of the boutique Magnolia Market in 2003 would later grow into a wildly successful business after the debut of "Fixer Upper," which is based in Waco. And if you're not a Wacoan, let me tell you: Magnolia is a major tourist attraction.
Every time I drive downtown toward the Magnolia shopping complex, I always see a long line of people (most likely from out of town) littering the outside of Silos Baking Co., a hugely popular store that sells baked goods like cupcakes and biscuits.
The Magnolia store itself sells — you guessed it — home decor and other miscellaneous products to add that extra "Fixer Upper" touch to your home. There's also Magnolia Seed and Supply, a garden shop that focuses on delightfully renovating your backyard with seasonal plants. Waco has benefited immensely from the Gaines family's success in terms of employment, as well as landing Waco on the tourist map.
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Since the premiere of "Fixer Upper," the popularity of the Gaines family only seems to have increased, and it continued to augment long after the show ended. In fact, it's pretty much impossible for anyone to stop them at this point. Both Chip and Joanna have published several best-selling books, including "Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff" and "Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave," respectively.
There's also the quarterly lifestyle publication The Magnolia Journal, and did I mention that J.Lo herself is recruiting the couple to renovate her Malibu home?
I'm not sure what else the future has in store for the Gaines family, but I'm certain the general public (and television networks) will continue to fixate on Waco's favorite home renovators — as long as homes are in need of some sprucing up.
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I just realized I read her changes description in Phreak's voice.
Will she be getting the promised art rework along with this or just the new model and abilities?
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BkiUbJs5qsNCPV6YjFn2 | Green building is more than the actual construction of your home, though that is a big part of the process. It is a beginning to end process which begins with the selection of your land, the design of your dream home, the materials and practices used during construction and finally, how you operate and maintain your dream home once it is completed. You can incorporate as many or as few of these elements into your home's design as you choose.
You decide how "Green" you want to be.
* Advanced Framing - Use a framing contractor who can apply advanced framing technique during the construction of your home. This creates a structurally sound home with improved energy efficiency, and lowers material and labor costs. This technique replaces lumber with insulation material and maximizes the wall that is insulated, improving the R-value of the home. On average, advanced framing uses 30% less lumber, which reduces the building costs and saves 2% to 4% of the total energy use.
* Hot Water Heater - Water heating can account for 14% to 25% of the energy consumed in your home. To increase the efficiency of your hot water heater, locate it near the highest point of usage. This is typically near the shower followed closely by the clothes washer.
* Pipes - Insulate the hot and cold water pipes within 3 feet of the hot water heater. This reduces standby heat loss. Your hot water heater is continuously heating the piping and water in it, even when no water is being used.
* Household Appliances - A green built home features appliances that are as energy efficient as possible. The U. S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have developed a program called Energy Star which labels those appliances meeting strict energy efficient criteria. The typical household spends $1,900 a year on energy bills. As you can see in the diagram above, a great deal of that energy is consumed by the appliances in your home.
o ENERGY STAR qualified appliances incorporate advanced technologies that use 10-50% less energy and water than standard models. Just look for the Energy Star label. The Federal Trade Commission requires that refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, washing machines, dishwashers and window air conditioners be labeled with an Energy Guide Label.
o The label for a hot water heater is shown here. This hot water heater uses 268 therms per year of energy and is being compared to other similar models which use anywhere from 238 to 273 therms per year. This model's estimated yearly operating cost is $162.When comparing different appliance brands for your new home, be sure to look at their estimated energy consumption. This will impact the operating cost of your home for years to come.
* Air Sealing - This is advanced caulking which is a part of the airtight drywall approach (ADA). Specifically, caulk or gasket drywall is installed on exterior walls at the top and bottom plates, windows and door frames; on interior walls at the intersections with exterior ceilings; and at electrical, plumbing or mechanical penetrations in the drywall. This approach minimizes heat loss in your home. Work with your drywall contractor to see if he/she uses this method.
* Radiant Barrier - Reflect heat away from your home by installing a radiant barrier (a sheet of aluminum foil with paper backing) on the underside of your roof. This significantly lowers your cooling costs by reducing your heat gains through your ceiling by 95%.
* Insulation - Add insulation to your attic to keep the heat in your house. There are some environmentally friendly insulation products made from recycled blue jeans, soybeans, cotton or newspapers.
* Solar Power - If the sun shines on your home for most of the day in the winter, you have the potential for solar power to reduce your energy costs. A good solar design allows the winter sun to reach a thermal mass like a tile floor which holds heat and radiates it into your home for a period of time.
* Lighting - Install high-efficiency lighting systems with advanced lighting controls. This allows you to only use the light when you need it. Replace traditional incandescent lights with energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs. These bulbs will use 75% less electricity and last up to 10 times longer. When designing your home or remodeling project, introduce natural daylight into as many places as possible.
* Thermostat - Use a programmable thermostat to provide you and your family the comfort you want day and night while minimizing heating use when you don't need it.
* Ducts - Seal your ducts with mastic and insulate them to R-11. This minimizes the heat loss from your home.
* Paints - You can mix non-toxic ceramic powder into your interior paint to insulate your walls and reduce the amount of heat passing through to the outside. These ceramic particles create a radiant barrier that reflects the heat back into the room.
* Redirect The Heat - If you have a ceiling fan, redirect the heat back into your room by reversing the direction of the blades to counterclockwise. This brings the heat back down into your room.
* Plastic Lumber - This product can be used for non-structural applications such as fences, benches, decks, retaining walls, and picnic tables. It is weather and insect resistant, and will not crack, splinter or chip. It does not need painting and will not leach chemicals into the ground or surface water. By doing this, you minimize the amount of lumber used in your home, reduce your ongoing maintenance costs, and you won't harm your local habitat.
The US is home to 4.5% of the population but is responsible for over 15% of the world's wood consumption.
* Engineered Wood - This combines the raw materials of wood veneer and fiber with adhesives to produce such laminated lumber as wood veneers, I-beams and roof and floor trusses. The manufacturing process uses fast growing, small diameter trees, allowing more than 80% of the log to be used in the end product. This produces a product which is very consistent and stable while decreasing the impact on a natural resource.
* Fiber Cement Siding - This is a composite of cement and wood fiber reclaimed from wood processing waste or small diameter, fast growing trees. It produces a siding which is durable and low maintenance. Many fiber-cement composites offer a 50-year warranty, which increases the value of your home and decreases the maintenance costs.
* Brick -The process of extracting clay for brick results in limited wasted material. Brick has a limitless lifespan and can be recycled or salvaged after demolition.
* Recycling - The efficient use of materials when building Green comes in two forms. First, recycle construction waste and use reclaimed building materials during construction when appropriate. Once your home is finished, practice responsible recycling of the materials you use every day.
* Design - When working with your architect or designer, use standard dimensions, engineered wood and stacked floor plans to reduce the overall volume of lumber used as well as the volume of waste.
* Porous Paving Schemes - Watertight, or "impervious," surfaces suchas paved driveways, walkways and patios don't allow storm water runoff to infiltrate into the ground's aquatic systems. Using uncompacted gravel, crushed stone and open or porous paving blocks for walkways and other light traffic areas minimizes the number of impervious surfaces on your property, allowing storm water runoff.
* Rainwater Collection - Rainwater collected from your roof is a free source of landscape irrigation water. This collection system consists of a suitable roof and guttering system, a storage tank and a simple filtration unit.
* Low Impact Development (LID) - This innovative approach mimics your land's original method of water run-off instead of disposing and treating storm water in large, costly, end-of-pipe facilities. This can come in the form of open spaces, vegetated rooftops, reduced street widths and curbs, pervious parking lots and sidewalks, medians and other buffer zones using more vegetation.
* Plumbing - Design your home to use recycled water for toilet flushing. Use ultra low-flush toilets and low-flow shower heads.
Some older toilets use 3-7 gallons per flush while an ultra low-flow toilet uses less than 1.6 gallons per flush.
A family of 4, each showering for 5 minutes per day will use 700 gallons of water per week - a 3 year drinking supply for 1 person in the US. Using a high performance shower head uses 1 - 1.5 gallons of water per minute - up to 60% less than a traditional shower head.
* In Your Yard - Mulch exposed soils in your garden beds and improve that soil with compost to a depth of 8-13 inches to increase the ability to hold water. Select plants that have low water and pesticide needs. Planting trees not only beautifies your yard, but will also increase the value of your home while decreasing your impact on the environment. A single mature tree can provide nearly $300 in energy and resource values in terms of cooling, erosion and pollution control. Plus they reduce your "carbon foot print."
Putting the right plants in the right place and developing quality, healthy soil means less watering in the summer, less need for chemicals and less waste to worry about.
* Chemicals - Avoid outdoor chemicals and fix oil and other fluid leaks to prevent contamination of the water runoff.
According to the NY State Attorney General's office, 95% of pesticides used on residential lawns are considered possible carcinogens by the EPA.
