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21. Caching¶
Doctrine provides cache drivers in the Common package for some of the most popular caching implementations such as APC, Memcache and Xcache. We also provide an ArrayCache driver which stores the data in a PHP array. Obviously, the cache does not live between requests but this is useful for testing in a development environment.
21.1. Cache Drivers¶
The cache drivers follow a simple interface that is defined in Doctrine\Common\Cache\Cache. All the cache drivers extend a base class Doctrine\Common\Cache\AbstractCache which implements the before mentioned interface.
The interface defines the following methods for you to publicly use.
- fetch($id) - Fetches an entry from the cache.
- contains($id) - Test if an entry exists in the cache.
- save($id, $data, $lifeTime = false) - Puts data into the cache.
- delete($id) - Deletes a cache entry.
Each driver extends the AbstractCache class which defines a few abstract protected methods that each of the drivers must implement.
- _doFetch($id)
- _doContains($id)
- _doSave($id, $data, $lifeTime = false)
- _doDelete($id)
The public methods fetch(), contains(), etc. utilize the above protected methods that are implemented by the drivers. The code is organized this way so that the protected methods in the drivers do the raw interaction with the cache implementation and the AbstractCache can build custom functionality on top of these methods.
In order to use the APC cache driver you must have it compiled and enabled in your php.ini. You can read about APC in the PHP Documentation. It will give you a little background information about what it is and how you can use it as well as how to install it.
Below is a simple example of how you could use the APC cache driver by itself.
$cacheDriver = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache();
$cacheDriver->save('cache_id', 'my_data');
21.1.2. Memcache¶
In order to use the Memcache cache driver you must have it compiled and enabled in your php.ini. You can read about Memcache ` on the PHP website <http://us2.php.net/memcache>`_. It will give you a little background information about what it is and how you can use it as well as how to install it.
Below is a simple example of how you could use the Memcache cache driver by itself.
$memcache = new Memcache();
$memcache->connect('memcache_host', 11211);
$cacheDriver = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\MemcacheCache();
$cacheDriver->save('cache_id', 'my_data');
21.1.3. Xcache¶
In order to use the Xcache cache driver you must have it compiled and enabled in your php.ini. You can read about Xcache here. It will give you a little background information about what it is and how you can use it as well as how to install it.
Below is a simple example of how you could use the Xcache cache driver by itself.
$cacheDriver = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\XcacheCache();
$cacheDriver->save('cache_id', 'my_data');
21.2. Using Cache Drivers¶
In this section we'll describe how you can fully utilize the API of the cache drivers to save cache, check if some cache exists, fetch the cached data and delete the cached data. We'll use the ArrayCache implementation as our example here.
$cacheDriver = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ArrayCache();
21.2.1. Saving¶
To save some data to the cache driver it is as simple as using the save() method.
$cacheDriver->save('cache_id', 'my_data');
The save() method accepts three arguments which are described below.
- $id - The cache id
- $data - The cache entry/data.
- $lifeTime - The lifetime. If != false, sets a specific lifetime for this cache entry (null => infinite lifeTime).
You can save any type of data whether it be a string, array, object, etc.
$array = array(
'key1' => 'value1',
'key2' => 'value2'
$cacheDriver->save('my_array', $array);
21.2.2. Checking¶
Checking whether some cache exists is very simple, just use the contains() method. It accepts a single argument which is the ID of the cache entry.
if ($cacheDriver->contains('cache_id')) {
echo 'cache exists';
} else {
echo 'cache does not exist';
21.2.3. Fetching¶
Now if you want to retrieve some cache entry you can use the fetch() method. It also accepts a single argument just like contains() which is the ID of the cache entry.
$array = $cacheDriver->fetch('my_array');
21.2.4. Deleting¶
As you might guess, deleting is just as easy as saving, checking and fetching. We have a few ways to delete cache entries. You can delete by an individual ID, regular expression, prefix, suffix or you can delete all entries.
126.96.36.199. By Cache ID¶
You can also pass wild cards to the delete() method and it will return an array of IDs that were matched and deleted.
$deleted = $cacheDriver->delete('users_*');
220.127.116.11. By Regular Expression¶
If you need a little more control than wild cards you can use a PHP regular expression to delete cache entries.
$deleted = $cacheDriver->deleteByRegex('/users_.*/');
220.127.116.11. By Prefix¶
Because regular expressions are kind of slow, if simply deleting by a prefix or suffix is sufficient, it is recommended that you do that instead of using a regular expression because it will be much faster if you have many cache entries.
$deleted = $cacheDriver->deleteByPrefix('users_');
188.8.131.52. By Suffix¶
Just like we did above with the prefix you can do the same with a suffix.
$deleted = $cacheDriver->deleteBySuffix('_my_account');
22.214.171.124. All¶
If you simply want to delete all cache entries you can do so with the deleteAll() method.
$deleted = $cacheDriver->deleteAll();
21.2.5. Counting¶
If you want to count how many entries are stored in the cache driver instance you can use the count() method.
echo $cacheDriver->count();
In order to use deleteByRegex(), deleteByPrefix(), deleteBySuffix(), deleteAll(), count() or getIds() you must enable an option for the cache driver to manage your cache IDs internally. This is necessary because APC, Memcache, etc. don't have any advanced functionality for fetching and deleting. We add some functionality on top of the cache drivers to maintain an index of all the IDs stored in the cache driver so that we can allow more granular deleting operations.
21.2.6. Namespaces¶
If you heavily use caching in your application and utilize it in multiple parts of your application, or use it in different applications on the same server you may have issues with cache naming collisions. This can be worked around by using namespaces. You can set the namespace a cache driver should use by using the setNamespace() method.
21.3. Integrating with the ORM¶
The Doctrine ORM package is tightly integrated with the cache drivers to allow you to improve performance of various aspects of Doctrine by just simply making some additional configurations and method calls.
21.3.1. Query Cache¶
It is highly recommended that in a production environment you cache the transformation of a DQL query to its SQL counterpart. It doesn't make sense to do this parsing multiple times as it doesn't change unless you alter the DQL query.
This can be done by configuring the query cache implementation to use on your ORM configuration.
$config = new \Doctrine\ORM\Configuration();
$config->setQueryCacheImpl(new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache());
21.3.2. Result Cache¶
The result cache can be used to cache the results of your queries so that we don't have to query the database or hydrate the data again after the first time. You just need to configure the result cache implementation.
$config->setResultCacheImpl(new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache());
Now when you're executing DQL queries you can configure them to use the result cache.
$query = $em->createQuery('select u from \Entities\User u');
You can also configure an individual query to use a different result cache driver.
$query->setResultCacheDriver(new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache());
Setting the result cache driver on the query will automatically enable the result cache for the query. If you want to disable it pass false to useResultCache().
If you want to set the time the cache has to live you can use the setResultCacheLifetime() method.
The ID used to store the result set cache is a hash which is automatically generated for you if you don't set a custom ID yourself with the setResultCacheId() method.
You can also set the lifetime and cache ID by passing the values as the second and third argument to useResultCache().
$query->useResultCache(true, 3600, 'my_custom_id');
21.3.3. Metadata Cache¶
Your class metadata can be parsed from a few different sources like YAML, XML, Annotations, etc. Instead of parsing this information on each request we should cache it using one of the cache drivers.
