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Freelancing was still in its nascent stage till early 2014 but it is now growing rapidly due to increasing internet penetration and demand of skilled workforce globally. The important reason for the change in this trend is that Asia is seeing a vast growth in skilled workforce which is also English speaking, this workforce is majorly attracting the world to hire them. Launched in Sep'14, Truelancer is an on demand curated freelance marketplace, they presently have more than 1,50,000 Freelancers who are available to be hired as developers, designers, content writers, virtual assistants, growth hackers and social media experts. They are focused on Asian Market which is growing rapidly and their aim is to get 35 Million freelancers in next 3 years; the industry is expected to grow 10x that is around $15B industry in next 4 years, and Truelancer is focused on bringing these new generation skilled professions on its platform. It competes directly with Global Players like Upwork.com and Freelancer.com.
At Truelancer they are building the Marketplace 2.0 which is more focused on creating better values rather than just transaction focused. They have introduced 'Compare & Hire' which has helped employers life easy by helping them to finalize the right freelancer after receiving many proposals. They also have a 5000+ curated service listings which helps the freelancers sell more and sell 24×7. They are building the first of its kind collaboration tool which will change how freelancers and employers work remotely. It helps both new and experienced freelancers to get work and connect with employers around the world.
Truelancer was started by Dipesh Garg along with Rajshekhar. Dipesh is a Product Guy and takes care of the platform and community. He has previously built many successful internet businesses. Rajshekhar is a Security Researcher and takes care of growth and marketing at Truelancer. Dipesh and Rajshekhar started working on building the platform in March, 2014.
I always wanted to build something which can impact life of millions of people.
By building Truelancer, Dipesh feels he is working towards that vision which will help people around the world make their living from Truelancer and have a free and happy lifestyle and they will be able to enjoy their work. He believed that building something needs 100% commitment, and left his job for Truelancer.
Currently they are a team of 5 people helping out more than 150,000 people every month who use their website. They are available to people around the world and have business setup in both India and US. They are committed to build the next generation Virtual Workplace.
Truelancer is a Global Platform from day 1 but every country has its own rules for payments and work contracts, to handle all of them is a big challenge but slowly with feedback from the community they are able to overcome those challenges. Another important thing is to maintain the quality mix of talents on the platform and they are always working actively on it.
They launched their website in September, 2015 and since then they have seen really good response and it has been an amazing journey for them. They are a part of Startup Tunnel, where the Youngest Entrepreneurs are invited to Economic Times Entrepreneurs Summit and have recently been shortlisted for Top 100 Asia Technology companies.
The most exciting part of their journey is still remembered. It was during the 1st project that was awarded during night and the morning their team saw it. The team was overjoyed to receive positive feedbacks from people of different countries who are using their platform. Some of their achievements include Natasha, a student from Serbia, who earns from projects related to content writing. Rahul Rakesh who started as independent freelancer on their website, now owns a business with a team of 5 people in just less than a year.
At Truelancer, they are focused on helping people get more work and they are also working on educating them so that they can perform well and work with global clients. They will also be launching their product for enterprise which will bring more work for the freelancers. They have already received investments from angel investors and very soon they will be raising another seed round funding to fuel their expansion plans and empower the Global Workforce.
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Fireworks on Victoria Day Weekend at Canada's Wonderland
For many people, Victoria Day Weekend isn't complete without seeing fireworks. In Toronto, there are only a few opportunities to see fireworks displays on the Victoria Day Weekend 2018. If you venture outside of Toronto, you may find local fireworks displays. Here's where you'll see fireworks on Victoria Day Weekend 2018 in Toronto.
Fireworks at Ashbridge's Bay, Toronto, photo synestheticstrings
Victoria Day 2018 Fireworks at Ashbridge's Bay Park
Ashbridge's Bay Park is the only public location in Toronto where you'll be able to see Victoria Day fireworks display. There is usually a huge crowd so you'll need to get there early to see the fireworks display on Mon., May 21, 2018 at 9:45 p.m. You'll also be able to see the fireworks from neighbouring Woodbine Beach. Ashbridge's Bay Park is located at Lake Shore Blvd. E. and Coxwell Ave.
Fireworks on Victoria Day Weekend at Canada's Wonderland
Victoria Day Weekend 2018 Fireworks at Canada's Wonderland
See Victoria Day Weekend fireworks at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 10 p.m. weather permitting. The fireworks display is included with park admittance. The display, which is set to an original soundtrack, will take place on top of Wonder Mountain. The fireworks will last for 15 minutes and include over 6,000 explosions. Adult single day tickets to Canada's Wonderland are $39.99 (when purchased three days in advance); regular single day admissions is Adults $49.99, Juniors and Seniors $39.99; after 4 p.m. admission is $29.99. Parking is $22 per vehicle if purchased online.
Here's a fireworks display at Ontario Place taken from Liberty Village: Fireworks at Ontario Place 2011. If you know of any other fireworks on Victoria Day Weekend 2018 in Toronto, please let us know in the comments.
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The fireworks at wonderland are always amazing . Try to make it there every year . It's definitely worth going .
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Our weekly overnight sessions provide the perfect balance of intense, on-field training with quality social experience for kids away from home.
Check out over 39 years of smiling faces & great soccer action at our web site!
As one of the leading specialty soccer educational youth camps, we take great care in operating by accepted guidelines and standards of the NYS Department of Health for Essex and Saint Lawrence Counties, where our overnight soccer camp facilities are located. St Lawrence University has camp Security- 24/7/365.
LPSC @ St. Lawrence University has a dedicated professional medical staff with certified athletic trainers at every field session.
The BEST camp anywhere for a fist time sleep-away youth soccer camp experience.
We utilize the renowned Coerver Coaching Method especially developed to teach individual skills & teams tactics to young players. Coerver Coaching is currently used all over the world and is endorsed by the world's leading soccer organizations including UEFA and FIFA and is integrated into many top college and professional team training programs. Each camp day is filled with nonstop, engaging activities with great staff.
4/STAFFING The success of LPSC's summer camp experience is due to the care we give to the selection, organization and training of our staff. We utilize the talent of many international soccer personalities including past & present World Cup players, noted national team coaches and current U.S. professional & college coaches. Our staff to camper ratio is 8 to 1.
5/FACILITIES & LOCATIONS The Lake Placid Olympic region which is centered inside the Adirondack Park has thousands of beautiful mountains, lakes and rivers – this make upstate New York the perfect place to attend summer camp. The cool climate is ideal for soccer training and the region is a great vacation destination for parents too! At our premier soccer facility at nearby St. Lawrence University the soccer fields and indoor athletic fields have received a $45 million upgrade over the past five years. Nothing in the Northeast USA or Canada compares to this facility.
6/PROGRAM CHOICE We offer a variety of programs for girls and boys of all ability levels and our special sessions for Teams, Goalkeepers and Elite field players are cutting edge. In 2006 we initiate a new Jr. Elite program for young players age 11-13 and the feedback and results were outstanding. Our Mighty Mites (age 5-8) 1/2 day soccer sessions have a complete program that has been copied nationwide since LPSC designed a full program for this age group in the late 1980's. Whether your child is tearing up the field's in suburbia somewhere or just starting first steps and kicks in soccer the MM kids have a blast and learn new moves complete with daily lunch and the famous LPSC Water Olympics.
7/TEAM CAMP we have been training club, high school, modified and college teams since we began in 1977. We also conduct courses for the various coaches and parents of the TEAM Camp facility at St. Lawrence University is unbeatable and out TEAM program allows for ten (10) matches over 6 days with full US Soccer/FIFA sanctioned tournament end.
8/FUN We never forget that fun is an important part of summer camp. Our campers have plenty of time to relax, swim and participate in lively events like talent shows, dances, face painting and Camp World Cup.
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RTI – A Burden on Small Business?
Guest post by Paul Donno (Jacobs Allen Chartered Accountants & Chartered Tax Advisers).
It struck me today whilst reading more about 'Real Time Information' that it could cause a burden that could really affect some small business owners.
To give people time to adjust, HMRC are not fining businesses on RTI for late returns in 2012/13 and 2013/14. However from May 2014 all businesses must make sure that their returns are filed on time and realistically this can only be done with good RTI compliant software. Yes, HMRC have their own portal for small employers but I wouldn't use that!
The biggest difference with RTI is the time that you declare that payments are made. The phrase used for declaring the information to HMRC is "on or before". Therefore the notification to HMRC of the payment to your employee is on or before the day that you make the payment (this includes the payment to the Director of the business or a casual member of staff that has just done a couple of hours work).
For example, if you own a public service type business such as a Public House and you pay your employees out of that days takings, make sure that you have a system to tell HMRC on that evening!
Do you employee your children for some ad hoc jobs or a friends' son or daughter to do few chores? Currently you would ask them to complete a P46 advising that it is their only job and therefore reportable at the year end on a P38.
With RTI this is about to change and cause an increase in red tape for our smaller clients.
Today I was speaking to a client of mine that runs her own Limited Company and during busy times employs the services of a friends' daughter to input data into her system. Under the current system the £35 that she paid her would be recorded as casual wages with a completed P46 or P38(S) Student Employee form. From 6 April 2013 this will change and the casual worker who may only earn that £35 needs to be treated as a full employee and get reported in Real Time to HMRC. This can push up the cost to the small business owner or dare I say it not declare the cash paid out!
The simplest solution is to use software such as Sage One Payroll which is RTI-compliant and costs just £5, £10 or £15+VAT per month (depending on how many employees you have). At £5 for 5 employees this is cost effective to the small business owner and the tuition videos are very helpful. | {
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A group that advocates for protection of wild horses says a federal agency didn't provide adequate notice of a weeks-long roundup planned to begin Monday in eastern Nevada and western Utah and is asking for a postponement. The American Wild Horse Campaign said in a statement Friday that...
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Federal government collects $10.8M in Wyoming lease sales
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The final federal quarterly oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming this year netted $10.8 million in bids, the federal Bureau of Land Management announced. The BLM received bids on 123 parcels totaling about 123,000 acres around the state in Wednesday's sale. Wyoming produces more energy...
Top BLM employees face deadline on Grand Junction HQ move
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Career staff at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have until Thursday to tell the agency whether they'll relocate from the nation's capital to new posts in the West. That includes about 24 positions at the BLM's new national headquarters in Grand...
Wyoming residents concerned about proposed horse facility
Dec. 1, 2019 2:00 PM EST
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wild horse facility is looking to make its home in eastern Laramie County, but residents near the proposed site have some major concerns. The facility would hold wild horses captured by the Bureau of Land Management, and the BLM would pay South Dakota-based Equine Elite an amount...
Permits on sale to harvest Christmas trees on federal land
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Christmas tree permits are now available at Bureau of Land Management offices around New Mexico. Federal land managers say the $5 permits will be sold in Albuquerque, Socorro, Taos, Farmington and Santa Fe through Dec. 24. For the Rio Puerco and Taos areas, Christmas tree... | {
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Royal Caribbean have announced that the 69,130 ton Legend of the Seas is to home port in Singapore throughout the summer of 2015-2016 and then sail from the Australian city of Brisbane for a five month period in the winter season.
The ship will sail down under starting in 2015 and ending in 2016. This will make Legend of the Seas the largest ever cruise ship to sail from Brisbane. The ship will also sail through the Brisbane River which will offer a great experience to guests. Legend of the Seas will join Explorer of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas which will also be sailing to Australian destinations at the same time.
Guests choosing to sail on the ship in Australia will also be able to take full advantage of the ships latest features thanks to its recent dry dock refurbishment in February 2013. the ship will join mariner of the Seas when it sails from Singapore in the winter season.
Before Legend of the Seas will begin its new Asia-Pacific deployment it will have to make a juicy transition starting from Fort Lauderdale, Florida in April 2015 and then sailing westbound through the Panama Canal and a cruise from Hawaii. The bookings for this and the new year round service from Singapore and Brisbane will go on sale from May 21st 2014.
This is now the second ship Royal Caribbean have announced will redeploy to the Asia pacific region. The worlds second largest cruise line also recently announced that the upcoming cruise ship Quantum of the Seas will start sailing from Shanghai, China in 2015. This is a major shift towards the region which is one of the fastest growing cruise markets in the world. | {
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New Brand and Configurations for Pebble Remote
UK: Pebble, the leading automation, content management, and integrated channel specialist, has announced new configurations and a new brand for its powerful Pebble Remote tool, the remote management, monitoring and control tool for Pebble Automation and Integrated Channel deployments.
It is more important than ever for broadcasters and service providers to have secure, remote access to their playout environment, even more so when systems can comprise multiple channels across several playout sites and in cloud deployments. The Pebble Remote tool, formerly known as Lighthouse, enables users to securely monitor, manage and control their channels from inside or outside the normal transmission environment. Featuring fully configurable web-based dashboards, it can provide a mission-critical overview of any upcoming issues across the entire system, allowing users to react quickly and take action with ease and agility.
Recently shortlisted for an award for Best Networking and Monitoring tool, Pebble Remote is ideally suited to business continuity applications, with a single operator able to oversee automatic playlist synchronisation between geographically separate systems. Deployments deliver robust security featuring full HTTPS support with TLS encryption, protection against brute force password and username attacks as well as secure password hashing.
"With remote access a priority in new project planning and for expansions to existing systems, Pebble Remote meets a key need," comments Mat Shell, Head of Sales at Pebble pictured. "In recent months our user base has relied on Pebble Remote, to provide continuity of operation and to enable flexible working scenarios over a series of lockdowns and at times reduced physical access to their playout facilities. Over that period the benefits of secure remote management and control have been demonstrated time and again. So we're delighted to be able to offer exceptional functionality in the new standard configuration of Pebble Remote. It is both secure and accessible anywhere at any time, is easy to use, and will drive operational efficiencies by consolidating control across multiple locations while providing mission-critical control of the playlist, including viewing and editing, beyond the normal boundaries of the playout facility."
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Kyle grew up in Iowa and attended Iowa State University. After graduating, he served in campus ministry before moving to Chicago to attend Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, completing his Master of Divinity in 2013. He works as a financial advisor. Kyle and his wife, Celia, were married in 2014 and live in Skokie. Kyle has served on the elder board since 2017.
Roby was born and raised in Illinois (Chicago, then Naperville). He has a master's degree in Organizational Leadership and he works in the nonprofit sector, currently serving in a fundraising capacity at DAV. Roby and his wife, Anita, met as freshmen in college and have been married for 13 years. They are blessed with three children: Joshua, Isaac and Lia. They have been attending EBF since 2014 and Roby joined the elder board in 2018. His family loves Chicago sports as well as having people over at their home.
Kent was born in South Korea but immigrated to the US when he was seven. He grew up in the north side of Chicago ever since. He attended Wheaton College where he double majored in History and Theological/Biblical Studies. Kent is in the field of Information Technology where he currently works at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Kent has attended EBF since 2005 and joined the elder board in 2018. Kent and his wife, Erin have two sons.
Originally from St. Louis, Ben grew up throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. He returned to the Midwest to attend Northwestern University. After graduation Ben worked in the field of materials science research for 10 years before earning an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. He currently works as a product manager for Illinois Tool Works. Ben has attended EBF since 2002 and has served in various ministry areas prior to joining the elder board in 2015. Ben and his wife, Stephanie, have three daughters.
Johan was born and raised in South Africa. He earned a Masters in Divinity from Moody Bible Institute. He is married to Heather since 2006. They have a daughter who keeps them busy. The Wessels have been attending EBF since 2013. They love food & to travel. Johan joined the elder board in 2018.
Hannah grew up in California and moved to Chicago to study Children's Ministry and the Bible at Moody Bible Institute. She started attending EBF in 2017 and soon after began serving in the Children's Ministry. After gradutating in 2018 she became the Children's Ministry Director and in 2019 she became the Office Manager at EBF.
Rachel grew up in Skokie and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has served in children's ministry for many years, worked at local schools, and she received her Masters in Education at National-Louis University. She now works as a substitute teacher at the Christian Heritage Academy. She started attending EBF in 2013 and has since served in DoX and the hospitality team. In September 2015, Rachel became the Director for Children's Ministries. In May 2017, Rachel became the Women's Ministry Coordinator. Rachel and her husband, Aji, have been married since June 2015.
Jeff comes to Evanston from Frederick, MD. He grew up in a Christian home and came to faith at an early age. His passion to help people recalibrate their hearts in affection for Christ. Jeff is married to Eileen and they have three boys.
After growing up in the western suburbs of Chicago, Danny attended Northwestern University, where he graduated in 2014 with a degree in Learning and Organizational Change. Since then, Danny has served as a missionary working with Muslims in East Asia, worked in digital marketing, and completed a two-year Church Residency at EBF in partnership with Unlocking the Bible. Danny has attended EBF since 2010 and he is married to Penny Russell.
Originally from Ohio, Michelle moved to the area to study accounting at Trinity International University. After graduating, she took a job at a public accounting firm in Chicago where she continues to work full-time. She began attending EBF in 2009 and started working for the church as the financial coordinator in 2010. Michelle and her husband, Andrew, have been married since 2008.
Danielle grew up in Bloomington, Indiana and moved to Chicago to go to Moody Bible Institute in 2013, where she studied Counseling and Bible. After graduating she married her husband, Beau, in Jun 2017. Currently they are in seminary together at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where Danielle is pursuing an M.A. in Theological Studies.
After growing up in Flower Mound, Texas, Sam moved to Chicago in 2013 to study at Moody Bible Institute. After graduating from Moody in 2017, Sam began pursuing a M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he is currently studying. Sam and his wife Anu were married in July 2018.
Matt grew up in Maryland before moving to Chicago in 2013 to study theology at Moody Bible Institute. He earned his Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 2019, and is now pursuing a PhD in systematic theology. He works as the Managing Editor for the Henry Center for Theological Understanding, and is passionate about theology that serves the local church. Matt started attending EBF in 2016 and has been a Pastoral Apprentice since then. He lives in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Lance was born and raised in Long Beach, CA. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Theological Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In 2015, he moved to Evanston to join staff with Athletes in Action as a sports missionary and also became a member of EBF. In 2019, he became a deacon and married the love of his life, Christen. We enjoy all things Marvel, board games, and mini-golf.
Born and raised in Columbia, Tennessee, Brady has been a member at EBF since moving to Evanston in 2011 and has been the Deacon of Worship since the summer of 2015. He has a Master's of Music degree in clarinet performance and literature from Northwestern University and a Bachelor's of Music degree in clarinet performance from Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. Brady is currently a campus director and clarinet faculty member at the Music Institute of Chicago and a clarinet faculty member at Lake Forest College.
Born and raised in the Bay Area, Michael obtained his bachelor's from UCLA, and subsequently moved to Evanston to pursue his Ph.D. in industrial engineering at Northwestern. Michael has been attending EBF since 2016 and has served in various ministries before becoming a deacon in 2019. He has been married to his wife Charlotte since 2018. In his free time, he enjoys playing board games, reading books, watching/playing basketball, and eating good food. | {
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Elucidating the functions of fibroblast growth factor 9 in multiple sclerosis
McElroy, Daniel (2018) Elucidating the functions of fibroblast growth factor 9 in multiple sclerosis. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. In around 85% of cases, the disease progresses through two distinct stages: relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) is driven by repeated bouts of demyelination caused by autoimmune inflammation; and progressive MS, in which inflammation gives way to neurodegenerative processes that lead to axonal loss and the steady accumulation of disability. There is no cure for MS and the majority of disease-slowing treatments target the immune response in RRMS. These interventions are ineffective in progressive MS and other treatment options are extremely limited. Understanding the mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in MS is critically important to developing therapeutics for progressive disease.
Fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) has recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of MS. FGF9 inhibits myelination and promotes the production of inflammatory chemokines. This led to the hypothesis that FGF9 is involved in remyelination failure and may promote neurodegeneration via tissue remodelling and inflammatory pathways. FGF signaling is complex and the findings in MS raised many questions: what cells respond to FGF9 in MS? Why is FGF9 expression induced in the first place? Can FGF9 cause demyelination as well as inhibit myelination? This thesis has focused on the roles of FGF9 in MS and tried to answer these questions.
Through in vitro models, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and macrophages were shown to express feedback inhibitors of FGF signaling when treated with FGF9. Astrocytes produced FGF9 in response to hypoxic stress, macrophages expressed FGF9 when polarized towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype, suggesting hypoxia, and repair processes may drive FGF9 expression in the CNS. FGF9 did not cause demyelination in vitro but over-expression in vivo induced severe demyelination over the course of several months. Oligodendrocytes exposed to FGF9 failed to differentiate properly when the factor was removed which led to aberrant myelination. Long-term treatment with FGF9 induced axonal pathology, potentially via deficits in axon-transport. Over-expression of FGF9 in rat cortex also produced an axonal pathology, which suggests chronic exposure is detrimental to neurons. Together, these findings indicate that increased levels of FGF9 are detrimental to myelination and neurons in the CNS. Demyelination, and axonal pathology are hallmarks of MS and these studies provide evidence that FGF9 can mediate these processes in in vitro and in vivo models.
Multiple sclerosis, FGF9, fibroblast growth factor.
College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation
Linington, Professor Christopher
Mr Daniel McElroy
glathesis:2018-30798
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First Savings Bank's routing number (the leftmost number on the bottom of a check) is 91471635.
The main phone number for First Savings Bank is 605-763-2009. The assigned Federal Reserve Office for First Savings Bank is Fed 091000080.
Not looking for the First Savings Bank routing number? Try searching for your bank's ABA routing number by bank name, location, or phone number. | {
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We all approach fashion differently. Some people search for the latest trends while others are happy to buy $5 t-shirts at Walmart. No matter how we choose to dress, we all have one thing in common – everyone needs clothes. Like any other item, clothes have a lifespan. This lifespan may only be one season if you are fashion-conscious, but more often, we keep our clothes until either they are worn out or we are sick of them. Even if we donate them to charity, somewhere down the line they will end up in a landfill. While it may be possible to minimize our waste by cutting out things like single-use plastic, we can't boycott clothes. Therefore, it is crucial to keep the environment in mind when we shop for a new wardrobe.
Consuming less is always an excellent start. This can be easily achieved by asking yourself if an item is a "want" or a "need" before making a purchase. Shopping at a thrift store allows you to reuse products instead of buying new ones, plus it's a cheap and easy way to find essentials like jeans and shirts. When you do decide to buy something new, it is important to select brands that follow environmentally conscious practices in their production, manufacturing, and distribution processes.
Patagonia is an example of a company that is aiming to minimize their impact on the planet. In 1993, they were the first company to turn recycled plastic bottles into fleece. Last year, they donated 100% of their Black Friday sales profits – around $10 million- to various environmental organizations. However, even environmentally minded companies have high impacts when producing garments – Patagonia's R2 jacket requires 135 litres of water to create.
To counteract this, Patagonia advocates for clothing longevity and durability. Their website offers advice on how to properly look after and fix your own garments. For a small fee, you can have your clothes repaired professionally. Furthermore, when your item of clothing reaches the end of its lifespan, Patagonia will recycle it if you mail it in or drop it off at a retail location.
Starting in April 2017, Patagonia will launch another initiative to keep clothes out of the landfill. They will offer in-store credit for your used but still wearable garments. After cleaning and restoration, your old clothes will be sold on the Patagonia website as Worn Wear. According to Patagonia's calculations, the carbon, water, and waste footprint of a garment can be reduced by 20-30% by keeping it in use for just nine extra months.
Other companies, such as H&M, reuse fibers from recycled garments in lower grade products. While this is beneficial, a buyback program like the one by Patagonia is not possible in the fast-fashion industry. It requires a high level of garment quality, something that many cheaper clothing brands simply do not offer.
This is why it is critical for consumers such as ourselves to stay informed and buy from leaders in sustainability. It is our purchasing choices that decide which companies will flourish and which will fail. If enough of us decide to purchase only from companies that are prioritizing the environment, other brands will be forced to follow suit. While it may not always be the cheapest or most convenient option for us as individuals, our collective choices truly have the ability to create substantial, positive change. | {
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Since February 27, 2018, several reports have been placed on Council agenda related to the City's contracts with the Chamber regarding the Convention Center and the Convention & Visitors Bureau. Below is a quick summary of City Council Action.
Full staff reports and video links are available to view on the Agenda Reports/Documents.
On February 5, 2019, the City Council will take action on approval of award of agreement for the management and operation of the Santa Clara Convention Center.
TAP International presented its audit findings of the Santa Clara Tourism Improvement District (TID).
The City of Santa Clara held a Governance and Visioning Workshop on Nov. 15 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Feedback from all community engagement efforts has been made available to the potential operator, the panel who reviewed the proposals, and the City Council that will award a contract.
At Council's direction, staff issued a 180-day termination notice and has developed a recommended procurement strategy for a contract award to manage the Convention Center and related sales and marketing services. To provide a fair opportunity to participants through a competitive process for the award of this contract, staff recommended approval of procurement process integrity and conflict of interest guidelines.
The City of Santa Clara provided notice of termination of Management Agreement for the Santa Clara Convention Center to the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce.
Informational Report on the Status of Tourism Improvement District Financial Audit.
to submit comments, voice concerns, and protest the assessment.
Information Report provides Council with an update on issues. The performance audit process, and preliminary findings, of the Convention Center and CVB have revealed that the operation and funding of the TID are interwoven in the financial and operational structure of the Convention Center and CVB. Staff will be returning to Council on August 28, 2018 to request augmentation of the TAP International contract to include a financial audit of the TID.
Information Report provides Council with an update on issues to be placed on an August or September City Council agenda for further action. Two of Council's previous actions require more clarity on the governance structure for and legal authority of oversight of the Convention Center.
In addition to the discussion of the Chamber's request to fund a FY18/19 contract with the Chamber for CVB services, staff provided an update on previous Council direction including the commencement of a performance audit by TAP International. Preliminary audit observations were reported (see below) and apparent inconsistencies between written records and federal tax filings were also disclosed.
Council action: Council did not fund a $1.5 million request from the Chamber for convention and visitor service activity. Directed the City Manager to: 1) provide funds to Chamber for the sole purpose of funding salaries and specific related costs for up to 60 days; 2) retain JLL to assist the City in the development of options for the provision of convention and visitor services; and 3) obtain the return reserve funds from the Chamber to the City for the sole purpose of funding salaries.
Based upon the June 26, 2018 Council action, staff advised that there would be disruption in the delivery of convention and visitor services until an alternate service delivery method/provider was identified and operational.
Identified auditor and advised of Council of the status of Convention Center and CVB matters.
Council action: Directed the City Manager and City Attorney to: 1) begin process of exploring a term sheet for a new agreement with the Chamber for their management of the Convention Center; 2) begin process to execute a financial and performance audit; and 3) suspend management fee until such time as completed. | {
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Black and white colored castelo John Sadowski used to have a neat "big spanish castle" color illusion. It has disappeared, but this big portuguese castelo could emulate it.
For me, the effect lasts a bit less than 2 seconds, which is kinda frustrating. I can only suppose that it varies from person to person, and also maybe based on the time of exposure to the false color image (hstime, which you can edit above), and on the image's colors (edit the URL above, works only with certain kinds of servers but Wikipedia is your friend). | {
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PREMEDEX Announces Addition of Preston Rodenbaugh to Leadership Team
Atlanta,GA- PREMEDEX (www.PREMEDEX.com) announced today that Preston Rodenbaugh has joined the company to further develop their growing portfolio of regional and national accounts. Mr. Rodenbaugh comes with a wealth of experience within the healthcare industry, having spent the last eight years at athenahealth where he was instrumental in launching the athenaCommunicator product as well as spearheading the sales efforts on a number of other products developed by athena. Mr. Rodenbaugh joins as Vice President of Business Development with plans to continue to expand on PREMEDEX's recent success providing communication technology and services to aid healthcare organizations with the management of their population. Preston comments "I am excited to start a new challenge within PREMEDEX and look forward to working with the team to further develop their already extensive product and service suite. I am fortunate to be joining a company that has an impressive client list and will continue to play a vital role in the changing healthcare landscape. It's exciting that their technology-enabled-service offering is needed by any healthcare organization interested in managing their patient population, so there's plenty of opportunity."
Van Willis, President of PREMEDEX said "Preston's wealth of experience and industry knowledge has already made him a key addition to PREMEDEX. Our new innovations and the increasing demand from our customers led us to look for an addition to our team and we are very fortunate to have Preston join us. This is the third company where we have worked together and Preston has the ability to identify growth opportunities and execute on them."
