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Indeed, the spike in oil prices actually gives independent producers an incentive to boost production.
Действительно, скачек цен на нефть фактически дает независимым производителям стимул увеличить производство. | dc76f9b81f9d4426013793de1d038ef1 | 146 |
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It then inspected the animal physiology experimental laboratory affiliated with the Centre located in the Shu'lah district.
Il a ensuite inspecté le laboratoire d'étude de la physiologie animale qui appartient au centre et qui se trouve dans la zone de Cho'la. | 3c9f3119b934dd140bf4feab6bd1a499 | 69 |
Conservatory Alumni and Faculty...
February 18 concert in Oberlin includes soprano Tony Arnold ’90, pianist Thomas Rosenkranz ’99, and the U.S. premiere of faculty composer Jesse Jones’ After the End.
Musicians from soundSCAPE, a collective of faculty from the summer festival held in Italy since 2005, will include a stop in Oberlin as part of its February tour of college campuses across Ohio and New York.
The free performance takes place in Warner Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Sunday, February 18. Included on the program are soprano Tony Arnold ’90, pianist Thomas Rosenkranz ’99, and Oberlin Assistant Professor of Composition Jesse Jones, whose After the End will receive its U.S. premiere. The ensemble that will perform in Oberlin also includes flutist Lisa Cella, violinist Mark Fewer, and percussionist Aiyun Huang.
The composers whose works will be performed also claim deep ties to soundSCAPE: Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon is a former chair of its composition program, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez is a former visiting faculty member, and Jesse Jones and Chris Paul Harman are past composers in residence.
Zohn-Muldoon’s six-movement Flores del Viento III is a setting of poems based on the mythic Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcóatl for soprano and chamber ensemble.
Harman’s Partita for Solo Violin features Fewer and was inspired by Bach’s D-minor chaconne.
Jones’ After the End (2017) is a song setting for soprano, percussion, and piano with text by poet Jonathan Brent Butler. It was commissioned by soundSCAPE.
Sanchez-Gutierrez’s Kikai no Mori and Chance Forest Interludes are separate multi-movement reflections on sculptors and painters the composer admires. The first piece is for percussion and piano; the second adds a soprano to that combination. As the two works “share a common poetic and musical ‘DNA,’” according to Sanchez-Gutierrez, the two pieces can also be performed with movements interspersed.
Members of the ensemble will lead free, public master classes at Oberlin Conservatory on Saturday, February 17, and the entire ensemble will read works by student composers prior to its performance on February 18.
The Musicians from soundSCAPE tour begins at Bowling Green State University on February 15 and concludes February 20 at the Eastman School of Music. Also included is a performance at the State University of New York at Fredonia. | https://www.oberlin.edu/news/conservatory-alumni-and-faculty-featured-soundscape-festival-tour | 567 |
Your post here is a comfort!
Hope your servant girls are on the mend very soon!
I've not had an a/c at work in nearly a month. Most days the temps soar over 100 and I'm stuck up on the 3rd floor of a dilapidated courthouse. I climb the stairs (b/c the elevator doesn't work) up to my hot, sticky office ... and I'm learning how to praise God every step of the way and all the day while I sit as still as possible trying to will myself not to sweat away.
Hopefully, when the a/c is finally repaired, I'll be a better and more thankful person because of it. Praying the same for you in your trials! Love you!
Ugh. Interruptions, indeed. Hard to maintain a heavenly spirit when earthly inconveniences keep you tethered to this mess! Yes, we've all been there, done that, lived to mop up after it, but doesn't make it any easier when anyone else goes through it!
Came over from a She Speaks blogging page. Hope to meet you there!
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Thursday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO). The estimates for the footwear company from First Call are $1.01 EPS on $485.82 million in revenues. Next quarter estimates are $0.21 EPS on $356.77 million in revenues. Estimates for fiscal Jan-2009 are $1.93 EPS on $1.61 billion in revenues.
What is interesting about this report is that this is the first earnings since it let Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL) off the hook. It did receive a large sum and even a chunk of Finish Line stock as part of the settlement, although that won’t likely be reflected for another quarter or so. Shares were hit hard over this, but frankly it’s better off being on its own rather than under Finish Line.
Frankly, it’s hard to imagine that any trader will be expecting much at all since the company was so distracted. That also means that anything that looks decent or actually good would run up shares. This had 3.47 million shares in the short interest, which is about 9-days to cover and would allow this to act as a catapult for shares if the report is well received.
Analysts have an average price target of about $29.00. Genesco’s 52-week trading range is $19.36 to $54.15, and it saw a low of $19.38 today before closing at $19.79. This will be one to watch because its stock has been battered and beaten so much over the failed merger.
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Meanwhile all the other people were posting pictures of their completed dolls and I just couldn't get going with mine. I think it was also that I hadn't planned what I would dress it in or what colour hair - and I hate shopping, so never had the fabrics etc that would make it something I would really like.
So she stood on her long legs and stared at me. Then we had our yearly Victorian Fete and who should be there, but the Twisty Twins - young twin women on stilts, who said nothing, but struck poses and made graceful gestures. Suddenly inspitation sturck, I saw the connection and hurried home to my long legged doll and got to work.
I added some extra wire and moved it up through the legs for strength and wrapped the wires together with masking tape and painted it all with gesso, then with white acrylic. Now I had a long legged doll with shoes on that stood alone! I went on to change the arms, then the mouth, because it didn't match the look I was going for in the end.
I designed the outfit, with the curvy little body Colleen has designed in mind - a great shape! I wanted to have black and white stripes, but the best I could do was this.
To make the mask I drew the same face on both sides. Because she is smiling I thought it safe to have the sad face on the mask. I dangled some tiny bells on silver cord and wrapped a long bamboo kebab stick with fine ribbon. I placed it between the glued faces and modpodged over it.
So there you are! Colleen's wonderful doll pattern re mystified! Sorry I didn;t make your pattern up fully Colleen, - but I do love your dolls body! It makes this figure look really good. Thank you for the inspiration! | d032c774de23e301f8675be258602703 | 382 |
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We've got recommendations and deals on the best card games right here. The more glum they are when they kick the bucket, the more points you get. The person who takes down the most babies is the winner. Another one for the online generation. This page is powered by a knowledgeable community that helps you make an informed decision. And don't worry, finding something funny isn't hard either. Seriously, Gordon Ramsay would feel right at home here. We have something guaranteed to suit all collectors and budgets. Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals! The rebels must win three out of five of their missions in order to claim victory, but the anonymous spies will do everything they can to make sure that doesn't happen - all in secret and from within. One form that we’re particularly fond of is trading cards. Munchkin is undoubtedly some of the most fun you can have with a bit of cardboard; assuming you’re neither a toddler nor a cat. 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Thank you for signing up to GamesRadar+. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, Players: 2 - 5 | Difficulty: Easy | Time to set up: 1 minute | Time to play: 10 - 15 minutes | Age: 12+. Facebook page opens in new window. Even though it features math-based rules, boosts, and multipliers, it's also pretty straightforward to play once you've gotten your head around it. They'll also be working behind the scenes to derail your investigation. Then you move on to the Proposal stage, which sees you competing for the hand of whichever suitors you qualify to marry. While the pets can be easily identified through the sweet photographs, the word for each is also printed on the card, which is a great way … Easy enough, right? That means you might be trying to escape from an army of flowerpot-men using only an apron and a pair of tights. Everyone who owns one knows that they’re prone to absurdly random fits of excitement and energy, often occurring at 4am as you’re trying to sleep. New York, Upcoming Pokémon TCG Products for 2020. Cheap Nintendo Switch controller deals - discounts on Joy-Cons and Pro models, Lego Super Mario sets - the best prices and deals. The feeling of building a deck, or having to trust in the randomness that a pile of cards can generate, is one that no other style of game can match. And while it suffers a little with just two players, a full roster of four is a lot of fun. That’s all. You’ve got to try and get as many points as possible by guessing the strange things that people have searched for online. That makes them ideal for travelling, bringing to a friend's house, or taking with you on vacation; they'll easily fit into a rucksack or coat pocket. The way it works is simple. It's easy to get into and you'll be playing in no time. Sushi Go! It’s easy to learn, easy to play, and the scars it leaves will be etched into your soul for the rest of time. Players: 2 - 4 | Difficulty: Moderate | Time to set up: 5 minutes | Time to play: 1 - 2 hours | Age: 14+. Marvel Champions is full of wonderful nods to long time fans, and you’ll love it. Visit our corporate site. Games I definitely don't like: Faeria Duelyst Gwent. You've got a hand of cards that help you turn the tables. Players: 2 - 4 | Difficulty: Moderate | Time to set up: 5 minutes | Time to play: 30 minutes | Age: 13+. You do this by collecting sets of items - like wasabi or dumplings - to build up points. It’s good fun but can also reveal a lot about your friends’ Google history. The Resistance casts you as a band of freedom fighters who are battling to take down a corrupt government, but there are traitors amongst your crew. Digivolve and raise your Digimon to be the strongest and aim for Victory! Get Pokémon Trading Card Game news, information, and strategy, ... New Pokémon TCG Battle Styles. Players: 5 - 10 | Difficulty: Hard | Time to set up: 5 minutes | Time to play: 30 minutes | Age: 13+. This combination of dark humor and unique setting make it one of the best card games for adults available. The market is expected to grow annually by 0.9% (CAGR 2020-2025). We've gathered our top recommendations below, and that includes party classics, games for kids, or thoughtful alternatives for a quiet night in. This card game comes out at the end of January and the anime comes out January 3! Stop! Top new board games 2020: the best new board games releases of the year. The word 'macabre' was practically invented for this game. If you're a traitor, would you rather throw a fellow spy under the bus if it means you remain undetected? You'll find yourself coming back time and time again, especially because each game can be wrapped up in under 15 minutes. Lexi Dwyer. Because if that happens, you’re out of the game - you've blown up (sorry). Ever fancied yourself as an armchair detective? Get the best gaming deals, reviews, product advice, competitions, unmissable gaming news and more! So we've collated this little selection of some of the best card games around, that will see you building dungeons, fighting monsters and even betraying your friends. It's a delightful twist on the norm, and we're all for it. Your opponents will be trying to undo your work by cheering up members of your family. It’s a fairly straight-forward game, but it’s one of the best card games because its simplicity makes it one of the best choices for newcomers to the genre. The main product in the Card Games Market is … So close I can almost feel it taking my money from my wallet! Expected to become available in early 2020, Tides of Magic made it to our Best Trading Card Blockchain Games List. A new year means dozens of new Pokémon TCG collectibles. Find the Top Trading Card Games with the MSN Buying Guides >> Compare Products and Brands by Quality, Popularity and Pricing >> Updated 2020 It’s a very mean game and not one we recommend replicating in real life. Marvel Champions is excellent fan-service, too - it calls upon a broad range of heroes from the classic to the obscure. Who do you trust? There's rubber mats, card sleeves and card boxes to store you favorite trading card games in. There's plenty for you to choose from, and these lists are regularly updated with brand new favorites. New York, As the blurb itself reads, The Resistance isn't messing around - "choose your teams carefully or forever lose your freedom". Boss Monster sees you playing as a villain and building your own dungeons. Even if you’ve lost interest in this genre of media, not everybody has, and that’s what makes this a good choice for any household with teenagers in it. Card games have universal appeal too; some of the best card games for adults don’t even have to be full of smutty humor to be enjoyable, and that means that you can enjoy them no matter what age you are, or who you’re playing with. It’s a bit like Dungeons and Dragons, in that your aim is to get stronger, fight your way through monsters, and come out the other side victorious. Buy Trading Card Games Online. Superheroes have conquered almost every medium from movies to audio-books in the last few years, so it's not surprising to see them make the transition to card games with Marvel Champions. But for real try this new card game out and the most cool thing is the Japanese and us are getting everything the card game introduces at the same time so no waiting like other card games. Board games for adults | Board games for kids | Board games for 2 players. Back in the 2000s, anime based on trading card games was all the rage.Some anime inspired trading cards, such as Pokemon, yet there's a separate genre.Think more along the lines of Yu-Gi-Oh!, where the card game was an essential part to the story itself. Are you a good liar? That’s it, nice and easy. Written by. This deliciously evil pastime has become infamous since it launched in 2011; it has a wicked, often-offensive sense of humor that's definitely NSFW. These fantastic trading card games will have you ... 2020 The 15 Best Digital Card Games. The aim of Bucket of Doom is to build a convincing escape plan based on the item cards that you have. The Pulse of the Gaming Industry. Spot-On Strategies for Orbeetle VMAX. Depending on which one you play on the field, it will either help you or harm you. Magic: The Gathering Arena (PC: Free) Magic: The Gathering is the granddaddy of the entire collectible card game genre, debuting in August 1993 and ushering a new genre of card games. There was a problem. Europe: Revenue in the Card Games segment is projected to reach US$812m in 2020. Your aim is to reduce the villain's health to zero before they achieve their nefarious goal, but players will need to make smart use of allies, abilities, and upgrades to do so. With sessions running for just 20-30 minutes and loads of replay value, it's a great choice for games night. Crammed with swears and hysterical possibilities, this is one of the more memorable card games out there - indeed, it's a must-have for parties. You can easily compare and choose from the 10 best trading card games for you. But if you miss out on Marrying Mr Darcy you are, frankly, skipping one of the most entertaining games on this list. GamesRadar+ is supported by its audience. Because it's developed by Fantasy Flight, you also know you're in for a high-quality product that'll be supported for years to come. Just remember, this isn't a family friendly game. You'll also need to think on your feet - things change fast in the surprisingly cutthroat world of sushi. These online card games are the best digital card games to start in 2020. For instance, Spider-Man can interrupt villain attacks while Peter Parker gains resources that are essential for deploying more cards. It’s one of the more inventive ones on the list, and it’s incredibly good fun. Your aim is to trick another player into drawing an exploding kitten so that they lose. The premise is incredibly simple: each player needs to draw a single card from the deck and hope they don’t get an exploding kitten. By Will Potter on August 20, 2020 at 7:58AM PDT Pokemon Trading Card Game Online The aim of Joking Hazard is to get your friends to laugh. In fact, Boss Monster is an unashamed love letter to the 16-bit days of fantasy video games. If you're hunting down the best card games, you've come to the right place. Perhaps you’re looking for a new one, so let’s take a look at the most popular trading card games in 2020… Regardless of what you're looking for, the best card games have the advantage of being oh-so portable. It's devious and wonderful (plus, each card is covered in bonkers artwork that is suitably weird). Anime comes in many genres. Because some are worth more than others (and certain cards only pay up if you've got the most), this results in an amusing battle over the best cards. Just keep in mind it takes a little longer to get into than many of the other games on this list. At Total Cards we can help you to transform your card game collection. The grand daddy of adult card games, Against Humanity is probably the one that you all associate with every boozy, night that got out of hand, and even after it’s ten or so years of being brought out at every college party, every bar, and shocking unwitting grandparents over Christmas, it’s still the go-to adult card game for anyone who loves to embrace their inner bastard. It follows the same format as that game (fill in the blanks with the funniest response) but uses pictures instead of words to hilarious effect. Let’s be honest, we’ve all wondered who would win in a fight between bears and babies, and this game finally gives us the chance to find out. Your objective? It flips the idea of traditional dungeon crawls by making you the villain at the end. The Pokémon Company International has announced a brand new gameplay mechanic which looks set to shake up the Trading Card Game's tried and trusted formula. It’s a TCG on the Ethereum that allows you to use assets from other crypto games. Some contain ways to skip your turn or defuse kittens. ... one of the most popular trading card games, ... runes letting you buy new cards for your deck and power … I see you scrolling past this game because you think it’s for ‘dreamy girls’ or fans of stuffy old Georgian literature. It's a fun but strategic deck-building game that smartly translates its characters' abilities to the tabletop. Facebook page opens in new window. Gloom is all about messing around with a Victorian family. Shop for Trading Cards in Games & Puzzles. It’s amazing how many games Tides of Magic supports , if you are blockchain gamer, then you have for sure some items that can be played in Tides of Magic. The basic idea is to pick a debutant from Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice before attempting to bag yourself a man. This results in tense but thrilling games of cat and mouse. For more board game suggestions (including recommendations for adults and kids), be sure to check in with our other guides. Although Iron Man, Captain Marvel, and She-Hulk are here, so are the likes of Hellcat. Well, it’s made that much more difficult by the other players trying to stop you from succeeding. Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. Willing to try anything though as card games are almost always fun the first day you try them You all have to try and complete the prompt as quickly as possible and also try and make your friends laugh. Just remember we warned you about this when you get hit by that reversal. You will receive a verification email shortly. TopProReviews analyzes and compares all trading card games of 2020. PHD Games. So, what's the challenge? We've seen superheroes in My Hero Academia, horror in Death Note, and even cooking in Food Wars! It’s a bit like Family Fortunes, but with internet search auto-complete. The tools you use to try and do this are images from Cyanide & Happiness (not family-friendly), and it will, more often than not, lead to incredibly strange jokes that don’t make any sense - but are still hilarious. Which, at present at least, is every generation. It's a simple concept but very, very effective. Digivolve and raise your Digimon to be the strongest and aim for Victory! Whether it’s due to the rush of unwrapping an ultra-rare card or the beautiful artwork they often adorn, trading cards are quite the hobby. That makes it one of the best card games out there right now. What's more, the sheer volume on offer (to say nothing of expansions) gives it plenty of replay-value. It’s been going strong since 1993, and though an online version of the game has been around since 2002, it is 2019's Arena that earns a spot on this list. © Buy products such as 2020 Panini Prizm WNBA Basketball Trading Cards Blaster Box- 20 Cards | Prizm Debut at Walmart and save. The best card games on PC in 2020. The game challenges you to create the most appetising 'meal' from a deck of cards being passed from player to player. Now it's time to put those skills to the test. The aim here is to build a deck that lets you take down the evil villains of the Marvel universe, and you get to do it all while playing as its greatest heroes. The catch? The whole point is to make your family as sad as possible before they reach the endpoint of their life. And, if you want more spice, there’s a great Undead Expansion that riffs off the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies novel. RELATED: Magic: The Gathering Arena: 10 Coolest New Legendary Creatures From Core Set 2020 Please refresh the page and try again. There's a murderer amongst you in Agatha Christie's Death on the Cards, and the other players have to catch them before they make good their escape. The year 2020 is shaping up to be a great one for the Pokémon franchise. The most amusing response gets a point. Don't get the wrong idea, though - playing it is a hoot. Best Card games in 2020 that you need to try. This action duel game continues to make its mark on trading card history as new cards are being developed and new strategies are explored. Others let you know what card is going to be drawn next. Unfortunately, your former friends and traitorous family will likely impede your victory as often as they can. trading card game has the benefit of never being subject to rotation like other collectible card games – so cards are never made officially obsolete by new expansions – thousands of possible card combinations and 20 years of rules and gameplay additions means that the game can be intimidating for newcomers to dive into. It’s both very funny and a little bit upsetting, but hey, all the best things in life are like that. Gloom is a game about making people miserable. Baseball Cards Basketball Cards Football Cards Hockey Cards Reed's Buys Racing Cards Soccer Cards More Sports Cards Magic the Gathering Yu-Gi-Oh Pokemon Dragon Ball Super More Games Entertainment Sports Memorabilia Supplies Vintage Sports Cards Sports Card Singles Comic Books Toys Video Games TM, ®Nintendo. Because you can get through a game in about 10-15 minutes, it’s an ideal palette cleanser in between bigger board game or card game sessions. There's something deliciously evil about Boss Monster. The 7 Best Card Games of 2020 For game night or on the road, these picks will bring lots of fun and laughs. This 60-card booster set introduces 3 brand-new strategies along with older cards that … Much like everything else in this game, it's a cool tribute to over fifty years of comic book history fans will love. Best board games | Classic board games | Best cooperative board games Uno is one of the best card games for a reason. 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Called 'Battle Styles', this new … An avalanche of expansions also make sure it doesn't lose its novelty too fast. It's a cool tip of the hat to the one of the genre's most beloved tropes. Well, did you also know that they can explode? It’s a simple game, but very replayable, and the levels of cunning and scheming you can achieve make it seriously entertaining, even if you have no interest in Georgian literature, social scandals, or getting yourself Mr Darcy. World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Trading Cards Dragon Ball Super Card Game (13) Trading Cards Final Fantasy (13) Trading Cards Fortnite (2) Trading Cards Magic The Gathering (93) Trading Cards Panini (26) Trading Cards Pokémon (454) Trading Cards Skylander (3) Trading Cards Transformers (3) Trading Cards Yu-Gi-Oh! Not that you need a good poker face to win; in a pleasant twist, the mechanics are strong enough that tactics alone can earn you victory. 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Same. I usually spends most of my time in the security room and following other people to track them. But 1/3rd of the time that knowledge gets me accused of being the impostor.
It's the finals, G2 vs Top Esports. G2 is down 0-2 and the entire EU braces themselves for another 3-0 finals sweep. Then suddenly, while preparing for game 3, Ocelote turns on his phone to livestream. After introducing their sponsors (RAID: Shadow Legends and Nord VPN), he unveils his latest masterpiece: G2 Seraphine, an AlphaGo-esque AI programmed to be the cleanest League of Legends player. The broadcast team heard of the news, "Caps has been subbed out!", they screamed on the pre-game analyst desk. Millions of unaware fans starts thinking that G2 has lost their hopes and will just play promsiq in mid for the memes. But their jaws all dropped when a pink-haired, quirky, and definitely-not-like-other-girls eGirl sits in Caps' chair. G2 instalocks Lux as their first pick... and the rest was history.
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Stop using Cultists every single game lol it's not force-able when 3 other players in the lobby are forcing it. Seriously, I thought I'll stop facing the cultist spam once I got back to plat but nope, people are still forcing AND losing on it.
Has it been confirmed anywhere else other than the weibo post?
Everyone's hyping up LEC right now but I honestly think LCK will outperform LEC this Worlds.
man some lck fans have been saying that for the past 2 years and LEC always out-performs us. There's a reason why LEC's hype is at this level.
Since the Worlds Song is just right around the corner, let's revisit all the Worlds Songs and Finals Opening Ceremonies. How would you rank each year?
How many times have Toast actually shat himself?
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if stage plays and musicals are dirt cheap I'd 100% prefer it over digital. But unfortunately, they're not.
Old Michael Reeves died the year after his 25th birthday. Current Michael Reeves will turn 25 in 2023. 2024 (the year after his 25th birthday) is 55 years after Old Michael Reeves died in 1969. What if the cycle actually repeats every 55 years instead of 33 years In Dark?
T7 Cyclone BC 1.1K DPS, 35K Defense (Hot); Description in comments.
My cyclone only reaches 925 hot dps with 5/5/3 and 5/5/0 on medium missile skills and republic fleet rapids. Although 2/3 of my weapon rigs are just tier 1.
We should just bring back Immurement just for these fucks. For those that don't know, Immurement is basically a life-sentence except you're in a totally enclosed space with limited air, food, and water. You're there til you're dead, which doesn't take that long. As a form of execution (by the state), it was last used in 1906.
Froggen and DIG is gonna win worlds next year. You heard it here first boys!
the extra few km from 1 range rig wouldn't matter most of the time anyway. The ships that outranges without the 1 range rig will most likely still outrange you with 1 range rig. For battlecruisers, you either go full damage and facetank enemies OR go full range and kite them. Not worth mixing it up especially when using rapid missiles.
That's fair. Caps has the highest skill ceiling among all players in my opinion. The problem is that there's always a good chance that Craps will show up instead. If he's consistently on Claps mode, nobody's gonna be able to touch him at all.
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Kai and I received free tickets to see the “Rainbow Chorus” so we decided that we were going to go to this performance. I had found out on the Saturday that it wasn’t a concert but a taster session of what they would be playing in the future. Whilst I was disappointed, I remembered that I hadn’t paid for the tickets so it didn’t bother me.
I am saying this from a person who cares, and there may be others that will give much more feedback.
I hated it. A huge chunk of it was purely down to an acoustic problem. I know that you guys are really good and have been amazing in over venues, but the acoustics was so bad I had to cover my ears a couple of times. I seriously hope that the concert will not be in that building.
The way it was organised was pretty bad in my opinion. What I thought it would be would be a few songs, break, songs. Instead it was treated as what a practice session would be. I know that a lot of people would have loved that idea, almost the “backstage access” point of view. I just didn’t like that, I supposed I prefer to see the polished performance and not the half way through the practice.
Accessibility wasn’t great, the access to the toilets was locked and there was a nightmare with trying to access one. Again not something that is your fault, just something that didn’t help.
One thing that could have been avoided was “doing the Jewish chair dance above a dead Jesus”. I think that might not have been the wisest of choices, though it did bring entertainment in a sense of religious irony. Another thing that was problematic was that you were pointing out at random people to get up and sing. This is quite an issue for someone who’s autistic because you are pressuring them to engage in social interaction they may struggle with. Its a bit of a no go in spaces that are aiming to be inclusive and I hope that can get resolved at some point.
Honestly guys, if you were not in that building, it would have been so much better in my opinion. You were sadly not done justice and I hope that you have a much better venue in the future.
I’m sorry for the review, but I couldn’t lie about the experience.
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How am I gaining weight?!
- 06-22-2011, 10:16 AM
How am I gaining weight?!
I took about two months off from all training to let nagging injuries heal. During this time, I ate less strict and raised calories quite a bit. I gained a little over ten pounds of fat. About a week and a half ago, I weighed 178.5. At that point I started back on my routine with reduced calories - eating very healthy, cardio twice per day, lifting 4 times per week, even getting cardio on Saturday (taking one complete day off - Sunday). Not only that, I've been taking Alpha T2 and Shift.
How do I weigh 181 this morning? Is it some type of muscle memory thing that's adding a few pounds onto me? Am I holding extra water as a result of my lifting again? What could possibly be going on? I'm struggling and I expected to be a few pounds lighter - not heavier. If I suspected this would happen, I'd have monitored my body fat percentage. I just didn't think I needed to.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance...
- 06-22-2011, 10:37 AM
It could be alot of things like you said i think its either 1-2 things 1 its water but 2 since you gained some fat you might os lost some muscle on your off time and now you are starting to rebuild(muscle is denser then fat )muscle.
You also could just be eating to much.Healthy eating or not to much of anything will make you gain.
- 06-22-2011, 10:39 AM
Hmmmm, hard to say with out having BF% and LBM. It's Possible that you may have stimulated some dormant lean mass, but that seems like quite a jump in that amount of time. What are your macro-nutrient ratios, and how often are you eating? What liquids are you taking in? Any alcohol (that kills me quick). I am not familiar with alpha t2 or shift and how they effect the body. You may not be eating enough to support your metabolism if you are very cal. restricted lifting and doing cardio twice daily, your body may have gone into fat storage mode. I hope this helps. If you can post the things I asked I may be able to help further.
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Thanks. I'm hoping it's a mix of water and muscle (probably not muscle). If it's that I'm eating too much, that would really suck because I'm not eating a lot.. I'm in my calorie range to lose weight. Unless I need to eat twigs and berries from now on.
06-22-2011, 10:48 AM
I've become so accustomed to what I need to eat that I haven't been counting calories or watching too closely. I've eaten the same exact thing for almost two years now (I weighed 275 beforehand) so I'm really good at knowing what I can eat. I'm not eating high protein because my kidney levels were a little high at a recent blood test. My calories are probably around 1500 - they're at wherever they usually need to be for me to lose weight - and my fat is low. I drink mostly water, carrot juice (one or two cups per day) and grapefruit juice (one cup per day).
I did have a little alcohol on Friday night, a lot on Saturday night and in between on Sunday. On Saturday and Sunday, I restricted my calories due to the fact I knew I'd be doing some drinking.
So that's probably it, huh? 11 days of hard training and eating very light are completely ruined by BASICALLY two nights of drinking (Friday was maybe a couple of light beers). Am I holding water from the alcohol or gaining fat? Probably a mixture of both?
06-22-2011, 11:13 AM
Alcohol is a wrecking ball on a Cut Cycle. I can see a noticeable difference in my body if I have a good night of drinking, it just effects me that quick. I'd def say that this would be the hold up. Clear out the alcohol and you should have smooth sailing. (it usually takes me a few days to regulate my body after a night of drinking). I wouldnt say that you ruined your eleven days of training, you're just gonna have to put in a few more days of hardwork to see the rewards of those days. Good Luck
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06-22-2011, 11:25 AM
Thanks. Will do.. I don't normally drink three days on the weekend so that probably is my hold-up.. I'll go back to my usual one night and just drink a couple of straight shots on an empty stomach to get the desired affect.
I still hope I have a little water buildup and/or some muscle coming back but that may be wishful thinking. I was down to 162 at one point last year (12% body fat) and I felt great. That's good for me...
06-22-2011, 01:02 PM
Glad to help. Not drinking is always a task for me, mainly because in my little city here all my friends like to tie one on just about every weekend. For me it always come down to do I want to get hammered, or do I want to get cut. Not to say that I dont drink and I dont enjoy it, but I've definitely cut down (especially on this cut I'm on now...I've had two MGD 64's in the last three weeks) not fun but im getting by haha.
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06-22-2011, 01:11 PM
Yeah, I hear ya. It's been party central for me for awhile now.. I got down to 162 from that 275 and felt GREAT. Then I started taking it a little easy because I wanted to go out more. Before, women saw me behind them and grabbed their children and ran.
Now things are very different. So it's very easy for me to want to be on the scene, out and about and involved with everyone. I'm inside all week and once the weekend comes, I'm ready to party.Now things are very different. So it's very easy for me to want to be on the scene, out and about and involved with everyone. I'm inside all week and once the weekend comes, I'm ready to party.
I hate that I need to be a perfect little person living a boring life to stay in shape (water, twigs and berries) - and that once I go out and live a little - I get fat.
06-22-2011, 01:13 PM
This early on, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Just keep monitoring it, though, and adjust cals and macros as it seems necessary. If it still persists, then there's something else acting as the culprit.
Psalm 34:10 - "The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing."
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07-08-2011, 05:46 PM
I would throw the scale away or use it once every two weeks. I used to weigh myself religiously and I've noticed that my scale weight can fluctuate daily as much as 5-7 pounds. It's a really poor measure to use. If you're going to weight yourself I recommend doing it at the same time every day or at the same time every two weeks and just mark it down. I like to do it in the morning just after that first piss. What matters is what you look like in the mirror. Plus you could be adding muscle.
Here's an interesting two articles on the scale:
07-08-2011, 06:02 PM
Here's something interesting Zero: When I weighed myself this morning after using the rest room first thing I weighed 185.2 pounds which has been pretty consistent for me this week. I just weighed myself (it's been 8 hours) and I weighed 190 pounds on the nose. How could that be? I went for a morning walk, did an hour long lifting session and my diet so far has been a protein shake, chicken breast, almonds, piece of cheese. Food and water both have a weight. A gallon of water weighs about 8 pounds remember. And you SHOULD be drinking like a fish...it will boost your metabolism.
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Stark, Darius and Zoey discover a basement with jeweled weaponry and such which belonged to Dragon Lankford. They question Kalona about it and realize Neferet does not know of this stash. Meanwhile Chera Kimiko, the Fox 23 news anchor comes to Tulsa House of Night and does a few interviews with students and the Police wish to do DNA searches to identify who killed the mayor (they don't know it was Neferet).
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I guess I am making this list because I am about to move out of CJ International House. On Monday I will return to the US, and after six weeks will return to move into Girum New Town. All semester long I've been saying that CJ House is the one house that I'll never miss. But, of course, as departure looms the scent of nostalgia is creeping in. So here is a pretty complete list of all the places I've lived in order.
I don't know if it is just a few students trying to get better grades here at the end of the semester, but I've received a couple of encouraging comments about my teaching over the last few days. They boil down to the fact that students feel like they genuinely learn when they participate in my classes. One person suggested that I don't simply feed the students information to memorize and spit back out, that the students have to actively engage the material and draw their own conclusions. The other person informed me that my reviews on KU Klue, Korea University's private student portal for commenting on professors and classes, are generally favorable, saying that students can learn something new and that although the readings may be difficult, attending class helps you understand them.
Of course, everyone likes their ego to be stroked, but more importantly---or am I fooling myself?!---these comments suggest to me that I am achieving my primary pedagogical goals. The most important thing for me is to help students practice thinking. And that requires processing new ideas independently. I deeply believe that one only learns by wrestling with ideas, by getting confused, by consciously reorganizing one's understanding of the world. A teacher cannot do that for another. A teacher can only create and facilitate opportunities for students to teach themselves.
I haven't posted many independent posts since returning. I've been slowing filling in the details of the summer road trip below and working fairly consistently. So I thought I'd take a moment to mention the conference I attended the other day at KLID that was co-sponsored by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, the thinktank for the German liberal party.
More interestingly, there was a curious disparity (cognitive dissonance?) between the German and Korean presenters. One presenter, Julian Petrin of urbanista, offered a repackaging of participatory planning as urban living labs and co-creation, provocatively arguing that living labs' innovation lies as much in the process (of user/citizen participation) as in the outcomes. Marc Wolfram, meanwhile, argued that innovative outcomes (that can address environmental destruction) are more important. Despite their differing emphases on process and outcome, they were both pressing for deeper innovations through living labs, i.e., democracy and sustainability. The Korean speakers, for their part, pushed for a centralized notion of smart cities and living labs. In particular, Jong-Sung Hwang from the National Information Society Agency, pitched Busan EDC as Smart City 4.0, which supposedly transforms smart cities from products (like Songdo) to platforms for urban innovation. To my ears, the platform sounded like an even more centralized product. Indeed, the development seems to have no greater ambition than creating a new profitable product. At the heart is a supercomputer that will manage all the smart-ness, including augmented reality, transportation services, emergency services, the power grid, and so on. Combining the Busan EDC model with the explanation of LH's role in turning out large developments in record time, one can see that there is little role for user/citizen participation in the design and development of these urban platforms, as pointed out by In-Sook Kim of KDI. Rather, citizen participation comes after the fact as a mere consumer or perhaps marginal innovator. In short, for the Germans, citizen participation comes in the design phase, and for the Koreans, citizen participation comes in the consumption phase.
To some extent this is an acceptable and understandable difference in urban planning approach. What disturbed me, however, was the second panel's Korean moderator, Hyun Joo Kim from the University of Seoul, final conclusion. He basically suggested that German and Korean understandings of the smart city are different, and that's all there is to it. There was a finality in his statement that most Korean participants appeared to welcome. But this finality closed off any possibility for exploring how development processes might be restructured to incorporate more citizen participation. Democracy was dismissed.
I got the best compliment ever over the weekend. I was traveling to Shanghai and Nanjing to meet the students in my streaming class. I wound up telling other colleagues about my summer trip and Elihu Island and my 2003 trip to western Mongolia among other things. Apparently a bit jealous of my adventures, one of the professors told me, "I wish I could live your life." Of course, I know that my life isn't that great, but it reminds me that it is pretty cool nevertheless. I mean, what better compliment can you get than someone wanting to have your experiences? Too bad they just get the Instagram version, where even the unpleasant experiences look exciting.
Over forty days this summer my family and I drove 10,000 miles across the US and back, camping almost all the way. It was awesome. There weren't actually too many travails in our travels, except a few serious downpours, but it sounded good as a title. If there are any genuine travails, they relate to the pain of having to end the trip. This post is really intended as a record of the trip and recollections about the journey. As the trip was forty days long, the entry will have to be built over time.
July 01: Mystic to Newbridge.
Drove from Mystic to Newbridge, NY during the East Coast heat wave. Did some last minute shopping at the REI in New Haven. The plan was to ease ourselves into traveling and camping by spending two days here and two in the next place.
July 02: Shawangunks.
Hiked around Lake Minnewaska and visited Stony Kill Falls. Minnewaska is an old haunt of mine from when I lived in NYC. My buddy Brad and I used to drive up to the Gunks once a week to hike in Mohonk or Minnewaska. This time I got to introduce my kids to my memories. Two memories were brand new, however. First, a friendly hiker informed us that if we actually went to the top of Stony Kill Falls, clothing was optional. We, uh, didn't go to the top. Instead, the second new memory was that my wife got us all to stand under the falls, though the dry weather had reduced them to a mere trickle. Still, it was the spirit of the thing and seeing my kids experience something they never expected that was the real treat.
July 03: Newbridge to Tionesta.
Drove to Tionesta in Allegheny National Forest. This was a long day, as we were working to get out West as quickly as possible. That did not stop us from stopping at the Lackawanna Coal Mine for a tour. The most interesting aspect of the tour was seeing how the miners maximized production by cleaning entire seams while maintaining safety by leaving pillars of coal behind to support the roof. In particular, the Lackawanna Valley had something like eight seams separated by granite, so it was like an eight-story mining apartment building. Plus, it was a well positioned national park. The campground we stayed at was at the base of a huge dam and was home to one of our more dramatic travails. Our trailer site was at the bottom of a small slope, and it rained ferociously for much of the night. So, on our third night camping ever as a family---and my wife and my first time in a long time---I wound up outside in my boxers for an hour (it seemed) digging trenches to try to keep the water from flowing under our tent. We survived. Friendly neighbors asked us how we survived in a tent, informing us that the dedicated tent camping sites across the river had been flooded overnight. So we were lucky, but scarred.
July 04: Tionesta.
On the holiday, we visited Tionesta and walked around Lighthouse Island, where we met and chatted with an Amish couple fishing. Later, YK and the kids went off to a local fair while I worked on a paper I was supposed to have already finished. It wasn't supposed to rain again that night, but torrential rains came down for a couple of hours and I was out in my boxers again. (I have to admit that while I was a bit stressed, I wasn't really worried, and it was fun to "battle the elements" a bit. I was further scarred and decided that I should buy a hatchet at some point for digging trenches and pounding tent stakes.
July 05: Tionesta to Union.
A very long drive to a KOA on the west side of Chicago. My wife had to drive through more heavy rain, and I had to drive through Chicago, which was a bit enervating, as I'd only been driving in the countryside for a year. But we did briefly stop in Vermilion, OH to look out over Lake Erie. I believe we also touched Michigan along the way, but I may be wrong. We ate Thai food in Elkhart, Indiana before continuing on toward Chicago and the KOA in Union. Meanwhile, our soundtrack of Jo Jo, Sing, Leap, and later Bruno Mars started to get assembled. I was not often able to listen to my own music selections during the trip, except on my birthday.
July 06: Union to Pikes Peak, IA.
This was a fairly manageable day. We spent most of it on Route 20, lunching in Lena at a state park and running through Galena and Dubuque and then following the Mississippi River north to Pikes Peak State Park, where the Mississippi meets the Wisconsin River at 500' bluffs and where we camped for the night. Route 20 took us along a stagecoach route through corn country. "Corn again!" my daughter coined to describe how boring the scenery supposedly was. And though I've heard many cross-country drivers complain of the Plains, I found at least this first stretch of "corn again" to be quite attractive and engaging. Perhaps there were more hills than in other areas? At any rate, this was the first time we tried our luck as "walk-ins" without prior reservations at the campground. We were fortunate enough to get one, but the other two free sites were taken within a half hour of our arrival. The campground itself was quite nice and shady, but it was filled with tiny black flies that did not bite but seemed to flock around my face. It was quite unpleasant, and it had us wondering if camping was perhaps a mistake after all! But making our first fire of the trip helped to dispel those worries. The S'mores were tasty!
July 07: Pikes Peak.
On this day, my job was to work on my paper. So after hiking around Pikes Peak and looking at the old Native American effigy mounds in the shape of animals, I stayed in the campsite trying to avoid the flies. Meanwhile, everyone else went down to the attractive town of McGregor to walk around and shop and to take a ferry on the river, where the girls got a chance to "steer" the boat and where Sienna seems to have lost her pocketbook with her some of her savings inside.
July 08: Pikes Peak to Fort Thompson.
Finally west of the Mississippi. We drove out to the Army Corp of Engineers' Left Tailrace Campground in South Dakota area to camp just below the dam. Lovely but hot. We saw white pelicans, the girls' first ever pelicans. That said,, we went shopping at Lynn's Dakotamart to pick up supplies and encountered a troubling sign of Native American poverty. There was a sign that said that the store stayed open late on days that locals received their welfare checks. This of course implies that are scraping by and need to shop for food the moment they receive their welfare. Must make for a stressful life.
July 09: Fort Thompson to Badlands.
Badlands. For me, the first major stop out West and the beginning of the real site seeings. I had long wanted to visit since one of my closest friends from college and after had told me that his father had visited the Badlands on a motorcycle and told him that it was incredible. As it is. Insanely hot, but incredible. And it was a great introduction to the geology of canyons and the Plains...and, of course, dinosaurs. At the ranger station in the Badlands, you can see researchers cleaning up fossils found in the park. And so began the trip's inevitable engagement with dinosaurs for the girls and geology for me. Volcanoes were soon to come. It was also where we learned about the Junior Ranger Program, in which kids complete a number of tasks that teach them about the park. Upon completion, they are sworn in (often with a joke included, like "I promise to always eat my vegetables.") and receive a badge. Somehow, no matter how frazzled or tired the rangers were, they always made time to sincerely engage the kids in asking about their experience and swearing them in. For the girls, the badge was the major goal, but they had fun doing the exercises, too. Ultimately, they acquired quite a collection. I will say, though, that the program is excellent and the I applaud the National Park Service for the commitment to this program. It makes the park a richer experience for both kids and parents.
July 10: Badlands to Spearfish.
Woke up in the last of the mosquito campsites, the Badlands KOA, where I went for the last jog of the trip. On our drive out of the Badlands, we saw our first mountain goats and bison. The four bison were exciting, but nothing compared to what we would soon see in Yellowstone. The rest of the day was basically spent in the Black Hills. First stop was Mount Rushmore, still one of the kids' favorite stops. Like most of the national parks, especially the hyped parks, Mount Rushmore was cooler than expected. The site is a bit too patriotic, but it still is stunning. From Mount Rushmore, we drove along the Needles Highway, admiring the impossibly tall rock spires. After lunch among lodge pole pines, we drove through Custer State Park, hoping to visit Jewel Cave. Unfortunately, we were too late to get tickets, so on our way north toward Deadwood, I gave in to my wife's earlier suggestion that we stop for a swim at Sylvan Lake, where there were rocks towering up out of the manmade lake. Perhaps one of my biggest regrets of the trip is that I was all too often thinking about saving money and getting to the destination at a reasonable time. When I forced myself to relax and follow opportunities (and my wife's typically excellent suggestions), we had more fun. In this case it was a lovely dip in refreshingly cool water at the end of a hot day. Of course, we then had to drive almost two hours to drive through Deadwood on our way to stay in Spearfish for our first night in a hotel. Thanks to the HBO series, Deadwood was a must for me. I wanted to take a minute to imagine this silver-inspired pop-up city in its heyday and visit the famous Mount Moriah Cemetery, even though we did not have time to look around for specific graves. After all, I was the only one interested. Had a tasty dinner at the Steerfish Steak and Smoke.
July 11: Spearfish to Devil's Tower.
Laundry day in Spearfish. Also made my first experiment with dry ice in the snazzy Yeti cooler, which turned out to be an awesome investment, despite the price. My combination of a couple of pounds of dry ice and a ten pound block of icey ice kept the icey ice frozen for two days and the food plenty cold for a couple more...in 100 degree heat. In the afternoon, we drove to Devil's Tower, still my youngest daughter's favorite spot on the trip. She loved it because I explained how it is a baby volcano and because it was the first volcano she'd every seen. And of course it looks amazing with the geometric edges scraping skyward. We were fortunate to get a site in the park campground, Belle Fourche. I think this was the first time that we headed to a campground without reservations, a practice we got much more comfortable with as the trip progressed. From the campground, you could see Devil's Tower and the feeling was awesome. The girls made friends with a young teenage girl traveling with her father to visit the rest of her family (or something like that). The only drawback was that the girl was up until 2 or 3am listening to religious adventure stories about God conquering demons. I didn't hear it much, but it kept my wife awake for a long time. It was definitely bad campground behavior. Don't know how her father failed to notice.
July 12: Devil's Tower to Cody.