Just like the query and result cache we need to configure it first.
$config->setMetadataCacheImpl(new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache());
Now the metadata information will only be parsed once and stored in the cache driver.
21.4. Clearing the Cache¶
We've already shown you previously how you can use the API of the cache drivers to manually delete cache entries. For your convenience we offer a command line task for you to help you with clearing the query, result and metadata cache.
From the Doctrine command line you can run the following command.
$ ./doctrine clear-cache
Running this task with no arguments will clear all the cache for all the configured drivers. If you want to be more specific about what you clear you can use the following options.
To clear the query cache use the --query option.
$ ./doctrine clear-cache --query
To clear the metadata cache use the --metadata option.
$ ./doctrine clear-cache --metadata
To clear the result cache use the --result option.
$ ./doctrine clear-cache --result
When you use the --result option you can use some other options to be more specific about what queries result sets you want to clear.
Just like the API of the cache drivers you can clear based on an ID, regular expression, prefix or suffix.
$ ./doctrine clear-cache --result --id=cache_id
Or if you want to clear based on a regular expressions.
$ ./doctrine clear-cache --result --regex=users_.*
Or with a prefix.
$ ./doctrine clear-cache --result --prefix=users_
And finally with a suffix.
$ ./doctrine clear-cache --result --suffix=_my_account
Using the --id, --regex, etc. options with the --query and --metadata are not allowed as it is not necessary to be specific about what you clear. You only ever need to completely clear the cache to remove stale entries.
21.5. Cache Slams¶
Something to be careful of when utilizing the cache drivers is cache slams. If you have a heavily trafficked website with some code that checks for the existence of a cache record and if it does not exist it generates the information and saves it to the cache. Now if 100 requests were issued all at the same time and each one sees the cache does not exist and they all try and insert the same cache entry it could lock up APC, Xcache, etc. and cause problems. Ways exist to work around this, like pre-populating your cache and not letting your users requests populate the cache.
You can read more about cache slams in this blog post.


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Anthony Gill had to sit out last season due to transfer rules.
"That was probably one of the hardest things," says Gill. "Sometimes they were losing out there and I wanted to help as much as I could."
Gill, a 6-foot-8 forward, had a very solid freshman year at South Carolina.
He played in all 31 games for the Gamecocks, averaging eight points and five rebounds, but decided to transfer to Virginia, joining friend Akil Mitchell, whom Gill was teammates with in high school.
Gill says, "He was a big part of the reason why I came here. Just knowing someone made it easier to transition into another school."
At South Carolina, Gill shot almost 40 percent from 3-point range, but he also has size and strength, and should provide points down low in the paint.
Bennett says, "He's one of the more aggressive and physical forwards that we have in terms of drawing fouls. He has the ability to draw contact, to pick up fouls, and I think he'll get to the free throw line. He's a good offensive rebounder, good moves, so he brings that ruggedness that is a threat when he has the ball.
The addition of Gill is one reason why the 'Hoos are ranked in the preseason Top 25 for the first time in 12 years.
"Everybody can put expectations on us but we're just going to get as good as we can," Gill. "Coach Bennett has put that in our heads. Everybody's hyping us up this year, but we're going to do what we need to do to win games."
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Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi arrived in Rome from Bologna around 1626. Throughout his career he primarily devoted his attention to fresco painting, executing fine compositions that often included striking landscapes for palaces such as those of the Borghese and the Pamphilj families. Among his most notable decorative schemes were those for the Santacroce ai Catinari palace in Rome of 1640–41, depicting Old Testament scenes in panoramic landscapes; those in the Villa Pamphilj comprising a series on Hercules of 1645–47; and those in the Muti-Papazzurri palace of 1660–80. Grimaldi also worked in Paris between 1649 and 1651 in the residence of Cardinal Mazarin and in the Palais du Louvre. In comparison to his extensive output in mural painting, few easel paintings have been attributed to this artist.
The story of Tobias is taken from the Old Testament Apocrypha. Son of Tobit, Tobias travelled from Nineveh to Media to collect a debt on behalf of his father. Tobias was accompanied on his trip by a young man who was in fact the Archangel Raphael, and by a dog. When they reached the banks of the Tigris, Tobias went to bathe and was almost devoured by a huge fish. Raphael instructed Tobias to catch it, cut it up and keep the heart, liver and gall. Tobias used the heart and liver to drive away the curse from his new bride, Sarah, while the gall was used to cure his father's blindness.
Grimaldi depicts Tobias and the Archangel in the lower right corner of his composition at the moment when the young Tobias has followed Raphael's instructions and opened up the fish's stomach. Raphael, who in the original account reveals his divine status after their return to Nineveh, is here already depicted with his wings and a tall staff. The rest of the canvas is occupied by a sweeping landscape with two secondary scenes that are difficult to associate with the story of Tobias. The view that frames the principal incident and which seems in fact to be the main subject of the composition, extends from the banks of a river with a waterfall on the right to a leafy bank on the left. Grimaldi created a sensation of depth by alternating different passages and elements such as the five groups of figures that lead into the landscape, starting with Tobias and the Archangel in the foreground, and which create a visual link with the more distant elements such as the waterfall and behind it the tower, mountains and sky.
As Contini noted, the overall conception of the landscape is characteristic of Grimaldi. He also mentioned the similarity between Tobias and a figure of Tobias by Domenichino in an oil on copper in the National Gallery, London. Another painting by Grimaldi on the same subject (Hunterian Collection, Glasgow) is similar with regard to its composition.
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Fresh Air Fund Winter Visit
New Canaan family invited Fresh Air Fund child for winter visit
Sporting jeans, matching pink Minnie Mouse t-shirts, and two braids, Fresh Air child Helen and her host sister Annie Meyer "are just like sisters," according to eight-year-old Helen. Six-year-old Annie said, "no, we're twins!"
Alicia Meyer, her husband Brad and their children Annie, Watson, and William first welcomed Helen, of Queens, into their New Canaan home last summer through The Fresh Air Fund's Volunteer Host Family Program, and enjoyed a recent holiday visit with their Fresh Air child.
The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income neighborhoods since 1877. Each summer, over 4,000 inner-city children visit suburban, rural, and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada through The Fresh Air Fund's Volunteer Host Family Program.
Helen spent three days in between Christmas and New Years with the Meyers, excited to play dolls with Annie and stay up late together telling each other stories. "Helen brought a kit, and the girls made snow globes together. They played air hockey in the basement, had a make-your-own-pizza dinner, and went to the movie theater to see Frozen," said Alicia. "The biggest difference with the offseason visit was that there was no shy, getting-to-know-you period. The kids basically picked up right where they left off."
While the family relished in quality time indoors this past holiday visit, Helen and Annie enjoyed all that New Canaan has to offer last summer. "There were so many favorite moments!" recalled Alicia. "We had a particularly fun night catching fireflies in Irwin Park. Helen and Annie had a great week attending day camp at the New Canaan Nature Center. All of the kids loved picking blueberries at Jones Family Farm in Shelton, CT. We also went with friends to the Summer Theatre Festival at Waveny Park to see The Little Mermaid."
To beat the summer heat wave during Helen's July 2013 visit, the Meyers and Helen spent their days cooling off at the beach on Shippan Point and at local ice cream shops. "The kids also had a great time just hanging out around our house – doing art projects, running around the backyard, playing with our dog, and swimming in the pool."