For more information about PREMEDEX visit www.PREMEDEX.com or call 1-877-784-7388. | {
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This prayer was recorded by the Sravasti Abbey sangha in April 2010. The text was translated by Geshe Dorji Damdul.
Wander the sentient beings of the six realms, bereft of happiness.
They are your parents, who reared you with affectionate kindness.
Meditate on compassion and affection by relinquishing attachment and aversion.
Don't let your mind go astray, but place it within compassion.
Through not losing mindfulness, hold it within compassion.
There exists the divine form of your body which is a purified state of the aggregates.
There is a deity in the nature of union of the three divine bodies.
Don't view it as ordinary, but train in divine dignity and immaculate appearance.
Don't let your mind go astray, but place it within profundity and clarity.
Through not losing mindfulness, hold it in an attitude of profundity and luminosity.
Is pervaded by the space of the ultimate clear light of suchness.
There is an ineffable ultimate reality.
View this nature of emptiness through abandoning mental contrivances.
Don't let your mind go astray, but place it in the ambiance of reality.
Through not losing mindfulness, hold it in the ambiance of reality.
Are seen the hazy dualistic phenomena which are baseless.
There is a magical show which is by nature deceptive.
Don't believe it to be true, but view it as having the nature of emptiness.
Don't let your mind go astray, but place it in the nature of appearance-emptiness.
Through not losing mindfulness, hold it in the nature of appearance-emptiness. | {
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Q: JSONArrayRequest Not Working I am trying to get deliverycount from the server using JSONArrayRequest but I am not getting any response.PHP is fine and working but the code in android not getting the request.
Can someone please help me with this problem? I am not getting any errors in logcat also.
public class PendingDeliveryList extends Fragment {
TextView delivery_List_Count;
TextView delivered_List_Count;
String companyName,userName;
SwipeRefreshLayout mSwipeRefreshLayout;
public PendingDeliveryList() {
// Required empty public constructor
}
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View v=inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_pending_delivery_list, container, false);
delivery_List_Count=(TextView)v.findViewById(R.id.deliveryListCount);
delivered_List_Count=(TextView)v.findViewById(R.id.deliveredListCount);
mSwipeRefreshLayout = (SwipeRefreshLayout) v.findViewById(R.id.delivery_list_count_swipe);
return v;}
@Override
public void onResume()
{
super.onResume();
userName=this.getArguments().getString("userId");
companyName=this.getArguments().getString("companyName");
String server_URL= PathUrls.pathUrl+"evs_getemployeedeliverycounts.php?db="+userName+"&userid="+companyName;
//Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "userName"+userName+"companyName"+companyName, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
//Create a volley request Object
//sample[{}]
JsonArrayRequest jsonArrayRequest=new JsonArrayRequest(server_URL, new Response.Listener<JSONArray>() {
@Override
public void onResponse(JSONArray response) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "test1", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Log.d("pending Delivery Count",response.toString());
if (response!=null)
{
try{
delivery_List_Count.setText(response.getJSONObject(0).getString("deliverlist"));
delivered_List_Count.setText(response.getJSONObject(0).getString("deliveredlist"));
}catch (JSONException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}, new Response.ErrorListener() {
@Override
public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
}
});
VolleySingleton.getsInstance().getRequestQueue().add(jsonArrayRequest);
Log.d("delivery Count",server_URL);
}
}
A: After hours of research and deep looking into my own code, I found this simple blind error. And I am really sorry for wasting others time.
String server_URL= PathUrls.pathUrl+"evs_getemployeedeliverycounts.php?db="+companyName+"&userid="+userNAme;
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Growing to approximately 1 inches, the cardinal tetra is an extremely popular freshwater fish; similar in colour to its cousin the neon tetra, its main differences being its slightly larger size, with blue and red colouration extending the full length of its body.
It is a peaceful fish, often housed with discus cichlids at higher temperatures; they are open to a wide variety of foods such as flake, dried, live and/or frozen. A balanced diet will aid their colouration and overall health.
To best appreciate this fish, a shoal of 20+ in a larger aquarium is recommended, in a biotope with blackwater extract. Failing this, they fit in well to many community aquariums provided tank mates will not bully or outcompete them for food. Large, predatory fish such as cichlids should be avoided as they will easily make a meal out of cardinal tetras. | {
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Navua River eco-adventures and Fijian culture are the best in this active day trip. View reviews and photos of outdoor activities in Fiji on TripAdvisor. Fiji activities at our Qamea Resort include jungle walks, kayaking, diving, fishing, snorkelling, massage, hiking and more! Enjoy an eventful holiday in Fiji with our resort activities. Fijian CULTURE & ACTIVITIES ~ Fijian culture is an ancient and proud culture shaped by a mixture of legend, religion and warm-hearted people.
Hospitableness is not an industrial activity on the Fiji archipelago, but a way of being. Visitors can enjoy the archipelago by visiting a vibrant community centre or small squares. Fiji is a modern multi-cultural archipelago that unites the Oceania, Europe, South Asia and East Asia tradition.
Fijian is proud to be known as the most friendly person in the whole wide globe, and an inviting and relaxed approach pervades the islander. Fire hikers and fireworkers honour their forebears on Beqa Iceland by running over white-hot rocks. Excursions to Savusavu's bat isle show a cave in hiding. rokiraki, levu viiti - tzo free night views including 7 overnight accommodation, breakfasts, lunches and dinners every day, 1 hour super hire, 1 full WiFi passport per day, 1 hour day massages and select four of the five activities mentioned, snorkeling outside coral options, waterfall and Ra provincial tours story, isle excursions, rakiraki township spot markets travel, village sightseeing tours, round flight airfields transfer, resort taxes and services fees.
The Qamea Banda will serenade you, breakfastbuffet every day, use of kayak, paddle boards and snorkeling equipment, night-time conversation with Kava ceremony and meke performance, Sunday worship and Qamea-Sulu, transfer to the airfield, taxes and servicecost.
Visiting churches & Sundays chorus, Lovo parish festival in a typical clay quarry, Indo-Fijian overnight stay with free mendhi, bead farming without snorkelling trip, free WiFi, use of non-motorized water sports, transfer to the airfield, hotels taxes and services. Beiga Iceland - ADVENTURE Packages include 7 overnight stays at the villa, Bat Island kayaking, snorkelling liveaboard, 2-3 places, c2.
5-hour trekking, waterfalls and meeting the villagers, transfer by ferry, taxes and services. The PACIFIC HARBOUR - BOUILD YOUR OWN PAKAGE consists of 7 overnight stays in a standard Garden View room, welcome drinks, complimentary use of snorkel equipment and non-motorized aquatic activities, transfer to the beach, taxes and servicepost.
vanusavu, vanua levu - building tower away from home packages include 7 overnight stays, customisable menus for breakfasts, lunches and dinners every day, drinks included alcoholic drinks, mini-bar included refill every day, water sports, use of non-motorised water sports, transfer to the airfield, hotels and services. rakiraki, levu vitality - building your onwn package contains 7 days ocean view bure accommodation, bed and breakfasts every day, accommodation fees and servicepost.
Snorkelling, adventure river adventure and Island Discovery Cruise are available. vanusavu, vanua levu - building tower oak Package consists of 7 overnight stays in garden bure, snorkelling, standing paddling board, rain forest gulf, tenis, volleyball, culture shows, angling, rain forest walks, Grass matches, bikes, herbal walks, services, school visits, Meke culture dances, pearls, flower arrangements and bare-foot gulf, free WiFi in communal rooms, transfer from the airports, hotels and services.
Additional adventure packages include waterfall expedition, kayak tour and one-hour massages, rainforest spa packages with one-hour body wrap and one-hour facial and day excursion to snorkeling island of Namena. island qamea - build your own island packet contains beach accommodation, bed and breakfasts, kayak, canoe boards and snorkeling equipment, overnight activities incl. kava ceremony and meke performance, Sunday worship and Qamea burned sulu, transfer to the beach, taxes and services.
Paragliding Paradise Garden Tour, Scuba Pool Splash, Tropical Fruit Plate on Arrive, free Paradise Massages - 30 minutes massages per adulth on the 1st or 2nd of your visit, free Vuna Reef snorkeling with Fiji scuba diver, night - Lovo Fest, Meke Entertain & Kava ceremony, free WiFi in the head office, transfer to the airfield, taxes and waist.
The KADAVU INDSLAND - BOUILD YOUR OWN PAKAGE consists of 7 days Oceanview Tradtional Bure accommodation, breakfasts, lunches and dinners every day, Lovo and Kava festivities, free use of snorkeling equipment, transfer from the airports, taxes and servicepost. Cadavu Iceland - Matava - Fiji's Premier Eco Adventure is situated on the remote and beautiful Kadavu Islands, bordering the Great Astrolabe Reef.
A small and private excursion that blends with its surroundings and Fiji's tradition of accommodation. SARUSAVU, VANUA LEVU - Namale sets the standard all-inclusive dinner in Fiji in favour of the discerning, stylish five-star Fiji kitchen inspire by the lush flavours and tradition of the isles.
Full breakfast, 3-course lunch and 5-course dinner change every day - our chefs purchase the fresest produce from our own bio-farms and our own sea food malls. The price includes all food and drinks, from Fiji juice and Fiji waters to top-quality liqueurs, beers, wines and liquors.
Indulge your palate with the unmatched flavours of Fijian cooking and the same high standards of Namale dedication to every facet of your sojourn. The Volivoli Beach Estate is a privately run beach resorts with a wide range of classy and cosy accommodation on the northern end of the town.
Paradise Taveuni is a seaside estate set in luxuriant rainforest backed by luxuriant rainforest orchards. You can rely on a personal touch with only 10 Fiji bure. |QAMEA ISLAND - This luxury home offers space for a max. of 34 grown-ups with only 17 luxurious and air-conditioned Beachfronts, embedded between shaky palm trees and green tropic garden.
Situated on a privately owned sandy and whitish sandy shore over one kilometre long, the whole complex is considered the most stunning in Fiji's north. To enter Fiji a current pass is necessary, which must be in force 6 month after arrival.
The Fiji exit fee of 200 FJD should be part of your travelcard. No vaccinations are necessary for entry into Fiji. Its inviting and relaxed approach, which pervades its archipelago, invites the visitor to go beyond the boundaries of the resort and explore a tradition of living that appreciates relations, tradition and inclusiveness.
Tradition remains, but Fiji has not remained in the past, and the well-developed tourist industries offer the anticipated array of aquatic activities, spas and on-shore spas. Electricity in Fiji is 240 Volt AC 50 Hz. There are three shallow sockets in Fiji, the same as in Australia and New Zealand.
Fiji's code is 679. It is possible to dial directly from and to Fiji. There are three of Fiji's main languages: You can change the money at the airports on your flight or at the ATM. The Fiji Time (FJD) is 12hrs before Greenwich Mean Time (+12GMT).
Fiji is 12hrs before Greenwich Mean Times from 1 March to 31 October. The Fiji observes summer season, which is recognised as Fiji Summertide ( "FJST") between November and February and is 13 hrs ahead of Greenwich MeanT (?13 GMT).
Though the 180° merger runs through Taveuni, all of Fiji lies just off the western border of the United States. It is an archipelagic state in the southern Pacific, just eastwards of Vanuatu, westwards of Tonga and southwards of Tuvalu. There are two large islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, which make up about 85% of the overall populace.
The Fiji region boasts a variety of lakes, rainforest, pine forest, mountain and over 1,000 leagues of sandy beach.
Are you retiring in Guam? | {
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Mensch - Toronto Jewish Film Festival Review
Canadian Premiere at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival
in French with English subtitles
Director: Steve Suissa C
Cast: Nicolas Cazalé, Sami Frey, Anthony Delon, Maurice Bénichou
The gentleman who introduced the film told the audience Mensch is a French caper film about a Jewish safecracker, and that pretty much sums up the plot. Sam is a good looking guy from a 'good' family in the produce business who gets off on living a life of crime.
It begins with a chase gone wrong and a young man dead, the explanation of which contains the twist in the story. Otherwise, the outlines of the story are familiar - the 30 something career criminal with a son who keeps getting drawn farther and farther into the big job to end all big jobs. The guy who supposedly wants out.
The film is shot in Euro-style realism in that not everyone is model good looking, (although Sam sure is easy on the eyes,) a sense of reality that extends to a script that portrays the drudgery of crime, those long hours of planning and sometimes risky fact finding that come before the electrifying moment of truth.
Sam is in love with an African-French woman, a reporter who naturally ferrets out the truth about him. If the story holds few surprises, that's compensated in the most part by the depth of the characters, even as we come to ever so slightly dislike the glib way Sam lies his way back and forth between the straight and criminal elements of his life. His young son is already a budding extortionist, disturbingly like his father in his easy justifications for what he's done.
Naturally, the two threads of his life start to intersect with increasingly ominous consequences. His son finds a gun tucked in the backseat of his buddy's car, and he has to get him to leave the room when another associate wants to snort coke on the coffee table. He's not an entirely likable character. Without giving too much away, let's just say that, in the end I was - like his girlfriend - unconvinced of his Mensch-ness.
French cinema Jewish cinema mensch toronto jewish film festival | {
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Q: discord.py SQLite getting row content @client.command()
async def tag(ctx, tag):
sql.execute(f'select tags_name from tags_list')
does_exist = sql.fetchone()
print(does_exist)
if does_exist is not None:
sql.execute(f'SELECT tags_content FROM tags_list')
final = sql.fetchall()
await ctx.send(final[0])
else:
await ctx.send(f"Tag named `{tag}` doesnt exists!")
So the code you see up there is used to get content from the table tags_list.
And the image up there is the table tags_list. I am trying to get tags_content when I call the command. But for example when I call the command like .tag test, I want it to give me test because they are in the same row. But instead, it gives the tags_content from the first row. So it gives h instead of test. How can I specify the row I want to get the content from?
Edit: This is what I get when I run the command .tag test: ('h',)
A: When you're selecting a row from a SQLite table, you can use WHERE to specify the row that you want. For example:
SELECT tags_content FROM tags_list WHERE tags_name='test'
So you can use tag parameter to specify tags_name when you're selecting the row.
@client.command()
async def tag(ctx, tag):
sql.execute(f'SELECT tags_content FROM tags_list where tags_name = "{tag}"')
final = sql.fetchone()
if final:
await ctx.send(final)
else:
await ctx.send(f"Tag named `{tag}` doesnt exists!")
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Shortly after Sessions' speech to law enforcement officials, the Democratic governor accused the attorney general of lying and trying to appease President Donald Trump.
Sessions said several California state laws prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from making deportation arrests and singled out elected officials for their actions. He had particularly strong words for Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who issued an unusual public warning last month about an immigration operation.
The Justice Department, in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Sacramento, is challenging three California laws that bar police from asking people about their citizenship status or participating in federal immigration enforcement activities.
"It wasn't something I chose to do, but I can't sit by idly while the lawful authority of federal officers are being blocked by legislative acts and politicians," Sessions said, straying from his prepared remarks.
"I say: Bring it on," said California Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat who wrote the so-called sanctuary state bill. Democratic Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon was among those suggesting that Sessions shouldn't come at all.
Sessions, who has blamed sanctuary city policies for crime and gang violence, spoke Wednesday to groups representing police chiefs, sheriffs, district attorneys, narcotics investigators and the California Highway Patrol. Only the California State Sheriffs' Association actively opposed the so-called sanctuary law.
Dozens of demonstrators chanted "stand up, fight back" and "no justice, no peace" outside the hotel where the meeting was held and some blocked traffic on a major thoroughfare. A heavy police presence was on hand.
Gurman reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Jonathan J. Cooper and Kathleen Ronayne in Sacramento and John Antczak in Los Angeles contributed to this report. | {
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In contrast to the dreadful weather that hit parts of the UK yesterday, for me, the day was all about blue skies and a incredible warmth from that shining disc in the sky (as Jennie put it in a text to me!). In fact, the day was so warm that I ditched several layers of clothing and for the first time in months, was able to walk around without a jacket, gloves, hat, scarf and my third pair of socks!
However, a closer inspection of the route between their current site and where I want them to go revealed that until we get a few days of sunshine and strong winds, with not even a hint of rain, to dry things out, that route is going to be impossible to navigate on my own, dragging a pig ark that measures 8'x6′ as it's currently ankle-deep in thick, clingy mud.
So… until we get such weather, Tia and Bailey will have to stay put (though I will adjust their pen boundaries to give them some dry standing) so the chickens won the toss.
The vegetable garden is a large circle plot that has been quartered. Last year, the guys only ended up using one quarter and I've turned one into a lasagne garden for the winter, hoping to have a nice and rich dig-free zone come spring.
The Bantams and Silkies, however, were not very pleased. After the Big Fight, I decided that I would never be able to put the bantams back with the big chooks, and that they therefore needed their own electric netting. I found a good deal online (the price was great, the shade of green is hideous: you can still see it after dusk!) and set them up in their new run. Unfortunately, I only have one energiser and battery for the chickens, so both runs have to be next to one another so the same battery can power both fences. This means that the bantams are on an old patch of grass that really hasn't grown since the chickens were last on there in October/November. | {
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Magic doesn't belong to any one spiritual or religious path. Indeed, there are many different traditions of magic, from the healing work of curanderos in Latin America to the hoodoo charms of the Appalachians to the Egyptian magical practice of Heka. These and other traditions from around the world have been passed down over the centuries and are still very much in practice today.
In the realm of Wicca, magical traditions tend to be rooted in the centuries-old practices of the folk healers of Europe as well as the ancient Hermetic philosophies rediscovered during the Renaissance. But while there are tried-and-true spells and methods that have been passed down over the generations, magic in Wicca is by no means a static art. New spells and new approaches to magical manifestation arise all the time, as those who are willing to practice and experiment find new ways of harnessing the natural energies that make up all of creation.
Candle magic is an excellent starting point for anyone just beginning to explore spellwork. Simple, elegant and straightforward, basic candle spells can help you build and strengthen your "magical muscles." Your magical request (also called the intention) is sent through the medium of the flame. As the candle burns, it disappears, leaving the material plane and joining the ethereal one, carrying with it the message of the intention. This physical example of transformation is particularly useful to beginning magicians, who can use it to help them visualize the manifestation process.
Crystal magic is a delightful way to become acquainted with some of Nature's most beautiful and mysterious creations. Though they may be classified as "inorganic," crystals are nonetheless understood by many Witches and healers to be "alive," as they impart healing energy to people, animals, and even plants. The power of crystals and other mineral stones is the same power inherent in other natural phenomena, such as the wind or a flowing river. They are conduits of energy, and since thought—or intention—is also energy, it can be harnessed and sent out into the Universe through the energy field of the crystals we choose to work with.
Herbal magic is incredibly practical—in fact, much of it can be done with ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen. Herbs are also probably the most versatile when it comes to hands-on magic. You can use them to create your own magical crafts, such as spell jars, dream pillows, poppets, sachets and other charms. Some people like to create their own incense and oils with herbs, which adds even more magical power to their work. Indeed, the study and patient practice of herbal magic can prove to be the most rewarding form of the Craft a Witch can discover.
Incense is an ancient ritual tool that draws on the aromatic powers of herbs, spices, oils, resins, and tree barks to create a sacred atmosphere and a state of mind conducive to communing with the spirit world. In addition to burning during formal Wiccan ritual, it's often burned during spellwork, as the scented smoke can facilitate an ideal state of mind for working successful magic. Furthermore, most herbs, spices, barks, and roots have specific magical qualities, which can be matched with the purpose of the spellwork.
Magical oils are a staple component of ritual and magical practice for many Wiccans, who use them to anoint their ritual tools, crystals, talismans and amulets, and even their own bodies. Essential oils are often used in the creation of incense, and are particularly excellent for use in candle magic and charm-making. Just about anything you want to do, magically speaking, can be enhanced by the use of oils—whether you're using a single scent or a blend of three or more.
Tarot cards and other divination tools (such as runes, crystal balls and scrying mirrors) are often part of a Witch's magical practice. Of course, divination is a form of magic in its own right, but Tarot cards and runes in particular may be incorporated into spellwork as well. For example, the Moon card from a Tarot deck may be displayed on the altar whenever a Full Moon spell is underway. A prosperity spell may involve the King or Queen of Pentacles, or the always-fortunate Sun card. Some people even like to consult the Tarot before designing a spell, to get clearer on their intentions and how best to set them through the spell itself.
Fluid as Wiccan magical practices may be, however, there is still the one main "rule" to keep in mind at all times: Harm None. Taken from the Wiccan rede, this simple phrase reminds us to be careful to examine our motives and intentions when choosing or creating a spell.
Obviously we're not coming from a very spiritual place if we're wishing to work magic that would bring negative results to another person, period. But "harm none" also applies to any kind of manipulative magic, no matter how well-meaning we might be about it. This means we don't work magic with the intention of affecting the feelings or behavior of anyone other than ourselves. We also don't work magic for others without their explicit permission, and we never try to decide for others what their best interests are. | {
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Championing Lynhaven, Education and Voter Registration
Rosa Byrd: Protecting her neighborhood, improving her city.
Living Legends: The Project
Living Legends of Alexandria is an ongoing 501(c)(3) photo-documentary project to identify, honor and chronicle Alexandria's Living Legends. The project was conceived by artist-photographer Nina Tisara to create an enduring artistic record of the people whose vision and dedication make a positive, tangible difference to the quality of life in Alexandria.
Platinum and Gold sponsors this year are the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, Club Managers Association of America, Renner & Company, CPA, P.C., Goodwin House, Inc. and SunTrust Bank.
This is one of a series of profiles that will appear this year. For information, to volunteer, become a sponsor or nominate a Legend for 2014, visit www.AlexandriaLeg... or contact Nina Tisara at 703-625-2330.
Alexandria — Rosa Byrd and her husband Jack have lived in Alexandria for more than 50 years and for much of that time she has been a community leader and champion for causes to make her Lynhaven neighborhood a safe place to live. They are the proud parents of Patricia Yancey (Alex) and Julious Byrd (Semone) and grandparents of Chanel Yancey, Jordan Byrd and Jalen Byrd.
For more than 35 years, Byrd and her friends inspected alleyways of Lynhaven for code enforcement violations, sanitation problems and lighting outages. They were lovingly referred to as the "Snoop Sisters" by their neighbors. Byrd developed a working relationship with the mayor, members of City Council and the city manager that helped to solve many of the neighborhood's problems. She and her neighbors were successful in transforming a vacant lot into a playground for their children. Later, then Mayor Charles Beatley was on hand for the opening of a second park in the area. One former business owner was so appreciative of Byrd's volunteer efforts in her community that he established the Lynhaven/Byrd scholarship at T.C. Williams High School. Del Pepper, Alexandria City Council member, said, "In many ways, large and small, Rosa has truly made a positive difference in the neighborhood and community. She has shown courage when that was needed as well as determination, commitment and perseverance. It's caring people like Rosa that have made Alexandria such a wonderful place to live."
Unfortunately, in the late '80s, Alexandria began to attract drug dealers from New York and Washington, D.C. Lynhaven was targeted as an area whose streets would become "open air drug markets." The loss of so many youths to drugs and gang activities inspired Byrd and others to take on the dealers and gang leaders to make their neighborhood safe. Byrd was in constant contact with the mayor, members of council, city manager and the Alexandria Police Department to bring all resources to bear for an all-out attack on the problem. She was instrumental in encouraging her neighbors to establish a bond of trust and respect with the undercover police officers. Residents allowed their homes to be used by police to observe active drug sales. Byrd activated telephone trees to assist a special unit of the Police Department called the, "Jump-Out Boys." The dealers feared this unit because of its success.
Lynhaven was selected to become the first neighborhood in Alexandria to participate in a program called Community Oriented Policing (COP). This program entailed having one particular police officer assigned exclusively to Lynhaven. The officer worked in conjunction with the residents to establish neighborhood patrols, united with the transportation and environmental services department, code enforcement and the traffic division to help clean and beautify the neighborhood again. Absentee landlords were held accountable for the maintenance of their properties. The COP's program is still in operation. Sergeant Robyn Nichols, Lynhaven's liaison officer since 1996 said, "Rosa held the Police Department and elected officials accountable for combating the drug problem in the neighborhood."
Byrd's influence also extended outside of Lynhaven. Her concern for quality education in all the city's public schools, especially for minority students led to many educational endeavors. She has led by example. In 2011, Byrd and her daughter, Patricia, were honored with the "Generation to Generation" award for community service by Senior Services of Alexandria.
Her concern for quality education in all the city's public schools, especially for minority students led to many educational endeavors. Byrd has served as officer of the PTA's of Cora Kelly Elementary School, Francis C. Hammond Middle School and T.C. Williams High School.
Byrd knows the importance of having input into the day-to-day decisions made by politicians. She knew that the way for the disenfranchised to have a "voice" was through their vote. She actively recruited neighbors to register, she volunteered at the polls, served as a precinct chief, campaigned for city, state and presidential candidates, arranged for transportation to and from the polls and provided any other service necessary in her efforts to get people out to vote.
Former City Manager Vola Lawson said, "Rosa Byrd is a real dynamo. She has worked successfully for years to benefit and improve her beloved Lynhaven community. She has also been a strong advocate for the rich diversity of our school children. Rosa's energy, commitment and effectiveness for the causes she cares about are legendary."
Living Legend Ferdinand Day considers Rosa Byrd to be one of his "ladies," a group of community activists who have worked with him and Living Legend Melvin Miller throughout the years. The group includes three Living Legends and two nominees. Day said, "Working with Rosa has been a pleasure. I have known her for many years and I have been impressed with her dedication to the city. Her nomination to Living Legends honors the concept of the Legends."
Fighting for Her Neighborhood Led to School Roles
Alexandria: Learn How To Dance in the Rain
Helping Low Income and Public Housing Residents
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Complete Election 2018 Results is available here for PK 13 Lower Dir I after polling on 25th July 2018.
You can see here complete election result of PK 13 Lower Dir I with total votes casted in election 2018, users votes casted online, election candidate's position with party name, constituency detail report and previous results of 2008, 2002, 2013 of PK 13 Lower Dir I.
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5 Reasons you must watch the Netflix series The Witcher Season 2
in Entertainment Lifestyle on November 24, 2021 February 23, 2022
So fall is here my lovelies and so is the season of holidays, weddings, shopping and of course
The Witcher Season 2
Netflix'ing!!
Bhai aise mein you cannot simply miss one of the most drool-worthy fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, The Witcher. This one is based on a book series with the same name written by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, exploring the legend of Geralt of Rivia and Princess Ciri, who are linked to each other by destiny.
Starring Henry Cavill, Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra, its first season was released in December 2019 consisting of 8 episodes. This one was based on The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, the collections of short stories preceding the main Witcher saga. The second one is slated to release in December 2021 and we simply cannot keep calm for the same.
So here we have enlisted 5 main reasons you must watch this enthralling fantasy:
Henry Cavill:
Must I admit that most will go weak in the knees, thanks to the charisma and charm this actor exudes! His presence has certainly not only completed the world of the Witcher but given a face to the character of Geralt, a face that shall forever be attributed to this character, thanks to his wonderful depiction. The adulation, the craze, the madness and the raw sensuality he has managed to create can be felt enigmatically. Of course, making things a wee bit more complicated is the fact that this guy is an absolute hunk!!
I mean you know he had dehydrated himself to look perfect for the shirtless sequences in the series. How cool is that gurlzzzz!!
The characters:
Not only is Henry Cavill one of the stars of the show but so are the other female characters, playing to the strength of their superb portrayal in the series. Both Ciri and Jennifer managed to steal our hearts, with Henry taking the lead too, spoiling us for choice…
Superb Action:
Indeed, this is one area that is surely taken care of in the series and depicted in tandem with the original book story. Fans of action shall not be disappointed as there are some great action scenes in this season, with even more being promised in the next.
The show's first season shows Geralt of Rivia, Crown Princess Ciri and the Sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg at different points in time, exploring events that shape their characters. Eventually, they merge into a single timeline culminating at the Battle of Sodden Hill against the invaders from Nilfgaard. The second season promises a more linear approach as herein Geralt and Ciri shall explore the true ergonomics of their intertwined destinies. In the second season, convinced that Yennifer's life is lost at the battle of Sodden, Geralt brings Ciri to his childhood home of Kaer Morhen to protect her from not only what is outside, but also from what she possesses inside…
More witchers joining in the new season:
Yes, you heard right guys! Firstly, Geralt's father figure Vesemir will make an appearance in this one, being played by Kim Bodnia. He is the one responsible for Geralt being the witcher he literally is. The other witchers include Eskel to be played by Thue Ersted Rasmussen, the sarcy jerk Lambert played by Paul Bullion and Ciri's sword combat trainer Coen to be played by Yasen Atour. This and a host of other characters from the book shall be making an appearance.