* Hot water - Use recirculating systems for centralized hot water distribution or utilize "on demand" systems vs. traditional hot water tanks.
The EPA ranks indoor pollution among the top 5 environmental risks. Unhealthy air is found in up to 30% of new and renovated buildings. The electricity generated by fossil fuels for a single home puts more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than 2 average cars.
* Carpet - Using a low pile or less allergen attracting carpet and pad greatly improves air quality. Wool or PET carpet (made from recycled pop bottles) are good choices. In addition, at installation, have the carpet tacked down, not glued, to reduce pollutants. Many Green Built designs minimize the use of carpeted surfaces, replacing them with hard surfaces which don't have these pollutants and are easier to keep free of dust, mold and mildew.
* Paints - Use low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds, such as formaldehyde) paints.
* Ventilation - While you want to seal your home to prevent heat loss, this creates a need for mechanical ventilation. Ventilation can be provided by quiet fans with automatic controls or by heat recovery ventilators. Talk to your HVAC contractor for the best system for your home's design.
* Construction materials - To prevent microbial contamination, select materials that are resistant to microbial growth.
* Drainage - Provide effective drainage from the roof and surrounding landscape, as well as allow proper drainage of air conditioning coils.
* Window treatments - Avoid synthetic window coverings or those that cannot be cleaned easily.
Even though there is a lot to think about when using Green Building techniques and principles, it is manageable and doable. We here at UBuildIt can help you work with your architect or designer, subcontractors and suppliers to help you build or remodel your dream home while minimizing your impact on the environment. Taking the time to plan and build or remodel your dream home using UBuildIt and Green Building will positively impact you and generations to come. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
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BkiUbMg5qrqCyvZe6wwa | Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that transgender issues were in flux and he aims to protect the country after a report that his administration was considering defining gender as male or female based on genitalia at birth drew widespread condemnation.
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BkiUbkM5qhLACDi6A-ZN | Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon film review: a wildly entertaining neon riot
Jojo Ajisafe
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It's on the night of a full blood moon that we are introduced to 22 year old Mona Lisa (Jeon Jong-Seo) who uses her supernatural ability to escape from the high security mental asylum where she has lived for a decade.
Lost and alone, Mona Lisa finds herself on the streets of the French Quarter of New Orleans and is taken under the wing of sly and streetwise stripper Bonnie Belle (Kate Hudson), who quickly sees the potential in her new protégée's telekinesis to take advantage of some of the strip club's sleazier customers.
In her third feature (following vampire western A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and the cannibal romance The Bad Batch), Ana Lily Amirpour takes us on a subversive journey through New Orleans in this part sci-fi-thriller, part neon fantasy.
The performances are stellar. Jeon perfectly portrays both Mona Lisa's naïvete, locked away from the world for so long, and the quiet cunning which develops as she hones in on her power. Hudson is another revelation - at first her presence seems almost incongruous: the deceitful Bonnie Belle is a far cry from her usual roles. Yet within minutes of Bonnie's first appearance it is clear that this is one of Hudson's strongest performances of late.
Kate Hudson is a revelation as Bonnie Belle (handout)
There are two unexpected standouts too, the first from Evan Whitten, playing Bonnie Belle's intelligent 12 year old son, Charlie; the other from a nearly unrecognisable Ed Skrein as Fuzz, the psychedelic DJ who takes an immediate liking to Mona Lisa. Skrein's impressive portrayal takes Fuzz from a somewhat unlikeable character, in his loud fluorescent clothing and tacky sunglasses, to a place of sympathy over the course of the film.
While some will shy away from the hyper-saturated sci-fi drenched in neon, it adds a unique twist to an otherwise simple idea. It is evident that Amirpour isn't aiming too much below the surface; the script is simple but entertaining and light-heartedly mocks the 21st century rave subculture. The film's strength lies in its ability to go on an exciting and unexpected journey and maintain a consistent level of wit throughout. Even when exploring more serious themes such as maternal relationships, Amirpour takes a playful approach, provoking laughter at even the most heightened moments.
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon is a wonderfully strange take on New Orleans horror. Taking you on an illusory journey through the multitude of characters of the French Quarter, this manic escapade leaves you feeling stunned yet satisfied.
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BkiUa47xK2li-LM1PvVc | Apple Watch Prototype With Working Pre-watchOS 1.0 Surfaces
By JC Torres/Dec. 28, 2020 9:02 pm EST
It's not really a secret that products undergo multiple iterations, some of which hardly look like the finished version that eventually goes on sale. Prototypes are often closely guarded secrets and most get discarded and destroyed, never to be seen by the public's eyes. Once in a while, some do miraculously make it out. As if that alone weren't exceptional enough, the fact that this Apple Watch prototype still has working software makes this sighting even rarer.
You wouldn't be able to tell it's even an Apple Watch because of the bulky Security Case designed precisely to hide a device's identity. In fact, it almost looks like a mini iPod, though the button at the bottom is not functional at all.
It also doesn't exactly look like the retail Apple Watch whose design has basically remained unchanged throughout the years. Instead of Apple's patented Digital Crown, the prototype had two rather clunky buttons on the opposite side. Apple Watch fans would probably be thankful Apple never went down that route.
The prototype also still had working test software on it, unusual for a prototype, even one that miraculously didn't get destroyed. It also has a Springboard zoom app that offered an interactive preview of what the watchOS home screen would have been in the end. There are references to "Lisa", both the Tester app and a Lisa Simpsons icon, that are most likely a nod to the Apple Lisa.
My favourite UI development test screen on the Prototype Apple Watch. The "Springboard zoom" app (located in Lisa Tester) shows an interactive representation of the home screen. #appleinternal pic.twitter.com/qF7Ge9qd8D
— Apple Demo (@AppleDemoYT) December 27, 2020
It's not a usable device for consumers, of course, but the pristine state of this prototype will definitely catch the eyes of collectors. It also gives an interesting insight into the early ideas Apple had with the Apple Watch and watchOS, some of which are still in use today. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUcEjxK7Tt6AlxCr0Y | Кеплер-438b (известна също със своето KOI наименование KOI-3284.01) е потвърдена екзопланета почти с размерите на Земята, вероятно с твърда повърхност. Планетата е в орбита в рамките на обитаемата зона на червеното джудже Кеплер-438, на около 145 парсека от Земята, в съзвездието Лира. Планетата е открита от космическия телескоп на НАСА, "Кеплер", чрез употребата на транзитен метод, при който се засича и измерва затъмняването на звездата, причинено от преминаването на планета пред нея. НАСА потвърждава откритието на планетата на 6 януари 2015 г.
Потвърдени данни
Кеплер-438b е екзопланета почти с размерите на Земята, с радиус 1,12 пъти по-голям от земния. Планетата обикаля около червеното джудже Кеплер-438, звезда значително по-малка и по-студена от Слънцето, като прави една обиколка на всеки 35.2 дни.
Обитаемост
Планетата е обявена като намираща се в рамките на обитаемата зона на Кеплер-438, район, в който може да съществува течна вода на повърхността на планетата. Тя е описана като една от най-подобните на Земята планети, по отношение на размер и температура, открити дотогава.
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Списък на потенциално обитаеми екзопланети
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Външни препратки
НАСА – Мисията Кеплер.
НАСА – Откритията на Кеплер – Таблица.
NASA – Kepler-438b в The NASA Exoplanet Archive.
NASA – Kepler-438b в The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.
Habitable Exolanets Catalog на UPR-Аресибо.
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Plus like I said im used to it!
anywho my name's Jayme and I'm 21. still studying, im studying economy in a great big uni. Have a couple of weeks of though so working some stupid summer job in a supermarket which is absolutely boring.. Cant imagine people can do thi sfor more than 10 hours a week.. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUeIY4eIOjR0ItaHvm | The mantra of the successful networker is simply this: "Network Anywhere; network everywhere." Contributor to Forbes online, Deborah Sweeney, captured that essence in her article Everyday Places To Start Networking Face-To-Face. Other than gas stations, where does she advocate networking? Read on!
While these only reference opportunities for realtors, they serve to underscore the point: People are making statements to you every day that contain clues to the things they need help with. Listen for those clues, engage them in conversation about their pain, and then use your fellow members to find a way to help those people.
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Patty Boerger, 2013 President of the Heritage Chapter set the tone for the new year with a message that "we need to be full of K.R.A.P.". That sounds bad doesn't it, but didn't it get your attention. K.R.A.P. is an acronym and is explained below.
'K' stands for 'Knowledge'. Do you let your fellow members know what it is you do and more importantly ALL that you do. Too often we get stuck telling only part of our story and it is the same over and over again for our 30 second commercial. Mix it up and mention something that is not global, but is a small thing that you can do. Knowledge is power and the more they know about you and your business the better they can get referrals for you.
'R' stands for 'Referrals and Responsibility'. This is a two way street. When you give a referral, especially a 2nd generation one, make sure the other person knows who will be calling them. AND more importantly it is the responsibility of the member getting the referral to contact the other party within 24-48 hours.