This day was all about Wyoming. We first hustled back up to Devil's Tower so that the girls could get their Junior Ranger badges. And then we got back on the road. Originally I wanted to visit Thunder Basin National Park, but we decided on this day to stage ourselves for entry into Yellowstone the next day, so we made KOA reservations in Cody, WY. This is as good a point as any to mention the advantages of staying at KOAs. They are very much the hotel of campgrounds. You can make same day online reservations up to 4pm. This is awesome if you know you are going to be on the road until dinner or later and want to be sure you have a place to stay. They simply assign you a site (among the class that you designated), like a hotel assigns a room. This is necessarily as nice as letting you assess what is available and making choices that suit your individual preferences, but it is quick and worry free. And most importantly, as my buddy Brad's sister said, they have pools. And playgrounds. And the kids love this. They would always light up when they learned that we would stay in a KOA, because they knew that we would play in the pool and they could play on the swingset while my wife and I set up camp and got dinner ready. And of course, they have laundry and internet (kind of). So the KOAs had their place. As they did this day.
After making our reservations, we took our time driving out I-90 to Route 14. Though I wanted to take Route 16 through Ten Sleep, since our Big Agnes tent was named the Ten Sleep 6, Route 14 is purportedly the most attractive road through Bighorn National Forest. And it was a gorgeous route. From the Plains, you climb and climb up the steep roadway into the Bighorn Mountains, which are a sister range to the Rockies. As the Plains fade away, you traverse wide, alpine meadows and then drop into precipitous, geometric valleys before exiting back out onto the Plains. On one of the last empty stretches of Wyoming highway, with no restroom for miles and a bladder threatening to burst, my youngest daughter was forced to pee on the side of the road. She refused at first, but her bladder insisted, and then her worries were over. One step tougher. After pulling into the Cody KOA, the girls went to the playground and inflatable trampoline while we set up. After a brief swim at one of the nicest pools on the trip, I pushed us out for one of the few things I consciously planned for: the Cody Nite Rodeo. I'm not a great fan of rodeos, but they have their interesting aspects and more importantly no one else in the family had ever been to a rodeo. And what better place to see your first rodeo than in Cody, the town established by Buffalo Bill Cody, the most famous rodeo man in history? Turns out it is the 80th year of the Stampede. The quality was not the highest, but it was better than I recall having seen. We enjoyed our dinner in the stands. And my older daughter watched fascinated. I think it was the amazement of seeing so many horses. It was also cool to see young girls and women riding and roping and whatnot. (I really should have let my wife get us all out for a horse ride at some time during the trip, but money made me shy.) At any rate, my daughter made us stay until the very end of the show and was ready to go back as soon as possible. The girls even joined the kids' game of trying to grab a red cloth off the back of a calf. I don't think they ever came close, but they were out there in the middle of the stampede field, something I have never done. I'm not sure they liked it. But they got a bit tougher again. I don't want delicate daughters.
July 13: Cody to Colter Bay.
After an aggravated effort to clear hosts of little tiny sand flea looking bugs out of our tent, we left Cody for Yellowstone. I have always stubbornly rejected the idea of going to Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. Both are so famous and popular that I thought I needed to resist visiting. In my head I guess it was all Yogi Bear and tourists. But Yellowstone was on the way, so we figured we'd pass through on our way to Grand Teton National Park, which I was confident would be, well, grand. And with some good fortune, I was lucky enough to get us reservations for two nights in tent cabins (two solid walls and canvas for everything else) in Colter Bay. They were a bit expensive ($80/night), but I figured we could benefit from a modicum of comfort since we had stayed in our tent the whole time so far. Plus, they had bunk beds, which I knew the girls would enjoy. To go in through the east entrance of the park, the closest, we got to pass through Shoshone Valley, a reservoir and power plant that gave way to rough, rocky mountains and forests of lodgepole pine. We finally knew we were getting out of cattle country and into the wilds. But our entrance to Yellowstone was anti-climactic, if interesting in its own right. We wound our way down toward Yellowstone Lake, which sits at the heart of the park. The entire landscape consisted of grass and tall blackened sticks of burnt pine. It was disheartening, but it showed what forest fires can do. Indeed, it showed what forest fires must do to keep the forests themselves healthy. But it did not seem to bode well for our visit. At one point, we presumed that the whole park had burned down, reinforcing my belief that Yellowstone might not be all it is cracked up to be.
But then we approached the lake. On the way down, we passed a waterfall that tumbled downward for 300m or more. Then we saw an elk walking along a spit projecting into the lake (and followed by 20--30 people!). We had sandwiches for lunch under some pines overlooking the lake. Suddenly it felt like we should stop the car and get out at every corner and turnout. We visited the ranger station to get Junior Ranger activity books and saw our first up-close bison and were warned about bears. I expected a disappointment (still!), but I wanted my daughters to be able to say that they had seen it. And they did. And we all loved it. I must mention again here how amazing the National Park Service is. They have done a fantastic job of spreading the crowds out around Old Faithful and protecting both them and the geyser from damage. We were also fortunate to be seated at the spot that a roving ranger came and explained how the pressure builds up inside the chamber below the surface and leads to the eruption. It also served as their ranger activity for their Junior Ranger books, which was convenient since we were trying to finish the activities and get their badge before we left the park in a few hours. One of the activities was to use a simple formula to calculate when Old Faithful's next eruption would take place, a great bit of math practice for my older daughter amidst the fun. We marked the time when the geyser started and timed how long it lasted, and my daughter was able to make the exact prediction that the rangers made. The eruption itself was also pretty cool. Not necessarily awe-inspiring, but definitely satisfactory. I probably would have pushed to move on, but the Junior Rangers saved us. The girls had to do a hike to get their badge, so off we went on the one-mile walk among the geysers and hot springs adjacent to Old Faithful. The clear water filled rock formations were amazing. Precipitated calcium formed jagged snow-like bluffs around the edges, and the sulfur tinged other spots a fascinating orange. And just as we returned from our hike, it was time for Old Faithful to erupt again, 5:39pm according to my daughter's calculations. She was exactly right. Awesome. In a few short hours the girls had finished their Junior Ranger activities. They were quite determined. So we went in to get their badges. When the ranger asked how many elk and bison they had seen, they responded just a couple. The ranger was surprised, so I asked where we should be going. Lamar Valley and Hayden Valley was the answer. Suddenly I had a feeling we would be back.
But by now it was time to head south to our tent cabin in Grand Teton. The drive down was lovely all over again. There is just no end to the magnificence up there. The kids loved the bunk beds while my wife and I worried about mosquitoes flying in through the gaps between the canvas roof and the walls. The mosquitoes turned out to be a false alarm, since it is so cool at night there. But we did have to worry about bears for the first time. Everything that smelled vaguely edible had to go into the bear lockers, even make up and toothpaste. I expected to run into a bear at any moment, especially when I went out to pee in the middle of the night. But we didn't see any...until the next day.
July 14: Grand Tetons.
The Grand Tetons are quite simply gorgeous, and we were fortunate enough to have clear skies that showed them off to their best advantage, even if we didn't wake up for sunrise. Still, I was excited. We were going to go on our first real hike. We stopped by the grocery store in Colter Bay to pick up and pack up lunch. Most of us wound up with mediocre pulled pork sliders. We then stopped by the ranger station to pick up the Junior Ranger activity book and get some advice on trails. After some discussion, we settled on walking along Jenny Lake up to String Lake for lunch and then I would probably return alone to get the car and pick everyone else up. But the chief advice we received was to be wary of bears and that the rangers "recommend" carrying bear spray, available at the low, low price of $50--70. To be honest, they weren't pushing the bear spray sales; they were simply trying to keep people safe. If it had been just my wife and I, I would not have thought too seriously about the bear spray. But we were with the girls, and parental instincts urge you to protect. Still, since the cost was so high, we resolved with some nervousness to simply go for it. Never having encountered a bear in the wild, I was imagining that just seeing a bear would result in three-inch claws flying everywhere and ripping us to shreds. Needless to say, I was uncomfortable. And observing other people on the trail only added to my concern. Those trail runners who passed us? Small canister of bear spray strapped to the lead runner's shorts. The couple that passed us going the other way? It seemed that each of the four or five groups we passed were carrying bear spray, and I started to get very worried. Then, 20 meters away up on the hill above us, I saw the black fur of a bear's back as it walked by. We immediately aborted the mission, turning around and heading back to the car. Looking back now, I know I was over-reacting and things would have been fine, but it was the first time encountering a bear in the wild and it freaked me out. My feeling quickly changed. On our drive up to Jenny Lake for lunch, we stopped with others to watch a bear foraging in the trees nearby. As we walked along the lake, someone let use their binoculars to look at a grizzly on the other side of the lake. At the picnic area, we saw someone alerting an entirely nonplussed ranger that they had seen a bear a few hundred meters up the path. It became apparent that the bears were much less of a danger than I had imagined.
In the afternoon we returned to Colter Bay. My wife insisted that we go canoeing on Jackson Lake. After all, we could canoe for free back in CT if we really wanted to. But my wife prevailed. We had a small heated debate when I learned that we would have to rent two canoes and our cost would double to $70 for two hours. As we debated, the counter person faded away. Eventually I realized that canoeing under the Tetons would be a unique experience and that $70 would not matter much in the long run. So off we went. One daughter and one parent in each canoe. The views were fantastic, and my wife and daughters had a brand new experience. Upon our return, we moved north to the Colter Bay beach of small, smooth stones. The water was chilly, but there was no way I wasn't going in. After all, I had jumped into the water off Elihu Island each day through the end of October. I could handle and even thrill in cold water. So in I went. What I didn't expect was that my younger daughter would so happily follow me, while my wife and older daughter entertained themselves on the shore. I was so proud of my daughter for being so bold and for enjoying the challenge of the cold water. It was a serious bonding moment.
July 15: Yellowstone.
There is no way to "finish" one of these incredible parks. There is only moving on when the time comes. And it came. We headed out of Grand Teton after breakfast and headed for the Yellowstone South Entrance to see if we might be able to get a campsite for night. On the way up we passed a bear, some elk, and a bison by a steaming geyser. And there were indeed a few open up by the Northeast Entrance. We aimed for Tower Fall. We traveled through Hayden Valley. It was fairly uneventful, but I was focused on Tower Fall and wasn't ready to stop and look around. We were fortunate enough to get a site looking across the valley to another hill. The view was not exceptional, but it was a view and air was clean and we were going to sleep in Yellowstone. We didn't have to leave yet after all.
After lunch, we visited Tower Fall and hiked down the hill to the Yellowstone River, where we waded and cooled down for a while before heading back up. After that, we headed out Route 212 to Cooke City through the Lamar Valley, which I had seen billed as one of the best drives in America. And, indeed, one wants to stop at every corner and pull out as you wind through the steep, pine valley alongside Soda Butte Creek. And then we discovered why the ranger was so surprised that we'd only seen a couple of bison. We saw at least two huge herds. Males were fighting. Dust was flying. Calves were munching. And all were on the move. Not far away, there were countless elk. Exactly the kinds of things you seen in nature documentaries. We later learned from a ranger (at th eGrand Canyon, I think) that the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone had significantly impacted the ecosystem. I had already seen How Wolves Change Rivers. The short film shows how reintroducing wolves had cut down the populations of herd animals and that this had allowed the grasses to grow more lushly, which in turn countered the erosion caused by the river. And one simply assumes that the causal mechanism is hunting, but the ranger told us that they now think the biggest impact is due to fear. Because the herd animals fear being hunted by the wolves, they pay more attention to their surroundings, which means that their heads are up longer and more frequently, so they do not eat as much.
In some ways, I think this day may have been the climax of the trip. We felt so fortunate to stay another day in Yellowstone, and we had seen all the nature one imagines when one imagines Yellowstone. We had seen the river, bear, elk, bison, rugged valleys, water falls, broad alpine meadows. It was unbelievable. So we made a nice, big fire, and my wife and I sat around a while in the coolness of the mountains' night sky and had a beer.
July 16: Tower Fall to Pocatello.
The day was a bit gray, but that was fine, since we were ready to get on the road. Or at least we had decided it was time to get back on the road. After all, we were already about halfway through our time and still far from the Pacific. We drove out to Mammoth Hot Springs, where rain started to drop lightly and we were able to marvel at the mineral deposits from the hot springs. Of course, there were water falls and elk and bison and breathtaking scenes. What else would you expect from Yellowstone? How could I ever have doubted how amazing the place is? Anyway, the intricate and unique patterns the hot springs created fascinated me. I couldn't stop taking close-ups of just parts of the mineral mounds. I think this is when my older daughter started to also zero in on the coolness of the small details of the landscape. By the time we hit southern Colorado, she was taking close up pictures of rocks and dirt and trees and things.
Originally we planned to simply sneak out the North Entrance of the park, but since Yellowstone continued to deliver, I decided we might as well drive down the one stretch of road we hadn't covered yet. Also, around this time, my buddy from long ago Korea bailed on us. He and his son were supposed to meet us in the northern Rockies for a drive out to Haida Gwaii. This promise may well have been the final weight that tipped the scale in favor of actually getting on the road. But after a week or two of failing to convince us to go through more empty plains to a family house on a lake, where we have "lost" a week of seeing North America's greatest hits, he told us that he had rented the place and wouldn't be able to meet us. While a big disappointment, since I haven't seen the guy since 9/11, the original promise helped get us on the road and breaking it freed up my family to do our thing. All good in my world. Cosmic determination in his. So rather than head north to Glacier National Park, Kootenai, Banff, and beyond, we decided to get to the West Coast as soon as we could. I was starting to thirst for those big waves, long beaches, salty winds, and ocean sunsets. So we headed south to Norris and then out the West Entrance to West Yellowstone, Montana. Perhaps we should have gone north. We got held up by multiple bouts of road construction. But by the end we had basically seen "everything" (at least as far as roads go), and our pizza in West Yellowstone was a total delight. From here, we jumped on Route 20 and then took I-15 south to a KOA in Pocatello, Idaho.
July 17: Pocatello to Twin Falls.
I think our initial plan was to visit Craters of the Moon National Park and then high-tail it into Sawtooth or something. After dawdling in Yellowstone, I was starting to feel pressure to cover some ground so that we could actually get to the Pacific Ocean. My wife suggested that maybe we didn't have to go all the way across the country, but what did she know? There was no way we could come this far and not touch the Pacific. That said, we held out the possibility of staying at Craters of the Moon, since it was in the middle of lava and volcanoes are my youngest's thing. Though sites were available, it would have been to hot, so we decided we'd push on.
But not without checking out the lava fields and climbing an old cone volcano. We would also have visited lava tubes, but unfortunately we had visited Lackawanna and did not have shoes we could wear without threatening the local bat population. While visiting various spots, though, a couple from the region strongly recommended that we visit Shoshone Falls on the Snake River, which they said was called the "Niagara Falls of the West". So we made reservations at the Twin Falls KOA and headed for a visit. To my mind, though, Niagara Falls should probably be designated the "Shoshone Falls of the East". While Niagara Falls, which we visited in October 2018, exhibits sheer power, Shoshone Falls tumbles in strong staggered steps around rocky parapets and thereby expresses more character.
July 18: Twin Falls to Deschutes.
Having burned the last of our Yellowstone wood the night before (so as not to spread parasites or disease), we hit the road in earnest, following 84 west to Route 20 and Deschutes National Forest. Route 20 is basically the historic Oregon Trail, and it is a barren, forbidding stretch. We camped amid pines at Gull Point Campground on Wickiup Reservoir. Due to the drought, the reservoir water was low, but it was a calm, quiet site where we basically alone. We were finally within striking distance of the ocean, but it was clear that we wouldn't have time to drive down the coast and visit friends. We still had to get back.
July 19: Deschutes to the Oregon Coast.
This was a huge day. We started by visiting Crater Lake National Park, where there is a volcano inside a lake inside a volcano. This was destined to be one of my youngest's favorites, and perhaps it was. We were blessed with beautiful weather. As a result the lake's color was a brilliant azure and the pines a lush chartreuse. The endless photos we took fail to do the place justice. We wound up driving all the way around, which turned out to be a bit longer than we'd hoped.
Fortunately, we did not have to stress out. I had managed to make reservations for the night at William M. Tugman State Park. The campground was a bit crowded, but the facilities were decent and the sites were separated by dense redwoods. Most importantly, one could feel and smell the moisture of the Pacific. Perhaps it's just nostalgia my days back in SF, but there is something about the smell and feel of the Pacific that energizes and embraces me. Somehow it just feels right to me.
When we arrived, though, I was in a hurry. Sunset was approaching quickly, and we had to get out to the dunes to see the sun go down. We quickly set up camp, ate dinner, and then rushed off to dunes. The kids loved it. They had never seen so much sand, never seen a sand dune. We climbed up the closest dune just in time to watch the sun hit the horizon. My youngest daughter and I watched it closely and were rewarded. We got my favorite kind of Pacific sunset. As the sun goes down, the bottom edge widens out into a trapezoid and when the last sliver is about to drop below the horizon, it turns ever so slightly green. To have my arm over my daughter's shoulder and point out the whole transformation was a special moment to share.
For the kids, the best was yet to come. I taught them how they could do what I called moon leaps down the dune. The kids loved it. I don't think they would have stopped if my wife hadn't made us all go back.
July 20: The Oregon Coast to Portland.
We got a bit of a slow start and then headed up the Oregon Coast. Again, for me, it was like coming home. The big sweeping beaches stretching away under the bluffs. The stiff breeze mixing salt and pine in the air. The crash of waves occasionally obscured by a splash of fog. Just heaven. We made three major stops, benefiting from low tide. First, we visited a wide beach and walked out to the waves to officially touch the Pacific. My youngest misjudged a wave and got a shoe soaking wet. After changing her shoe, we moved on to a random area of tidal pools. The girls loved jumping from rock to rock and looking for life amidst the streaming seaweed. Our third stop was the top of a bluff to get some lunch (in the wind). After one woman kindly pointed out that we had left our engine on, we got yelled at by the landscaper for parking too close to the exit (never minding that he had occupied half of the parking area!).
I had made reservations in Portland for Saturday night. It was to be our first and most expensive hotel. So, all too soon, we left the coast to turn back east toward Portland. On the way, we stopped for a coffee at Wild Rain, where the proprietor's ocean paintings demonstrated some skill. With only one night in Portland, we got there while it was still light and headed out. For me, the main destinations were books and beer. First it was off to the Deschutes pub for dinner. After all, we had stayed in Deschutes National Park... The beer was, of course, tasty. Then we made the obligatory stop at Powell's Books, which thrilled everyone since we all got a book. For the kids, I tried to head over to Voodoo Donuts for dessert, but the line was ridonkulous and we pushed on. My wife wanted to go down to the riverside park, and so we did. She was amazed at the number of homeless people, though I don't think it affected my kids too much. The evening ended by watching the beginning of Wonder Woman in Pioneer Square.
July 21: Portland to Umatilla.
After a diner breakfast during which I was desperately trying to get my paper finished---and about to give up---we headed out of Portland and Back East. We followed the Columbia River to Umatilla. Umatilla is the former storage site for chemical weapons from World War II, mustard gas in particular, and there are fields full of marked mounds and sheds. A bit eerie. We crossed the river into Washington and set up camp, then back across the river to go shopping, and back into Washington to settle in. Our campsite felt like a park, and the area were we set up our tent with no water or electricity was probably meant to be a picnic area, since there were grills and picnic tables but no real sites. That said, we were not the only campers. Once settled, we drove to a genuine public park across the inlet to go swimming. The local Hispanic population was in full force. Camping was without incident.
July 22: Umatilla to Ogden.
This day was massive mileage day. We followed I-84 east to Ogden, Utah, which is just above Salt Lake City. Except for the very last stretch of I-95, this was the only place we "backtracked" over a road we had already driven. On our only other option was a longer and emptier drive through northern Nevada. I think it was somewhere along this stretch of road that I secretly decided that we would have to visit the Grand Canyon. We hadn't decided where to go after Salt Lake City, but I urged us to go south. I wanted to surprise my wife by actually going to the Grand Canyon, which she had regularly talked about. I had always assumed it would be as overrated as I thought Yellowstone would be. Having been wrong about Yellowstone, I figured we might as well give it a shot. In Ogden we stayed at a KOA and ate at a crummy diner. During dinner, I urgently made a reservation for July 26th, my birthday, at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (I think).
July 23: Ogden to Spruces Campground.
This day was a work day. Our car Etta, which is named after the previous owner whom we'd never met, was overdue for an oil change, had driven all the way across country, and was soon to drive in serious heat. So while the girls did the laundry and went for a swim, I got a premium oil change at Jiffy Lube. While waiting for my oil change, I fell into conversation with another customer who thought I worked for NASA because of the SSAA sticker my daughter put on my computer and just loved boilers. We started talking about the trip and in response to my question he said that his favorite place in southern Utah was Cedar Breaks, which I had never heard of. After the car and laundry were ready, we drove into downtown Salt Lake City so that the girls could visit the Children's Museum while I continued working on my paper at a coffee shop with uncomfortable modern furniture and overpriced coffee. We drove by the Tabernacle to say that we had because we felt we had to rush a bit to get to a first-come-first-served campground. And it is good that we did. The next day was Pioneer Day, a huge holiday in Utah that I had never heard of. After a long and lovely climb into the mountains above Salt Lake City, we were fortunate to get one of only a few sites left at Spruces Campground.
July 24: Spruces Campground to Cedar Breaks.
Following the boiler guy's advice, we made a long drive south on I-15 to Cedar Breaks, hoping for another walk-in site. The drive was mainly flat on a dry plain between two mountain ranges. As we began the climb up to Cedar Breaks, a nasty thunderstorm ripped through the area and continued to threaten all afternoon. We found a site at Point Supreme Campground, which is at an elevation of roughly 10,000', which is kind of cool in its own way. Everyone else was fine, but I think I had some minor altitude sickness in the form of a mild headache each morning. The campground is basically a spruce wooded island in the middle of a wide mountain meadow lake full of yellow flowers. We pitched our tent while avoiding burst of rain showers and even a brief bout of hail. We then drove across the street to Point Supreme itself, the starting point of Cedar Breaks, which is in turn the starting point of all the canyons going south to the Grand Canyon. It was awesome. Striated oranges, yellows, and whites. Hoodoos climbing upward. Monumental depth. Later that evening, we noticed that the campers across the road included a couple of girls about my daughters' ages. Much later that night I was awoken twice by the howling of wolves in the meadow.
July 25: Cedar Breaks to Zion and back.
Since we had been driving so much and since putting up and taking down the tent and packing the car every day gets tiring and since we were camping at 10,000', we had decided to stay put for another night. The day's plan was to visit Zion National Park. As awesome as it is, it was by far my least favorite national park. We drove in to the park through the east entrance. Even though I couldn't find our National Parks Pass at the moment, the gate keeper let us through. And, oh my. The wind and water carved mesas there are phenomenal, abstract designs. Driving along the winding Mount Carmel Highway, every turn was simply astounding. Much busier than most other parks, but tolerable for the majesty. However, when we pulled into the park's core near Springdale, things got unpleasant. We found a parking spot on the road, paid for our parking ticket, and headed to the trail head. The ranger insisted on seeing our pass, which I still couldn't find. We assume that we lost it in our hurry at the crappy diner in Ogden. So we had to pay another $80 for a new pass. In the end, we still saved money, and under the current administration the Parks System needs all the resources it can get, so we chalked it up as a donation. Still hurt though. We took the crowded bus up Zion Canyon and got off early to have lunch and hike a bit further. Lunch was hot but filling and quiet. Then we got back on the bus to the final stop to follow the trail up to the Narrows. Still with the taste of an $80 loss in my mouth, the crowds on the trail greatly disappointed me and spoiled the experience quite a bit. Hiking up the trail, lovely as it was, was like climbing Baegundae, Seoul's most famous peak, on a Sunday afternoon. It was a single-file line moving up the trail. When we got to the point where you walk through the stream into the narrow canyons, I could see a thunderstorm out over the canyon. I believed that we could not continue, since the rain would make the canyon dangerous, and it seemed like people were flooding back. My wife didn't believe and thought I was playing weather fairy, which frustrated her. But I insisted, and after a bit of walking in the stream, we rejoined the line down the hill, which turned into a line for the buses. She learned from conversations around us that I had been right and that the rangers had been sending everyone back. Eventually we made it back to the car. And there was Springdale parking ticket on the windshield. Literally minutes after we had left the car, the traffic cop that I had seen pull up had given us a ticket because the license plate on the ticket did not match our license plate. All it said was "L". Then I remembered the screen that had flashed by as I pushed some buttons waiting for the parking station computer to respond. Knowing that the cop must have seen me park and leave, I got pissed off at the puny minded tourist town traffic cop mentality. They were probably just trying to meet a quota, but how petty. It was minutes too late to call to contest, so I immediately filed an online contestation. Needless to say, my ice cream did not taste so good.
After winding back out through the beauty, which helped restore some good feeling, we returned to our campsite. Pretty soon the two girls from the opposite campsite were visiting, and the four girls starting cooking up magic potions or something. If I remember correctly, all the girls went over to have toasted marshmallows: dessert before dinner! But even before we sat down to dinner, the girls' parents, who of course we had waved to and exchanged simple pleasantries with, came over and just kind of joined us. Their timing was a bit odd, but they were certainly welcome. It was fun to sit around and chat with someone else. As I had guessed when they refused my offer of a beer, they were Mormons. They had driven down for a five day vacation. She was a former art student and he was an engineer. Nice folks.
July 26: Cedar Breaks to Grand Canyon North Rim.
My birthday. And we had reservations for the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. In the morning, the four girls were back at their games, and as we packed up, the parents joined us and kind of watched. So we made a slow departure that morning, especially since we revisited Cedar Breaks in the sunlight. The drive down was uneventful but lovely. We lunched at the Rocking V in Kanab for some tasty Southwestern cooking. And we arrived fairly early...for us. We skipped the campground and headed straight for canyon. Holy be-moley! Just like Yellowstone, it was better than I had ever imagined it could be. Words can't do justice to vast, deep expanse of the Grand Canyon, to the antiquity of the geological strata revealed in its earthy pigments. Insane. But I can mention that I climbed to the top of a promontory on the first trail for a full view. Realizing that it looked more dangerous than it was and that I needed to encourage some rock climbing in my daughters, I helped them to the top in turn. I have some picture of me with my youngest daughter that I love, despite the fact that they all came out horribly. Having gotten a taste for the Canyon, we visited the ranger station to get the Junior Ranger badge process started, learning that we needed to attend a ranger talk that evening to make it happen. So we went to the campground to set up our site and eat some dinner. Rain made the process a challenge, but I had fun setting up our tarp as a shelter for my wife to cook dinner. The storm passed as soon as dinner was over, and we headed back to the North Rim Visitor Center for a craft beer, a sunset, and a ranger talk. The ranger, a recent graduate from Wesleyan, gave a great talk about the stories behind white men imposing their naming on places that had long had other names. All in all, an awesome birthday.
July 27: North Rim to Flagstaff.
We checked out of the site, apologizing for having made some small trenches to deal with the rain. I also asked the ranger if there were any last minute cancellations. There weren't, but she told me we could free camp just outside the park. Even though I knew we'd never do it and already had hotel reservations for the evening, I took down information on the site. Then, we spent the day driving along the North Rim. We spent quite a bit of energy identifying plants and trees. My oldest daughter spent quite a bit of energy making up names for places and convincing us that they were the real names. She had a great name for Angel's Window, but I've forgotten it. She was also pretty captivated by the Walhalla Glades Pueblo, ruins of an ancient settlement not far from the rim. I also thought it was fascinating, but my favorite was probably Wotan's Throne.
Since we could not get South Rim reservations, I had made reservations at a hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona. The place attracted me for two reasons. First, it was the name of the beer my grandfather used to drink. Second, it was home to the Lowell Observatory. Much of trip had been by chance about my younger daughter's favorite: volcanoes. My older daughter had complained that there was no space activities. When I discovered the Lowell Observatory, I knew we had to go. We had a tasty late lunch at the Cliff Dweller's Restaurant amidst Mars red rocks on the backside of the Vermilion Cliffs. After winding our way through Page and Mexican Hat, we headed south on 89, where some idiot passed cars coming toward us at well over 80mph and forced me to slam on the brakes to ensure that we wouldn't have a head on collision that killed us all. It was by far the closest we came to an accident and, indeed, death. But we survived that and another lightening storm on our way into Flagstaff.
We went straight to the observatory, since it was already 7pm or so. We saw a science show, and then toured the main telescope before returning for a talk on Mars. My oldest daughter loved it and did not want to leave after the talk, even though it was 9pm and we hadn't eaten dinner. At the hotel, we ordered Chinese food, which was delivered by a white kid and tasted poor.
July 28: Flagstaff to South Rim.
I originally thought we would head east toward Escalante or something from Flagstaff, but the Grand Canyon was so awesome that we decided to visit the South Rim before pushing east to find a campsite. Though I generally preferred the North Rim, perhaps because it was our first taste, perhaps because it was steeper, we very much enjoyed Desert View Tower, where we learned that the most dangerous animal to humans in the park was the squirrel, which could bite through to your bone if you offered them food. That said, the visit took us all day. And while I was starting to get worried about finding a campsite or hotel, I had gained enough confidence that we would find something somewhere. And we did. Something somewhere turned out to be free camping in Kaibab National Forest just outside the South Rim near Desert View. Driving into the area ("Turn right at mile marker 161," the guy at Desert View had told me.), we found an empty area that had been frequently used in the past. As we drove around to find a site, we came across a deer skin. Everyone was a bit freaked out about being so isolated. There was just one RV out by the entrance. Discomfort was made worse by the fact that everyone had to pee outdoors. My oldest freaked out about it until she finally just did it. First time is always the hardest. Perhaps because we saw a coyote in the Desert View Campground before we left, perhaps because we saw a dead animal nearby, the girls and my wife decided that the girls wanted to sleep in the car. We set that up. I cracked the windows and gave them a key. But then it started raining, and I didn't want to leave the windows open, and the girls got a bit scared of the lightening and thunder. So we moved them to the tent and locked the doors.
July 29: South Rim to Cortez.
In the morning I discovered that I could not open the car doors because the key was still inside. For a few moments, I was freaking out, thinking that we were miles from civilization in an empty wilderness and would have to call a locksmith that would take all day and a million dollars. However, it turned out that we had another key in the tent and were able to open the car. But not before I had had a minor heart attack. Ultimately, though, I am quite proud of our night in Kaibab. After a month of camping, we had finally done it without infrastructural support. We brought all our own supplies, including water. We had used only our charged lanterns for light. We had not picnic tables. We had lived without plumbing. We had truly roughed it and come out stronger. I had not had any real worries about being able to, but I am proud that we actually did.
We couldn't resist going back to Desert View to see the Canyon in a different light. So I made reservations at the Cortez KOA and back we went. A ranger told us about the creepy crawlies of the Canyon, including the tarantula hawk.
I insisted that we visit Monument Valley along the way to see the iconic image of the Wild West of John Wayne and John Ford. We drove through the horribly bumpy and red dusty reservation. And we admired the mesas. They still remain iconic memories for me. I'm sure this has been reinforced by watching a number of Westerns and road trips that visit Monument Valley since I returned to Korea. But still, the volcanic stubs sticking straight up out of a red wasteland are compellingly majestic. We reached the Cortez KOA at dinner time. The KOA was exceptionally clean and ordered, if tight. While we got set up, the girls played with a tween Swiss girl from the next campsite, who was traveling through with her family to attend an Up with People! reunion and visit some family. Her father seemed ignorant of the fact that we were just miles from Mesa Verde.
July 30: Mesa Verde.
But we weren't. My oldest daughter and I, who were both excited about it, drove to the visitor center at 7am to get tickets for the pueblo tours. We were one of the first and managed to get tickets to both Cliff Palace and Balcony House. After breakfast back at the KOA, we headed up to Cliff Palace with our Junior Ranger booklets and lots of water. Cliff Palace is the most famous complex. Unfortunately, that makes it the most popular, and tours have to move through fairly quickly and there is no real opportunity to go inside. But we learned about the role of seeps in both creating the cliff recesses and providing essential water for the settlements. And we learned that the reason for moving from the top of the mesa above into the cliff houses is unknown. Though there seems to have been defensive advantages, archaeologists suggest that there was little conflict. And then the people all vanished.
After lunch, we visited Balcony House, where you have to climb a 10m ladder at one point and crawl through a tiny entrance that serves as the main entrance to the complex. Visiting what I think is the oldest preserved indigenous settlement in North America was touching. We had seen much of the country's natural grandeur. Now we were encountering its human accomplishments. For some reason, my older daughter remained equally interested. While my wife and youngest seemed ready to push on after the Balcony House tour was over, my oldest and I kept examining the evolution of the pit houses on top of the mesa that were ultimately superseded by the cliff dwellings.
We returned to the KOA for a swim and lazy night.
July 31: Cortez to Black Canyon of Gunnison.
From Cortez, we ventured into areas famous for their Wild West past and luxury present. We followed Route 160 east to Durango (of mountain biking fame), and then headed north of Route 550 into the San Juan Mountains. There was more mountain awesomeness. We stopped in Silverton for lunch. Interestingly, Silverton has left most of its roads unpaved, which strikes me as a clever urban planning choice. On the one hand, it preserves the touristy Wild West feeling of wide, dusty streets. On the other, it must be relatively inexpensive to maintain, especially given the damage that winters must do to the roads up there.
Then I gave my wife cause to hate me...again. From Silverton we continued north through Ouray. My wife really wanted to visit Telluride, but I wanted to get the kids to Dinosaur National Monument so that they could see and touch real dinosaur bones in situ. With all the stories of evolution and dinosaurs that we had encountered, I had hatched a bigger plan of visiting the Creation Museum in Ohio to demonstrate to the girls that other people had other beliefs. I wanted to create a sort of cognitive gap that would engender critical thinking. So I got fixated on Dinosaur National Monument. Plus, Telluride was a long detour, and I was convinced that we would not find affordable lodging if we arrived at dinnertime. Moreover, we had learned around this time that we had to be back for a party on August 12th. So I insisted we push north. I had expected to get to Grand Junction or so and find a KOA or something. But the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park was on the way, so we stopped with no knowledge of what to expect---other than a canyon.
As we pulled in, I suddenly thought that we should check out the campground. And next thing we knew, we had picked a site and set up our tent. After this, we visited the canyon. I loved it. The hard, dark rocks formed a steep, black canyon that was a monumental counterpart to the siennas and ochres of the desert canyons. With the girls, we had fun finding shapes and faces in the Painted Wall. And of course, we started working on our Junior Ranger booklets.
The girls learned of a ranger talk that evening at the campground on the soundscape of the park. Since we attended the first ranger talk at Devil's Tower, my oldest consistently strove to attend the ranger talks. And who can squash an inquisitive mind? So my wife graciously took the hit and prepared dinner while I took the girls to think about the sounds your hear in national parks. The ranger---yet again!---did a great job and opened our minds and ears to a new type of experience. He also mentioned a telescope star viewing later in the evening. Again, my oldest insisted that we ask him for more details. As the Black Canyon is an International Dark Sky Park, that very night there was going to be a telescope set up to view the planets. There was no question that we were going.
So, at 9pm approached, we made our way to the appointed destination nearby. A volunteer had set up a rather expensive telescope and focused it on Mars. The girls loved it. As the telescope moved through Saturn and Jupiter, we had to gently pull my oldest away so that others could see. She just got back in line to view again. I think she checked out Saturn three times. And it was worth it. You could literally see the colored rings around the planet. The eye of Jupiter was clearly visible. It was astonishing to think that we were "directly" looking at them with our naked eyes. I want to believe that my daughters' evident interest encouraged the volunteer to find new objects after other spectators had faded away and left about eight of us. He showed us a couple of things I still cannot believe I have seen. We viewed a globular cluster, an exploding star (I think), and something else. (I'll have to ask my daughter. I'm sure she wrote it down.) Finally, my oldest was getting her space fix.
August 01: Black Canyon of Gunnison to Dinosaur National Park.
The kids had to go for a hike to get their badges, so my wife drove to the visitor center and I took them along a canyon-edge trail. Even as we got to the trail, we had to wait for a deer and her calf to get out of the way, since we had learned not to frighten them or get too close. We had seen them wandering around the campground a couple of times the day before. The walk itself was pleasant enough, but the most interesting thing to me was that my older daughter had taken to copying me and taking close-up pictures of rocks and other objects to capture the patterns. I had started at Craters of the Moon and I guess it appealed to her.
After looking at the sun through a different telescope owned and operated by the same amateur astronomer and receiving our badges, we started the drive north on Route 50 and then Route 139 through country Colorado to Dinosaur. It turns out that Dinosaur is one entrance to the park, but not for the fossils, so we picked up our Junior Ranger booklets and drove another 45 minutes almost to Vernal. In the car, the kids played a game we made up from the booklet of making up dinosaur names by translating the Greek words into new names. Upon arrival, we first reserved our campsite and then returned for one of the last buses up the hill to logjam cliff of dinosaur bones that is the highlight of Dinosaur National Monument. We touched some fossils and then walked down the fossil trail looking for our fossils. We did find a few that were pointed out in the guide. And we took lots of close ups of rocks. Good fun. On the way out in the middle of the open desert a rainstorm came up on us. We starting running out of fear of lightening that had been regularly instilled in us by the rangers. Fortunately, we got wet but the storm soon passed without electrocuting us. We returned to the campground and relaxed a bit. In the dark and their bedtime clothes, the girls decided that they wanted to climb the hill behind the site to see where the chipmunks had run off to. So we started up...and then took a long time coming down. The girls were scared of sliding down, so they basically slid down on their butts, filling their bedtime clothes with dust adn sand. My wife was not happy.
August 02: Dinosaur National Park to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Before heading east on Route 40 to Rocky Mountain National Park, we visited some ancient runes and the Josie Morris homestead. The homestead very much interested me. Josie Morris started it in 1913 and, while rustic, the grounds were orderly and attractively organized. She had a small canyon fenced in for her cattle. The yard was a delightfully open space with enough large trees to provide a consistent shade. I tried to impress upon my daughters how amazing and tough she must have been.
Then it was back on the road in hopes of getting a campsite in the park. Time was ticking, and we could feel that the Rocky Mountain National Park would be the last major Western stop for us. We were again fortunate to get a site at Timber Creek Campground. Unfortunately, the site had been in a fire some years previously and completely lacked shade. After setting up camp, we settled in for a mellow dinner and fire. After watching some elk pass through the campsite, the girls insisted on another ranger talk. This time the talk was about winter visits to the park. Not the strongest talk, but it did leave us with the distinction between deer scat and elk scat: elk scat will not fit up your nose.
August 03: Rocky Mountain National Park.
We woke up and were told by a passing ranger that the temperature had dropped to 39F and was still hovering in the mid-40s. It was the coldest morning of the trip. But that didn't stop my awesome family from deciding to go for a hike in the rain near Grand Lake. Even as the rain was threatening and began to drizzle, my toughened brood kept trekking. For a while. Then the youngest started to complain about the distance and rain, so we turned back, went grocery shopping, and headed back into the main park for a drive up Route 34 to the Alpine Visitor Center. There is, again, no way to describe the beauty of the mountains, especially as the skies cleared in the afternoon. We climbed up to the nearby Alpine Ridge and looked at the Never Summer Mountains below which we were camping, and around to mountains that were possibly in Wyoming. After hot cocoa, coffee, and souvenir shopping for my parents, we made our way back down and visited first two small lakes and second the Holzwarth Historic Site. To get to the historic site, we crossed what is nearly the beginning of the Colorado River. Here it was only 3-5m wide, and we touched water that would eventually carve the Grand Canyon. On the way back across the open grasslands surrounding the river, it again threatened rain. And again we ran. Dinner was cooked and eaten under the tent awning (one of the best features of the Tensleep Station Six).
August 04: Rocky Mountain National Park to Limon.
After closing up camp, we drove back up to the Alpine Visitor Center. We moved on over the highest road in the US, stopping regularly. The kids wondered at the marmots more than the scenery. We wound our way down. Following the sign suggestions, I learned how to use the Etta's manual shift option since I wanted to preserve our brakes, which had worn a bit unevenly and shuttered a bit at high speed. We parked in Glacier Basin and took the bus up to the last stop, Bear Lake. My wife had been insisting that she wanted to visit a mountain lake, so I set my sights on Nymph Lake, which instinct told me would do the job. This was basically to be our last hurrah before returning to the plains and the long slog back East, so I wanted it to be good. And it was.
As we walked up, we came to a large rock that the girls insisted on climbing. This was my first reward. My girls had moved past their city-bred caution around the coarse, dirty natural world and were really embracing its rough scramble. They had become such pros. I can only hope they don't lose the enthusiasm And Nymph Lake, which sites at the bottom of a rocky basin, was as beautiful as I had hoped. It wasn't in the middle of a meadow, but that's not what you get at the altitude in the Rockies. It was clear, lined by pines, and dominated by a promontory behind it. Really, just the perfect "end" to our trip. As we left the lake, we encountered a pair of elk. By this time elk were not particularly special, but it was still a nice note. Mostly we commented on how stupid people were to try to get as close as they were. We scooted over the stream on a tree trunk bridge a bit too close to the wildlife, paused, and then headed down. As rain began to fall, we sighed and hit the road. We had reservations at the Limon KOA.
August 05: Limon to Kansas City.
The Limon KOA was not our favorite. Though there was a decent pool and the site was well tended, it was located just off the highway after days in the forest, and the tent sites were as far from the bathrooms as possible. We had never had such a long walk. Worse---and there is nothing the KOA could do about this---winds were so strong that night that some guy line pegs got pulled out and we were kept awake by the flapping fly. Perhaps it was a user error. But we got out early and essentially spent the day driving I-70 across Kansas. And I have to say, Kansas was far more engaging than most people describe it. It's corn again, but the hills roll and there is plenty to catch the eye.
Our first stop was Q39 for some of the tastiest BBQ I've had. I had decided that from this point on, my wife wasn't going to be too happy---and she wasn't---so we'd try to entertain ourselves with some better food and a few sites. Q39 was the first effort and furnished us with another souvenir, some honey BBQ sauce for use back in CT.
August 06: Kansas City to Hoosier National Forest.
The night was uneventful and we moved on across Missouri. The major stop I had conceived for the day was Blues City Deli for takeout that we could eat under the Gateway Arch. The deli was highly regarded, but I assumed it was like a NYC deli and would be takeout only. However, there was crowded seating and settled in for another monstrously tasty meal. Stuffed, we headed down toward the Arch...and trouble. I personally didn't have any great desire to spend time looking at it. I thought that we should just see it since we were in the neighborhood. So, when we passed the $6 parking, I just decided to drive on, pointing the Arch out to everyone so that we could push on toward our next destination. My wife was pissed...and rightly so. For $6 and 30 minutes, we could have gone under the Arch and contacted yet another icon of Americana. But I was only focused on the end goal another four hours away. I even missed a chance to visit Lincoln's childhood home because I hadn't even known it was there until we were too far past. And Lincoln is one of my kids' favorite presidents. That said, we still didn't reach Hoosier National Park until it was starting to get dark. We still could have afforded 30 minutes and $6, though. Sorry, honey.
August 07: Hoosier National Forest to Cambridge.