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So aren't we all excited.? With the first season having been shot primarily in Eastern Europe where quite a bit of filming was done in Hungary, Budapest the second one has been filmed in London and other places within the UK.
Also, rumour has it that one of the issues that most fans had with Cavill's character in The Witcher Season 1 will be sorted. That being the fact that he spoke very little with his performances mostly consisting of facial expressions and grunts. This is going to be rectified in the coming season.
So what more can we ask for?? Bring out your plushies, get ready with your tubs of popcorn and candy coz The Witcher is gonna strike yet again!!
Season 2 is to be released on 17th December 2021 on Netflix.
So don't KEEP CALM and NETFLIX away people!!!
Do let us know how you liked this article in the comments below.
Ciao!!
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The Venomous Rhetorical Web of Far-Right Terrorists
GNET > Insights > Research Consortium > The Venomous Rhetorical Web of Far-Right Terrorists
17th October 2022 Julia Kupper
By Julia Kupper
17th October 2022 In Insights, Research Consortium
On September 14, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs questioned current and former executives from four of the biggest social media companies—Meta, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube—on online extremism and menacing content on their platforms. However, as became evident during the hearing, the representatives largely deflected the politicians' questions on moderation and safety efforts. The discussion lacked a more nuanced understanding of the social media exploitation by right-wing terrorists, which is discouraging given the deep relationship between the leakage of recent mass shooters' manifestos and livestreams on these types of online platforms.
The same day, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that "will require social media companies to publicly post their policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, harassment and extremism on their platforms, and report data on their enforcement of the policies." The lack of transparency surrounding tech companies' business models, such as the role of algorithms in online radicalisation, continues to pose a threat to (inter)national security.
This Insight is based on the study "The Contagion and Copycat Effect in Transnational Far-right Terrorism: An Analysis of Language Evidence", which was authored by Julia Kupper, Tanya Karoli Christensen, Dakota Wing, Marlon Hurt, Matthew Schumacher and Reid Meloy. It examined the interconnectivity of manifestos, attack announcements on online platforms, livestreams and writings on equipment used during ten contemporary terrorist attacks that were committed by extreme right lone actors. The findings of this evidence-based research were recently featured in Perspectives on Terrorism, and are highlighted in this article.
Fact Patterns, Motivating Forces and Tactical Implications of Attackers
Between 2011 and 2022, ten lone-actor terrorists motivated by race and/or ethnicity attempted or carried out multi-casualty incidents across North America, Europe and Oceania. The assailants self-radicalised in cyberspace and were influenced by an intricate far-right ecosystem of digital platforms and narratives, including the Great Replacement conspiracy theory and accelerationist beliefs. This was reflected in the operational approaches of their offences when they converted their virtual frustration into violent, real-world action:
Anders Breivik attacked a government building in Oslo and a labour party youth camp in Utøya, Norway in July 2011 to target liberal officials and their families. He emailed his manifesto to thousands of extreme-right individuals and groups in the hours prior to his violent acts and intended to livestream the beheading of Norway's former labour prime minister on YouTube.
Dylann Roof attacked a Baptist church in Charleston, SC, United States in June 2015 to target the Black community. He published his manifesto on his website the "Last Rhodesian" before his attack.
Robert Bowers attacked a synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA, United States in October 2018 to target the Jewish community. He leaked an announcement of his attack on Gab, a far-right Twitter clone.
Brenton Tarrant attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in March 2019 to target the Muslim community. He disseminated his manifesto and a link to his Facebook livestream on the imageboard 8chan before the attack.
John Earnest attacked a synagogue in Poway, CA, USA in April 2019 to target the Jewish community. He also distributed his manifesto and a link to his attempted Facebook livestream on 8chan shortly prior to his attack.
Patrick Crusius attacked a supermarket in El Paso, TX, United States in August 2019 to target the Hispanic community. He uploaded his manifesto on 8chan prior to his act of hate-fueled violence.
Philip Manshaus attacked a mosque in Bærum, Norway in August 2019 to target the Muslim community. He did not author a manifesto but shared a link to his attempted Facebook livestream on the imageboard Endchan before his attack.
Stephan Balliet attempted to attack a synagogue in Halle, Germany in October 2019 to target the Jewish community. He uploaded his manifesto to the imageboard Meguca and broadcast his livestream on Twitch, an online streaming platform.
Hugo Jackson attacked a school in Eslöv, Sweden in August 2021 to target the non-white community. He distributed his manifesto to friends on Discord, an instant messaging platform, and livestreamed his attack on Twitch.
Payton Gendron attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, NY, United States in May 2022 to target the Black community. He uploaded his manifesto on Google Docs two days prior to the attack and shared it, along with his journal logs and a link to his Twitch livestream, on Discord.
The Interconnectivity of Recent Extreme Right Terrorism Attacks
On the surface, these acts of violence appear to be unrelated; however, the language evidence the perpetrators compiled prior to or during their offences reveals contextual patterns across their pathways of intended violence and emphasises the interrelatedness of these events. During the radicalisation process, the subjects studied manifestos and livestreams from notorious self-starter role models, which encouraged them to commit their own acts of violence. Throughout the planning and preparation stages, the terroristic communications were used as a do-it-yourself guide for tactical advice. In the course of the mobilisation phase, the perpetrators compiled their own manifestos while announcing their plans on digital platforms and livestreaming the event during the implementation. Subsequently, these elements create a propaganda tool for sympathisers and an operational manual for future imitators, which is part of the perpetrators' strategy to target their intended audience.
To examine a possible contagion or copycat effect, we assessed a variety of written and spoken components through a forensic linguistic lens. This included eight manifestos, seven attack announcements on online platforms, four livestreams and three writings on equipment used during the incidents. According to co-author Dr. Reid Meloy, the concepts of contagion and copycat should be separated: 'contagion' refers to an imitation of the act after a widely publicised mass attack, typically several weeks. 'Copycat' describes the imitation of the act and actor and can extend over months or years.
Textual Samples of Content Patterns
Multiple manifesto authors in our sample referenced the names of infamous predecessors that committed similar terrorist attacks in their writings. For instance, Brenton Tarrant alluded to Dylann Roof twice and Anders Breivik three times in his screed. John Earnest made remarks about Tarrant and Robert Bowers eleven and five times respectively in his manifesto, urging readers to "FIGHT BACK, REMEMBER ROBERT BOWERS, REMEMBER BRENTON TARRANT." Patrick Crusius mentioned Tarrant's name twice in his document, noting that "In general, I support the Christchurch shooter [Tarrant] and his manifesto." Stephan Balliet alluded to Tarrant once in an unpublished document, claiming that "Is there anyone you want to thank? Yes, Brenton Tarrant." Hugo Jackson made one reference to Tarrant in his writings and included a direct quote from him: "'For the thousands of European lives' – Brenton tarrant [sic]." Payton Gendron referred to Tarrant six times, with Breivik, Roof, Earnest and Crusius mentioned twice, and Bowers and Manshaus once.
Table 1: Number of mentions of previous perpetrators' names across manifestos
[*Manshaus did not author a manifesto but referenced infamous predecessors in his online announcement of the attack]
Gendron's pamphlet also included copying extensive amounts of structural components from Roof, Tarrant and Balliet, as well as plagiarising textual elements from previous communications. As such, he duplicated entire pages from Tarrant, only occasionally revising certain phrases to adjust the content to his mission. The examples below are from their self-interview sections, a meme format that has been repeatedly utilised in recent far-right manifestos:
Tarrant: "Did/do you personally hate muslims? A muslim man or woman living in their homelands?" and "By living in New Zealand, weren't you an immigrant yourself?"
Gendron: "Did, or do you personally hate blacks? A black man or woman living in their homelands?" and "By living in the United States, weren't you an immigrant yourself?"
Attack Announcements on Online Platforms
Within minutes prior to their acts of violence, numerous offenders in our study leaked short messages to announce their intended attacks on imageboards, such as 8chan. Several forms of thematic overlap were noted within these communications; for example, three perpetrators directly encouraged readers to commit similar attacks:
Crusius: "Keep up the good fight."
Manshaus: "i was elected by saint tarrant after all (…) if you're reading this you have been elected by me"
Jackson: "You! Are the chosen one. and one that will maybe see this life. (…) I'm rootin for ya lads"
The theme of 'selecting' a subsequent imitator could have originated in Tarrant's manifesto, who claimed that: "But I have only had brief contact with Knight Justiciar Breivik, receiving a blessing for my mission after contacting his brother knights."
Four lone actors in our sample successfully livestreamed their attacks with a GoPro camera attached to a helmet, mimicking the idea of a first-person shooter video game. One of them was Hugo Jackson, who had the following quote written on his bedroom wall: "Hi my name is Anon, and I think the holocaust never happened. Feminism is the cause of decline of the West which acts as a scapegoat for mass immigration and the root of all these problems is the Jew." This is a direct reference to Stephan Balliet's opening statement during his live broadcast of an attempted mass shooting at a synagogue two years prior to Jackson's attack.
Furthermore, three perpetrators wrote the names of previous extreme right terrorists on their equipment utilised during the incidents: Brenton Tarrant pencilled the names of attackers from Europe and North America on his firearms and magazines, including Pavlo Lapshyn, Anton Lundin Pettersson, Alexandre Bissonnette, Darren Osborne and Luca Traini. Hugo Jackson scribbled Stephan Balliet and Anton Lundin Pettersson on the mask that he wore during the event, while Payton Gendron wrote the names of Anders Breivik, Dylann Roof, Brenton Tarrant, John Earnest and Philip Manshaus on his weapons.
It is possible that we have entered the fifth wave of global terrorism. The interconnectivity of language evidence compiled by extreme right actors validates the theoretical argument that a resonant fifth wave has begun. Manifestos and livestreams appear to empower copycats and escort them through the stages of radicalisation, mobilisation and implementation, while the viral contagion is spread in a complex far-right online ecosystem. To identify and mitigate these threats, we need to take a collaborative approach: funding innovative programs and developing algorithms that can detect these digital signals, which can then be analysed by interdisciplinary threat assessment teams on the ground. Governments need to fund such work and legislate reforms that will compel the oversight of tech companies, who need to be liable for the content they host.
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As many of you will now be aware, today we will say a fond farewell to Sabih Ali, former Marketing Officer (2012-2013), Head of Brand (2014-2016) and of late, Lead Web Designer at Symplectic.
As hinted at his list of official job titles – "Head of Brand" being my personal favourite – Sabih has been a pivotal member of the Symplectic team for a long time and so it seemed inappropriate to let Sabih slope off without me first issuing a slightly gushing email about some of his accomplishments of the last 5 years.
Sabih joined the Symplectic team in 2012 with a brief to "improve our marketing efforts", which at that point consisted of 'free pens' and a website that included a "Latest News" section last updated circa 2010.
Having left the bar deliberately low, there was much to do and Sabih quickly immersed himself in commissioning branding reviews; firing up a company Facebook page; contacting web designers; organising team photo-shoots; scripting animation videos; creating pop-up banners for career fairs; selecting a company font; designing proposal templates and generally doing everything and anything loosely associated with 'marketing' the work of the Symplectic team on an international stage.
This was a very exciting time for everyone connected with Symplectic and Sabih not only tapped into the vision of Symplectic's Founders, but also the enthusiasm and level of care afforded by the rest of the Symplectic team. In doing so, Sabih quickly became indistinguishable from our brand: collaborative, supportive, approachable, hard working, personable and with a passion for getting the job done right.
Roll forward several years and the brand Sabih helped establish continues to attract multiple inbound leads per week via our website (also built by Sabih) and is extolled at our annual user meetings held in Australia, the UK and the US each year.
Having 'cracked' marketing, last year Sabih asked if he could further his career in a slightly different direction as a Web Designer, which saw him apply himself to a number of front-end design projects, including our Bootstrapped VIVO theme – now in use at the University of Cambridge – and the 'Sabihisation' of the Symplectic Elements icon set in support of W3C accessibility guidelines.
Throughout his time at Symplectic, Sabih's enthusiasm, good humour and work ethic have helped propel us forward and I have no doubt he will be equally as successful in his next role as Business Development Director at a data consulting start-up in Farringdon.
There will be a small gathering of Symplectic folks in the London office later today at 5pm to wave Sabih on his way. Do drop by if you can, else send your well wishes via a communication channel of your choosing. | {
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Kangana once again has proved that she is the real QUEEN!
Kangana Ranaut who has helmed this film along with Krish Jagarlamudi plays the eponymous role with all sincerity. Her craft-fuelled intoxication is both naive and endearing. She breathes life into the feisty Manikarnika.
Prasoon Joshi's dialogues have a few gems strewn sporadically. There are dialogues which will give you patriotic fervour and you are compelled to clap because it talks about empowering our girls.
Kangana has done a great job on her part. Her ability to internalise her character's mind and manner is evident in every frame. Her fight scenes with British soldiers deserve to be lauded.
All the supporting actors Kulbushan Karbanda as the chief advisor of Jhansi, Jishu Sengupta as Maharajah Gangadhar Rao, Atul Kulkarni as Manikarna's ally Tatya Tope, Suresh Oberoi as Peshwa Baji Rao II, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Raja Gangadhar Rao's cousin Sadashiv, Danny Denzongpa as Ghaus Khan, Ankita Lokhande and Prajakta Mali as Jhalkari Bai and Kashi Bai citizens of Jhansi, have played their part brilliantly. On the acting front, every actor appears sincere.
The VFX and the live action sequences are seamlessly layered by Film Editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat. Aesthetically it's a visual treat.
But there are a few scenes which should be treated with some more sincerity. The patchwork is bit shoddy. The 'creative liberty' taken by Kangana and Krish is understandable but the budget constraint didn't let them explore it wholeheartedly. The feeble narrative could have been better.
Overall, this film is awe-inspiring due to its grandeur and Kangana Ranaut has once again proved that she is a versatile actress and can essay any character with finesse.
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Love, Mrs. Mommy: The Art of Blissful Parenting Book Tour, Review, and Q&A w/ Sharon Ballantine!
The Art of Blissful Parenting Book Tour, Review, and Q&A w/ Sharon Ballantine!
Welcome to the last stop of The Art of Blissful Parenting Blog Book Tour! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the press release here.
Sharon Ballantine is the author of the book, "The Art of Blissful Parenting". She is a life and parenting coach, as well as the founder of the online course for parents, The Ballantine Parenting Institute. She is also a certified Law of Attraction Life Coach.
After raising her three children, she was inspired to write this interesting and informative book on following your own Internal Guidance System (IGS). This book explains what that is and how you can use it to help achieve your own personal best and happiness. She also goes into detail on how to listen to your heart and to let it help guide you with your decisions rather than listening to your head. She believes teaching this concept to your child(ren) will enable them to make good choices as they grow.
Another interesting concept she speaks about is people's vibrations - or the energetic force we all omit with our thoughts and feelings. She discusses how these vibrations are basically what people respond to when we interact with them. If you focus on positive thoughts and energies, they will, in turn, feel this from you and respond with like energy. She states that everyone should make a practice of being happy. How trying to be happy and focusing on that feeling will eventually make it an integral part of you. Unfortunately, people generally tend to dwell on all the negatives in their lives. She tries to show the benefits of pointing your thoughts in a postive direction to your benefit and the benefit of everyone you come in contact with.
The book also focuses on how to better connect with your kids. She believes in not controlling them and having them follow your desires, but rather teaching them to follow their own IGS to find their own path to happiness and fulfillment. By allowing the child more freedom, they will realize outcomes to their behavior on their own, learning what to do and not to do to gain a positive outcome.
This book follows her concept of achieving your own personal best and happiness following your own IGS. According to Sharon, you can relate better with others due to letting go of judgment, negativity and the need to try to control situations and others in your life... follow your heart and find your own way.
Q: You mention how angels work with people through number sequences. How do you know which numbers you see or come in contact with are your numbers or messages?
A: I asked for sequences of three's so I would know for sure. For example, if I got a 404 (or any number) I asked that it be shown to me 3 times in a short period of time so I would know for sure. For years, I was shown different numbers(still am) and they come to me 3 times. I figured I could make the rules.
Q: You state that we all have the ability to chose and create our reality by focusing on our desires rather than unwanted things in our lives. What if someone has a serious health issue? Focusing on positives rather than the negatives always helps, but what if the outcome (that you aren't focusing on) becomes a reality?
A: Healing can be absolute if there is a belief present that knows there can be a healing no matter how dire the circumstances. We ourselves can't know at our soul level (or anyone else's for that matter) if it is time to transition (pass on). In this case, there would be no healing as it is time to go.
Q: How can you separate whether it's your heart of your head telling you your path?
A: Your head is the logical part of you that spurs you into action to get what you want. Your head gives you inspired action(ideas) to take. Your heart or gut feeling is your intuition guiding you in a strong way toward or away from something. It speaks to you in feelings, and desires. You feel propelled toward something/someone or away from it when listening to your internal guidance.
Q: In what ways can you work to keep your positive vibrations up when you are challenged by negativity?
A: This becomes a daily practice that we make a choice to do. Life happens to all of us and there can be much negativity that surrounds us. The way to keep our positive vibrations up is to focus deliberately on things/people that we know make us feel good. We get to choose the direction of our thoughts, and our feelings are our indicator of how we are focusing. If we feel great, then we know we are thinking in a positive way. We have so many thoughts, its hard to watch them, feelings are a quicker indicator. Doing activities that are fun and make us feel good are a good way to keep our vibrations up too. Making our happiness a priority is a must for this.
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11/3/15: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Adam Chernick, adopted siblings, brothers, Charles Manson, cinema, comedies, dark comedies, Davie-Blue, dramas, estranged family, estranged siblings, feature-film debut, feuding brothers, film reviews, films, first-time director, independent films, indie comedies, J. Davis, Jay Duplass, Leonora Pitts, Linas Phillips, Manson Family Vacation, Movies, road trips, Sean McElwee, Tobin Bell, writer-director-producer
What does it actually mean to be someone's "brother"? Is it a purely genealogical notion, a biological distinction marked by nothing more than one's parentage: the male offspring of your mother and father is your brother, nothing more or less? Is it a societal notion connected to a sense of deep kindred and mutual reliance: the soldiers that you live, train and die with are your "brothers," regardless of whether you're blood-related or not? Does biology always guarantee kinship, at some level, or do you have to actively work to achieve that kind of relationship?
What about adopted siblings? Society tells you that your adopted brother is just as much kin as a blood relation, a bond which is doubtlessly reinforced by each and every family that welcomes adopted children into their homes. But is he? Can adopted siblings ever develop the deep-seated bonds of blood relations? Can someone ever truly and unconditionally embrace their adopted sibling, take them into their heart and call them "brother" with the complete and utter conviction of one that they actually share genetic material with? At the end of the day, what does it really mean to call someone "brother"?
First-time writer/director J. Davis' Manson Family Vacation (2015) takes a stab at this question via two brothers: straight-laced family man/contract lawyer, Nick (Jay Duplass) and his restless, nomadic, uber-hippy, adopted brother, Conrad (Linas Phillips). After Conrad suddenly pops back up in Nick's life, while en route to a new job in Death Valley, the two brothers get a chance to reconnect and work on their often contentious relationship. At his wife's urging, Nick swallows his own misgivings and attempts to reconnect with his estranged sibling.
When Conrad's obsession with Charles Manson and his cult leads to the brothers touring various "murder houses," however, Nick finds it harder than ever to see eye-to-eye with his "weirdo" brother, especially since he's now dealing with antisocial behavior from his own teen son, Max (Adam Chernick), and is worried that Conrad is going to provide the worst sort of role model possible. When he comes in to find Conrad gleefully showing Max his favorite grisly crime scene photos from Helter Skelter, it kinda seems like he may have a point.
As the brothers check off "must-sees" on Conrad's list, though, they find themselves settling into an uneasy balancing act that might, given time, actually blossom into something approaching "love," if not quite "respect." Nothing is ever quite as it seems, however, and a secret regarding Conrad's real parents threatens to tear apart the brothers' tentative relationship before it's had a chance to fully heal. Will Nick and Conrad be able to put aside their differences and embrace one another or is it finally time for them to cut ties and burn all their old bridges to the ground?
Despite a gloriously goofy presence and some delightfully comic setpieces (the scene where Nick and Conrad finagle their way into the old Labianca house, under very false pretenses, is a minor comic masterpiece, for one), there's a big, dramatic heart that beats at the center of Manson Family Vacation and some genuine emotional resonance to the scenario. This is a film that could have easily devolved into pointless whimsy and sub-Andersonian dramatics but manages to effortlessly balance the lighter and darker aspects with a particularly deft hand.
While writer/director Davis deserves no end of credit here (the script, for one, is exceptional), especially considering his first time status, Manson Family Vacation is an acting showcase, first and foremost: the film wouldn't have nearly the impact without the combined power of Duplass and Phillips' extraordinary performances. Watching Nick and Conrad feint around each other, coming cautiously closer and sniffing around before bolting back to the safety of their respective hard-set world views, is a pure and unmitigated pleasure, perhaps the greatest since Matthau and Lemmon made such a memorable odd couple on the silver screen.
In other hands, either character could have become a one-dimensional cliche: hell, "uptight, married lawyer in need of cutting loose" and "hippy burnout with dreams of making an impact" are practically commedia dell'arte stand-bys in the modern cinematic world. Duplass and Phillips don't stop with the short description, however, imbuing their performances with enough nuance and shading to make them seem like real people, not production notes in the margin of a film pitch.
There's an authenticity to their interactions that's not only refreshing but infinitely more interesting than the usual cookie-cutter treatment of the same: while the relationship (and film) hit plenty of the expected beats, it does so organically rather than as carefully delineated points on a plot breakdown. When Nick rips the phone from Conrad's hand during his welcome party with "the Family" and ruins his "reunion" with his father, the combined sense of jealously, pain, anger and the terrible need to lash out against someone, anyone, bursts out of the screen like heat from a blast furnace. Ditto the incredible, subtle moment where Conrad finally gets to witness his tireless devotion to Charles Manson from the inside and doesn't seem to like it one little bit. They're the kinds of scenes that would be standouts in any film but, here, they have plenty of good company.
Ultimately, what J. Davis and his exceptional cast (including the single most restrained performance by Tobin Bell since his delightful surprise appearance in the U.S. version of Wilfred) have done is created a cinematic Trojan horse: Manson Family Vacation's goofy, lighthearted and slightly silly exterior hides a surprisingly powerful, deep and thought-provoking interior. While the comedic material is constantly fun and frequently laugh-out-loud funny (Conrad's description of his travel memoir as "On the Road: Part 2" is a real gem), the dramatic material has real bite to it.
As Nick and Conrad lay their relationship out bare, rehash childhood wrongs and debate what it actually means to be someone's "brother," as Conrad comes closer to the father that he never knew and as Nick finally realizes the responsibility that he bears regarding his relationship with his own son, Manson Family Vacation manages to do something quite difficult and equally wonderful: it makes you absentmindedly wipe away the tear that's traveled down your cheek, even as you guffaw at the next ridiculous situation. J. Davis' Manson Family Vacation has real heart and I'll take that any old day of the week.
11/1/14 (Part One): Through the Killing Glass
Absentia, Brenton Thwaites, brother-sister relationships, childhood fears, childhood trauma, children in peril, cinema, co-writers, differing viewpoints, estranged siblings, evil mirror, film reviews, films, flashback narrative, haunted mirror, horror, horror films, horror movies, institutionalized, James Lafferty, Jeff Howard, Karen Gillan, Katee Sackhoff, Miguel Sandoval, Mike Flanagan, Movies, Oculus, paranormal investigators, possession, Rashomon, Rory Cochrane, voice-over narration, writer-director-editor
Is truth absolute or relative? It's a question that philosophers and social scientists have been asking for pretty much as long as the disciplines have existed. If we perceive something as "true," does that make it so? The vast majority of us can agree that 2+2=4 but is this because the math behind it is absolute or because enough people agree that it is to make it so? What if 2+2 actually equals 5 and we've all been deluding ourselves, accepting as "true" something that only exists thanks to our shared rationalizations?
The question of "What is truth?" or, in variation, "What is real?," is one that films have been asking (and answering) practically from their genesis. When the Lumiere brothers first shocked audiences with the dread notion that an actual train might rampage from the screen straight into the theater, there was much discussion about capturing the "reality" of life and putting it on the big screen. Some fifty years later, legendary auteur Akira Kurosawa would explore the idea of absolute vs relative truth with his classic Rashomon (1950), which explored the vagaries of a single terrible crime through multiple, opposing points of view, leading audiences to wonder whether there could ever be "one truth" when multiple individuals are involved. And now, over sixty years past Rashomon, we once again visit the concept of truth with writer-director-editor Mike Flanagan's stylish slow-burner Oculus (2013), in which childhood memories and fears come back to haunt the grown children, leading them (and the audience) to wonder just what is true and what is a horrible nightmare.
Tim Russell (Brenton Thwaites) has been under a psychiatric hold for years after some undetermined childhood trauma: after being deemed fit to re-enter society by his shrink (Miguel Sandoval), Tim must now make the difficult reintegration back into "the real world." Luckily, he's got his sister, Kaylie (Karen Gillan), for support: they both lived through the same trauma, so who better to lean on? When Tim moves back into the old family house with Kaylie, he ends up receiving a pretty huge shock: the supposedly cursed mirror that Tim held responsible for the tragic deaths of their parents is back in Kaylie's possession. Kaylie, for her part, is revealed to be more than a little obsessive: while Tim has spent his years in the looney-bin trying to forget the evil mirror, Kaylie has spent the same amount of time tracking it back down, with the ultimate goal of destroying the cursed glass once and for all.
This, of course, is not as easy as it first seems: the mirror appears to possess a feral intelligence and ruthlessly protects itself, confusing both Tim and Kaylie with hallucinations and false memories. Or does it? You see, neither Tim nor Kaylie seem to be playing with full decks and we get the notion, early on, that all is not as it seems. Things become even more complex when we begin to get flashbacks of their childhood incidents, their individual memories of which completely contradict each other. Who's actually telling the truth, Tim or Kaylie? Is the mirror actually haunted or are these just two very damaged individuals who need to be locked away from polite society? What actually happened to their parents all those years ago? And if the mirror really is malevolent…what does it actually want? By the film's powerful twist conclusion, we'll get the answers to all of these questions, along with a host of others that we didn't even think to ask.
Mike Flanagan first came to my attention with the indie horror film Absentia (2011), a subtle, creepy little movie about what happens when a woman's long-missing husband mysteriously shows up again, as if nothing had ever happened. While I enjoyed the ideas and measured pace behind Absentia, there was something about the film that just left me cold: I was left with the notion that Flanagan was a potentially fascinating writer-director who just needed a slightly better vehicle. I'm very happy to report that Oculus is, indeed, just that vehicle and manages to surpass his preceding film in every way imaginable.
Look-wise, Oculus is an elegant, stately affair that fits in nicely with the polished aesthetic of recent films like Insidious (2010) or The Conjuring (2013). That being said, the film is actually a good deal more vicious than either of those entries, coming in as a more intelligent, well-made variation on Alexandre Aja's gore-athon Mirrors (2008). Oculus gets lots of mileage out of the notion that Tim and Kaylie might not be perceiving reality in the same way that we are: the thoroughly uncomfortable scene where Kaylie gets ready to take a big bite out of a juicy apple that's probably a lightbulb is a real eye-opener. This particular conceit works so brilliantly in the film precisely because it's so intrinsically tied with the notion of true: if we can't believe what we see, how do we actually know what's true and what's an illusion?
Structurally, Oculus employs a dizzying melding of the past and present, as we witness two separate timelines (Tim and Kaylie as kids, in the past, and adults, in the present) play out, oftentimes simultaneously. By the film's rollercoaster final third, the two timelines have become so connected that they seem to overlap and blur into each other: as Kaylie and Tim get more and more lost down the rabbit hole of their childhood, so, too, does the audience get more and more lost trying to figure out what's taking place when. While this could have become unnecessarily frustrating and overly complex, the tactic works like a charm: the film is so tense and chaotic by the end that I was, literally, riveted to the front of my seat.