'A' stands for 'Achievement'. We are all good members in AmSpirit, but to reach our potential and use this organization to its utmost, we must all help to achieve our Goals… both individually and as a chapter. That means Giving Referrals, attendance, and participating in the various events that our club or others have. Only by giving can you expect to receive.
'P'stands for 'Participation'. Don't expect others to be enthusiastic about doing business with you IF you are not at the meetings. If you don't give referrals… or if they don't know enough about you. Be there each week and live up to your responsibility to give at least 2 referrals each month… and participate in the lunch buddies, and go to a MORE meeting at least once during the year.
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BkiUfIo25V5jZT5RAsc_ | Acropolis 13, Athens
February 28, 2022|BIG SEE Interior Design Award 2022 – Winner, Greece, Interior, Residential interior|
The Acropolis 13 apartment is part of the wider historic area stretching out at the foot of the Athens Acropolis and its morphology bears the basic characteristics of a typical urban residence of the interwar years. The spirit of the building's original architectural character, manifest in both the facade and floor plan and in the various details of the construction, is still present in the interventions carried out in the course of the renovation in areas of the house such as the library, the living room and the dining room. Different materials have combined to create a composition wherein the individuality of each is allowed to come forth, and proportion has been approached in a playful manner, yet form is simple and clear and everything is governed by a strict geometry, which ultimately serves to preserve the house's interwar identity at the same time that it responds to the contemporary needs of the family that inhabits it. Forms are soft and plastic, and as a result what would otherwise constitute static and fixed elements of the house's interior (e.g. the furniture) now seems to morph organically into spatial extensions of the house's existing architectural shell.
The bookcase is a blend of different materials and textures – thin metal sheets, pleated and perforated surfaces, wood – that come together to form an organic sculptural whole. Assimilated into the flow of the bookcase's basic grid are two complementary parts of a metal circle which help tie the bookcase's two sides together into a unified piece. The choice of materials used in the living room – honed or unpolished marble, an elongated slab of concrete resting on a thin white metal frame – adds to the overall dialogue of textures and comes to enrich the palimpsest of stories at the core of this interwar apartment. The seeming simplicity of conventional functional surfaces (a TV stand, shelves, a side table) belies a visual composition wherein the materials themselves evoke a theatrical atmosphere of spatial sophistication. The need to receive selected books and objects without creating the impression of visual clutter in the dining room where space was already limited and which needed to breathe, resulted in a structure that is essentially an extension of the existing wall. This new structure incorporates built-in sculptural openings and a subtle yet animated dialogue of textures that is in sync with the intrinsic elegance of materials used in the kitchen.
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Hutchinson was replaced by Mike Fitzhugh, who was reluctant to let investigators Russell Welch of the state police and William Duncan of the IRS present evidence of money laundering to a grand jury. According to a memo obtained later by Arkansas Times reporter Mara Leveritt, an FBI agent in Hot Springs notified the agent in charge of the Little Rock office that Fitzhugh would be "withholding presentation" about the investigation at Mena from the grand jury.
The memo is dated days before notorious durg trafficker Barry Seal's murder, and a month before he was to come to Arkansas to appear before that same grand jury. The agent in Hot Springs further reports that Fitzhugh "advised that he will not utilize Seal as a government prosecution witness in view of his lack of credibility in other mitigating circumstances."
Wrote Leverrit, "For almost three years, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Arkansas considered questions about drug-running, money-laundering, and illegal airplane modification - all of which investigators believed were being conducted at the Mena airport. But Fitzhugh reportedly focused only on the drug-running allegations, the aspect of the case the jurors felt would be the most difficult one to prove about anyone except Seal, and he, by then, was dead.
According to statements from one of the jurors, Fitzhugh refused to consider the money laundering or conspiracy charges, for both of which the jurors believed evidence was substantial. "We asked him about it," the juror said, "and it was like just blown off. We were never given a straight answer."
Fitzhugh has denied having stymied the grand jury, but he has never explained why, in the three years it met, Welch and Duncan, the central investigators in the case, were never called to testify.
In 1995, the American Spectator magazine published an article by L.D. Brown, a former member of Bill Clinton's Arkansas State Police security detail, in which he described participating in two secret flights from Mena in 1984, during which M-16 rifles were traded to Nicaraguan Contra rebels in exchange for cocaine. Brown also claims that Clinton knew of the activity.
Writes Mara Leveritt in the Arkansas Times: "That announcement spurred Fort Smith lawyer Asa Hutchinson, chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party, to request yet another congressional inquiry into long-standing allegations of money-laundering at Mena. Hutchinson was the the U.S. attorney for the western district of Arkansas when investigators first presented evidence supporting those allegations. In an argument disputed by police investigators, Hutchinson claims he left office before the evidence was well established. Since he harbors political ambitions, he has an interest in clearing his name."
From a congressional deposition from IRS investigator William Duncan:
Q. Would you describe the nature of your instructions and the manner in which you carried out those instructions as they relate to activities surrounding the Mena Airport matter?
A. I was assigned to investigate allegations of money laundering in connection with the Barry Seal organization, which was based at the Mena, Arkansas airport.
Q. And can you - how long a duration were you involved in this investigation?
A. I received the first information about Mena and illegal activities at the Mena Airport in April of 1983, in a meeting in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Smith, Arkansas. Asa Hutchinson was the U.S. Attorney then. Also present at that meeting was Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Jim Stepp, S-T-E-P-P.
Q. Did you discover what you believed to be money laundering?
A. Yes, I did.
Q. Who was the object of your investigation, and what institution?
A. Rich Mountain Aviation, Incorporated based at the Mena Airport. Barry Seal was not actually a target. We had targeted the employees and cohorts of his which operated out of the Mena Airport.
Q. What did you do with the evidence of money laundering that you gathered from your investigation?
A. Presented it to the United States Attorney's Office, Western Judicial District, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Q. And what were your recommendations to the U.S. attorney?
A. That those individuals and corporation - the corporation be prosecuted for violations of the money laundering statutes, also there were some perjury recommendations and some conspiracy recommendations.
Q. Did you present to the U. S. Attorney a list of prospective witnesses to be called?
Q. For a grand jury?
Q. And do you have the names of those witnesses?
A. There were a variety of witnesses. There were some 20 witnesses. He called three witnesses. The witnesses including - included the law enforcement personnel who had participated in the investigations, Barry Seal, members of his organization, people who were involved in the money laundering, and various financial institution officers who had knowledge.
Q. Mr. Duncan, the money laundering to which you refer, did that arise out of an alleged drug trafficking operation managed from the Mena, Arkansas airport?
A. It did.
Q. And it has been alleged that the Central Intelligence Agency had some role in that operation. Is that the same operation that you investigated?
Q. And when you submitted the witnesses, the names of the prospective witnesses to the U. S. Attorney in Arkansas, are you referring to Mr. - what was the name of the U.S. attorney?
A. Asa Hutchinson.
Q. Asa Hutchinson. And what was his reaction to your recommendations?
A. It had been my experience, from my history of working with Mr. Hutchinson, that all I had to do is ask for subpoenas for any witness and he would provide the subpoenas and subpoena them to a grand jury. His reaction in this case was to subpoena only three of the 20 to the grand jury.
Q. Now, of the three witnesses, who were - what was the nature of the evidence that would have been elicited from those witnesses?
A. Direct evidence in the money laundering.
Q. And did those witnesses testify for the grand jury?
A. yes, they did.
Q. Were you present at the time of the grand jury?
A. No, I was not.
Q. You were not?
A. I was in the witness room, but I was not in the grand jury.
Q. I see. What was the result of the testimony given by the three witnesses to the grand jury?
A. As two of the witnesses exited, one was a secretary who had received instructions ... and I think on some occasions had discussed with Barry Seal, the methodology. She was furious when she exited the grand jury, was very upset, indicated to me that she had not been allowed to furnish her evidence to the grand jury. ... She was the secretary for Rich Mountain Aviation, who participated in the money laundering operation upon the instructions of Hampton, Evans.
Hutchinson was replaced by Mike Fitzhugh, who was reluctant to let investigators Russell Welch of the state police and William Duncan of the IRS present evidence of money laundering to a grand jury. According to a memo obtained later by Arkansas Times reporter Mara...
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BkiUe_-6NNjgBpvIDNss | We went from 7F degrees at the beginning of the week to 64F degrees at the end! It's crazy time. (And as I type, the temperature is taking another downward dive.) There was snow, and freezing rain, and just plain rain in there, too. This week's photos are about the weather, but also about how I spend my time when I'm avoiding that weather.
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#myyearofmornings Jan 7 – it doesn't feel like 7°F out here. It's actually kind of nice!
So @heatheryarn asked me #widn… I'm working from home this afternoon, since we were sent home in anticipation of bad weather. I'm sitting on the couch with my laptop and now-empty coffee cup, directly under #tackysanta, whose red glow I am still enjoying even though it's January 🎅 . . @donnazone and @tine607 would you like to play along? What are you doing now?