In the morning, we drove by the Painted Ladies of Louisville and out I-64 to the Creation Museum outside Cincinnati in Bullitsburg. It was my big educational moment...or so I thought. Despite the $100 price tag and my wife's reservations, in we went. To me the place was fascinating. It's all predicated on dinosaurs, which presumably draw the kids in. The place starts by placing a bit of scientific doubt, showing two paleontologists amicably disagreeing about the dating of dinosaur bones in sedimentary rock. One thinks the bones are from millions of years ago and the other from 5,000 years ago. Then, as one goes on to learn more about dinosaurs, pseudo-scientific language is used to debate whether God added venom to snakes and other animals after Eve ate the apple, or if he simply threw a switch that he had already genetically programmed. The language seems intentionally opaque so as to convey an air of scientific rigor and sophistication beyond the average visitor's abilities. Indeed, I heard someone say that they "weren't so sure any more. It seems so complicated." Then the notion of a corrupt and confusing world starts to creep in. There are light indicators of global conflict and disorder. This is accompanied by the notion that God's way is much more straightforward than science's confusing pathways. There is even a poster that shows scientist's meandering pathway of evolution in the form of a winding arrow and compares this pathway to God's: a straight line from Adam to contemporary man. It's so much simpler! Having generated some cognitive dissonance, they then hammer you over the head. You have to walk through a hallway of people talking about their problems with drugs, infidelity, crime, homosexual tendencies, etc. The hallway is dark. The music is ominous in a horror movie sort of way. My wife, who already thought things were a bit weird and was not as interested as I, decided that it was too scary to bring the girls through. So she an my oldest just started cruising and left me and the youngest in the dust. I quickly moved through the horror tunnel but slowed down when we came out. Because the answer to the horror and disorder was the story of the bible told in large-scale diorama form, where dinosaurs frollicked with deer and Eve. Once we got to the bloody scene of Cain and Abel I decided that we should give up and hurry on. Outside, we visited the small zoo they have. They offered camel rides for $5 a pop. Though a rip off, I had not made the horse riding happen during the trip, so I made sure that the kids got on the camel. They loved it. As the weather continued to turn, we got back on the road. We stopped at our last hotel, a small clean place in Cambridge, Ohio, where we dined at a nearby Greek restaurant of no special mention.
August 08: Cambridge to Hersey.
The reality of the trip's end was coming down fast, but we still had a few more things to do. We left Cambridge for the Hersey, PA KOA. We passed through Wheeling, West Virginia and into Pennsylvania. I had thought about visiting Pittsburgh, but I had to recreate my childhood memories for my kids. I needed to take them to Hersey's Chocolate World, of which I have fond childhood memories. We went on the revamped ride through the making of chocolate, which seemed less informative than it did as a child, but everyone loved it. I then got suckered into taking the kids to a 4D movie about robots and candy heroes. We stocked up on Reese's and other candies for my father and the upcoming picnic party. Then we headed to the Hersey KOA. I expected it to be a bit grimy and full of mosquitoes. After all, we were back on the East Coast. But the place was lovely, spacious, and bug free. The kids once again inspected the bathrooms for us, and we went for a swim in the ever present pool. Bittersweet.
August 09: Hersey to Mystic.
In the morning, we packed up for the last time. I wanted to drive through Amish country to replicate those childhood memories some more. So we visited an uninspiring covered bridge and drove out through the countryside through Manheim, Lititz, Ephrata, and Blue Ball before getting back on the thruway. But we did see a young man driving a horse-drawn buggy and make the obligatory family stop at Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery in Lititz, where I had gone as a kid and where my wife, sister, and I had taken my nieces when they were my kids' ages. And then...
We didn't want to return too late, and we didn't want to drive through NYC at rush hour. But we did have to stop for Korean food in Fort Lee. I let me wife choose.
Last fall I was asked to contribute to a special issue of International Planning Studies with an article on austerity and Korea. That article is now available as Austerity in reverse: Korea, capabilities, and crisis. You can also download the accepted manuscript here. I worked with Jeeyeop Kim (Ajou University) to understand Korea's long development trajectory, which I posited was the reverse of austerity since austerity relies on a reduction of social welfare or capabilities and development is fundamentally about increasing capabilities. We argue that the developmental state advanced capabilities, that the neoliberal policies since the mid-1990s have increasingly threatened those gains, and that social pressure has been essential to slowing the deterioration of capabilities, using housing as an example. Here is the full abstract.
Development is austerity in reverse. And austerity is development in reverse, a form of de-development. This paper argues that austerity is a neoliberal technology for returning countries to positive economic growth that reduces social spending and thereby reverses development. Drawing on Sen and Nussbaum's human capabilities approach, an exploration of Korea's development since 1960 supports this and three additional claims. First, the expansion of capabilities in Korea is tied to democratization and exponential increases in social spending. Second, Korea's experience with financial crises and austerity programmes demonstrate that increased social spending is compatible with rapid recovery. Third, Korea's roll out of neoliberal technologies and economic transformation since the 1980s have undermined the capabilities developed during earlier industrialization. Fourth, the importance of housing as a vital tool for political legitimation, especially since democratization, has sustained political interest in providing better housing, suggesting that social movements are essential to protecting social spending.
I've been busy. The main thing was spending 40 days in the wilderness driving to the Oregon Coast and back with the family. Totally awesome, but a story for another day. Right now I just want to mention that I returned to Korea last night and am setting up my bachelor pad for the next four months. After lots of bad signs about my arrival (torrential downpours mainly), I just received a good sign. As I hooked up the computer speakers I had forgotten I had stored in my office, the first music that came on was KPOO's Wake the Town Radio, which is one of my very favorite radio shows of all time. Perhaps things will be more awesome than I expect.
In the midst of a middle of the night read, I was struck by a curious parallel between the moral positions presented by Nel Noddings in her work on caring and Marshall Sahlins on reciprocity in primitive society.
Nel Noddings strove to counter a masculine notion of abstract ethics based primarily on reason with a feminine notion of materialist ethics based primarily on emotion. She critiqued the view that ethics was at its most sublime when the basis for decision making was each individual's abstracted value. The result is that one should apply the same rational ethic principles and standards to one's immediate family as to those across the world. (Kant?) As the example shows, this leads to emotionally contradictory behavior. Rather, Noddings argues for a situated ethics based on caring in which one should make ethical decisions contingent upon how emotionally close a person is to you. That is, one should certainly favor one's daughter's well being over that of a stranger in a strange land. Because one cares for those closest to them (socially and emotionally), ethics should prioritize those close to the individual making the decision. Therefore, as (social) distance increases, one's ethical obligation to others decreases.
This is precisely the way Sahlins describes the ethics of reciprocity in primitive societies. Generalized reciprocity, in which resources are pooled and redistributed without demand for repayment (Mauss' gift), is morally correct for those in your household. As one moves further out along kinship and tribal lines, the moral impulsion to give weakens and moves toward balanced reciprocity, in which explicit expectations of equitable exchange prevails. As social distance increases and one deals entirely with strangers, it is often morally permissible--and sometimes even lauded--to cheat them in trade or even to outright steal from them, like Navajo horse raids. This he calls negative reciprocity. So, like Noddings' ethics of caring, primitive societies embrace stronger ethical commitments to those closest to them, and these commitments wane as social distance increases.
What makes this more interesting to me is a comment that Sahlins throws out that modern, industrial economies rely much more on balanced reciprocity to function effectively. The import, I believe, is that the mode of production drives ethics (economic structure drives the superstructure). The primitive society is a segmentary one of significant autonomy at the household (of kinship group) scale. There is little to no interdependence on individuals socially distant. The individual is primarily (more) dependent on those immediately around them. However, as the mode of production moves toward specialization and mass production, the level of interdependence increases, and moral standards of exchange shift strongly toward balanced reciprocity.
Sahlins has not (yet) spoken of how social distance and anonymity in modern economies simultaneously fosters negative reciprocity (caveat emptor). But it is clear that a change in the mode of production entails a change in the ethics of reciprocity. The fourth industrial revolution or sustainability entail the transformation of moral obligations. The question is one of causality. Can moral change can lead economic change? Or does economic change lead moral change?
I have recently finished reading Pierre Clastres' Society Against the State and am in the midst of reading Marshall Sahlins' Stone Age Economics. Clastre's book famously influenced Deleuze and Guattari, while Sahlin's book influenced Clastres and the whole post-development literature.
Clastres' book develops a political anthropology of so-called primitive societies, in which he draws on his knowledge of indigenous American peoples to argue that they are organized (almost rhizomatically) into small groups that are designed to limit the exercise of power of leaders over others. He concludes that states must be forced on society and should be considered an external force of expropriation that is fundamentally based on uneven power relations. Presumably this is the origin of Deleuze and Guattari's "Ur state".
Sahlins' book, on the other hand, develops an economic anthropology based in a Marxist reading of political superstructures reflecting economic foundations. He posits the notion of a domestic mode of production (DMP), in which the household (broadly conceived) is the fundamental unit of production and distribution. There is much here of relevance for development theory. Three elements stand out for me at the moment. First, the contradictory Western colonial views of so-called primitive peoples as, on one hand, living harsh lives that require them to work ceaselessly to just barely survive the day and, on the other hand, as being inherently lazy. The first view is one used to justify colonization as a bringer of civilization and wealth, while the second view is used to justify the use of force to compel indigenous people to work (as effective slaves). This is a clear ideological contradiction that I hadn't really considered before. And it is one that immediately suggests the underlying political economic goals of colonization. Sahlins' solution to this contradiction--and the second notion of interest--is to empirically show that indigenous societies are the "original affluent societies" (drawing on John Kenneth Galbraith's famous notion). He demonstrates that in those very societies that Westerners tend to see as incurably impoverished and technologically backward are actually so efficient in procuring sustenance and supplied from their environment that they only work four to five hours a day on average. That is, they do not live lives of bare subsistence. And in this way, they are better off than many proletarian workers in the early industrial revolution. Heck, they may even be better off than many of us with our eighty hour work weeks. At any rate, this observation also addresses the view that indigenous workers are lazy and prone to run away after earning some money: this is the only thing they have to do to survive on their own. People are accustomed to working until near term stocks are replenished and then relaxing to enjoy themselves. Because they can. The third item of interest is that primitive peoples (often nomadic) lifestyles do not support or require high levels of accumulation since their environmental so abundantly provides for their needs, and therefore accumulation is not a societal value. The Western capitalist mode of production, however, is fundamentally based on the believe that no level of accumulation is sufficient. While the domestic mode of production naturally imposes limits on accumulation, e.g., how much one can carry, accumulation under the capitalist mode of production is theoretically infinite. The indigenous approach has proved sustainable; the latter has not.
When we put these two books together, two points immediately pop out. First, "development" and the "civilizing mission" rely on the external imposition of statehood. That is, the colonial powers had to literally force states upon indigenous peoples who wanted no such thing. To the extent that development is based on introducing economic and political capitalist relations, it is thus rooted in unequal power. Second, these books taken together imply that to achieve sustainability, we must not only find a replacement for accumulation but also reduce power imbalances in society.
I don't know if this is possible, of course. For another unexplored aspect of both books is the notion of population density and political structure. The affluent and equal society in both cases appears to depend to a great degree on low population densities, including the possibility of rhizomatic meiosis to reduce population densities. Both authors, however, leave open the question of political transformation as population density increases. This surely lies at the base of differences between anarchist and socialist concepts of appropriate political structures (cf. the debate between Bookchin and Harvey over the role of cities). Or perhaps this is a difference between the domestic and industrial modes of production?
What have I accomplished so far during my sabbatical? My previous post about finishing Marx's Capital has engendered a moment of reflection on my achievements during my sabbatical to date. The thoughts are amplified---as they always are---by the sense of impending endings. Though I have more than four months before I return to Korea, other endings lurk near. In about six weeks I will have to move off the island and resettle in my parents' house. During those weeks I will have to prepare my final report for research project, explaining what has and has not gone according to plan. Soon after, we plan to travel for a month, which is a new beginning but also a probably end to my scholarly work. All these closings demand a sort of reckoning. Why it has to be public, I don't know, but here it is.
Over the greater part of the last year, here is what I can say I have done.
Of course, there are many things I wanted to do and have left undone.
Heather Campbell (formerly Sheffield, now UBC) told me that if you accomplished half of what you planned, you have been successful. Not sure if I have been successful (academically), but I am close and I've done pretty good on the family front.
Also, I have to remember that when I return to Korea, I will be alone for four months and can live the monastic scholar's life. Of course, I won't get everything done then either!
Today I have completed a project. Over the last two years I have been reading all three volumes of Marx's Capital a few pages a day. I finished the last of more than 2,500 pages this afternoon. Time to break out the IPA.
Of course, there is Bernstein's Volume 4 and the Grundrisse that I could still read...and hopefully will eventually do so. But I have finished those volumes of Capital written primarily by Marx. And that is no small feat. So I will ignore the existence of an endless list of follow up readings and simply celebrate my accomplishment. This achievement is all the sweeter for coming just before Marx's 200th birthday on May 5th.
David Harvey once said that anyone who finishes reading Capital wants to write a book about it. I guess I'd better start.
It's been almost exactly six months since my last post. You would think that being on sabbatical would have given me more than ample time to write about my experiences and my thoughts. But so far you would be wrong. I mostly blame the young kids in the house, but life has also intervened unnecessarily.
I should write about our amazing---if small and drafty---1875 farmhouse on Elihu Island. I should write about swimming through the end of October despite rapidly declining fall temperatures. I should write about the hurricane just before Halloween that pushed an immense oak tree across the only road to the island and the only power line to the island, leaving us stranded without power for days. I should write about having responsibility for my negative equity uncle's tiny estate thrust on me when it was suddenly determined that he was no longer fit to live on his own. I should write about the grounding reflections on aging that experience has engendered. I should also write about the joy my daughters express at their new school and how they have code switched into English. I should write about how full-blooded the holiday season has felt here in America. I should write about the Arctic temperatures that have frozen the cove outside our kitchen window except for a small hole where the hooded mergansers have gathered. I should write about the kids' first major snowstorms, the snowmen they built, and the sledding they did. And I should probably write about reading Ta-Nehisi Coates on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. I should write about many things.
But I have a few words about Lewis Mumford's The Myth of the Machine. Mostly I just want to announce that I've finished reading both volumes. I've been reading them piecemeal a couple of pages a day for more than a year, and I finally finished the second volume last night. The main thing that has struck me while reading these volumes is the influence he must have had on Deleuze and Guattari. It may sound a bit odd, but I am convinced of the connection. First of all, from citations in A Thousand Plateaus, I know they read him. It may only have been the essay version of The Myth of the Machine, but there is sufficient commonality to suggest a fuller reading. Prime among these is the notion of assemblage, a term Mumford uses throughout the volumes to refer to a socio-technic system for transforming the world. More specifically, D&G appear to draw their concept of the war machine from the machine in Mumford's title. For Mumford the machine is the model for the modern power complex that strives to centrally manage society as if it were a mechanical device. That is, the machine cum war machine is an assemblage for channeling living energy. For Mumford, the machine is too rigid to contain living, creative energy and is thus prone to breakdowns that open opportunities for revitalization and renewal. These openings, of course, are D&G's lines of flight.
There are also strong parallels between the history Mumford offers and that of D&G. Both parties argue that the modern state was created by hunting tribes dominating pastoral cultivators. And both highlight the role of metallurgy. I understand that D&G got many ideas from Pierre Clastres, but he is next on my reading list, so I do not want to push this potential influence further at this time.
Most striking to me now, however, is Mumford's final chapter on materialization and etherialization. These concepts parallel D&G's territorialization and deterritorialization. Materialization, like territorialization, refers the process by which pre-linguistic ideas gradually take on material form; and etherialization refers to the opposite process by which material form crumbles over time until it is hidden in our language and thought, like long lost etymologies. For these three authors, these two processes are always interacting and shaping each other in a nondirectional evolutionary process. They are also profoundly human and subject to human determination.
All these parallels suggest to me that D&G drew many ideas from Mumford. It may have been that this way of understanding the world was materializing all over and both parties simply followed the same natural course. Regardless, I believe I will have to dig deeper into history. Not to determine who influenced whom, but to read Patrick Geddes's work. Mumford consistently contributes his most fundamental understandings to his advisor, Geddes. So, if Mumford influenced D&G, then Geddes was an indirect influence. If the Mumford and D&G only moved along parallel paths, Geddes's writing should still offer a productive framework for considering D&G's writing. It doesn't hurt, of course, that I am an urban planner and Geddes was one of the most influential early planners.
I went over the student evaluations of my classes today. For the most part, The comments were quite positive, and I'm grateful that so many students genuinely seem to appreciate my teaching. It may sound trite, but it is one of the rewards of the job. There are always a surprising number of students who ask for more structure to the lectures and for the presentation slides or notes to be made available. It was especially prevalent in the new graduate class on international development and cooperation I taught this semester. And I have to admit that sometimes my lectures could use a bit more organization. But I don't feel that they are that bad overall, especially in the graduate class. They were challenging and sometimes rushed, but I thought they were fairly well processed.
And that got me thinking. I think some students want me to do all the information processing for them, while I see myself more as a guide to the students own learning. While some students want me to be a robin, I see myself as a lion. When robins hatch, the parents forage for food, fly back to the nest, and regurgitate the partially digested food into the gawping mouths of the chicks. Some students are like those chicks. They want easily digestible, already broken down ideas and knowledge. I, however, want my students to learn how to break down ideas and knowledge for themselves and build their own idiosyncratic understanding of how our world works. Like the mother lion, I see my job as wounding the prey, bringing it to my cubs, and giving them the opportunity to kill it for themselves so that they can later hunt on their own.
Of course, I am aware that robins also hunt once they leave the nest. The distinction is more one of species than right or wrong. But if you want to take my class, be a lion, not a robin.
Today, finally, someone bought the apartment we are renting and saved us from months of rent on an empty apartment.
For the last week my youngest daughter has been trying to get her mother to say that she loves her more than her older sister. She would get very upset when my wife refused to say that she loved one more than the other. It was quite confusing for us until last night. I was trying to explain to her how love is a non-rival good (through obviously in different terms) and that her mother's love for her older sister did not diminish her love for the younger one. She refused to believe me. In the midst of her tears, my daughter told that there was only so much love to go around and that her mother's love for her older sister meant that she did not love her as much. Her source? Boss Baby. The whole premise is that there is only so much love in the world and the dogs are stealing it from the babies. She totally absorbed that and applied it as a theoretical framework to understand her world. Amazing!
This Thursday at 5pm somewhere in the International Studies Hall I will explain to all comers how to ensure that your theses are not feces. Over about an hour and a half I will explain what makes a good thesis question, how to structure your thesis, how to avoid plagiarism, and what tools you can use to be more efficient.
You can look ahead (or behind) for my suggestions and a copy of my presentation by visiting this page. Note that I hope to update it over the next couple of days, but the substance will be essentially identical.
Just watched 150 of our students graduate. Congratulations! It's always a pleasure to watch the happy and well deserved smiles that indicate the passage from one phase of life to the next. Good luck to all of you.
And it also marks a small transition for me. My chaotic winter is over and the new chaotic semester is about to begin. But before it does I have two days of solitude to reflect on the winter and re-energize for the spring. Before I came back from the Campus Asia kick-off symposium in Kobe, my wife and daughters ran off to Okinawa for a few days (that will turn out to be much less warm than they were hoping!). Though I have to get some work done (so that I can have time when the family returns), at least I will have a bit of mental space to settle...and will increase this space by going for my now annual hike tomorrow morning.
At any rate, I think I am beginning to look forward to the new semester and the excitement it will bring. I have been reading some very interesting books for my development and globalization classes. And I hope they will provoke engaging discussions. In particular, at the moment I am reading Karl Mannheim's Man and Society in the Age of Reconstruction. It keeps offering observations about mid-20th century society that aptly capture contemporary uncertainty and reconstruction. Hopefully much of my time tomorrow will be spent reading more.
I am primarily just writing a note to update things since it has been so long. Since I last wrote, Trump has assumed power, protests have erupted, and Park, Guenhye's impeachment process is getting unnecessarily dragged out (presumably seeking victory through attrition).
This winter was supposed to be a quiet one with a focus on writing papers. Instead it has turned into another whirlwind world tour. I spent a week in Hanoi conducting interviews and site visits to understand the market for apartments there. It was phenomenally productive and I still have to sit down to sort out what we have learned. My RAs were amazing at organizing our meetings and focus groups. We met a number of professors from NUCE who taught us a great deal about Hanoi's urban development (though it was surely rudimentary to them!).
One of the tidbits they taught us was that Hanoi's urban planning has always been tied to humans' relation to water, specifically the Red River. Interestingly, I just returned from a GPAS/KOICA sponsored study trip to Cambodia where we learned that the story of Angkor Wat is also a story where water plays the central role. So there may be something about SE Asia and people's relationship to water that lies at the core of spatial planning.
In Cambodia I was the senior faculty member and therefore in charge of our team's formal exchanges with Cambodian representatives. For me, this was a major learning experience and fortunately I was able to draw on what I learned by watching one of my former colleagues on a trip to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Because it was just the two of us, I watched carefully how he connected (or not) with the other parties we encountered.
Perhaps the biggest lesson I have taken from the last couple of weeks is that the world is full of endless possibilities. I may have lost some of this sense over the last few years of having kids and getting stable. In fact, it may be the very achievement of a degree of stability that has allowed me to recognize again the excitement of the world's abundance. Of course, having access to money is key to realizing many of the possibilities, but I have renewed faith that one can make things happen if one wants. Through the conversations I have had new ideas and potential projects have bubbled up and over. The move now is to choose which to act upon and realize.
This morning I read in Capital that there is an old English proverb that is often reduced to: "When thieves fall out, honest men come by their own." Marx uses it to describe the truth about the economy and labor that emerged in the early 1800s as the aristocracy and industrialists argued amongst themselves about who exploited the common person more. I wonder if this is what is happening in Korea today.
In 2013, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, a Participatory Budgeting pilot failed as a result of elite co-optation and sabotage. This was a civil society effort at deepening democracy by introducing a form of participatory democracy in the second largest city in Romania.
This study asks the question, "Can civil society deepen democracy at the municipal level?" The focus is on the city of Cluj-Napoca, in Romania and the concept of deepening democracy is operationalized as the pilot Particpatory Budget that occurred in 2013 in the district of Manastur.
The study argues that, even though the enabling conditions for success were met, the pilot PB failed because the Mayor’s Office was only willing to implement a Simulacra PB—a version they could control. They did not want to share power with the citizens, and saw PB as a consultation effort that could improve efficiency and help build party power in the district. In order to prevail, they steered the conclusions of the working group toward their ends, blocked the demands for a dedicated sum in the budget, ensured there would be no independent executive board, and applied a Latourian classification strategy in order to steer citizen demands in the direction they desired. Civil society participants could not overcome the Mayor’s Office designs for sabotage and co-optation.
The case study is embedded in a theoretical framework that provides a model according to which genuine efforts at democratization will be structurally opposed by elites in a representative democracy. This has implications for other instances where civil society advocates deeper democratization—a regime change from representative democracy to participatory paradigms. The theoretical model used in this instance proposes that elite resistance to change is a defining feature of representative systems. Given this, civil society participants need to organize better, and to share their experiences of sabotage and co-optation through international diffusion networks, in order to counteract complex games of elite manipulation.
UPDATE: Here is Peter Marcuse's take on the situation, one that is harmonious with my own.
A critical shift in the organization of the economy post 1968, from industrial to hi-tech capitalism.
They reacted with anxiety and an emotional attachment to the past Deep Story (their traditional identity?).
Trump as politician picked up on this, despite his own membership in the new establishment (motivation? pathological egotism? Business).
That story, built on real anxiety-inducing experience, mis-interpreted history, and built a psychological/ideological barrier that facts and reason could not penetrate (high school or less education?).
Hillary offered no vision that addressed the grounded anxiety (health care costs? Real unemployment levels?).
I just learned yesterday that my friend David Madden and my advisor Peter Marcuse have finally published their collaboration on housing in capitalist societies with Verso. In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis addresses the global housing crisis. You can read an excerpt here: The Permanent Crisis of Housing.
This paper examines child labour in artisanal mining through ethnographic research in Tanzania. The poverty hypothesis argues that households send children to work to bolster household income. The sociocultural approach suggests that child mining offers valuable vocational training. This paper builds on a growing literature that complicates these approaches' straightforward claims by illustrating how household fragmentation is generated through the encounter of traditional cultural practices with mining's culture of consumption. This encounter exacerbates household fragmentation, which in turn increases child poverty and labour. These findings suggest that policy interventions should also address these mediating factors rather than poverty per se.
This semester I taught that part of Lefebvre's Urban Revolution that introduces the emergence of the urban society as the urban incorporates the rural, as the town consumes the country. Additionally, in preparation for my ACSP paper, I have been reading the debate over planetary urbanism, in particular Richard Walker's response to Brenner and Schmid in City (19: 2-3). In his response, Walker argues that Brenner and Schmid have an unclear notion of the "urban" and often conflate it with capitalism in general. He argues that this all-inclusive treatment of the urban eviscerates the word of any tractable meaning. Instead, we should continue to use both concepts in a dialectical fashion. It is not enough, Walker says, to say that the urban is incorporating the rural; rather, we must also consider ways in which the rural is incorporating the urban. I think he has in mind urban gardening, rural-urban migrants, perhaps fashion choices, and so on.
This dialectical relationship seems to make sense, and my recent trip to Ethiopia suggests as much. Here is a picture of a sheep market on the edge of Addis Ababa. Farmers, I presume, bring their herd to this roadside in the hope that a butcher will purchase them.
But what has prompted me to write is a chance encounter with Marx and cities as I was reading Zerzan's Twilight of the Machines. He includes a quote from the Grundrisse (p. 479): "the modern [age] is the urbanization of the countryside, not ruralization of the city as in antiquity." Though I have yet to read the material preceding the quote, this is almost certainly one source of Lefebvre's inspiration for the urban society notion. The question Walker would then have to pose is whether Marx is letting go of the dialectical relation in this quote or if Lefebvre, Brenner, and Schmid have pushed Marx's concept beyond dialectics. And then I suppose one would have to ask if letting go of that dialectical framework is useful or not.
My trip to Ethiopia under KOICA's auspices is coming to a close...and a wonderfully fulfilling one at that. Thanks to Prof. Lee, Jin-Sang's extensive experience and consequent network in Ethiopia, other professors and I enjoyed dinner in the home of Ethiopia's Speaker of the House of People's Representatives, Abadula Gemeda. For me it was an incredible learning opportunity. Here is a man who started his adulthood fighting against the Derg in the bush with Meles in a Marxist-Leninist parth, rose to the head of the Ethiopian military, and is now Speaker in an actively capitalist government.
He shared a few bits of wisdom. The first was that if you can run a military, you can run any machine. The logic was that decisions in the military concern the most precious thing, life. He is certainly responsible for the loss of life, but he genuinely appears to care. I cannot imagine that he took decisions lightly. The second tidbit reinforces this thought. He said that the only way to win a war is with love. He argued that an army can't win by destroying the enemy (or at least trying). That only creates new enemies. The only way to win is to love the enemy. Give them water and food when they are captured. Talk to them. Teach them. Turn them into friends that you can live with. Further to this is that you cannot understand yourself without understanding why your enemy sees you as an enemy.
The last perhaps was that one must take every opportunity to live life. That is why he volunteers on the weekend. That is why he has adopted several children (despite being 60!).That is surely why he invited us over to dinner. And I'd like to think that is why I went.
Today marks another first for Sienna. She can now officially ride a bike. Though she still has much practice to do, she can now get started and keep moving for quite a distance without assistance.
Gian, meanwhile, continues to impress with her patience for and ability to sound out words. She's going to be reading alone in no time.
We're staying at my uncle and aunt's amazing new place in Cape Cod for the week. They have a heated pool with a shallow end that is low enough for Sienna to stand. Their cousins swim like fish, despite the younger one's struggles staying on the surface. It seems that seeing this has inspired Sienna. Yesterday she figured out that it was okay to put her face in the water, and now she's diving and swimming like no one's business. She doesn't want to get out of the water. And that makes me happy.
Na Hyang-wook (나향욱) director general for Korea's Ministry of Education has been fired for calling for a formalization of Korea's caste system. He was quoted at an apparently drunken dinner as saying that, "Not everyone can be equal. We must accept reality.... I believe that we should solidify a class system in our society. The people should be treated like dogs and pigs. It's enough just to feed them and let them live." The people were defined as "the 99 percent". Of course he added that he belongs to the 1 percent. He made additional remarks that the 99 percent does not even try to improve themselves.
There is not much to add, since the former official's words are frighteningly plain. It indicates that Korea is already a caste society. I wanted to write "evolved into", but I think Korea has always been a caste society. The consciousness of this fact was disguised by the rapid growth of the past few decades, during which the lives of most people in Korea improved immensely. However, having caught up with the developed world, there is less growth to share domestically and people's lives are no longer improving. This, more than rising inequality, has led to reemergence of the consciousness.
Thanks to a colleague of mine, the family and I were able to go on an experience trip to Incheon as part of a magazine that promotes tourism in the city. Fortunately, our trip was not to the city but to Shimnipo (십리포) on Yeongheung Island (영흥도) via Daebu Island (대부도). The fiction was that we went "glamping" (그램핑, or glamour camping, which is a current trend in Korea where you pretend to be camping by using camping gear but that really everything is basically done for you and your facilities are luxurious). The reality is that we were on a photo shoot and got to do a bunch of wonderful things as long as we posed properly at times.
We walked along the beach. We dug for clams and crabs. We barbecued tasty pork. But perhaps the most important thing was that we went on four-wheel ATVs along some paved and unpaved roads. This was fun simply by its nature, but there was an added bonus for Sienna. For weeks she had been telling me about her friend who gets to ride occasionally in front of her father on his scooter and how much she wanted to try. Scooters aren't really my thing, so I just kept the conversation moving. But thanks to the good people of Incheon, we knocked that one off of Sienna's bucket list with some serious aplomb.
Yesterday we all went to the ice rink so that Sienna could get speed skating lessons so that she can be ready to take speed skating lessons from tomorrow through school. There's something painfully Korean about that, but I'll move on to the important thing. It was Gian's second of third time skating, and she had to guts to skate by herself. She was horrible and slow, but she didn't fall (except the one time I caught her). She didn't go far by herself, but she went with a kind of confidence that Sienna did not have at the same stage and (probably) age.
In other news, David Harvey has been in town this week. I saw him speak at an even hosted by 창비 Publishing and then in conversation with the mayor of Seoul in the middle of a Korean Association of Space & Environment Research (KASER) conference. This group is clearly where the progressive geographers belong. So I will be joining as soon as my grading is done. At any rate, there was nothing surprising in what David said...if you know his work. But it is always interesting to me to see how he string ideas together. The most interesting tidbit (and something new to me) is a figure (he said but I could not find) from The Enigma of Capital that he started with. Between 2010 and 2013 (or something like that) China consumed more concrete that the West has ever consumed. [Update: A former student guided me to a graphic for this.] Of course, this plays three roles. First, it is a spatial fix for surplus Chinese capital. Second, it buoyed up a flagging global economy. And third it protected the state from massive uprisings among the--at one point--30m unemployed workers (Enigma says 20m). Fun stuff.
According to this article in the Joongang Daily, a new report has been released by the Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI), run by the chaebol lobby group called the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI). The report claims that a new anti-corruption law designed to put caps on gifts/bribes to public servants, journalists, and teachers will potentially damage the economy by almost $10b USD in the coming year. Personally I think the law will be helpful at blunting the tip of corruption in Korea, but what strikes me is this. Korea's annual GDP is $1.3t USD. If the economy will potentially lose $10b USD due to an anti-corruption law, that means that roughly 1% of economic production is driven by corruption. And there is surely much more that is hidden.
Yesterday, as part of my project on the export of Korean apartments, I went to one session of a day-long conference hosted by the World Bank and the Korea Green Growth Trust Fund (KKGTF) entitled "Investing in Green Resilience". Let's move quickly past the redundancy of "green resilience" given that resilience is an environmental term and that "green" has been appended simply because one host is the Korea GREEN Growth Trust Fund. And let's also move quickly past the "testifying" character of the presentations I saw ("Thanks to the $20m from the KKGTF we were able to leverage $60m in additional investment." It's all about "leveraging"). What interests me at the moment is that the speaker from LH (황규홍) provided a nice distillation of the key story that urban-oriented Korean development people use on a regular basis. There is a standard narrative that is used to promote and legitimate Korean involvement in overseas housing construction. And this is it.
Korea urbanized rapidly in the 20th century, especially after the Korean War. The war had destroyed a great deal of housing, and the country adopted apartment buildings as a solution. Korea's solution to rapid urbanization started with apartments in the 1960s, moved on to apartment complexes in the 1970s, and to New Towns in the 1980s. Land readjustment was a major tool that enabled its success. As a result, Koreans have shifted from living in independent homes to living in apartments. And apartments are the best management solution for all sorts of infrastructure and environmental services.
Note: To be fair, the LH representative did say that he was not sure that Korea's urban legislation was the "best" and that land readjustment may not work everywhere. So there is some well needed caution in some people's version of the story.
A lot has happened since the last post. I've conducted research in Hanoi. I presented a fun paper on our economy's impending automatization and the precarity that will attend it. But the biggest developments are probably with Sienna, who has found new opportunities for physical development through elementary school.
She started first grade (and thus elementary school in Korea) a little before my last post. I presume that seeing all the things that the older kids do has generated new confidence and excitement about doing it herself. Sienna has always been a bit cautious about engaging physical risks, but she started jumping from high(er) places, climbing up the jungle gyms, flipping around poles, and other more risky but clearly exciting activities. As a parent, you just have to suppress your overly protective instincts and let them go. I formulated a theory though. I figured that some of her adventurousness was facilitated by the fact that she had not yet suffered any pain, that she had not fallen and taken a serious whack.
Within days of conceiving the theory, she did. Her feet slipped on a plastic slide and she tumbled more or less face first into the ground.
I figured she would return to her previous cautious ways, but I was wrong. If anything, she seems more empowered. This weekend she received a bicycle from a classmate and decided that she would learn to ride it. If anything, it's smaller and less easy to control than the bike we already have, but she likes it. And don't you know, she'll probably be able to ride by the end of the weekend. After three sessions, she is able to go about 25 meters. So she really is riding a bike, but she has some work to go to really be competent.
More importantly, she is just blossoming physically and it seems to be giving her much more confidence.
And lest I forget Gian, she is also growing rapidly. She has become much more engaged in learning Korean and English, not hesitating to speak in broken English to me. She's kicking butt, but she has not been attaining as mainly clearly demarcated milestones lately.
Though he emphasized his focus on actor-network theory, to me the central focus of his work seemed to be on fostering direct, person-to-person interaction. I'll take both of these aspects in turn. My basic concern is that he does not dig into these things deeply enough. Rather, the engagement is superficial and almost pubescent.
He presented his comparison of Burlusconi's high end residential development with its underground media city, through which idealized lifestyles of the residents were depicted, and a building in Madrid or Barcelona that serves as a center for Senegalese(?) migrant workers. The core point---and a good one---is that the physical architecture of one site cannot be separated either from the socio-economic network in which it is embedded and the architecture that mediates other sites in the network. The import of this point is probably greater for architects than for urban designers and planners, to whom this must seem fundamental. My concern with the way it was presented (perhaps the documentation is different) is that a direct connection between the two projects was averred but never illuminated. The only thing I could see is that they are connected by both being actor-networks. If this is the point, it is a trivial one. Everything is an actor-network (if you follow Latour and other ANT theorists). To be meaningful, the comparison would have to identify homomorphisms or shared actors or something to have any real traction.
This superficiality carries over into the theory behind his interactive spaces. In many of the projects he showed, a major feature was that the design forced people to engage with other and potentially conflict. He began with the notion that architectural representations typically reflect what he called "happy endings", a delightful term. That is, architectural representations display highly polished spaces that hide the underlying conflicts and messiness of daily living. In much of his work there is an effort to either unveil the hidden realities that support happy endings, e.g., Phantom, or to create spaces that encourage new social interactions, e.g., the Plascencia Clergy House.
One intervention in the latter that I quite like and find indicative of the issue I have is the creation of a garden with numbered plots but no predetermined boundaries or paths. The point of the garden is to force the residents to interact and make decisions about boundaries and paths. I love this. I think it's brilliant. But it only goes so far. Once the discussions have taken place, once the conflicts have stabilized, once the decisions have been made, we are left with, in effect, a happy ending that disguises all the process that has led to the "final" organization of the plots. Following Deleuze's reading of Foucault, what the garden does is call forth power relations that over time stabilize and form a sediment that structures other interactions. My question to Andres was essentially this: "If these interactions are going to lead to happy endings, why stir them up to begin with?" I think there are some very good answers to this questions. One might argue that power relations should be constantly unsettled in order to encourage innovation (though to what end?). Even better, one might argue that existing sedimented happy endings are only happy for some and that creating spaces that upset these unhappy endings is a means of creating new forms of relationships that will improve society.
But Andres stops short of such statements. (Or at least he did when I met him.) One is left with (at least) two possible explanations. First, it is possible that identifying "enemies" might jeopardize his client base. Second, it may just represent the pubescent teenage boy drive to upset things simply to upset them. To the extent that architects and artists see themselves as "shocking"---and I think oftentimes this is the case---this sort of statement seems accurate. But we need better motivation for upsetting happy endings than simply the desire to make people unhappy. We need a more mature practice.
It was drawn to my attention that I have not updated in quite some time. Somehow I wind up busier and busier every semester and have lost the opportunity to add anything here. And since the coming semester promises to continue the trend, I thought I would post a quick update.
I have been home a total of four days over the past month. First it was a week in Japan (Tokyo for research and Kobe for a talk). After two days of recovery I was off for ten days in the US (Harvard and MIT for networking, archival research, and student guidance; a day at my folks' house; and Columbia/NYC for networking, research interviews, student guidance, and pizza and beer). Two more days of rest in Seoul and then on the night of the Lunar New Year, the family and I were off to Myanmar (Yangon for research interviews, family vacation, and cultural exposure for the girls). Quite simply, this has been the most jet-setting-est month of my life...and all because funds needed to be spent. It was also surprisingly grueling and productive.
So a few preliminary thoughts on Myanmar...or at least Yangon, where my research has inadvertently(?) focused itself. I am trying to understand how international actors are shaping the development of the city. For the moment I have a couple of preliminary impressions to note.
The range of international capital is fascinating. When one thinks of development, one tends to think of European or American firms investing in emerging markets. However, in Myanmar's case, it seems that much of the capital is Asian. There is Japanese, Korean, and Chinese capital to be sure, but there are surprising sources (to me). The high end shopping mall across the street from the (disturbingly) high end hotel we stayed at so that the girls could swim was built with Vietnamese capital. Inside, one of the signs for a coming coffee shop (Black Canyon Coffee) described it as "a Thailand original" and listed locations throughout SE Asia.
The construction coming in is remarkably contemporary. It makes sense of course and indicates more that I have not traveled much in the developing world recently. But I was still struck that the most prominent construction is generally high-end, modern construction. This creates a much more robust contrast between new and (probably) international wealth and existing citizens.
More romantically, I was reminded of Herbert Marcuse's observation about the park benches he saw when he visited Hanoi in the 1960s: they only seat two and thus foster romantic interaction. Yangon does not seem to have much for benches, but couples sit together everywhere. And the beautiful thing is that they use the umbrellas necessary to keep off the heat as a tool to create an intimate space for just the two of them. The result is a remarkable degree of privacy and intimacy in the midst of busy, crowded city.
I am pleased to announce that a virtual special issue on Justice and the City has just been completed and is available at Taylor and Francis's website. Inspired by Susan Fainstein's recent piece on The just city in the International Journal of Urban Studies, the virtual special issue (with free access until the end of the calendar year!) compiles some classic articles that inform her arguments and some more recent articles that engage and expand her work. All pieces are drawn from Taylor and Francis's extensive archives. The collection was put together with Jung Won Son from Bartlett (UCL) and help from Aletheia Heah.
I've just read that the current government has decided to reverse a seven-year-old legal change that replaced government-authored history textbooks with a list of textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education. From 2017 middle and high schools will have to use new government-authored textbooks. This "deliberation" of knowledge is surely another sign of increasing censorship in Korean society, but the thing that most caught my attention is the claim that the new books will be "ideologically neutral". According to the Joongang Daily, the Education Minister said, "We will dispel the people's worries over ideological biases and create textbooks based on constitutional values and objective facts to foster a proper view of the state and a balanced historical understanding for our youngsters." This effort is supposed to "end the controversy over ideological bias in history textbooks".
But of course there is no such thing as an ideologically neutral text. "Ideological neutrality" is what you get when those in power succeed in establishing their ideologically biased interpretation of history (in this case) as the mainstream view. This is generally done by establishing "objective truths" that are beyond question and by carefully curating which "objective truths" are incorporated into official accounts and which are not. We can see this move in the very language of the Minister. He specifically mentions "objective facts" in the quote above and refers elsewhere to a reliance on "verified materials". But the inevitable role of ideological interpretation is also clear in the quote above. The Minister argues that the textbooks will be "based on constitutional values", as if there is only one objective understanding of those values. The very nature of values is that they are interpreted based on experience and ideology. For example, one can interpret the constitution's environmental injunctions as trumping economic development or one can interpret environmental values as aspirational goals that follow development.
Values are ideology. And the government's reversal of limited freedom in historical interpretation is an ideological move.
In a fit of procrastination I just read The Trouble with Theories of Everything by Lawrence M. Krauss. Quite simply, it argues that physics theories are scale-dependent. That is, theories that apply at one scale---however microscopic---do not necessarily apply at others. It goes further to suggest that attempts to unify theories lead to new mismatches. What I take from the article is that a theory like gravity may be suitable for one scale of analysis, say, an apple falling from a tree, but reveal theoretical flaws at other scales, say, predicting the behavior of subatomic particles.
I wonder if we should apply this notion to the social sciences. With my graduate students I've been reading two books so far this semester. The first is Bruno Latour's Reassembling the Social, and the second is Martinelli, Mouleart, and Novy's Urban and Regional Development Trajectories in Contemporary Capitalism. Latour's book describes the actor-network theory (ANT) approach, in which our understanding is built up from the actors themselves and (kind of) decries the development and application of grand theories of the "social". URDTCC, meanwhile, is basically an anti-ANT approach that applies a host of macro-level social theories to urban and regional development. The further wrinkle with the latter is that the approach applies these theories to multiple time and spatial scales. And it enjoys variable success in doing so.
On some long term scales, the broad social forces (or "actors" in Latour's terms) create a smooth narrative, but one that feels hollow after reading Latour. For example, we are told in the context of financial capital's dominance in the contemporary development of London that, "The two fractions of capital---industrial and financial---eventually became antagonistic, a struggle that ended with the hegemony of financial capital and the decline of British industries"[66]. In other places, actors "positions" and "sociospatial structures" are "reinforced". But we are not told how they struggled, of what that hegemony consists, what the positions are, nor what "reinforced" means. These terms are shortcuts for summarizing what happened, and while I do not doubt their "accuracy", the shortcuts do not tell us "what happened" on the ground. And I guess I want that.
But this is where the scales come in. URDTCC primarily uses regulation theory for its analyses, and I think it generally does a good job of describing the big picture. However, it obscures so much of the local level dynamics that drive the processes. We need to know how certain financial capitalists pushed through regulation in their favor, for example. And this involves (perhaps) other theories that describe political action, psychological constitutions, investment decisions, etc., theories that in turn would not necessarily describe the macro-level outcomes.
Must we then rely on different theories for different scales of action? Krauss's article would suggest that we should. But it would also suggest that the effort to unify these scalar-specific theories should produce its own advances and new mysteries.
More kids than business on this blog... This time it is because my older daughter finally seems to be getting interested in reading. She recently received a 만화책 (comic book) from a friend. Apparently it is their favorite, "I am Star". She told us that they even run around the playground during recess saying "I am Star" because that is what gives the girls in the book their power. Anyhoo, combine this with the extra work my wife has been doing with her to read, and suddenly Sienna is the one reading bedtime stories to her sister. For the last week or so, she has read to Gian from "I am Star" and other kids books until Gian falls asleep. Then she comes into our room, tells us that Gian is sleeping, and returns to their bedroom and puts herself to bed. I love it.
There's a lot going on right now. I'm teaching a class that is simultaneously streamed to Nanjing and Fudan Universities. I'm getting my research project up and running. I am writing a biography of Susan Fainstein. I went to beautiful Urbino, Italy for the RC21 conference, where I ran into some old friends and made some new ones. And there's other stuff.
But I'm really writing because I'm proud of daughters for walking with little complaint (none on Sienna's part) from Sukjeongmun(숙정문) to Chunguimun(청의문) yesterday. Though it's only a couple of kilometers, here are links to a couple of links that show what a feat this is (1 and 2). Let's just say that to get some amazing views of the city, you have to do a lot of very steep climbs and descents. And the girls kicked butt. It made my weekend pretty awesome.