One of Oculus' biggest assets is a whip-smart script, courtesy of Flanagan and co-writer Jeff Howard. Rather than dumbing things down for an (assumed) tuned-out audience, Flanagan floors it and lets spectators hang on for dear life: Oculus is absolutely not a film that rewards lazy viewing, as so much of the film happens in the margins. Oftentimes, what Kaylie and Tim don't say to each other is more telling than what they do. There also seems to be a refreshing lack of holes in the storyline: while we're still left with doubts by the end credits, the most important realization is that Flanagan and Howard had none…everything about Oculus speaks to careful planning and exact execution.
On an acting-level, Oculus is, likewise, rock-solid: Gillan and Thwaites make for an appealingly sympathetic pair of protagonists: even when they appear to be deep in the thrall of complete insanity, we really push for them to pull through. There's a deep vein of tragedy that runs through Oculus (or, perhaps, fatalism?), similar to films like The Burrowers (2008). Thanks to the jagged performances and forbidding atmosphere, we're never far from the notion that this all will end horribly: when it does, there's not so much the idea of "calling the ending" as there is Shakespearian pre-destination. These characters will not fail because they are bad people: they will fail because they, like all humans, are fallible and bound by their fate. Oculus is one of the few modern horror films that actually earns the word tragedy, imbuing it with every inch of the classical definition it deserves.
All in all, Flanagan's Oculus really is an exceptional, powerful film: it should easily appeal to fans of "prestige" horror films, despite the occasional gore scene that "goes to 11," shall we say. There's a rare intelligence and grace here that marks Flanagan as exactly the sort of filmmaker I was hoping he would turn out to be: with any luck, he'll continue to create individual, memorable works like this for some time. While there will always be a soft spot in my heart for mindless slashers and creature features, I'll take intelligent, mature horror like this any day. If nothing else, Oculus might make you think twice every time you walk by a mirror or catch movement out of the corner of your eye: like any good horror film, it burrows its way into your psyche, taking up residence in the attic of your mind like so many family ghosts.
10/28/14 (Part One): Gollum By Day, Genius By Night
31 Days of Halloween, Andy Serkis, black comedies, Cherry Tree Lane, Christopher Ross, cinema, David Legeno, Doug Bradley, estranged siblings, farmhouse, favorite films, feuding brothers, film reviews, films, gunfighters, horror, horror-comedies, isolated estates, Jennifer Ellison, Jonathan Chan-Pensley, kidnapped, Laura Rossi, Logan Wong, Movies, Paul Andrew Williams, Reece Shearsmith, Steven O'Donnell, The Cottage, The Ransom of Red Chief, Unfinished Song, writer-director
Let's all take a moment to praise Andy Serkis, shall we? While many film-goers will know Serkis as the man behind the mo-cap suit for such blockbusters as Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films (Gollum), his King Kong adaptation (the big fella, himself) and the Planet of the Apes remakes (Caesar), Serkis is actually a well-established British actor with a 25-year career that encompasses everything from television to dramas and biopics to more explicitly genre fare. He's an incredibly gifted performer who manages to bring an impish sense of mischief to each of his roles, whether he's portraying Blockheads frontman Ian Dury in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) or infamous grave-robber William Hare in Burke and Hare (2010).
Similar to larger-than-life personalities like Ron Perlman and Bruce Campbell, Serkis is the kind of actor that can enliven just about any production: in the right film, he's pretty much unstoppable. Luckily for us, writer-director Paul Andrew Williams' The Cottage (2008) is the right film in every way possible: outrageously funny, uncompromising, suitably vicious when necessary and featuring an outstanding supporting cast, The Cottage is a nearly flawless thrill-ride that proves one thing above all: we need more Andy Serkis and we need more now!
Serkis stars as David who, along with his rather dim-witted brother, Peter (Reece Shearsmith), has just kidnapped Tracey (Jennifer Ellison) in order to hold her for ransom. In the best Ransom of Red Chief tradition, however, Tracey is a living nightmare: the foul-mouthed, perpetually sneering step-daughter of mobster Arnie, Tracey is more of a handful than either brother could have imagined, managing to clobber them psychologically (and physically) at every possible opportunity. In short order, we come to discover that Arnie's son, Andrew (Steven O'Donnell), is in on the kidnapping with David and Peter, although he proves equally inept. The four hole up in an isolated cabin in the woods, as far from civilization as possible.
The situation manages to get even worse when it's revealed that Arnie knows just where the bungling criminals are hiding and has dispatched a lethal pair of Asian hitmen (Logan Wong, Jonathan Chan-Pensley) to send them to the great here-after and recover his beloved step-daughter. When Tracey manages to get free, taking Peter hostage, it looks like the end of the road for our Keystone Kriminals. The pair end up at a mysterious neighboring farm, however, a residence that bears a suspicious resemblance to a Betty Crocker version of the Sawyer farmhouse in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974): as any genre fan worth their salt knows, the party is just getting started. Soon, everyone will be locked in a desperate life-or-death struggle with a living monster that doesn't take kindly to trespassers: who will survive and what will be left of them, indeed!
From time to time, a film will grab me by the lapels and shake the stuffing out of me, requiring my immediate and unwavering attention: The Cottage was one of those films. Truth be told, I was hopelessly head-over-heels for the film by the 20 minute mark, thanks to a brilliant script and some of the best dialogue I've heard in ages. The acting is impeccable, with Serkis and Shearsmith bringing the house down as the bickering brothers. For her part, Ellison is simply magnificent: fuck "mean girls"…Tracey is THE mean girl, hands down. Abrasive, cunning, wheedling, strong and take-charge, Tracey is the last thing you usually expect to see in a horror film: a strong female character. There is real joy to be found in the ways she mercilessly wears David and Peter down: to be honest, had the film just consisted of the kidnapping angle, minus the added slasher aspect, I would have been just as happy…the film is that good.
But then, of course, I would have been robbed of the supreme pleasure of the latter half of the film. Suffice to say that Paul Andrew Williams is just as adept with the pure horror elements as he is with the comedy elements: when the film takes off the gloves and squares up its shoulders, it's one mean bastard, no two ways about it. Eviscerations, a shovel to the mouth, pick axes…The Cottage doesn't skimp on the grue, although it never feels overly oppressive or dark, thanks to the always prevalent comedic elements.
Along with the brilliant script and acting, however, The Cottage looks and sounds like a million bucks. While Christopher Ross' cinematography is exquisite, one of the film's biggest weapons is Laura Rossi's amazing score. Similar to Danny Elfman's whimsical Beetlejuice (1988) score, Rossi's work in The Cottage helps set a nearly fairytale-like tone that makes for a bracing, fascinating mash-up with the more intense elements. An Oscar nominee for her work in Unfinished Song (2012), Rossi is handily responsible for much of the film's mood at any given time and the music here really stands out.
Truth be told, I'm hard-put to find anything really bad to say about The Cottage: gonzo energy, great performances, genuine humor, fully developed characters, a perfect ending, endlessly fun…there's not really much more I could ask for, to be honest. By the time the film had finished, I was already ready to start it all over again: it really is that good. Even though Williams doesn't dabble in horror very often (his only other horror entry, thus far, was the vicious home-invasion thriller Cherry Tree Lane (2010); he's more known for dramas like London to Brighton (2006) or Unfinished Song), his results are so good that it really makes me wish he'd spend more time with the scary stuff. I'm not greedy, though: when you've got a filmmaker as talented as Williams and an actor as good as Serkis, you pretty much take whatever you're given. In the case of The Cottage, we end up receiving one hell of a good film.
9/21/14: Father Doesn't Know Best
AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, auteur theory, based on a true story, Charles Anderson Reed, cinema, cults, Donna Biscoe, Eden Parish, estranged siblings, Film auteurs, film reviews, films, found-footage, Gene Jones, House of the Devil, isolated communities, Jim Jones, Joe Swanberg, Jonestown Massacre, Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, mass suicide, mockumentary, Movies, murdered children, Safe Haven, Talia Dobbins, The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, The Sacrament, Ti West, Timo Tjahjanto, VICE, writer-director
Sometimes, all of the elements can be there for a roaring blaze but all you get is a little spark and some smoke. Although I went into writer/director Ti West's newest film, The Sacrament (2013), with high hopes and a head full of overwhelmingly positive critical reviews, I'm rather disappointed to admit that this appears to be yet another underwhelming showing from the modern-day horror auteur. Although I really enjoyed West's sophomore effort, The House of the Devil (2009), I must admit that I've been hard-pressed to really like the rest of his output: The Roost (2005) felt half-baked and slight, The Innkeepers (2011) squandered some nicely built atmosphere with a lazy, perfunctory climax and his entry for The ABCs of Death (2012) managed to be equal parts lazy, stupid and sloppy. My main issue with West remains the same: his films tend to look good but are as empty and slight as cereal commercials. While I'd love to say that West's take on the infamous Jonestown Massacre is a grand slam, the film is actually closer to an entire nine innings composed of walks and bunts.
For a time, The Sacrament manages to hold, build and maintain a reasonable amount of interest and tension. Our trio of protagonists, Sam (AJ Bowen), Patrick (Kentucker Audley) and Jake (indie writer/director Joe Swanberg) are all employed by modern alternative-media outlet VICE, perhaps most familiar to casual fans as the organization that immerses itself in various "outsider" enterprises like street gangs, drug dealers and, apparently, religious cults. This "immersionism," as the film calls it, results in a neutral, no-judgement take on various societal elements that usually spawn pretty intense reactions one way or the other. Most importantly for the context of the film, VICE is a real organization and their inclusion in the film helps to heighten the realism of the found-footage aspect, as well as blurring the lines between the reality of the situation and the highly fictional nature of filmmaking. This ends up being the film's biggest hat trick and, for a while, was almost enough to keep this viewer's attention…almost.
The plot is almost simplicity, itself: Patrick's drug-addled, estranged sister Caroline (Amy Seimetz) has just sent him a letter explaining that she got clean, moved out of the country and hooked up with a religious cult. Patrick plans to head to the tropical commune and check out the situation: when his boss, Sam, convinces Patrick to take him and cameraman Jake along for the ride, we get yahtzee. Once there, the trio notices that there seem to be quite a few more armed soldiers hanging around than seems necessary for a supposedly peaceful commune: the place looks more like a ramshackle army encampment. The followers all seem nice and friendly, however, especially the former gutter-trawling Caroline. Although our friendly heroes are a little wary, nothing seems particularly out of the ordinary…at least nothing that they can put their fingers on.
In time, Sam gets his wish and is allowed to interview the cult's charismatic leader, Charles Anderson Reed (Gene Jones), otherwise known as "the Father." Reed makes his initial appearance dressed in an all-white suit, wearing sunglasses, entering to rapturous applause: he's like an older, pudgy, nerdier version of Bono. He also seems a bit cuckoo, although his initial paranoia and dislike of American policies doesn't necessarily set-off warning bells among the counter-culture journalists. When a young girl (Talia Dobbins) slips Sam a note that says, "Please help us," however, the group begins to realize that there's something more sinister going on here. As their departure time approaches, unease and turmoil seems to be spreading through the camp: something's brewing and it's making Sam, Jake and Patrick more than a little nervous. When "paradise on earth" suddenly becomes "Hell," however, the journalists find themselves trapped in a living nightmare and realize the terrible truth: when you immerse yourself too completely in darkness, you tend to disappear.
For most of its running time, The Sacrament is a fully competent and well-made film: the cinematography is frequently lovely, the acting is decent and the locations are certainly interesting. The main problem, unfortunately, is the overwhelming sense of "been there, done that." Perhaps this is due to the fact that Ti West has modeled his film pretty much part and parcel on the real-life Jonestown Massacre: in many ways, Charles Anderson Reed is just a slightly fictionalized version of Jim Jones, right down to the way he dresses. The problem with this becomes a similar problem with any film based on true events: when you know how everything will play out and end, there needs to be other elements to hold viewer interest. Although James Cameron's Titanic (1997) is a rather dubious example (I've never actually sat down to watch the film, so my knowledge of it is strictly anecdotal), there does appear to be one main difference between the two films: Cameron's film used the sinking of the Titanic as the background for a love story, whereas West seems content to simply rehash the basic beats of the original story.
We get very little in-depth analysis on the cult or its members and none of the main characters are ever fleshed-out beyond a few basic brushstrokes: Sam and his wife are expecting their first baby, Patrick is worried about his ex-junkie sister, yadda yadda yadda. With no particularly interesting characters to focus on, our primary focus becomes the story, itself. The problem with this, of course, is that most of us already know how this particular story ends. I could certainly see how someone who's unfamiliar with the original Jonestown Massacre might be shocked and horrified by what's on display here but the reality was much, much worse: West's depiction ends up being a pale imitation of real events.
This notion of "same old, same old" is compounded by the fact that horror fans have already seen this particular idea done much better previously: Timo Tjahjanto's entry in V/H/S 2 (2013), Safe Haven, was a similar "journalists go hang out with a doomsday cult" scenario but managed to be endlessly inventive, eye-popping and a ludicrous amount of fun. The Sacrament is too serious and po-faced to be that entertaining, unfortunately, seeming to strain for a relevance that it just doesn't fully earn.
For all of my disappointment in the film, I still can't deny that West is a talented filmmaker: the film is filled with highly effective, evocative scenes (the "interview" scene between Sam and The Father is especially atmospheric and well-done) and the mass suicide scenes definitely have a raw power to them. There's something especially dreadful about watching the helpers mix up the poisoned Kool-aid and serve it to the unsuspecting children as their tearful, resigned parents look on. The violence and gore effects are well-done, helping to ramp up the inherent realism of the piece. On the acting side, AJ Bowen does a typically rock-solid job as the pushy editor, while Gene Jones makes a highly effective cult leader: there's something about his soft, doughy expressions and wheedling voice that are both strangely soothing and unsettling.
Ultimately, however, The Sacrament is what it is: an extremely faithful retelling of the Jonestown Massacre that features no real surprises and seems to add nothing to discussion of the original incident. While there's not much technically wrong with the film, there's also no spark, no real sense of invention or purpose. In a genre that thrives on strong audience reactions to films, whether positive or negative, The Sacrament received the worst possible reaction from me: I shrugged. So middle-of-the-road as to be nearly faceless, Ti West's newest is another case of "close but no cigar." I'll keep watching his films but, at this point, it's becoming increasingly difficult to muster up much more emotion than faint interest.
7/9/14: Horse Waits, Tom Tries
09 Saturday Aug 2014
'80s films, Amber Bauer, Bill Pullman, cinema, Cold Feet, comedies, cowboys, double-crosses, estranged siblings, film reviews, films, greed, horses, Jeff Bridges, Kathleen York, Keith Carradine, Movies, odd movies, psycho killers, Rip Torn, Robert Dornhelm, Sally Kirkland, stolen jewels, Tom Waits
Tom Waits is such a weird, cool, enigmatic bad-ass of a dude that whenever he shows up in movies, he usually steals them right away from the rest of the cast. Like a thief in the night, Waits slips in, does that thing he does (acting? living? just being?) and slips out, leaving nothing but bare walls and floors in his wake. He's truly an amazing actor in that, like similar odd-job Crispin Glover, he so readily becomes whatever character he's portraying: it's always impossible to tell where the character ends and Tom begins, which makes each and every performance both thrilling and a little terrifying. Needless to say, Waits' by turns hilarious and frightening performance in Robert Dornhelm's weird '80s oddity, Cold Feet (1989), is not only the best, most interesting performance in that film but probably one of the best, weirdest performances of that whole year.
Monte (Keith Carradine), Maureen (Sally Kirkland) and Kenny (Tom Waits) are three small-time crooks with a big-time plan: they've stolen a small fortune in emeralds and had the bright idea to have them surgically implanted in a horse. After wack-a-doodle Kenny unceremoniously blows away the crooked vet who performs the surgery, the trio make their escape, hitting the high road and handily by-passing law enforcement.
Trouble comes to paradise when Monte double-crosses his partners (even more grievous since he was actually engaged to Maureen, who appears to be as loose-screwed as Kenny is) and hightails it for his square brother's horse ranch. Monte hasn't seen brother Buck (Bill Pullman) and his wife, Laura (Kathleen York), in quite some time but they didn't exactly part on the best of terms: Monte is desperate, however, and really does want to save Infidel (the horse) from getting gutted by the increasingly ruthless Kenny. Monte also wants to reconnect with his estranged 9-year-old daughter, Rosemary (Amber Bauer), who's just back from a "survival school."What better place to hide a horse than a horse ranch, he figures?
As Kenny and Maureen haul ass across the country in a stolen motor home, Monte tries to convince his suspicious brother that the reasons for his surprise visit have more to do with familial love than ulterior motives. Laura would love to see Buck and Monte become close again but is this too little too late? Once the local sheriff (Rip Torn) gets involved, you just know that the whole thing is gonna get awful crazy awful quick. There's no fury like a woman scorned, however, and Maureen is going to make sure to get her pound of flesh, come hell or high water. And Kenny? Well, he just wants to keep eating them Turkish dates, man!
Similar to the Crispin Glover-starring oddity Twister (oddly enough, also 1989), Cold Feet is about 10 pounds of weird in a 5-pound sack. The movie is all over the place, an almost complete mess tonally: it's a light-hearted comedy right up to the point where Kenny blows somebody away in cold-blood, then goes into slapstick territory before becoming a "brothers-in-crisis" drama, a crime thriller and a romance. The whole thing is shot through with a garish, neon '80s sensibility which is completely jarring when juxtaposed with the numerous nods to Westerns and rural living: call it the "Rhinestone (1984) factor" but there's something about the neon-'80s and cowboys that just don't go together.
Acting-wise, you've got a pretty mixed bag: Pullman plays it dead-serious, Carradine hams it up, Kirkland plays it like a dinner-theater version of Madea stoned on nitrous, Rip Torn is Rip Torn and Waits is, as can be expected, suitably amazing. It's no surprise that Kenny ends up being not only the most interesting character in the film but, despite his obvious insanity, the most relatable character: he's not interested in any games, he doesn't have any agendas…he just is, dammit, and to hell with any of you squares who tell him otherwise! Whether he's doing bizarre calisthenics in a moving car, reminding Maureen that sex with radium miners will make her ass glow, eating Turkish dates by the bagful or surviving the kind of shit that would kill the Terminator, Kenny is, quite simply, the man and Waits is absolutely magnificent. Despite any other issues with the film (and boy are there issues), folks could be forgiven for stopping by just to check out Kenny: Waits' performance really is that much fun and he gets a sizeable chunk of celluloid dedicated to him.
Another highlight for me, albeit a fleeting one, was a pretty superb cameo from Jeff Bridges as a grinning, shithead bartender with a, itchy trigger finger: even for his few moments of screen-time, it's painfully obvious how equally bad-ass Bridges is. I can't help but feel that a true Tom Waits/Jeff Bridges collaboration might blow the planet off its axis, ushering in a new ice age…we should probably never find out.
Without a doubt, Cold Feet is definitely a curiosity. Director Dornhelm (still working today) has mostly stayed in the realm of television, so I'm guessing that this didn't end up being a springboard to bigger and better things. The film never achieves anything approaching a consistent tone or sense of purpose but is still filled with some truly great moments: Sheriff Rip Torn scamming new boots…pretty much anything involving Maureen and Kenny's cross-country ride…absolutely anything involving Tom Waits. There's an awful lot of dead space going around, however, and the main storyline about Buck and Monte's reconciliation is pretty long in the tooth. The film also has a tendency to slip into really silly slapstick (Maureen's fight with Rosemary's teacher is really stupid) which sits uncomfortably next to Kenny's moments of actual violence.
Cold Feet is a weird bird but I'm pretty confident that at least some viewers out there will be able to get on its frequency. While the film is messy, silly and frequently nonsensical, it's also quite a bit of fun and features one hell of an awesome performance from Tom Waits. If you're a fan of Waits, this should be a must-see. For everyone else, however, this may just be one of those '80s curios that passes you by. I would really think hard about it, though: after all, you wouldn't wanna piss off Kenny, would you?
6/21/14: When Brothers Attack
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For anyone who grew up with a sibling, Charles Dickens' famous quote from A Tale of Two Cities may be all too accurate: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." While there may be no truer, closer friend than a brother or sister, these are also the people who know how to push our buttons better than anyone in this big, crazy world. An older sibling may prove to be a tyrant, while a younger sibling may have been a constant source of annoyance while we were young. The frustrating thing about families, obviously, is that we rarely (if ever) get to pick ours: that particular lottery was taken care of well before we had any say in the situation. Writer-director-actor Todd Sklar's sophomore film, Awful Nice (2013), takes a look at a pair of estranged brothers who may just come to realize how invaluable they are to each other…if they can keep from beating the crap out of each other, that is.
Jim (James Pumphrey) and Dave (co-writer Alex Rennie, channeling Charlie Day) are estranged brothers who end up forced back into each other's lives after their father dies and leaves them a dilapidated lake house in his will. Jim is the marginally more mature/responsible of the two, given that he actually has a wife, kids and full-time job, while Dave is more prone to eating donuts out of trash cans, stealing complimentary breakfasts from motels and living so far off the grid that he kinda seems…well…like a vagrant. Even though Jim and Dave haven't seen each other in years, they manage to handily pick up their former sibling rivalry as if no time had passed, including all of the stupid challenges and dares from their childhood (the dinner scene that begins with a drinking challenge – water, beer, gravy – before turning into an arm-wrestling match that morphs into a fist-fight is a particular highlight). Jim has no time for Dave's foolishness, while Dave can't stand Jim's condescending, superior attitude: nothing's changed since they were kids except for the addition of facial hair.
After visiting their father's lawyer, Jon Charbineau (Law and Order's Christopher Meloni in an absolutely ridiculous wig and glasses), the brothers receive some money to renovate the house, along with an offer for Charbineau's "personal" construction team to take over the renovations. Jim is all for the idea, wanting nothing more than to get the hell away from Dave and back to wife Michelle (Hari Leigh), who's becoming increasingly annoyed over his absence from home, thinking he's just using this as an excuse to bail on familial responsibilities. Dave, on the other hand, is so positive that he and Jim can renovate the wrecked house (think The Money Pit (1986) with better wiring) that he spurns Charbineau's offer and jumps in headfirst, as it were. Taking the bait, Jim decides to stay and renovate the house, naively believing this to be a fairly simple task. Poor, poor, stupid Jim…
As Jim and Dave continue to work on the house, more and more things begin to go wrong: Dave's flighty inability to focus on the task at hand leads to untold complications (he begins the renovation by spending $900 of their money on an arcade game, which doesn't bode well); Charbineau's construction crew, led by the quietly sinister Ivan (Brett Gelman) appear to be made up of Russian mobsters and don't take kindly to Dave's obnoxious attitude or desire to do the job himself; Jim runs into an ex-girlfriend, Lauren (Laura Ramsay), which complicates his present marital difficulties; and Dave falls for a waitress, Petra (Keeley Hazell), who may or may not be a Russian prostitute. In time, many of these disparate issues will come together in a perfect storm, forcing Jim and Dave to finally fix their hopelessly fractured relationship. Will it be too little, too late or will family always win out in the end?
While there's absolutely nothing unique, ground-breaking or particularly fresh about Awful Nice, it does have a particularly potent ace up its sleeve: the film is very, very funny. Uproariously so, if I may be so bold. The script is exceptionally sharp and witty, which helps do a lot of the heavy lifting, but let's give credit where it's due: Pumphrey and Rennie are absolutely perfect as the feuding brother. Not only are the two actors individually funny (as mentioned, Rennie channels Charlie Day's spastic insanity to near perfection) but they work beautifully as a comedy team. They actually seem like brothers, which is no mean feat, but they're a perfectly synced combo, which is even more important. While the dialogue is consistently great, much of the film's physical comedy is completely sold due to how in-tune the two actors are with each other's comedic style: it's the kind of complimentary acting that can be found in the best "buddy" films, such as The Odd Couple (1968) or Crosby and Hope's "Road to…" pictures. The rest of the cast is just fine (although Meloni is so silly as to be almost trifling) but the film is dominated by its charismatic, dynamic leads.
When Awful Nice is funny, it's very, very funny: there were moments during the film where I laughed harder than I had in some time (the bit where Dave sets off the airbag in Jim's car by jumping on the hood is a neo-classic, as is the running gag where Jim constantly bops Dave in the head with an umbrella, to Dave's growing irritation ). The film is never dumb, however (aside from Meloni's ridiculous get-up), and just as apt to blindside with a genuinely impactful observation about Jim and Dave's childhood or their miserable adult relationship as it is to throw in a scene where Dave gets his ass beat by a couple sneering yuppies. It's this expert melding of the emotional and the silly that really drives the film: it's never so lightweight that it floats away but this sure as hell ain't On Golden Pond (1981), either. It's a pretty perfect mix and one that I wish more modern "dramadies" would get right.
For the most part, Awful Nice is a pretty exceptional, modest little film. Not everything works, mind you, and there are a fair number of plot developments that just don't go anywhere (in particular, the bit with Jim and his ex-girlfriend amounts to a red herring and the Russian construction crew is woefully under-utilized) but the film hits more than it misses and is genuinely funny, which can't be stated often enough. I also appreciated the little absurdist elements that popped up here and there, never enough to take focus off the rest of the action but just enough to let you know that Sklar and Rennie have got more on their minds than just churning out a low-budget film. Awful Nice is gut-bustingly funny, full of heart and surprisingly sweet without ever becoming cloying: in other words, it was a pretty great little film and I eagerly await Sklar and Rennie's next full-length. Let's just hope that if Meloni's in that one, he gets to keep the rug and Groucho glasses at home. | {
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<?php
namespace Peach\Markup;
class BreakControlWrapperTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
/**
* @var BreakControlWrapper
*/
protected $object;
/**
* Sets up the fixture, for example, opens a network connection.
* This method is called before a test is executed.
*/
protected function setUp()
{
$this->object = new BreakControlWrapper();
}
/**
* Tears down the fixture, for example, closes a network connection.
* This method is called after a test is executed.
*/
protected function tearDown()
{
}
/**
* getOriginal() のテストです. 以下を確認します.
*
* - コンストラクタの引数にしたものと同じオブジェクトを返すこと
* - コンストラクタの引数を省略した場合は DefaultBreakControl を返すこと
*
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public function testGetOriginal()
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}
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* ラップ対象のオブジェクトと同じ結果を返すことを確認します.
* @covers Peach\Markup\BreakControlWrapper::breaks
*/
public function testBreaks()
{
$obj = $this->object;
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$e6 = new ContainerElement("span");
$e6->append("first text");
$e6->append("second test");
$this->assertTrue($obj->breaks($e6));
}
}
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A Quick Primer On Q'anjob'al And Other Mayan Languages
By Madeline Fox • Sep 10, 2019
A view of Guatemala's Huehuetenango Department. Many native Q'anjob'al speakers of Guatemalan origin are from that department, or have family roots there.
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A group of Lake Worth high schoolers who call themselves the "Mayan Girls" have been working to translate important information — everything from vaccination information to hurricane awareness — into Mayan languages.
The girls mostly translate into Q'anjob'al, a language spoken primarily in the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala. It's the most common Mayan language in Palm Beach County, where Guatemalan Mayans make up a sizable portion of Jupiter and Lake Worth's immigrant populations.
Here's high schooler Ramona Francisco reciting the information from a Spanish flyer on domestic violence in Q'anjob'al.
She sometimes uses Spanish "loan words," words or phrases borrowed from another language — mostly numbers, in this case. For example, at about 0:33, you can hear her say "veinticuatro horas," or "24 hours," followed by the Spanish numerals for a phone number.
Ryan Shosted, a professor in the linguistics department at the University of Illinois who's worked with Urbana-Champaign's Q'anjob'al-speaking community to research the language, said one feature of Q'anjob'al and most other Mayan languages are what are called "glottalized sounds."
"They're produced with kind of this sharp popping sound," he said.
Here's Shosted giving a general idea of how a glottalized sound differs from a non-glottalized sound.
They're not clicks, like in Khoisan languages from Africa, but they do similarly involve drawing air into the mouth rather than expelling it.
Here's Francisco again, reciting the last few lines in Q'anjob'al of a reminder to make sure children are vaccinated against measles.
Q'anjob'al and other Mayan languages are separate languages, not dialects.
Shosted, the professor, pointed out that the "language" label is often a reflection of power — as one adage says, "a language is a dialect with an army and a navy" — rather than a reflection of its difference from other languages.
"People get to call the thing they speak a language if the have socioeconomic and political power," he said.
The consensus among linguists, though, is that Q'anjob'al and other languages are just that — languages.
And while some Mayan language speakers may also speak Spanish, they aren't related. The more than 20 Mayan languages spoken today form a distinct language family. It's separate from the Indo-European language family, which includes Spanish and English but also languages as varied as Persian and Russian.