#myyearofmornings Jan 9 – I hear it's expected to be 39°F here today. After the frigid temperatures we've been having lately, it's going to feel like summer!
#myyearofmornings Jan 12 – There's something really nice about moody morning light on a rainy day.
Somebody in this office building got all artsy.
Unsubscribing because of the use of the word (schizophrenic) to describe the weather. Schizophrenia is a mental health term. Offensive to those ill in this way and their families/carers.
I wish that you would not use the term "schizophrenic" in any way other than as the medical term for a very serious and often fatal brain disorder. My son lived with this disease and took his own life as a result of it. Lisa, I am certain that you intended no harm or offense in using the term as you have. Mental health advocates such as myself believe that we have an obligation to sufferers and their familiesto educate people about mental health issues.
You are correct. I indeed meant no harm, and I have removed the word entirely from the post. Thank you for educating me on this. I am sincerely sorry for your terrible loss.
I am sorry. I was unaware, and I have changed the post.
Oh, I'm so glad to hear you got the snow you wanted! Ours completely melted away on Friday, but I'm sure there will be more. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUbyc5qU2Ap07nTH17 | Pink barge "Big Hope 1" promotes cancer research on first visit to Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor – Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.
PORTAGE, Ind., (February 19, 2018) – The Port of Indiana Burns Harbor welcomes a unique visitor today. Big Hope 1, a bright pink barge owned by Ceres Barge Line, makes its first appearance at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor travelling from the Tulsa Port of Catoosa up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers to reach the port. The barge's cargo – a large storage tank measuring 171 feet in length and 342,000 pounds bound for a refinery in the Midwest – is being unloaded by port stevedore Federal Marine Terminals (FMT).
Big Hope 1 has generated more than $861,000 in donations to Mary Crowley Cancer Research since its launch in 2012. The mission of Mary Crowley Cancer Research is to expand treatment options for all cancer patients through investigational vaccine, gene, and cellular therapies. Ceres Barge Line employee, Vince Schu and his wife Julie, conceived Big Hope 1 to bring cancer awareness to the shipping industry as they both have family members affected by cancer.
"'Big Hope 1' was built by Ceres Barge and painted pink for cancer awareness," said Vince Schu. "She launched in 2012 from Jeff Boat in Jeffersonville, Ind., after she received her pink paint, which was donated by Sherwin Williams. Since then, the barge has been traveling the inland waterways raising funds and awareness for cancer research.
Both FMT and the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor contributed a portion of the revenues generated by the shipment to Mary Crowley Cancer Research. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUdk_xaJJQnNCyf4og | A Bandon Christmas Carol: Q&A with Neal Davis and Mike Dempsey
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The Bandon Playhouse production, "A Bandon Christmas Carol," opens at the Sprague Community Theater on Friday, Dec. 6 with weekend shows through Dec. 15, 2019. The script is a new adaptation of the Dickens classic written by Neal Davis. Mike Dempsey directs the Playhouse cast.
The play celebrates an ongoing nostalgia for the work of Victorian novelist Charles Dickens in a contemporary comedy with heartfelt moments and plenty of humor.
"A Christmas Carol" was published in England in 1843 as an illustrated novella. Today, it's one of Dickens' best-known tales. Through the years, the holiday ghost story has been republished, adapted for movie scripts, stage plays and ballet.
"A Bandon Christmas Carol" follows Dickens' original narrative: Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly, self-centered gentleman who confronts his shortcomings in a series of ghostly visits. First is the ghost of his late friend and business partner, Jacob Marley, then the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
After reflecting on his past and present– and glimpsing a possible future– Scrooge rediscovers this own capacity for kindness and sharing.
Neal Davis and Mike Dempsey have performed or worked behind the scenes at the Sprague Community Theater on projects for Bandon Playhouse, Gaels Readers Theater, Bandon Feeds the Hungry, and others. And, "A Bandon Christmas Carol" isn't their first writer/director collaboration.
"Helen and Anne: Through Their Eyes," was commissioned by the Bandon Lions Club in 2010. The play honors Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, women who overcame visual and hearing impairments and became two of the most inspiring communicators in American history. Davis adapted the play from biographical texts, Dempsey directed the two-woman show, and Ruthanne McSurdy-Wong provided artistic direction and set design.
The dramatic comedy "Bethlehem Road" follows a modern-day family on a fantastic trip back in time to the first Christmas. It was Davis' first holiday-themed script. The 2007 debut was presented by the Bandon Playhouse, (directed by Sally Ford), and the play enjoyed a reprise in 2015 with Dempsey as director.
Here, Davis and Dempsey answer questions about writing and directing a new play for Bandon audiences.
Q: Why do the Dickens story and characters still appeal to audiences– more than 150 years after its debut?
Davis: Dickens knew we all love a good redemption story. It's a universal theme that transcends time and culture. That it occurs over three stages of life – childhood, the present, and the unknown future, allows us to discover new truths each time we experience it. The story I saw as a kid is different than how I see it today. Plus, for me personally, the fact that it's royalty-free, (the novella is in the public domain), was a tremendous lure.
Dempsey: It's got the key elements – suspense, family, loss, hope, redemption. These appeal to modern audiences just as much as when the story was created.
Q: What literary or historic discoveries did you make while writing the script and preparing to direct the play?
Davis: Writing this was easy and not. Dickens' template is near perfect, but adapting it wasn't as idiot-proof as I'd hoped. Finding the right tone and language took a little time, as did balancing the humor to drama. Since this was for all ages, I also wanted a sound and look to the piece that would appeal to everyone in the audience. With our great cast and crew, I think we've succeeded in making a fun and meaningful experience.
Dempsey: Dickens really knew how to tell a human story. That we could transfer it to modern day, and with loads of literary license, yet still keep the tale's spirit and heart, shows how brilliant his creation is.
Q: Community theater productions by Bandon Playhouse draw cast members of all ages and levels of performance experience. What can you tell us about writing for and directing this cast?
Davis: The script had to be adaptable to a variety of skill levels. We got a Christmas miracle with our principal casting. Scrooge is played by Nameer El-Kadi, who brings over 30 years of stage and screen experience to the role. Others are local stage vets, from Heather Bouher, David Wyatt, Gareth Williams and Annie Giardinelli from Bandon; and Dave Elst from Coos Bay; to newcomers to the Bandon Playhouse. Their dedication is amazing.
Dempsey: This is one of the hardest working casts I've ever worked with. They're eager, they learn, and they seem to be having the time of their lives. Nameer is one of the best – he lifts everyone's performance and puts his whole heart into becoming Ebenezer Scrooge. His performance is one you'll remember. That's true of many of our performers – they're having fun, and it shows.
Q: The title of this adaptation is "A Bandon Christmas Carol." What elements, in the script or staging, are unique to Bandon, Oregon?
Davis: The scenery is all Bandon, as are a few of the situations. You won't hear your street name or business, but you'll definitely know it's Bandon.
Dempsey: We're in modern day Bandon, from Old Town to the cranberry bogs. We're harvesting, partying, and working hard as a community. And the main character is a real crab.
More about the Show
Looking forward to the play? Browse the Bandon Events calendar for dates, times and ticket info.
The play is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, presented without intermission. It's suitable for audiences of all ages.
Ebenezer Scrooge: Nameer El-Kadi
Ghost of Christmas Present: Heather Bouher
Ghost of Christmas Past: Annie Giardinelli
Marly and the Ghost of Christmas Future: Dave Elst
Ensemble: Linda Baldwin, Bella Blackard, Jaden Blackard, Kailynn Blackard, Aspen Elst, Dennis Hawkins, Merle Morrigan, Olwyn Reed, Linda Schoff, Meara Stadelman, Daniel Undell, Gareth Williams, David Wyatt
Tech and Stage Crew: Breezy Fiscus, Jeff Norris, Steve Shoff, and David Yeatts
Article and photos by Geneva Miller.
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Already in Italy, he studied with the Ukrainian professor Wlademir Zubitsky and participated in the seminar "Accordionist Literature Scandinava and North American" with the professors Joseph Macerollo and Mogens Elegard. In Spain, he held the course "Pedagogical Update", also taught by Professor Friedrich Lips at the International Center for Studies of the Accordion.
Still in search of the evolution of his dream, he participated in festivals and established contact with the most important accordion concertos of Bayan of the present time. As teacher, he performed an important and admirable work of diffusion of the accordion, stimulating young instrumentalists in the South of Brazil and Argentina.
In addition, the performances alternate between soloist, duo, trios, quartets and quintets. During the shows, Oscar interprets his own compositions and works by composers such as Radamés Gnatalli, Astor Piazzolla, Semionov, Zolotariow, among others.
He has performed in orchestras in Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo, alongside great maestros such as Carlos Kaminsky, Manfredo Schimitd and Claudia Feres.
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The structure of the Magic Flight Launch Box is simplicity itself and there is a lack of added features which is refreshing rather than a bad thing.