So this has been a big week for us. We have been in the US since early July. Most of the time has been at my parents' house, but the extended family also took a five-day trip to Sebasco Harbor Resort in Maine. It was fantastic in its own right, but the big news for us involves the little ones. First, Gian has started summer camp at Pequotsepos Nature Center, which she has been wanting to do for the last couple of years. Second, Sienna went ahead and lost her first tooth at the closing lobster bake in Maine. Then yesterday she lost her second tooth eating corn fresh from Whittle's. But the biggest thing is that this afternoon she swam by herself without support for the first time ever. It was only a meter or so, but it was independent...and amazing.
I have just learned that I will receive a $90,000, three-year research grant from the Korean National Research Foundation to study the export of Korean housing models to developing countries. I am a bit daunted and quite a bit excited, as this will quite clearly define my intellectual efforts over the next few years. The project combines two approaches to examining the role of housing in development. One aspect of the research is to examine how housing models are imported from more developed nations and translated into the local context. This will draw on actor-network theory, policy mobilities, and the interpretive policy analysis approaches to policy formation. The second is the cultural approach to housing, which seeks to explore how housing shapes culture and is in turn shaped by culture.
I will be working with Park, Jinhee, who recently received her PhD from the University of Sheffield's Town Planning Department. She will be central to the cultural approach, which she has been developing through her dissertation.
Sienna's first tooth seems to be loose. Time for the Tooth Fairy to put us in her address book.
It seems our domestic world has taken a new turn. Sienna came home Friday enthralled with 여자친구 (GFriend)'s pop song 유리 구술 (Glass Bead). She has watched it repeatedly trying to learn the lyrics and started practicing the dance moves the girls were doing. The other day it was The ABC Song and now suddenly it's K-pop time. Insane.
For some reason, I could not sleep this morning. I kept thinking about shows I've seen in my day. It is probably because I was talking to some students the other day about how I was a young man during the "Golden Age of Hip Hop" and how they did not know some of the big names from the time. So I thought I'd compile a list before I forget their names, too! But I can tell I've already forgotten many.
It seems life is constructed in a way that no one can fulfill it alone. Just as it's not enough for flowers to have pistils and stamens. An insect or a breeze must introduce a pistil to a stamen. Life contains its own absence, which only an Other can fulfill. It seems the world is the summation of Others. And yet, we neither know nor are told that we will fulfill each other. We lead our scattered lives, perfectly unaware of each other... Or at times, allowed to find the Other's presence disagreeable. Why is it that the world is constructed so loosely?
After we returned from the US in the summer, we went swimming at the local public pool rather often. But as Sienna started taking lessons, I stopped going. Yesterday, though, we went back again. And by the end of the visit, Sienna was swimming underwater without a life jacket for the first time...and loving it. She started by ducking under the lane separator and gradually graduated to freely going underwater, taking a few strokes, and then popping back up again. If she just kept going when she popped back up, she'd be full-on swimming. Nevertheless, she was really swimming freely.
I'm so proud. What a winter! Ice skating, inline skating, swimming,...and lots of fun doing math.
Meanwhile, Gian, who has never been afraid of the water, is splashing around swimming with her floatation device and kicking up a storm. Pretty sure she'll be a swimmer soon, too.
So the Dalai Lama has stated that he is considering ending his lineage as the head of Tibetan Buddhism. This is presumably in response to the high likelihood that the Chinese government plans to take control of the reincarnation to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is amenable to Chinese control of Tibet. To me, this seems like brilliant political strategy on the part of the current Dalai Lama. It would in effect devolve opposition to Chinese control of Tibet to Tibetans themselves, decentralizing and strengthening the struggle.
Unsurprisingly, the Chinese government is not pleased with this possibility. Unfortunately, a recent government official's statement has reduced the Chinese government's position and strategy to farce. Zhu Weiqun, who leads the ethnic and religious affairs committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, an advisory body that meets at the same time as the Legislature, made a statement that effectively positions the Chinese government as an all-powerful spiritual entity. His statement has certainly positioned the Chinese government as the leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
Mr. Zhu said that "Decision-making power over the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, and over the end or survival of this lineage, resides in the central government of China."
So the Chinese government is in charge of reincarnation. If you're Buddhist, you might want to apply for your visa now.
I am just back from hiking over Knife Rock (갈바위) in Bukhansan. I have wanted to go hiking all winter since I didn't live up to my own promise to myself to go hiking regularly during the past semester. I was finally motivated by a family-free day and a desire to "finish" something, since my work seems only to be broadening with every step forward lately. During my ambulation, I decided that I should take stock of other things that I managed to "finish' over the winter in order to make myself feel better. I'm not sure that the following items represent accomplishments per se, but they are things that I wanted or needed to do.
Went for a solid hike...once.
Redesigned my website, learning a bit of HTML5 and CSS3 along the way.
Helped my older daughter learn how to ice skate. This is probably my major achievement over the break.
Watched all of Archer.
Watched the first season of Bojack Horseman.
Read the core of Asimov's robot series: I, Robot, The Caves of Steel, and The Naked Sun. These seem eerily prescient.
Bought and set up a new desktop computer for my office. This finally gave me the power I need and allowed me to create a consistent Arch Linux install across all my computers.
Reorganized my office.
Traveled to Shanghai for a conference.
Presented at a second conference.
Submitted a first stage research proposal to the NRF.
Wrote a short piece on some current arguments in urban development for KRIS, our house journal.
Committed myself to an hour of writing every morning (though we'll see how that holds up).
Started reading a number of books for academic purposes, but these are not "finished".
Made an effort to organize and streamline my approach to thesis advising.
"Every truth forms in negotiation, however messy, with aspirations to the universal."
Though I launched the site a couple of days ago, I think the basic site is now assembled and ready to be put aside for a while, especially since I have a great deal of work left before the semester begins.
Over the last several days I experimented with jQuery and php as means of keeping the site simple and fast. Additionally, I wanted to make sure that as little as possible had to be repeated on each page (and thus potentially edited!). I started with php to load the sidebars and content, but then I decided I wanted the content pages in a separate subdirectory. So I tried jQuery, which created an ajax setup that would simply reload the main section. It worked, but the urls were not meaningful and thus could not be used for bookmarks or copy-and-pasting into emails to students and others. More irksome, though, was that it called the library every time I visited the site, slowing it down and creating an external dependence.Finally, I figured out how to create a php variable for the root directory. The code looks a little uglier on the navigation selector, but it seems to be working like a charm and keeps it in-house.
I'm sure there will be small issues as I go along, but I'm confident I have tight little site now. So it's time to move on to more important things.
The spammers have won. As is obvious, I have chosen to put my Drupal site to rest for a while. Last semester students consistently complained that they were having trouble logging into my site to upload their response papers. Eventually I discovered that the innumerable requests from comment spammers were turning my site into a useless pile of mush. At the peak, spammers were requesting over 7GB of data per day and crippling my site.
Using .htaccess I finally got the traffic under control. But two things led me to decide to hard code my site and abandon it for now as a course management system. First, Korea University has now implemented Blackboard. And though I have heard a great deal of negative reviews of Blackboard, it certainly seems as though it will be as effective at delivering the syllabus and course materials and at allowing students to upload response papers and view grades. Plus, for the students, it will reduce the number of sites they have to visit to get their work done. Second, I realized that---in part as a labor of love---I have to put in a great deal of time each semester getting students' IDs registered, setting up the course page permissions, and whatnot. Third, it became clear that to keep the spammer assholes under control I would have to regularly put in time entering the latest compromised computers that were attacking my site.
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Il a mis l'accent sur la traite et l'exploitation des personnes, en particulier des enfants, et a demandé quelles mesures avaient été prises pour lutter contre ce problème.
Which language is this?
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Asparagus Cream Pasta Sauce
I came across a recipe for this easy asparagus cream pasta a while ago and stuck it into my files with the intention of making it for Easter as it featured asparagus which is one of my favorite spring vegetables. Unfortunately, Easter came and went and I completely forgot about this recipe until I was organizing my recipe files this week. What intrigued me about the recipe is that you cook the asparagus and cut off the tips to save and to toss with the pasta, but you puree the stems with some cream which creates a very subtle yet delicious asparagus sauce..
The sauce alone is wonderful ……. thick, creamy, and full of fresh asparagus flavor and I can see myself also using it on some fish fillets or chicken breasts stuffed with asparagus spears in the future. It does contain heavy cream however, so it certainly is not a “diet” dish. In small portions or for special occasions, I think this dish would be wonderful, though it isn’t something I would eat every day. I chose to use a great new pasta I found at Whole Foods recently by the Severino company called Mafaldine, but really, this sauce would work with just about any pasta size or shape I can think of.
Buon Appetito!
Deborah Mele 2012
Asparagus Cream Pasta Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 - 6
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
A subtle flavored creamy sauce that would be delicious tossed with any pasta shape.
Ingredients:
1 Bunch Fresh Asparagus
1/3 Cup Diced Shallots
2 Cloves Garlic, Peeled
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Cup Heavy Cream
Salt & Pepper
500 Grams of Pasta of Choice
To Serve:
Cracked Black Pepper
Toasted Pine Nuts
Grated Lemon Rind
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Directions:
Trim the woody ends off of the asparagus spears and cook them in lightly salted water for about 5 minutes until tender.
Cut off the tips, reserve and set aside, then cut the stems into pieces.
In a saucepan, heat the oil and cook the shallots until they are translucent, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the garlic and cook until fragrant.
Add the cream and chopped asparagus stems and heat over a low flame.
Add the grated Parmesan cheese, and use a hand wand to puree the sauce until it is very smooth.
Taste, and season with salt and pepper.
Keep the sauce warm while you cook the pasta.
Drain the pasta, then toss with the sauce and reserved asparagus tips until everything is heated through.
Serve in individual bowls garnished with pine nuts, lemon rind, and black pepper, and pass additional grated Parmesan cheese at the table if desired.
Recipe adapted from BBC Good Food
Deborah,
for Recipe Rebuild on the Asparagus Pasta Sauce, I cook the asparagus in low sodium Chicken Stock and puree it with the broth and cream. If you use a Vitamix blender, it comes out silky smooth.
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Deborah Reply:
April 12th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Jack, thanks for the tip. I was going to try it with fat free half & half, but will include some broth in there too.
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do we always have to diet the recipe it great.
I do agree the vita mix will smooth it out.
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I adore asparagus – sadly I can’t say that about most vegetables – so this is a welcome recipe!
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I made this the other night, and it was a hit. Great recipe, Deb! I did use half and half, and it worked out just fine. Once I used my Viking immersion blender it was a perfect consistency. Thanks for sharing!
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Deborah Reply:
April 17th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Angela, I’m very happy you enjoyed it!
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Thank you for this! I spent 2 weeks in Italy when I was 18, and I had some pasta with a creamy asparagus sauce, and out of everything I had there I remembered that dish the most. I have never found a recipe for the asparagus sauce, until now. I will definitely try this out.
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I saw this as I was printing the Crispy Cheese bites…can’t WAIT to make it!
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Gauging your support: trading office space for promoting a video?
testPAC members, right now we are facing a decision that you can help decide. This will go to an official vote if the idea is controversial enough, but it's basically this:
1.)A Super PAC wants us to support an anti-SOPA video on youtube by viewing it, liking it, and (in general) getting it to the front page of reddit. testPAC would post it on our facebook, or twitter, and help it move up in the /r/politics queue.
2.) The makers of the commercial, in return, will give us support in the field campaign (office space hopefully within walking distance of UT Austin).
Here's what the PAC, Liberty for All Super PAC, had to say:
>**Liberty For All is mobilizing against incubant tyrant, Hon. Lamar Smith in the (TX-21). Though we are a super PAC and--as such--have a political resume, we are post-political in vision and goals. Reaching out to build a coalition over such a landmark goal like internet freedom is not only post-political, it's cultural and socio-economic.**
>**For the interest of full disclosure, our PAC has endorsed Ron Paul and will endorse Richard Mack (TX-21) in the GOP primary. Having said that, our efforts to oppose Lamar Smith are completely detached from our efforts ON BEHALF OF Mack.** | sislq | 313 |
Expensive airlines suites is seen as an accessory to the luxury travel industry.
The airline industry had to go through a tough period during the economic downturn. They have bounced back with the increase in business travel. With increasing demand the airlines have pulled out all stops in providing more luxurious comforts for the passengers who are willing to pay for it. We bring here the top ten most expensive airline suites.
Singapore Airlines still has the honor of selling the most expensive airline ticket. The first commercial passenger on the inaugural flight of Airbus A 380 had to bid for the ticket on eBay and it cost him a whopping $100,000. The winner was the first commercial passenger to occupy the Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 VIP Cabin. Apart from the luxury flight from Singapore to Sydney the airlines had thrown in other perks for the winner like a special dinner in Paris and an invitation to witness the delivery of the first Airbus A380 aircraft.
Etihad Airways, based at Abu Dhabi is the national carrier of United Arab Emirates. It’s a luxurious experience flying the airline. Their Diamond First Class Suite is the ultimate in luxurious comfort and personal space. It has redefined luxury air travel. The spacious seat converts into a 6ft 8? flatbed, with an adjustable headrest, footrest and lumbar support. The suite boasts of a massage chair and a mini bar. The guests can dine when they like by ordering from a la carte menu or Anytime Kitchen. The entertainment facilities in the suite include iPod, USB, Ethernet and 23 inch personal LCD TV.
US Airways is introducing Envoy Suite on their intercontinental flights. This is the next generation business class travel that is being introduced on their entire A330 fleet. The fully adjustable seats are remarkably comfortable. Every seat has aisle access but is angled away for privacy. The suite has been designed in such a way that everything you need is right at your fingertips. The luxurious comfort of the Envoy Suite ensures that you arrive at your destination refreshed and ready to do business.
Jet Airways has started plying the London to Mumbai route with a new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The configuration of the entire aircraft is very luxurious and the highlight is the first class cabin. The 26 square foot room has two seats that convert into an 83 inch bed. The cabin features 23 inch flat screen TV. The cabin boasts of a pair of sliding doors for privacy. Gourmet meals are served on porcelain dinnerware. The cost of a one way ticket is £4,421.10.
Germany’s national airline Lufthansa is known for introducing innovative concepts to raise the level of services for their passengers. They have introduced the first class terminal at its Frankfurt hub and is now revamping its fleet of B747-400s. The window seats have been converted to full length flat beds with a plush armchair besides it. Sound-absorbing curtains and sound-deadening insulation beneath the carpet will ensure a quieter, more spacious and more exclusive atmosphere in first class.
Called the JAL Suite, the first class cabins on the Japan Airlines international flights are spacious and ultimate in luxury. They have been ergonomically designed and outfitted with premium genuine leather. The seat reclines completely to become a bed. Tempur has developed plush mattress pads and pillows to ensure a good night’s sleep for the passengers. The spacious suites boast of an exciting in-flight entertainment system and innovative lighting system.
The economic downturn had impacted the airline industry adversely but the first class passenger segment was the least affected. In fact the airlines added more luxurious amenities to justify the high cost of luxury air travel. Singapore Airlines known for its largest seats in the first class cabin introduced Singapore Suite on its A380 aircrafts. The suite features a standalone bed not one converted from a seat, a lavish armchair, full length wardrobe, 23 inch TV monitor, gourmet dining and best of champagne from Krug. A double bed can be configured for couples.
Emirates is the only airline that provides you the facility for an invigorating shower on their A380 aircrafts. They have installed two exquisitely designed showers for their First Class customers. You have the choice of two shower kits with Timeless Spa products. The range has been designed and created exclusively for Emirates with finest natural and indigenous ingredients. Make an appointment with the purser and he will prepare the Shower Spa for you and you will arrive absolutely fresh at your destination.
Last year British Airways renamed their first class cabin. They simply call it First. It is a completely new luxurious design which boasts of personal wardrobe, a bed which is one and half times more wide than the previous one, leather-bound writing table and personal electronic blinds. The seats are 60% wider and the new lighting system recreates the ambiance of natural light through the day. At night the bed can be extended into a fully flat bed with a single piece quilted bed. Natural personal care products from D.R. Harris packed in an Anya Hindmarch bag is given complementary to all the First passengers.
Singapore Airlines had to wait two full years before they got the delivery of their first Airbus A380 in 2007. They configured the double decker aircraft for 471 passengers out of which the 12 fully enclosed suites were created for the first class passengers. These most expensive airlines suites feature sliding doors with privacy screens, full-size beds (two with double beds, in fact), and a 23-inch LCD entertainment system. The décor and the amenities read like a long list of luxury brands – Leather by Poltrona Frau, pajamas and linens by Givenchy, toiletries by Ferragamo, and, naturally, refreshment by Dom Perignon and Krug. The airline has priced it one third higher than their regular first class fare at $7,200.
If interested in flying privately, care to check the list of most expensive private jets.
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<issue_start><issue_comment>Title: Multiple root elements
username_0: Wouldn't it make sense to return an error if multiple root elements are found and JSMN_STRICT is defined? e.g.
"{}{}"
is not valid JSON and jsmn could/should return an error. This code would do the trick:
}
token->end = parser->pos + 1;
parser->toksuper = token->parent;
+ if (token->parent == -1) {
+#ifdef JSMN_STRICT
+ // ensure that no junk data is present
+ for (; js[parser->pos+1] != '\0'; parser->pos++) {
+ char c;
+ c = js[parser->pos+1];
+ if (!isspace(c)) {
+ return JSMN_ERROR_JUNK;
+ }
+ }
+#endif
+ break;
+ }
break;
}
if (token->parent == -1) {
(Note: I hesitate to create a pull request, as I never used HG as well as Bitbucket so far. But if you're willing to merge this and you want to have a pull request, I'll create one of course)
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- Bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/username_0/jsmn/issue/49
- Originally reported by: <NAME>
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In another sign of the coming apocalypse, a bipartisan group of House members have devised an entirely sensible way to cut greenhouse gas emissions, grow employment, and shrink the budget deficit in one fell swoop, by placing a price on carbon.
Ezra Klein sat with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who with Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and former Reps. Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) and Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.), authored an op-ed arguing that the country could address its most pressing fiscal and environmental problems by introducing a carbon pricing system, to discuss the premise behind their plan and the reality of its chances for passage.
According to the op-ed, "The United States could raise $200 billion or more over 10 years and trillions of dollars by 2050 while cutting carbon emissions by 17 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050."
Among the questions raised by Klein in the interview are the reticence of Republicans to support anything that can be interpreted as a tax hike. To which Waxman acknowledges the challenges but sees his plan as a smoother pathway to deficit reduction amongst an assortment of potentially painful choices. "I think it's going to be a challenge to get Republicans and others to support putting a price on carbon. But we have to consider the alternatives. Will it be easier to slash Medicare benefits? Make deep cuts to defense? Raise income taxes? A climate policy is the easiest way to face these challenges."
Furthermore, Waxman sees a benefit to businesses by providing incentive and certainty for investment. "I think a market-based policy would protect American families from climate disasters and level the playing field for clean energies like wind and solar. And maybe even more importantly given our economic downturn it would provide urgently needed certainty for businesses to invest in energy, where we're now allowing China to race ahead of us on the energy industries of the future." | https://www.planetizen.com/node/54846 | 388 |
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California is a law onto itself, a state like no other, an American outpost where new ideas, ways of living, and business models are invented on a daily basis. For the last three years McLaren has been trying to make sense of this outlying state on the Pacific, attempting with his camera to work out why so many people come here, what they are striving for and what is the underlying ideology that unites them. The resulting work he calls Westcoastism.
Whether in the the vehement polemic of street preachers, the faded iconography of Hollywood, or the exhaustion of a homeless woman in downtown Los Angeles, he has taken a series of un-posed images which show the Westcoast ideology in its rawest form. People are simultaneously enervated and exhausted but always hopeful that better and more prosperous times are around the corner.
Most of these pictures were taken in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Palm Springs, all of which have their own legends which we Europeans seem to absorb as children via popular culture. Whenever we travel to these places we instinctively know what they look like and why they exist. The hard part for a photographer is trying to get beyond those motifs and well-worn cliches to discover what lies beneath. | https://2015.diffusionfestival.org/exhibitions/westcoastism | 253 |
Hagar, I realize you know very little about the Packers, that is why I was filling you in.
Apparently you also don't realize the importance of getting rid of your team's greatest weakness, and how that can help lead to a SB victory. Well I have seen it with the Packers, and getting rid of Buckley, and adding a few pieces like Sean Jones, Keith Jackson, Andre Rison, and replacing their LT midseason, was also important towards getting them a SB victory.
I have watched enough of Waynes, and although he played better last year, I think it will likely improve the team if they get rid of him.
WOW, two consecutive posts about your beloved pack winning a SB... this time under the guise of cutting Waynes!
I hope through Viking fans seeing the light, it will by osmosis, filter it's way up to Vikings management to do the right thing and trade Wayne's.
Status: offline Brad realizes Waynes is a weakness, the rest of you are homers that don't realize Waynes is likely to play a role in a playoff loss, should they keep him.
Hughes is already better than Waynes. Hill will probably pass up Waynes this next season. Rhodes is better than Waynes, Rhodes just had an off year. I am not sure about McKenzie.
Hughes and Rhodes need to stay healthy, and Hill needs to stay off the weed. They can draft a CB in the 1st round that will probably pass up Waynes in about 6 games, or draft one in the 3rd or 4th round that can pass him up in about a year. Plenty of options.
right to be as wrong as you want.
Status: offline I see Waynes as higher on the list, though OL and Cousins are a concern.
I agree that it's fine if we disagree, I will be quite happy to be proven wrong if they keep Waynes, and he follows up with another strong season, and strong post season play, should they make the playoffs.
Getting rid of a player only makes the team better if the replacement plays better. There is no guarantee that there is anyone on this roster that can replace his production. He's not nearly our greatest weakness either.
He is not a weakness at all. This notion that he would addition by subtraction is just pure nonsense.
Status: offline Probably true, and no team ever won a SB with Buckley, and the same will probably be true with Waynes.
And we might say the same some day about Kirk Cousins.
Using your logic, you know less about the Vikings.
I could see Waynes going between when the draft finishes night one and starts the 2nd day. Teams at the top of the 2nd round eyeing what's left at CB and weighing that against giving up their 2nd rp for an established player.
I think we'd all be ok with that.
I know that I'm in the minority, but, I hate the thought of getting rid of our best CB.
It was also painful watching Sherels try to fill in at CB last year.
I would love to keep Waynes.
I'm just not sure how you can have 8 defensive players making 10M+ per year.
is beat he acts like a sniper shot him in the thigh.
I still think I'd keep Waynes. He had a down year by his standards, but he's a legit Top 5 CB. And there is only a 2 year age difference between the two.
And the dead money from trading X is a huge issue compared to Waynes.
I appreciate this take. If I remember correctly, you weren't big on Waynes. No emotional attachment. See it, say it. Waynes is a very good NFL CB, and I don't think he has hit his ceiling yet.
Rhodes has been a fantastic CB. I would prefer to keep both.
Status: online The updated big board is interesting to me.
Status: online It's kind of silly to do a 7 round mock draft, but it's entertaining.
"Starting at QB". Come on people, you can't argue the facts.
The updated big board is interesting to me.
DT Simmons will be interesting.
He probably won't play until December and probably not 100% then.
Seems like a NE or SEA type of 1st round pick.
I see they have the Pukers taking Cody Ford at #30, in that hypothetical scenario I'd love a trade down to the late 20s, snipe Ford, could earn us late 2nd/early 3rd round draft capital.
Status: offline I was wrong, should have googled it, my subconscious mind was trying to remind me of Buckley playing for the Patriots, probably just didn't want to remember it, as I had associated his departure from the Pack, as one of the improvements towards their winning the SB,1996.
Well this shows the Vikes could win the SB with Waynes CB, but then again, the Vikes don't have a young Tom Brady at QB, and nor do they have a Belichick at HC. Let's just hope for the best.
Status: offline I won't, that is usually just for someone that either knows his team will lose, or someone that feels underappreciated.
Status: online The Vikings should be able to select two of the players on this list.
Hill is coming off a serious knee injury. How can you count on him to be effective at all, least of all better than Waynes. Trae isn't all pro, but he plays as well as most CB starters in the league, if not better. If he signs elsewhere next year, which is likely, we will likely net a 3rd rounder. I'd need better than a 3rd rounder this year to let him go, prefer a OL starter like others, unless I'm positive that Hughes and Hill will be better. I think that is an unknown at this juncture. People, not just you, want to dump him for basically nothing. I want a significant return and a very high probability that our 2 promising CB's with significant ????'s will be available and highly productive. | dccf040b3164545a12241468f63c9056 | 1,288 |
Absolutely not. If he's showing red flags and you haven't even VIDEO chatted... OMG.
Plus you mention he said Biden was the worst president ever. He [advocates for LGBTQ+ rights](https://news.yahoo.com/biden-must-defend-rights-lgbtq-174747418.html), [affordable healthcare](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/10/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-lowers-health-care-costs/) for everyone, and he actually [believes in science](https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1442617142222917633?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet) and listens to the experts.
That means the internet stranger you're talking to thinks Trump was better. Trump - who is [sexist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o21fXqguD7U), [racist](https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12270880/donald-trump-racist-racism-history), [homophobic and transphobic](https://www.glaad.org/gap/donald-trump), [a fraud](https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-finalizes-25-million-settlement-victims-donald-trumps/story?id=54347237), and a [criminal](https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/prosecutors-have-numerous-avenues-to-charge-trump-for-georgia-election-crimes-122152005706)... never mind inciting an insurrection when he didn't get elected and [praising the people who illegally stormed the Capito](https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/11/trump-jan-6-insurrection-these-were-great-people-499165)l, and being impeached 2x in 4 years. He is literally the [only president in US history to be impeached twice](https://time.com/5552679/impeached-presidents/) \- and there have only been 3 presidents who have ever been impeached in US history. And let's not forget telling the American public to [inject themselves with disinfectant](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177) and [take unproven drugs](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hydroxychloroquine-not-effective-prevention-covid-19-world-health-organization-donald-trump/) for COVID. It kinda makes [cheating on multiple wives](https://www.newsweek.com/how-many-times-trump-cheated-wives-780550) no big deal.
So yeah, transphobia is one of many, many red flags. | ba6f41d1e1574b9a9a3794f978629d2e | 681 |
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As I mentioned last week in my post on Edwardian flower crowns, I’ve just photographed these wonderful Edwardian dresses which are new to my collection. You are the first to see them!
Edwardian wedding dress 1.
I was thrilled to find these dresses, as original Edwardian gowns are now very rare, particularly in such fine condition. These gowns are each 100 years old! They’ve lasted so well as both are made from cotton – a lovely strong fibre that has many years of life left in it. And with the popularity of Downton Abbey, Edwardian wedding dresses are very much back in fashion.
Dress 1, pictured here, is a wonderful old-fashioned deep cream colour which used to be known by the French name ‘ecru’. It is made in a charming mix of lace styles, all hand-dyed using natural dyes – most probably tea.
In Edwardian times, the dress would have been worn with a whale bone corset, a bodice and petticoat underneath. Here, I have matched it with an original 1930s satin petticoat – a beautiful garment in its own right.
The Edwardian bride it was made for had a 23 or 24 inch waist. But my clever seamstresses have invisibly adapted it to fit a modern 26in waist.
This lovely dress is currently available from my West London studio, priced at £1350 (inclusive of 1930s satin slip).
Dress 2 is a similarly classic Edwardian style, again using a variety of cotton lace styles. The colour this time is a purer white.
Again, the dress would originally be worn with more complicated undergarments, but I have teamed it with a simple and elegant 1930s satin slip, which gives a lovely warm hint of shine under the lace dress.
This dress also was originally made with a 23 or 24 inch waist and has been cleverly and invisibly adapted to fit a 26 inch waist.
As I mentioned in my post last week, I’ve complemented the dresses with an original Edwardian flower circlet – brought to life by the addition of fresh greenery. I hope you agree that the dresses, and circlet, are each so delicate and beautiful.
A big thank you to Robert Lawler Photography for the images. And – as always – thank you for dropping by today! Hope to see you again soon.
All photographs c.
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The Russian writer wore a gorgeous purple robe. The feather on his pen came from a magnificent peacock, which had been owned by his king. His robe was a gift from a lady who believed he was the best writer that had ever lived. She’d only read half of his second book. It was the book everyone talked about when his work first became popular.
There were two scars on his face, one on his chin and one on his right cheek. His right eye had a squint to it, believed to be caused by the same injury as the scar on his cheek. He was balding, but not completely without hair. His teeth were yellow, except for a few at the front of his mouth.
The book he was writing in was thick. It was believed that he wrote about topics no man had contemplated prior to his writing. While his peers discussed Christianity and the Orthodox religion, he wrote about his love for a druid’s daughter. She lived in a far off, warmer land that he would only be able to visit once every decade. If he wanted to see her more often than that, he would have to abandon his wife and children. He loved his family, though, and chose to visit his druidic love as little as possible. It was his effort to keep them together.
The druid woman spoke no language his companions recognized. She chose to abide by the practices of her culture, and its religion. Once a decade, when he visited, she abandoned her family’s traditions to provide her body for the use of the Russian writer, as he saw fit.
“The shape of your body matches the rolling planes of your homeland.” he told her, knowing she wouldn’t understand.
It may have been that he loved her because the women in her community lived their lives unclothed, as the men did, and she had the most alluring physique. The writer speculated that it was a ray of sun shone down from the sky upon her by God himself, that highlighted her spiritual goodness. To truly save her from the hell she was destined to as a pagan, they were required to copulate.
She was caught in a field between her home land’s rolling planes by Radwin Ali’s mind. He saw her there, nude and hurting for her writer. Her ear held a small, beautiful flower, that had been given to her by a suitor. That is where he painted her. In a way, the druid was his mother. To him, she represented the ideal woman: strong and understanding, with unhindered sexualily.
“What is it you want with me?” she asked him when the painting was complete.
Radwin Ali was a curious man, both in his interest in the world, and others’ interest in him. Before he was famous, he painted in a single bedroom apartment in Rochester, New York. He survived off the occasional garbage plate, ordered in the middle of the night while college students were recovering from their nights of partying. Radwin Ali was not much of a socialite at that time. His dream was to be seen as the world’s greatest living shut in painter. If he ever bought a house, he wanted to fill it with hundreds of painting that wouldn’t see the light of day for ten years. He planned to then flood the market with his work, once it was worth enough. After he accomplished that, he wanted a famous independent director to make a film about his life. These were all things he wanted before he died.
Instead of moving to the country, he’d originally planned on buying a loft in the center of New York City. A feud he started with a famous gallery owner left him unable to find either a loft to live in or a studio to work in. Radwin Ali quickly learned to be more pleasant to others, even though he didn’t appreciate them. He had an epiphany one night, while having sex with his girlfriend on the roof of their apartment building. The people who would first spread word of his work and those he met in the city at that point were the same. Cultivation of their support needed to happen as soon as he met them.
The strange thing about Radwin Ali was that no one remembers what happened between the time when he was a starving artist trying to make it in the big city, and when his paintings were appeared in galleries across the globe. It seemed to be an instantaneous transition. In interviews, his friends would say that they knew him when he and his girlfriend at the time were poor. They would say they loved her, and it was her fault that he became so well known. At the same time, no one could pinpoint the one event that sky-rocketed him to the top. Because his girlfriend eventually ended up hating even the mention of his name, she wouldn’t tell anyone what had happened to trigger his rise.
Even when he became rich and powerful in the art world, Radwin Ali still had trouble finding a good studio to work in. The feud from his younger years haunted him in one way or another for the rest of his life. Instead of trying to repair the damage he’d caused in the city, he decided to take his city out to the countryside. He bought a car, had a truck packed full of everything he owned, and moved to a small town in Wisconsin. It was a few short months before he moved out of the Midwest, back to the area he’d grown up in. Being too far from New York City was very difficult for him. Something was calling him back to the east coast.
Radwin Ali spent months travelling the north east in search of a new place to call home. During that time, he painted on smaller canvases that were easier to carry from place to place. He completed his most famous painting while on the road. The work was titled “Procession”. It was a picture of a dirt road, splitting a corn field. The road led to an enormous factory building that had been shut down. A handful of children were chasing tin cans that the wind was blowing down the road. The painting was a summary of the feelings Radwin Ali had and the sights that he’d seen exploring the Midwest. It became part of his series of smaller paintings, titled “Moving Still Images”. The series as a whole was labeled as mediocre by critics, save for the “Procession”. No one who was anyone wanted to see the representation of the bleak midwestern American states, they said. Art museums strewn about the midwest were quick to pick up a painting or two. They were the most affordable Radwin Ali’s, and boosted their number of visitors for a good amount of time.
It was while he was working on the last painting in the series that he found the house next to Thomas and Francisco. The entire town was tucked away in the back corners of a beautiful forest. That forest hid it so well, that Radwin Ali drove past the town a dozen times before noticing the road to it went somewhere. He became enchanted with the place at once. First, he’d realized that it was closer to an airport than any of the other towns he’d visited. That would make for an easy escape back to the city. Next, everything on the main street running through the town seemed like it belonged in a different part of the country. The New Orleans café, an exotic pet store next to the antique store, and cevicheria across the street, which was only open in the summer. Moving into that house lifted a massive weight from his shoulders. It gave him the space and solitude to paint non-stop.
Every Sunday in the early summer, Radwin Ali had a bottle of wine and ceviche. After his meal, he would walk to the café for a café au lait and a small plate of begniets. Once the number of guests attending his parties rose enough, he was not seen in town. Someone who’d stayed at his house the night before would come pick up his food for him. Usually, this person would arrive at the cevicheria with a headache and sour stomach. After the third time, the chef started including coconut water in the paper bag along with Radwin Ali’s choice of dishes.
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Inter captain Javier Zanetti was the only member of the team to speak to the media after their 3-0 humiliation by Bologna.
“It is a moment of difficulty, especially in the last few games, as we are unable to get the results. We are trying to drag ourselves out of this moment,” said the defender.
“It does happen and above all right now we need to find calm and the necessary strength to emerge from the hole.
“Someone who has been in football for as long as I have knows these things happen and you do climb out of these situations.
“We are all united, work to give our best and after many years of success this is the most difficult moment we’ve had in a long time. We all take responsibility, starting from myself, and we will fight to give a response against Marseille and then Napoli.
“We understand the fans are angry and they too must realise we are the first to be upset at this situation. In these moments everyone has to think of what is best for Inter and give a strong response.”
Zanetti was asked whether the team or club did not feel entirely in sync with Claudio Ranieri.
“There is total unity with the Coach and that is really not the issue. The season started on a tough note, then we had a series of positive results and for whatever reason after the Lazio game we had this lull.
“We’ve got to find the strength within ourselves to emerge from this moment, which does happen in football. It’s difficult, but once again up to us to get back on track.”
Fans protested during the 3-0 defeat and chanted for Jose Mourinho’s return to San Siro.
“Mourinho left a strong mark at Inter and we won so much with him, but at this moment there are other things to think about and we must stay united, as it’s the only way to emerge from this situation.
“There are some individual errors emerging recently, as we go so close to taking the lead and then get punished at the first mistake. We must all stick together and do whatever the Coach wants. If someone has to play out of position to help the team, then so be it.”
President Massimo Moratti took the very unusual step of leaving at half-time, when Bologna were only leading 2-0.
“It’s only normal he is very disappointed, as we’re not giving him everything he expects and deserves,” concluded Zanetti.
“We all take responsibility and must try to turn this around. The President worked so hard over all these years to help us achieve success. I’m sure he’ll be upset and disappointed, as are we.” | 58e7debc7eec3f592d0fbc605cd10bac | 596 |
Even if Sydney FC claim the A-League Premiers' Plate this weekend they won't get their hands on the trophy for nearly a month - at their own request.
Football Federation Australia has granted the Sky Blues' wish to postpone their inevitable minor premiership presentation until their final-round home game against Newcastle on April 15.
As a general rule - barring some past logistical hurdles - the governing body attempts to physically award the Plate ASAP.
Should Melbourne Victory fail to beat Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium this Saturday Graham Arnold's tearaway leaders can officially call it theirs that night, making Sydney's away clash in Perth on Sunday the first opportunity.
However, FFA said it was happy to work with the club's desire to hold off for the remaining three rounds.
After consulting Fox Sports, FFA has agreed to present the Plate at the conclusion of Sydney's round 27 match at Allianz Stadium, should they acquire the necessary number of points, the governing body told AAP.
Sydney declined to comment and have been reluctant to play up the minor premiership, which Arnold sees as merely a by-product to breaking more records and winning the championship.
But goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne felt it would be more enjoyable for the players to celebrate the club's first piece of silverware in seven seasons with their own fans at Allianz Stadium, rather than a potentially hostile away crowd.
"I'd much prefer it in Sydney than in Perth."
Regardless, Redmayne couldn't have dreamed of a better match to make his club debut nearly three months after signing and four months since his last game for Western Sydney.
The 28-year-old says he's been thriving back with his "old sparring partners", goalkeeping coach John Crawley and first-choice gloveman Danny Vukovic.
So much so that when Vukovic left for Socceroos duty in Iran he had full confidence his deputy could get the job done against a Glory team boasting formidable firepower.
"He just said, `good luck, you're flying'," Redmayne said.
"I'm feeling really good, there's more excitement than nerves at the moment.
"It's a huge opportunity and it's something I don't take lightly."
| https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/sydney-fc-granted-wish-to-postpone-plate/efd3f5af-e670-4260-b911-98f16a10ca56 | 461 |
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# PROJECT settings
# PLEASE DO NOT PLACE ANY SENSITIVE DATA HERE (password, keys, personal
# data, etc.)
# Use local_settings.py for that purpose
# Lightbox
"""
The Lightbox is a separate project, even though it's still tightly linked to Digipal. It is possible to install it through pip:
>>> pip install git+https://github.com/Gbuomprisco/Digital-Lightbox.git
By default, it is disabled. You can enable it by setting the variable LIGHTBOX in your settings:
"""
LIGHTBOX = True
# Mezzanine
SITE_TITLE = 'SCRIBA'
# Social
"""
The following variables contains the URLs/username to social networking sites.
- The TWITTER variable asks for the Twitter username.
- The GITHUB variable asks for the relative URL to your Github project or account
- The COMMENTS_DISQUS_SHORTNAME asks for the Disqus shortname
"""
TWITTER = ''
GITHUB = ''
# COMMENTS_DISQUS_SHORTNAME = "exondomesday"
# Annotator Settings
"""
If True, this setting will reject every change to the DB. To be used in production websites.
"""
REJECT_HTTP_API_REQUESTS = False # if True, prevents any change to the DB
"""
This setting allows to set the number of zoom levels available in the OpenLayers layer.
"""
ANNOTATOR_ZOOM_LEVELS = 7 # This setting sets the number of zoom levels of O
FOOTER_LOGO_LINE = True
# Customise the faceted search settings
MODELS_PRIVATE = ['textcontentxml', 'itempart', 'image']
MODELS_PUBLIC = MODELS_PRIVATE
DEBUG_PERFORMANCE = False
COMPRESS_ENABLED = True
#COMPRESS_ENABLED = True
# from customisations.digipal.views.faceted_search.settings import FACETED_SEARCH
# CUSTOM_APPS = ['exon.customisations.mapping']
TEXT_IMAGE_MASTER_CONTENT_TYPE = 'transcription'
KDL_MAINTAINED = True
TEXT_EDITOR_OPTIONS_CUSTOM = {
'buttons': {
'btnPersonName': {'label': 'Person name', 'tei': '<rs type="person" subtype="name">{}</rs>'},
'btnPersonMaritalStatus': {'label': 'Marital status', 'tei': '<rs type="person" subtype="marital-status">{}</rs>'},
'btnPerson': {'label': 'Person', 'buttons': ['btnPersonName', 'btnPersonMaritalStatus']},
'btnPlaceName': {'label': 'Place name', 'tei': '<rs type="place" subtype="name">{}</rs>'},
'btnBirthPlace': {'label': 'Birth place', 'tei': '<rs type="place" subtype="birthplace">{}</rs>'},
'btnResidence': {'label': 'Residence', 'tei': '<rs type="place" subtype="residence">{}</rs>'},
'btnPlace': {'label': 'Place', 'buttons': ['btnPlaceName', 'btnBirthPlace', 'btnResidence']},
'btnDate': {'label': 'Date', 'tei': '<rs type="date">{}</rs>'},
'btnOccupation': {'label': 'Occupation', 'tei': '<rs type="occupation">{}</rs>'},
'btnReligion': {'label': 'Religion', 'tei': '<rs type="religion">{}</rs>'},
'btnReligiousStatus': {'label': 'Religious status', 'tei': '<rs type="religious-status">{}</rs>'},
'btnJuridicalStatus': {'label': 'Juridical status', 'tei': '<rs type="juridical-status">{}</rs>'},
'btnInfrastructure': {'label': 'Infrastructure', 'tei': '<rs type="infrastructure">{}</rs>'},
'btnBuilding': {'label': 'Building', 'tei': '<rs type="building">{}</rs>'},
'btnLand': {'label': 'Land', 'tei': '<rs type="land">{}</rs>'},
'btnEconomicData': {'label': 'Economic Data', 'tei': '<rs type="economic-data">{}</rs>'},
'btnFurniture': {'label': 'Furniture', 'tei': '<rs type="item" subtype="furniture">{}</rs>'},
'btnClothing': {'label': 'Clothing', 'tei': '<rs type="item" subtype="clothing">{}</rs>'},
'btnFood': {'label': 'Food', 'tei': '<rs type="item" subtype="food">{}</rs>'},
'btnTool': {'label': 'Tool', 'tei': '<rs type="item" subtype="tool">{}</rs>'},
'btnWritingMaterial': {'label': 'Writing material', 'tei': '<rs type="item" subtype="writing-material">{}</rs>'},
'btnItem': {'label': 'Item', 'buttons': ['btnFurniture', 'btnClothing', 'btnFood', 'btnTool', 'btnWritingMaterial']},
},
'show_highlights_in_preview': 1,
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'default': 'psclear undo redo pssave | btnPerson btnPlace btnDate btnOccupation btnReligion btnReligiousStatus | btnJuridicalStatus btnInfrastructure btnBuilding btnLand btnEconomicData btnItem | code ',
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'east': {
'ratio': 0.0
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Inspired by classic Hollywood “Big Night Out” glamor, Gucci Première is the fragrance equivalent of a glittering gown flowing like liquid gold down the curvaceous body of a movie star. But like many a star of the silver screen, it contains hidden depths that cannot be guessed at from a superficial look at its shiny exterior.
I have been wearing this scent for about 5 years now and I can’t get enough of it! This fragrance is simultaneously subductive and sophisticated perfect for a date night. I always get complimented when I wear this fragrance which is always nice!
Great smell just not my cup of tea.
The container was completely destroyed when it arrived. Never had a chance to use it. You need better packaging. I paid 14.95 for nothing.
I got this one for my girlfriend. She has been on been looking for this scent for so long and now she finally has it. She loves it. I must admit it does smell great too.
Gucci Flora is the best but this is nice too not better!
I questioned whether I would like this fragrance.......I didn't just like it but LOVED it, it's one of my favorite fragrances now!!!
This is a rich scent, don’t need much, so it lasts longer. It’s a good date night choice.
The scent was very delightful, I decided to buy the full size of the bottle. Keep up the amazing service and work! Thank you!
Smells old lady-ish. The description of sexy and refined is wishful thinking.
I actually like this! very mature smell yet sexy!
This is one of my go to fragrances. Perfect for any occasion or just to the office. I absolutely love it!
when first sprayed you get smacked in the face with that musk but after it dries it's so different. I'm indifferent about it.
I really enjoy this scent. At first it is a bit more of an intense aroma with a spicy element. But after about 5 minutes it settles into more of a floral/clean scent in my opinion.
I simply love this item!!!
In love!! Got as one of my first scents and I was not disappointed!! Already added to my queue again!
This perfume seems strong when you put it on but it goes away quickly and it gives you this light and very sensual smell. I only know because the men at my job love when I where this scent.
Definitely going on my favorites list. The scent lasts all day.
I get compliments ALL of the time!!
not flowery, but amazing smell..