Languages in the Mayan family are similarly varied, Shosted said.
"You can't understand Russian just because [it belongs] to the same language family as English does," he said. "In the same way, you can't anticipate that people who speak one Mayan language will understand and be able to converse with speakers of another Mayan language."
That variation is why the Mayan Girls are trying to recruit other students to help them translate into different Mayan languages — their Q'anjob'al recordings can't reach speakers of K'iche' or Mam.
When Hurricane Dorian was approaching South Florida, they worked with the Guatemalan Consulate to provide translated audio about shelters, evacuation zones and other information in several other languages.
For those who want to add a little Q'anjob'al to their repertoire, though, high school junior Lorena Felipe Sebastian offers a couple useful phrases.
An added fact for people who are better-versed in linguistic structure: the Mayan languages are ergative-absolutive, rather than nominative-accusative, like English and other Indo-European languages.
To oversimplify, that means the subject of sentences in Mayan languages behave differently depending on whether they're paired with a transitive (can have one or more objects) or an intransitive verb (doesn't allow direct objects).
Here's linguist Ryan Shosted explaining some of the basic differences.
For more information, read Notes on Language Creation.
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Guatemalan Girl Power: A Maya Baby Makes It To South Florida – And Life-Giving Surgery
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Most of the stories about Central American migrant children coming to the U.S. in recent years have been sad ones. That's especially true of Guatemalan children. Since December, three Guatemalan minors have died while in U.S. immigration custody – including a 16-year-old boy in Texas this month.
Which is why Mayra Pedro Andrés' story matters.
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President Trump announced Friday that Guatemala has agreed to sign a so-called "safe third country asylum agreement" as part of Trump's strategy for reducing the flow of migrants to the U.S.
Trump made the announcement before reporters in the Oval Office as Guatemalan interior minister Enrique Degenhart signed the agreement.
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The 100 Tallest Buildings in New York City
If you go to the Big Apple, the city's signature skyline can make quite an impression.
The fact is, New York City has over 6,000 high-rise buildings in total, 274 of which are skyscrapers standing over 492 ft (150 m) tall. It's an impressive portfolio of real estate, putting NYC as the number two destination globally for such towers, only behind Hong Kong.
But while some of the buildings have dominated the skyline seemingly forever, it's also a landscape that is changing fast. New projects coming online will be among the city's tallest, and they will dramatically alter any view of Midtown of Lower Manhattan for future onlookers.
A List of NYC's Tallest Buildings
Today's infographic comes to us from Liberty Cruise, and it shows the tallest buildings in New York City.
Here are the individual profiles of the current top ten:
#1 One World Trade Center 1,776 feet (541 m) 2014
#2 432 Park Avenue 1,396 feet (426 m) 2015
#3 30 Hudson Yards 1,268 feet (387 m) 2019
#4 Empire State Building 1,250 feet (381 m) 1931
#5 Bank of America Tower 1,200 feet (366 m) 2009
#6 3 World Trade Center 1,079 feet (329 m) 2018
#7 53W53 1,050 feet (320 m) 2018
#8 Chrysler Building 1,046 feet (319 m) 1930
#9 The New York Times Building 1,046 feet (319 m) 2007
#10 35 Hudson Yards 1,009 feet (308 m) 2018
Two of the biggest skyscrapers, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, were erected during the Great Depression and still crack the top ten list today.
The Chrysler Building was actually the first skyscraper ever to be built at a height exceeding 1,000 feet. Meanwhile, the Empire State building, which was finished one year later, was the "world's tallest building" for nearly 40 years.
However, as you can see, the rest of the buildings on the top ten list are more recent builds. It's a testament to how fast the skyline of New York City has changed even in the last decade.
Towers in the Pipeline
But that's not all, because the skyscraper boom in NYC hasn't ended yet. The following megatowers are closing in on completion, and will displace many at the top of the current list:
This building is set to be operational in mid-2019, and it's already very noticeable on the NYC skyline. With a height of 1,428 feet (435 m), it will be the "skinniest" skyscraper in the world when completed, with a width-to-height ratio of 1:23.
Central Park Tower
This building, which was designed by the same people who did the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, will be the tallest building in the country by roof-height when done in 2020. It will clock in at 1,550 feet (472 m), making it the most sky-high residential building in the world.
With a height of 1,200 feet (366 m), this new building in Lower Manhattan is expected to be completed by 2021. If it were finished today, it would tie the Bank of America Tower for the fifth spot on a list of tallest buildings in the city.
This massive building will be the fourth tallest in the city when completed in 2021. Standing at 1,401 feet (427 m), it will have a highly anticipated observation deck set 1,000 feet above the ground.
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When shopping for a new car, what is the most important factor you look for? According to Statista, it's not design, quality, or even safety—it's fuel efficiency.
Because of this, automakers are always looking for clever ways to improve gas mileage in their cars. Beating the competition by even the slimmest of margins can give valuable bragging rights within a segment.
In this infographic, we've used data from the EPA's 2022 Automotive Trends Report to list off the most fuel efficient cars from 1975 to today.
Editor's note: This is from a U.S. government agency, so the data shown skews towards cars sold in North America.
All of the information in the above infographic is listed in the table below. Data was only available in 5-year increments up until 2005, after which it switches to annual.
Real World Fuel Economy (mpg)
1975 Honda Civic 28.3 Gas
1980 VW Rabbit 40.3 Diesel
1985 Chevrolet Sprint 49.6 Gas
1990 Geo Metro 53.4 Gas
2000 Honda Insight 57.4 Hybrid
2006 Honda Insight 53 Hybrid
2007 Toyota Prius 46.2 Hybrid
2010 Honda FCX 60.2 FCEV
2011 BMW Active E 100.6 EV
2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV 109 EV
2013 Toyota iQ EV 117 EV
2014 BMW i3 121.3 EV
2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric 132.6 EV
2020 Tesla 3 138.6 EV
From this dataset, we can identify three distinct approaches to maximizing fuel efficiency.
Prior to 2000, the best way for automakers to achieve good fuel efficiency was by downsizing. Making cars smaller (lighter) meant they could also be fitted with very small engines.
For example, the 1985 Chevrolet Sprint was rated at 49.6 MPG, but had a sluggish 0-60 time of 15 seconds.
The 2000s saw the introduction of mass-market hybrid vehicles like the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius. By including a small battery to support the combustion engine, automakers could achieve good MPGs without sacrificing so heavily on size.
While the Insight achieved better fuel economy than the Prius, it was the latter that became synonymous with the term "hybrid". This was largely due to the Prius' more practical 4-door design.
The following table compares annual U.S. sales figures for both models. Insight sales have fluctuated drastically because Honda has produced the model in several short spans (1999-2006, 2009-2014, 2018-2022).
Insight Sales
Prius Sales
2005 666 107,155
2007 3 181,221
2008 - 158,884
2009 20,572 150,831
2012 6,619 236,655
2016 67 136,629
2018 12,513 87,590
2022 7,628 33,352
Source: goodcarbadcar.net
The Prius may have dominated the hybrid market for a long time, but it too has run into troubles. Sales have been declining since 2014, even setting historic lows in recent years.
There are several reasons behind this trend, with one being a wider availability of hybrid models from other brands. We also can't ignore the release of the Tesla Model 3, which began shipping to customers in 2017.
We're currently in the middle of a historic transition to electric vehicles. However, because EVs do not use fuel, the EPA had to develop a new system called MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent).
This new metric gives us the ability to compare the efficiency of EVs with traditional gas-powered cars. An underlying assumption of MPGe is that 33.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity is comparable to the energy content of a gallon of fuel.
The most fuel efficient car you can buy today is the 2023 Lucid Air, which achieves 140 MPGe. Close behind it is the 2023 Tesla Model 3 RWD, which is rated at 132 MPGe.
Check out this page to see the EPA's top 10 most efficient vehicles for 2023. | {
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TFI Launches Second Annual ASPIRE Challenge for Post-Secondary School Students
On September 10th 2019, TFI launched its second annual industry-led innovation competition, the ASPIRE Challenge, which helps post-secondary students to uncover opportunity in the financial services sector and build in-demand skills through work-integrated learning experiences. The competition is open to 2nd year students who set out to identify an issue in their community and to develop an innovative solution. A short-listed group advance to the next level of the competition, and present their solutions to a panel of financial services employers.
Fifty Challenge finalists are invited to participate in an Innovation and Industry Insights Weekend in Toronto featuring presentations on disruption and innovation in the sector, office tours, skill-building workshops, and more. Challenge finalists also have the opportunity to secure a paid internship with one of ASPIRE's participating financial services employers.
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A populous group of ternary trielide rich (Al, Ga, In) intermetallics forming the NaZn13 structure type has been synthesized from stoichiometric combinations of the elements in an arc melter. These ternary compounds have the general formula AMxT13-x, where A = Ba, Sr, La, Eu, M = Cu and Ag, and T = Al, Ga, and In, with 5 ≤ x ≤ 6.5, and have been structurally characterized by both powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Furthermore, magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistivity, XPS, and EDS measurements are reported for some of the samples. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments on BaCu5Al8 (BaCu5.10(7)Al7.90(7), cubic, a = 12.205(4) Å, Z = 8) and EuCu6.5Al6.5 (EuCu6.41(5)Al6.59(5), cubic, a = 11.928(1) Å, Z = 8) indicate that the quasi-infinite three-dimensional [CuxAl13-x] framework involves mostly Cu atoms centering icosahedra, with its vertexes randomly occupied by the remaining Cu and Al atoms. On the other hand, when M = Ag, Al shows a greater tendency to occupy the center of the icosahedra. A systematic study of the compositional variation in BaCuxAl13-x demonstrates that the NaZn13 type phase exists within a narrow range of x between five and six. To examine the role of the cation A in stabilizing this structure, quaternary phases, e.g., BaSrAg12Al14 (BaSrAg12.0(1)Al14.0(1), cubic, a = 12.689(1) Å, Z = 4) and SrCeCu12Al14 (SrCeCu11.74(2)Al14.26(2), cubic, a = 11.938(1) Å, Z = 4), were prepared and characterized. Extended Hückel calculations on these ternary aluminides demonstrate how the tuning of the system's stoichiometry maximizes the bonding within the atom-centered icosahedral framework. These calculations also address the substitution pattern of M and T within the [MxT13-x] network. Tight-binding LMTO calculations have also been applied to examine the charge-density and electron-localization functions (ELF) in this structure for different electron counts in order to address the nature of chemical bonding in these phases. One important conclusion from the theoretical results is that the NaZn13 type phases show optimal stability for 40−42 valence electrons for the [MxT13-x] framework.
Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Inorg. Chem., 1999, 38 (3), pp 579–590. Copyright 1999 American Chemical Society.
Nordell, Karen J. and Miller, Gordon J., "Linking Intermetallics and Zintl Compounds: An Investigation of Ternary Trielides (Al, Ga, In) Forming the NaZn13 Structure Type" (1999). Chemistry Publications. 828. | {
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Friday, April 22nd – Saturday, April 23rd, 2016.
Austin's own Faith-Based and Redemptive Film Festival, the ATTIC FILM FEST is gearing up for its 9th annual festival at Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar.
Films will screen Friday April 22 from 6:45 – 10pm and Saturday from noon – 10pm.
Attending Filmmakers will give Q/A's after their films.
A "No Cheese, Please!" Screenwriters Discussion Panel is included on Saturday, April 23rd in Block 2.
And a Winning Filmmakers Panel Q/A will close the Fest at 9:30pm on Saturday night.
Find The ATTIC Film Fest trailer here. | {
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Toyota vehicles and complimented all through the world, and you are reviewing a leading model, there should be something distinct. This truck was initially moved in 2000 and is currently in the 2nd period, which is readily available given that 2007. The model is currently existing too long, and the progressions are normal. The most recent overhaul was in 2014, however in spite of everything we anticipate a total upgrade. As suggested by late records, the organization functions admirably in this truck and Sequoia SUV family member. Both versions are needed ahead in around two years. The brand-new vehicles are required to land as a 2018 Toyota Tundra.
The price of the portable pickup truck– 2018 Toyota Tundra Diesel will be fixed at $38,000. As mentioned over, the diesel variation will be offered available in a year's time, most likely in the 2nd fifty percent of 2017. The primary rivals of the 2018 Tundra Diesel include GMC Sierra, Ford Atlas, Mitsubishi L200, Chevrolet Silverado, Dodge Ram 1500, Honda Ridgeline, and Nissan Titan.
With respect to the designing upgrade, we really feel that automobile manufacturers get ready for adjustments like those in the brand-new period Toyota Tacoma. Along these lines, new 2018 Toyota Tundra might obtain forceful style Tacoma hexagonal grille and guard formed a clip, and projector pillar headlights, which will also obtain LED daytime running lights. Regardless of the front end a strong, in 2018 Tundra will also pick up side completely boxed and solid establishment, while the interior can be enhanced with a lots of points that are helpful, going from presentation and delicate touch of innovative products, and the distance to some amazing elements, for instance, electrical sunroof, dual area programmed environment, blind side getting in touch with backcross motion, press catch begin with keyless passage and billing remote gizmos.
Thinking of another style, 2018 Toyota Tundra was suitable in each and every corner as another car.This trucks available for usage is more than only a common truck. From the front, you can see a sharp makeover offered by this brand-new Toyota Tundra. From the front view, this vehicle will make use of the lately identified headlamps. Then, he will have the brand-new LED lights that would certainly be genuinely decent to brighten your means. With the accessibility of a couple of colors, you will like every look in this car. It, in addition, will have another back sector, grille, and an additional body overview. interior the lodge, the brand-new Toyota will certainly create brand-new multimedia highlights that will look splendid and maintained by a couple of new multimedia, for instance, audio speaker collections, songs players, and other network highlights. Furthermore, the ease of access of good safety and security aspects will certainly likewise make some great concentrates to the brand-new auto certainly. Airbag and terrific breaking structure is a good factor.
There is no doubt about just what will certainly remain in the hood of the upcoming Toyota pickup. The 2018 Toyota Tundra Diesel will be fitted with a 5.0-liter turbocharged V8 engine from Cummins. The diesel engine is capable of generating 300 hp and 500 lb-ft and will certainly be paired with a 5 or 6-speed automatic transmission system which will sustain a four-wheel drive. On the side of fuel economy, the pickup truck will provide improved fuel efficiency. The fuel intake numbers are approximated at 18 mpg in the city and 22 mpg on the freeway. Furthermore, the engine will certainly make the car extra environment-friendly as it will certainly release lower quantities of contaminants.
It is possible that there will be an additional new engine, which is not yet understood. Offered the recent fads in the automotive industry, it might well be furnished with a turbocharger, although Toyota doesn't currently have such an engine. | {
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1872. This book is a contribution to the cause of truth regarding the much disputed age and use of rude stone monuments. It states distinctly and without reserve one view of the mooted question. In the course of this investigation, it clearly illustrates that the style of architecture to which these monuments belong is a style, like Gothic, Grecian, Egyptian, Buddhist, or any other. | {
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Depart 0945am from Zanzibar directly to Saadani arrival at 1000am upon arrival meet and greet then head to Wami River for a boat trip having a chance to see many wild animals along the river drinking water not forgetting giant crocodile and many birds spices. Lunch at the river or Saadani Village, afternoon game drive in the park also having a chance to see Elephants, Zebras, Giraffes, Waterbuck, Lions, Leopards, Hyenas and many more, dinner and overnight .
Early breakfast then game drive in the park see the beauty of the park that hosts a large population of hippos, crocodiles, flamingoes, and many large bird species. Giraffe and wildebeest can be spotted and elephants have been seen playing on the beach, game drive till late in the afternoon then drive to airstrip for your flight at 0545pm arrival in Zanzibar at 0600pm.
FLIGHT: SAADANI / ZANZIBAR . | {
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Rajd Semperit 1971 (15. Int. Semperit Rallye) – 15 edycja rajdu samochodowego Rajd Semperit rozgrywanego w Austrii. Rozgrywany był od 3 do 5 czerwca 1971 roku. Była to siódma runda Rajdowych Mistrzostw Europy w roku 1971.
Klasyfikacja rajdu
Przypisy
Semperit Rallye
1971
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John Boylston Fairbanks[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Name John Boylston Fairbanks
Born 28 Apr 1817 Kingsbury, Washington, New York, USA [7]
Baptized (LDS) 16 Mar 1843 Meads Basin, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Endowed (LDS) 21 Jan 1846 NAUVO
Residence 1846/1847 Winter Quarters Ward No. 21, Winter Quarters (Florence), Douglas, Nebraska, USA [13]
Died 14 May 1875 Payson, Utah, Utah, USA
Father Joseph Fairbanks, b. 15 Oct 1778, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA , d. 25 Feb 1847, Winter Quarters (Florence), Douglas, Nebraska, USA (Age 68 years)
Mother Polly Brooks, b. 16 Feb 1780, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA , d. 24 Jan 1860, Payson, Utah, Utah, USA (Age 79 years)
Married 3 Oct 1803
Sealed P (LDS) 1 Apr 1998 OAKLA
Family 1 Sarah H. VanWagoner, b. 11 Jul 1822, Pompton, Passaic, New Jersey, USA , d. 8 Feb 1898, Payson, Utah, Utah, USA (Age 75 years)
Married 31 Aug 1844 Pompton, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Sealed S (LDS) 5 Dec 1986 PROVO [14]
1. Harriet Fairbanks, b. 27 Nov 1846, Winter Quarters (Florence), Douglas, Nebraska, USA , d. 27 Dec 1917, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 71 years)
2. Henry Fairbanks, b. Abt 1848, , , Utah, USA
Family 2 Martha Heaton
Sealed S (LDS) 1865
T7 R8, Sec 34, N/2 NE/4 SE/4, 20 acres
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p 168
70's Record, p 245
Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 15, pp 873-878
HISTORY/HISTORIES:
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p 865
LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol # 2, pp 352-354
Conquerors of the West, pp 768-769
"Writings" diskette code: FAIRJ17.SEV "Autobiography of John B. FAIRBANKS,"
(1817-1845), 70's Rec, 17th Qrm, LDS arc. p. 1.
MOTHERS VARIANT NAME: Polly WHITE
MARRIAGE PLACE VARIANT: Mt. View, Passaic, New Jersey
VOCATION: clerk
BIRTH: VARIANT PLACE: Sandy Hill, Washington, NY
Note: Stated in record above; "6 in the family"
[S33] LDS - Seventies: Early Seventies, Black, Harvey Bischoff, Compiler and Editor, , p 245.
[S121] Book - Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, 4 vols., Youngberg, Florence C., Compiler, (Sons of the Utah Pioneers, 1999), , pp 768-769.
[S58] Book - LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 4 vols, Jenson, Andrew, (Andrew Jenson History Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, 1901), , Vol # 2, pp 352-354.
[S6] LDS - Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830-1848, 50 vols., Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 15, pp 873-878.
[S7] LDS - Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (1845-1846), , p 168.
[S19] Book - Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 2 vols, Esshom, Frank, (Salt Lake City: 1913), , p 865.
[S222] LDS - Seventies Records, Autobiographies, (LDS Church Archives).
[S10] Periodical - The Nauvoo Journal, (Salt Lake City, Utah, 1989-1999), Grant/Snow Company, 1847.
[S15] USA - 1850 United States Census, US Census Bureau, Utah, Great Salt Lake. | {
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Kenneth Albert Arnold ( à Sebeka, Minnesota - à Bellevue, État de Washington) est un chef d'entreprise et aviateur américain étant à l'origine, en 1947, de ce qui passe pour la première observation médiatisée de « soucoupes volantes ».
L'observation
Le mardi , Kenneth Arnold, qui dirige une compagnie de matériel anti-incendie à Boise (Idaho), membre du « Search and Rescue Mercy Flyer », rapporte avoir vu neuf objets volants inhabituels près du Mont Rainier alors qu'il effectue un déplacement à bord de son avion privé entre Chealis et Yakima, déplacement qu'il met à profit pour rechercher un avion militaire disparu en . Arnold décrivit des objets d'une forme inhabituelle, arrondis à l'avant et triangulaires à l'arrière, et dotés d'une vitesse prodigieuse, plus de deux fois la vitesse du son (aucun avion n'a encore franchi le mur du son à l'époque). C'est cette histoire, largement diffusée par l'Associated Press, qui est à l'origine de la controverse sur les « soucoupes volantes » (en anglais ou ) devenues par la suite ovnis (objets volants non identifiés) ou pan (phénomène aérospatial non-identifié).
Les différentes versions de l'histoire
L'histoire de l'observation de Kenneth Arnold a longtemps été décrite de façon inexacte, à partir de sources incomplètes. Les rares enquêtes réalisées par des chercheurs privés, sur l'observation d'Arnold ou sur cette période de l'histoire des ovnis, ont fait l'objet de publications confidentielles. La majorité des auteurs de livres sur les ovnis se sont contentés de reprendre les versions de « l'affaire Arnold » données par les auteurs qui les avaient précédés.
Les versions les plus souvent publiées décrivent qu'après avoir fait son observation, Arnold se serait posé à Yakima, aurait discuté avec des amis pilotes, puis qu'il serait reparti en direction de Pendleton où il aurait été accueilli par des journalistes qui avaient eu vent de l'affaire. Cette version est inexacte. Il est vrai qu'une heure après avoir effectué son observation, Arnold atterrit à Yakima, dans l'État de Washington, où il décrit ce qu'il a vu à des amis pilotes. Il est exact également qu'après cela, il se rendit à Pendleton, dans l'Oregon, où il répéta son histoire à d'autres pilotes. Mais il n'y avait aucun journaliste parmi eux.
Certains historiens et spécialistes de la question, notamment le chercheur américain Loren Gross ou le sociologue Pierre Lagrange, ont montré qu'aucun journaliste n'était présent parmi les personnes qui se trouvaient à Pendleton. Ils n'interviendront qu'à partir du lendemain. Pour l'instant, Arnold tente de contacter la permanence du FBI (il n'y a pas de bureau local de l'agence), sans résultat. Il passe la nuit dans cette petite ville du nord-est de l'Oregon et c'est le lendemain, après avoir discuté avec un inconnu qui aurait lui aussi observé des phénomènes étranges quelque temps plus tôt, que Kenneth Arnold se rend à la rédaction du quotidien local, l'East Oregonian.
Le chercheur américain Loren Gross est le premier à être jamais retourné consulter les articles publiés à la suite de la rencontre qu'Arnold a alors eue avec deux journalistes, Nolan Skiff et Bill Bequette (1917-2011). Mais la publication qu'il a réalisée à la suite de son enquête ayant eu une diffusion très restreinte, les faits qu'il a rapportés n'ont été repris par personne. Il faut attendre la publication d'un texte de Pierre Lagrange dans un ouvrage collectif en anglais, puis de deux autres textes deux ans plus tard dans des revues d'anthropologie en français, pour que la rencontre entre Arnold, Skiff et Bequette soit largement diffusée et reprise. Lagrange a reconstitué le déroulement exact des faits et, en 1988, il a même rencontré l'un des deux journalistes, Bill Bequette (Nolan Skiff est décédé en 1970) qui résidait alors dans l'État de Washington. D'après les souvenirs livrés par Bequette, c'est au cours de cet entretien du qu'un détail livré par Arnold conduit par erreur à l'invention de l'expression . Arnold décrit à nouveau son observation aux deux journalistes. Il leur explique notamment que les objets se déplaçaient de façon irrégulière, ().
À partir de ces informations, Bill Bequette rédige un petit article qui paraît dans l'édition du jour de l'East Oregonian. Il adresse aussi une dépêche à l'Associated Press à Portland. Il apprend à son retour de déjeuner, en début d'après-midi, que la dépêche a été diffusée sur le réseau national de l'AP, où elle a suscité l'intérêt de très nombreuses rédactions de presse. Bill Bequette retourne donc s'entretenir avec Arnold à son hôtel et téléphone de nouvelles informations à l'AP de Portland. C'est à la suite de la parution des articles le lendemain dans la presse et des commentaires faits à la radio que les expressions « soucoupe volante » et « disque volant » seront inventées par les journalistes.
Pourtant Arnold n'a jamais décrit d'objets « en forme » de soucoupe, mais des objets « se déplaçant » comme des soucoupes faisant des ricochets sur l'eau. Dans la semaine qui suivit, des centaines d'observations similaires seront rapportées par des témoins qui reprendront ces termes pour les désigner. D'autres témoins décrivirent au cours de cet été 1947 des « soucoupes volantes » sans leur attribuer la forme de soucoupes. Certains récits diffusés par la presse ont donc pu résulter du même genre de rédaction hâtive que l'article initial de Bill Bequette. Seule une enquête précise permettant de faire la part entre la description des témoins et la retranscription donnée par les journaux permettrait de trancher ce point.
Arnold se plaignit à de nombreuses reprises d'avoir été cité de façon inexacte et maintint que les objets avaient la forme d'un demi cercle à l'avant et d'un triangle à l'arrière. Il précisera aussi par la suite que l'un d'eux ressemblait à un « boomerang » ou un « croissant ».
La presse interrogea l'armée pour savoir si des engins expérimentaux étaient en vol. Mais l' démentit être à l'origine de ces objets inexpliqués. De nombreux « experts » furent cités par les journaux, mais l'énigme demeure.
Arnold se transforma bientôt en enquêteur dans le but de réunir les preuves susceptibles de convaincre les sceptiques. Il se rendit notamment à Tacoma près de Seattle pour enquêter sur une observation étrange survenue trois jours plus tôt. L'affaire, connue depuis sous le nom d'incident de l'île Maury, tourna au drame lorsque les deux officiers du renseignement militaire appelés par Arnold en renfort s'écrasèrent avec l'avion qui les ramenait en Californie.
En 1952, Kenneth Arnold publia le livre , en compagnie de Raymond Palmer, un rédacteur en chef de magazines de science-fiction populaire, qui lui avait écrit dès le lendemain de la publication de son observation par la presse, et qui se tournera plus tard vers la publication de magazines consacrés au paranormal et aux ovnis. Dans cet ouvrage, Arnold décrit son observation du ainsi que les événements qui suivirent, notamment l'enquête qu'il effectua un mois plus tard sur l'observation de l'île Maury, laquelle se révéla par la suite être un canular (malgré la controverse entretenue par certains auteurs qui tentèrent de relancer cette histoire).
Arnold n'affirma pas que les objets étaient des astronefs extraterrestres, bien qu'il ait dit : Après, il ajouta : Il précisa qu'il avait fait son devoir de citoyen américain en rapportant son observation.
Arnold affirma également avoir vu les mêmes objets trois autres fois, et au moins huit autres pilotes volant dans le nord-ouest des États-Unis firent des observations similaires. Cependant, l'histoire originelle ne fut jamais corroborée. En fait, un pilote de DC-4 quelque plus loin ne constata rien d'inhabituel. Néanmoins, Arnold était un pilote expérimenté qui n'avait apparemment rien à gagner en fabriquant cette histoire. En effet, il ne semblait pas apprécier la publicité qui s'ensuivit, remarquant qu'. En outre, sa description resta justement cohérente, alors que d'autres pas, comme les autres premières histoires de rencontre d'ovnis, comme l'incident de Roswell.
Explications sceptiques
Depuis 1947, de très nombreuses explications ont été proposées pour rendre compte de l'observation de Kenneth Arnold. Loin d'envisager qu'il ait pu voir des engins extraterrestres, Kenneth Arnold pensa tout d'abord avoir vu des engins expérimentaux américains ou des engins espions soviétiques. L'astrophysicien Donald H. Menzel a avancé qu'Arnold avait été abusé par des mirages. Plus récemment, le journaliste Keay Davidson a suggéré qu'Arnold avait pu voir des bolides.
Dans les années 1990, le magazine britannique Fortean Times publia un article expliquant qu'il s'agissait d'une confusion avec un vol de pélicans d'Amérique. Les pélicans blancs sont de grands oiseaux (3 m d'envergure) et leur plumage reflète la lumière du Soleil. C'est à cause de cette explication du cas fondateur du phénomène ovni que les sceptiques sont parfois surnommés, particulièrement dans le monde anglophone, des pélicanistes. Cette explication, qui fait à l'heure actuelle consensus chez les sceptiques, suppose que Kenneth Arnold, , ait fait des erreurs d'estimation concernant la distance, la taille et la vitesse des objets.
Publications
, Boise, 1950.
avec Raymond Palmer, The Coming of the Saucers. A Documentary Report on Sky Objects That Have Mystified the World, Boise (Idaho) ; Amherst (Wisconsin), 1952.