This vaporizer operates by simply filling the stainless steel trench screen and then connecting the battery. The correct temperature selection then becomes a matter of experience and preference.
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Temperature control: Controlling the heat on a Magic Flight Launch Box is basically a function of how long you keep the battery connected. The unit is calibrated to reach 380°F (193°C) in just 10 seconds. The strength of your draw makes a difference also, with a slower draw enabling a higher degree of vaporization and a thicker, tastier flavor. You need to learn to love your Launch Box and get a feel for how it works.
Heat up time: 10 seconds.
Build: The body of this vaporizer is constructed from maple. The screen and pins are food grade stainless steel and the draw stem is made of glass. The trench cover is made from acrylic plexi-glass. There is no solder involved in the unit and very little to go wrong.
Accessories: The Magic Flight Launch Box comes with a velvet carrying case, a cleaning brush and a Magic-Flight tin.
A hard travel case is also available to provide added protection to your vaporizer whilst travelling.
Also you can purchase a glass, acrylic or wooden vapor stem to give the vaporizer a touch of sophistication.
An optional 1 foot (30.5cm) vapor whip gives the user more flexibility whilst vaporizing.
Extra manufacturer recommendations: Magic Flight recommends that you grind your blend finely and stir well between each vaping session. They also urge you to remember to disconnect the battery between each use, leaving the battery connected too long will result in the combustion of your blend.
Manufacturer: Built in the USA by Magic Flight of San Diego.
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty which covers heater failure only.
One of the beautiful things about simplicity is that it leaves little chance for things to go wrong. This compact vaporizer is very simple, but fully functional. It is constructed in an ethical process and designed by people who obviously love what they do. A fantastic little vaporizer that will definitely appeal to hippies everywhere.
Fully charge the supplied AA NiMH batteries.
Fill the trench in the unit with dry, finely ground blend.
Push one battery all of the way into its holder. This will activate the heating mechanism. Begin drawing with slow and even breaths after about 3 seconds.
Continue using for around 10 to 20 seconds, then remove the battery.
It is crucial that you remove the battery between draws. Failure to do so will simply burn away your blend.
Shake the box or stir your mix between draws.
Magic Flight offers a limited lifetime warranty which covers heater failure only.
Should your order arrive and your Magic Flight is defective, a replacement will be provided free of charge. To obtain your replacement, contact us within 7 days of receipt of your order.
This is like taking vaporizing back to its roots. I cant believe how cool this box looks. No shiny plastic or shapes designed to look like a pen or a phone or a hard drive. It is what it is. Beautifully crafted and very effective. Ive bought the extendable straw for mine and it makes for a much better and cooler experience. It is true that you don't get as much control over temperature as some of the more modern models, but my Magic Box more than makes up for it in hand built charm. Get one, there the best.
I can't believe I waited so long to buy this. I've known about it for years but when I saw it on this website for $119 tax in and free shipping with all the bonus gifts I pounced on it. I forward the link to all my friends. Thanks!
Got the MFLB mostly for the entry level price tag and from reviews.
I also bought a grinder and as I am returning to this lifestyle after almost 40 years absence.
The MFLB is doing exactly what it promised and I am very pleased with it.
Only down side is that the glass tube doesn't fit snugly and it fell onto my tile floor and broke on day three of use.
I cut it down to about half size (I moved to central america so I haven't been able to get a replacement yet) and am back in business.
Of course, i could have drawn vapor directly from the box.
An unusual looking vaporizer, and maybe one for the museum. It's very basic in both its looks and its functionality. I can see the appeal of getting something different from the crowd, but this isn't it. If you're going to spend over $100 on something I think you deserve something more than a bit of wood with batteries and a hot plate. I got one as a gift, I've used it, and yes it works, but I wouldn't have paid for it myself.
Great idea, could have been executed better.
Really chuffed to have received my Magic Flight Launch Box through the post. I fired it up straight away and it works great. I admit I would have preferred a fancy dan electronic digital vaporizer, but without having a lot of money to spend on a vaporizer I stuck with this one. I am not disappointed.
The method of disengaging the battery gives more control than I thought it would and the resulting vapour is smooth and gentle on the throat and lungs. Maybe I'll save my pennies for a more expensive model, or maybe I won't because this offers everything I want. Very pleased indeed.
This is an unusual vaporizer to look at. Quite different from all the other sleek and shiny vapes out there. I like that.
The operation is a bit primative compared to other models, but sometimes I think they try so hard to compete that they make up functions that are not really necessary.
This vaporizer vaporizes my dry blend. SImple.
The company offer an excellent warranty that will cover my vaporizer even if I adapt and customize it. That's something you don't see every day. So, in summary - it looks cool, fits nicely in my pocket, and works great. I would recommend it. Why run with the crowd when you can have something a bit different?
Yes, I most definitely bought this because of how it looks, thats the truth. The actual functions were a lot easier to master than I thought. I heard about the vaporizers online and this was my first choice. I think its pretty good and after ballet, its even better, lol. I obviously can't vape at home because of my parents but its nice for a few hits before I go into the house, hehe. So, even though Im pretty new I give it a fiour and a half out of five simply because it hasn't went nuts yet and if it does, it has a lifetime warranty.
I just dont get this. Yes it looks a bit quirky. But you have to hold the batteries in with your finger to make it work? What is that? I have a friend with one of these. At first I was like "cool, that looks real neat", but then I found out how to work it. I think it burns your dry blend rather than vape it.
So I had a real good time using it but why would you buy this when theres a whole load of much better vapes with better control on the net? Nice, but not for me.
Great Vapororizer, Especially for Hippies!
What I like most about this vaporizer is the simplicity. It's a bit Heath Robinson, but then that fits in well with the kind of person I am.
It takes a bit of getting used to, but once you have the nack it is simple to use and gives me good thick tasty vapor.
I like the provenance too. The Magic Flight company seem pretty cool to me. I'd rather a vaporizer made by hippies than one made on a faceless production line in the far east. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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BkiUdCw5qdmDEeS7U2qq | Artists Kenneth Noland Art Works
Kenneth Noland Artworks
Movements and Styles: Color Field Painting, Post-Painterly Abstraction, Washington Color School
Born: April 10, 1924 - Asheville, North Carolina
Died: January 5, 2010 - Port Clyde, Maine
Artworks by Kenneth Noland
The below artworks are the most important by Kenneth Noland - that both overview the major creative periods, and highlight the greatest achievements by the artist.
Tiger Lilies (1953)
Artwork description & Analysis: This early oil painting dates close to Noland's first visit to Helen Frankenthaler's studio, when the artist was clearly still working under Abstract Expressionism's influence and trying to find his own painterly voice. Noland's early style is exemplified by visible brushwork, monochromatic palette, and calligraphic markings; the painting's title indicates that he had not yet ceased making references to the material world in his art.
Oil and enamel paint on canvas - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Ex-Nihilo (1958)
Artwork description & Analysis: The late 1950s marked an important turning point in Noland's career. In Ex Nihilo (a Latin phrase meaning "out of nothing"), Noland began painting simplified forms and balancing carefully selected colors in order to create, as the painting's title suggests, something out of nothing. However, Noland had yet to find his signature style. Unlike his later renditions of his circles and targets, where color itself is the subject, here he hinted at the representational or even the figurative. The gray-ringed, amoeba-like form resembles an egg being fertilized from its left side, while the innermost area (painted in gold, pink, and pale blue) could be some kind of zygote. We seem to be witnessing the conception of form, as order is manifested out of chaos.
Magna on canvas - Private collection
Beginnings (1958)
Artwork description & Analysis: This work, which places concentric circles on a perfectly square canvas, marks one of Noland's very first attempts at painting basic forms and archetypal patterns. Beginnings's circles are slightly irregular, an effect that may or may not have been intentional. Their varying colors complement or contrast with one another, creating a lively perceptual effect for the viewer. The final, jagged penumbra of black paint that frames these inner circles reinforces the improvisational feel of the whole work, pulling the viewer's attention beyond the nested circular forms and imbuing the whole with a burst of energy.
Magna on canvas - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Birth (1961)
Artwork description & Analysis: In this mature Circle canvas, Noland painted three concentric circles in complementary colors: yellow, magenta, and red. Although the viewer may attempt to see the circles as receding into space, they remain flat on the picture plane. Rather than attempting to create an illusion of depth, the artist focuses on the relational qualities of the three colors (how they make one another appear brighter or darker, softer or more intense) as well as the contrast between the vibrant, hard-edged rings and their neutral background. The title hints at the circle's universal symbolism of life and eternity, yet there is no specific subject matter in this totally abstract work: the only "birth" or creation that has occurred is that of the painting itself.
Oil on canvas - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Shoot (1964)
Artwork description & Analysis: In the early 1960s Noland began painting chevrons, or sharply defined V-shaped forms. This shift from circles to straight lines gave him the opportunity to start afresh in his exploration of color relationships, arranging contrasts of colors that interacted side-by-side rather than radially from a shared center. Shoot is an arrangement of four nested chevrons painted in alternating cool and warm colors. Rather than read this canvas from left to right, as we might do with a narrative scene or a landscape, we automatically concentrate on the center of this strictly symmetrical abstract arrangement on its square canvas. The point of the outermost chevron makes contact with the lower edge, thus creating a tension between Noland's composition and the boundaries of its picture plane.