Smells so good ! Great for date night .
A rich beautiful scent that isn't offensive or overpowering. I love this fragrance!
This scent smells wonderfully and lasts a long amount of time. A little goes a long way.
If I could upvote this a million times, I would!
I am absolutely OBSESSED with how this smells. It’s the perfect balance of unique and flirty but not overpowering and good for every day wear. My only complaint is that it fades quicker than any perfume I’ve ever worn, which is sad because it smells so good! I’m already more than halfway through mine and I just got it last week. Bummer!
Great everyday scent. Not to strong. I love the berry scent. One of my favorites.
This is my absolute favorite! I pull orange blossom and bergamot from it and it is just wonderful. It lasts all day for me and also for my mother who is 53 but she pulls more of the wood notes.
I love this scent timeless classic fashionista meets modern-day muse.
Love it! Smells so fresh!
It is a light smell. It works well with my chemistry.
I really love this smell. I can spray on my wrists and it lasts all day. Have gotten a few complements. May have to get the big bottle!
Fresh scent, the spray bottle itself broke for me after 3 uses. But customer service sent a replacement, quickly.
kinda sweet,light floral and sexy in a subtle flirty way.
Although I am a grown woman, this scent was very grown. I wouldn't wear it everyday. It smells okay.
I had read reviews saying this was more of an "old woman's perfume". Oh no honey, this is good stuff. Very clean and elegant. I will definitely order again.
Love this scent. Will reorder!
It smells decent and lates long I prefer guilty more but premier is a decent scent as well its worth trying.
I just can't get enough of this scent! I'm not usually into florals but this scent is just so balanced it's warm, inviting, and just beautifully done!
One of my favs so far by Gucci. The others have been a hit and miss with me. But I really like this one.
Didn’t love the scent so much.
For one, it wasn’t very long lasting which is sad but okay I guess because I didn’t really love the scent. I knew beforehand what it sort of smelled like but I believe it just didn’t work very well with my body chemistry. So a fail for me. I’d like a much “sweeter” scent for my next one.
I have tried many Gucci perfumes and loved them, but this one wasn’t the best. It was quit musky and I guess didn’t mix with my body chemistry well. It was also very strong and made me sneeze all day when I wore it.
I absolutely love this. It sits on u n leaves a beautiful smell. At first it's very strong n not pleasant but soon as it dries it's so different. | https://www.scentbird.com/perfume/gucci-premiere | 1,231 |
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Gilas Pilipinas renewed its partnership with sports drink giant Gatorade on the eve of the nation's historic participation in the FIBA World Cup in Spain this August to September.
Gatorade will provide the hydration requirements of the team members. In the photo are national team manager Aboy Castro, national player Ranidel De Ocampo, Gatorade Senior Product Manager Tony Atayde, national player and Gatorade Brand Ambassador LA Tenorio, Gilas head coach Chot Reyes, and Renato Delfino, Sports Marketing Manager for Pepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc. | https://pepsiphilippines.com/news-center/2019-05-17-132537-0800 | 122 |
I decided to check it out and there was a post about a guy saying he thought he had been raped (on cell app and can't figure out how to get the link). Thinking it might be a serious conversation I decided to peak in. Turned out to be a jackass who got bumped into at the mall and was belittling rape...3rd or so comment down:
>There are only two ingredients for rape. Are you female? Did you not get what you think you deserved? If you answer yes to both go to the head of the line.
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Meet, Jessica Cox the first armless pilot in the world. She flies a plane with her feet, by placing her right foot on the yoke and her left foot on the throttle.
Born in Arizona without arms, Cox has fought through all odds to achieve her dreams.
“My mom had a normal pregnancy. And then on the day of my birth, it was an absolute shock to both of my parents, especially my mom, who was devastated when the doctor brought me over saying, ‘your baby doesn’t have any arms", she told CNN.
But her physical disability never deterred her spirit, she was always determined to make things possible and it all became easier with all the love and encouragement her parents gave.
“They helped me to really be encouraged to go out there and try it out, to figure things out and want to be independent,” she said.
Cox began training to become a pilot, after graduating, but it was not easy to find a flight instructor, who could teach her.
It took three years to learn flying.
“I pulled up this picture of an airplane, and I put it on the backdrop of my computer, and I just remember looking at that airplane. It was the airplane that I eventually become certified in. But pulling up that picture during those moments of doubt, and just envisioning flying an airplane, even though it wasn’t reality at the moment, it made the reality happen,” she told CNN.
In 2008, Cox was finally certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly an Ercoupe, a light sport aircraft.
With her will and courage, Cox made her dreams come true She says she had countless role models as a child and now she's turned into a role model for millions. | https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/this-woman-with-no-arms-learnt-how-to-fly-a-plane-with-her-feet-is-now-a-licensed-pilot-367726.html | 370 |
2020 has become the year of change and challenge.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the business has changed radically for nearly every organization across the world. They are faced with overwhelming, competing challenges as they continue to navigate the crisis.
Cybersecurity is one such challenge that concerned businesses amidst the uncertainty. While organizations have focused on newly pressing concerns-employee well-being, finance availability, and operational resilience—cybersecurity threats and attacks have escalated rapidly.
RiskBased Security’s publication of the 2020 Data Breach Report listed 2020 as the ‘worst year on record‘ by the end of the second quarter in terms of the number of records exposed due to data breaches.
As per the report, the number of records exposed in the first three quarters of 2020 reached a staggering 36 billion, with the three months of Q3 adding 8.3 billion records.
In January, cosmetics giant Estée Lauder exposed its database containing over 440 million records on the internet. As per the company, the database was from an “education platform,” which did not contain consumer data.
On January 22, 2020, the tech giant Microsoft disclosed a data breach that occurred on December 5, 2019, due to the misconfiguration of an internal customer support database.
According to ZDNet, the breach exposed 250 million records containing information such as email addresses, IP addresses, and support case details.
Unacademy, one of the popular online education platforms in India, was hacked in January this year. The security breach led to the exposure of data of around 20 million of its users.
The malicious actor gained access to the entire database of Unacademy and had put the stolen data on sale in the hacker forum for USD 2,000.
The exposed database also included numerous accounts using corporate emails of Infosys, Wipro, Google, Cognizant, and Facebook.
In February this year, market analysis firm Tetrad left data of 120 million customers exposed in Amazon S3 storage. The exposed data comprised sensitive information from providers Claritas/Nielsen’s PRIZM and Experian Mosaic and Tetrad customers like Kate Spade, Chipotle, and Bevmo.
Three text files with Mosaic data, each over 10 GB, contained a total of 130 million rows of data on US households. These files included household addresses, names of the head of the household, gender, and Mosaic group ID.
In February 2020, MGM Grand notified a massive data breach that occurred last year. The breach exposed records of over 10 million hotel guests, including Justin Bieber, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and many prominent government officials.
The malicious actor uploaded the personal information of 10.6 million hotel guests on a hacker forum for free. However, in later findings, the stolen records reached nearly 142 million.
On March 31, 2020, the American hospitality company Marriott International disclosed a cybersecurity breach that exposed data of over 5.2 million hotel guests who used the company’s loyalty application.
The malicious actors acquired the login credentials of two Marriott employees to access the guest information.
Adult video streaming website CAM4.com, owned by Irish company Granity Entertainment, inadvertently left its database available for public view without any adequate security measures.
A security team from SafetyDetectives has discovered the significant data leak stretching into billions of records and alerted the company.
Cybercriminals could have exploited this data to conduct identity theft, phishing scams, website attacks, and blackmailing. The blackmail scams are possibly the most significant risk as most users prefer to stay anonymous on such websites.
Advanced Info Service (AIS), a major Thailand-based mobile network operator, left its database exposed and publicly accessible. The unsecured database contained a combination of DNS query logs, NetFlow logs, and other data related to the customers’ internet usage patterns.
In March 2020, Keepnet Labs, a UK based security firm, announced a data breach that exposed over 5 billion records.
As a part of its ‘threat intelligence service’ offerings, the Keepnet collects and stores publicly known data-breach information in its own Elasticsearch database. In March, the company started performing scheduled maintenance and was migrating the ElasticSearch database.
Regrettably, the engineer responsible disabled the firewall for about 10 minutes to speed up the process. During this window, the internet indexing service BinaryEdge indexed the data, making it publicly accessible. The exposed data contained information about reported data breaches throughout 2012-2019.
In March this year, the Chinese social media platform Weibo suffered a data breach that exposed the data of over 500 million users.
The hacker gained access to a database that contained the details of 538 million users and sold the data for USD 250 on the dark web.
Antheus Tecnologia, a Brazil-based biometrics company specialized in developing Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS), left sensitive information, including 76,000 unique fingerprint records, exposed on an unsecured server. The exposed server contained 2.3 million data points, which could be reverse-engineered to rebuild each original fingerprint.
Apart from the fingerprint data, the vulnerable server also exposed 81.5 million records that included administrator login information, employee phone numbers, email addresses, and company emails.
In April 2020, Nintendo announced that it suffered a cyberattack, and 160,000 user accounts have been compromised. Upon further investigation, the compromised accounts reached 300,000. The hackers used the stolen accounts to buy coveted digital items.
Following the incident, Nintendo stopped allowing users to login with their Nintendo Network ID (NNID). The company also advised the users to enable two-factor authentication.
Amid the remote working culture triggered by the pandemic, Zoom video conferencing app has become the most used application for virtual meetings and online collaboration. When the Zoom sign-ins were reaching their peak in April 2020, cybercriminals launched a series of credential stuffing attacks on the app and stole more than half a million accounts.
At least 530,000 Zoom accounts were listed for sale on the dark web and hacker forums.
The malicious actors not only gained access to the accounts but also to the contents of any meetings the users have either hosted or participated in.
Magellan Health, a Fortune 500 company, fell victim to a ransomware attack in April 2020, where over 365,000 patient records were compromised.
Initially, the hackers installed malware to acquire employee login credentials. Then, by impersonating a Magellan client in a phishing attack, they gained access to a corporate server and implemented their ransomware.
The malicious actors could steal employees’ login credentials, personal information and ID numbers, and sensitive patient details such as W-2 information, Social Security numbers, and taxpayer ID numbers.
Easyjet, the UK-based low-cost airline, experienced a highly sophisticated data breach that exfiltrated 9 million customers’ data. The compromised data included email addresses, travel details, and credit card information of 2,200 customers.
Wattpad, the most popular website for writers to publish new user-generated stories, suffered a massive data breach that exposed almost 271 million records.
The stolen Wattpad database was initially sold in private sales for over USD 100,000 and then sold on hacker forums for free.
The most popular microblogging platform Twitter suffered a security breach through a phone spear-phishing attack in July this year. The threat actors used specific employee credentials to gain access to Twitter’s internal systems. They targeted 130 Twitter accounts, including that of high-profile US personalities like Barack Obama, Joseph R. Biden Jr., Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, and many more.
The threat actors were able to tweet from 45 accounts, access the DM inbox of 36, and download the Twitter Data of 7.
“I am giving back to the community. All bitcoin sent to the address below will be sent back doubled! If you send USD 1000, I will send back USD 2000. Only doing this for 30 minutes,” read one of the tweets by hackers.
The tweet reached at least 350 million users, and the attackers swindled USD 120,000 worth of bitcoin through at least 300 transactions.
Mailfire, an email marketing firm, suffered a massive data breach that exposed users of over 70 adult dating and e-commerce websites, all using Mailfire software.
The hacker gained access to the software through Mailfire’s unsecured Elasticsearch server and acquired around 320 million data records of over 100,000 users.
Also Read: American HealthCare Provider Experiences Cyberattack, 295,617 Patients’ Data Exposed!
India’s biggest online grocery store BigBasket suffered a massive data breach in October 2020 that exposed 20 million users’ data.
The hackers exfiltrated users’ sensitive information and put it up for sale on the dark web for USD 40,000. Though the breach was identified on October 14, the company notified the public on November 7.
In October 2020, a cluster of databases belonging to the Voice over IP (VoIP) telecommunications vendor Broadvoice was left publicly accessible on the internet, without any need for authentication.
Comparitech’s security experts discovered the unprotected database cluster, which contained more than 350 million records.
Vertafore, a US-based insurance software solutions provider, fell victim to a massive data breach that exposed the data of 27.7 million Texas drivers. The threat actors gained access to three data files inadvertently stored in an unsecured external storage system. The exposed files contained information on driver’s licenses issued before February 2019.
The Home Depot, Inc., the largest home improvement retailer in the US, has reached a USD 17.5 million settlement with 46 states and Columbian District for the data breach it suffered in 2014. The breach exposed the payment card information of around 40 million consumers across America. The cybercriminals gained access to the company’s network and deployed malware on the self-checkout Point-of-Sale (PoS) system.
FireEye, the world’s leading cybersecurity firm, disclosed that they were attacked by a highly sophisticated malicious actor. The company informed that the attacker stole their Red Team assessment tools that they use to test their customers’ security. They believed that it was a state-sponsored attack based on the attacker’s discipline, operational security, and techniques.
This attack is different from the tens of thousands of incidents we have responded to throughout the years,” said FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia.
HM Revenue and Customs was branded “breath-taking incompetence” after it experienced a dozen serious personal data breaches over the course of 2019-20. UK’s tax authority reported 11 incidents that impacted 23,173 customers, with one incident alone affecting around 18,864.
Leonardo SpA, the largest defense contractor globally, experienced a malware attack that exfiltrated data up to 10GB. Two former employees of the Italian company were arrested for allegedly compromising the corporation’s network by deploying malware.
Clearly, 2020 has been so far quite challenging for organizations in terms of cybersecurity along with the adoption of new normal changes. As the uncertainty unfolds, organizations that have yet to experience a cyberattack still have the luxury of time to prepare.
Unfortunately, most organizations are still ill-equipped to handle a significant cybersecurity incident, much less amid a crisis like a pandemic. According to the Ponemon Institute, 76% of organizations don’t have a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (CSIRP) applied consistently across the enterprise.
Thus, organizations without a CSRIP must build one, and those that have already created one should take the opportunity now to assess the CSIRP for any vulnerabilities based on their COVID-19 security posture.
Experiencing a cyber incident? StealthLabs can help you!
Infographic: Why Businesses Need Cyber Security Compliance?
| https://www.stealthlabs.com/blog/the-25-biggest-data-breaches-and-attacks-of-2020/ | 2,473 |
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I'm using RemoteUrlWorker and I have an s3 error
EntityTooSmall: Your proposed upload is smaller than the minimum allowed size
from what I see is that the "parts" are not minimum of 5 mo, that's a lot of small part | 17331939 | 85 |
Civic Avenue Early Learning welcome all children and families within our community. We aim to make their experience memorable, fun and educational. Our professional, caring team of educators are dedicated to building strong connections and relationships with children and families. Our educators will constantly reflect, collaborate and look at ways in which they can improve and strive for excellence.
We encourage a team approach to children’s individual development and learning; therefore, we are committed to creating collaborative partnerships with our families. We understand the importance of establishing honest and genuine relationships and working together to ensure the best outcomes for children are achieved. Partnerships will be extended to the wider community creating networks and community links for the benefit of families and children in our care.
We will develop each child’s sense of “Being, Belonging and Becoming” ensuring that we cover the five learning outcomes of The Early Years Learning Framework. We will support this by providing play spaces of natural and manufactured materials that are reflective of the world, the community, the child, the family, imaginary and the creative. Our holistic and flexible educational programs focus on children’s interests, individual strengths and learning through play. Our educators will guide and support children’s learning through an emergent curriculum, they will provide time, space and resources for children to discover, explore and engage.
Attention to detail and genuine care for the childrens’ learning and development. Clean and tidy, educators are always well presented and know what’s happened to your child during the day.
We can highly recommend this centre. The teachers have all been brilliant, always going above and beyond when looking after our girls.
| https://toddle.com.au/centres/civic-avenue-early-learning | 339 |
DAVID Cameron will today be warned Coalition plans to curb binge drinking by cracking down on cheap alcohol are “flawed”.
The Prime Minister is expected to announce measures to set a minimum price of 45p per unit of alcohol on Wednesday despite misgivings among many Cabinet ministers.
It could hike the price of a supermarket own brand bottle of whisky, gin or vodka from around £10 to more than £16.
But a think-tank report will today say the hike will fail to deter heavy drinkers.
The Adam Smith Institute also fears it will encourage smuggling.
Home Secretary Theresa May and Chancellor George Osborne are said to be unenthusiastic about the proposal.
Opponents within the Government fear that responsible drinkers will be penalised for the actions of a minority and the Treasury could lose duty revenue.
But the PM is understood to be determined to press ahead with the move, which has already been tried by the Scottish Government.
Downing Street said: “The Government will bring forward its proposals on alcohol pricing shortly." | https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/360594/Crackdown-on-alcohol-flawed | 215 |
What kind of city Raphael walked into in the 1500s? And what did it look like to Bernini, 100 years later?
Are you into Ancient Rome? Try our live-streamed tours of the Colosseum and Roman Forum+Palatine hill!
This place is called “Welcome to Rome” and it is located between Campo de’ Fiori and Piazza Navona, so in the historical center of Rome.
As you enter, you’ll find this incredibly detailed map of Rome today. Have fun finding all the places you know in the city!
Inside you will discover what ancient Rome looked like, through an immersive cinema and four different reconstructions. As you enter the site, they give you an audio guide which will synchronize as you enter the different rooms.
Walk back in time with us, in our super-fun Virtual Walk through Ancient Rome ruins!
This model shows how this building became a castle through the centuries. In fact Castel Sant’Angelo was originally a mausoleum built by the emperor Hadrian for himself and his family. Later on it became a fortress where the Popes took shelter in dangerous situations.
The four screens make this cinema super immersive!
The show lasts 30 minutes and it is an incredible experience. A voice will guide you through over 2700 years of history of Rome, in a super easy and simple way.
Then the storytelling continues through Rome starting as a huts village, to become an empire stretching over three continents.
The show will also cover what Rome looked like in the middle ages, after the fall of the Roman empire. You will be shocked to find out that the city shrank from over 1 million inhabitants (at its highest peak, 2nd century AD) down to only 30000 inhabitants! The city almost disappeared!
Then gradually the Popes took control of the city and started shaping the way Rome looks like today. They built churches, squares, and fountains. All the major landmarks (excluding the ancient ruins) that tourists come to visit still today!
It is a great summary for both those who know Rome very well and those who know nothing about it.
“Welcome to Rome” is located Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, in between Campo de’ Fiori and Piazza Navona. Therefore very handy while you visit the historical center of the city.
| https://www.livevirtualguide.com/post/what-did-ancient-rome-look-like/ | 500 |
Current local time in Westermarsch II: 08:40 - there is daylight.
Germany - Norddeich, 2.4 mi: Norddeich Harbor: A nice view from the Reederei Norden-Frisia.
Germany - Norddeich, 2.4 mi: Marina Norddeich: A nice panorama view over the marina from the Yacht-Club Norden e.V.
Germany - Norddeich: HD Stream Norddeich, Hafen - from Westermarsch II 2.4 mi away.
Germany - Norden, 3 mi: Market Square (Torfmarkt): View of the market square of the city of Norden, with Ludgeri-Church and clock tower in the background.
Germany - Greetsiel, 6.5 mi: Port of Greetsiel: A nice view of the port of Greetsiel.
Germany - Juist, 8.1 mi: Airfieldcam Juist: The webcam shows current images of the airfield on the North Sea Island Juist.
Germany - Juist, 8.1 mi: View over Juist: A nice live streaming view over the island of Juist.
Germany - Norderney, 8.1 mi: HD-Beachpanorama: A view from the appartment house Kaiserhof.
Germany - Norderney, 8.1 mi: Kurplatz: A nice view over the Kurplatz of Norderney.
Germany - Norderney, 8.1 mi: Sommerloft Norderney: View over the rooftops into the sky above Norderney. | https://www.webcamgalore.com/places/Germany/Westermarsch-II/26969.html | 340 |
You can do statistical analysis on employees, and in doing so discover anomalies.
>: OFCCP alleges that it identified preliminary indicators that
Google paid its female employees (2,783) in the Software Engineering Job Family at the
Company’s Mountain View (9/1/14 and 9/1/15), Seattle (9/1/17), and Kirkland (9/1/17)
establishments less than comparable male employees that, if proven, could result in a
violation of Executive Order 11246 § 201(1), 41 CFR § 60-1.4(a)(1), and 41 CFR § 60-
20.3.
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As much as I love a freshly cooked dinner, there are times when it’s super handy to have a meal or two in your stash.
Here are 5 freezer dinners to squirrel away for a rainy evening.
I love soup for dinner. It’s warming and filling and it’s not just for Summer. Some of the best soups come from warm climates. Think Malaysian Laksa or a Thai Red or Green Curry Soup.
Other good soups include this No-Chop Butternut Soup, Spicy Roast Eggplant & Harissa Soup or this Spinach Soup with Smashed Feta & Walnuts. Just freeze the soup without the toppings and add them when you’re ready to eat.
You can either freeze the raw meatballs ready to bake, or bake first and freeze later. While my classic tomatoey Baked Meatballs are excellent. These Beef & Carraway Balls add a little Middle Eastern exoticism without any effort. And vegetarians you don’t have to miss out on the meatball fun with these Lentil Balls.
Curries are awesome freezer meals. Especially ones like this One Pot Cauliflower, Chicken & Peanut Curry which has the meat and veggies cooked in one pot. No need for rice, just defrost, warm and sprinkle with some fresh coriander (cilantro) for greenness. Or try this Super Green Saag (Chicken & Spinach curry).
Having frozen pizza bases means you’ll always have a quick meal at the ready. Choose either traditional Pizza Dough OR my favourite healthy alternative Cauliflower Pizza that’s gluten-free AND includes a serve of veggies!
This Cheesey Cauli & Bacon Bake (pictured above) is my new favourite healthy alternative to mac & cheese. It uses roast cauliflower instead of pasta. For the record my boys weren’t convinced but I LOVE it.
Then check out STONESOUP COACHING.
It’s an exclusive online coaching group + 1:1 mentoring designed to help you get healthy and end your struggle with food using the personal guidance of Jules Clancy and her simple approach to healthy eating and habits.
Nice blog with very useful info!!Thanks for sharing this!! | 3552172ec749cbd6ee51895840026aed | 468 |
Feminist artist Judy Chicago — who has a retrospective show at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami — said at a Fontainebleau lunch during Art Basel Miami that her most famous work, “The Dinner Party,” has been a blessing and a curse.
“For a very long time I used to say I hoped I lived to see the body of my work, my career, emerge from the shadow of ‘The Dinner Party,’ ” she said.
| https://meandmylifestyleblog.com/celebrities/artist-judy-chicago-on-her-career-advice-for-young-women/ | 104 |
In the annual income tax returns for 2016, business will have the opportunity for the first time to claim a new tax relief for research and development (R&D).
Costs incurred in 2016 on R&D may allow an incentive to be claimed in the form of an additional deduction from the tax base and thereby reduce the tax payable.
110 percent (130 percent from 2017) for large enterprises or 120 percent (150 percent from 2017) for SME’s of other eligible costs associated with research and development (including depreciation).
R&D are widely understood to be activities related to the development of improved or new technologies/processes/products.
even costs of projects which have not been successful will also be eligible.
The new relief may be claimed in the annual CIT tax return, which should be submitted together with a new annex CIT-BR.
The Grants & Incentives team at KPMG is part of the international network of experts KPMG R&D Incentives Network. We have many years of experience in identifying and claiming grants and incentives for R&D worldwide.
if necessary, we help in adjusting the company organizational – legal and accounting processes for the effective use of incentives.
| https://home.kpmg/pl/en/home/insights/2017/01/grants-and-incentives-alert-new-tax-super-deduction-for-rd-in-annual-corporate-tax-returns-for-2016.html | 251 |
Meeting in person From September we will be starting some face to face sessions and meetings. We thought it would be useful to set out how we can work together to keep each other safe and limit the spread of the virus. Click here to go to our events page. | 272d8cc02661dd03cb31740d1f847d83 | 54 |
<filename>service/src/server/api.rs
use crate::data;
use chrono::prelude::*;
use std::collections::HashMap;
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
pub struct TasksResp {
pub name: String,
}
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Dianne L. Urruty has a current Wyoming teaching certificate for grades K-8 with a minor in music. She taught Kindergarten for 5 years in the Johnson County school district. Dianne founded the Learning Tree in 1981. She has maintained a Wyoming teaching certificate as well as a child care license with the State Department of Family Services while operating the Learning Tree School.
Raei Stone has a current Wyoming teaching certificate and a current childcare license with the state Department of Family Services. Raei taught Math Recovery in the Sheridan, WY School District and has taught at the Learning Tree School since 2004.
Lori E. Johnson has a current Wyoming teaching certificate for grades K-8 with a concentration in Early Childhood as well as a current childcare license with the state Department of Family Services. Before Lori started teaching at Learning Tree School in 2006, she taught preschool in Davenport, Iowa.
Kendrick Michelena has a current Wyoming teaching certificate for grades K-6, as well as an endorsement in early childhood. Keni also has a current license with the state Department of Family Services. She taught first grade for 1 year at Meadowlark School in Johnson County and has been teaching Kindergarten at Learning Tree since 2017.
Tracey Ostheimer has an Associate of Applied Science degree in Early Childhood Education along with a Bachelor and Masters’ Degree in Biology. Tracey has a current childcare license with the Department of Family Services and a current substitute permit for the state of Wyoming. She has worked at Learning Tree since 2009..
All classroom para-professionals maintain current state childcare certifications. | 5eeead781ba9663936805b3cd0504344 | 329 |
I have 2 packs of wyeast 1056 and am about to make a 1 liter starter. I would make it larger in volume, but only have enough DME for 1 liter. Is there any downside to adding 2 packs to a starter that will have a gravity of 1040 and volume of 1 liter? I plan on hitting up the LHBS tomorrow to step it up, does anyone see a downside to this?
why not save the second pack for something else. hit the 1 L with 1 pack, step it up tomorrow and your golden!
Or pitch both packs and call it a day? What is the OG of the beer?
its a 10 gallon batch and the target og is 1068. mr malty says i need a 2.4 liter starter with 2 packs. My brew day is friday and I dont think I would be able to step the starter up enough times to bring up the cell count..
okay then! no downside that I can see.
With "intermittent shaking" that drops to <1 L.
Edit: Except that you're doing a 10 gal batch. Oops.
Maybe it's too late now, but I'd just wait until you can get to the LHBS for DME.
I've heard it cited that making too small a starter can leave the yeast without the nutrients it needs to rebuild its glycogen reserves at the end of fermentation in the starter. Supposedly, that can lead to weak performance in the wort. It would be great to know of that's actually true....Tom?
From what I know about yeast this makes logical sense, but I haven't tested it.
One thing I can say with great confidence is you wont actually experience any growth in cell count at that pitching rate.
| https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=9948.msg122334 | 367 |
import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
QApplication,
QListWidgetItem,
QListWidget,
QLineEdit,
QVBoxLayout,
QWidget,
QMainWindow,
QListView,
QMessageBox,
QWidget,
)
from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QSortFilterProxyModel
from PyQt5.QtGui import QStandardItemModel, QStandardItem, QIcon
import pandas as pd
class MainWindow(QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(r"C:\Users\rodri\Projeto\definitivo\icone.ico"))
self.setWindowTitle("Foxy Quizz")
self.resize(1000, 800)
d = {"Perguntas": ['A recompensa da Jewelry Bonney é de 140,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] Erros no jogo devem ser reportados usando o atalho CTRL + R',
'Mr.1 comeu a Supa Supa no Mi',
'Vasco Shot é o capitão do oitavo navio, liderando a oitava frota do Teach',
'[GLA] É possível criar Medalhas Dinâmicas de Bronze por 5 Moedas Piratas no Mercado Negro',
'Baby Five nasceu no North Blue',
"A segunda recompensa conhecida do Capone 'Gang' Bege era de 300,000,000 de berry",
'[GLA] Em regra, emotes são desbloqueados no nível 25',
'Pekoms tem uma impressionante recompensa de 330,000,000 de berry',
'Trebol é usuário de Haki do Armamento e da Observação',
'O nome verdadeiro da Miss Merry Christmas é Drophy',
'Zephyr é um personagem non-canon',
'A recompensa do Tamago é de 429,000,000 de berry',
'<NAME> é o capitão do quarto navio, liderando a quarta frota do Teach',
'Pearl é o comandante da segunda unidade dos Piratas do Krieg',
'Após a morte do Barba Branca, o Barba Marrom fugiu e assumiu o controle de Foodvalten',
'Existem Frutas do Diabo que ainda não foram catalogadas e, portanto, desconhecidas',
'[GLA] O uso do Kit de Reparo é interrompido se você receber qualquer ataque de um inimigo',
'Van Augur nasceu no East Blue',
'A alcunha do Doc Q, "Shinigami" ou deus da morte, vem do fato dele gostar de brincar com a vida das pessoas, assim como um shinigami',
'Buggy foi o primeiro vilão a aparecer na série que era usuário de uma Fruta do Diabo. Ele foi também o primeiro usuário de uma fruta do diabo com quem Luffy lutou',
'[GLA] O Kit de Reparo 2.0 restaura 750 pontos de vida do seu navio por segundo',
'[GLA] Samui Island é recomendada para jogadores do level 20 a 28 no minimapa do jogo',
'A recompensa do Mr.2 é de 32,000,000 de berry',
'Dalton nasceu em Drum Island',
'Buggy tem a menor recompensa entre os Shichibukai',
'Vergo foi o primeiro Corazón',
'A recompensa de Mont Blanc Cricket é de 25,000,000 de berry',
'O verdadeiro nome do Mr.2 é Bentham',
'<NAME> nasceu na Grand Line',
"Kin'emon comeu a Fuku Fuku no Mi",
'A comida favorita da Sugar é uva',
'Jango é um marinheiro e ex-imediato do capitão Kuro',
"A habilidade 'Usopp's Fear' concede a ele velocidade e defesa",
'Ace realmente nasceu em Baterilla',
'Crocus nasceu na Grand Line',
'A primeira recompensa do Chopper foi de 50 de berry',
'Masira nasceu no North Blue',
'Boa Hancock usa Haki do Rei',
'Há seis níveis em Impel Down',
'O verdadeiro nome do Mr.3 é Galdino',
'[GLA] Você pode craftar uma poção media com 10 poções pequenas nas docas das cidades',
'Vergo conhece Doflamingo desde criança',
'Donquixote Doflamingo era capitão dos Piratas Donquixote',
'A atual Recompensa da Nami é de 66,000,000 de berry',
'Vinsmoke Reiju é usuária de Akuma no Mi',
'Sanji nasceu no north blue',
'A Yubashiri (Espada de Zoro) Enferrujou',
'Kuro, também conhecido por seu apelido de Klahador, é o capitão dos Piratas Black Cat',
'Primeiro beijo do Sanji foi com a Pudding',
'Existem 8 Henchmans no black market',
'A recompensa de Miss Doublefinger é de 35.000.000 de berry',
'A segunda recompensa de <NAME> foi de 100.000.000 de berry',
'[GLA] O jogo está traduzido para os seguintes idiomas: Inglês,Português,Espanhol e Polonês',
'<NAME> enfrentou Sabo depois do Timeskip',
'A Recompensa de <NAME> é 7.800.000 de Berry',
'O canhão do Mr.4 comeu uma fruta do diabo e se tornou um cachorro',
'O cabelo do Trebol é preto',
'<NAME> foi mencionado no Ryugu Poneglyph lido por <NAME> na floresta do Oceano',
'<NAME> tentou levantar a Noah com a ajuda de Poseidon, mas ele quebrou sua promessa com a ilha dos Tritões',
'Lucky roo é um membro dos piratas do Ruivo',
'Já teve um crossover entre One Piece e Dragon Ball',
"GLA] Urouge usa a habilidade 'Pray' para curar aliados e remover lentidão e queimaduras"
'A atual recompensa de Marshall D. Teach é de 2.247.600 de berry',
'A akuma no mi do Pika é do tipo Paramecia',
'O sonho de Crocodile era ser Rei dos Piratas',
'<NAME> é filho de Rouge',
'Hancock é a primeira personagem feminina da série capaz de usar todas as três formas de Haki',
'[GLA] Para evoluir um personagem de 1 para 5 estrelas é necessário 840 fragmentos no total',
'<NAME> é o prato mais demorado para cozinhar em baratie levando 9 minutos',
'[GLA] Bege libera uma habilidade no level 100',
'<NAME> tem uma esposa no Arquipelago Sabaody',
'Marco nasceu na grand line',
'A cor do cabelo do Edward Newgate (Barba Branca) era loiro',
'[GLA] Você pode trocar sua página de equipamentos em uma zona segura',
'[GLA] Você completa com um time de especialistas a conquista do Black Cat',
'<NAME> comeu a Ope Ope no Mi',
'Kizaru comeu a Pika Pika no Mi',
'<NAME> perdeu um braço no arco de Dressrosa',
'<NAME> foi o primeiro rei dos piratas',
'[GLA] Sapi é o NPC que vende atum em Loguetown',
'Mr.3 Wax é tão duro quanto ferro',
'Aokiji possui uma fruta do diabo do tipo Logia',
'Pagaya é pai de Conis',
'[GLA] Em Conomi Island tem os seguintes monstros: Wolf,Mole e Baby Mole',
'Magellan nasceu na Grand Line',
'Sanji em sua infância teve a mesma dubladora do Chopper',
"[GLA] Luffy quando usa sua habilidade 'Preparation' Se torna mais veloz e seu próximo ataque da mais dano",
'Buggy é um shichibukai',
'Pappag é uma estrelar do mar',
'Pappag é uma estrela do mar que é mascote de Camie e professor. Ele é o criador da linha de moda Criminal e é mentor de Camie para ser uma designer de moda',
'O nome verdadeiro da Miss Valentine e Mikita',
'Arlong tem uma irmã conhecida',
'Zephyr é o único Almirante que não comeu uma Fruta do Diabo',
'<NAME> nasceu na Grand Line',
'Ton Ton no Mi é superior a Kilo Kilo no Mi ',
'[GLA] O kit de reparo 2.0 restaura 22.500 pontos de vida do seu navio em 30 segundos',
'Shanks é um membro dos Yonko que governam o novo mundo e é capitão dos piratas do Ruivo',
'Caribou nasceu no North Blue',
'Dracule Mihawk teve 2 dubladores no anime',
'[GLA] É possível criar medalhas dinâmicas de ouro por 20 moedas piratas no mercado negro',
'[GLA] É possível criar medalhas dinâmicas de prata por 10 moedas piratas no mercado negro',
'[GLA] Genzo vende bandana de tritão, calça de tritão, anel do mar e turbante do mar por 5200 berry cada',
'Brook era capitão dos piratas rumbar',
'[GLA] Em Cocoyasi tem os seguintes monstros: Alligators, Fishmans, Panthers, Baby Octopus e Wolves',
'[GLA] Nami não pode usar a habilidade Fata Morgana enquanto Mirage Tempo estiver ativa',
'Buggy é capitão dos piratas do Buggy e também colíder da aliança do Buggy e Alvida',
'[GLA] Chabo é o nome da criança que a Nojiko pede para ajudar no Arlong Park',
'Gecko Moriah tem a recompensa de 320.000.000 de berry',
'Shoujou nasceu no North Blue',
'[GLA] Cocoyasi Village é recomendada para jogadores de nivel 50-60 no minimapa do jogo',
'A comida favorita da Nezumi é queijo',
'A rumble Ball dura 3 minutos',
'A recompensa de Capone Gang Bege é de 300.000.000 de berry',
'O smoker assim como o Fujitora, tenciona acabar com o sistema de Shichibukais',
'A Boa Hancock é a imperatriz de Amazon Lily, e por isso é conhecida como Imperatriz Pirata',
'Foxy nasceu em South Blue',
'Mr.5 nasceu no South Blue',
'[GLA] Você pode ouvir o Chouchou latindo ao falar com ele',
'A recompensa de Mr.5 é de 10.000.000 de Berry',
'Mr.9 nasceu em Weast Blue',
'A recompensa de Miss GoldenWeek é de 29.000.000 de Berry',
'Caso o One Piece fosse ambientado no mundo real, o Luffy seria do Brasil',
'Gum-Gum Fruit é o nome oficial da Fruta do Diabo do Luffy em inglês',
'A mãe do Monkey D. Luffy ainda não foi revelada',
'Boa Hancock tem referencias com a mitologia grega',
'Kuma já foi um rei',
'[GLA] Bartolomeu Kuma lê sua bíblia durante sua animação do seu emote',
'A recompensa do Kuma é de 296.000.000 de berry',
'Doflamingo era um Tenryubito.',
'O nome verdadeiro do Mr.5 é Gem',
'Monet comeu a Yuki Yuki no Mi',
'A Gura Gura no Mi é também conhecida como a mais forte das Paramecia, igual a uma Logia. Sengoku afirmou que ela é poderosa o suficiente para destruir o mundo',
'Rosinante comeu a Nagi Nagi no Mi',
'Foxy comeu a Noro Noro no Mi',
'Giolla criou Dellinger praticamente sozinha, fazendo com que ele pensasse que era uma menina, razão pela qual ele se tornou tão feminino',
'Caesar comeu a Gasu Gasu no Mi',
'Kuma é conhecido como Tirano',
'[GLA] Você precisa vencer com uma equipe de mulheres, para completar a conquista da Pirata Armada',
'Teach foi o responsável por cicatrizar o olho de Shanks com sua arma de garras',
'A recompensa do Dellinger era de 15.000.000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado Shichibukai',
'Caesar liberou um gas não letal em Punk Hazard',
'A recompensa do Kuro é de 16.000.000 de berry',
'A recompensa dos irmãos Nyaban é de 7.000.000 de berry',
'L<NAME> nasceu no South Blue',
'<NAME> nasceu em Foosha Village',
'[GLA] A habilidade Preparation aumenta a velocidade do Luffy por 4 segundos e concede bônus de força no próximo ataque',
'Luffy tem uma fruta do Diabo do tipo Paramecia',
'Brook é mais alto do que Franky depois do TimeSkip',
'A quarta recompensa de <NAME> é de 400.000.000 de berry',
"[GLA] Marshall D. Teach ganha 30% de ataque e perde metade da armadura quando sua passiva é ativada",
"[GLA] O nome de todas as habilidades do Capone Gang Bege começam com a letra 'C', exceto a Big Father",
'[GLA] Kuro causa 20% a mais de dano atacando o inimigo pelas costas',
'[GLA] É possível criar medalhas dinâmicas de diamante por 50 moedas piratas no mercado negro',
'[GLA] A rotação muda toda sexta-feira',
'[GLA] Whale Shark é considerade um monstro nível 3',
'[GLA] Em regra, a quinta habilidade do personagem é desbloqueada no nível 30',
'A recompensa do Senor Pink era de 58.000.000 de berry antes de congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado Shichibukai',
"Koala é uma 'oficial' do exercito revolucionario",
"O nome do Navio que Mr.5 e <NAME> usavam em suas operações era 'Pop Rock Candy'",
'O nome verdadeiro da <NAME> é Marianne',
'[GLA] <NAME> NÃO pode quebrar paredes com a habilidade Gomu Gomu no Ono',
'Chopper foi o sexto membro a entrar na tripulação dos Chapéus de Palha',
'Kalgara foi revelado como um usuário de Haki da Observação',
'[GLA] O jogo Grand Line Adventures foi lançado em Agosto de 2018',
'<NAME> é a capitã das Piratas Kuja e a única mulher membro dos Shichibukai',
"O navio que a Hancock e as piratas Kuja navegam é chamado de 'Perfume Snake'",
'<NAME> e seus companheiros não possuem recompensa',
'Pekoms tem uma Fruta do Diabo do tipo Zoan',
'Akainu tem o mesmo dublador do Krieg',
'<NAME> nasceu na Grand Line',
'Stussy nasceu na Grand Line',
'Pell nasceu em Alabasta',
"Mr.3 agora é reconhecido como um 'executivo' dos Piratas do Buggy",
'Zeff perdeu sua perna direita para salvar Sanji',
'[GLA] Em regra, a quarta habilidade do personagem é desbloqueada no nível 20',
'Momoo agora é oficialmente considerado um animal de estimação dos Piratas do Caribou',
'Koala está lutando no Exército Revolucionário para mudar o mundo de uma forma que os Tritões e as Sereias sejam tratados como pessoas normais',
'Kureha nasceu em Drum Island',
'Demaro Black, Manjaro, Chocolat, Drip, Turco, Cocoa, MountBLUTAIN e Nora Gitsune são os nomes verdadeiros da falsa tripulação dos Chapéus de Palha',
'[GLA] Eustass Kid pode construir pontes com a habilidade Magnetic Pull',
'<NAME> era um usuário de Haki do Rei',
'[GLA] Sanji não pode ser seduzido pelas mulheres enquanto o Diable Jamble estiver ativado',
'<NAME> nasceu na Grand Line',
'Atualmente Moria é o único Shichibukai conhecido (atual ou antigo) sem uma alcunha conhecida',
'Monet e Sugar são irmãs',
'Laffitte cresceu no West Blue, onde se tornou xerife',
'[GLA] Boa Hancock não pode petrificar o Monkey D. Luffy',
"[GLA] Sayuri, Asuya e Chieri são nomes de NPC's do Baratie",
'<NAME> é o capitão dos Novos Piratas Homens-Peixe',
'<NAME> era o segundo comandante da divisão dos Piratas do Barba Branca',
'Otohime tinha um Haki da Observação muito desenvolvido, o que a permitia entender profundamente a emoção dos outros',
'[GLA] Existem Bronze berry, Silver berry, Gold berry e Platinum berry',
'A recompensa do Chew é de 5,500,000 de berry',
'O nome verdadeiro do Bar<NAME> é <NAME>',
'<NAME> nasceu no North Blue',
'[GLA] Kumo Island é recomendado para jogadores do level 64 a 72 no minimapa do jogo',
'<NAME> nasceu em Loguetown',
'Machvise comeu a Ton Ton no Mi',
'Scratch<NAME> é da tribo longarm, um infâme pirata com tema de música e capitão dos Piratas On Air',
'Tsuru comeu a Woshu Woshu no Mi',
'Alvida é a antiga capitã dos Piratas da Alvida',
'Franky é o oitavo membro da tripulação dos Chapéus de Palha',
'O dragão contra o qual Luffy e os outros lutaram em Punk Hazard foi criado artificialmente por VEGAPUNK em um laboratório em Punk Hazard',
'[GLA] <NAME> é a comida mais demorada para cozinhar no Baratie. Demora 9 minutos',
'[GLA] Em regra, a terceira habilidade do personagem é desbloqueada no nível 12',
'[GLA] Em Cocoyasi Village você pode comprar Laranja do NPC pelo valor de 42 berry cada',
'A comida favorita de Marco é abacaxi',
'<NAME> é o personagem mais inteligente que apareceu na saga do East Blue',
'O aniversário da Miss Merry Christmas é no natal, por razões óbvias',
"O nome do navio do Mr.2 era 'Swanda Express'",
"O nome do navio que os Piratas Donquixote usaram nos dias deles no North Blue era 'Numancia Flamingo'",
'A recompensa do Machvise era de 11,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'A recompensa do Zoro era maior que a do Sanji',
'Arlong é o único indivíduo conhecido que foi libertado de Impel Down',
"Kin'emon é usuário de Haki da Observação e do Armamento",