Although Helen wasn't able to swim when she first arrived to the Meyers, she worked hard to learn. "When I picture Helen, I picture her in the pool. When she first arrived, Helen couldn't swim at all. She really, really wanted to get in the water, but also really did not want to go in any farther than the second step. We worked with her every day, and watched as her confidence grew, and as she made her way down the steps. By the end of the visit, she was able to tread water for a brief period of time, and would cruise the edge of the pool with her floating noodle and snorkeling gear."
Sharing her love of cooking with her host family, Helen was Alicia's "grocery-shopping buddy" during the summer "and she taught us how to make her special salsa - green, delicious, and very spicy!" This past holiday visit Helen again helped shop for groceries so she could make the Meyers a special fruit salad that her mom taught her how to make.
The local Fresh Air community plays a big role in the Meyers' Fresh Air experience as well. "We had great support from our local volunteer leader, Teri Reed, and attended a fantastic pool party over the summer," where they were able to meet with other local host families. The Meyers look forward to spending another summer with Helen, teaching her to swim and ride a bike, spending time at camp, and hopefully seeing the fireworks on the Fourth of July at Waveny Park.
"The Fresh Air Fund offers a truly unique opportunity for a mutual learning adventure. You will have as many new experiences as your Fresh Air child will. We've gotten to know a fabulous child whose kindness and curiosity have been a great model for my children. We have had the opportunity to see both new experiences and our day-to-day lives through her eyes, and to appreciate these blessings in a more meaningful way. And we've had a lot of fun along the way!"
The Fresh Air Fund is always seeking host families to enable as many New York City children as possible to benefit from a summer experience outside of the city. To learn more about how to become a host family this summer, please call Teri Reed at 203-972-9199 or visit The Fresh Air Fund online at freshair.org.


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This practical course is based on real case studies and, where possible and appropriate, will focus on the everyday issues and problems that you encounter in your editorial project management work. At the end of the two days, you will leave with some immediately applicable solutions and strategies. There will also be a range of more generic checklists to take away and use as tools in the future. Please note that this course has a strong print focus.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course you should be able to:
- evaluate and successfully plan editorial projects
- produce a range of publications to the agreed specification, within budget, on time and at the right quality
- recognise how and where things can go wrong, and how to prevent this.
This course contributes to PUB 22 of the Book & Journal Publishing National Occupational Standards.
Who will benefit from this course?
Editors, desk editors, project editors, production editors and managing editors who are responsible for the management of complete editorial projects.
- How to evaluate the resources required for successful delivery
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- Schedule
- Sticking to the specification
- Being clear about what the specification should cover
- Who is responsible for doing the work and for bearing the cost?
- Effective briefing
- Working with authors, editors, designers and production – in-house and freelance
- Being aware of the implications of change, especially for budgets
- Sticking to the budget
- Overview of basic costing and gross margin calculations
- Impact of changes to fixed costs on gross margin
- Negotiating fees
- Cost vs time dilemmas
- Sticking to the schedule
- Creating workable schedules
- Progress chasing – systems and tools
- Managing workloads
- Scheduling work from authors, editors, designers and production
- Ensuring quality
- Why feedback is important and how to deliver it
- Troubleshooting session on specific problems.
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- Dates: 25 September 2014, 12 March 2015, 28 September 2015
- Duration: A two-day course
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Public education has gotten worse than we thought!
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David Warner ignites war of words with South Africa over ball-tampering
David Warner has been menacing South Africa on the field in the three-Test series, now he has their team management in a spin.
David Warner's ball-tampering slurs rile South Africa's coach
Jesse Hogan South Africa coach Russell Domingo condemns David Warner for making ball-tampering inferences against his team, but says the slurs will motivate his team on Saturday.
David Warner fined $2880 for ball-tampering comments
Jesse Hogan South Africa's ire at David Warner's ball-tampering slurs is likely to be soothed by the ICC's decision to fine the Australian opening batsman over his comments.
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Chloe Saltau David Warner's latest outburst sounded all the more churlish for the fact Australia has struggled for years with reverse swing, both bowling it and batting against it.
David Warner magic has South Africans feeling more heat
Jesse Hogan Cape Town The world's best team was made to look feeble as David Warner again demonstrated a level of consistency many assumed was beyond him, especially in Tests.
David Warner: Proof of his quality in the pounding of South Africa
Jesse Hogan For all Warner had proved about his capabilities as a Test batsman, there was still something missing to be truly accepted and respected.
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David Warner will only be satisfied by a series win
Jesse Hogan On day four Warner became only the 15th Australian to score a century in each innings
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A high school student in Manchester, Md., has taken on the challenge of machining parts for NASA.
Brooks Daniels, who takes a course at the Carroll County Career and Technology Center, volunteered to participate in the High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program. Students enrolled in the Manufacturing and Machine Technologies course at the center are eligible for the program and make the NASA parts on top of their normal workload.
Daniels, a senior at Manchester Valley High School, is the only student in the course to accept the challenge. "The more you push yourself, the better you get," he told the Carroll County Times. "That opens a lot of doors."
Daniels and other students enrolled in courses affiliated with HUNCH will build five sets of three parts before the end of the school year using raw materials provided by NASA, according to Stacy Hale, program manager for HUNCH at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
HUNCH works with different schools across the nation and recently expanded to Maryland, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire — states supported by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
Hale told the Carroll County Times that the parts will initially be used for astronaut training purposes. As students become more proficient, they will begin to create Class 1 flight hardware that could fly on NASA spacecrafts.
Though Daniels is the only student to take on the task at his high school, four other students in his class have expressed interest.
Valerie Bortz, assistant principal of the Tech Center, said HUNCH work fits well into the curriculum. "It will give the students an extra sense of purpose," she said. "It is relevance at a whole new level."


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About Telangana
Telangana is expected to become the 29th and the newest state of India on June 2. It was previously a part of the state that was earlier known as Andhra Pradesh. Before India became independent it was included in the state of Hyderabad, which comprised two divisions, namely, Warangal and Medak. At that time the region was governed by the Nizams. The region has been in news recently as the focal point of a tussle between the erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh and the national administration - while the Union Government has agreed to the creation of the new state, Andhra Pradesh has opposed it on grounds of territorial integrity. The region, as per the 2011 Census, has a population of almost 35,286,757, which accounted for 41.6% of the population of Andhra Pradesh.
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List of districts in Telangana
Following is a list of the districts that will make up the province of Telangana:
- Hyderabad
- Medak
- Adilabad
- Nalgonda
- Khammam
- Nizamabad
- Karimnagar
- Rangareddy
- Mahbubnagar
- Warangal
Boundaries: The future state of Telangana is surrounded in its northwestern and northern directions by Maharashtra. Karnataka encircles the region towards the west and Chhattisgarh lies to its northeastern direction. To the east of Telangana is Odisha.
Span: In all, the region covers an area spanning 114,840 kilometers, which is equivalent of 44,340 square miles.
Rivers: The most important rivers of this would-be province are Musi, Krishna, Manjira and Godavari.
Cities: The largest cities of Telangana are going to be Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Warangal and Karimnagar.