Acrylic on canvas - Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Bend Sinister (1964)
Artwork description & Analysis: In some Chevron paintings, such Bend Sinister, Noland placed his compositions off-center against neutral grounds. Although Noland's titles are often difficult to decipher, this one makes a clear allusion to the painting's structure: "sinister" is the Latin word for "left," the direction in which the chevron forms point. The asymmetry of this work and this use of fewer colors with more contrast adds to the piece's visual drama, and the placement of the chevrons pointing downwards from the top edge of the canvas reverses the viewer's expectations of where and how to look.
Acrylic on canvas - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Graded Exposure (1967)
Artwork description & Analysis: In the late 1960s, Noland ventured into new territory with his Striped paintings. With this work, which measures nearly 19 feet wide, Noland painted his stripes progressively thinner towards the top, as if the image were receding into the distance. Additionally, the rainbow-like effect of coloring suggests a horizon that extends beyond the canvas. This visual effect, however, should not be confused with any particular subject matter or context, since Noland repeatedly stated that the content of his art is pure color and form, and nothing more. As he said in an interview of 1977, "I wanted to have color be the origin of the painting, I was trying to neutralize the layout, the shape, the composition. I wanted to make color the generating force." By working on a monumental scale, he has also granted pure abstraction the same status as traditional history painting or landscape painting.
Acrylic on canvas - Private Collection
Vault (1976)
Artwork description & Analysis: Noland said in a 1977 interview, "Paintings have their own boundaries, their own zones, their own limits." His innovation of shaped canvases allowed him to vary the boundaries of his works, creating new effects of weight and movement without resorting to traditional illusionism or perspective. Whereas Noland's Chevrons and Circles series created visual tension between color and blank background, Vault is animated from edge to edge with color. And, unlike the square canvases of other paintings, this shaped canvas allows its support to echo and reinforce the wedges of color that are the work's sole content. By unifying composition and support while eliminating representational imagery, pictorial space, and any evidence of his own brushwork, Noland succeeds in making the interplay of color and form his only subject.
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Frank Stella is an American artist whose geometric paintings and shaped canvases underscore the idea of the painting as object. A major influence on Minimalism, his iconic works include nested black and white stripes and concentric, angular half-circles in bright colors.
Summary Biography Artworks
Morris Louis was an American painter and an original member of the so-called Washington Color School. Along with Kenneth Noland, Helen Frankenthaler, and others, Louis pioneered the Color Field school of painting, using a technique of soaking heavy oil paints into unprimed canvases. Louis's paintings in part inspired his friend Clement Greenberg to dub the second-generation Abstract Expressionism artists Post-painterly abstraction.
Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract painter in mid-twentieth-century New York. Along with Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland, Frankenthaler is considered a pioneer in the practice of Color Field painting.
Clement Greenberg was one the leading American art critics during the twentieth century. Best known as the ideological counterpart to Harold Rosenberg, Greenberg was a formalist who coined the terms "American-type painting" and 'Post-painterly abstraction.' He was a staunch champion of pure abstraction, including the work of Jackson Pollock, Clyfford Still and Hans Hofmann.
Related Movements & Topics
Color Field Painting
A tendency within Abstract Expressionism, distinct from gestural abstraction, Color Field painting was developed by Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still in the late 1940s, and developed further by Helen Frankenthaler and others. It is characterized by large fields of color and an absence of any figurative motifs, and often expresses a yearning for transcendence and the infinite.
Summary Concepts Artworks
Post-Painterly Abstraction
Post-painterly abstraction was a term developed by critic Clement Greenberg in 1964 to describe a diverse range of abstract painters who rejected the gestural styles of the Abstract Expressionists and favored instead what he called "openness or clarity." Painters as different as Ellsworth Kelly and Helen Frankenthaler were described by the term. Some employed geometric form, others veils of stained color.
A tendency among New York painters of the late 1940s and '50s, all of whom were committed to an expressive art of profound emotion and universal themes. The movement embraced the gestural abstraction of Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock, and the color field painting of Mark Rothko and others. It blended elements of Surrealism and abstract art in an effort to create a new style fitted to the postwar mood of anxiety and trauma.
Washington Color School
The Washington Color School refers to a group of painters including Noland, Louis, and Truitt. Their work is marked by the presence of color areas, washes, and geometric designs that emphasized the two-dimensional surface of the picture plane and its lack of reference to any subject matter.
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(HealthDay)—Tainted food, trash-filled parklands and even hungry kids: Public health could be increasingly at risk as the U.S. government shutdown drags into its 21st day, experts say.
Crucial inspections intended to protect Americans have either been curtailed or are not being performed because the responsible federal workers have been furloughed, said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association.
"We have a very refined regulatory process which protects people from
known and unknown hazards," Benjamin said.
These inspections are designed to protect people against threats like tainted drugs, foodborne illnesses and water contamination, he explained.
"Even though we have a system that's pretty good, things fall through," Benjamin said, noting the frequency of drug recalls, foodborne disease outbreaks and polluted drinking water. "And that's when we're running on all cylinders, everyone's funded, everyone's at work," he added.
Large sections of the government have been shut down since late last month. President Donald Trump is insisting on government funding of more than $5 billion to start building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border; Democrats have refused to fork over the money.
Congress already has passed five of its major appropriations bills, which fund about three-quarters of the government. The shutdown hasn't affected the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Veterans Affairs, all of which directly influence health care in this country.
But parts of the government affected by the shutdown do play a role in the public health of the nation, experts said.
FDA has cut routine food inspections
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is responsible for about 80 percent of inspections related to the American food supply, said Sarah Sorscher, deputy director of regulatory affairs with the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
The FDA has suspended all its routine inspections of food-processing plants that prepare packaged foods, produce, milk and egg cartons, FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told the Washington Post.
"That's a lot of food and a lot of responsibility, and right now FDA is not out there doing the routine inspections it usually does," Sorscher said. "That means they're not detecting vermin in the facilities. They're not finding employees who aren't following proper sanitation [rules]. All of these different risks that they usually address are not being addressed."
Gottlieb said he's working on a plan to bring back inspectors as early as next week to resume inspections for plants that pose the highest risk to food safety, such as those that handle soft cheeses or seafood, the Post reported.
But in the meantime, "consumers should be very concerned that food safety will be impacted by the shutdown," Sorscher said.
Benjamin agreed. "My concern is we're going to get a bad foodborne outbreak and all of the people won't be at work to fix it or address it," he said. "Even if they call them back up, those folks will have to play catch-up."
Inspections of drug-making facilities have been put on hold
With at least two out of every five employees furloughed, other crucial activities of the FDA also aren't being pursued, experts said.
Routine inspections of drug-manufacturing facilities have been put on hold, said Dr. Michael Carome, director of the health research group at Public Citizen.
"Not uncommonly, those inspections identify serious problems that need to be addressed to make sure the drugs being manufactured are safe and effective," Carome said. He added that scientists who test drugs for contamination also have been furloughed.
Evidence that the FDA is not at the wheel can be found at the agency's website, which regularly posts warnings issued to companies not in compliance with government health regulations, Sorscher said.
"They haven't issued any warning letters since the shutdown, which is usually how they put companies on notice for doing something wrong," Sorscher said.
The Environmental Protection Agency has also run out of funding, limiting the agency's ability to inspect drinking water, according to Kaiser Health News.
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The shutdown could also impact public health in indirect ways, Benjamin said.
For instance, trash has been piling up in America's national parks and monuments, which have been kept open even though the National Park Service has furloughed its employees.
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BkiUbGg5qdmB6uAdsiBq | You are here: Home / Soweto
Soweto, once South Africa's biggest and most famous township is now a bustling growing metropolis with its own unique character. It lies southwest of Johannesburg.
During the 1976 student uprising this township received much international media coverage and it has therefore become a popular tourist destination. Johannesburg and Soweto are bound by an economic umbilical cord that cannot be cut. Most Sowetans are employed in Johannesburg and commute daily, supplying Johannesburg with the workforce that supports its economy.
The name Soweto is an acronym for SOuth WEstern TOwnships. It started life in 1950, when the National Party government developed five farms as housing for the thousands of mineworkers and migrant labourers who streamed to Gauteng to work in the gold mines and factories.
Much of the history of our already ten-year-old democracy was conceived on the dusty streets of Soweto, where the politically and socially conscious people of this township led the nation in revolt against the unfair system of Apartheid. Soweto also has the distinction of being the only place in the world where two Nobel-prize winners, Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela, lived — both on Vilakazi Street!
Today's Soweto is home to more than three million people and includes the areas of Dobsonville, Diepkloof and Dube. It is a symbol of hope and liberty, but also a historical reminder of what people can subject each other to.