'[GLA] Skins de navio estão disponíveis somente para navios de nível dois ou maior',
'A maior recompensa conhecida é de 2,247,600,000 de berry',
'Kuzan nasceu no South Blue',
'Issho comeu a Zushi Zushi no Mi, que o permite manipular a gravidade',
'Hatchan é um ex-oficial dos Piratas do Arlong e membro dos Piratas do Sol antes disso',
'Os Yeti Cool Brothers são parte de uma subespécie desconhecida de gigantes',
'Pica tem uma fruta do diabo do tipo Paramecia',
'Shiryu é o capitão da segunda frota do Teach',
'[GLA] Há uma piscina em Shells Town, dentro da Base da Marinha',
'Lucky Roo pode parecer gordo e lento, mas na verdade ele é um lutador muito ágil e rápido',
'Barba Negra é um almirante dos Piratas do Barba Negra e membro dos Yonko',
'A recompensa do Demaro Black é de 26,000,000 de berry',
'A recompensa da Miss Merry Christmas é de 14,000,000 de berry',
'Dizem que Yasopp pode atirar na antena de uma formiga de muito longe',
'[GLA] Snowball é o nome de um coelho em Samui Island',
'Usopp foi o terceiro membro a entrar na tripulação dos Chapéus de Palha',
'A recompensa do Fisher Tiger era de 230,000,000 de berry',
'A recompensa do Kuroobi é de 9,000,000 de berry',
'Após os eventos em Punk Hazard, Smoker se tornou oficialmente o líder da G-5',
'[GLA] A habilidade Liberation, do Marshall D. Teach, tem 2 segundos de tempo de recarga e 18 de poder',
'A primeira recompensa do <NAME> foi de 30,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] Dracule Mihawk desacelera seus próprios aliados com a habilidade Taka no Me',
'A recompensa da Miss Valentine é de 7,500,000 de berry',
'Aisa nasceu com um Haki da Observação avançado',
'[GLA] Você pode encontrar 9 entradas para o Mercado Negro no East Blue',
'Gryphon é o nome da espada do Shanks',
'[GLA] <NAME>ce é um personagem Diamante',
'A recompensa do Diamante era de 99,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'Tsuru nasceu no North Blue',
'Demaro Black, capitão dos Falsos Chapéus de Palha, nasceu no East Blue',
'Koala era um membro dos Piratas do Sol',
'[GLA] Island of Rare Animals é recomendada para jogadores do level 40 a 52 no minimapa do jogo',
'Antes dos eventos da guerra, Doc Q tinha uma impressionante recompensa de 72,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] Para melhorar um personagem de 1 para 5 estrelas você precisa usar 840 medalhas no total',
'[GLA] Orange Town é recomendada para jogadores do level 23 a 30 no nimimapa do jogo',
'[GLA] Jutte Blow, a habilidade do Smoker, silencia somente usuários de Fruta do Diabo',
'Objetos podem comer Frutas do Diabo',
'A recompensa do Trebol era de 99,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'Urouge é também conhecido como Mad Monk. Ele é um pirata de uma ilha do céu e capitão dos Piratas Fallen Monk',
'[GLA] Kumo Island é a única ilha sem uma instância do Black Market por perto',
'Tamago é membro da tribo dos Pernas Longas',
'A recompensa do Pica era de 99,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'Aladdin já foi um escravo',
'[GLA] Golden Hull é o nome de uma skin de navio',
'Foi confirmado que Usopp despertou o Haki da Observação durante o arco de Dressrosa',
'Doflamingo é usuário do Haki da Observação, Armamento e do Rei',
'[GLA] Pearl é o primeiro boss nas missão da Armada Pirata',
'Barba Negra acredita legitimamente que os sonhos dos homens nunca morrerão',
"<NAME> nomeou sua tripulação por causa do Corazón, como homenagem ao seu nome e porque ele 'mudou seu coração' para melhor" ,
'[GLA] Você não pode trocar seus equipamentos em batalha',
'Trebol foi o primeiro a encontrar a Ito Ito no Mi quando era um criminoso',
'[GLA] O Talismã da Aranha é um item que pode ser usado por todas as classes',
'[GLA] Baratie é recomendado para jogadores do level 42 a 52 no minimapa do jogo',
'[GLA] Você precisa vencer com um time de suportes para completar a conquista dos Piratas do Arlong',
'Issho nasceu na Grand Line',
'<NAME> tem uma fruta do diabo que o permite aumentar o próprio tamanho',
'A recompensa do Foxy é de 24,000,000 de berry',
'Jinbe é oficialmente o décimo membro dos Piratas do Chapéu de Palha',
'[GLA] Você pode usar a mesa de construção nas docas para transformar 10 poções médias de experiência em 1 poção grande de experiência',
'[GLA] Você pode usar o atalho ALT + ENTER para colocar o jogo em tela cheia',
'<NAME> nasceu no North Blue',
'O nome verdadeiro do Hatchan é Hatchan',
'Crocodile foi o primeiro oponente a derrotar Luffy em uma batalha',
'Masira e Shoujo têm uma recompensa de 23,000,000 e 36,000,000 de berry, respectivamente',
'[GLA] Syrup Village é a ilha com o maior número de entradas de doca no East Blue',
'<NAME> caça qualquer MULHER que ela acha atraente e decapita a cabeça delas para adicioná-las à sua coleção pessoal',
'<NAME> fez dupla com o Mr.3 em razão das habilidades dela de pintar as criações de cera, tornando-as mais realistas',
"O principal navio do Exército Revolucionário é chamado de 'Viento Granma'",
'[GLA] O uso do Kit de Reparo é interrompido se você receber qualquer ataque de um inimigo',
'L<NAME> foi um dos primeiros membros a entrar na tripulação do Shanks após ele formar os Piratas do Ruivo',
'Shanks tem uma cicatriz no olho esquerdo',
'[GLA] Existem Cows, Pigs, Chickens e Sheeps em Foosha Village',
'Capone Gang Bege é capitão do Fire Tank Pirates e também um dos doze piratas classificados como a Pior Geração',
'Wapol é o primeiro rei mostrado na série',
'Bellemere encontrou a Nami e a Nojiko no Reino de Oykot, no East Blue',
'Antes dos eventos da guerra, <NAME> tinha uma impressionante recompensa de 64,000,000 de berry',
'Antes dos eventos da guerra, <NAME> tinha uma recompensa de 20,000,000 de berry',
'Mr.4 nasceu na Grand Line',
'[GLA] Cabaji tem a menor velocidade de movimento base do jogo',
'[GLA] Você precisa vencer com um time de cortantes para completar a conquista dos Piratas da Alvida',
'Em termos simples, Haki é a habilidade de sentir energia espiritual (Kenbunshoku), usar força vital (Busoshoku) e dominar inimigos (Haoshoku)',
'Gedatsu (um dos sacerdotes de Enel) agora gerencia um Resort de águas termais em Alabasta',
'A Ope Ope no Mi é também chamada de Fruta do Diabo Suprema, devido à sua habilidade de conceder vida eterna',
'[GLA] É possível reparar os equipamentos do seu barco nas Docas',
"O aniversário da Miss Valentine é no Valentine's Day, por razões óbvias",
'Robin foi o sétimo membro a entrar na tripulação dos Chapéus de Palha',
'[GLA] Personagens envenenados pela Reiju recebem 50% menos cura de suportes',
'Issho decidiu se cegar porque havia muitas coisas que ele não queria ver',
'Zoro empunhou mais de 8 espadas diferentes no anime',
'Shakky ajudou a abrigar as Gorgon Sisters depois que elas escaparam dos Nobres Mundiais junto com Gloriosa e Rayleigh',
'Sabo comeu a Mera Mera no Mi',
'[GLA] Você pode comprar duas abas extras do Stash. A primeira custa 150.000 berry e a segunda 300.000 berry',
'A recompensa do Daz Bones é de 75,000,000 de berry',
'Bellamy se retirou oficialmente como um pirata e agora se dedica a pintura de bandeiras',
'[GLA] O Kit de Reparo 3.0 restaura 36.000 pontos de vida do seu navio em 30 segundos',
'Sogeking na verdade é o Usopp',
'[GLA] Boa Hancock pode transformar os inimigos em pedra por 7 segundos com a habilidade Mero Mero Mellow',
'Após ser diagnosticado com sua doença, <NAME> levou três anos para encontrar o One Piece',
'<NAME> é o timoneiro dos Piratas do Barba Negra',
'<NAME> é um Shichibukai e um ex-oficial do Exército Revolucionário',
'Shanks nasceu no West Blue',
'Marco comeu a Tori Tori no Mi, tipo: Fênix, uma Zoan Mítica',
'Arlong era o capitão dos Piratas do Arlong e tinha a maior recompensa do East Blue antes de ser derrotado pelo Monkey D. Luffy',
'[GLA] Chopper ganha defesa bônus durante a habilidade Walk Point',
'O verdadeiro nome da <NAME> é Zala',
'Caso o Governo Mundial soubesse que o Crocodile era o chefe da Baroque Works, a recompensa dele seria no mínimo dobrada para 162,000,000 de berry',
'Mr.2 tem o mesmo dublador do Franky e do Jango',
'<NAME> nasceu no West Blue',
'Laffitte nasceu no West Blue',
'[GLA] Trafalgar Law pode quebrar paredes com a habilidade Injection Shot',
"Kin'emon pode se comunicar através de peidos, fazendo eles soarem como a linguagem humana",
'A recompensa atual do Marshall D. Teach é de 2,247,600,000 de berry',
'Kid e Killer são amigos de infância. Juntos, formaram os Piratas do Kid',
'Shiryu nasceu na Grand Line',
'A recompensa do Mr.3 é de 24,000,000 de berry',
'Laboon é macho',
'Em razão dos seus crimes, <NAME> foi preso em Impel Down. O modo que eles encontraram para mantê-lo preso foi através de uma cela gigante no level 6',
'[GLA] Há um baú escondido atrás da mansão da Kaya',
"O nome dos navios do Masira e do Shoujo são '<NAME>' e '<NAME>', respectivamente",
'A recompensa do Gin é de 12,000,000 de berry',
'Desde quando Mr.1 era uma criança, ele sempre quis ser um herói. Todavia, os ideais dele se distorceram bastante, transformando-o em um assassino implacável',
'[GLA] Loguetown é recomendada para jogadores do level 60 a 70 no minimapa do jogo',
'Miss Goldenweek não comeu uma Fruta do Diabo',
'[GLA] Você precisa alimentar um prisioneiro na Quest da Rika',
'[GLA] Você pode iniciar uma missão diária de derrotar Slimes em Samui Island',
'A recompensa do Jinbe era de 250,000,000 de berry antes dele se tornar um Shichibukai',
'Issho é um Almirante da Marinha',
'[GLA] Quando o Alligator selvagem morre, o sangramento aplicado por ele perde o efeito',
'A recompensa do Mr.4 é de 3,200,000 de berry',
'[GLA] Pearl não pode usar nenhuma habilidade enquanto Iron Wall estiver ativo',
'B<NAME> é o vice-capitão dos Piratas do Ruivo',
'Basil Hawkins é um pirata infâme do North Blue conhecido como o Mago e capitão dos Piratas do Hawkins',
'Zeus é um personagem do One Piece',
'Em alguns fillers, os personagens foram feitos pelo próprio Oda',
'[GLA] Reiju pode usar sua habilidade Pink Tornado para se livrar de imobilizações',
'A comida favorita do Kuro é banana',
'Kuroobi é um oficial dos Piratas do Arlong e ex-membro dos Piratas do Sol',
'Sengoku nasceu no South Blue',
'Chopper experimentou algodão doce pela primeira vez durante o Davy Back Fight',
'Há um tritão na família Donquixote',
"O nome do navio que o Mr.1 e a Miss Doublefinger usavam em suas operações era 'Kill Sassoon'",
'Koala é um humano que pode usar o karatê tritão',
'Antes dos eventos da guerra, Laffitte tinha uma recompensa de 42,200,000 de berry',
'A comida favorita do Doflamingo é lagosta',
'Carina era amiga da Nami no East Blue',
'A atual recompensa do Bepo é de 500 berry',
'[GLA] Personagens diamante são 7% mais fortes que personagens ouro',
'<NAME>, o supersônico, é um Sniper dos Piratas do Barba Negra e um excelente atirado',
'Momoo desenvolveu um trauma a respeito do Luffy e do Sanji, sofrendo um ataque de pânico só de vê-los',
'<NAME> é loiro',
'Sadi nasceu na Grand Line',
'[GLA] Atum é a melhor comida que você pode comprar de um NPC em termos de cura por segundo para um personagem level 70',
'Tamago perdeu o olho esquerdo para o Pedro',
"Doflamingo e Viola tiveram uma 'complexa' relação amorosa",
'Jinbe é um membro dos Piratas do Chapéu de Palha e ex-Shichibukai',
'Os Unluckies nasceram na Grand Line',
'[GLA] <NAME> pode construir pontes com a habilidade Campo de Flores',
'Tamago comeu a Tama Tama no Mi, que o permite ciclar entre diferentes formas',
'Kenbunshoku no Haki garante ao usuário o sexto sentido do mundo ao seu redor e habilidades precognitivas limitadas',
'O Exército Revolucionário foi fundado em algum momento entre a morte de Roger e o nascimento de Luffy',
'<NAME> é a capitã do sexto navio, liderando a sexta frota do Teach',
'[GLA] Baratie é o primeiro local em que você pode construir um navio nível 3',
'<NAME> é um personagem non-canon',
'[GLA] Você pode usar a mesa de construção nas docas para transformar 10 poções pequenas de experiência em 1 poção média de experiência',
"<NAME> é referida como 'Luz da Revolução' pelo Exército Revolucionário",
'A primeira recompensa da <NAME> foi de 79,000,000 de berry, a mesma quantia de sua mãe <NAME>',
'Gin é um pirata e membro dos Piratas do Krieg',
'Jinbe é o timoneiro dos Piratas do Chapéu de Palha',
'Smoker é usuário do Haki do Armamento e da Observação',
'A recompensa do Killer é de 200,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] É possível fazer missões diárias de Tritão em Cocoyasi Village',
'Rebecca pode usar o Kenbunshoku no Haki',
'Pekoms comeu a Kame Kame no Mi, que o permite se transformar em uma tartaruga, dando a ele um casco duro como diamante',
'[GLA] Você precisa vencer com um time de usuários de Fruta do Diabo para completar a conquista da Base da Marinha',
'Apesar da aparência deles, Masira e Shoujo são humanos',
'Lucky Roo foi quem originalmente conseguiu a Gomu Gomu no Mi de um navio pirata inimigo',
'Eustass Kid perdeu seu braço esquerdo',
'Izo nasceu em Wano',
'[GLA] Não é possível subir no segundo andar da loja do Ippon-Matsu em Loguetown',
'<NAME> também é conhecida como Miss Allsunday',
'[GLA] Mohji perde energia enquanto está em batalha',
'Enel está na Lua',
'[GLA] O Kit de Reparo 1.0 restaura 400 pontos de vida do seu navio por segundo',
'Buffalo nasceu no North Blue',
'A cera do Mr.3 é tão dura quanto o aço',
'<NAME> era originalmente rei de um país no North Blue',
'Haki é um misterioso poder que se encontra dentro de todos os seres vivos do mundo',
'Trafalgar Law é o capitão e doutor dos Heart Pirates',
'A recompensa do Donquixote Doflamingo é de 340,000,000 de berry',
'O nome verdadeiro do Mr.4 é Babe, provavelmente em referência ao famoso jogador de baseball <NAME>',
'Bo<NAME> e Bo<NAME> têm Haki da Observação e do Armamento',
'Sugar ficou permanentemente traumatizada com o rosto do Usopp, tornando-se um trauma incurável',
'Oars é um gigante',
'[GLA] O stash VIP tem espaço para 100 itens',
'[GLA] Gear Third é a habilidade mais forte do jogo em termos de poder',
'<NAME> é o capitão do sétimo navio, liderando a sétima frota do Teach',
'Salome é uma serpente fêmea',
'[GLA] <NAME> é o item mais caro que o Genzo vende e custa 10.000 berry',
'Diamante é usuário do Haki da Observação e do Armamento',
'[GLA] <NAME> pode construir pontes com a habilidade Delphinium',
'Poseidon é uma das armas antigas',
'Mr.5 pode comer coisas explosivas e sua comida favorita é pólvora',
'Momoo é macho',
'<NAME> nasceu no East Blue',
'A cor do cabelo da mãe da <NAME> é branco',
'Cada um dos quatro principais membros da tripulação do Shanks são de diferentes oceanos',
"O Red Hawk do Luffy é uma homenagem ao 'Hiken' do Ace",
'Barba Branca nasceu na Sphinx Island no Novo Mundo',
'Enquanto a fruta do Borsalino é sobre velocidade, ele é bastante lento quando se trata de falar ou agir',
'Crocodile nasceu na Grand Line',
'[GLA] Há um mapa na casa da Nojiko',
'Doc Q é o médico dos Piratas do Barba Negra',
'A dubladora do Chopper foi alterada em alguns episódios',
'[GLA] Capone G<NAME> é o único personagem que pode convocar dois subordinados sem esperar o tempo de recarga',
'[GLA] Existem dois baús de ouro em Loguetown',
'Dorry nasceu em Elbaf',
'<NAME> é conhecida como a Criança Demônio',
'[GLA] O Kit de Reparo 3.0 restaura 1200 pontos de vida do seu navio por segundo',
'[GLA] Há uma prisioneira chamada Tina no Arlong Park',
'A recompensa do Lao G era de 61,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'Mihawk tornou-se famoso antes da Grande Era dos Piratas sequer começar',
'Neptune é um personagem do One Piece',
'Killer é um pirata do South Blue e membro do Kid Pirates',
'A recompensa do Gecko Moria é de 320,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] A rotação semanal muda toda sexta-feixa',
"A espada de Shiryu é uma Meito chamada 'Raiu'",
'[GLA] Existem 28 conquistas para completar no modo história das missões especiais do East Blue',
'[GLA] Jose, discípulo de Carmen, está na biblioteca de Loguetown',
"Otohime era conhecida pela alcunha 'Encarnação do Amor' devido à sua incrível bondade e busca pela paz entre diferentes espécies",
'<NAME> era o comandante da segunda divisão dos Piratas do Barba Branca',
'<NAME> comeu a Kira Kira no Mi, fazendo com que ele se transforme em um diamante humano com uma resistência incomparável',
'[GLA] Fuyuki é o avô do Sora',
'<NAME> nasceu no West Blue',
'A recompensa do Gladius era de 31,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflaming ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'Mohji é um pirata e o imediato dos Piratas do Buggy, bem como um membro da Aliança do Buggy e Alvida',
'Kizaru nasceu na grandline',
'O Yonkou Shanks é conhecido por ser o Capitão dos Piratas do Shanks',
'Woop Slap é prefeito de Orange Town',
'Tashigi nasceu no East Blue',
'Capangas do Capone ficam imunes durante o Big Father',
'Buggy tem a maior recompensa ente os Shichibukais',
'Doflamingo matou <NAME>',
'A Recompensa do X-Drake é de 220,200,207 de berry',
'Jango é um marinheiro e o ex-capitão do Black Cack Pirates',
'Mihawk possuiu apenas um tradutor no anime',
'Erik é um personagem non-canon de One piece',
'[GLA] Você precisa alimentar um prisioneiro na Quest da Ririka',
'Shanks é um membro dos Yonko que governam o novo mundo e é capitão dos piratas do Shanks',
'Catarina devon nasceu na grand line',
'O Doflamingo foi o primeiro personagem a despertar sua fruta do diabo',
'[GLA] Kumo Island é recomendada para jogadores de level 64 a 70 in the game minimap',
'<NAME> nasceu na Grand Line',
'Ace comeu a Mira Mira no Mi',
'Nerfetari Vivi faz parte do bando dos chapéu de palha',
'[GLA] você pode encontrar 8 instacias do black market em eastblue',
'[GLA] Killer causa 4x mais sangramento usando Bloody Cuts ou Kira Nokogiri',
'Crocodile é um dos Shichibukais originais a possuir Logia',
'O Primeiro Beijo conhecido de Sanji foi com Violet',
"Buchi usa a skill 'take the lead' para chamar o Sham",
'Boodle é prefeito de Syrup Village',
'[GLA] Loguetown é recomendada para jogadores de level 56-70 no minimapa do game',
'<NAME> tinha a fruta do diabo do espelho',
'[GLA] Island of Rare Animals é recomendada para jogadores do level 38 a 52 no minimapa do jogo',
'<NAME> é filha da Big Mom',
'[GLA] Lâmina Escondida é um item que pode ser usado por todas as Classes',
'A Recompensa de Hatchan é de 7.000.000 de berry',
'O Prefeito de Foosha Village é quem da o Tutorial do início do game',
'One Piece é o maior anime do mundo',
'Chess nasceu no West Blue',
'Smoker nasceu no east blue',
'[GLA] Em geral os emotes são liberados level 40',
'Luffy ganhou sua cicatriz por causa de um tigre em Foosha Village',
'[GLA] <NAME> é a comida mais demorada para cozinhar no baratie. Demora 8 Minutos',
'Pearl é o comandante da segunda unidade dos Piratas da Armada Pirata',
'Tralf<NAME> perdeu um braço durante o Time-Skip',
'Alvida é a antiga Capitã dos piratas do Buggy',
'Baby Five Comeu a Boku Boku no Mi',
'<NAME> perdeu seu braço direito',
'Inazuma nasceu no North Blue',
'<NAME> é um membro dos piratas do Ruivo',
'<NAME> é capitã das Piratas Kuja e a segunda mulher membro dos Shichibukai',
'Boa Hancock tem mesma dubladora da Reiju',
'[GLA] O Pearl é o primeiro inimigo a se enfrentar na Pirata Armada',
'Paggy é um caçador de recompensa que aparece no Arquipélago Sabaody',
'<NAME> nasceu no West Blue',
'Os Smiles eram feitos por Doflamingo',
'[GLA] Quando Bonney usa seu poder Umbridled, ela transforma todos ao seu redor em bebês e também ficam imunes por 9 segundos',
'Sanji foi o quinto membro a se juntar aos Piratas do Chapéu de Palha',
'[GLA] <NAME> pode quebrar paredes com a habilidade Gomu Gomu no Ono',
'Squard nasceu em North Blue',
'Arlong possui um cabelo roxo',
'[GLA] O NPC Sora em Samui Island e uma menina',
'Crocodile estava interessado na arma urano',
'Smoker é conhecido como caçador cinza',
'Pagaya è uma estrela do mar e conhecida como professor',
'Inazuma nasceu no east blue',
'Ninjin era ex-capitão dos piratas usopp',
'Frank é o mais alto da tripulação',
'A recompensa de um pirata reflete em sua força',
'Donquixote Doflamingo é capitão dos piratas Donquixote',
'Char<NAME> é filho da BigMom',
'[GLA] A habilidade de nivel 100 do Arlong, Shark On Tank, imobiliza o inimigo',
'Caribou nasceu na grand line',
'Duval é o irmão de sanji',
'Existem três tipos de haki para todo mundo',
'A recompensa do Urouge é de 100,000,000 de berry',
'Arlong é o unico individuo conhecido que foi liberado de impel down',
'Johnny e Yosaku nasceram no East Blue',
'Genzo nasceu no North Blue',
'Em termos simples, Haki é a habilidade de sentir energia espiritual (busoshoku), usar força espiritual (Haoshoku) e dominar inimigos (Kenbunshoku)',
'Bepo não é um mink',
'O verdadeiro nome de <NAME> é Paula',
'<NAME> é o verdadeiro pai de luffy',
'Pappag é um caçador de recompensas que apareceu no arquipelago sabaody',
'Mad<NAME>arly é uma das unicas irmãs do Arlong',
'A recompensa de Daz Bones é de 70.000.000 de berry',
'Shanks tem uma cicatriz no olho direito',
'[GLA] Barba Negra tem as seguinte classes: Especialista, Bruiser e atirador, a ultima é porque ele tem um revolver',
'Gin é capitão dos piratas Gin',
'[GLA] Você precisa derrotar 50 cobras na missão do Coby',
'A recompensa de Olivia é de 79.000.000 de berrys, o mesmo que sua filha Nami recebeu depois',
'Chopper é um guaxinim que comer a fruta human-human',
'[GLA] <NAME>, <NAME>, <NAME>, <NAME> são nomes de algumas habilidades do Niji',
'[GLA] Leo, discipulo de Carmem esta na biblioteca de loguetown',
'Miss Valentine nasceu na Grand Line',
'Tr<NAME> é membro dos chapeu de palha',
'Dentre os piratas do chapeu de palha, Luffy é o favorito de Eichiro Oda',
'Buffalo nasceu no South Blue',
'Sengoku comeu a Bito Bito no mi, uma fruta do tipo zoan mitica',
'A terceira recompensa do <NAME> foi de 400,000,000 de berry',
'A recompensa de Boa Hancock e de 79.000.000,00 de berry',
'Arlong ja foi escravo',
'[GLA ]Você precisa vencer com um time de especialistas para completar a conquista dos Piratas do Arlong',
'Franky é um robô',
'Franky destruiu a planta de Uranus',
'Franky foi o primeiro ciborgue a aparecer na série',
'<NAME> fez dupla com o Mr.2 em razão das habilidades dela de pintar as criações de cera, tornando-as mais realistas',
'A recompensa do Mr.2 é de 30,000,000 de berry',
'Machvise comeu a Hon Hon no Mi',
'Marco comeu a Pori Pori no Mi, tipo: Fenix, uma Zoan Mítica',
'[GLA] O kit de reparo 3.0 restaura 1.000 pontos de vida do seu navio por segundo',
'<NAME> nasceu em South Blue',
'Issho comeu a fuji fuji no mi, que permite manipular a gravidade',
'Zoro empunhou menos de 8 espadas no anime',
'Trafalgar Law já foi um escravo',
'[GLA] É possível criar poção media de exp, poção grande de exp e poção pequena de exp no mercado negro',
'Dororo é um personagem de One Piece',
'[GLA] Nanashaku Jitte é um item de nivel 70 que pode ser usado por todas as classe',
'[GLA] A habilidade Motivation aumenta a velocidade do Luffy por 4 segundos e concede bônus de força no próximo ataque',
'<NAME> nasceu em Nanko Village',
'<NAME> foi a única pessoa a escapar de Impel Down na história',
'Laboon é femea',
'Kuzan nasceu na Grand line',
'Tamago comeu a Cuma Cuma no Mi, que o permite ciclar em diferentes formas',
"Doflamingo e Baby five tiveram uma 'complexa' relação amorosa",
'Boa Marigold e Boa Sandersonia tem somente Haki do armamento',
'[GLA] Trafalgar Law não pode usar nenhuma habilidade quando esta fora do room',
'Damaro Black, Manjaro, chocolat, drip, turco, cocoa, Mountmountain e Nora Gitsune são os nomes verdadeiros da falsa tripulação dos chapeus de palha',
'[GLA] Piiman, um dos piratas do usopp, da algumas missões em Syrup Villag',
'Antes dos eventos da guerra, laffitte tinha uma recompensa de 42.000.000 de berry',
"O principal navio do exercito revolucionario é chamado de '<NAME>'",
'[GLA] Marshall D. Teach ganha 25% de ataque e perde metade da armadura quando sua passiva é ativada',
'[GLA] Não é possível entrar na mansão de Kaya',
'Smoker comeu a Doku Doku no Mi',
'<NAME> nasceu em Drum Island',
'[GLA] É possivel criar medalhas dinâmicas de ouro por 15 moedas piratas no mercado negro',
'[GLA] O NPC Magra pede 4 orelhas de lobo na missão dele em Foosha Village',
'[GLA] Não há um Marine Announcer em Conomi Island',
'[GLA] Bastão do Rei Macaco é um item que pode ser usado apenas por lutadores',
'[GLA] Atualmente existem somente 10 personagens Bronze disponíveis',
'[GLA] Snowflakes é o nome do animal de estimação do Sora',
'[GLA] Pufferfish e Shark são considerados monstros nível 3',
'[GLA] Todos os chapeus de palha possuem um skin de Strong World',
'[GLA] Sanji pode se curar com a habilidade Master Cook',
"O nome do navio que os piratas Donquixote usaram nos dias deles no North Blue era 'Flamingo Family'",
'[GLA] você pode construir uma caixa de musica por 200 moedas piratas no mercado negro',
'Magellan comeu a Moku Moku no Mi',
'O nome verdadeiro da M<NAME> é Marianne',
'A recompensa do Mont Blanc Cricket é desconhecida',
'<NAME> era conhecido como um Pacifista',
'Wapol nasceu no North Blue',
'[GLA] Você não pode trocar sua página de equipamentos em uma Zona Segura',
'A comida favorita da Sugar é laranja',
'A recompensa do X-Drake é de 220,200,000 de berry',
'<NAME> nasceu no West Blue',
'Trafalgar Law é conhecido como o Cirurgião Mortal',
'Após ser diagnosticado com sua doença, <NAME> levou dois anos para encontrar sua recompensa',
'[GLA] O Kit de Reparo 1.0 restaura 450 pontos de vida do seu navio por segundo',
'Oars é um meio-gigante',
'[GLA] Baratie é recomendado para jogadores do level 42 a 50 no minimapa do jogo',
'[GLA] Você pode encontrar 8 entradas para o Mercado Negro no East Blue',
"<NAME> é referida como 'Demônio da Revolução' pelo Exército Revolucionário",
'Kanjuro comeu a Draw Draw no Mi, que o permite trazer à vida tudo o que ele desenha',
'Capone Gang Bege é capitão do Castle Tank Pirates e também um dos doze piratas classificados como a Pior Geração',
'A recompensa do Pica era de 100,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'Pekoms tem uma impressionante recompensa de 300,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] É possível criar Medalhas Dinâmicas de Diamante por 40 Moedas Piratas no Mercado Negro',
'Mr.3 queria trair Crocodile desde o início do arco',
'Vergo pode cobrir quase seu corpo inteiro com Haki',
'O nome verdadeiro da Baby Five é Babi',
'<NAME> caça qualquer HOMEM que ela acha atraente e decapita a cabeça deles para adicioná-las à sua coleção pessoal',
'A recompensa do Fisher Tiger era de 200,000,000 de berry',
'O gênero de Surume é feminino',
'Issho nasceu no South Blue',
'[GLA] Há uma prisioneira chamada Tita no Arlong Park',
'[GLA] Calça de Tritão é o item mais caro que o Genzo vende e custa 10000 berry',
'Perona tem o mesmo dublador da Koala',
'Mohji é um pirata e capitão dos Piratas Leões',
'<NAME> usava um chapéu similar ao do Luffy',
'Atualmente o Monkey D. Luffy tem a maior recompensa conhecida',
'A recompensa do Gladius era de 30,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflaming ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'[GLA] Um personagem Diamante precisa de mais medalhas para ter suas estrelas melhoradas do que um personagem ouro',
'[GLA] Para iniciar a quest do Ripper em Shells Town, você precisa primeiro completar a quest do Helmeppo',
'[GLA] Em Conomi Island você pode encontrar os seguintes inimigos: Moles, Wolves, e Small Moles',
"O nome do navio que o Mr.5 e a Miss Valentine usavam em suas operações era 'Bomb Rock Candy'",
'[GLA] A habilidade Liberation, do Marshall D. Teach, tem dois segundos de tempo de recarga e 10 de poder',
"A alcunha do Laffitte, 'Shinigami' ou deus da morte, vem do fato dele gostar de brincar com a vida das pessoas, assim como um shinigami",
'<NAME> é o capitão dos Piratas Homens-Peixe',
'[GLA] Nami pode criar somente 3 núvens simultaneamente',
'[GLA] Você precisa vencer com um time de tanques para completar a conquista da Base da Marinha',
'[GLA] Existem Bronze berry, Silver berry, Gold berry e Diamond berry',
'Jinbe foi o nono membro a entrar na tripulação dos Chapéus de Palha',
'Gin tem o mesmo dublador do Kuro',
'Pica é usuário do Haki do Armamento apenas',
'Doc Q é o médico dos Piratas do Barba Branca',
'[GLA] O Kit de Reparo 2.0 restaura 22.000 pontos de vida do seu navio em 30 segundos',
'[GLA] Shanks mata inimigos fracos instantaneamente com a habilidade Kenbunshoku Haki',
'Pekoms comeu a Tame Tame no Mi, que o permite se transformar em uma tartaruga, dando a ele um casco duro como diamante',
'O nome verdadeiro do Hatchan é Hatchi',
'[GLA] Backflips e habilidades de evasão concedem imunidade a dano e imobilizações',
'Sengoku nasceu no North Blue',
'O dragão contra o qual Luffy e os outros lutaram em Punk Hazard foi criado artificialmente por CAESAR em um Laboratório em Punk Hazard',
'[GLA] Existem 30 conquistas para completar no modo história das missões especiais',
'Trafalgar Law comeu a Pika Pika no Mi',
'[GLA] Jinbe é o único personagem Diamante com a classe Tanque',
'[GLA] Hideka é a avó do Sora',
'A recompensa do Buffalo é de 15,000,000 de berry',
'A recompensa do Gin é de 10,000,000 de berry',
'A recompensa da Miss Valentine é de 7,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] Fire Pearl é o nome da passiva do Pearl',
'[GLA] Uchimizu é uma habilidade que pode ser usada por Jinbe, Chew e Arlong',
'Após os eventos em Punk Hazard, Smoker se tornou oficialmente o líder da G-4',
'A recompensa do Buffalo é de 13,000,000 de berry',
'Barba Negra nasceu no North Blue',
'[GLA] Ninjin, um dos Piratas do Usopp, dá algumas missões em Syrup Village',
'Caesar comeu a Shiro Shiro no Mi',
'Masira e Shoujo têm uma recompensa de 36,000,000 e 23,000,000 de berry, respectivamente',
'Diamante foi o primeiro a encontrar a Ito Ito no Mi quando era um criminoso',
'Enel comeu a <NAME> no Mi',
'Tamago perdeu o olho direito para o Pedro',
'Crocodile foi o segundo oponente a derrotar Luffy em uma batalha',
'[GLA] Morgan é o único boss de Missão Especial que também é um NPC ',
'Scratch<NAME> é da tribo longarm, um infâme pirata com tema de música e capitão dos Piratas On Music',
'A barreira do Bartolomeo quebrou somente uma vez durante o anime',
'Funkfreed é o nome do elefante do Spandam',
'[GLA] Você pode usar a mesa de construção nas docas para transformar 10 poções pequenas de experiência em 2 poções médias de experiência',
'Os Yeti Cool Brothers são parte de uma subespécie desconhecida de humanos',
'A recompensa do Zoro é maior que a do Sanji',
'[GLA] Jango é o único boss de Missão Especial que também é um NPC',
'Kid e Killer são amigos de infância. Juntos, formaram os Piratas do Killer',
'[GLA] Sapi é o NPC que vende Atum em Cocoyasi Village',
"Otohime era conhecida pela alcunha 'Reencarnação do Amor' devido à sua incrível bondade e busca pela paz entre diferentes espécies",
'<NAME> é o criador do One Piece',
'[GLA] Você precisa vencer com um time de mulheres para completar a conquista dos Black Cat',
'Tsuru nasceu no East Blue',
'[GLA] Meito: Shigure é um item que pode ser usado somente por cortantes',
'<NAME> nasceu no North Blue',
'Kuzan decidiu se cegar porque haviam muitas coisas que ele não queria ver',
'A recompensa do Senor Pink era de 56,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'[GLA] <NAME> pode fazer uma dança sexy para motivar seus aliados, aumentando o ataque e a defesa deles por 15 segundos',
'[GLA] <NAME> não pode construir pontes com a habilidade Delphinium',
'<NAME> NÃO é o personagem mais inteligente que apareceu na saga do East Blue',
'A recompensa do Jinbe era de 200,000,000 de berry antes dele se tornar um Shichibukai',
'[GLA] San Z<NAME> Kai é a habilidade mais forte do jogo em termos de poder',
'<NAME> é a capitã do quinto navio, liderando a quinta frota do Teach',
'Laffitte cresceu no West Blue, onde se tornou Marinheiro',
"Kin'emon é usuário de Haki do Armamento apenas",
'[GLA] Você precisa vencer com um time de especialistas para completar a conquista dos Piratas da Alvida',
'Antes dos eventos da guerra, <NAME> tinha uma impressionante recompensa de 60,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] <NAME> têm as seguintes classes: Bruiser, Lutador e Tanker',
'Killer perdeu um braço no Timeskip',
'A Sniper Island está localizada na Grand Line',
'Shanks foi o primeiro dono do chapéu de palha',
'Johnny e Yosaku nasceram no West Blue',
'Akainu nasceu na Grand Line',
'Killer é um pirata do North Blue e membro do Kid Pirates',
'<NAME> é o capitão do sétimo navio, liderando a sétima frota do Teach',
'Depois do timeskip o Franky é o mais alto dos Piratas do Chapéu de Palha',
'[GLA] Você precisa vencer com uma equipe de HOMENS para completar a conquista da Armada Pirata',
'<NAME> comeu a Goro Goro no Mi',
'O nome verdadeiro do Mr.4 é Derek, provavelmente em referência ao famoso jogador de baseball <NAME>',
'Foxy comeu a Soro Soro no Mi',
'O Exército Revolucionário foi fundado após o nascimento do Luffy',
'Aisa nasceu com um Haki do Armamento avançado',
'Otohime tinha um Haki da Observação e do Armamento muito desenvolvido, o que a permitia entender profundamente a emoção dos outros',
'[GLA] O PvP na Grand Line será opcional',
'Stussy nasceu no West Blue',
'Como um dos principais membros do Exército Revolucionário, Koala tem uma recompensa de 320,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] Sabo é o nome da criança que a Nojiko pede para ajudar no Arlong Park',
'A recompensa do Demaro Black é de 26,300,000 de berry',
'Rosinante foi o primeiro Corazón',
'Rosinante comeu a Shiu Shiu no Mi',
'Momoo agora é oficialmente considerado um animal de estimação dos Piratas do Arlong',
'[GLA] Quando Sanji cura uma mulher, ele fica motivado e recebe um bônus de velocidade e ataque por 10 segundos',
'Todos os quatro principais membros da tripulação do Shanks são do mesmo oceano',
'Enel e seus sacerdotes conquistaram a lua',
'<NAME> é o capitão do quinto navio, liderando a quinta frota do Teach',
'[GLA] Atualmente Pearl é o único personagem com três classes: Tanque, Especialista e Lutador',
'A recompensa do Diamante era de 100,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'[GLA] No tutorial do jogo, o NPC que passa instruções para você é o Woop Slap, o prefeito de Foosha Village',
'Ryuma tinha a sombra de um lendário samurai de Wano',
'Bellemere encontrou a Nami e a Nojiko no Reino de Oykot, no West Blue',
'A recompensa do Machvise era de 10,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'Hatchan é um ex-oficial dos Piratas do Sol e membro dos Piratas do Arlong antes disso',
'[GLA] Os Kits de Reparo 1.0, 2.0 e 3.0 são vendidos na loja do Mercado Negro pelos respectivos valores: 30, 90 e 180 berry',
'A recompensa da Miss Goldenweek é de 30,000,000 de berry',
'A cor do cabelo da Miss Valentine é verde',
'Python é o nome da espada do Shanks',
'Enel está em Marte',
'<NAME> era o comandante da segunda divisão dos Spade Pirates',
'O nome verdadeiro do Trebol é <NAME>',
'<NAME> é o vice-capitão dos Piratas do Shanks',
'Doc Q carrega uma grande lança como arma',
'[GLA] Você só pode trocar seus equipamentos em uma Zona Segura',
'Brook foi o último membro a entrar na tripulação dos Chapéu de Palha',
'A recompensa do Foxy é de 25,000,000 de berry',
'Shiryu é o capitão da terceira frota do Teach',
'<NAME> nasceu no East Blue',
'<NAME> é um pirata infâme do North Blue conhecido como o Mago e capitão dos Piratas do Mago',
'A maior recompensa conhecida é de 2,257,600,000 de berry',
'<NAME> nasceu no North Blue',
'Nami conseguiu o Clima-Tact em Drum Island',
'Crocodile estava atrás da Uranus, uma das armas antigas',
'Sugar ficou permanentemente traumatizada com o rosto do Zoro, tornando-se um trauma incurável',
'A recompensa do Lao G era de 60,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'Pandaman está na tripulação do Trafalgar Law',
'<NAME> nasceu no South Blue',
'[GLA] <NAME> é um inimigo em Loguetown',
'A recompensa do Mr.3 é de 23,000,000 de berry',
"O navio que a Hancock e as Piratas Kuja navegam é chamado de 'Aroma Snake'",
'Crocodile nasceu no North Blue',
'[GLA] Muggy Dama é a habilidade que o Buggy libera no nível 100',
'<NAME> não tem uma recompensa',
'[GLA] Buchi pode usar a habilidade Take the Lead para chamar Sham para lutar ao lado dele',
'Mihawk não é o único com uma recompensa desconhecida entre os Shichibukai',
'A recompensa do Jinbe é de 439,000,000 de berry',
'Marco era o comandante da Segunda Divisão e mão direita do Barba Branca',
'[GLA] Em regra, a quinta habilidade do personagem é desbloqueada no nível 25',
'[GLA] O Kit de Reparo 3.0 restaura 30.000 pontos de vida do seu navio em 30 segundos',
'Hatchan tem 8 braços',
'Momoo é fêmea',
'[GLA] Alvida Pirates é a única Missão Especial do modo história sem uma versão no modo difícil',
'Busoshoku no Haki garante ao usuário um sexto sentido do mundo ao seu redor e habilidades precognitivas limitadas',
'Bacura é um usuário da Fruta do Diabo do tipo Zoan',
'[GLA] Shanks imobiliza inimigos em volta dele com a habilidade Busoshoku Haki Waves',
'A recompensa do Zeff é de 47,600,000 de berry',
'A recompensa do Tamago é de 429,500,000 de berry',
'O nome verdadeiro da Miss Goldenweek é Drophy',
'Shanks nasceu no East Blue',
'[GLA] Billy McShooty é um inimigo em Orange Town',
'[GLA] Island of Rare Animals é recomendada para jogadores do level 38 a 50 no minimapa do jogo',
'Monet tinha uma Fruta do Diabo do tipo Paramecia',
'O verdadeiro nome do Mr.3 é Baldino',
'<NAME> (uma das espadas do Zoro) enferrujou',
'Smoker é usuário do Haki do Armamento apenas',
'[GLA] Samui Island é recomendada para jogadores do level 18 a 26 no minimapa do jogo',
'Diamond Jozu comeu a Mira Mira no Mi, fazendo com que ele se transforme em um diamante humano com uma resistência incomparável',
'A recompensa do Kuro é de 6,000,000 de berry',
'Bartolomeo tem a Fruta do Diabo Nikyu Nikyu no Mi',
'Hancock é a imperatriz do Amazon Lily, motivo pelo qual ela é chamada de Imperatriz Shichibukai',
'[GLA] Genzo vende Bandana de Tritão, Calça de Tritão, Anel do Mar e Turbante do Mar por 5.000 berry cada',
'<NAME> nasceu no West Blue',
'[GLA] É possível criar Medalhas Dinâmicas de Prata por 8 Moedas Piratas no Mercado Negro',
'Arlong era o capitão dos Piratas do Sol e tinha a maior recompensa do East Blue antes de ser derrotado pelo Monkey D. Luffy',
'A mãe do Usopp nasceu no South Blue',
'[GLA] Enquanto está em chamas, Pearl tem as seguintes habilidades: Fire Pearl Shot, Fire Present, Fire Pearl Close e Fire Pearl Daitokuten',
'Frost é um personagem de One Piece',
'Atualmente o cabelo do Arlong é roxo',
'Antes dos eventos da guerra, Doc Q tinha uma impressioannte recompensa de 72,500,000 de berry',
'[GLA] Orange Town é recomendada para jogadores do level 20 a 30 no minimapa do jogo',
"Kin'emon comeu a Tuku Tuku no Mi",
'Eric é um pirata non-canon que foi mostrado no anime',
"O nome dos navios do Masira e Shoujo é ""<NAME>"" e '<NAME>', respectivamente",
'[GLA] A habilidade da Robin, Spider Net, pode ser destruída por alguns ataques',
'Assim como Kuzan, Smoker deseja acabar com o sistema de Shichibukai',
'Tsuru comeu a Washe Washe no Mi',
'[GLA] Syrup Village é a única ilha com duas entradas de doca no East Blue',
'Vista nasceu na Grand Line',
'[GLA] É possível cozinhar alguns alimentos na casa da Nojiko',
'[GLA] A rotação semanal muda todo sábado',
'Luffy tem uma Fruta do Diabo do tipo Logia que tornou seu corpo de borracha',
'Momoo desenvolveu um trauma a respeito do Luffy e do Zoro, sofrendo um ataque de pânico só de vê-los',
'Masira e Shoujo são irmãos',
'Golden Lion Shiki é um personagem non-canon',
'Haoshoku no Haki garante ao usuário um sexto sentido do mundo ao seu redor e habilidades precognitivas limitadas',
'Kid e Killer são irmãos. Juntos, formaram os Piratas do Kid',
'Kuro, também conhecido pelo seu apelido Klahadore, é o capitão dos Piratas Neko',
'Franky foi o sétimo membro a entrar na tripulação dos Chapéus de Palha',
'[GLA] Cerveja Forte é a melhor comida que você pode comprar de um NPC em termos de cura por segundo para um personagem level 70',
'<NAME> nasceu no West Blue',
'[GLA] Alvida, <NAME>, Gin e Pearl são os únicos bosses de missão especial que não aparecem nos spawns das ilhas',
'[GLA] Cocoyasi Village é recomendado para jogadores do level 48 a 60 no minimapa do jogo',
'<NAME> era originalmente rei de um país no West Blue',
'Doflamingo é usuário de Haki do Armamento e do Rei apenas',
'Franky era originalmente líder da Família Franky e agora é capitão dos Cyborg Pirates',
'<NAME> é o capitão do terceiro navio, liderando a terceira frota do Teach',
'A recompensa da Baby Five é de 17,000,000 de berry',
'Buggy e Shanks estão na mesma tripulação',
'[GLA] Mes é a habilidade mais forte do jogo em termos de poder',
'Dracule Mihawk teve apenas um dublador durante todo o anime',
'A recompensa do Kuroobi é de 8,000,000 de berry',
'<NAME> é o criador do One Piece',
'Buffalo nasceu na Grand Line',
'L<NAME> foi um dos últimos membros a entrar na tripulação do Shanks após ele formar os Piratas do Ruivo',
'[GLA] Mellorine é o nome da passiva do Sanji',
'[GLA] O Kit de Reparo 2.0 restaura 700 pontos de vida do seu navio por segundo',
'<NAME> nasceu na Sphinx Island no North Blue',
'[GLA] Picareta de Mineração é um item para cortantes e tanques',
'O anime One Piece é o maior já feito',
'[GLA] Basil Hawkins pode usar sua passiva chamada The Magician para trocar de lugar com seus fantoches',
'A atual recompensa da Boa Hancock é 79,000,000 de berry',
'Barba Branca foi o responsável por cicatrizar o olho de Shanks com sua arma de garras',
'<NAME> no Mi é uma Fruta do Diabo do tipo Logia',
'[GLA] Você precisa vencer com um time de atiradores para completar a conquista dos Piratas do Buggy',
'[GLA] Você pode usar a mesa de construção nas docas para transformar 5 poções médias de experiência em 1 poção grande de experiência',
"[GLA] Sayuri, Asuya e Cherry são nomes de NPC's do Baratie",
'Masira e Shoujo têm uma recompensa de 23,000,000 e 26,000,000 de berry, respectivamente',
'Genzo também é um médico',
'<NAME> é um membro dos Piratas do Chapéu de Palha',
'Foi confirmado que Usopp despertou o Haki da Observação durante o arco de Punk Hazard',
'[GLA] Em regra, a quarta habilidade do personagem é desbloqueada no nível 18',
'Jinbe é o Navegador dos Piratas do Chapéu de Palha',
'Baby Five nasceu na Grand Line',
'A recompensa da Baby Five é de 23,000,000 de berry ',
'Em razão dos seus crimes, Sanjuan Wolf foi preso em Impel Down. O modo que eles encontraram para mantê-lo preso foi através de uma cela gigante no level 7',
'Demaro Black, capitão dos Falsos Chapéus de Palha, nasceu no West Blue',
'A recompensa do Trebol era de 100,000,000 de berry antes de ser congelada em razão do Doflamingo ter se tornado um Shichibukai',
'A recompensa atual do Monkey D. Luffy é de 1,500,000 de berry',
'[GLA] Você pode conseguir o item Colar de Saru em qualquer Missão Difícil do East Blue',
'[GLA] Em regra, a terceira habilidade do personagem é desbloqueada no nível 10',
'Buggy é capitão do Clown Pirates e também colíder da Aliança do Buggy e Alvida',
'Trebol tinha uma fruta do diabo do tipo Logia',
'Zeff perdeu sua perna esquerda para salvar Sanji',
'Luffy derrotou Sabo em um duelo durante a infância',
'Kuroobi é um oficial dos Piratas do Sol e ex-membro dos Piratas do Arlong',
'[GLA] Slime é um inimigo exclusivo de Loguetown',
'[GLA] Kuro causa 25% a mais de dano quando ataca inimigos pelas costas',
'[GLA] Helmeppo está localizado no mesmo prédio que seu pai Morgan',
'Mr.5 nasceu no West Blue',
'Laffitte, O Supersônico, é um atirador extremamente habilidoso dos Piratas do Barba Negra',
'A recompensa do Urouge é de 100,000,000 de berry',
'Aokiji comeu a Yuki Yuki no Mi',
'<NAME> é o navegador dos Piratas do Barba Negra',
'A comida favorita do Teach é torta de maçã',
"O nome do navio que o Mr.1 e a Miss Doublefinger usavam em suas operações era 'Kill Season'",
'[GLA] Luffy recebe menos dano dos ataques do Vinsmoke Niji porque seu corpo tem propriedades de borracha',
'Nami foi o terceiro membro a entrar na tripulação dos Chapéus de Palha',
'Sanji nasceu no South Blue',
'Mr.4 nasceu no East Blue',
'[GLA] Spider e Giant Spider são os únicos inimigos em Kumo Island',
'Punk Hazard pode ser encontrado com um Log Pose',
'[GLA] Capone Gang Bege e seus aliados ficam imunes dentro do Big Father',
'[GLA] Capone Gang Bege não libera nenhuma habilidade no nível 100',
'A primeira recompensa da <NAME> foi de 78,000,000 de berry, a mesma quantia de sua mãe <NAME>',
'[GLA] O level necessário para fazer a Quest do Capitão Morgan é 17',
'A comida favorita do Marco é uva',
'O projeto da Pluton ainda não foi descoberto',
'A recompensa do Mr.5 é de 9,000,000 de berry',
'Barba Negra é um Almirante dos Piratas do Barba Negra e membro dos Shichibukai',
'Kalgara foi revelado como um usuário de Haki do Armamento',
'[GLA] Você pode comprar duas abas extras do Stash. A primeira custa 100.000 berry e a segunda 200.000 berry',
'[GLA] É possível criar Medalhas Dinâmicas de Bronze por 6 Moedas Piratas no Mercado Negro',
'Mad<NAME> é a irmã do Hatchan',
'A maior recompensa conhecida é de 1,500,000,000 de berry',
'[GLA] Você pode comprar duas abas extras do Stash. A primeira custa 150.000 berry e a segunda 200.000 berry',
'[GLA] Quando Bonney usa sua habilidade Unbridled Power, ela transforma todos à sua volta em bebês e fica invulnerável por 9 segundos',
'[GLA] Bugs no jogo devem ser reportados no Discord',
'Shojo é um membro dos Rumbar Pirates',
'[GLA] Espada Dadao é um item recomendado para nível 10',
"A espada do Shiryu é uma Meito chamada 'Rain'",
'[GLA] É possível criar Poção Pequena de EXP no Mercado Negro',
'Foxy nasceu no East Blue',
'Katakuri pode ver 5 minutos no futuro',
'[GLA] O sangramento de Killer pode acumular até 4 vezes usando mais Bloody Cuts ou Kira Nokogiri',
'O cabelo do Charlotte Cracker é verde',
'A recompensa do Mr.4 é de 3,000,000 de berry',
'Urouge é também conhecido como Mad Monk. Ele é um pirata de uma ilha do céu e capitão dos Mad Monk Pirates',
'Caribou nasceu no West Blue',
'[GLA] Anel da Cruz é um item recomendado para nível 50',
'[GLA] Em regra, emotes são desbloqueados no nível 40',
'[GLA] Kiribachi é um item que pode ser usado por todas as classes, exceto especialista',
'[GLA] Erros no jogo devem ser reportados no servidor do Discord',
'Dracule Mihawk é um Shichibukai e membro dos Piratas do Ruivo',
'O nome verdadeiro do Mr.5 é Rem',
'A recompensa dos Shichibukai pode aumentar',
'Pagaya é uma estrela do mar que é mascote da Camie e também professor. Ele é o criador de uma linha de moda',
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However, this new philologist Theodor Mommsen contended that Jordanes’ intricate dysfunction of your race is copied from the now-lost writings of the Greek historian Priscus. Jordanes says one to Attila is actually lured by Gaiseric, queen of your own Vandals, in order to salary combat towards the Visigoths, when you’re on the other hand guaranteeing disharmony within Visigoths therefore the Roman Kingdom. Even with Gaiseric’s intrigues, abreast of Attila’s invasion out-of Gaul, Aetius been able to contain the assistance out of Theodorid with his army, along with of many separate peoples inhabiting Gaul. A familiar modern reasons for this unity against Attila would be the fact the newest allied efforts observed Attila as their undeniable top possibilities so you’re able to existence.