History of Formation of Telangana
The movement to create a separate state of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh had started during the period following the creation of the state. There had been several movements but the most important ones happened during 1969, 1972 and 2009. Over the years, the movement only gathered a lot of steam.
The process of creating the separate state of Telangana was initiated on December 9, 2009 with a formal announcement from the Indian Government. However, as a mark of protest against this decision, MLAs and MPs from the Rayalseema and Coastal Andhra areas tendered their resignations.
These regions also saw some violent protest after the said announcement. As a result of all these, the Indian government was forced to put the process on the backburner on December 23, 2009. The Telangana movement, however, continued unabated in Hyderabad as well as other districts of the region.
However, the process began yet again on July 30, 2013 when Congress, the ruling party of India, decided to plead the Indian Government to create the new state of Telangana. It was decided that Hyderabad would continue to be the joint capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the next decade. The process met with the approval of the Union Cabinet on October 3, 2013.
A Group of Ministers (GoM) draft bill on Telangana was approved by the Indian Government on December 5, 2013, following which the bill was submitted to the Parliament so that both the houses could vote on the same. The 15th Lok Sabha voted in favour of creating a new state on February 18, 2014 and the Rajya Sabha followed suit on February 20, 2014.
Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India, provided his consent to the decision on March 1, 2014 and the Gazette notification for the same was brought out on the same day. It was announced by the Indian Government on March 4, 2014 that the new state of Telangana would be created on June 2.
Why is it called Telangana?
It is said that both the name Telangana as well as the language in circulation in the state has come from the words Trilinga or Trilinga Desa, which means the country of the three lingas. As per a Hindu legend, Shiva came down on three mountains called Kaleshwaram, Draksharama and Srisailam as a linga. These mountains basically acted as the borders of the region and are supposed to be situated somewhere between the rivers Godavari and Krishna. The word is also used in order to separate the Telugu- speaking region from the Marathi dominions and designate it as a part of the state of Hyderabad.
Why was Telangana created?
The supporters of Telangana have cited discrepancies and deprivation in many areas such as water resources distribution, jobs and allotments of budget as the basic reasons for creating a new state. The region used to contribute approximately 62% of the revenues generated in Andhra Pradesh. It has been stated that even though it had almost 69% of the catchment areas of both Godavari and Krishna, it received only around 19% of the benefit provided by the various irrigation projects. It has also been alleged that in majority of the years the state government did not spend the money allotted for the development of Telangana.
Professor Jayashankar has estimated that only 20% of government employees are recruited from the region. As far as the secretariat is concerned, the count goes down to around 10% and only 5% of the officers who lead various departments are from Telangana. He has also pointed out that in the 50 years of the state's existence, chief ministers from Telangana have served for only six-and-a-half years.
The proponents of Telangana have also pointed that the state legislature as well as the Lok Sabha has failed to honour the various agreements, promises and plans and this has left the state in a lurch of neglect, backwardness and exploitation.
Controversy and objection in creating Telangana
Ever since the creation of Telangana was announced there was a lot of protest from various politicians in Andhra Pradesh. However, a major incident occurred on February 13, 2014 when Meira Kumar, the speaker, introduced the bill at 1200 hours. A lot of slogans were being shouted and it was at this time that Lagadapati Rajagopal, an MP, used pepper spray. He, later, went on to say that he had used it in self defense since Congress MPs from other states had attacked him. His actions caused a lot of disturbance to the proceedings of Lok Sabha and some members of the lower house of the parliament had to be hospitalized.
Several Andhra MPs also faced suspension from the Lok Sabha as a result of their actions. They were:
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- Anantha Venkatarami Reddy
- Suresh Kumar Shetkar
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Effects of Telangana Creation
As per political experts there could be various effects of the creation of Telangana. The main argument of the supporters of this decision is that it would be easier to administer a smaller state like Telangana. However, judging by the way Jharkhand has been governed since its creation such an argument may not hold much ground. It is also expected that the creation of Telangana would lead to further instability in India as similar other movement such as Gorkhaland, Vidarbha and Bodoland will only gain ground.
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Sania Mirza: Brand Ambassador of the Newly Formed Indian State Telangana : Sania Mirza needs no introduction. She is India's highest ranked woman tennis player in both singles and doubles. She has won a number of grand titles in Tennis and is the youth icon of India. However, Sania Mirza has been in news very recently with another designation being added to her portfolio. On 22nd July 2014, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced Saniya Mirza as the brand ambassador of Telangana, the newly formed state of…
100 Days of Modi Sarkar – Day 50 : Government expected to modify laws to enable cars operate on biofuels One of the major problems facing the global environment as well as threatening its very security, well-being and existence in the long run, is the extended usage of fossil fuels. The paucity of fossil fuels has also hampered several countries economically, especially the ones that act more as buyers than sellers. India is no exception to this rule. So perhaps, it comes as a…
10 Things You Want to Know about Telangana : India has a new state – Telangana. What is the history of this state? Why a separate state at all? What's its economy like? If these and other such questions are troubling you, read on for ten of the most important facts on the state of Telangana: When India achieved Independence in 1947, the region of Telangana was included in the princely state known as Hyderabad. The Nizams had been the rulers of this kingdom…
Telangana: Issues and Challenges : Power and water sharing One of the major challenges faced by Telangana is that of sharing power and water resources. In fact, these are going to be bone of contention for Seemandhra and Telangana in the days ahead. Andhra Pradesh is referred to as the rice granary of India, thanks to the water emanating from the Krishna delta, which is very productive, and this makes it a very important location. Krishna has 811 tmcft of…
Political Scenario in Telangana : With the creation of a separate state for Telangana as well as the landslide victory achieved by KCR in the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections, the newly formed state was expected to run smoothly. However, in the first few days of the new regime, things have been exactly the opposite. The Indian Government has opted to give Andhra Pradesh at least 200 villages that are presently in Telangana, so as to execute the Polavaram…
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Green Light in Honduras for "Charter Cities"
Honduran constitutional amendments passed by Congress have revived the "zones subject to special law regimes".
Thursday, January 24, 2013
By a large majority (110 votes to 128), the Honduran Congress approved the modification of three articles of the country's constitution, giving powers to Congress to create areas subject to special arrangements, referred to as "Model Cities" that were declared unconstitutional last October for being considered "states within a state."
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'Charter City' Project Revived in Honduras
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Under the name of Special Development Regions (Regiones Especiales de Desarrollo or RED in Spanish) the National Congress of Honduras is debating a new version of the law that creates these special cities.
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A constitutional statue law on the Special Development Regions (RED's by Spanish initials) has been approved in the first debate in Congress.
Charter Cities Declared Unconstitutional
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The Supreme Court of Honduras has declared as unconstitutional the legislative decree that created the figure of the "charter cities".
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A sitting US Commander in Chief uses Deadly Force Never in the history of the United States to my knowledge has deadly force been used by a sitting US President, but when White House airspace was violated during an interview with CNBC correspondent John Harwood the incumbent took matters into his own hands. Literally. Obama first issued a clear command; "Get out of here." which | Read More »


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Set up Run Mode in CQ
Run modes allow you to tune your CQ instance for a specific purpose; for example author, publish or development. This is done by defining collections of configuration parameters for each run mode. A basic set is applied for all run modes, additional sets are each tuned to the purpose of your specific environment.
All configuration settings are stored in the one repository and activated by setting the Run Mode.