Soccer: The First National Bank Arena ("Soccer City") is the venue of many international and national soccer matches.
The many soccer stadiums in Soweto, Elkah, Jabavu, Dobsonville and Lenasia, demonstrate the enthusiasm of the residents for soccer.
African Institute of Art and FUNDA Learning Centre: The African Institute of Art and the FUNDA Learning Centre has an important social upliftment function that it exercises by exposing disadvantaged and underprivileged people to art and culture.
Regina Mundi Church: The historic Regina Mundi Church houses a small art gallery, Ma-Africa Art Gallery. The gallery is open to the public and sells local works of art (10 per cent of the proceeds go to the church). Internationally renowned artists produced the art that mainly depict life in the townships – the tears and the laughter.
Cultural/Community Tourism
eKhaya Soweto Neighbourhood Museum: The innovative and creative centre in Phase 3, Diepkloof Extension is continually undergoing change and improvement. The social club gives precedence to soccer, the game of the people, and shows regular videos of soccer games. The art in the museum depicts life in the townships.
Shebeens: One experience that the visitor should not miss is lunch at a shebeen. There is no better way of getting to know the people or of experiencing their lifestyle and philosophy than in this informal setting. Several restaurants, coffee shops and shebeens are on the itinerary and their names are known to tourists all over the world.
Soweto Township Tour: A township tour into Soweto is an experience not to be missed. However, it is best to be accompanied by accredited guides. The tours include some of the most prominent historical sites (see: History and Architecture) in Soweto and also afford visitors a peep at the extreme circumstances in which the people of Soweto live — the squalor and the splendour. Should visitors wish to stay over in Soweto, they need to make arrangements well in advance.
Many of the historic events in the political struggle for freedom took place in Soweto and there are many sites that commemorate this turbulent time in our history.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu's house: Archbishop Tutu used to own a home in Soweto but the house is not open to the public. Bishop Tutu was always a resolute figure, never afraid of voicing his strong opinions in public, and in more recent years, became the Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. While driving by, a guide will tell visitors more about his life.
Avalon Cemetery: The cemetery in Chabuse Street dates from 1972 and is the final resting place of famous political activists such as Helen Joseph, Joe Slovo and Lilian Ngoyi. Young Hector Pieterson also lies buried here. During the turbulent past, many funerals were not simply occasions for mourning, but often grew into mass gatherings. Tear gas canisters being fired by the police at mourners were thus not an unusual occurrence at funerals. Many graves are covered with metal rectangular cots, a practice taken from Mpumalanga where rocks were placed on graves to prevent animals carrying away the bodies that could not be buried deep enough in the rocky soil. The cemetery is currently being upgraded and there are plans to create a Heroes Acre here. Avalon sees some 200 burials over weekends.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital: This is the largest hospital in the Southern Hemisphere. It was originally built as a military hospital but has since grown considerably and boasts some of the most sophisticated medical facilities in the world. Tours of the hospital are possible but arrangements need to be made well in advance.
Enoch Sontonga memorial: The memorial marks the final resting place of the man who wrote "Nkosi Sikelele iAfrika" (Lord Bless Africa), which became our national anthem in 1997. Enoch Sontonga was a teacher in Johannesburg and wrote the hymn in 1897.
Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum: The museum and memorial at 8288 Maseko Street in Orlando West is dedicated to the 12-year old boy who was the first child to die in the student uprising of June 1976. The memorial is a small marble stone that bears a brief written history of Hector's life and of the Freedom Struggle. It is located a mere two blocks from the spot where Hector lost his life. The museum documents the events that were driven to a head on 16 June 1976, when Soweto children took to the streets to take charge of their future. Hector Pieterson quickly became a household name, who will remain a symbol of the struggle for many years to come, and 16 June is commemorated as Youth Day in South Africa. Eyewitness accounts, photographs, text panels and audio visual footage illustrate the human tragedy that led to the deaths of several students from June 1976 to the end of 1977.
Kliptown: Kliptown was established in 1903, and is one of the oldest urban settlements in Soweto. The Congress of the People adopted the Freedom Charter, the cornerstone policy of the African National Congress (ANC), on this spot on 26 June 1955. The square has been declared a National Heritage Site, and is a permanent reminder of the strength and determination of the human spirit. Future plans for Kliptown include a monument at the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, the refurbishment of the railway station, a new taxi rank, an informal trader's market, new houses, cleaning of the Klipspruit river and recreational facilities.
Mandela Museum: Many of the most important black political figures of South Africa used to live or still live in Soweto. Guided tours are conducted to show visitors, among other things, the erstwhile or present homes of these leaders. For example, the 4-room house at 8115 Ngakane Street in Orlando West where Nelson Mandela lived while he was practising as a lawyer in Johannesburg, before he went to prison for 27 years, has become a part of our national heritage. The inside of the house is filled with small mementoes and treasures of him and his family. Many of the artefacts have their own stories to tell. The "karos" (piece of skin worn as traditional Xhosa clothing), which he wore during a trial to show his contempt for the Western legal system, lies on the bed in the main bedroom.
Morris Isaacson Secondary School: One of the buildings visitors will pass on a tour is the Morris Isaacson School where many of the preparations for the 1976 student uprisings were made. Many of the political leaders of South Africa attended this school.
Oppenheimer Tower: This tower was built amid the ruins of the old shantytown, where gardens have now been developed as part of the Oppenheimer Complex. The tower is mainly visited for its view over most of Soweto. A hall for functions and parties is also available.
Regina Mundi Catholic Church: The Regina Mundi Church at 1149 Khumalo Street is considered by many the spiritual home of the freedom struggle. The people of Soweto held many political meetings, rallies and community gatherings in the church grounds. It is also the largest church in Soweto and many of the people who perished during the struggle were buried from here. Bullet holes, most likely caused by shots fired by police from inside the church while they were trying to break up a meeting, can still be seen. A famous painting of the Black Madonna also hangs inside the church. A permanent photographic display tells the story of "Soweto, June 16th 1976 … Before and After" – the 50-year journey to political freedom.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's house: The home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nelson Mandela's second wife, whom he divorced soon after his release from prison, is a popular attraction. She played a strong role in the ANC Women's Movement and is still active in politics. She still owns and occupies this house and visitors will only be able to see the outside.
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BkiUa4Y5qhDACnynoN42 | Q: Compactly supported cohomology of a topological DM stack Consider a separated topological Deligne-Mumford stack $\mathfrak X$, i.e., a topological stack which is presentable by a proper etale topological groupoid (equivalently, $\mathfrak X$ is locally isomorphic to the stack quotient $[X/G]$ for $X$ a Hausdorff space and $G$ a finite group). Let's assume that $\mathfrak X$ is locally compact Hausdorff, i.e., for every etale map (or equivalently, one etale atlas) $X\to\mathfrak X$, where $X$ is a topological space, $X$ has an open cover by locally compact Hausdorff spaces.
Is there a natural way to define the compactly supported cohomology groups $H^i_c(\mathfrak X,\mathbb Q)$?
I would like the definition to agree with $H^i_c(X,\mathbb Q)^G$ for the simple case of a global quotient stack $\mathfrak X = [X/G]$, where $G$ is a finite group. Another property I'd like to have is a Thom isomorphism like statement, i.e., if we have an oriented rank $r$ vector bundle $\pi:\mathfrak E\to\mathfrak X$, then we have isomorphisms $\pi_!:H^{*+r}_c(\mathfrak E,\mathbb Q)\to H^*_c(\mathfrak X,\mathbb Q)$.
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BkiUb4o5jDKDyDF8v8gH | Q: Maven modules are trying to use parent dependencies I have a maven project where the parent module has a lib directory containing various jars that are necessary for compilation, but aren't included in the final product. When I try to get the children modules to build it fails. It says "The following artifacts could not be resolved" then eventually says "Could not find artifact local_dependency at C:\path\to\project\modules\module_name\lib\local_dependency.jar".
The children modules do not depend on the libraries that the parent uses, however it still wants to include them. Is there an option I need to set to prevent this?
Parent Pom snippet:
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<currentVersion>1.0.0</currentVersion>
</properties>
<groupId>com.project</groupId>
<artifactId>project_artifact</artifactId>
<packaging>pom</packaging>
<version>${currentVersion}</version>
<modules>
<module>modules/module_name</module>
</modules>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>group.id</groupId>
<artifactId>local_dependency</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<systemPath>${basedir}/lib/local_dependency.jar</systemPath>
<scope>system</scope>
<optional>true</optional>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
Child pom snippet:
<parent>
<groupId>com.project</groupId>
<artifactId>project_artifact</artifactId>
<version>${currentVersion}</version>
<relativePath>../../</relativePath>
</parent>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>net.some.dependency</groupId>
<artifactId>artifact_name</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.project</groupId> <!-- The child depends on the parent for the parent's API-->
<artifactId>project_artifact</artifactId>
<version>${currentVersion}</version>
<type>jar</type>
</depdencency>
</dependencies>
So from this, the child pom will attempt to include group.id:local_dependency from project_base/modules/module_name/lib/local_dependency.jar but it doesn't exist and doesn't need to exist.