Sangiban, queen of your own Alans, whose domain included Aureliani, had guaranteed to open up this new doors of this urban area to help you Attila, but the Romans learned associated with tactic in advance and you may was able to besides undertake Aureliani in force, however, push Sangiban’s troops to the signing up for the new allied army. Upon conference this new Roman-led pushes, Attila initially started to haven returning to his personal lands, but finally decided to generate a stay where in actuality the battle took place. Jordanes teaches you Attila’s transform away from head so you’re able to his discovering that the Patrician Aetius try present in the newest face-to-face push, and hoped that because of the assaulting Aetius could be slain, even on chance of his very own existence.
Each other armies contains combatants out-of many people. Jordanes directories Aetius’ allies because the together with (besides the Visigoths) both Salic and you will Riparian Franks, Sarmatians, Armoricans, Liticians, Burgundians, Saxons, Olibrones (who Jordanes describes as “after Roman troops and today the brand new flower of your own allied forces”), or any other Celtic or German people. Attila got having him the fresh Gepids lower than their king Ardaric, including an Ostrogothic army provided by brothers Valamir, Theodemir — the daddy of your own after Ostrogothic queen Theodoric the favorable — and you will Vidimer, scions of one’s Amali.
The evening till the fundamental race, one of many Frankish pushes to the Roman front side came across a beneficial selection of the fresh new Gepids loyal to Attila. Jordanes details that this skirmish leftover fifteen,one hundred thousand lifeless towards the each side.
The fresh Catalaunian simple rose on one hand of the a-sharp slope to help you a ridge, and this controlled brand new battleground, and you can turned into the center of the battle. Brand new Huns first seized ideal side of this ridge if you are new Romans grabbed the fresh remaining, into crest unoccupied from the between the two. If the Hunnish pushes attemped to grab so it decisive position, these were foiled because of the Roman alliance, whoever soldiers got turned up very first, and you can repulsed the brand new Hunnish improve. The newest Hunnic warriors escaped in the infection back to their particular forces, and so disordering the remainder of Attila’s army.
Attila attempted to rally their pushes, incapable of hold his updates. Meanwhile king Theodorid, while you are encouraging their own males inside their progress, are murdered about violence in place of their guys noticing. Jordanes says one to Theodorid was tossed of his horse and trampled in order to death from the his dancing males, plus states another facts is available stating Theodorid was murdered by the fresh new spear of your own Ostrogoth Andag. As Jordanes offered once the notary off Andag’s son Gunthigis, in the event it second tale isn’t true then it’s certain this particular adaptation is a happy friends claim.
The new Visigoths outstripped the interest rate of its Alani costs him or her and you can fell on Attila’s very own Hunnish household device, pushing Attila to get refuge inside the own camp, that he got strengthened which have wagons. Dark also separated Aetius away from own people, and you will dreading one to crisis had befallen her or him, sought after his Gothic allies, and on finding them, having just who the guy invested the remainder nights. | https://housesmart.cz/attila-found-no-tall-opposition-until-he-attained/ | 981 |
Jörgen Schäfer (Dr. phil.) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Research Center »Media Upheavals« at the University of Siegen.
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The other day when the pressure was on to find a home for the new pressure cooker, I said Hello to our old friend the electric skillet. A very useful appliance, especially in the summer when you’ve a lot of peppers and don’t want to turn the oven on.
| https://www.bigfoodetc.com/2022/01/08/recipe-7-taco-peppers-in-electric-skillet/ | 60 |
What do you all think about medicating for ADD
I used to take medication for ADD when I was younger. I stopped taking medication when I was in middle school. I felt like I did fine for highschool without medicating for it. I thought for a while that I might not have actually had ADD and that it was just a poor diagnosis when I was young. But I was talking about it to one of my friends the other day and our discussion made me think that I might not really know much about ADD and that I might have only thought that I didn't actually have it because of a lack of information on it.
But that's a different topic all together. What I'm really curious about is what you all think about medicating for it. I've never liked the idea of relying on medication for mental problems because I've always had this idea that it kinda supreses your mind. But again I don't know much about this stuff so I was curious what people that have more experience/knowledge about it think. Would you say that it helps and should be taken or do you think it's not necessary and that its something that could be learned to be handle without it. | fanxk4 | 243 |
Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Tönsberg - The Tönsberg is a hill ridge in the Teutoburg Forest that reaches a height of 333.4 m above sea level and lies in the district of Lippe near Oerlinghausen. Hermann's Way runs over the Tönsberg for about 3.5 km.
The answer to this question is:
Natural Place | 2a4c22bca74121f5e4799f94d1a82267 | 125 |
Thanks to Ken Wilkie for photo.
Born at Balbirnie, 6 February 1879, son of Brigadier Sir Alfred Granville Balfour, KBE, CB, 1858-1936, and Lady Frances Elizabeth Balfour nee Simpson, 1862-1936, of 3 Eaton Gate, London SW1. Brigadier General Balfour had been the Commandant of the Royal Military School of Music and a Vice President of the Royal Academy of Music and served in the 71st HLI, after 1881 the 1st Bn HLI.
Married to Marie Frederica Vandeleur, second daughter of Colonel John Ormsby Vandeleur, CB, late Rifle Brigade and Mrs Vandeleur of Winchester at Colinton on 20 March 1916. She died in 1953.
Grandson of Colonel John Balfour, 7th of Balbirnie. Brother of the Art Deco book illustrator Ronald Egerton Balfour. Cousin of John and Robert F Balfour who are also commemorated in Markinch Parish Church.
It is with very deep sorrow to those of us who knew him, and to all who knew his father, to hear that Captain J A Balfour was reported missing on 19 January 1917. This news was followed, only too soon, by the confirmation of his death.
Captain J A Balfour was the son of Brigadier General A G Balfour, CV, who joined the 71st in 1879 and served in the Regiment until 1906. He was born at Balbirnie, Fife, on 6 February 1889, and was educated at New Beacon Seven Oaks, HMS Worcester and at the RMA Woolwich, where he was a Sergeant in the Infantry Company. Except when at school, nearly the whole of his life, until 1906, was spent in the Regiment. He was gazetted to the HLI in 1909, and after spending a few months in the 2nd Battalion in Ireland, joined the 1st Battalion in India in November of the same year, and served with this Battalion continuously until his death, except for a short period in 1911 when he was ADC to the Lieut Governor of the United Provinces. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1912, and Captain in 1915. Captain AJ Balfour married, in 1916, Marie, daughter of the late Colonel Vandeleur, CB, Rifle Brigade.
Being the son of his father, Jim was made immediately welcome in our midst. But it was his own personality and charm of manner that won him our affections. Major Leckie Ewing, in writing of him, says that he never saw men of a Company so keen on their Company Commander as his were of him. This I can well believe. Jim had the fit, born in all leaders of men, of thoroughly understanding the private soldier and getting the very best out of him. He never asked a man to do anything that he would not do himself. He took, too, a leading part in all the games and sports in the Battalion, and was the best “dismounted officer at arms” at the Lucknow Divisional Assault at Arms, and was second in the Durbar Military Tournament in 1911, which was open to the whole of India.
But it is as a friend and companion that Jim will be most missed by those of us who knew him best. He was one of those delightful people who always looked for and found the best in everything and everybody. I have never known a more thorough optimist. However dark the horizon, Jim was bright and cheerful, and always had a smile or joke about something. During the Indian hot weather, or later, in the mud and rain, Jim would always keep us laughing and cheer our jaded spirits with his stories and antics. Never once have I know him out of spirits or out of temper. Generous to an extreme, there was nothing that he would not do for any of his friends, quite irrespective of the trouble and inconvenience to himself. Like all generous and warm hearted people, he had one fault- tht he was rather to apt to act first and think afterwards. Still, the world would be none the worse if there were many more like him.
Of his death, one can gather no authentic information. He is believed to have fallen 10 yards inside the Turkish wire after having emptied his revolver. It seems cruel that he should have fallen thus, having been through so much. For he had come with the Battalion from India to France, from where he had been twice invalided after having seen severe fighting. The Lieut Colonel who at present commands the – Battalion, writes: ‘He died as all who knew him would have expected – fighting to the last like a gallant officer of the Battalion that he loved so well and was so proud to belong to. He was loved by us all, and we greatly miss his cheery presence amongst us. The Corps Commander was much pained to hear of his being missing. I know that he had a very high opinion of him, and had marked him for special responsibility.’ To the Regiment his loss will be irreparable. His love of the Regiment and his knowledge of its customs and traditions would have been invaluable in the remodelling that must come at the conclusion of the war.
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Perhaps it is the sole atmosphere of this blessed time, the sprucing of the house, the decoration of the tree and mantel, the purchasing of a few gifts, the preparation of special treats, the sharing of good times, or just hearing from a faraway family member or friend.
I love to decorate the Christmas tree of course but I would say hearing from faraway friends and family at this special time of the year ranks first followed by the preparation of special treats to deliver to all!
The Advent Candle is truly special to many households in Europe albeit almost unknown of late to the US . Made of evergreen sprigs and a couple of Christmas ornaments, we proudly display it on our dining room table. Each day the candle, marked with the days leading to Christmas Eve, is burned down a little more at the family evening meals thus showing the passing of those special days!
Certainly of German origin, Advent calendars seem to go back to the mid Eighteen Hundreds albeit the first printed one is said to have been manufactured in 1902 or 1903!
Today we like to make the most of this precious time and welcome a variety of traditions! Be it Anglo Saxon or other, ours is truly a merry time!
My heart always remembers our 6 year old son reading on stage the story of "T'was the Night before Christmas" and so I like to continue the tradition and read classics such as The Christmas Carol" and other Christmas Stories...
Dreaming, always dreaming...
I love to share dreams and always enjoy meeting kindred spirits!
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29 December 2007
Mobile homes
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Is home a mobile concept?
For most of us home means stability, structure, and permanence. But in an age of increasing population and technological gains, today's mobile society has resulted in a demand for portable dwellings. Many of the movable houses of today echo history's earliest and most rudimentary shelters. Some reveal an unprecedented demand for luxury and comfort while others reflect a desire to lessen man's impact on the earth.
This story originally went to air in 2004.
Guests
Sean Topham
Writer and journlaist living in London.
Publications
Title: Move House
Author: Sean Topham
Publisher: Prestel
Presenter
Alan Saunders
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In the face of one of the slowest economic recoveries in recorded history, financial institutions face several challenges. The overall forecast for both developed and emerging markets is pessimistic, and unresolved geopolitical issues, such as Brexit, continue to create headwinds. De-leveraging pressure has pushed banks to reduce debt and risky assets on their balance sheets. Ongoing penalties and compliance costs related to the post-crash era have required these same institutions to allocate funds for any future related costs. It’s no wonder that the return on equity (ROE) profitability measure is below the normal 10 percent for the top 10 global banks, and that “easy money” is generally no longer available.
In response to these pressures, banks are cutting costs, restructuring, optimising certain business lines by selling non-core assets, and exiting less profitable activities. And all this tumult has created a tremendous operational challenge for these institutions: complying with the tighter regulations that have been imposed around the world. These regulations have been created in the hope of ensuring banks and their broader economies are stable enough to avoid another 2008-style meltdown.
These new regulations are creating significant pressure on institutions to update their technology. For example, some of the regulations focus on the risk level of the assets banks hold in their portfolios and require institutions to track the constant changes in the makeup of the assets, weigh the risk level of each asset, and evaluate the risk level against an acceptable level of exposure. In the EU, these regulations include Basel III and IV, MiFID II, and the Net Stable Funding Ratio. In the US, the regulations include CCAR, IHC, Enhanced Prudential Standards, Dodd-Frank Living Wills, and Basel III. Other regulations, such as the Culture and Ethics Standard Banking in the EU and the Enhanced Consumer Protection regulations in the US, require banks to apply analytics to their transactions to look for ethical violations.
Fintech – A new category of vendor, fintech, has taken over many core banking processes, including electronic payments, personal finance management, lending, investments, and even banking itself.
Digital transformation, agile architectures, big data, and advanced analytics – Batch and manual processing is being replaced with automated digital processes. Legacy systems are being replaced with agile platforms that improve time-to-market for new channels and products. To handle today’s huge datasets, banks are employing predictive analysis, data mining, big data, fast data, simulation, optimization, and location-based intelligence. Banks are also looking at how to perform big data related control at the transactional level without impacting performance.
Cloud – Now that most security concerns have been addressed, banks are leveraging cloud services for scalability, cost savings, better access to data, ease of moving and reusing data, removing data silos and more.
Distributed ledgers and blockchains – Banks are using distributed-ledger technologies, such as the blockchains pioneered by Bitcoin, to reduce the time required to execute and clear trades, and change the registry on trades.
Open source software and in-memory computing – Banks are making strategic investments in open source software technologies and other areas to drive down costs. They are partnering with technology firms and creating innovation labs to test new technologies. In particular, in-memory computing allows data to be stored in RAM across a distributed cluster of computers and processed in parallel. It operates thousands of times faster than traditional computing and allows additional nodes to be added to the cluster in real-time as the amount of data required to be in-memory increases. Banks are using in-memory computing, which includes in-memory data grids, to eliminate the performance and scalability problems caused by disk-based databases.
With the tight regulatory environment and cost pressures of today, banks need fast data technologies that accelerate risk-management, monitoring, and compliance. Further, as larger institutions continue to produce and collect massive amounts of data, they need to be able to achieve real-time analytics on transactional data, commonly known as Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP), without a significant impact on customers. Finally, they need to be able to acquire these capabilities quickly and cost-effectively, especially given the current financial environment.
For a deeper dive into these evolving trends, how the key new regulatory requirements impact technology requirements in the financial industry, and how financial institutions are responding, download Achieving Real-Time Financial Regulatory Compliance with In-Memory Computing, a GridGain Systems whitepaper.
| https://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2016/Oct/7/addressing-real-time-regulatory-compliance-with-in-memory-computing/ | 922 |
<commit_before>package tests_test
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"strings"
"time"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-controller/services"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-controller/watch/topology"
nodelabellerutil "kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-handler/node-labeller/util"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/framework/checks"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/libnode"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/testsuite"
. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
k8sv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
v1 "kubevirt.io/api/core/v1"
"kubevirt.io/client-go/kubecli"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/controller"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/console"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/libvmi"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/util"
)
var _ = Describe("[Serial][sig-compute] Hyper-V enlightenments", Serial, func() {
var (
virtClient kubecli.KubevirtClient
err error
)
BeforeEach(func() {
virtClient, err = kubecli.GetKubevirtClient()
util.PanicOnError(err)
})
Context("VMI with HyperV re-enlightenment enabled", func() {
var reEnlightenmentVMI *v1.VirtualMachineInstance
withReEnlightenment := func(vmi *v1.VirtualMachineInstance) {
if vmi.Spec.Domain.Features == nil {
vmi.Spec.Domain.Features = &v1.Features{}
}
if vmi.Spec.Domain.Features.Hyperv == nil {
vmi.Spec.Domain.Features.Hyperv = &v1.FeatureHyperv{}
}
vmi.Spec.Domain.Features.Hyperv.Reenlightenment = &v1.FeatureState{Enabled: pointer.Bool(true)}
}
vmiWithReEnlightenment := func() *v1.VirtualMachineInstance {
options := libvmi.WithMasqueradeNetworking()
options = append(options, withReEnlightenment)
return libvmi.NewAlpine(options...)
}
BeforeEach(func() {
reEnlightenmentVMI = vmiWithReEnlightenment()
})
When("TSC frequency is exposed on the cluster", func() {
BeforeEach(func() {
if !isTSCFrequencyExposed(virtClient) {
Skip("TSC frequency is not exposed on the cluster")
}
})
It("should be able to migrate", func() {
var err error
By("Creating a windows VM")
reEnlightenmentVMI, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(util.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(reEnlightenmentVMI)
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
reEnlightenmentVMI = tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStartWithTimeout(reEnlightenmentVMI, 360)
By("Migrating the VM")
migration := tests.NewRandomMigration(reEnlightenmentVMI.Name, reEnlightenmentVMI.Namespace)
migrationUID := tests.RunMigrationAndExpectCompletion(virtClient, migration, tests.MigrationWaitTime)
By("Checking VMI, confirm migration state")
tests.ConfirmVMIPostMigration(virtClient, reEnlightenmentVMI, migrationUID)
})
It("should have TSC frequency set up in label and domain", func() {
var err error
By("Creating a windows VM")
reEnlightenmentVMI, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(util.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(reEnlightenmentVMI)
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
reEnlightenmentVMI = tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStartWithTimeout(reEnlightenmentVMI, 360)
virtLauncherPod := tests.GetPodByVirtualMachineInstance(reEnlightenmentVMI)
foundNodeSelector := false
for key, _ := range virtLauncherPod.Spec.NodeSelector {
if strings.HasPrefix(key, topology.TSCFrequencySchedulingLabel+"-") {
foundNodeSelector = true
break
}
}
Expect(foundNodeSelector).To(BeTrue(), "wasn't able to find a node selector key with prefix ", topology.TSCFrequencySchedulingLabel)
domainSpec, err := tests.GetRunningVMIDomainSpec(reEnlightenmentVMI)
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
foundTscTimer := false
for _, timer := range domainSpec.Clock.Timer {
if timer.Name == "tsc" {
foundTscTimer = true
break
}
}
Expect(foundTscTimer).To(BeTrue(), "wasn't able to find tsc timer in domain spec")
})
})
When("TSC frequency is not exposed on the cluster", func() {
BeforeEach(func() {
if isTSCFrequencyExposed(virtClient) {
nodeList, err := virtClient.CoreV1().Nodes().List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
for _, node := range nodeList.Items {
stopNodeLabeller(node.Name, virtClient)
removeTSCFrequencyFromNode(node)
}
}
})
AfterEach(func() {
nodeList, err := virtClient.CoreV1().Nodes().List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
for _, node := range nodeList.Items {
_, isNodeLabellerStopped := node.Annotations[v1.LabellerSkipNodeAnnotation]
Expect(isNodeLabellerStopped).To(BeTrue())
updatedNode := resumeNodeLabeller(node.Name, virtClient)
_, isNodeLabellerStopped = updatedNode.Annotations[v1.LabellerSkipNodeAnnotation]
Expect(isNodeLabellerStopped).To(BeFalse(), "after node labeller is resumed, %s annotation is expected to disappear from node", v1.LabellerSkipNodeAnnotation)
}
})
It("should be able to start successfully", func() {
var err error
By("Creating a windows VM")
reEnlightenmentVMI, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(util.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(reEnlightenmentVMI)
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStartWithTimeout(reEnlightenmentVMI, 360)
Expect(console.LoginToAlpine(reEnlightenmentVMI)).To(Succeed())
})
It("should be marked as non-migratable", func() {
var err error
By("Creating a windows VM")
reEnlightenmentVMI, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(util.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(reEnlightenmentVMI)<commit_msg>Fix: don't expect node to be always stopped<commit_after>package tests_test
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"strings"
"time"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-controller/services"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-controller/watch/topology"
nodelabellerutil "kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/virt-handler/node-labeller/util"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/framework/checks"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/libnode"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/testsuite"
. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
k8sv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
v1 "kubevirt.io/api/core/v1"
"kubevirt.io/client-go/kubecli"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/controller"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/console"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/libvmi"
"kubevirt.io/kubevirt/tests/util"
)
var _ = Describe("[Serial][sig-compute] Hyper-V enlightenments", Serial, func() {
var (
virtClient kubecli.KubevirtClient
err error
)
BeforeEach(func() {
virtClient, err = kubecli.GetKubevirtClient()
util.PanicOnError(err)
})
Context("VMI with HyperV re-enlightenment enabled", func() {
var reEnlightenmentVMI *v1.VirtualMachineInstance
withReEnlightenment := func(vmi *v1.VirtualMachineInstance) {
if vmi.Spec.Domain.Features == nil {
vmi.Spec.Domain.Features = &v1.Features{}
}
if vmi.Spec.Domain.Features.Hyperv == nil {
vmi.Spec.Domain.Features.Hyperv = &v1.FeatureHyperv{}
}
vmi.Spec.Domain.Features.Hyperv.Reenlightenment = &v1.FeatureState{Enabled: pointer.Bool(true)}
}
vmiWithReEnlightenment := func() *v1.VirtualMachineInstance {
options := libvmi.WithMasqueradeNetworking()
options = append(options, withReEnlightenment)
return libvmi.NewAlpine(options...)
}
BeforeEach(func() {
reEnlightenmentVMI = vmiWithReEnlightenment()
})
When("TSC frequency is exposed on the cluster", func() {
BeforeEach(func() {
if !isTSCFrequencyExposed(virtClient) {
Skip("TSC frequency is not exposed on the cluster")
}
})
It("should be able to migrate", func() {
var err error
By("Creating a windows VM")
reEnlightenmentVMI, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(util.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(reEnlightenmentVMI)
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
reEnlightenmentVMI = tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStartWithTimeout(reEnlightenmentVMI, 360)
By("Migrating the VM")
migration := tests.NewRandomMigration(reEnlightenmentVMI.Name, reEnlightenmentVMI.Namespace)
migrationUID := tests.RunMigrationAndExpectCompletion(virtClient, migration, tests.MigrationWaitTime)
By("Checking VMI, confirm migration state")
tests.ConfirmVMIPostMigration(virtClient, reEnlightenmentVMI, migrationUID)
})
It("should have TSC frequency set up in label and domain", func() {
var err error
By("Creating a windows VM")
reEnlightenmentVMI, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(util.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(reEnlightenmentVMI)
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
reEnlightenmentVMI = tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStartWithTimeout(reEnlightenmentVMI, 360)
virtLauncherPod := tests.GetPodByVirtualMachineInstance(reEnlightenmentVMI)
foundNodeSelector := false
for key, _ := range virtLauncherPod.Spec.NodeSelector {
if strings.HasPrefix(key, topology.TSCFrequencySchedulingLabel+"-") {
foundNodeSelector = true
break
}
}
Expect(foundNodeSelector).To(BeTrue(), "wasn't able to find a node selector key with prefix ", topology.TSCFrequencySchedulingLabel)
domainSpec, err := tests.GetRunningVMIDomainSpec(reEnlightenmentVMI)
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
foundTscTimer := false
for _, timer := range domainSpec.Clock.Timer {
if timer.Name == "tsc" {
foundTscTimer = true
break
}
}
Expect(foundTscTimer).To(BeTrue(), "wasn't able to find tsc timer in domain spec")
})
})
When("TSC frequency is not exposed on the cluster", func() {
BeforeEach(func() {
if isTSCFrequencyExposed(virtClient) {
nodeList, err := virtClient.CoreV1().Nodes().List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
for _, node := range nodeList.Items {
stopNodeLabeller(node.Name, virtClient)
removeTSCFrequencyFromNode(node)
}
}
})
AfterEach(func() {
nodeList, err := virtClient.CoreV1().Nodes().List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
for _, node := range nodeList.Items {
_ = resumeNodeLabeller(node.Name, virtClient)
}
})
It("should be able to start successfully", func() {
var err error
By("Creating a windows VM")
reEnlightenmentVMI, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(util.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(reEnlightenmentVMI)
Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStartWithTimeout(reEnlightenmentVMI, 360)
Expect(console.LoginToAlpine(reEnlightenmentVMI)).To(Succeed())
})
It("should be marked as non-migratable", func() {
var err error
By("Creating a windows VM")
reEnlightenmentVMI, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(util.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(reEnlightenmentVMI) | 195110 | 4,321 |
Famous Birthdays on this Day, July 03:1423 - Louis XI, King of France (1461-83)
1442 - Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)
1530 - Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601)
1567 - Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)
1676 - Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)
1683 - Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)
1685 - Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)43 - Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1813)
1793 - John Claire, England, poet
1794 - Eberhard F Walcker, German organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt)
1796 - Nikoli A Poveloi, Russian writer/publisher (Sotsjinenija) [NS]
1802 - Joseph Labitzky, composer
1814 - Janis Cimze, composer
1819 - Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer
1821 - F Kornberger, writer
1828 - John Austin Wharton, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
1846 - Achilles Alferaki, composer
1850 - Alfredo Kiel, composer
1854 - Leos Janácek, Czech composer (d. 1928)
1855 - Piotr Maszynski, composer
1860 - Charlotte Perkins Gilman, economist/lecturer/author/feminist
1860 - William Wallace, composer
1861 - Peter Jackson, heavyweight boxer (hall of famer)
1862 - Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer
1866 - Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter
1870 - Richard B Bennett, (C) 11th Canadian PM (1930-35)
1871 - Vicente Arregui Garay, composer
1872 - Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19)
1874 - Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader
1875 - Ernst F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon
1878 - George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy)
1879 - Philippe Gaubert, composer
1879 - Alfred Korzybski, Polish linguist (d. 1950)
1880 - Carl Schuricht, composer
1881 - Leon Errol, Australian actor (Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde!)
1883 - Alfred Korzybski, Poland, scientist (Science & Sanity)
1883 - Franz Kafka, Czech, author (Metamorphosis, Trial, Amerika)
1883 - Moses Leverock Crossley, US bio-chemist
1886 - Raymond A Spruance, US admiral/fleet commander/ambassador
1892 - Wilhelm Rettich, composer
1893 - Mississippi John Hurt, rocker
1895 - Oles' Semyonovich Chishko, composer
1896 - Doris Lloyd, actress (Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah & Son)
1899 - Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, composer
1899 - Otto Reinhold, composer
1900 - John Mason Brown, Louisville Ky, critic (Tonight on Broadway)
1902 - Jack Newman, NZ cricket lefty pace bowler (1932-33, later knighted)
1903 - Jean du Bela, [Simon Buytekant], singer/actor (Chaste Susanna)
1906 - Francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau)
1906 - George Sanders, Russia, actor (All About Eve-Academy Award 1950)
1906 - Gwendolen Rees, zoologist
1906 - Jack Earle, American actor and sideshow performer (d. 1952)
1907 - Arthur Steel, Dutch architect (Group '32)
1907 - Gene Gutche, composer
1908 - Thomas Narcejac, Rochefort-sur-Mer France, writer (Vertigo)
1908 - M. F. K. Fisher, American writer (d. 1992)
1908 - Robert B. Meyner, American politician (d. 1990)
1909 - Earl L Butz, US Secretary of Agriculture (1971-76); a real Butz
1909 - Lucy Kroll, entertainment agent
1909 - Stavros Niachos, Greece, shipping magnate (Those Fabulous Greeks)
1910 - Bernard Burrows, British diplomat
1910 - Eric Franklin, Indian civil servant
1911 - Joe Hardstaff Jr, cricketer (son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England)
1912 - Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals
1913 - Hugh Stirling MacKenzie, British vice admiral
1913 - William Deakin, warden (St Anthony's College Oxford)
1917 - Helene Cordet, entertainer/nightclub owner
1917 - João Saldanha, Brazilian journalist and football manager (d. 1990)
1918 - Lord Mulley, British MP (Labour)
1920 - John Ayers Lessard, composer
1920 - Louise Allbritton, Okla City, actr (Celia-Stage Door, Got a Secret)
1921 - Susan Peters, Spokane WA, actress (Random Harvest, Young Ideas)
1922 - Art Fowler, baseball player
1922 - Corneille [Cornelis G of Beverloo], Dutch painter (Africa, Antilles)
1922 - Francois Reichenbach, French director (La douceur du Village)
1922 - Tom Hudson, artist/teacher
1923 - Baroness Ryder, of Warsaw & Cavendish, worked for sick & disabled
1923 - Emmanuel Bankole Timothy, journalist
1923 - William Mills, painter
1924 - Geoffrey Sammons, senior partner (Allen & Overy)
1924 - S. R. Nathan, 6th president of Singapore
1925 - Michael Oliver, cardiologist
1926 - Johnny Coles, trumpeter
1926 - Joseph M Gaydos, (Rep-D-PA, 1969- )
1927 - Charles Vandenhove, Belgian architect (Standard-Omnisporthal, Luik)
1927 - Ken Russell, England, director (Tommy, Altered States, Gothic)
1927 - William McMillan, moderator (Gen Assembly of Church of Scot) [or 1/29]
1928 - Evelyn Anthony, English historical writer (Poellenberg Inheritance)
1928 - G B Fuchs, writer
1928 - John Wills, lord-lt of Avon England
1929 - Eustace Gibbs, vice marshal (Diplomatic Corps)
1930 - Carlos Kleiber, Berlin Germany, conductor (Bavarian State Orch 1968)
1930 - Pete Fountain, New Orleans, jazz clarinetist (Lawrence Welk 1957-59)
1931 - Andres Burnier, [Catharina Dessaur], criminologist/author (Jongensuur)
1933 - Edward Brandt, American doctor and public health official (d. 2007)
1934 - Manfred Bieler, writer
1935 - Harrison H "Jack" Schmitt, Santa Rita NM, astronaut (Apollo 17)
1935 - John Swan, PM (Bermuda)
1936 - Anthony Lester, CEO (Runnymede Trust)
1936 - Eric Russell, cricketer (England opening batsman early 60s)
1937 - Tom Stoppard, Czech, playwright (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern-1968 Tony)
1938 - David Gandolfo, horse trainer
1938 - Shin Geum Dan, North Korea, 400m/800m runner (1962 world record)
1939 - Jay Tarses, Balt Md, actor/writer (Open All Night, Duck Factory)
1940 - Cesar Tovar, baseball player
1940 - Fontella Bass, St Louis Mo, vocalist (Rescue Me)
1940 - Heather Steel, British judge
1940 - Lance Larson, US, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-silver-1960)ary Waldhorn, actor (To the Camp & Back))
1945 - Michael Martin, MP
1945 - Mike Corby, London, guitarist (Babys-Back on My Feet Again)
1947 - Betty Buckley, Big Springs Tx, actress (Abby-8 is Enough, 1776, Cats)
1947 - Dave Barry, American humorist and author
1948 - Peter Ruzicka, composer
1948 - Tarmo Koivisto, Finnish comics artist
1949 - Jan Smithers, N Hollywood Calif, actress (Bailey-WKRP)
1949 - Susan Penhaligon, Manilla Philippines, actress (Dracula, Nasty Habits)
1949 - Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (Heatwave) (d. 2006)
1950 - Damon Harris, Balt Md, rocker (Temptations-My Girl)
1950 - Ewen Chatfield, NZ cricketer pace bowler (1975-89)
1950 - James Hahn, American politician
1951 - Jean-Claude Duvalier, [Papa Doc], deposed Haitian president-for-life
1951 - Richard Hadlee, Christchurch, NZ, cricket bowler (431 wickets)
1952 - Alan Autry, NFLer (Green Bay Packers)/actor (Heat of the Night)
1952 - Bill Badgett Jr, horse trainer
1952 - Wasim Raja, cricketer (bro of Rameez, Pakistani lefty bat & leggie)
1953 - Alynne Beth Amkraut, Amityville NY, entertainer
1953 - Frank Tanana, baseball pitcher (Calif Angels)
1954 - Debbie Skinner, LPGA golfer
1955 - Julia Lyndon, Buffalo NY, playmate (August, 1977)
1955 - Matt Keough, baseball player (Oakland A's, NY Yankees)
1955 - Mike Corby, rocker
1955 - Neil Clar, rock guitarist (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions)
1955 - Sanma Akashiya, Japanese television performer
1956 - Eddie Edwards, South Africa, tennis star
1956 - Montel Williams, TV talk show host (Montel)
1956 - Don Vito, American Viva La Bam castmember
1957 - Danny Heep, baseball player
1957 - Faye Resnick, author (Nicole Brown Simpson-Private Diary)
1957 - Laura Branigan, Brewster NY, vocalist (Gloria)
1957 - Orel Hershiser, Buffalo NY, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians)
1958 - Aaron Tippin, Pensacola Fl, singer (You've Got to Stand for Something)
1958 - Robert Foth, Buffalo NY, air rifle (Olympics-1988, 92, 96)
1958 - Matthew Fraser, Canadian-British journalist
1958 - Siân Lloyd, Welsh weather presenter
1959 - Andreas Wisniewski, Berlin German FR, actor (Living Daylights)
1959 - Stephen Pearcy, LA Calif, heavy metal vocalist (RATT-Round & Round)
1959 - Stoyan Deltchev, Bulgaria, horizontal bar gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980)
1960 - Jack Daugherty, baseball player
1961 - Liz Stewart, SF Calif, playmate (July, 1984)
1961 - Vince Clarke, Basildon Essex, rock keyboardist (Erasure)
1961 - Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer
1961 - Tim Smith, English musician (Cardiacs)
1963 - Don August, baseball player
1964 - Gary Ryan, rocker (Blackhearts)
1964 - Joe Hamorski, Peru IN, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Greater Greenville-9th)
1964 - Louis Clark, NFL receiver (Seattle)/WLAF coach (Amsterdam Admirals)
1964 - Pia Reyes, Manila Philipines, playmate (Nov, 1988)
1964 - Warren Newson, Newnan GA, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
1964 - Joanne Harris, British author
1964 - Yeardley Smith, French-born American actress
1965 - Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles)
1965 - Bobby Gage, Winsted CA, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Wichita Open-16th)
1965 - Dan Land, NFL cornerback/safety (Oakland Raiders)
1965 - Greg Vaughn, Sacramento CA, outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers, SD Padres)
1965 - Shinya Hashimoto, wrestler (NJPW)
1965 - Vinson Smith, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears)
1966 - Moises Alou, Atlanta GA, outfielder (Montreal Expos)
1966 - Neil O'Donnell, NFL quarterback (Pitts Steelers)
1967 - Amy Van Horne, actress (Carla Solieto-The City)
1967 - Brian Cashman, American major league baseball executive
1968 - Jeff Phillips, Westwood NJ, actor (Hart Jessup-Guiding Light)
1968 - Teppo Numminen, Tampere Fin, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets, Coyotes)
1969 - Elan Carter, Nutley NJ, playmate (June, 1994)
1969 - Kevin Hearn, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)
1970 - Preston Jones, WLAF quarterback (London Monarchs)
1970 - Teemu Selanne, Helsinki Fin, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1970 - Victor Bailey, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
1970 - Shawnee Smith, American actress
1970 - Serhiy Honchar, Ukrainian cyclist
1971 - Terry Irving, NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
1972 - Leigh Andrew-Pearso, North Vancouver BC Canada, 470 yachter (Oly-96)
1972 - Ontiwaun Carter, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
1973 - Adrian Aucoin, Ottawa, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
1973 - Devin Bush, NFL strong safety (Atlanta Falcons)
1973 - Fred Rodriguez, Bogota Colombia, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1973 - Johnny Terris, Canadian actor and director
1973 - Patrick Wilson, American actor
1974 - Jamie Feick, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks)
1975 - Jennifer Salinas, Miss USA-Illinois (1997)
1975 - John Hargis, US, Little Rock Ark, 100m butterfly (Olympics-96)
1975 - Keri Houlihan, Penn, actress (Molly-Our House)
1976 - Andrea Barber, actress (Kimmy Gibbler-Full House)
1976 - Henry Olonga, cricketer (1st black Zimbabwe Test cricketer v Pak 1995)
1976 - Shane Lynch, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
1976 - Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1976 - Bobby Skinstad, Springbok Rugby player
1977 - Ludmila Richterova, Kosice Slovakia, tennis star
1979 - Lauren Alviti, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA (1997)
1979 - Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer
1979 - Ludivine Sagnier, French actress
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It was no party: With Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes looking on, new Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Martha Nelson gave some fairly pointed jabs about the operation’s ups and downs as it prepares to spin off into an independent company for the first time in 23 years.