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You can also create environment specific run mode such as,
- author, development
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There are two mechanisms for setting standard and environment specific run mode for your instance:
- To set up standard run mode Use the naming convention:
For example, set a standard run mode by naming the jar file cq-author-4502 or cq-publish-4503
- To set up environment specific run mode there are two methods,
Method 1: Through <cq-installation-dir>/crx-quickstart/launchpad/sling.properties
Add the following properties (following example is for author, test, uk):
In above case config.author.test.uk will get picked up (Or whatever with maximum match)
Method 2: Through <cq-installation-dir>/crx-quickstart/launchpad/sling.properties and system property (In start script):
sling.jcrinstall.folder.name.regexp=.*/(install|config)? #<------ In sling.properties file
-Dsling.run.modes=publish,prod,us #<----- In start script or system property
In above case config.publish.prod.us will get picked up (Or whatever with maximum match)
Configuration values for the run modes are saved in the repository. You can store all configurations in one repository as the run mode is indicated by a suffix on the folder name; for example:
- config, applicable for all run modes
- config.author, used in author run mode
- config.publish, used in publish run mode
- config.<standard-run-mode>.<env-specific-mode>, used in the applicable run mode
Following order of precedence are used to set up run mode (From top to bottom, Top being highest)
- From jar file
- From Sling property
- From System property
NOTE: From CQ5.5 there is no need to set sling property regexp to set up run mode. Setting enviornment specific run mode through system property or sling property will be enough to decide run mode.
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This slideshow was presented at AfNOG 2009 in cairo, Egypt.
It is a very brief introduction to antennas for WiFi, touching concepts like directivity and gain. It mentions radiation patterns and other properties of antennas as well. A few examples of typical antennas for WiFi are also given (omni, cantenna, parabolic dish).
This presentation summarize the experience of 7 years of training on wireless networking at the ICTP (Trieste, Italy).
subtitle: Do we need wireless? Wireless needs a lot of work! ;) ...Wireless networks: "why, when and where" of WLANs
This is a "not-very-serious lecture" for introducing issues and benefits of wireless networking
(it also contains some polls/questionnaires to check the background knowledge of the audience)
Wireless Training in Bahasa Indonesia, including a hotspot and outdoor application. This presntation was update for 10 times since 2002 Contact: michael [at] sunggiardi [dot] com
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Electric bike shop opens in La Jolla
Mike Zeller has opened Mike'Z Electric Bikes, a new sales and rental business, at 941 Pearl St. where a postal shop used to be.
Zeller, who also has an electric bike shop in Pasadena, said electric bikes powered by a rechargeable battery that plugs into a standard electric wall socket have been around for more than 20 years but have been gaining in popularity for the last five years.
Zeller is offering eight models of electric bikes ranging in price from $550 to $3,000. He added that he would also offer a service to convert a standard bicycle into an electrical bike.
He said he chose La Jolla for his new shop because the community's many hills make it a natural to sell electric-powered bicycles that climb hills easier than standard models.
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Zipay is reporting on Twitter that Prospal wont skate for 2 weeks which means he probably wont make his season debut until at least November. This means that Stepan's spot on the team is all but assured for the opener. This also means EC will probably be playing Center instead of wing until at least Drury comes back. The four centers for opening night now should be Stepan, EC, AA, and Boyle/Kennedy.
If Stepan and EC are playing very well while Prospal is out Torts will have a big problem on his hands finding a way to get him back in the lineup. Alot can change by the time Prospal should be ready to play but as of now it would be hard to take any of Stepan, EC, Fedotenko, or Avery out of the lineup to make room for Prospal.
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The 15 Worst Sports Scandals of All-Time
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13. Danny Almonte: That boy is no 12-year-old!
Danny Almonte always appeared to be a man playing a boys sports. Turns out he was. With a 75 per-hour fastball, Almonte struck out 62 of the 72 batters he faced and had a no-hitter in the Little League baseball tournament, guiding his team from Staten Island to the Little League World Series. Almonte became the toast of New York, even receiving a key to the city from Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Yet something always seemed a little off. At 5¿8, Almonte towered above his teammates, and his pitching acumen just didn¿t appear to be something that a 12-year-old could be capable. It wasn¿t. Two week after the end of the Little League World Series, Sports Illustrated revealed that Almonte was actually two years older than he claimed, which made him fourteen-years-old. Almonte was banned from playing in any other Little League game and his team was stripped of all their wins.


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XBox One vs Playstation 4: What the experts think
Microsoft's XBox One has launched a week earlier than Sony's Playstation 4, but which console will do best in the Christmas shopping wars? The experts take a closer look.
"The Xbox One is the more ambitious console, but it just doesn't quite manage to follow through on all of its potential. Yet.
"The PS4 on the other hand might have less media and voice control powers, but its beefier specs promise a slew of eye-watering exclusive titles further down the line."
"In terms of functionality, polish, and games, the Xbox One is the better console.
"The Xbox One is a better launch-day console than the PS4, but I don't think we'll see a real leader emerge for a year or two: Microsoft needs to push a lot of software patches, and Sony needs to publish some games that really take advantage of the PS4?s superior hardware."
"Microsoft has made bold promises of dedicated servers for multiplayer games and it has the track record to back them up.
"If online mutiplayer is more important to you than anything else, we'd be leaning towards the Xbox One."
"Both systems are evenly matched in many respects and should be able to usher in the next generation of gaming that the [Nintendo] Wii U hasn't been able to deliver."


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8:44am Tuesday 16th November 2010 in Talking Cricket column By Matt Donlan, Sports reporter
THE harbingers of doom say the Lancashire League is on its last legs. They say, almost with a joy in their voices, that the most famous cricket league on the planet is struggling and the days of good professionals are gone.
So I really hope those merchants of misery choked on their popular choice of breakfast cereal yesterday morning when FOUR former Lancashire League professionals were picked in the Aussie squad for the first Test.
It is great news for the league; it puts the league back on the map – and more than anything it proves that going out to sign an overseas pro pays dividends.
Michael Clarke, Marcus North, Nathan Hauritz and Ryan Harris were only household names in their own homes when they plied their trade in the league.
Damn fine players the lot of them, but just making their way in the game.
Fans watched top players cutting their teeth – and if clubs continue to sign young players then more huge names in the future will have been in the league.
I know it is costly – but clubs must bring in the overseas men.
Because if they don't those harbingers of doom may just get their wish.
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Service agencies and non-essential services are convening at a conference in October this year to see what they can do to help the homeless in our area.
Project Homeless Connect is a one-day event that brings all service agencies and non-essential services together in order to provide maximum help to the homeless and near homeless of the 21 counties served by the North Central Continuum of Care.
The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 25 this year in conjuncture with the St. Leo's Catholic Church Coat Drive. Most services will be available at the E-Free Church in Grand Island.
"Project Homeless Connect is an amazing opportunity for our community to unite and provide same day services to those in need," said Melissa DeLaet, Project Homeless Connect chair. "I am very excited to see what we can build and the impact that this effort will have on the homeless members of our region. Project Homeless Connect is about hospitality and results, both of which Grand Island is proven to excel in."
Project Homeless Connect began in San Francisco in 2004. PHC was built on models of response to Hurricane Katrina and Stand Down for veterans. This event has been adopted by more than 220 communities throughout the U.S., Canada and Australia since its inception.