A: You can exclude specific transitive dependencies in the dependency declaration. In your case, the following change in the child pom's dependency on the parent should get the build working:
<dependency>
<groupId>com.project</groupId> <!-- The child depends on the parent for the parent's API-->
<artifactId>project_artifact</artifactId>
<version>${currentVersion}</version>
<type>jar</type>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>group.id</groupId>
<artifactId>local_dependency</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
A: The child inherits the parent's dependencies, whether or not you include the dependency explicitly. Two possible ways to resolve the issue are:
*
*Don't build any jar artifact in the parent - create a sub-module for this and use the sub-module as a dependency in its siblings.
*Use a fixed path (not relative to ${basedir}, since this changes in each module build, which tries to resolve the location anew). If you always build from the parent's directory, you could use ${user.dir}.
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BkiUa0bxK1ThhBMLeFMn | In October of this year (2016), my wife and I took our annual trip to Europe. This year we opted to visit Italy and Amsterdam. While researching the trip I came across a tour from Venice to the Dolomites. After reading the reviews and seeing the images I knew we had to book the tour, and I'm glad we did. This was hands down the best tour we've ever taken. The driver was incredibly personable, knowledgeable and (best of all) he was an avid photographer! He must have pulled over the van 50 times on the tour so the group could grab a shot.
When we first left Venice the weather was quite poor. It was raining and the clouds were low, not ideal for taking photos in the mountains. The guide assured us that the clouds would break up and we'd have a great day of shooting. After a morning of driving and a quick lunch in a quaint mountain lodge, we headed out for "the good stuff". After only 15-20 mins of driving, he pulled the van over at a small pond and said "Bring all of your cameras". He was right. Just steps from the van was the image you see captured here. Simply stunning.
This image was taken on expired Kodak Portra 400NC. I exposed the film at ISO 100 and metered for the shadows. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdLrxaJJQnMJkXwr_ | World intangible music genre sets Viet Nam's records
Viet Nam Book of Records has recognised a giant artificial musical instrument and a cultural theatre in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bac Lieu as the country's latest records.
Dan kim (moon-shaped lute), a Bac Lieu's cultural symbol, has set a new record of Viet Nam
The largest and stylised kim (moon-shaped lute), the province's cultural symbol, receives the honour along with the Cao Van Lau Theatre and Culture and Art Exhibition Centre constructed in the shape of three conical hats.
These two newly inaugurated projects were constructed for the first festival of don ca tai tu (amateur music and songs in the South) to be held on April 24 – 29.
The theatre and exhibition centre, with a total area of over 2,250 sq. metres, is divided into three blocks – round cylinders with a conical hat-like roof made of colourful composite planks. The largest hat is 24.21 metres in height and 45.15 metres in diameter.
Meanwhile, the dan kim, located in the Hung Vuong Square in Bac Lieu City, is made of steel rods and concrete and has a height of 18.6 metres. It sits on a five-petal lotus base made of similar materials.
The art of don ca tai tu officially became a recognised UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last December. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbRQ5qdmB6w-nqgZQ | Home » Our Expertise » Construction
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Cassels Lawyers Recognized in the 2018 Lexpert Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada
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Matthew Alter and Paul Stein Named "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers
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BkiUcVXxK6Ot9V_E3Hkp | Bayern Munich will take on Schalke on Saturday in a game of round 21 in the German BundesLiga. Bayern are 3rd in the standings equal on 42 points with 2nd placed Borussia Monchengladbach, seven behind league leaders Borussia Dortmund. The visitors are sitting 12th in the table with 22 points, seven more than the first team in the relegation zone.
Worth mentioning: Bayern have kept five clean sheets in the last seven encounters while Schalke conceded at least one in each, with four of those games producing over 2,5 goals. Schalke' last win in Munich came back in 2011, and in the nine games since then they managed just two draws.
Top performers Bayern Munich: Robert Lewandowski 12 goals 6 assists, Leon Goretzka 6 goals 1 assist, Thomas Muller 4 goals 6 assists.
Top performers Schalke: Daniel Caligiuri 4 goals 2 assist, Steven Skrzybski 3 goals 1 assist, Nabil Bentaleb 3 goals.
Worth mentioning: Bayern have lost just one of their last fourteen outings, but are not in top form as their two most recent games ended in loss and draw(in this game the Bavarians needed extra time to qualify for the next round of DFB Pokal). Bayern won five and drew twice in their last seven home games. Seven of Schalke last eight games saw both teams hitting the back of the net and six of those produced over 2,5 goals. They have not lost any of their four recent visits in the BundesLiga.
Missing players Bayern Munich: Renato Sanches, Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben, Corentin Tolisso.
Missing players Schalke: Alexander Nubel, Matija Nastasic. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbCM5qoYDgY37y9FV | Home > Worship > History – The Church
Original indigenous residents referred to this area as Boolimbah, meaning place of the Magpie Lark.
St John the Baptist Anglican Church became an integral part of the history of Bulimba only some 125 years ago. Prior to this, Anglican residents travelled across the river by ferry to worship at St Andrew's in South Brisbane. In 1887, Mrs Elizabeth Coxen, a highly respected member of the Bulimba community, decided it was time that Bulimba had its own Anglican Church. A Public Meeting was called at which she advocated for regular church services to be held locally. Money, however, was needed if a building was to be erected for this purpose. To initiate subscriptions Mrs Coxen donated £100. This was a considerable amount at the time and represents 1/7 of the total cost of the building. Her generosity did not end there, however, and she donated land, the funds from the sale of which were used towards purchasing the land on which St John's now stands.
In 1886 Elizabeth became the first female member of the Royal Society of Queensland. Following her death in 1906 Elizabeth was described as the 'Mother of Bulimba.' In 1907 the lectern, from which Bible readings are presented and a marble plaque, were both dedicated to her memory. In 2003 a monument to Charles and Elizabeth Coxen was unveiled in Tingalpa Pioneer's Chapel. Elizabeth is described as a "naturalist, meteorologist, pioneer, curator and first woman employed by the Australian Museum and founder of St. John The Baptist Church, Bulimba" In 2012 one of two Meeting Rooms in the new St John's development was named "The Coxen Room".
The first service held on the site was 23 June 1888 when Lady Musgrave, wife of the Governor of Queensland, capped the first stump for the new Church; the first service in the completed church was 29 September 1888. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdoQ4dbghVu0OkEwd | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<display_options>
<platform name="*">
<option name="fixed-layout">true</option>
</platform>
</display_options> | github | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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BkiUdHY4uzlhge3-E_5e | // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.DocumentationComments;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Shared.Extensions;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SignatureHelp;
using Roslyn.Utilities;
namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.SignatureHelp
{
internal abstract class AbstractCSharpSignatureHelpProvider : AbstractSignatureHelpProvider
{
protected AbstractCSharpSignatureHelpProvider()
{
}
protected static SymbolDisplayPart Keyword(SyntaxKind kind)
{
return new SymbolDisplayPart(SymbolDisplayPartKind.Keyword, null, SyntaxFacts.GetText(kind));
}
protected static SymbolDisplayPart Punctuation(SyntaxKind kind)
{
return new SymbolDisplayPart(SymbolDisplayPartKind.Punctuation, null, SyntaxFacts.GetText(kind));
}
protected static SymbolDisplayPart Text(string text)
{
return new SymbolDisplayPart(SymbolDisplayPartKind.Text, null, text);
}
protected static SymbolDisplayPart Space()
{
return new SymbolDisplayPart(SymbolDisplayPartKind.Space, null, " ");
}
protected static SymbolDisplayPart NewLine()
{
return new SymbolDisplayPart(SymbolDisplayPartKind.LineBreak, null, "\r\n");
}
private static readonly IList<SymbolDisplayPart> _separatorParts = new List<SymbolDisplayPart>
{
Punctuation(SyntaxKind.CommaToken),
Space()
};
protected static IList<SymbolDisplayPart> GetSeparatorParts() => _separatorParts;
protected static SignatureHelpSymbolParameter Convert(
IParameterSymbol parameter,
SemanticModel semanticModel,
int position,
IDocumentationCommentFormattingService formatter,
CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
return new SignatureHelpSymbolParameter(
parameter.Name,
parameter.IsOptional,
parameter.GetDocumentationPartsFactory(semanticModel, position, formatter),
parameter.ToMinimalDisplayParts(semanticModel, position));
}
/// <summary>
/// We no longer show awaitable usage text in SignatureHelp, but IntelliCode expects this
/// method to exist.
/// </summary>
[Obsolete("Expected to exist by IntelliCode. This can be removed once their unnecessary use of this is removed.")]
protected IList<TaggedText> GetAwaitableUsage(IMethodSymbol method, SemanticModel semanticModel, int position)
{
return SpecializedCollections.EmptyList<TaggedText>();
}
}
}
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