“It’s been exactly 100 days since I started this job,” she told an assembly of top managing editors and other senior staffers gathered for the annual Luce Awards ceremony.
“It’s fair to say there have been more surprises, turns and plot twists than an entire season of ‘Homeland,’” Nelson said. “Every week — a new cliff hanger.”
Nelson is emerging as an in-house cheerleader for the spin-off, in part because incumbent Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang, who announced her departure already, is widely seen as a lame duck.
Nelson introduced both Bewkes and Lang to virtually no applause from the assembled editors, but there was sustained applause for a surprise appearance by retired Editor-in-Chief Norman Pearlstine, now chief content officer at Bloomberg.
In her remarks, Nelson said, “We believe, with considerable evidence, that our brands define authority in journalism. When we leave Time Warner and fly on our own again, that’s not going to change. I’m ready. And I know you’re ready,” she said.
To guffaws from the crowd she said, “If you have any questions for Jeff Bewkes, he’s sitting right here.”
At the ceremony, 15 magazine winners were announced, including Outstanding Story by Fortune’s Mina Kimes (now with Bloomberg) for “Bad to the Bone,” about the unauthorized use of a bone cement, which killed patients; Entertainment Weekly for Best Cover with Tina Fey gracing the weekly; SI.com for a video on sports underdogs featuring tiny Ishpeming High School in Michigan; and People for its reporting on the Newtown, Conn., school massacre.
Time won “Magazine of the Year.” Time Managing Editor Rick Stengel said, “I think it’s a relief we won’t have to carry Time Warner on our backs anymore.” Bewkes gave a strained smile. As one insider said, “I’m sure this isn’t his favorite event of the year.”
Advance notice
Conde Nast had a robust first quarter, with ad pages up 3.3 percent, but that has not stemmed more signs of trimming in other units of the Newhouse family’s far-flung Advance Publications empire.
The American City Business Journals subsidiary of Advance recently spun off The Sporting News, which it only acquired in 2006, into a a new joint venture with publicly traded London-based digital sports video company Perform Group.
According to the latest available numbers, the Sporting News was losing $5.3 million a year on gross assets of only $4.6 million while Perform’s US operation, which markets sports video highlights and analysis, was making $100,000 on gross assets of $1.7 million.
The new venture is dubbed Perform Sporting News Ltd., 35 percent owned by Advance’s unit and 65 percent owned by Perform.
The Sporting News halted its print edition at the end of last year and went all digital.
Jeff Price, the president and publisher of the Sporting News, who will stay on board post-merger, said the move from print to all digital was admittedly a “rough transition.” But he insisted it was “absolutely the right move for the Sporting News.”
At the time it went all digital, it was the No. 33 website in the sports category. Last month, according to comScore, it was No. 11, with 9.7 million unique visitors. Still, critics point out that half of the traffic consists of referrals from links on AOL, and that arrangement could be nearing an end. The new company declined to comment on the length of the contract.
Price predicts the combined company will jump to No. 5 sports site in the country with the addition of Perform’s US operations.
“We think it will be disrupting the sports category, creating a legitimate alternative with scale and premium content to ESPN and traditional sports broadcasters,” said Price.
Of course, the merger was not accomplished without some blood-letting. Fourteen editorial staffers out of 50 were cut at Sporting News in Charlotte, NC; Editor-in Chief Garry Howard survived.
Price said it is in the process of rapidly beefing up its in-house ad sales staff from 11, to 22. So far, it has added Michael Stillman from Sports Illustrated to be the new VP of ad sales on the West Coast, where it is opening its first LA office and Tom McGurn from Bleacher Report.
CORRECTION: In the April 10 Media Ink on potential candidates to lead Time Inc as CEO, the wrong job titles were reported for two rumored to be in the running. Former Time magazine President Eileen Naughton is now vice president of global sales at Google. Howard Averill is the Time Inc. chief financial officer. | f78482b859a1076dd5b3a9e666f173c4 | 1,105 |
Whether you’re catching a new blockbuster at the cinema, enjoying a first date at a restaurant, or giving a presentation at work, the last thing you need is a nosebleed. Nosebleeds — also known as epistaxis — are common and thankfully rare. However, their normality does not prevent them from interrupting your daily life.
Read on to learn what causes nosebleeds, how to stop it, and steps you can take to prevent it.
1 Why do we get nosebleeds?
First, let’s talk about the anatomy of our nose and why nosebleeds occur. The nose can do more than just smell. It acts like a filter, removing toxins and bacteria from the air we breathe so we don’t get sick, while also warming and humidifying the air to prevent lung irritation.
To condition the air, our nasal passages are lined with blood vessels. These delicate blood vessels lie close to the surface of the nasal passage and transfer heat from our blood to the air when we breathe in.
Blood vessels in the nose usually rupture when they are disturbed in any way – either by environmental conditions or by something solid being inserted into your nose – leading to nosebleeds.
The two most common causes of nosebleeds are dry air and nose picking. Dry air causes the normally moist membranes in our nasal passages to dry out. When these membranes rupture and crust, they expose the underlying blood vessels and rupture. The reason nosebleeds are so common in winter is because heated indoor air contains almost no moisture.
Nose picking causes trauma to the delicate membranes in your nose, especially if your or your child’s fingernails are long – which is why nosebleeds are so common in children between the ages of 2 and 10. The force of an inserted finger is enough to damage blood vessels.
Sit up straight and lean your body forward, making sure your head stays over your heart. While it used to be common to tilt your head up and back to treat nosebleeds, this is no longer recommended because it can cause blood to flow to your throat and stomach, causing you to choke or vomit. If your head is tilted forward and slightly downward, blood can drain from your nose.
Find the spot on your nose where the bony ridge — the bridge of your nose — transitions into soft cartilage. Place your thumb and forefinger on either side of this area, just above your nostrils, and pinch with firm pressure. However, you should still be able to squeeze your nose under your fingers.
Hold your nose for at least 10 minutes before checking to see if your nosebleed has stopped. If you release pressure from your nose before the ruptured blood vessel has had a chance to form a clot, you risk the bleeding starting again. Check the flow after 10 minutes. If you’re still bleeding, keep pinching and holding the pressure for another five minutes.
If your nose is still bleeding after 15 minutes, place an ice pack on the bridge of your nose. This helps narrow the blood vessels and stop the bleeding. Be sure to keep pinching your nose with your fingers while using the ice pack.
There are two different types of nosebleeds based on the location of the broken blood vessel in your nasal passages.
Anterior nosebleeds occur at the front of the nose where the blood vessels are relatively small. Blood flows from one or both nostrils. Anterior nosebleeds are more common and less severe than the posterior type. They can almost always be solved at home.
Posterior nosebleeds occur at the bridge of the nose, where the blood vessels are larger. The blood flow is stronger and you can feel blood trickling down your throat instead of just coming out of your nose. A back nosebleed can indicate a larger health problem and usually requires medical attention.
Avoid aspirin and ibuprofen, both of which act similarly to blood thinners. If pain relief is needed in the days after a nosebleed, use acetaminophen (Tylenol) instead.
You are currently taking blood thinners (anticoagulants).
You can have a nasal endoscopy, a procedure where a thin wire with a camera and a light on the end is inserted into your nose. This allows the ENT doctor to see the inside of your nasal passages and sinuses.
nasal cauterization: During this procedure, your doctor uses a chemical or electrical device to cauterize, or seal, abnormal blood vessels in your nose.
nose pack: Your doctor will insert gauze coated with an antibiotic ointment into one or both nasal passages to apply direct pressure to the blood vessels. The depth of insertion depends on whether you have an anterior or posterior nosebleed. The gauze will remain in your nose for a few days. Depending on the type of packaging, your doctor will send you back for removal or the gauze will dissolve on its own.
Surgery: If a deviated septum is the cause of your nosebleed, your doctor may suggest a procedure called a septoplasty. A septoplasty straightens your septum and allows for better airflow in your nose.
If nosebleeds have become a regular and disruptive part of your life or the life of your child, our ENT doctors are here to help.
| https://nutrihealthline.com/health-news/nosebleed-causes-and-how-to-stop-them/ | 1,109 |
Information Security management is a growing sector despite being a sensitive system! In a society of cyber-attacks and data breaches, high layered safety is vital! To make the system hassle-free and go the right way, ISO 27001, an international standard, is popularly used! To run an ISMS efficiently, this ISO certification is super essential as it rolls out the procedures, policies and implementing strategies. If you’re running an ISMS organisation, an ISO certification could add credibility and empower growth! Information assets are highly delicate, and a single breach can end up in enormous losses and penalties!
This ISO certification correlates with several GDPR and protects acts, which provide risk identification and aids in quickly reacting to any attacks that cause threats to private information in the system! Eventually, being a certified organisation keeps you away from digital threats that stakes time and money spent! When a data breach occurs, undeniably cracking it down is a terrible time-eater. Additionally, the restoration can turn too pricey affecting productivity on the whole. So, when there is a way to be well alarmed, isn’t it all for good?
Client trust is one influential investment every company needs, irrespective of the domain they thrive in. There wouldn’t be a worse nightmare for an ISMS to wake up to flashes of a cyber attack that happened last night! So, when there is space for anticipation, it’s profitable to grab it. The 27001 of ISO standard system assists in identifying data breaches before they even occur.
Not just that, it also enables all possible policies to redeem cyber threats quickly. It can reverse the effects at a faster pace, avoiding asset loss for the customer. So, if you’ve got an ISO certification, it solely builds client trust, and they would be pretty sure about their assets being secure.
When trust plays a vital role in acquiring new customers, reputation is crucial as well. On that note, the public would lookout for a reputed ISMS, perhaps the one with an ISO 27001 standard. So, to survive among the competitors and grow your brand, an ISO certification is all it takes! Consequently, reputation and data security can also retain existing clients from switching to other enterprises.
Monetary funds fuel the growth of any enterprise. A data offence or breach not just turns down the business’s credibility but also becomes an expensive fault. Yes, companies hold the responsibility for any threat posed to the client’s data. As a result, they are susceptible to penalties considering the annual turnover figures. Even when the breach is negligible, a meagre fine can impact the prospective clients! Further, a poor scale of security layer can lead to heavy penalties, which belittles your monetary funds for productivity! Undoubtedly, avoiding penalties is one option available and, an ISO standard with highly secured policy lines, procedures and systems can indeed save your money!
Getting an ISO 27001 standard also aids to avoid frequent auditing. A possible data breach can cause chaos and hassle around every section of the enterprise. But with a single certification, any organisation is all set and focused to only work towards gains! | https://munchkinpress.com/isms-and-the-need-for-their-iso-certification/ | 640 |
I try my best to have it all together. There are times when I am ahead of the game. Then there are times that I am a hot mess. Last week I was on strike. Let’s keep it real.
The lunch account wasn’t low until it’s in the negative status and they offer you a cheese sandwich. I made a payment online, don’t worry.
I silently protested Spirit Week for the kids. If they couldn’t find it I wasn’t searching for it.
Harrison’s grade needed a pink shirt for the pep rally. Even Amazon prime couldn’t help us.
I know the scripture says, “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.” But I don’t think God meant stressing out about spirit week.
Notice the lute in perfect position against the wall.
Sydney is interested in doing a room makeover. She was walking around the house like a boss giving directions. She wanted to move the desk from her room and get a smaller bookcase from the office. I thought she had a good idea. But I wasn’t expecting her to dismantle her room thirty minutes before our University of Delaware LEND worker was coming over. Stick a fork in me, I was done!
I felt a panic attack coming on. Harrison looked out at the mess and closed the door to his room. Smart kid. My mind began racing that first impressions mean everything. This lady would think the foxy tent was crazy and the piles in hallway were normal?
Now I was having a hot flash trying to clean up before the doorbell rang. Then I stopped and sat on the steps. If the purpose is for her to shadow our family and learn what it is like living with autism. Then she came to the right place. Because we were going to keep it real.
We had a great visit and I look forward to learning from her and letting her observe our family for the next three months. Yesterday, I had a chance to reflect on the things that I let bother me during the day that are so unnecessary.
There may be a pile of books or neatly organized smurf figures in the hallway when you enter our home. Harrison is not yelling at us. He’s playing online with his cousins in Michigan. Yes, we do have a trampoline in the living room. Don’t let the Bibles and Holy Water throughout the house scare you.
Our family is not like yours and that is okay. A dance party or prayer session might break out any moment in our home. We laugh, cry, scream and have tons of fun. Learn to keep it real. It’s less stressful.
| https://awomansworkweb.com/2017/01/30/lets-keep-it-real/ | 572 |
Hey, I don’t think I've actually written about hockey for awhile! I feel refreshed, recharged, and ready to deliver unconsciously fantastic hockey content that will completely change the lives of everyone in your family! In the entire world even!
Alright that might be a bit of a stretch, but truth be told, the break from hockey writing did me great. I know, my life is so hard. But seriously, when you spend every waking moment either watching hockey video, practices, or games, and then you spend a handful of hours every week writing about hockey - oh, and you even host a bi-weekly podcast about hockey…
Yeah, it adds up.
But all that nonsense pales in comparison to the weight felt by a young athlete who actually plays the game. They’ve been skating, practicing, playing, training, and trying to focus at school for three months at this point (though it feels closer to three years), and if you don’t believe that it all adds up then I’d like to know your secret.
Christmas tournaments and cousins threatening to commandeer your Xbox adds up to a lot of stress for any child. Here’s a few ways to leave that pressure behind and embrace 2017 with a brave new outlook on hockey and life.
School is more difficult than hockey. It might not be as physically demanding, but as we (adults) all know, a workload that overwhelms then brain is much more difficult to handle than one that simply taxes the body.
But if we encourage our kids to focus on doing well in school by doing their homework, studying, and generally caring about school, then the only place left for hockey to exist is in the domain of recreation. It’s a game, after all!
Alright, when the homework thing wears out on February 1st and attitudes, work ethic, and general demeanour start to slip, you’ll know it’s already too late to cut back. So don’t wait. Do you need to be on the ice 9 times each week? In combination with school and other activities, that’s enough to exhaust any young athlete.
Let your kids be kids for the first few months of 2017. Practices and games aren’t optional, so cut back on extracurricular activities if you can.
A lot of young hockey payers get stressed at this point in the season because they’re looking for more out of their game. For most kids, they all want to score more goals. Well, there’s only one player on each team who leads the team in goals, so what else can you do to contribute to the team?
After all, the team is the most important aspect of the game, right?
Right.
Alright, now that our children are eagerly doing their homework and they’ve got a smile on their face from morning until night, let’s get back to the game, shall we? I find that stress among young athletes creeps in when they think too much. That’s right, I’m advocating for less thinking. Fewer thinking? No, less thinking.
Anyways, get hyper specific and help your child choose one skill to refine to a razor sharp edge. No, skating or shooting doesn’t count.
These are all great skills to focus on in the first few months of the season before the playoffs arrive. And devoting mental energy to one specific aspect of the game will do a wondrous job of deleting all the negative energy that has a habit of building up over the first half of the season. | 27452a840221bfa6dd1235600bac9c30 | 751 |
Charming cottage with a view! This 3 bed 2 bath house sits atop a hill and has mountain views to the north, as far as the eye can see. Equipped with lovely granite countertops, hardwood floors, and a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, you will feel right at home the minute you walk through the door! All of the bedrooms and bathrooms are on the main level with a basement below (separate outside entrance). Central heating and air will keep you comfortable year-round. There are washer/dryer hookups both on the main level and in the basement. Cabinets have been installed in the basement for additional storage. This property also comes with two outbuildings. There is a large shed adjacent to the house that was previously used as a home gym, but it can easily be converted into a man-cave or she-shed. On the lower part of the lot there is a cute storage shed with its own porch. This house has been well-maintained. The roof was replaced with 50-year composition shingles and the outside of the house has been given a fresh coat of paint almost yearly. Deck is in great condition. Some furniture may be included in the sale (see agent remarks). This home is turn key and ready for its next owner!
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love the strong blue and patterns against the white backgrd - fantastic way to use so many pretty papers and bits of patterns!
I love this! Such a cool design and perfect paper/element choices!
gorgeous page, love the use of all the patterned papers and your layering and the focus on using only 1/3 of the layout! | https://the-lilypad.com/forum/galleries/famille.473604/ | 74 |
#!/bin/bash
#
# Copyright (C) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
#
#
# Runs extended compatibility tests with a previous version
source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/../../hack/lib/init.sh"
source "${OS_ROOT}/test/extended/setup.sh"
# Previous version to test against
PREVIOUS_VERSION="v1.3.0"
export API_SERVER_VERSION="${RUN_PREVIOUS_API:+${PREVIOUS_VERSION}}"
export CONTROLLER_VERSION="${RUN_PREVIOUS_CONTROLLER:+${PREVIOUS_VERSION}}"
# For now, compatibility tests will not require a node
# so tests can execute quicker
export SKIP_NODE=1
os::test::extended::setup
os::test::extended::focus "$@"
os::log::info "Running compatibility tests"
FOCUS="\[Compatibility\]" SKIP="${SKIP_TESTS:-}" TEST_REPORT_FILE_NAME=compatibility os::test::extended::run -- -test.timeout 2h
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Critical Thinking USLOAssessment Pilot
Author
Burdick, Melanie
DateOctober 3, 2014
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Abstract
Pilot assessment using the AAC&U Critical Thinking Rubric in order to decide how to adapt the rubric, how to adapt the student assignments, and how to adapt the assessment procedure itself for Washburn's Critical thinking USLO. | e7d43ab213aa82bb58bfa8853edd8f0b | 78 |
MPack Poland specialises in manufacturing high-standard tubes which can be filled with various products, like cosmetics, medicines, food, household detergents and not only. They work very flexibly and always adapt their services to the individual wishes of a particular customer. They even have an online tool called Tube Creator that allows you to easily design a model that would fit your business aims perfectly. You can choose, for example, the length, width and capacity, as well as decide of the method of decoration.
Interestingly enough, MPack Poland enriched their offer with sugar cane tubes recently. These products are environment-friendly, as they are produced from natural polyethylene. They help to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the air and in this way, contribute to the fight against the greenhouse effect. Thanks to such packaging, your company will be perceived as ecological, what will be certainly appreciated by a wide range of clients concerned with our planet. More information about the offer of sugar cane tubes and more can be found on the website of MPack Poland. | 9b58981ff9fe443b0068658ddaa842a9 | 212 |
Select the fast-user switching menu at the upper-right corner of your macOS screen and pick the newly created account. Skip the step during the account completion process to use or create an Apple..
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You can create an iCloud email account while setting up an Apple ID or after you've already registered one.; Apple allows you to set up an iCloud email address on a Mac computer, iPhone, or iPad.
I recently decided to create an @icloud.com email address. I have had an Apple ID for a long time, actually before I had an iPhone, but not an @icloud.com email account. This is where my journey began. I started my research All mail sent to your iCloud Mail account can be set up to be automatically forwarded to a different address. Files a large as 5 GB can be emailed through iCloud Mail through Mail Drop, which essentially sends a link to the files stored on your iCloud Drive. It's easy to unsubscribe from emails in just one or two clicks Creare un account gratuito è indispensabile per l'utilizzo di iCloud, se vogliamo eliminarlo, basta scorrere in basso la schermata e selezionare la voce Elimina Account. iCloud , è anche un sito web, una volta effettuato l'accesso al sito, le Applicazioni Mail, Contatti, Calendario, Trova il mio iPhone, Note e Promemoria sono liberamente consultabili da quasiasi computer Mac o PC connesso.
A Google Account needs an email address for its username. And you can create a Google Account without a Gmail email, yes. You can even carefully remove the Gmail from the existing Google Account and keep it as it is, just with a different type of email Menu Expands the menu with text descriptions, favorite folders, etc. New Mail Allows you to compose a new mail message to someone. Accounts If you have multiple mail accounts, you can choose which account you are working with. Folders Allows you to choose what folder of mail you are in, such as a subfolder in your Inbox for organization, or the Trash if you've deleted something on accident Come creare un ID Apple di Salvatore Aranzulla. Che tu abbia un iPhone, un iPad, un iPod Touch o un Mac, avere un ID Apple è fondamentale per usufruire di tutti i servizi online offerti dalla casa di Cupertino, mantenere i dati sincronizzati sullo spazio online di iCloud (te ne ho parlato nella mia guida sull'argomento, do you remember?) e scaricare o acquistare applicazioni da App Store Enter your Name and your iCloud email address; In the Account Type, choose IMAP; In the Incoming mail server, input: imap.mail.me.com; In the Outgoing mail server, input: smtp.mail.me.com; In the Logon Information, input your iCloud username and password. You do not need to put the suffix, @icloud.com on your username Come creare nuova email con iCloud iCloud è la piattaforma cloud di Apple, la quale comprende un servizio di posta elettronica con 5GB di spazio online (iCloud Drive), utilizzabile anche per l'archiviazione e la sincronizzazione dei file con i dispositivi della mela morsicata. È realizzato su misura per gli utenti Apple, ma è accessibile anche a chi usa altri dispositivi, quindi ecco come.
Enter your Name and your iCloud email address. 7. In the Account Type, choose IMAP. 8. In the Incoming mail server, input: imap.mail.me.com 9. In the Outgoing mail server, input: smtp.mail.me.com 10. In the Logon Information, input your iCloud username and password. You do not need to put the suffix, @icloud.com on your username The short answer is no. The only way to create an iCloud email account is from a compatible Apple device: * iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch running at least iOS 5 * MacBook, iMac, Mac Mini and Mac Pro running at least OS X 10.7.5 (Lion) For more infor..
Go to Settings > Sign in to your iPhone. Enter your Apple ID email and password. If prompted, enter the verification code sent to your devices. Enter your iPhone passcode and select Merge. Once successfully signed back in, you should find that you can create an iCloud email address without any problems Created on November 11, 2018. I understand that you are having difficulty setting up your iCloud email account with Office 365 Outlook on Windows 10 Pro. I know how annoying this can be, You need to use 2factor authorization when accessing iCloud mail with a non-apple client Created on January 12, 2016. Trouble Adding iCloud Email Account to Mail for Windows 10 Hello, I need help because I cannot set up my icloud email account in Mail for Windows 10. I'm using the automated process, linked below, but it is not pulling in my email from icloud. https.
Creare un account iCloud. Per poter accedere iCloud è necessario disporre di un account apposito per usufruire del servizio. Per fare ciò, occorre avere un ID Apple. A questo punto, fai clic sull'icona di Mail per accedere al tuo account di posta elettronica iCloud,.
here we provide,How To Create icloud Account On Your Computer.We also provide you creative satisfied & Making, We Offers always up to date videos and so much.. Creating an iCloud.com Alias. To create an alias, head over to iCloud.com and log in if you haven't already. Next, click Mail. Next, click the cog icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen before clicking Preferences. Click Accounts and then click Add an alias. A pop-up window will appear Create an App-Specific Password for iCloud. Before you begin, you need to configure your iCloud account. Apple's two-factor authentication normally makes it difficult for third-party apps to sign in, but Apple lets you generate a separate app-specific password to use on Android To use an existing email address with iCloud, tap Use your current email address and enter your email address. Then tap Next. To create a new iCloud email address, tap Get a free iCloud email address and enter your desired new email address. Then tap Next and then tap Continue Moving an iCloud Email Alias to a Different Account. Email aliases are forever tied to the account that created them. An alias cannot later be used to create a new iCloud account or transferred to another account. Moving iCloud Data to a New Account. If you want to change accounts you have to manually move your iCloud data How to Create ICloud Email Account?, Tijuana, Mexico. 55 likes · 1 talking about this. Find here how to create icloud email account via icloud customer service help, customer support online help for..
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We understand that Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) has different requirements and objectives to that of Key Stage 1 and 2 and therefore we have designed a programme to cater for the needs of the youngest people in school.
Unlike the key stage 1 & 2 programme, the EYFS is designed to be run in the childrens' normal environment by the teachers and staff that know them best. This is intended to make them feel most comfortable and to allow for the maximum potential learning.
The programme is broken down into small sections, using different areas of the classroom, equipment and activities to keep the children engaged. Each section lasts for approximately ten minutes and could be run in succession or over the course of a few days, whatever suits the group. The mini lessons help support the EYFS teaching guidance outlined in the Development Matters material.
Everything you need is available to download or equipment is easy to get hold of at very little cost.
To help with the delivery of the activities, please find attached a template risk assessment for you to complete. | 7e0691c925223318f046e8ce7481e58b | 211 |
Falko Dressler, "Towards the Tactile Internet: Low Latency Communications in Connected Cars," Tutorial, ACM SIGCOMM 2017, Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 2017.
In this tutorial lecture, we discuss the challenges and opportunities of the Tactile Internet and its fundamental concepts. Early 5G research was mainly about big data pipes and further increasing possible data rates in cellular as well as access networks. This situation changes. Current research towards 5G networks and the Tactile Internet focuses primarily on two core aspects: providing ultra-low latency as well as ultra-high reliability. Among many others, distributed control is considered a target application for such networking technologies. In the scope of this tutorial, we concentrate on connected cars as a prominent example - other include industry automation and smart city operations. In this scenario, short range radio broadcast as well as direct machine to machine communication will play a major role. The Tactile Internet activities are now coordinated by the IEEE Communications Society Tactile Internet Sub-Committee. | http://www.ccs-labs.org/bib/dressler2017ivc-tutorial2/ | 209 |
For a detailed analysis of commodity pricing, why and where it might go read this article. Do understand they are in the business of managing a commodity fund so they may be overstating the 'where it might go' but I find their analysis spot on on why we are where we are. Disclosure: I am very long energy and have been for about 12-16 months. I have looked at Copper and Fertilizer but haven't yet gone there.
https://themarket.ch/interview/the-big-bull-market-in-commodities-has-only-just-begun-ld.6799?mc\_cid=c52629dcd6&mc\_eid=c181c94dc6 | eb4065d6c8224bf791a1da520787f654 | 166 |
The determination of crown-cation comple...
Cicek B., Cakir U., Erk C.
Using conductance measurements, an attempt has been made to gain detailed information about the specific molecular interactions of crown compounds with metal ions in a 1,4-dioxane/water binary system. Analyses of the transport data of dioxane/water mixtures yielded the mobility of the crown compound action complexes and the ion-pair dissociation constant of the crown compound-electrolyte complex. Binary mixed aqueous solvents are frequently employed in broad areas of chemistry. Their applicability ranges from synthetic and mechanistic studies in organic chemistry to biophysical chemistry, with emphasis on molecular interactions in biologically significant structures. Stability constants of crown compound complexes are determined by various methods, such as potentiometry (with ion selective electrodes), polarography, voltammetry, spectrophotometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, calorimetry and solubility. In this study the conductometry measurements have been carried out with high precision at optimal concentrations in dioxane/water systems. Structures of crown-cation complexes in dioxane/water mixtures are estimated from the conductance parameters (kappa, Lambda and alpha) as well as the complex formation constant, K-e = (Lambda(MAm) - Lambda)/(Lambda - Lambda(MaLbAm)) [L]. The conductance behavior of Na+, K+ chlorides and Na+ perchlorates with 18-crown-6, 15-crown-5, and 12-crown-4 have been studied in various dioxane/water systems (50%, 80%, and 85%) at 25 degrees C. The all experimental studies have been made by the ratio 1:1 of the metal-ion and the crown ether, K-e. For the calculations, Excel. 5.0 was used as an application program. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | https://avesis.itu.edu.tr/yayin/111c071f-10f7-4cbf-8863-36f3580d2df2/the-determination-of-crown-cation-complexation-behavior-in-dioxane-water-mixtures-by-conductometric-studies | 411 |
I have been a fan of Stephen King for quite a number of years now. I have read a fair number of his novels and they are definitely entertaining reads.
It is quite well known, that most of King’s stories have been adapted into film. In that, the King novel that I’m currently (Cell) is currently under production.
This film, which is an adaptation of of story, is a very isolated film. For the majority of the film, it’s just you watching John Cusack in the room (though Samuel L. Jackson makes what is essentially an extended cameo at the start).
Over the course of the film, strange things happen in the room. It starts off very subtle, and it gets more intense as the film goes on. I would say the stuff gets a little TOO weird later on, but overall it was an enjoyable film and I quite liked it.
| https://skonmovies.com/2007/06/my-thoughts-on-1408.html | 189 |
---
name: M3.6 Hadal trenches and troughs
biome: M3. Deep sea floors biome
realm: Marine
code: M3.6
biomecode: M3
contributors: <NAME>, <NAME>, <NAME>, <NAME>, <NAME>
mapcontributors: <NAME>, <NAME>
version: v2.0, 2020-05-28 10:18:37
---
# Ecological Traits
Hadal zones are the deepest ocean systems on earth and among the least explored. They are heterotrophic, with energy derived from the fallout of particulate organic matter through the water column, which varies seasonally and geographically and accumulates in the deepest axes of the trenches. Most organic matter reaching hadal depths is nutrient-poor because pelagic organisms use the labile compounds from the particulate organic matter during fallout. Hadal systems are therefore food-limited, but particulate organic matter flux may be boosted by sporadic pulses (e.g. whale falls and wood falls) and sediment transported by advection and seismically induced submarine landslides. Additional energy is contributed by chemosynthetic bacteria that can establish symbiotic relationships with specialised fauna. These are poorly known but more are expected to be discovered in the future. Hadal trophic networks are dominated by scavengers and detritivores, although predators (including through cannibalism) are also represented. Over 400 species are currently known from hadal ecosystems, with most metazoan taxa represented including amphipods, polychaetes, gastropods, bivalves, holothurians, and fish. These species possess physiological adaptations to high hydrostatic pressure, darkness, low temperature, and low food supply. These environmental filters, together with habitat isolation, result in high levels of endemism. Gigantism in amphipods, mysids, and isopods contrasts with the dwarfism in meio-fauna (e.g. nematodes, copepods, and kinorhynchs).
# Key Ecological Drivers
The hadal benthic zone extends from 6,000 to 11,000 m depth and includes 27 disjoint deep-ocean trenches, 13 troughs, and 7 faults. Sunlight is absent, nutrients and organic carbon are scarce, and hydrostatic pressure is extremely high (600–1,100 atmospheres). Water masses in trenches and troughs are well oxygenated by deep currents and experience constant, low temperatures (1.5–2.5°C). Rocky substrates outcrop on steep slopes of trenches and faults, while the floors comprise large accumulations of fine sediment deposited by mass movement, including drift and landslides, which are important sources of organic matter. Sediment, organic matter and pollutants tend to be "funnelled" and concentrated in the axis of the trenches.
# Diagramatic assembly model
{% include DAM.html %}
# Distribution
A cluster of isolated trenches in subduction zones, faults, and troughs or basins, mostly in the Pacific Ocean, as well as the Indian and Southern Oceans, accounting for 1–2% of the total global benthic area.
{% capture map_det %}
Major occurrences of Hadal trenches and troughs was based on the ‘hadal’ and ‘trenches’ geomorphic units of Harris et al. (2014b). Occurrences were converted to 30 arc second spatial resolution.
{% endcapture %}
{% include MAP.html %}
## References
### Main References
* <NAME>, <NAME>, <NAME>, <NAME>, Priede IG (2010) Hadal trenches: the ecology of the deepest places on Earth. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25: 190-197.
* <NAME>, <NAME> (2018) Habitat heterogeneity of hadal trenches: considerations and implications for future studies. Progress in Oceanography 161: 47-65.
### Map References
* Harris PT, <NAME>, <NAME>, <NAME> (2014) *Geomorphology of the oceans*. **Marine Geology** 352: 4-24. [10.1016/j.margeo.2014.01.011](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2014.01.011)
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Through a series of circumstances, the Holy Spirit, Lisa says, the couple found themselves using NFP. The family lives in Mill Valley, but has been involved with telling other couples about their experiences through Bill and Pat Turrentine, who are NFP teachers at St. Dominic Parish.
“It changed everything. It changed our marriage. It changed how we viewed sex ourselves and, even though it was just quote unquote ‘birth control,’ it affected how we saw sexuality,” Lisa said.
The Murphys had two children, but Lisa had some precancerous cells discovered after the first baby so she shifted from taking hormonal birth control to an IUD. (The Pill has been implicated in increased risk for some kinds of cancer.) Jack always wanted four children, but coming from a traditional Catholic background in Long Island, he thought of NFP as an easy way to end up with 10 children, Lisa said.
“He is almost 4. We have continued to use NFP,” and times have been rocky financially. But the Murphys are convicted of the power of NFP to help their faith and their marriage.
“I think especially for me as a woman, it makes a huge difference to really respect the power I have in my body for life,” Lisa said.
“We see it as a more cooperative relationship between us and God,” Lisa said.
The couple is open to discussing this very personal turn their marriage has taken because others’ testimony affected them, Lisa said. “A friend had shared in a moms’ group that she used NFP. I remember thinking she was crazy. When I started discerning, that was who I turned to. That’s why I am not shy to talk about it.
| https://catholic-sf.org/blog/nfp-changed-everything | 371 |
Marseille vs Lyon. French Ligue 1.
8:00pm, Sunday 4th May 2014.
Andre-Pierre Gignac bagged a brace as Marseille kept their Europa League hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over Lyon.
Andre-Pierre Gignac bagged a brace as Marseille kept their Europa League hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over Lyon in 'The Olympico' at the Stade Velodrome. The hosts raced into a two-goal lead inside half an hour, courtesy of Souleymane Diawara and Florian Thauvin, before Arnold Mvuemba pulled one back before half time. After the break Marseille turned the screw as Gignac took his tally to 16 for the season before Bafetimbi Gomis notched a second consolation for the visitors. The victory puts Marseille two points beyond Lyon, who currently occupy the final Europa League berth, with two games to go. Diawara opened the scoring after 14 minutes, nodding past Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes after Dimitri Payet crossed a free-kick from deep into the box. The hosts doubled their advantage 12 minutes later as Thauvin met Jeremy Morel's cross with a lobbed header to beat Lopes. Henri Bedimo capitalised on poor defending from Diawara to put Mvuemba in on goal and the midfielder made no mistakes, lashing home into the top corner past Steve Mandanda. Payet forced a smart save out of Lopes with a low volleyed effort in the 43rd minute, but it remained 2-1 at the interval. Gignac restored Marseille's two-goal advantage before the hour-mark, racing clear and smashing home in the 48th minute, before prodding home on the rebound after Lopes parried an effort from Thauvin eight minutes later. Mvuemba almost added his second with a well-struck free-kick from just outside the box, but Mandanda was happy to see it go over the bar. There was no such relief for the Marseille goalkeeper in the closing stages though as Gomis notched his 17th goal of the season by sending the ball through Mandanda's legs at the near post. | https://www.skysports.com/football/marseille-vs-lyon/report/290233 | 461 |
<commit_before>#!/usr/bin/env python
#
#
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# distributed with this work for additional information
# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
# specific language governing permissions and limitations
# under the License.
#
#
#
# external_runtime.py: Generate external runtime files for SWIG
#
import sys, os, re, fileinput
if __name__ == "__main__":
parent_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])))
sys.path[0:0] = [ parent_dir, os.path.dirname(parent_dir) ]
import generator.swig
import generator.util.executable
_exec = generator.util.executable
class Generator(generator.swig.Generator):
"""Generate external runtime files for SWIG"""
def write(self):
"""Generate external runtimes"""
for lang in self.langs:
self.write_external_runtime(lang)
def write_makefile_rules(self, makefile):
"""Write the makefile rules for generating external runtimes"""
makefile.write(
'GEN_SWIG_RUNTIME = cd $(top_srcdir) && $(PYTHON)' +
' build/generator/swig/external_runtime.py build.conf $(SWIG)\n\n'
)
for lang in self.langs:
out = self._output_file(lang)
makefile.write(
'autogen-swig-%s: %s\n' % (self.short[lang], out) +
'%s: $(SWIG_CHECKOUT_FILES)\n' % out +
'\t$(GEN_SWIG_RUNTIME) %s\n\n' % lang
)
makefile.write('\n')
def write_external_runtime(self, lang):
"""Generate external runtime header files for each SWIG language"""
# Runtime library names
runtime_library = {
"python": "pyrun.swg", "perl":"perlrun.swg", "ruby":"rubydef.swg"
}
# Build runtime files
out = self._output_file(lang)
if self.version() == (1, 3, 24):
out_file = open(out, "w")
out_file.write(open("%s/swigrun.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read())
out_file.write(open("%s/common.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read())
out_file.write(
open("%s/%s" % (self.proxy_dir, runtime_library[lang])).read())
if lang != "ruby":
out_file.write(open("%s/runtime.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read())
out_file.close()
else:
_exec.run("%s -%s -external-runtime %s" % (self.swig_path, lang, out))
# SWIG 1.3.24-27 should include rubyhead.swg in their
# external runtime, but they don't.
if lang == "ruby" and self.version() < (1, 3, 28):
runtime = open(out).read()
out_file = open(out, "w")
head = open("%s/rubyhead.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read();
out_file.write(head)
if self.version() >= (1, 3, 26):
# SWIG 1.3.26-27 should include rubytracking.swg in their
# external runtime, but they don't.
tracking = open("%s/rubytracking.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read();
out_file.write(tracking)
out_file.write(runtime)
out_file.close()
# SWIG 1.3.25 and earlier use the wrong number of arguments in calls to
# SWIG_GetModule. We fix this below.
if self.version() <= (1, 3, 25):
for line in fileinput.input(out, inplace=1):
sys.stdout.write(
re.sub(r"SWIG_GetModule\(\)", "SWIG_GetModule(NULL)", line)
)
def _output_file(self, lang):<commit_msg>Stop replacing the swig external runtime file that is included by all swig files on every gen-make invocation. Keep the existing file if the contents wasn't modified.<commit_after>#!/usr/bin/env python
#
#
# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
# distributed with this work for additional information
# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
# specific language governing permissions and limitations
# under the License.
#
#
#
# external_runtime.py: Generate external runtime files for SWIG
#
import sys
import os
import re
import fileinput
import filecmp
if __name__ == "__main__":
parent_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])))
sys.path[0:0] = [ parent_dir, os.path.dirname(parent_dir) ]
import generator.swig
import generator.util.executable
_exec = generator.util.executable
class Generator(generator.swig.Generator):
"""Generate external runtime files for SWIG"""
def write(self):
"""Generate external runtimes"""
for lang in self.langs:
self.write_external_runtime(lang)
def write_makefile_rules(self, makefile):
"""Write the makefile rules for generating external runtimes"""
makefile.write(
'GEN_SWIG_RUNTIME = cd $(top_srcdir) && $(PYTHON)' +
' build/generator/swig/external_runtime.py build.conf $(SWIG)\n\n'
)
for lang in self.langs:
out = self._output_file(lang)
makefile.write(
'autogen-swig-%s: %s\n' % (self.short[lang], out) +
'%s: $(SWIG_CHECKOUT_FILES)\n' % out +
'\t$(GEN_SWIG_RUNTIME) %s\n\n' % lang
)
makefile.write('\n')
def write_external_runtime(self, lang):
"""Generate external runtime header files for each SWIG language"""
# Runtime library names
runtime_library = {
"python": "pyrun.swg", "perl":"perlrun.swg", "ruby":"rubydef.swg"
}
# Build runtime files to temporary location
dest = self._output_file(lang)
out = dest + '.tmp'
if self.version() == (1, 3, 24):
out_file = open(out, "w")
out_file.write(open("%s/swigrun.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read())
out_file.write(open("%s/common.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read())
out_file.write(
open("%s/%s" % (self.proxy_dir, runtime_library[lang])).read())
if lang != "ruby":
out_file.write(open("%s/runtime.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read())
out_file.close()
else:
_exec.run("%s -%s -external-runtime %s" % (self.swig_path, lang, out))
# SWIG 1.3.24-27 should include rubyhead.swg in their
# external runtime, but they don't.
if lang == "ruby" and self.version() < (1, 3, 28):
runtime = open(out).read()
out_file = open(out, "w")
head = open("%s/rubyhead.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read();
out_file.write(head)
if self.version() >= (1, 3, 26):
# SWIG 1.3.26-27 should include rubytracking.swg in their
# external runtime, but they don't.
tracking = open("%s/rubytracking.swg" % self.proxy_dir).read();
out_file.write(tracking)
out_file.write(runtime)
out_file.close()
# SWIG 1.3.25 and earlier use the wrong number of arguments in calls to
# SWIG_GetModule. We fix this below.
if self.version() <= (1, 3, 25):
for line in fileinput.input(out, inplace=1):
sys.stdout.write(
re.sub(r"SWIG_GetModule\(\)", "SWIG_GetModule(NULL)", line)
)
# Did the output change?
try:
if filecmp.cmp(dest, out):
identical = True
else:
identical = False
except:
identical = False
# Only overwrite file if changed
if identical:
os.remove(out)
else:
try:
os.remove(dest)
except: pass
os.rename(out, dest)
print('Wrote %s' % (dest,))
def _output_file(self, lang): | 5615577 | 3,120 |
Screengrab via Grateful Dead "Bertha (Oakland, CA 12/31/87)"
The latest installment in the Grateful Dead‘s All The Years Live archive video series is available now on the band’s YouTube page. This entry highlights the Dead’s performance of “Bertha” from Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in California on 12/31/87.
Released on VHS in 1996 as Ticket to New Year’s—and on DVD two years later—”Bertha” opens the show like a cannonball shot out of a cannon. The Grateful Dead also broadcast the show live as a pay-per-view event, foretelling the future of concert livestreams from services like LivePhish and nugs. On their home turf to ring in 1988, the Dead are in fine form as the passionate harmonies of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Brent Mydland come together to bid farewell to 1987.
One of the Grateful Dead’s most consistently played songs from 1971 to 1995, this was one of the handful of songs for which the Dead never recorded a studio version, with the live version that opens Skull & Roses being the definitive version.
Watch the Grateful Dead perform “Bertha” on New Year’s Eve 1987 in Oakland.
| https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/grateful-dead-all-the-years-live-bertha-new-years-eve-1987/ | 271 |
doi: 10.1002/asia.201900938. Epub 2019 Aug 13.
1 Biofunctional Chemistry Laboratory, Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Street, Kazan, 420008, Russia.
2 Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
3 Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical, Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov Street, Kazan, 420088, Russia.
4 NMR Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Street, Kazan, 420008, Russia.
Dilyara R Chulakova et al. Chem Asian J. 2019 .
The chiral substituted 1,5-diazacyclooctane (1,5-DACO) is of considerable importance and has attracted attention from a wide range of fields due to their unique chemical and biological properties. Despite the application potential, further study has not been optimized due to difficulties in their synthetic accessibility. Here, we report that the 1,5-DACO bearing a chiral auxiliary obtained from the formal [4+4] cycloaddition of N-alkyl-α,β-unsaturated imines can be further derivatized by nucleophilic alkylation to give various chiral substituted 1,5-DACO derivatives. The removal of the chiral auxiliary was effectively carried out using hydrogenation over Pearlman's catalyst. This methodology allows the production of a broad range of unprecedented optically active 2,6-dialkyl-1,5-DACO, which could not be accessed by other methods.
Keywords: [4+4] cycloaddition; asymmetric synthesis; chiral amines; diazacyclooctane; saturated heterocycles.
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Not sure whether to post here or in another section, but since the application is exhibiting unwanted behavior, I chose here.
I am using MainType 7.0.0 build 1032. Every few minutes, the High Logic Font Management Service spins up to consume 15-20% of CPU. This is on a very fast machine with plenty of resources.
I caught a snapshot of it just as it was spinning back down, hence it was only at 10%:
Perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't understand the need for the service to consume that much CPU so often, especially when the functionality of MainType is dormant (when it's not in use). It causes the system's fans to repeatedly rev up throughout the day and somewhat bogs down the machine when I'm heavily utilizing resources with other apps.
Is there a possibility of reducing this effect in a future build? | 7c91c8b11ad032c6b1876d4b7479c480 | 180 |
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