Notes et références
Voir aussi
Bibliographie
R. Sheaffer, « », , 21(5), 1997.
Loren Gross, Charles Fort, The Fortean Society & the Unidentified Flying Objects, Fremont, Ca, 1976.
Pierre Lagrange, « It Seems Impossible, but There It Is », in John Spencer & Hilary Evans (eds.), Phenomenon: From Flying Saucers to UFOs - Forty Years of Facts and Research, London, Futura Publications, 1988, 26-45.
Pierre Lagrange, « A Moment in History: An Interview with Bill Bequette », International UFO Reporter, Winter 1998, , 20.
Pierre Lagrange, "The Ghost in the Machine: How Sociology Tried to Explain (Away) American Flying Saucers and European Ghost Rockets, 1946-1947", in Alexander Geppert (ed.), Imagining Outer Space: European Astroculture in the Twentieth Century, New York, MacMillan, 2012, .
Pierre Lagrange, « Enquêtes sur les soucoupes volantes », Terrain, 14 | mars 1990,
Articles connexes
Liste des principales observations d'ovni
modèle sociopsychologique
Liens externes
Description par Kenneth Arnold de son observation du 24 juin 1947
Transcription de la conversation téléphonique entre le journaliste Edward Murrow et Kenneth Arnold (7 avril 1950)
Archive: un reportage présenté par Jean-Claude Bourret sur l'observation de Kenneth Arnold
Naissance dans le comté de Wadena
Naissance en mars 1915
Décès en janvier 1984
Décès à 68 ans
Décès à Bellevue (Washington)
Aviateur américain
Étudiant de l'université du Minnesota
Observation d'ovni aux États-Unis | {
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Providence police union raps city for backing 'radical activists'
by: wpridanmcgowan
Posted: Apr 17, 2015 / 05:15 PM EDT / Updated: Apr 17, 2015 / 05:15 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The city's decision to place several Providence police officers on administrative duty following a citizen complaint was a "knee-jerk reaction" to "politically-motivated and biased radical activists," the police union said Friday.
The union's criticism of Mayor Jorge Elorza and police leadership came after Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare put the department's entire eight-man gun task force on desk duty earlier this week. Pare took action after community activist Kobi Dennis and other parents complained that two officers were disrespectful to their children last Friday night.
"The consequences of the combined actions of the police administration, City Hall leadership and these activists has been to decrease the safety of the citizens in the city of Providence due to the disruption of police activities, to increase the dangers posed to our police officers and to lower morale among the ranks," the five-member executive board for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #3 wrote in a statement.
Dennis, who founded the Project Night Vision program that works with young people across the city, told the Providence Journal that the task force, often referred to as "jump out boys," has been "terrorizing us for 10 years." He claims his son and the other teenagers were threatened and frisked by two members of the task force.
Pare initially placed the entire task force in administrative duty, but redeployed six members on Thursday. He said the two officers accused of harassing the teenagers have been "temporarily reassigned" until the department's internal investigation is complete.
"They're a valuable unit, focused on violence and guns," Pare said. "But we take the complaints seriously."
Pare said the entire task force will receive more training and will be required to wear uniforms that better reflect their role as police officers. He also said all searches will be documented moving forward.Dan McGowan ( [email protected] ) covers politics, education and the city of Providence for WPRI.com. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter: @danmcgowan | {
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A roll-a- rope can be used for drills, blocking off an area for kids when there are no lines, making circles on the court for specific target areas, dividing each service court into two halves for players to work on placement, and to set up boundaries for deep serve and return of serve practice which are about 2 ½ feet inside the baseline. Purchase a reel, rope, and hooks at Lowe's. Cut the ropes into four 25 foot lengths or long enough for an entire court when lines are not available and you don't want to purchase rubber lines. Hooks in the end of each rope allow you to connect them together for variations.
Cones always come in handy. Use them for drills, games, or even parking!
Sometimes it's easier for players to visually see how a drill is to be executed, rather than listen to an explanation of the drill. So, I purchased a white magnetic board from Walmart and round magnets. Drill a couple of holes in the top of the white board and bend wire hangers so they hook into the holes and onto a fence. Then take the dimensions of a court, resize the court so the proportions are accurate, and draw the court on the board with a Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Marker. I use the magnets to indicate player position and how they are to move as doubles teams. Add this to your pickleball tool kit!
Take the handle of the wooden racket that you have just cut off and use it for teaching grips. Many pickleball paddles today have rounded handles so it makes it difficult to teach the grip. As a former USPTA tennis pro, I was taught how to find grips and how to teach grips using the 8 bevels on the handle of the racket. The racket has 8 bevels numbered clockwise with Bevel #1 at the top of the handle when the racket is on edge. For a player to find their grip easier, I teach them to place the first knuckle of their index finger on the bevel of the grip they want to use or you want them to use.
Bevel #1 is the Eastern Backhand Grip for both right and left handed players. Bevel #2 is the Continental Grip (Hammer Grip) and #3 is the Eastern Forehand Grip (Frying Pan Grip). Left- handed players use Bevel #8 for the Continental Grip and Bevel #7 for the Eastern Forehand Grip.
Get yourself to the Resale Shop and pick up an old wooden racket. Get your trusty saw out and shorten the handle to the length of a pickleball paddle. Round the edges with a file or add a grip. Cut out the strings and give the paddle to players who consistently have problems watching the ball. Feed balls and direct them to swing and watch the ball as it passes through the racket head. This will enforce the importance of watching the ball to the paddle face. Many players take their eyes off the ball and strike it on the edge of a pickleball paddle shanking it into the next county or miss the ball altogether because their head is up. They are considering the direction the ball is to be hit but that decision should already have been made before ball contact - not while striking the ball! Feed a hopper of balls while the player is working on groundstrokes, soft 3 rd shot drops, dinks, serves and volleys. | {
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Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit der englischen Fußballnationalmannschaft während der Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1988
EM-Qualifikation
Das letzte Spiel der Engländer in Belgrad gegen Jugoslawien war sozusagen das Endspiel dieser Gruppe. Mit dem 4:1 sicherte man sich nicht nur das EM-Ticket, sondern erzielte auch den ersten Sieg in Jugoslawien seit 1939.
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Spielergebnisse
EM-Endrunde
Kader
Vorrunde (Gruppe 2)
Für England war schon nach der Vorrunde das Turnier beendet. Nach einer überraschenden Niederlage im ersten Spiel gegen Irland verlor man danach jeweils deutlich gegen die Niederlande sowie der UdSSR mit 3:1.
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Literatur
Hardy Grüne: Fußball EM Enzyklopädie. 1960–2008. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2004, ISBN 3-89784-241-6.
Neue Fußballwoche (fuwo). Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1988, .
Kicker-Sportmagazin. Olympia-Verlag, Nürnberg 1988, .
England
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Copa Sudamericana semifinal postponed due to COVID-19 risks
SANTIAGO, Chile — South American soccer body CONMEBOL called off Thursday's first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinal between Chile's Coquimbo and Argentina's Defensa y Justicia.
Jan 7, 2021 4:04 PM By: Canadian Press
SANTIAGO, Chile — South American soccer body CONMEBOL called off Thursday's first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinal between Chile's Coquimbo and Argentina's Defensa y Justicia. The decision came hours before kickoff after local health authorities confirmed three players of the visiting Argentinian side tested positive for COVID-19.
Chilean authorities said the 56 members of the Argentine team's delegation in Santiago had close contact with the infected players and should remain isolated at their hotel.
CONMEBOL said the match has been rescheduled for next Tuesday in Asunción, Paraguay. The Chilean team based in a city 460 kilometres (285 miles) north of Santiago had already lost the right to play at home, having its first leg transferred to the country's capital.
The other semifinal of the tournament is an all Argentine affair that had its first leg on Wednesday. Visitors Lanus beat Velez Sarsfield 1-0 with a goal scored by veteran striker Jose Sand in the 39th minute.
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Geelong mayor ready to advocate for Shell
By Sarah Malik
From: AAP
GEELONG'S mayor is prepared to ask for federal and Victorian government assistance to prop up the local Shell refinery, with an oil company executive saying its future is "borderline".
Shell says its Geelong refinery is facing challenges, including more competition from new mega-refineries in Asia, after its global downstream director Mark Williams said the operation of the refinery was "questionable" given the challenges.
"It's borderline," Mr Williams told the Australian Financial Review.
"It depends a lot on how it performs over the next few years whether or not it will ultimately be a survivor."
Geelong mayor John Mitchell said he would seek talks with the company and advocate on behalf of Shell for federal and state government assistance if necessary.
"We've done that in the past with other industries and we've been very successful," Mr Mitchell told AAP on Tuesday.
Shell, which is closing its Clyde refinery in Sydney at the end of this month, said Australian refining was part of a highly competitive global market.
"Geelong Refinery faces challenges, including increased competition from new mega-refineries in Asia," company spokesman Paul Zennaro said in a statement.
"Shell employees are working to make the refinery more competitive with a continued focus on safety, while enhancing profitable niche products including Avgas, bitumen and solvents."
Mr Mitchell said Shell had not asked for help and he trusted the company would overcome its problems.
"It didn't say it was closing down," he said.
"They're working towards maintaining their viability."
A Victorian government spokeswoman said the Australian refining sector, like others, was facing major challenges.
"That's why we have been calling on the Gillard government to address issues that impact Australia's competitiveness," she added, pointing to rising energy prices and the carbon tax.
She said the state government committed $4 million to a Geelong-focused assistance fund in June.
Shell said it recently invested $47.5 million in a new water processing plant and $20 million in new bitumen facilities at the Geelong facility.
The plant, one of the largest hydrocarbon refineries in Australia, employs more than 400 people on site.
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Cherokee have lots of history and culture, I'm certain you'll enjoy yourselves. Have a great time!
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We went back to Parasol's Bar and Restaurant (see my review of my first visit to Parasol's Bar and Restaurant) and we had to get the roast beef po boy again. And we had to get the large again. It's that good and it's a great value.
We had the chicken wings at Tracey's Restaurant and Bar the other day, so we got them here to compare them. My wife likes the ones here at Parasol's better, saying they are smokier and more well done in terms of cooking. I liked the ones at Tracey's better since they were not cooked quite so much. But the wings are excellent at both places, especially compared to any chain store chicken wings.
I wanted to get the pulled pork po boy but they were out of pulled pork, so I did some quick thinking and got the meatball po boy. Am I glad I did, because it was excellent. (My sloppy picture does not do it justice.) The meatballs were large, very meaty, not greasy, and seasoned nicely. There was just the right amount of marinara sauce (not too much), and the po boy was dressed in the usual po boy way with lettuce and tomato. I have never had a meatball sandwich with lettuce and tomato before and it works. This was a great sandwich.
When we were at Tracey's the other day, we tried an Irish sundae for the first time. Since Parasol's also serves it, we decided to try it here and compare. (An Irish sundae is roast beef debris over potato salad.) I was let down. The Irish sundae at Tracey's had chunks of roast beef on it, while the one at Parasol's is just the gravy without any meat. I will say that the underlying potato salad at Parasol's was excellent and next time I will just get that by itself.
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Cornelius "Nello" Avram
March 16, 1928 - February 8, 2020
Cornelius J. "Nello" Avram passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020. His kind and loving heart grew tired. He was born in Aurora, Illinois on March 16, 1928 to immigrant parents, who died when he was very young. Nello fell in love with Anna Marie Michels, the girl who lived directly across the street. They married in 1950 and were truly devoted to each other for just shy of 70 years. They raised four wonderful children. Family was everything to Nello, not only his immediate family but also his extended family. He was a skinny but scrappy kid. He often talked tough, but was really soft hearted. He was well- known on Pigeon Hill and in the Romanian community. He was a supporter of St. George Byzantine Catholic Church and St. Michael Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church. For several years, he served on the finance, funeral, and cemetery committees at St. Joseph Catholic Church where he and Anna Marie were longtime parishioners. He was also a member of the Phoenix Club. Nello graduated from East Aurora High School in 1947, Chicago School of Banking, and the University of Virginia School of Banking. He began his banking career at the Aurora National Bank as a coin wrapper and worked his way up to Vice President of Installment Loans, from which position he retired after 38 years at the bank. Nello and Anna Marie enjoyed traveling. They went to Europe and Hawaii several times. They enjoyed many trips to Las Vegas and the Florida Gulf Coast. Nello also loved to play golf. In his retirement, he helped establish the Brady Bunch, a group of his grade school friends who got together each month for breakfast. Nello is survivied by his loving wife, Anna Marie; his children, Michael (Mary Anne) Avram, Gary (Mary) Avram, Elizabeth (Robert) Simmons, and Susan Lidecka; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; sister-in-law Delores Avram; brother-in-law James Michels; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Mary Ann Avram; his parents, Elish and Flora (Dureski) Avram; four brothers Howard Avram, Victor (Anna Marie) Avram; LeRoy (Lola) Avram, and Louis Avram; three sisters Mary (Peter) Scurtu, Theresa (Ted) Gengler, and Florence (John) Erdie; and a son-in-law David Lidecka. Funeral from THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY will be Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 10:00am to St. Joseph Church at 10:30am. Fr. Matthew McMorrow will officiate with interment at St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 12, 2020 from 3:00pm until 8:00pm with a liturgical wake service at 3:00pm at THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, 220 N. Lake St., Aurora, 630-631-5500. Please visit our interactive website at www.daleidenmortuary.com where you may leave condolences for Cornelius' family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Cornelius' memory to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 722 High Street, Aurora, IL, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or the charity of your choice.
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James talks about his favorite moment from this episode.
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Sun will transit in Leo Sign (own Sign) in the beginning of the month and will move to Virgo on 17th September 2015.
Mars will transit in Cancer Sign (debilitated) and will move in Leo on 15th September 2015.
Mercury will move in Virgo on 23rd August and will remain there during this month.
Generally this month will give mixed results for those who are born with Aries as their Moon Sign. You will get mixed results mostly on the positive side. Sun will be moving your fifth house in the beginning of the month and will move to sixth house showing positing results.
Mars will remain in your fourth house and will move to next house giving good results. Transit of Ketu and Saturn cannot be considered favorable.
Family life will be generally satisfactory. Mars transit in Cancer in the beginning of the month may keep you irritate and restless. You should avoid any hot and unnecessary arguments to keep the relations smooth. You may also face stomach related problem after 15th September. Ketu transit will be responsible for the excessive expenditures which may be cause of worry. Some of you may face some legal complications or false allegations which may result in heavy expenses. Be careful while signing any documents or agreement during this month. Health problem of some family member may also be the cause of concern after mid of the month. You should spare some time for the enjoyment with the children. Health of mother or relations with mother may be cause of concern till first half of the month.
You may face problems at your work place and may not be satisfied with the developments. You will not get the support from others. The results of your hard work may not be to the expectation. You may not feel enthusiastic. Opponents will try to obstruct your path of progress but position of Rahu will be helpful to come out of this problem. You should also be careful for the second half of the month for your own health.
This month may not give positive results throughout the month for those who are born with Taurus as their Moon sign due to transit of Mars, Rahu and Saturn in the chart. Some better results can be expected only after mid of the month. Saturn transit and aspect may cause some negative results in married life relations and at family front as well.
This month Mars will be moving in third house but after 15th September Mars movement in fourth house may not give desired results. You may remain tensed and irritate. Heavy expenditures may also be cause of worry. However, Jupiter transit in fourth house will also give relief from mental agony. Jupiter transit in the chart may give some opportunity to enjoy religious ceremony at home. Relations with family members may not be cordial due to your non-cooperative attitude. Married life relations may not be smooth. Saturn aspect on fourth house also indicates some conflict at home front. You should take any decision with the supports of your family members as you alone may not take appropriate decision. Any hasty decision should be avoided.
Journeys or travels may not yield the desired results and you may have to face problems during travels.
You will also feel relaxed at your work place or at professional front. You should avail the opportunity for growth of your profession as you may get the support of your higher authorities. Financial position will be generally supportive.
You should take care of stomach related problems and fever. Students may not find this month supportive and may lack in concentration on their studies.
This month will generally give good results for those who are born with Gemini as their Moon Sign. In the beginning of the month you may have adamant attitude and may also face some monetary problems but after 15th September the situation will change gradually and you will feel positivity in your life. Mars transit in third house will make you energetic and you may be able to face the odd situations boldly. Jupiter transit in third house may not be considered favorable for matters related to professional life. Married life may also not be great. You may face some obstructions at your workplace and may also feel the lack of desired cooperation from your seniors and colleagues. You may feel nervous and confused. In spite of all favors you may also feel lack of peace of mind during this month. Health of mother should be taken care of. Saturn transit will be favorable and you will be able to find out the solutions of the odd situations which might be caused by some of your opponents. You will overcome them and will get success at your professional front. There may be some relocation also. Short journeys are also seen which may be supportive, religious and entertaining. You should also take care of your health particularly related to fever and indigestion. Students will find this month favorable. Not only will they be able to concentrate but may also get the opportunities to enjoy with the company of friends.
This month will generally give positive results for those who are born with Cancer as their Moon Sign. Transit of Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Rahu and Mercury are giving favorable results. For monetary purpose, second half of the month is considered good. Family life will be supportive and enjoyable. You will enjoy the company of your family members. You will also get the support of your spouse. You will get help in getting loan if you are planning to purchase a house. Sun transit in third house after mid of the month will prove to be beneficial for professional front. Rahu position in third house is also considered good and you will be able to win over your enemies who are trying to create problems for you. You may be annoyed with the heavy expenditures during this month.
Health of siblings may be cause of concern. Travels may not give desired results.
This month will generally give mixed results. Jupiter and Venus will give good results while Mars, Rahu, Ketu and Saturn will give negative results.
Ketu transit may cause some married life related problems. You may not get the cooperation of your spouse. Family life may also not be considered supportive due to transit of Saturn. You are also running the period of Kantak Shani (dhaiyya) which may cause mental stress. Financial position will also remain intact though better results can be expected only after mid of the month. Atmosphere at professional front may also be helpful. You will get support of your colleagues. Seniors may not be happy with your performances. Children will perform better this month. Students will also get success in competitions and examinations etc. Short travel will be enjoyable. You will be much concerned about the heavy expenditures this month. Some of you may face some false allegations but you will manage to come out of this problem. Some UTI or stomach related problems may the cause of concern so far as health is concerned.
Those who are born with Virgo as their Moon Sign will get mixed results during this month. Transit of Mars, Sun and Ketu will give adverse results. Mercury is in exalted position and is transiting your Ascendant giving good results. Transit of Saturn in third house is also supposed to give favorable results.
This month may not be considered positive for the family life as Jupiter is transiting your 12th house. You will also not be satisfied with your married life relation and may not get the favors from your spouse. Those who are in love relations may also not find this month to give desired results. They should wait for some more time to make the relations smoother. Professional life will be good and you will get the support of your colleagues and seniors. Some of you may be happy to get the desired promotion or favors from your bosses. Your approach and communication skill will excel and you will reap the profit of the same. Financially this month may not give good results. Failure on this front can be cause of worry after mid of the month. You will be worried by the heavy expenditures and may even be thinking of taking some loan.
Travels during first half of the month may prove to be beneficial. Good period for students if their approach and communication is better.
Transit of Mars and Sun in 12th house may cause problems related to sleep disorders. You may also suffer from some problems related to reproductive system. Serve the Brahmins this month.
Atmosphere at home front will appear to be good and you will get the support of your family members. Relations with the spouse may not be much cordial. You may not be happy with your financial position. There is some possibility that financial position will improve after mid of the month. But the expenses will be equally high. You should also try to keep away from legal complications and be careful while signing any document or agreement.
Those who are in business will find this period favorable but only after mid of the month. Partnership may not prove to be fruitful.
Short travels may be tiring and may not give fruitful results. Health will be generally good except some skin problems and insomnia due to stress of heavy expenditures.
This month will generally give good results. Though, you are running the second phase of Sadhe sati which may cause delay or obstructions in auspicious activities. Your tenth house has some benefic transit yet Saturn transit in first house may also cause some problems at your work place. You have to work harder and even then you may not be satisfied with your performance as Mars, the lord of Ascendant, is also in debilitated state in tenth house in the beginning of the year. Positive changes at work place can be expected only after 15th September 2015. You will feel relaxed as misunderstanding with the officials in the past will be resolved.
Atmosphere at home front will be favorable and you will get the support of your family members. Spouse will also prove to be helpful. You may have difference of opinions with elders of the family in the beginning of the month.
Short journey in the beginning of the month may not yield desired results. Journey in the second half of the month will be enjoyable.
Some acidity or stomach related problems may be cause of concern due to stress.
This month will give generally favorable results. Those who are born with Sagittarius as their Moon Sign will face minor effect of sadhe sati which is in its first phase. Mars Transit in eighth house in the beginning of the month cannot be considered favorable as Mars is in debilitated position.
Love life and family life will be almost supportive but presence of Ketu in fourth house may cause health problem to mother. So far as married couples are concerned, there will be misunderstanding and ego problem in relations. You may feel lack of warmth in relations. You will not get the support and attention of your spouse. In some cases, the situation may be even worst depending upon the placement of planets in seventh and eighth house in the natal chart.
Some religious journey is seen in this month to seek spirituality and peace of mind.
This month cannot be considered good for financial matters. Your efforts for arranging loans etc may not prove to be fruitful. You may face obstructions in getting the same. Expenses will remain high. You are advised not to invest in real estate or in some other field as this may result in total loss.
This period cannot be considered beneficial for students particularly the first mid half of the month. They may not be able to focus on their studies. Later half of the month will give some relief and they may be able to show positive results.
This month will generally not give good results for those who are born with Capricorn as their Moon Sign. Transit of Ascendant lord in 11th house will give good results. Jupiter, Sun and Mars transit during the month may not prove much beneficial.
Due to debilitated position of Mars in transit, you may not be satisfied with your family life. There may be difference of opinions amongst family members. Relations with the spouse will be soaring. Health of spouse may also be the cause concern during this month and you may have to incur expenses on the illness of your spouse. Mars and Sun transit are giving negative results. Love life will also not be up to the mark and you may have to face setback in the relations.
Atmosphere at workplace may not be cordial. Misunderstanding amongst colleagues may spoil the environment at professional front. You need to be more careful in the coming months. You may not feel happy with the developments at your workplace. Some of you may be forced to leave the job or will be transferred at some far off places. Ladies co-workers at the workplace may the cause of problems.
Health will be generally good except some problems related to indigestion. Planetary transit also indicates that you should be careful of the accidents. You may suffer from some urinary problems. Diseases related to liver cannot be ruled out. You may feel lack of energy causing restlessness.
This month will give generally mixed results for those who are born with Aquarius as their Moon Sign. Transit of Mars in sixth and seventh house and Sun transit from seventh to eighth house may not give positive results. But at the same time transit of Jupiter and Venus over your seventh house will be good for overall domestic and family life. Ketu and Rahu transit will give adverse results. Saturn transit will also give positive results so far as career is concerned.
Saturn transit will be helpful so far as matters related to your profession are concerned. Hard work done in the past will give fruitful results. You will get support of your seniors and colleagues. But at the same time lord of tenth house placed in sixth house in debilitated position may not give desired results which you ought to deserve. Even then this transit may be considered favorable. Sun transit after mid of the month in 8th house will also show favorable results.
Family life will be supportive. You will get support of your spouse and enjoy the conjugal bliss. Health of spouse may be cause of concern during second half of the month. You may have to incur heavy expenses on the health of spouse. Mercury transit in eighth house may not be considered favorable as you may find it difficult to take correct decision. You may remain confused. You should take care of health of children during this month.
You should avoid short journeys till 15th September 2015. Journey to some pilgrimage may be possible.
This month will not give good results for those who are born with Pisces as their Moon Sign. Jupiter transit in sixth house, Ketu transit in Ascendant, Rahu transit in seventh house and Sun transit in seventh house may not be considered favorable. Saturn being lord of twelfth house may not give good results and may keep you annoyed due to rise in expenditures.
Mars transit over fifth and sixth house will be good but its debilitation may not give desired results so far as health of children is concerned. Sun transit during second half of the month will not give good results for professional as well as for married life.
Domestic and married life will not give much positive results after second half of the month. Relations with the spouse may not be cordial due to transit of Mercury and Rahu in seventh house. Saturn transit may force you for some distant travels.
This is also not a supportive period for those who are in profession. You may face some obstruction in getting the results of your hard work. You may not get the desired support from your seniors. They may have adamant attitude towards you. Your opponents will also create problems for you at workplace. First half of the month cannot be considered favorable in this regard. You should be active and be careful of the planning of your rivals. Confusion may prevail amongst the partners for those who are in partnership business.
You may suffer from fatigue due to overwork. Also take care of your digestive system. Some skin problem may also be the cause of concern for some of you. | {
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Q: Group with exactly two subgroups Can someone give me an example of a group which has exactly $2$ proper, non-trivial subgroups?
I appreciate that there is no context with this question but there's no really much else I can say.
A: If it is meant that the group has to have exactly two non triavial soubgroups (the case with only trivial soubgrops was already mentioned in the comments) one example is $(\mathbb Z_6,+)$. The non trivial soubgroups are
$$ H_1=\{0,2,4\},\qquad H_2=\{0,3\}
$$
In fact, a non trivial soubgroup $H$ cannot contain 1 nor 5 $(5+5+5+5+5=1)$. Moreover $H$ cannot contain both 2 and 3, or both 4 and 3.
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Oklahoma To Launch Marijuana Tracking System After Settlement In Lawsuit
Tuesday, March 1st 2022, 10:23 pm
By: Barry Mangold
Oklahoma regulators are counting down the days until the launch of a seed-to-sale system, which was held up for nearly 10 months by a class-action lawsuit that claimed it created a monopoly.
The seed-to-sale system is designed to track marijuana plants and products from when they're planted through the sale. The state contracted Metrc, a Florida-based company, to operate the system.
Last year, Okmulgee County business Dr. Z Leaf Cultivation and Attorney Ronald Durbin filed a class-action lawsuit against the state over its exclusive contract with Metrc, claiming it created a monopoly and an unfair burden on businesses.
An Okmulgee County district judge issued a temporary restraining order on April 29, 2021, blocking the state from starting the Metrc program
"Clearly the math these days weighs in favor of getting a seed-to-sale in place," Durbin said.
On Friday, Durbin and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority agreed to a partial settlement that allows the rollout of the seed-to-sale system to become the standard for all licensed businesses starting May 26.
Click here for more information from the OMMA.
"We are so excited to have it," said OMMA Director Adria Berry. She said the program will be a significant tool in the state's effort to clamp down on illegal growers, and to ensure the more than 12,000 licensed businesses are following state laws.
"All of the other medical marijuana programs across the U.S. have some sort of track-and-trace or seed-to-sale system. I look forward to us being on an even playing field and having a much better idea of how much product is across the state."
Related: Wild West Of Weed: Oklahoma Struggles To Regulate Booming Medical Marijuana Industry
The settlement comes with conditions for the rollout.
The OMMA agreed to hold at least five online seminars to educate license holders on how to become compliant in the system. The agency all so "will ensure adequate call staff is retained to be reasonably responsive to questions licensees might have about program implementation," according to the court order signed by Oklahoma County District Judge Natalie Mai.
Durbin said he is prepared to accuse the state of civil contempt if the conditions are not met.
"We're going to hold their feet to the fire. I hope it never comes to it, but we're going to get those educational classes," Durbin said.
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Q: Using Thread.Start() on a method that takes parameters and returns values I call a particular function on multiple threads as follows:
int q = 0;
for (int j = 0; j < number; j++)
{
int copy = q;
int copy1 = j;
if (!display_status[copy1].Equals("NO") && (selection == "ALL" || (selection == "ALL-LAE" && license[copy1] != "") || (selection == "ALL-NON LAE" && license[copy1] == "") || (selection == "AVIONICS -ALL" && trade[copy1] == "Avionics") || (selection == "AVIONICS-NON LAE" && trade[copy1] == "Avionics" && license[copy1] == "") || (selection == "AVIONICS-LAE" && trade[copy1] == "Avionics" && license[copy1] != "") || (selection == "AIRFRAME-ALL" && trade[copy1] == "Airframes") || (selection == "AIRFRAME-NON LAE" && trade[j] == "Airframes" && license[j] == "") || (selection == "AIRFRAME-LAE" && trade[j] == "Airframes" && license[j] != "")))
{
int numberofprojects = numberc;
string[] nameofproj = listc[0].ToArray();
string[] name = list[0].ToArray();//list of manpower names
string man_name = name[copy1];//Name of manpower
List<string>[] lista = new List<string>[5];
string[] status = listc[13].ToArray();
thread[copy] = new Thread(() => {new_value[copy]=graph1threader(man_name,numberofprojects, nameofproj, status);});
thread[copy].Start();
q++;
}
}
graphthreader1() does not seem to be returning any value, as all elements of new_value hold the value 0 even after the function is called. What may be the reason? Is there a simple solution for this problem?