PHC is used as both a way to increase homeless awareness in the area and allow easier access to both public and private resource providers to those who are in need of the services.
"I feel this event will open doors to resources and services that are many times barriers toward a person's accomplishment toward stability," said Cheryl Holcomb, convener for the North Central Region Continuum of Care. "Although this event may not address every problem, it will provide many of the resources in a one-stop venue to help with effort from all the human service agencies."
The Grand Island Community Foundation has matched the Continuum of Care with a donor who has designated $5,000 to help with Project Homeless Connect. The Continuum of Care is looking for volunteers to serve on the planning committees, volunteers to help the day of the event, and sponsors and donations to help defray the cost of the event.
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CRESTWOOD 52, GARFIELD 47: MANTUA - Garfield outscored Crestwood 21-14 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough for the G-Men.
Jackie Tabor led Garfield (0-2) with a game-high 16 points. Melody Bright scored 11 and Alicia Witte had a near double-double with nine points and 12 rebounds.
Holly Hoffman and Allison Vannoy each had 13 points to lead Crestwood (1-1). Allyson Groves put in 10.
BOARDMAN - Pat Bassett scored the game-winning goal off an assist by Nick Crescimanno as Canfield defeated Nordonia 3-2 in the opening game of the season in the GCHSHL Blue Central East at the Ice Zone on Wednesday night.
Bassett's goal beat Nordonia (0-1, 0-4) goalie Justin Post with 5:17 left in the game, giving the Cardinals (1-0, 1-4) the victory.
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Reviews by cwok1980:
3.75/5 rDev +13.6%
very good american pilz, moderate carbonation, good clean crsip taste. I had this on tap at a good bbq place, great local beer, gives angelenos a nice taste of civic pride. Nice hoppy aroma, will drink again. Don't know the alcohol by volume but I would guess its around 5.5%, got a nice little buzz going in the afternoon.
10-19-2007 19:56:11 | More by cwok1980
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3.5/5 rDev +6.1%
Beer review from BA Mag Sep 2007.
To keep it authentic, this Pilsner employs a decoction mash, where part of the mash is boiled and mixed back in to reach several target temperatures, resulting in a more complex malt character.
A good amount of foaming action collapses to a thin but quite sticky white lace. The clarity is spot-on for a lager. There's a feathering of spicy hop and biscuity grain that goes faintly metallic, with a hint of cooked veggies aka DMS (dimethyl sulfide) in the aroma. The crispness up front is sufficient and carries the moderate slick-bodied brew. Hops are noticeable, but not dominant, with a mildly sharp bitterness, and a spicy and deep herbal flavor. The malt character goes from sweet to grassy real quick, a little bit of horse-feed and fresh cut grass in there. Clean more or less, with a slight kiss of cooked veggies, husky malt and mineral on the palate but none of them too prominent. Clean grain in the quick-drying finish.
This beer bets it all on drinkablity, and just from that it breaks even. While this is not the cleanest Pilsner we have ever tried, it is a bit edgy without being obviously flawed--yet another surprise lager from the West Coast. This went well with a plate of jalapeño poppers.
07-06-2010 23:38:49 | More by BeerAdvocate
2.35/5 rDev -28.8%
22oz gold foil wrapped bomber. Style classification is a bit confusing as the bottle states "brewed like the great Czech and German pilseners." I chose Czech as it's hopped with Czech Saaz. Pours from the bomber a bright clear golden, slighty orange hue with a nice two finger head of creamy foam. Lots of active carbonation. Looks good in my glass. Aromas of light, sweet pale grains alongside an oddly prevelent slighty sour apple aroma. Some citrus fruit with a touch of herbal, spicy hop. Not exactly what I'm looking for in a pilsener aroma.
First sip brings some sweet, light grainy maltiness upfront that's bombarded by a bunch of fruity tones, including that green apple again. A bit sour and astringent, with only a trace of herbal hops on the way down. Unfortunately this is nowhere near a good pilsener and is dissapointing. No freshness dating doesn't help...maybe this didn't fare well on the trip to IL?? Either way...pretty much undrinkable.
Mouthfeel is smooth and light with lots of active carbonation...fairly crisp...too bad it can't make up for the flavor. Drinkability is slim. I don't think I can finish the bottle, nor do I really want to. I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed for the bottle of Dunkel I have in my fridge.
03-28-2006 04:27:30 | More by orbitalr0x
3.43/5 rDev +3.9%
Bomber poured into a tall skinny pils glass it forms a whispy white head that has decent staying power. Yellow body w/ high level of carbonation. Lacing is sliding with some ring lace as well.
Grain bill takes center stage in this offering from the award winning homebrewer. Hops are missing for the most part although they show up more in the mouthfeel than taste. This is a very soft pilz and has more similarities in my opinion to an american attempt at this than a true Czech pilz. Hay and wheat come into the picture and some grassy produce department type aroma and taste. Once again the word "soft" comes to mind as I pick up some light fruitiness.
Notes: Nothing offensive here as it finishes pretty clean. I enjoyed this offering and when all is said and done thats what really matters. A decent addition to this weekends Sunday Football routine but nothing I'll seek out.
10-22-2006 18:43:53 | More by DogFood11
2.95/5 rDev -10.6%
Presentation: 22 ounce Bomber with a standard brass colored crown cap and a colorful 1930s art-deco style label with the words Angel City Brewing. Gold lettering has the beer listed as Angel City Pilz is a crisp golden lager, decoction brewed like the great Czech and German Pilsners and late hopped with Czech Saaz. No freshness date or strength listed.
Appearance: Exceptionally clear golden orange body with a nice looking off-white head that rises to a nice 2 deep and creamy covering that leaves a slick lacing. Conditioning seems a little above average and enough to impart a milky hue when gently swirled and reinstate the head to a deeper thickness. Solid appearance.
Nose: Softy grain with light wheat and a fine fruity odor that seems to remind me of orange. Didnt get much of the Saaz hops from this one, but it does seem to have some pink grapefruit in there for good measure.
Taste: The start has sweet malt with a fruit entrance. Gentle sprinkling of herbs in the middle with a finish that is grainy with some biscuit. Mild bitterness, but lacks that super fresh crispness that I typically expect, this is rather fruity for a Pils.
Mouthfeel: Soft on the palate with a crisp freshness and a medium body.
Drinkability: Doesnt put up much of a fight, reasonably clean drinking with an unobtrusive profile. Looks and feels good but the flavor somehow lets this one down a little for a long term partner.
Overall: Cost $2.99 during a recent raid at Hi-Times in Costa Mesa. Has more sweet malt and grain than most, and the hops seem to impart a fruit character rather than the customary clean bitterness to be expected. A difficult style to crack and in a nutshell I think that Angel City hasnt done that here. A little weird for a Pils, the flavor profile needs tidying up a little for my money.
05-14-2006 06:33:16 | More by TheLongBeachBum
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3.38/5 rDev +2.4%
Appearance: Pours a clear pale golden color with a modest head that drops rather quickly and leaves a few dots of lace
Smell: Toasty, grainy aroma, not picking up any noble hops
Taste: Opens with a toasty, Munich malt flavor that betrays a hint of herbal Saaz hops by mid-palate; still the flavor profile remains quite sweet and the hop presence is minimal after the swallow
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate and slightly prickly carbonation
Drinkability: Easy to drink but more of a crossover from a macro lager than a pils
04-18-2008 22:50:11 | More by brentk56
4.03/5 rDev +22.1%
Got a bomber of this fresh from the brewery on the day it was brewed. mmm
Pours a brilliant, clear gold with a big frothy white head. Moderate retention and moderate lacing.