A: The most likely cause is that graph1threader has not finished yet, one way you can workaround this is by calling thread[copy].Join() but most likely this will defeat the purpose of using threads at all, another way will be by joining the first thread only at the end of the loop, but it depends on what you want to achieve with your code.
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FilmNeverDie is a Film Photography Hub, we sell analog cameras and we do projects and events with our FilmNeverDie community. FilmNeverDie is on our way to our next exciting venture and we are hiring! Our hub is located in Melbourne CBD. The energy in the hub is very positive and vibrant. We have a creative space for people to meet and do creative collaborations together! Throughout the internship program, you will garner invaluable experience and will make some of the best memories.
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Q: Should I use "get" or "got" here?
They finally get their way.
Or
They finally got their way.
Which one is grammatically correct?
A: You can use both, but it depends when the time setting is
They finally get their way.
would be said just after they get approval
They finally got their way.
is for any time in the past.
It was two years of struggle until they finally get their way.
It was two years of struggle then they finally got their way.
Then there is
They always get their way.
they have in the past and will always in the future have their way
They always got their way.
they have in the past and will probably in the future have their way
A: Both are correct depending on context and tense.
"Got their way" would be correct in both cases, "get their way" would only work in present tense.
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I have a double competence in clinical psychology and psychology of cognition.
I am an engineer, clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and I exercise for over than 25 years. I worked 12 years abroad (USA and Israel) and now living in Paris for over 10 years. This long experience gives me a great clinical expertise in assessment and management of subjects, both in terms of their professional and personal path, which justifies my approach.
Throughout my academic psychology course, I got the highest marks in cognitive psychology (16/20). My research (M1 and M2) and my internships in hospitals and psychiatric circles have concerned the evaluation of mood disorders and their behavioral consequences. I graduated top in my class in the Master 2 Research (honors).
* in the cognitive assessment, as part of the new Bayesian paradigm of reasoning and the specific consideration of the impact of moods.
* multidimensional expertise in the subject and the inclusion of the "responsibility" of the subject in the construction of its own identity continuity.
A review of the literature on basic research in cognitive psychology that addresses the different theoretical approaches and make a critical analysis of Burnout syndrome of analysis methods. In particular, out of the traditional model of deductive reasoning, we will place our methodological framework from the perspective of the "new Bayesian paradigm of reasoning" model of rationality which meets the criteria of the Bayesian theory (Baratgin & Politzer, 2015). This will be especially understanding how salient features such as effects of mental states and cognitive petrification – decrease in cognitive efficiency, poor concentration, reduced ability to complex tasks and decision-making, etc.
The uncertainty in reasoning (Politzer & Baratgin, in press), judgment and review of degrees of belief (Baratgin & Politzer, 2010), the immediate choice (Baratgin & Jamet, 2015) will be studied through several experimental paradigms by taking subjects suffering (or not) Burnout syndrome, but also with subjects whose mood has changed (we use methodology used by Kuzinas, Noiret, Bianchi & Lawrence, in press). The objective will be to define the characteristics in terms of Bayesian consistency subjects suffering from Burnout syndrome, or have "moods" predefined methodologically.
Secondly, the objective is to highlight the cognitive elements that underlie particular inferences subjects affected by Burnout syndrome. This will model the authenticity of the Burnout syndrome with the aim of preventing it. In particular, it will update the new Burnout syndrome detection criteria through the protocols and basic reasoning tasks.
Applied research of our scientists will work, firstly, pragmatic development project – study and evaluation of Burnout syndrome in subjects / employees working in companies and on the other, a reflection on the management syndrome. We will question the inclusion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in human activity – particularly remote maintenance possibility using specific digital interfaces – and we will pay reflection on the nudges application possibility (Thaler & Sunstein, 2008) to alert of the first signs of Burnout syndrome. We bear an ethical and critical reflection on the current theoretical issues in cognitive and social psychology, on social issues this syndrome; such applications in human resource (HR) management can be considered. | {
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As Snow Falls, We See a Flurry of Developments Related to FDA Efforts to Actively Regulate LDTs
By Jamie K. Wolszon –
Amidst the winter storms that have struck the East Coast this January and February, there has been, and will continue to be, a flurry of developments related to FDA efforts to actively regulate Laboratory-Developed Tests (LDTs). Those developments include a White Paper authored by prominent constitutional and Administrative Procedure Act (APA) litigators on behalf of the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) challenging FDA's statutory authority to regulate LDTs as medical devices; a January 8-9 public workshop hosted by FDA to obtain feedback on the Draft Guidances; the submission of hundreds of written comments to FDA; and an upcoming February 20 workshop hosted by FDA to discuss a white paper on next generation sequencing (NGS). We provide a round up of those and other events below.
January 5: Deadline for LDT Comments to House Energy & Commerce Committee.
We previously reported that the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over FDA, has issued a "white paper" announcing that as part of its efforts to prepare a draft discussion legislative package in early 2015 related to the overall 21st Century Cures Initiative, that it seeks input on specific questions related to the FDA LDT proposed Framework. The Committee sought comments by January 5. Two major medical organizations – the American Medical Association and the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) – submitted comments to the Committee expressing significant concerns with the Draft Guidances. We previously reported that on January 27, the Committee released the nearly 400 page draft discussion legislative package. The discussion draft did not address LDTs.
January 7: ACLA Unveils Tribe and Clement LDT White Paper.
On January 7, a day before FDA's public workshop to discuss the draft guidances, ACLA unveiled a white paper authored by two distinguished constitutional and APA litigators Laurence H. Tribe and Paul D. Clement. The timing of this can hardly be coincidental. We previously reported that ACLA had retained Mr. Tribe and Mr. Clement to help the organization oppose the framework, a move perceived as a shot across FDA's bow. In the white paper, Mr. Tribe and Mr. Clement argued that: (1) FDA lacks the statutory authority to regulate LDTs, which are services, as medical devices; (2) FDA is violating the APA by proceeding through guidance instead of notice-and-comment rulemaking; (3) FDA's Draft Guidances would stifle innovation and interfere with the practice of medicine. Alan Mertz, President of ACLA, mentioned the white paper in his statement on January 8 at the FDA public workshop on the Draft Guidances.
January 8-9: FDA Public Workshop on Draft Guidances.
At the January 8-9 FDA Public Workshop on Draft Guidances there was significant opposition expressed to the draft guidances. Even some of the groups that supported the draft guidances still expressed reservations, such as need for clarification on how risk categorization would be done and how the Quality System Regulation (QSRs) would be applied. Some of the points expressed at the workshop include:
Many speakers stated that the Draft Guidances would have unintended consequences, hurt patient access and innovation and interfere with practice of medicine
Public health, state, and small reference laboratories stated that if FDA finalizes the Draft Guidances in their current format, some of those laboratories would cease to exist, and many tests will no longer be offered.
ARUP Laboratories representative Edward Ashwood gave a blistering presentation using words such as "outrage, "naïve," "misguided," "overreach, and "reprehensible" to describe the draft guidances.
Kelly Slone of National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) said draft guidances would discourage venture capital in LDTs
Ms. Slone stated that LDTs already receive significantly less venture capital due to regulatory uncertainty and reimbursement issues.
Many speakers stated that FDA has not provided evidence of harm caused by LDTs
Curtis Hanson of the Mayo Clinic said his laboratory has performed over 21 million tests without so much as one sentinel adverse event. In his introduction, Jeffrey Shuren, CDRH Director, talked about anecdotal reports of harm but provided no new evidence of the risks associated with LDTs. FDA has apparently still not provided the evidence of harm that was requested back in September.
Many speakers stated that FDA does not have resources to review influx of submissions it would receive if agency finalized the framework
Curtis Hanson of the Mayo Clinic noted that his laboratory alone offers over 1,600 LDTs
Some speakers stated that FDA clearances or approvals do not necessarily mean better tests
Examples include 510(k)-cleared Lyme Disease tests (high false negatives) (two Lyme groups spoke, one of which noted that the LDT had better performance than the 510(k)-cleared version) and the recently approved Vemurafinib-Responsive BRAF V600K Melanoma companion diagnostic (reportedly misses mutations found by the LDT)
Many speakers stated that FDA should go through notice-and-comment rulemaking and not use guidance
Several speakers stated that FDA should allow use of research use only RUO products as components of LDTs
Rare Disorder Exemption
Several commenters said the 4,000 test limitation is too narrow and should be expanded to either 4,000 cases or 200,000 cases as in the Orphan Drug Act. It is very likely that FDA will not adopt a 4,000 test cap, but it is entirely unclear what cap they will select instead.
Definition of health care system
With regard to LDTs for Unmet Needs and Traditional LDTs, one of the factors to consider whether the exemption applies is whether it is for use by a health care facility laboratory (such as one located in a hospital or clinic) for a patient that is being diagnosed and/or treated at that same health care facility or within the facility's healthcare system. There was considerable discussion during the meeting of how to interpret that definition of healthcare system and the impact of various definitions on patient access.
Many speakers stated that it is common practice within laboratories to modify FDA-cleared or approved tests to serve their patients, so the provision within the guidance requiring additional submissions to FDA for certain modifications will pose difficulties. Some laboratories explained how the results would be worse if modifications were not allowed; an example came from a public health lab talking about tissue samples for sexually transmitted infections.
Multiple speakers identified a need for a clear explanation of risk-categorization before final guidance
Several speakers called for clarity on application of QSRs prior to final guidance, specifically a cross-walk comparing CLIA and QSR requirements
A number of organizations stressed that FDA should reissue the Framework in draft to allow for further comments, since the agency will need to make multiple changes.
For those interested in soaking up additional details about the public workshop. FDA has provided a Transcript of the public workshop.
The FDA's proposal did generate some support as well, with proponents arguing that FDA regulation was necessary to ensure test safety and that it does not matter to patients whether a test is an LDT or a kit.
February 2: FDA Deadline for Written Comments.
On February 2 (coincidentally Groundhog's Day) written comments to FDA related to the Draft Guidances and the January 8-9 public workshop were due to the agency. As of February 17 at midnight, regulations.gov listed 235 comments submitted to the Framework draft guidance: Of those, 144 comments were posted, including comments from ACLA, the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, state public health laboratories and departments of health (including the Wadsworth center in New York, the only state that requires LDTs to be approved), the Biotechnology Industry Organization, which represents biotech companies, organizations representing patients, insurers, NVCA, individual laboratories, medical centers and hospitals (such as the American Hospital Association), representatives of kit manufacturers (such as the Advanced Medical Technology Association), accreditation bodies (such as the College of American Pathologists), the Coalition for 21st Century Medicine, AMP, and HPM.
February 20: FDA Public Workshop to Discuss NGS.
Multiple LDTs utilize NGS technology. A number of speakers during the FDA public workshop expressed concern that FDA regulation of LDTs would hamper introduction of NGS. FDA issued a discussion paper on potential approaches to regulate NGS, and has announced that it will be holding a February 20 public workshop to obtain feedback on the NGS discussion paper. How the agency will approach tests that use this technology is a key aspect of any regulatory framework to regulate LDTs. This is also important as a bellwether for how FDA will handle new technologies that do not fit the traditional model.
May 4: Discussion of Draft Guidances at ACLA Annual Meeting.
Although hopefully we will see the end of winter weather well before this time, on May 4, Mr. Tribe, Mr. Clement, Viet Dinh, Partner at the same law firm as Mr. Clement and Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, and Elizabeth Mansfield, Director of Personalized Medicine at FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, will discuss the Draft Guidances at ACLA's annual meeting. It should be entertaining.
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Q: In Sencha Touch 2 how to customize loading mask and sort the list items when using ListPaging I have 2 questions:
1.I don't like the loading mask in ListPaging, is there any way to customize it?
Here is my code:
the store
Ext.define('tyoa.store.request.Documents', {
extend: 'Ext.data.Store',
config: {
model: 'tyoa.model.request.Document',
storeId: 'documents',
pageSize:10,
// autoSync:true,
}
});
The method in Controller,it will load first page and show up the view:
showYuejianRequestView:function(){
storeDocuments = Ext.getStore('documents');
storeDocuments.removeAll();
storeDocuments.setProxy({
type:'ajax',
limitParam:'limit',
pageParam:'page',
url:Global.API+'/request/bangongting/requestConsultList.jsp',
reader:{
type:'json',
rootProperty:'requestConsult',
totalProperty:'total',
}
});
storeDocuments.loadPage(1);
var requestList = Ext.create('tyoa.view.request.RequestConsultList');
global.viewDirectionLeft(requestList);
},
The list view:
Ext.define('tyoa.view.request.RequestConsultListDetail',{
extend:'Ext.List',
alias:'widget.requestConsultListDetail',
xtype:'requestConsultListDetail',
requires: ['Ext.plugin.ListPaging',
'Ext.field.Search',
'Ext.data.JsonP'],
config:{
//emptyText: '没有已办过的文件!',
plugins:[
{
xclass: 'Ext.plugin.ListPaging',
autoPaging: false,
noMoreRecordsText: 'No more',
loadMoreText: 'Load more...'
},
],
cls: 'x-contacts',
itemTpl: [
'<div class="headshot"><img src='+Global.IMG+'{createUserImgUrl} width="37" height="37"/></div>',
'{senderName}',
'<img width="20" height="27" style="float:right; margin:5px 0px;" src="resources/images/arrow.png" />',
'<span class="time">{sendTime}</span>',
'<tpl if="title!=null"><span>{title}</span></tpl>',
'<tpl if="title==null"><span>{content}</span></tpl>',
].join(''),
store: 'documents'
}
});
2.How to sort the list items in listpaging(say sort items by time)? I once use this in store,
sorters: [
{
property: 'timeStr',
direction: 'DESC'
},
],
however,when i load the 2nd page,the two pages' items will stir together and resort again,thus you cannot tell which are 1st page's which are 2nd's,i don't want that happen.
Any help or hint will be appreciated,thank you in advance!
A: A few days ago,one of my colleagues solved the question. In /sdk/src/dataview/DataView.js (in st 2.0), at line 785, you will see
if (loadingText) {
this.setMasked({
xtype: 'loadmask',
message: loadingText
});
just override it, for example:
if (loadingText) {
this.setMasked({
xtype: 'loadmask',
indicator: false,
message:'<img src="resources/images/ajax-loader.gif"/>',
messageCls:'width:48px;'
});
the list paging loading mask will be changed! Never thought it was in DataView.js.
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Le Collège Calvin, qui porte ce nom depuis 1969, et qui a été fondé en 1559 sous le nom de Collège de Genève, est une école de maturité du canton de Genève situé au numéro 2 de la rue Théodore-de-Bèze dans la vieille-ville de Genève.
Contrairement à Bâle, où la première université de Suisse a encore été fondée avant la Réforme en 1460, Jean Calvin a choisi cent ans plus tard de fonder une école supérieure indépendante sans statut universitaire, ce qui aurait en effet supposé l'accord du pape à Rome, posant ainsi néanmoins la première pierre de ce qui est aujourd'hui la plus ancienne école de maturité de Suisse.
Fouilles archéologiques
La cour du Collège Calvin se situe dans la continuité de deux sites majeurs de l'extrémité orientale de la Cité, à savoir l'ancienne prison Saint-Antoine et l'esplanade du même nom. En 2008 déjà, un sondage creusé dans la partie ouest de la cour a révélé trois tombes, toutes datées des de notre ère. Ces inhumations font partie d'un cimetière établi sans doute vers la fin du hors de l'enceinte de la ville antique. D'autres tombes avaient déjà été découvertes en 1841 dans ce secteur, de même que 24 amphores. En été 2014, une série de fosses a été creusée pour une plantation d'arbres. On a alors retrouvé les fondations d'un mur de la courtine qui reliait la porte Saint-Antoine et la tour Sain-Laurent. Un seul autre sondage, à l'est, a livré des couches archéologiques en place, avec du matériel céramique daté entre 120 et 70 av. J.-C. et remontant à la période de La Tène.
Histoire
En adhérant à la Réforme protestante, le 21 mai 1536, les Genevois décident de remodeler l'enseignement et de le rendre obligatoire et gratuit. Inspiré par l'exemple des écoles fondées par les Frères de la vie commune et par l'idéal humaniste incarné par Jean Sturm de Strasbourg, fondateur du réputé Gymnase Jean-Sturm à Strasbourg, et son ancien maître Mathurin Cordier, Jean Calvin voit la nécessité de transformer l'institution. C'est le 29 mai 1559 que sont promulguées les Leges Academiae Genevensis (Ordre du Collège de Genève) qui donnent à Genève un établissement d'enseignement secondaire mais aussi une université. Le collège, dirigé par Théodore de Bèze, connaît alors un rapide succès et atteint 2000 élèves en 1566, deux ans après la mort de Calvin, alors que Genève ne compte encore que habitants.
Jusqu'au , le programme demeure pratiquement inchangé. Il faut attendre le pour que les études s'ouvrent aux sciences. Nullement affecté par l'occupation française, le programme ne connaît de changements sensibles que dans les années 1830. Ainsi, l'enseignement des langues vivantes étrangères est introduit et l'on met fin à la pratique des châtiments corporels.
Avec l'introduction de la mixité en 1969, l'ancien Collège de Genève prend le nom de Collège Calvin et l'ancienne École supérieure de jeunes filles celui de Collège Voltaire.
Bâtiments
Fondation
En janvier 1558, les travaux démarrent sous la direction de Pernet Desfosses.
Deux mois plus tard, les travaux commencent et, dès le début du mois de novembre, les cours débutent dans le bâtiment central. Le porche de ce bâtiment présente la caractéristique d'une construction de style Renaissance présentant, dans ses ogives, une persistance de la tradition médiévale. Les clés de voûte portent pour leur part des inscriptions en hébreu, grec, français en allemand. Le bâtiment est totalement achevé durant l'année 1559.
En 1560, le Conseil de la République décide l'édification du bâtiment sud qui est confiée à Jehan Budé et Ami de Chasteauneuf. Il concentre toute l'attention car elle doit abriter les premières classes, les logements des lecteurs, l'appartement du principal et la bibliothèque placée dans les combles. Achevé en 1561, sa façade sur cour combine la brique et la pierre sur le modèle de l'architecture de l'époque pratiquée sur les bords de la Loire. Le bas-relief en marbre qui orne ce bâtiment serait quant à lui dû à un élève de Jean Goujon et serait sans doute originaire de France au regard de la couronne entourée de fleurs de lys placée au-dessus des armes de Genève.
Agrandissements, annexes et transformations
Plusieurs bâtiments viennent compléter ceux du , dans l'environnement immédiat des bâtiments historiques. En 1837 un petit bâtiment d'un seul niveau donne une forme de « U » à l'ensemble. En 1841 et 1888, le bâtiment sud du collège est allongée. Un portique et une terrasse sont construits au long de la rue Théodore-de-Bèze, côté est, en 1863 et 1938. Des salles de cours sont ajoutées en 1822 et 1891, une annexe dès 1957.
Entre 1886 et 1888, le bâtiment central avec son escalier double est transformé sous la direction de l'architecte de la ville Louis Viollier : un clocheton est ajouté, le plancher du premier étage est relevé (pour améliorer les classes du rez). Dans les années 1950, on considère que l'aspect général de ce bâtiment a été « faussé », il est décidé de lui redonner ses proportions du . En 1959, sous la direction de l'architecte Marcel Bonnard, l'antique lucarne remplace le clocheton, les escaliers sont refaits, la molasse du parapet est remplacée par de la pierre de Morlaix, les linteaux sont abaissés et l'avant-toit retrouve son aspect original.
Dans les années 1970, autant le Collège Calvin que son voisin le Palais de justice sont à l'étroit. Un projet adopté par le Conseil d'État en 1975 propose de détruire l'ancienne prison de Saint-Antoine et d'y construire un bâtiment destiné à l'enseignement (pour ) et aux activités judiciaires. La commission parlementaire de l'enseignement et de l'éducation constate . Le bâtiment de la prison de Saint-Antoine sera finalement conservé.
L'école des Casemates, située de l'autre côté du boulevard Émile-Jacques-Dalcroze (dans le prolongement du Musée d'art et d'histoire) est alors une annexe permettant à 350 élèves de suivre des cours. Ce bâtiment doit être restitué à la Ville de Genève en 1988. Le État de Genève construit en 1984-1987 un grand bâtiment pour un coût de de francs, à l'angle de la rue Ferdinand-Hodler et du boulevard Émile-Jacques-Dalcroze, là où se trouvaient le bâtiment des objets trouvés, l'ancienne salle de gymnastique, l'immeuble des pompiers et un « baraquement ». Il accueille des locaux pour l'enseignement des sciences, des laboratoires, des ateliers d'art visuel, trois salles de gymnastique avec leurs locaux annexes. On y trouve aussi le centre informatique cantonal de l'enseignement secondaire et des locaux administratifs.
En 1990 est réalisée une aula, aussi utilisée comme salle de spectacles, nommée « Salle Frank Martin ».
Les bâtiments historiques et la cour sont rénovés de 2008 à 2015. Les façades ont été colmatées et le crépi refait, les fenêtres réparées et quelques pierres remplacées. Les tuiles ont été remplacées (en conservant leurs formes et couleurs d'origine) et le maître d'ouvrage a découvert que la charpente de 1559 était en très bon état. Ces travaux ont été conduits par l'architecte Yves Omarini et ont été récompensés par Patrimoine Suisse Genève en juin 2018, dans le cadre de l'Année européenne du patrimoine culturel. Le conseiller aux États Robert Cramer a dit son admiration pour ce bâtiment exceptionnel : .
Élèves célèbres
Parmi les élèves ayant fréquenté le collège, on notera :
François d'Ivernois (1757-1842), avocat, auteur (essayiste) et personnalité politique suisse ;
Rodolphe Töpffer (1799-1846), pédagogue, écrivain, politicien et auteur de bande dessinée suisse, considéré comme le créateur et le premier théoricien de cet art ;
Gustave Moynier (1826-1910), juriste suisse et fondateur de l'Institut de droit international ;
Henry Dunant (1828-1910), homme d'affaires, humaniste suisse et fondateur du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge ;
Augustus Desiré Waller (1856-1922), médecin physiologiste britannique, fils de l'anatomiste Augustus Volney Waller ;
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913), linguiste suisse ;
Michel Simon (1885-1975), acteur ;
Hector Hodler (1887-1920) , fils du peintre Ferdinand Hodler, pacifiste suisse fondateur de l'Association mondiale d'espéranto ;
Edmond Privat (1889-1962), journaliste, écrivain et pacifiste suisse, espérantiste ;
Friedrich Glauser (1898-1936), auteur de romans policiers ;
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), écrivain argentin de prose et de poésie ;
Marcel Junod (1904-1961) , médecin suisse délégué de la Croix-Rouge actif entre autres à Hiroshima en 1945 ;
Jean Starobinski (1920-2019), historien des idées, théoricien de la littérature et médecin psychiatre suisse ;
Jean-Claude Fontanet (1925-2009), romancier suisse de langue française ;
Nicolas Bouvier (1929-1998), écrivain, photographe, iconographe, voyageur suisse connu pour son livre l'usage du monde
Baudouin (1930-1993), cinquième roi des Belges de 1951 à 1993 ;
Albert II (1934- ), sixième roi des Belges de 1993 à 2013 ;
Pierre de Senarclens (1942- ), professeur honoraire de relations internationales à l'université de Lausanne, vice-président de la Croix-Rouge suisse, directeur de la division des droits de l'homme et de la paix à l'UNESCO et un des fondateurs de l'Organisation mondiale contre la torture.
Notes et références
Notes
Références
Voir aussi
Bibliographie
Charles Borgeaud, Une visite de Napoléon Bonaparte au Collège de Calvin. 22 novembre 1797., éd. Imprimerie du Journal de Genève, Genève, 1905
Adolphe Ferrière, Le collège de l'avenir. Tableau utopique du Collège de Calvin en l'an de grâce 1930, éd. Richter, Genève, 1919
Jean-Claude Frachebourg, Quatrième centenaire de la mort de Jean Calvin, fondateur du Collège de Genève, éd. Département de l'Instruction publique, Genève, 1964
Robert Moritz, Reconstitution et restauration des sculptures et inscriptions du péristyle du Collège de Calvin à Genève., éd. F. Rouge & Cie, Lausanne, 1904
Lanfranco de Lirac, L'auteur de l'inscription « Ob memoriam illius Perini, Quis cani dedit nomen Calvini », éd. Abis, Lugano, 2003
Liens internes
Jean Calvin
Théodore de Bèze
Université de Genève
École de Genève (homonymie)
École de maturité en Suisse
Liens externes
École de maturité en Suisse
Établissement scolaire fondé en 1559
Enseignement dans le canton de Genève
Bien culturel d'importance nationale dans le canton de Genève
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The alcohol brands that are typically the 'well' when you order at bars
Zoë Miller
Ever wonder what brand of booze you're getting when you order "house" liquor?
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A "well" drink is a mixed drink typically made with lower-cost liquors.
Cocktail bars might use higher-end alcohol in their well drinks than neighborhood bars.
The alcohol in a well also depends on whether a bar menu leans to domestic or international types of liquor.
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When you order a mixed drink at a bar or restaurant, you're going to get a "well" drink unless you specify the brand of alcohol you'd prefer.
To find out more about which brands bars stock in their well, INSIDER talked to Todd Carnam, beverage director at The Interval in San Francisco, California; Michael Shea, owner and bartender at Portland, Oregon's Rum Club; Jody Sweitzer, co-owner and bartender at Dirty Frank's in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Josh Nadel, a master sommelier and the beverage director of NoHo Hospitality Group.
Here's what you need to know about well alcohol.
A well drink, or rail drink, is a mixed drink made with lower-cost liquors
A well drink (alternately known as a rail drink) refers to a mixed drink made from liquors that a bartender keeps in a rack called a well. These are typically lower-cost spirits that you can think of as the booze equivalent of house wine.
"Well drinks are often going to be your standard boozes," Carnam told INSIDER, listing gin, vodka, rye, bourbon, and tequila as examples.
The opposite of a well drink is a call drink, a mixed libation that features a specific liquor brand. Jack and Coke, a whiskey and Coke made with Jack Daniel's, is a common example.
Order a Jack and Coke, and you'll get Jack Daniels whiskey in your drink.
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Well alcohols vary from bar to bar
Although the alcohol brands stocked in a well vary depending on the bar, well boozes are often the most cost-effective options.
"Oftentimes, it will change from region to region, rep to rep," Carnam said. "There may be a dive bar that carries Early Times [whiskey], and there may be a dive bar across the street that chooses something else for their whiskey because they know one of their friends is a rep for the regional sales and they get a case discount."
He noted that, as a rule of thumb, the earlier a bar opens in the day, the cheaper the well booze is going to be.
Cocktail bars might have higher-end liquor in their wells
"I think a lot of craft cocktail bars probably use Beefeater, a lot of the great London dry gin. A lot of people use Sobieski [a Polish rye vodka] for their well. It's sort of what you can get the best margin of quality for, trying to keep the prices down as well," Shea told INSIDER. "You don't want to have $10 well drinks. $10 menu drinks, $14 menu drinks, that's an entirely different thing."
At Rum Club, Beefeater and Sobieski are in the well. The well bourbon is JTS Brown 100 proof, while the well tequila is Olmeca Altos Plata, an all-agave variety.
The well selections at The Interval are similarly high-end, according to Carnam.
"We have more recondite, more higher-scale boozes [at The Interval]," Carnam said. "When people see our well gin is Beefeater and our well bourbon is Four Roses, they're a little like, 'Okay, this is a class establishment.'" Other well liquors at the bar range from Rittenhouse rye to Tapatio tequila.
Cocktail bars are likely to serve higher-end liquor in their wells.
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Dive or neighborhood bars might use cheaper liquor
"I own Rum Club and have been bartending for 25 years. Typically what you'll see in most neighborhood bars and clubs, in Portland especially, is the sort of lowest common denominator liquor possible will go in the well, the theory being they make the best percentage on that through repetition," Shea said.