Has the aroma of sweet grainy malt accented by floral hops. There is a resinous hop aroma underneath.
Flavor is similar to the smell. Sweet clean malt with floral and resinous hop flavors. Moderate hop bitterness toward the end. Aftertaste of grainy malt.
Light mouthfeel, moderate carbonation, and a semi-dry finish.
Pretty straight-forward pilsner. Refreshing and easy to drink.
03-07-2009 05:57:41 | More by KevinBrewer
3/5 rDev -9.1%
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The murders in Santa Barbara are fucking horrendous and there are many issues wrapped up in this. Misogyny and gun control are two that jump out right away. There have been thoughtful and intelligent things written about both those issues, and the fact that people are discussing them is fantastic.
But whenever there's a horrific mass-murder like this, the overwhelming reaction when discussing the killer is some version of "What a crazy piece of shit." And I get it. Lives have been taken for absolutely no reason. It makes you want to go fucking Game of Thrones on whoever was responsible for it. But someone who commits murder on this scale, the way that this was done, is most likely someone with a mental health issue. And when we label someone as "a crazy piece of shit," it allows us to move on, as if there's nothing you can we do about it because that's just WHO this person was. There are crazy pieces of shit out there, right? Well, consider this: if someone has cancer, we don't define that person AS cancer, we say they "have" cancer and we talk about ways we can help them "beat" cancer. If someone has schizophrenia, what do we say? "That dude's a schizophrenic." Someone cuts themselves in their dorm room? "He's nuts." There's nothing you can do if someone IS something, right? That's just who they are.
It's not easy to deal with mental health issues because they don't always fit neatly into tangible symptoms and cures. It takes a lot of patience to discover them and even more patience to defeat them, and you don't get a nice pretty test result at the end, saying everything's great. And because results don't happen quickly, and when they do they're difficult to see, it's just much easier to give up and look at the population as people who are crazy, and people who aren't. But I can promise you this: if we treat mental health the way in which we treat every other affliction, then we can work to defeat it and stop the next Santa Barbara. Otherwise, I guess there's just a bunch of crazy pieces of shit out there, and what're you gonna do?


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It's coming on three years since filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul bewitched audiences with his strange, cryptic and beautiful Palme d'Or-winning "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives." The movie became a critical darling, and as much as a movie can that features fish sex, it brought the director to a broader international audience. But the filmmaker hasn't been in a hurry to make a followup, and over the past couple of years has been focused on art installations and shorts (including the rather tepid "Mekong Hotel" which played Cannes last year), but it looks like he's now ready to tackle another feature.
THR reveals that Weerasethakul is now seeking financing and production partners for "Cemetery Of Kings," a project that sounds exactly like something you would expect from the director. 'Boonmee' & "Syndromes & A Century" star Jenjira Widner will play a nurse who cares for 27 soldiers who suffer from sleeping sickness in a town along the Mekong River. "Strange dreams, phantoms, a mysterious river creature, and tangled romances" will apparently all be involved, which pretty much makes sense.
The movie will address the political situation in Thailand and the monarchy history of the country (the title may have to be changed to prevent making too many waves). "You do have to be careful in Thailand -- but I'll find my own way of expressing myself," he said, addressing any potential controversy.
The budget for the movie is running about $1 million, keeping in line with the cost of past Weerasethakul films, and that was a choice the director decided to make, even though he acknowledges his recent success could likely bring him more money to work with if he wanted it. "With a higher budget, you're never as flexible," he said. "I find flexibility is a very happy way of working. And it also depends on the project – the next film after this one is more ambitious in terms of financing."
But what could that project be? Perhaps one he's thinking about making in Bangladesh. "For the past six months I have been working at the Sharjah Biennial. My boyfriend and I created an installation about a guy from Bangladesh and got to know him, and now I'm very intrigued about it," the director teased. "The landscape, monsoons, and the people – it's a very active and powerful setting."
No word yet on when 'Cemetery' might arrive, but hopefully the money comes together soon, and if it does, perhaps another return to Cannes for the filmmaker in 2014?
The Fanciful Norwegian | March 30, 2013 9:49 AM
THR isn't exactly "revealing" anything; as the article notes, Apichatpong was pitching this at the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum earlier this month. You can read a more detailed description of the film at the Forum's website, along with details on a bunch of other projects from names like Wang Bing, Yukisada Isao and Yoon Jong-bin:
Also, the "more ambitious" project he's talking about is probably UTOPIA, a caveman/sci-fi/experimental whatsit he's been trying to set up for years (he took it to the Film Financing Forum all the way back in 2006). A good chunk of the film would be set in the Canadian Arctic among the wreckage of the Starship Enterprise, so you can see why it'd be a lot more costly than his usual métier.
yer | March 29, 2013 3:03 PM
Probably the best director currently working. Can't wait.
Nolan | March 29, 2013 1:49 PM
"Uncle Boonme" was the first of his films I could stomach, and I couldn't even explain why I found it enjoyable when I really dislike his other stuff. Hopefully that trend continues, although at some point fatigue is bound to set in with the details for this film sounding, as you said, "exactly what you'd expect."


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'American Idol' Winner Phillip Phillips to Perform at July Fourth Concert
Phillip Phillips Headlining D.C. July 4th Concert
American Idol winner Phillip Phillips wasn't going to let kidney surgery get in the way of his post-Idol career.
Phillips will be making a comeback performance at the July Fourth celebration on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
This comes shortly after the kidney surgery he had following the American Idol finale in May.
Phillips spoke with The Associated Press about his recovery and what's next, noting: "I'm getting better each day, so that's a good thing. I'm just walking around, getting my strength back together."
He added, "It was tough, you know, those first few days, but I'm getting to where I can pick the guitar back up and write a little bit."
Phillips won Idol despite being in so much pain during the competition that at times it was hard for him to stand.
He even had surgery during the Idol competition.
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On top of that, stage fright added to the mix, with Phillips explaining, "You know, I was so scared to death and, in the end, not knowing if I was going to puke before I went on stage. It was just terrifying. I get terrified every time, but that was just huge."
Phillips will sing his hit song "Home" during the July 4th celebration.
He notes "It's going to be a busy, busy summer," with the upcoming Idol tour and recording his album, but he says his July Fourth performance is special because he gets to "do my first real live performance since everything that's been going on."
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The category winner is the card that scores the highest number of points based on a unique, 41-factor formula that I designed. The formula gives each card a "benefits/rewards score" and then subtracts the "costs score."
Since the holidays are almost here, I decided it's the perfect time to look at credit cards that offer airline miles. I know that many folks will be jetting off to see family and friends. And I know some of you travel for a living so earning miles is very important. So for all of you frequent fliers out there, I've reviewed dozens (and dozens) of credit cards that let you redeem airline miles for flights.