People who go to a nightclub, dive bar, or neighborhood bar don't often ask for a call drink. For instance, Shea says that he's worked at places in the Pacific Northwest where the well vodka was a cheap local brand such as Monarch or Baron Rothschild. A well drink typically costs about $4, while a low-cost vodka might come out to $6.50 a bottle, he explained.
At Dirty Frank's, a legendary dive bar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that dates back to the Prohibition era, the inexpensive well liquor is part of the appeal.
"We have a long tradition of pouring the cheapest liquor so we can keep the prices low," said Sweitzer, who started working at Dirty Frank's in 1992 before becoming a co-owner in 2011. The well vodka, for instance, is Vladimir, and the well tequila is Montezuma. And the gin, rum, and whiskey are all Bankers Club.
The types of alcohol in a well also depend on the bar menu
"There's a lot of creative ways you can put really high quality products in your rail," Nadel told INSIDER, adding that the types of alcohol depend on the message of your program (bartender speak for the drinks menu). An Italian program would feature different brands than an American program, and an American program would diverge from a French program, and so on.
More broadly, Nadel said that NoHo Hospitality Group opts for "very, very high quality versions of versatile, kind of archetypal examples of each spirit." When it comes to gin, a spirit that varies depending on the number of botanicals a distiller accents or omits, NHG selects classic, London dry styles. At The Dutch, an American restaurant that the group operates in New York City, the well would feature a domestic take on London dry gin, like a version offered by the Brooklyn-based New York Distilling Company.
Since the quality of well liquor fluctuates from bar to bar, Nadel advises guests not to have reservations about requesting their preferred alcohol.
"Don't feel bad about calling your favorite and asking if people have it," he said.
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I don't mind paying more for drink - but to the NHS, not Tesco
By Suzanne Moore for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 18:06 EST, 24 March 2012 | Updated: 18:27 EST, 25 March 2012
Pre-loved is a euphemism I am familiar with. On eBay it means second-hand.
But 'pre-loaded' – getting drunk on cheap supermarket alcohol before a night out – was new to me until I heard Temperance May going on about cheap booze. And bad young people.
Why was she and not the spectacularly popular Health Secretary Andrew Lansley making this announcement anyway? Was it to fend off the post-Budget hangover? The logic is certainly fuzzy as poor people pay more and supermarkets get to make more money.
Binge-drinking: Our relationship to alcohol is hazy with chunks of the past blotted out. We don't just talk rubbish when drunk. We talk rubbish about our drinking
Mistakenly, I had presumed that upping the price of alcohol would be done through tax – not by a bung to big business.
None of it appears thought through, but then our relationship to alcohol is hazy with large chunks of the past blotted out. We don't just talk rubbish when drunk. We talk rubbish about our drinking.
One myth is that of British inebriation versus continental sobriety: we are on the lash, they are on a little wine with dinner.
But we are not the most alcoholic country in Europe – liver disease in France is soaring and actually we are drinking a bit less. This is not to say that some drinking is not problematic or to deny that, alongside smoking and obesity, it contributes to cancer rates.
But this latest crackdown is not about drinking per se – but anti-social behaviour in town centres. Moral panics inevitably centre around the young, preferably young women, who can then be pictured splayed and out of control.
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Alcohol consumption is viewed through a glass darkly but is always about class. Henry Fielding famously wrote: 'A new kind of drunkenness, unknown to our ancestors, is lately sprung up amongst us, which, if not put a stop to, will infallibly destroy a great part of the inferior people.'
This was in the pre-Gin Lane 1740s and since then we have had several new kinds of drunkenness, each one a terrible shock. Indeed, Tony Blair was arguing in 2004 that binge-drinking could be the 'new British disease'. We had, until then, been drinking more and more. Relaxing the licensing laws was an attempt to emulate a more continental model instead of having city-centre bars chuck out masses of lairy people at 11pm.
Such bars, normally chains, are part of the sad decline of pubs where people of all ages drank. This is one factor but there is another around which there is a political omerta.
In the search for intoxication, booze is in competition with other drugs and it has been increasingly marketed to the young as a party drug.
Student towns are awash with happy hours, shops in poor areas are full of BOGOF deals. If alcohol were to be classified as a drug today, in terms of individual and social damage, it would, many doctors say, be in Class A.
Yes, we can make alcohol more expensive yet we must actually acknowledge binge-drinking is now fairly cross-class. While we worry about the legless youth running around – and, yes, they are pretty stupid – many people stay at home drinking way too much.
Mistakenly, I had presumed that upping the price of alcohol would be done through tax - not by a bung to big business
We will not be heavily dismayed at the price of cider. I once stayed at a very expensive spa in Austria where a very distraught middle-class lady explained to me that the German doctor there had told her: 'You have the liver of, I don't know the word in English, someone who sleeps on the street?' This woman said she only shared a bottle of wine with her husband at dinner.
I have no idea about her liver or anyone else's. We are all different and can clearly tolerate different amounts of alcohol. In my experience those most obsessed with alcohol are alcoholics or Scandinavians because they are used to it being prohibitively expensive. Go to Reykjavik if you want to see real 'pre-loading'. No one goes out till midnight.
But for any cultural shift to occur we would have to accept that alcohol remains our legal drug of choice and that we have the right to consume it. And, therefore, perhaps all of us should pay more for it.
As a drinker, if made to pay more, I would like the money to go to the NHS, not to the offy or the supermarket. In the end we will all need looking after, whether teetotallers or lushes.
What is anti-social is saying certain sections of society can drink and others can't. We really are all in this together.
Sarah's cosy, giggly... and razor sharp
Sarah Millican's new television show is still bedding down and a little stilted, but it's one to watch. For under the joyous giggle and cosy chit-chat is a shard of glass that is piercingly funny.
One to watch: Piercingly funny Sarah Millican
Ed Miliband may have seen her, as his post-Budget line about Downton Abbey not being a costume drama for the Tories but 'a fly-on-the-wall documentary' was pretty close to Millican's 'Downton Abbey must be like watching Big Brother for the Queen'.
Still, nothing was as insanely funny as John Bercow's sucky-up speech to our 'Kaleidoscope Queen' which resembled the sort of gibberish that a stoned gap-year traveller might come up with.
Far be it for me to stand up for Gideon, as I am nearer the granny than youth bracket, but I think the attack on the 'granny tax' is overdone.
We have huge youth unemployment, tuition fees, the minimum wage frozen for under-21s, the removal of EMA and no chance for many young people of ever getting on the housing ladder.
Older people may well have worked hard and own property, but right now decent jobs and homes look beyond the reach of the lost generation.
We need to hold on to our memories
What do I do with my old videos, home movies of the kids dressing up and messing around? I know there are now expensive bits of tech to convert one old cassette or tape to whatever the new thing is, but it's all time and money, isn't it?
Though we record more and more, the built-in obsolescence of technology wipes our memories.
While I have countless photos and films of my older children, I don't print out most of the pictures of my youngest. They are simply whizzed around in emails. They never become tangible.
Sometimes I love this new world of instant possibility, but sometimes I just want to hold photographs in my hands. That, I know, is almost as crazy as saying vinyl is better than a CD or an invisible download. But you know what I mean.
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Below you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding foster care, providers, and RBWO in general.
What is the PRO Team?
Do I need a user account for GA+SCORE to submit a waiver or placement assistance request?
What is the Universal Application and Placement Referral Form?
How do I contact the PRO Team?
How do I search for the best available placement match?
Where can I find a list of county DFCS offices?
How do I submit a hoteling waiver request?
How do I check the status of my waiver/placement assistance submission (Submission Tracker)?
The Placement Resource Operations (PRO) Team is state office staff who supports DFCS Case Managers in the identification of appropriate high-end MWO placements. The PRO Team processes routine and emergency waiver requests for a variety of needs of children placed in CCIs and CPAs. PRO Team also processes requests for placement assistance waivers. To read more about them, click here.
No, those requests do not require a system user account. Please click here to visit the PRO Team page and get started on your secure submission.
Effective February 20, 2017, the new Universal Application and Placement Referral Form serves as the singular document for RBWO Program Designations requests, Specialized Foster Care requests and placement referrals. To read more about it, click here.
Click here to contact the PRO Team for assistance.
The MATCH! tool was created to assist DFCS case managers in finding appropriate, available placements for children in need of RBWO-funded placement. Click here to get started on your search.
Click here to see a complete list of county DFCS offices in Georgia.
County Staff: Please click here to read about an important change in the process for submitting hoteling waivers.
Click here and enter the three required fields. The Submission ID is that which you were emailed when you first began your submission. For additional PRO Team Assistance, please contact us at [email protected].
Potential foster parents work with the State of GA to become a DFCS foster home, or with a Child Placing Agency (CPA). A CPA is regulated by the state, and places children in foster homes for temporary care or for adoption. A CPA offers services provided by highly trained foster parents and must meet a set of minimum standards for Room, Board, and Watchful Oversight (RBWO) while it is under contract with the state.
You can get started by visiting www.FosterGeorgia.com, an entire website dedicated to helping foster parents and potential foster parents.
Foster parents are not able to log in to GA+SCORE. Instead, the Child Placing Agency (CPA) they work with is responsible for monthly reporting as it relates to the RBWO contract.
www.FosterGeorgia.com is an entire website dedicated to helping foster parents and potential foster parents. Visit the site now to learn how to attend an information session or find resources made especially for the foster and adoptive community in Georgia.
Who is the Office of Provider Management? How Do I Contact Them?
What's the first step to becoming an RBWO provider?
Do I need an RBWO contract to become a provider?
What is an ILP or TLP provider?
Room, Board and Watchful Oversight (RBWO) is Georgia's out-of-home care program managed by the Office of Provider Management (OPM). RBWO aims to provide a safe, comfortable room, adequately nutritious meals and oversight to ensure a foster child's basic safety needs are met. RBWO providers who are under contract must meet a distinct set of minimum standards. To read more about RBWO, click here.
Click here to learn about the Office of Provider Management (OPM) and RBWO. Click here to contact OPM and see a list of other useful contact points.
If you are interested in becoming a new Room, Board, and Watchful Oversight (RBWO) provider, click here to read about how to get started.
To work with the state to provide Room, Board, and Watchful Oversight (RBWO) to foster children/youth, a provider must contract with the state and maintain a distinct set of minimum standards and reporting requirements. If you are interested in becoming a new provider, click here to read about how to get started.
A Child Caring Institution (CCI) is a facility which provides full-time residential care for six or more children under 18 years of age outside of their own homes. A CCI must meet a set of minimum standards for Room, Board, and Watchful Oversight (RBWO) while it is under contract with the state.
A Child Placing Agency (CPA) places children in foster homes for temporary care or for adoption, offering services provided by highly trained foster parents. A CPA must meet a set of minimum standards for Room, Board, and Watchful Oversight (RBWO) while it is under contract with the state.
An Independent Living Program (ILP) is licensed in Georgia as a Child Caring Institution (CCI), and therefore, must meet the defined minimum standards for a CCI, and also offers specialty services for foster youth age 16-21. A Transitional Living Program (TLP) is licensed in Georgia as a Child Caring Institution (CCI), and therefore, must meet the defined minimum standards for a CCI, and also offers specialty services for foster youth ages 14 to 21. Independent and transitional living skills are aimed to teach foster youth how to transition into adulthood and eventually live independently.
To read more about Georgia's Independent Living Program, known as GA/RYSE, visit their website. | {
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Firefighters have extinguished the tank farm fire that sent a plume of smoke over Houston for three days. At this time many schools are still scheduled to be closed today.
DEER PARK, Texas — There is good news coming from the fight against the fire at Intercontinental Terminals Company's Deer Park tank farm.
The fire was officially out as of 3 a.m. Wednesday, according to ITC.
The newest video from outside the tank farm show there are no flames visible from the ground.
"Crews continue to spray foam and water on the tanks to facilitate cooling and prevent reigniting of the remaining material," stated an ITC press release.
ITC warns that although the fire is extinguished, there will be steam and smoke visible in the area, and the possible for reigniting still exists.
At this time many schools are still scheduled to be closed Wednesday, including Deer Park, KIPP Northeast, KIPP East End, KIPP Southeast, La Porte, Channelview, Galena Park and Sheldon ISDs. San Jacinto College and Rhodes School for Performing Arts, Channelview campus are also closed.
On Tuesday afternoon the company announced instead of focusing on keeping the fire contained, firefighters are now in offensive mode to put the flames out.
Ryan Sitton, Commissioner of the Texas Railroad Commission, said Tuesday there is no air quality concern. | {
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Q: Best performance- and backup-strategy with running multiple Webapps and databases on dedicated servers my company is soon going to move our webservice-hosting to a new hoster and therefore i'm currently planing how everything will run in the future.
I have to deploy at least:
*
*MsSQL-Database Server storing our products and sales. Quite high traffic.
*The MsSQL-Database will come with some .net Applications.
*Our public-accessible webshop. PHP 5.6 + mysql
*Our internal webapplications. PHP 7 + mysql
I plan to rent one or two dedicated servers for that.
So my main question is: How will i get the best performance for my pool of applications and databases and whats the best backup-strategy for them?
Should I put every application and database into a V-Server? How will that decrease performance?
One Idea I had:
Link to my server-plan
Important here is the backup on allways the other Dedicated server in case one somehow loses its data.
Any Suggestions are wellcome.
Thanks in Advance
-Paul
A: For a fool-proof strategy you can try proxmox, so you virtualize your dedicated server and can take advantage of kvm virtualization if planning to use Windows os, or lxc for recent linux distro. Then you can easily snaphot each VM into external ftp/nfs + some 'ol good file level backup (attic backup, acronis, rsync, rsnapshot, rdiff backup, bacula, and so on). In future, if you use drbd or hi speed nfs or iscsi shared storage you could opt for proxmox high availability clustering
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A customer in the chemicals industry used vendor managed inventory to reduce customer inventory levels, eliminate expedited shipments, and sign more long-term agreements with customers.
Saved $100K per silo by reducing customer inventory levels.
Reduced customer inventory levels by 30% on average.
The customer had high distribution costs resulting from poor visibility into true customer demand.
Deploying Global Vendor Managed Inventory (GVMI) and driving business process changes to realize benefits. | {
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How Easy is it to Buy Your First Home?
In a world where we are continuously judged on the possessions we own, is there a more prized possession to boast about than owning your own home? So, as a First Time Buyer, what lengths would you go to in order to secure your first ever abode?
In recent news stories, we have seen a wide range of methods that savvy savers go to in order to put a deposit down on a home. One sharp-witted woman managed to save £15,000 and get herself out of a crippling overdraft by using.. wait for it.. voucher codes and coupons. And very recently you may have read that a clever couple from Oz quit their tenanted apartment, sold all their possessions and both worked and lived on a bus. Okay, so it's not the most conventional way of raising those pennies, especially on these shores.
This got us thinking, there must be an easier way of raising a deposit without using a steering wheel for a pillow or raiding the 'recently reduced' aisle frequently? Right? | {
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Many ethnicities around the world beverage tea. Many people drink tea as part of interpersonal interaction, while others drink this for their wellness. Specific tea, such as dark-colored tea and green tea, have already been tested for his or her positive impacts on householder's health. And studies have demostrated that these two teas might actually benefit the body. And not just by giving a little pick and choose me in the morning possibly. Studies show that green tea extract can decrease the growth of cancer skin cells. Everyone is going to take notice of those anti-carcinogenic houses, especially in a great age of huge pollution. Research by the Country wide Cancer Company, in America, demonstrate that effective plant anti-oxidants within the tea will stop the development of malignant cells. The cancer avoiding properties of tea are simply one of the fantastic properties from the drink.
Dark tea continues to be found to improve the presence of particular anti-bacterial protein in the body. Not only by a small bit either, yet a considerable amount. In comparison with coffee consumers, tea consumers actually a new concentration of disease stopping protein that was 450% higher. Obviously, these are significant health benefits available from consuming tea. The are even more benefits even though. Mental awareness can be improved as well. Research of seniors found those who take in tea in fact reduce their particular risk of mental problems simply by half in comparison with people who avoid drink tea. And the tea drinkers just had to drink up a couple mugs a day to understand those many benefits.
Green tea will help increase the price at which calorie consumption are burnt in the body. The harmful chemicals found in green tea herb allow the physique to more proficiently burn fat intended for energy. Proof also can be found to show that drinking this kind of tea can assist the body decrease chemicals connected with stress. Whilst this tea forestalls senility, it also considerably more generally enhances brain working in all sections of the populace. The level of caffeine contained in green tea supplement will help increase memory and provide one crisper thinking.
This kind of tea likewise contains chemical compounds specific to plants that slow down the regarding bacteria that cause halitosis. The health advantages of drinking renewable and dark teas are very remarkable. A similar chemicals that slow smelly breath can also assist individuals with specific bowel illnesses. The bacterias limiting real estate of the tea helps relieve the pain associated with many of these complications. During your time on st. kitts are certainly a myriad of health advantages directly associated with the physical properties of such teas, addititionally there is mental well being relaxation that may be associated with planning a nice beverage. Acquiring time out of the day to get ready something that is usually nourishing on your body can definitely allow you to relax and escape from the tensions of everyday existence. Learning about all the various types of teas can be very an enjoyable encounter. Not only are you going to learn about the imprudencia boiling processes for each tea, but you learn each every single tea's particular chemical homes. | {
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Q: tkinter insert and delete function I have started experimenting with tkinter a little. Right now im trying to build a simple calculator and for that I used the delete and insert function to clear the Entry.
This is the command I used:
t1.delete(1.0, 'end')
My question: What is the meaning of '1.0' and the 'end'?
A: Tkinter Text widget has delete(first, last=None) method to delete the characters at the index of first, or within the range of (first, last) from the text box.
Visit this link: what is the meaning of '1.0' and the 'end'
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Hyundai Santa Fe is a global 7 Seater SUV from South Korea. Although configured for 7 seater, the Hyundai Santa Fe is often featured in comparison with Medium SUVs such as the Honda CR-V and the Mazda CX-5, because out there, the 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe belongs to a luxurious SUV rich with advanced features and luxury European premium cars. Santa Fe is the name of the capital of the 4th largest state in the United States, New Mexico. Hyundai is much to name his car with the names of cities, both in the United States and South America. This is probably because Hyundai was once more focused on selling its products in the Americas.
Santa Fe is the first SUV output Hyundai that the generation was originally released in 2000. Rapidly 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe became the best-selling SUV car in America, although initially received criticism from automotive journalists, because of its less attractive shape. As the development of Hyundai into the world's automotive giant, the progress of Santa Fe design more attractive. Until become the preferred premium SUV enthusiasts in America and Europe. Not only because the design is more handsome, but also because of the quality and features are abundant.Hyundai Santa Fe is also one of the choice of 7 seater SUV in Indonesia. But in order to reach the consumer's purchasing power, the Korean SUV is not sold as a premium SUV like European cars, but it is intended for middle consumers, to compete with Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, Toyota Fortuner, Nissan X-Trail and KIA Sorento.
While still carrying an attractive design and exterior and classy interior quality and staying with the superior comforts of European cars, Hyundai made some downgrades in terms of features to make the price of this car able to compete with Japanese SUVs in Indonesia. The dimension of Santa Fe is lower than KIA Sorento, Pajero Sport or Toyota Fortuner, so the appearance looks more sporty and powerful splitting air. The design of headlamps, wide grill, foglamp housing and bumper looks very stylist. This is a masculine and impressive look. Although the Japanese SUV has a lot of progress in terms of design, but in our opinion, 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe design is like passing through its time, making it difficult to beat its competitors. | {
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Tobias F. Rötheli
The Behavioral Economics of Inflation Expectations
Macroeconomics Meets Psychology
Cambridge University Press 2020
Inflation expectations – their formation, predictive accuracy, and influence on business price-setting and household consumption – remain one of the great macroeconomic puzzles and challenges to policymakers. As inflation returns to the developed world after a decade-long abeyance, understanding them matters more than ever.
In The Behavioral Economics of Inflation Expectations: Macroeconomics Meets Psychology (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Tobias Rötheli has used two (relatively) new disciplines in the study of expectations: behavioral and experimental economics. Instead of applying a top-down version of rationality - like rational expectations - he uses a bottom-up model of rationality, studying individual behavior in the laboratory and then working up from the data. With some surprising results.
Tobias Rötheli has been Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Erfurt since 2000. A graduate of the University of Bern, he has worked at the Swiss National Bank and been a visiting scholar at Harvard, Stanford and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He is the author of five other books and a string of papers; his 2020 paper on The 8½ Equations Version of the Quantity Theory of Money mentioned in the interview can be found at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/D...
*The author's own book recommendations are A History of Economic Theory: Classic Contributions 1720-1980 by Jürg Niehans (JHUP, 1994) and Raymond Carver's Collected Stories (Library of America, 2009).
Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors (a division of Energy Aspects).
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Q: Facebook messenger API sender name not available I have a bot using the Facebook Messenger API/webhook.
When Facebook sends a message the sender only has the id set, not the name.
So I try to get the name using the graph API using,
https://graph.facebook.com/v2.6/<sender-id>?fields=first_name,last_name&access_token=<page-token>
The sender id it gives you does not seem to be the real id, so using your app token does not work, but using the page token does not seem to work all the time either.
From my logs I see it work some time, and not others.
I get the error,
(#100) No matching user found
My only guess is that if it is an older conversation, the id it gives you have expired somewhere, so you cannot get the name?
Anyone else have this issue, or find a work around?
A: Okay, figured it out, and is user error.
The issue was I had another app linked to the page when testing it, and I have no removed the webhook. So the webhook was called twice and one of them had a bad token for some reason of other.
Anyway remove the webhook from the other app fixed the issue.
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TheRustedChain - The Blog: ...and BOOM goes the dynamite.
Our 4th of July was underwhelming.
Last year we went to Cripple Creek late in the day for the fireworks.
The remains of a wonderful street fest were everywhere and while we were a bit disappointed that we'd missed it, we knew that Cripple Creek would be our new 4th of July tradition.
Tons of events, all day long. Happy kids. Happy families. Americana at it's best.
But this year it stormed, nearly all day long on the 4th of July in the mountains.
There was one small break and the kids had a "tea party" on the front porch of the cabin.
Finally, in the afternoon, we decided to head to Cripple Creek hoping to still catch some of the festivities before the fireworks.
The only thing they had was a little spot for kids to mine for gold.
Everything else was focused on the casinos and un-family friendly activities.
We did get to see the fireworks, and it was a very nice display.
But we won't be headed back to Cripple Creek.
Apparently that was a one year tradition for us.
Next time we'll stick to the midwest where we can see parades, wear tank tops (it was 54 degrees there! There were people in parkas and ski hats!), eat popsicles, and drink lemonade.
On an entirely different note: I was nominated recently for a blog award for Best Eye Candy.
And while it would've been fun to win, I'm not one to campaign.
I feel weird asking for votes.
I feel like the girl in Napoleon Dynamite - "Vote for Summer!"
Plus, I sort of think Pioneer Woman can do no wrong (not that I'm a stalker or anything... ahem) so I followed her lead.
I did put a little link down on the right "I like" column, but that's it.
So thank you for the nomination and thank you for the votes!!
I lost big, and I'm totally okay with that.
I still love my blog, my readers, and what you allow me to do here.
You totally deserve the eye candy award!
You don't need awards to know people like your blog, comments, followers, etc. tell you people like you/your blog and what you have to say.
Boo to Cripple Creek for letting you down. Love how the boy is concentrating. So cute!
Nice pictures. i guess you should have born a photographer.
We spent the day in Divide at the in-laws. The thunder and lightening was all the 'fireworks' we got. Oh and the bear on the front porch. :o) That's a bummer that Cripple Creek wasn't more family friendly this year. I enjoy your pictures. You capture life in such a real light.
Your photos are gorgeous! I love them. What type of camera do you use.
I'm sorry they changed the program on you to something less family friendly.
and thanks for the laugh..yes, I laughed at your misfortune...the sad little 4th you all had...it made me laugh....only because I SO GET IT.
I'm glad you got to see the fireworks even though the other part of your day didn't work out. Thanks for stopping by my blog...you have a nice place here.
Hope you had a wonderful 4th. And have a great week!
Colleen, you saw a bear on your porch in Divide?! I'm so jealous!! We were on a "bear hunt" the entire trip and never saw one. My son and I both constantly had our cameras ready, looking everywhere.
No bears to be found for us, this time though.
I think Clare said it best. You don't need an award to know that people like your blog and think you have great talent!
Not begging for votes says a lot about you and your blog! | {
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Taghrooda maintained her unbeaten status with a magical performance to take this season's Investec Oaks under Paul Hanagan for trainer John Gosden and owner Hamdan Al Maktoum. In what was a memorable day for connections, it was a first Oaks win for Gosden, a first Classic win for Hanagan and a special day for Al Maktoum who recorded a one,two with Tarfasha filling the runner up spot.
Five years ago Sea The Stars recorded his Derby success and his daughter Taghrooda, unbeaten in two starts before today, is well on the way to following in her old man's footsteps, showing true class to run out a facile winner of today's Epsom showpiece. A maiden winner at Newmarket on her sole 2yo appearance, Taghrooda first showed her undoubted talent with a bloodless 6 length victory in Listed company on her reappearance at the same track.
That race obviously put her in perfect shape for a crack at today's Classic and the weather gods were obviously shining down on Gosden's charge as well, with the ground drying out to give the eventual winner ideal underfoot conditions.
Richard Hughes was quick to let his charge Volume sprint to the front from the off and they would remain there throughout as they controlled the pace at the head of the large field. Hanagan, on the other hand was happy to find plenty of cover for his charge and only had one worrying moment as his charge began to race keenly on the approach to Tattenham corner but eventually got her settled again as the field turned for home.
Richard Hughes and Volume kicked for home early and caught some of their rivals on their toes but Taghrooda continued to travel smoothly and having hit the front at the 2 pole, Hanagan merely had to say go and the pair shot clear to score by 3 3/4 lengths. Tarfasha came out on top in a head bobbing finish for second, with the front running Volume staying on gamely to finish just a nose back in third.
Hanagan said: "It feels great, it's what I've worked hard for. I'm delighted for the team really, Sheikh Hamdan, Angus Gold, Richard (Hills), it's a big team effort and John Gosden's yard have done a fabulous job.
Richard Hills, who rode Eswarah to Oaks victory for Sheikh Hamdan in 2005 and is now part of the backroom staff, said: "This is what we work for with the boss. The filly had been working so well and had done everything right, for the Hills family it is a big lift for us.
Gosden said: "Two years ago we should have won it with The Fugue, but she got almost knocked over, so it has always been a race owing to the stable – to that extent it was a great relief. | {
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The high-performance machine that sit on top of AMG's food chain has appeared on The German Car Forum, hours before its official unveiling.
Aimed at the likes of the McLaren 675LT and Porsche 911 GT3 RS, the car's 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 reportedly develops 75 PS (75hp) and 37 lb-ft (50 Nm) of torque more than the GT S variant, bringing the total output to 577 HP (585 PS) and 700 Nm (516 lb-ft). Of course, we'll have to wait for the official figures to know for sure.
In any case, that'll be enough to trim a few tenths of the GT S's 0 to 100 Km/h time of 3.6 seconds and increase its top speed especially as the GT R is expected to be lighter than the 1,645kg (3,627 lbs) GT S thanks to carbon fiber body-panels.
But that's not all, as the "beast of the Green Hell" sports an exclusive shade of dark green, dubbed AMG Green Hell Magno, a new set of wheels, better brakes, suspension and steering, and a more aggressive body kit with a fixed rear wing – aerodynamically tweaked for track goodness, of course.
It even pays homage to its motorsport heritage, adopting a new front grille with vertical slats, reminiscent of the W194 300SL Gullwing racer from the 1950s.
Leak anche per lei, aggiorno all'arrivo delle foto ufficiali.
Ma... questa calandrona a listelli verticali???
Voglio vedere meglio il resto delle modifiche, non so se mi convince.
Solo io la trovo tanto, tanto, tanto tamarra?
Avrei però preferito di gran lunga la calandra ad andamento orizzontale, come su AMG GT Coupé. Imho più in sintonia con le linee generali dell'auto, aerodinamiche e filanti.
Il frontale è orribile il resto tamarro.. Quella ''normale'' mi piace un sacco..
motore anteriore, trazione posteriore è la tipologia di auto che preferisco, ma questa AMG GT proprio non mi piace, ma come del resto tutte le Mercedes degli ultimi anni..mosce, molli, sembrano sciolte, come se le abbiano messe dentro al microonde..
boh, bello solo il richiamo alla W194 e basta, imho.. | {
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