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The upcoming holidays and the still-rocky economy got me thinking about low interest credit cards. I always tell folks that it's a good idea to have a low-interest card on hand for cash-flow emergencies. You can have a rewards card to earn points, cash back, or miles, but you don't ever want to carry a balance with a rewards card because the interest rates are usually on the high side.
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Teen Drivers and Their Restrictions.
Original post made by Concerned Parent on Jun 10, 2012
When reminding my own teen about not giving rides to friends or being home by 11.00 pm with the car, because it is the law, I am told that no one pays attention to these restrictions.
We no longer live in the 50s, 60s or even 70s when every teen automatically got their license as a rite of passage with very little effort and that cruising down main street was the thing to do on a Saturday night. This is not small town America, but a very busy cosmopolitan area with plenty of traffic and difficult driving situations.
In fact many teens are not getting their licenses and many do not pass the test first time. Driving is a responsibility and a privilege rather than a right, and I personally feel that the law helps me as a parent to remind my young driver to be strict about curfew with the car and to forbid other teens in the car.
Am I alone? How do others deal with this? Thoughts would be appreciated.
on Jun 10, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Unfortunately, most of the students and their parents allow kids to drive whoever and whenever they like as soon as they get their license. Even with parents that don't, once your child is off with the car, you have no idea who is in there with them, although you can certainly tell them when to be home.
Just because your child has their license does not automatically mean you need to let them have the car whenever they want. I'd personally want my student to have another 50 hours of supervised driving before I let them take the car out recreationally (as opposed to driving to school, sports, work or an errand for you).
But your kid is right - most people ignore the law, maybe because they are tired of driving their kids around!
on Jun 10, 2012 at 3:57 pm
My kids obey both the spirit and the letter of the law. Very easy to prove that these restrictions save lots of lives every year. If you teach your kids to ignore the law as teenagers, what kind of trouble are they going to get into when they go to college?
on Jun 10, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Unfortunately, it is very common for the rules to be broken.
A lot of it has to do with other students. Now that your kid can drive, a lot of his friends will start asking him/her to drive them to lunch, to drive to to X location, etc., and it will very hard for your kid to say no to his/her friends, especially since there is a perception that "nothing bad will happen."


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AN AMATEUR dramatic club from Bourne End will be extending the festive pantomime season this month with their performance of Ali Baba and the forty thieves.
Members of the Bourne End club will be taking on the roles of Ali, Cassim, Baba and a dwindling band of thieves led by Sheikh Mustafa Leikh.
Forum Players secretary, Leigh Robinson said: "We are very lucky with the members we have got. Most of the performers are young and we have been able to watch them flourish."
Forum Players believe the show is for the whole family and 'Kamil the camel' is likely to be a fan favourite with children.
Mrs Robinson, from Bourne End, added: "Last year we had trouble with snow, now it's flooding, but hopefully everyone will still be able to make it in for the shows."
There will be shows on January 18 and 25 at 2.30pm and 6.30pm, plus a Sunday show at 2.30pm on January 19 and a free show for senior citizens on January 15 at 8pm.
Tickets are £9 for adults, £7 for concessions and £28 for a family ticket (two adults and two children).
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The Tale of Baba Yaga
According to Folk Tales from the Russian, published in 1903 by Verra Xenophontovna and Kalamatiano de Blumenthal, there is a story in Russian folklore that illustrates the many facets of Baba Yaga all at once.
It seems, so the tale goes, that once there was a woodcutter who lived near the forest, and he and his wife had twins, a boy and a girl. When they were still small, the woodcutter's wife died, and although he was very lonely and missed her, he knew his children needed a mother, so he married again.
The stepmother was envious of the woodcutter's love for his children, and so she treated them badly. If he was away from home, she would lock them outdoors for hours. She refused to feed them, and didn't care if their clothes fit or if they were cold. Finally she decided to get rid of them altogether, so she could have the woodcutter all to herself. She told them to go see an old woman who lived deep in the woods, in a house that had magical chicken-like feet, and the old woman would give them treats.
The children, however, knew that something was amiss. Their stepmother had never offered them a kindness before. So instead, they went to the home of their dead mother's mother, and she warned them not to go to the house on chicken feet because it belonged to an old witch named Baba Yaga. She fed them well, and told them to be good to anyone they met, and sent them on their way. But on their way home, they got lost and found themselves at the witch's house anyway.
The children had a number of adventures, many of which have similarities to other well-known European fairy tales, that you can read about here: Sacred Texts - the Tale of Baba Yaga. By the time they returned home, the woodcutter realized his new wife had no love in her heart, and sent her away so he and his children could live happily and in peace.
The Beautiful Vassilissa
Another tale relates the story of the young Vassilissa, whose father is a merchant and whose mother dies early (not an uncommon theme in folktales, to be sure!), leaving her only a tiny doll to remember her by. As Vassilissa grows up and her father takes a new wife, the story expands to include two evil stepsisters, and a series of tasks assigned to the young girls. Naturally, those who are wicked end up getting what is coming to them, at the hands of Baba Yaga.
Other Aspects of Baba Yaga
In addition to her magical moving house on its chicken legs, Baba Yaga is sometimes portrayed as having assistants such as three mysterious riders who help her out. These strange horsemen represent sunrise, noon, and night. In some takes, she is aided by her daughter, Marinka.
In general, no one ever knows whether Baba Yaga will help or hinder those who seek her out. Often, bad people get their just desserts through her actions, but it is not so much that she wishes to rescue the good as it is that evil brings its own consequences, and Baba Yaga is simply there to see these results meted out.
She is often representative of a watcher or guardian of the forest and all it contains, although this may in part be due to her similarities to other Eastern European and Slavic folkloric figures, many of whom are identified by names that translate into "Forest Mother." Such characters appear in Bulgarian, Serbian and Slovenian mythology and legend.
Some Slavic tales feature Baba Yaga as a trio of supernatural sisters - all with the same name - who threatens to eat unwary travelers and small children, although they always seem to manage a timely escape.
In modern Neopaganism, there seems to be some speculation that Baba Yaga was a goddess who was worshiped by ancient Slavic Pagans. However, despite some of her similarities to other European goddesses, such as her appearance in triplicate, there is little academic evidence that Baba Yaga was deified. A more likely scenario is that she was, as originally noted, a folkloric character who has taken on a life of her own in the minds and hearts of modern Pagans.
For some wonderful ideas on how to create a Baba Yaga costume, visit Take Back Halloween: Baba Yaga
For other legendary figures, be sure to read:
- Who is the Green Man?: Legends connected to the archetype of the Green Man are everywhere. In the Arthurian legend, the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a prime example.
- What are the Djinn?: In many Arabic and Persian magical traditions, there are legends and tales of the djinn, a magical creature found in the Quran. Learn about djinn, what they are, and why they're important.
- Who is John Barleycorn?: A traditional English harvest legend is the story of John Barleycorn, whose tale is a metaphor for the cycle of grain, and includes birth, suffering, death and renewal.
- The Holly King and the Oak King: In modern Paganism and Wicca, one of the most popular legends is that of the Oak and Holly Kings. These two archetypes battle as the Wheel of the Year turns.
- Who is the Cailleach Bheur?: Cailleach is known in parts of the Celtic world as the hag, the bringer of storms, the Dark Mother of the winter months.
- The Legend of Krampus: Watch out for the Krampus! His job is to punish those who have been bad, while Santa rewards the people on his "nice" list.