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Traveling Photographer Special: Beat the Clock *Capture Dublin in just three days.* By Peter Kolonia Think Europe is too far away or too pricey for a quick getaway? Not Ireland. A little more than six hours by air from New York City, Dublin offers all the photo opportunities of a historic European city at lighter prices than more traveled cities such as London and Paris. And its small scale means you can easily explore the most colorful sites in a three-day jaunt. From a centrally located hotel, most of the scenes you'll want to capture will be within walking distance. Dozens of hop-on/hop-off buses circle the city day and night. There's plenty to shoot: beautiful parks, major museums, a thriving music scene, a sprawling zoo, and distinctive architecture. With few office highrise buildings to get in your way, you can compose many scenes much as they would have appeared to Oscar Wilde or James Joyce. Want to use a tripod or flash? No problem. In three days of shooting in and around Dublin in churches, castles, pubs, and government buildings, I met no objections to either. Best of all-at least for photographers-the golden hour lasts all day long. Dublin is farther north than most of the continental U.S., so, especially in winter, the sun is very low on the horizon, even at midday. So for much of the year, almost every daylight hour you get the low-angle, strafing light that can add long, shapely shadows, visual depth, and texture to your pictures. And if you're looking for luxury for less, five-star hotels cost around $200 per night, compared with up to $400 elsewhere in Europe. There's probably no more beautiful season to visit the Emerald Isle than in springtime, as the daylight lengthens and the greenery begins to bloom. Here are eight great places for a quick photo tour of Dublin. 1 TEMPLE BAR. With picturesque alleys and cobblestone streets, lovers walking arm-in-arm, and wall-to-wall pubs bursting with music, the Temple Bar entertainment district makes an excellent starting point. Natives and visitors throng day and night, so it's great for people pictures and the best part of Dublin for capturing nightlife. Temple Bar is also home to... 2 THE GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY. Located on Meeting House Square, Ireland's top showplace for fine-art photography hosts ongoing exhibitions, houses a great bookshop, and, if you shoot black-and-white film, rents darkroom space for two days if you take out a 7-euro visitor's membership. (www.galleryofphotography.ie) 3 CITY HALL. On traffic-snarled Dame Street, City Hall is capped by a beautiful-and oft-photographed-rotunda. Dating back to the late 1700s, the bright, quiet, and spacious dome comes as a shock when you enter from the narrow streets. Bring along a tripod for a steady shot upward. 4 DUBLIN CASTLE. Its centerpiece is the crenellated Record Tower from the 13th century. Walk up to its base from the Dubh Linn Gardens side, and, on an overcast day, shoot upwards to include the parapet and a foreboding sky. Inside, set your camera flat on the floor and use a wide-angle lens to shoot down the long arched State Corridor. 5 CHRIST CHURCH AND ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRALS. Steps from Dublin Castle and Town Hall, Christ Church is smaller than the grand St. Patrick's. When there's no service going on, it's a better choice for photographing Gothic architecture, simply because the crowds are thinner. It's dark, though, so a tripod is a must. St. Patrick's is brighter and-with its monochromatic statuary, walls, and columns-great for black-and-white. Time your visit for when the sun hits the longer nave walls, falling through the row of vaulted windows to form a colonnade of light. Both churches charge admission to tourists, so make sure you have euros in your pocket. 6 ST. STEPHAN'S GREEN. A center-city park with winding paths and duck ponds ringed with weeping willows, St. Stephen's Green makes a great backdrop for lovers, pram-pushing nannies, and (most of the year) parades of uniformed school children. In spring, you'll find swans rearing their goslings. Rain expected? Bring protection for your gear, because in the Green's 22 acres, there's almost nowhere to take shelter. 7 MERRION SQUARE. One of the British Isles' finest Georgian-style residential squares, its central park is much more colorful in warmer months, but all year long you will find excellent views of this distinctive architectural form. (the poet W.B. Yeats, playwright Oscar Wilde, and patriot Daniel O'Connell lived at 82, 1, and 58 Merrion Square, respectively). Crop tightly around adjacent doors for contrasts of architectural style, color, and hardware. 8 HA'PENNY BRIDGE. Crossing the Liffey and connecting Dublin's entertainment and business districts, the visually humble, wrought-iron Ha'penny is a symbol of Dublin. The best time to shoot it is after dark, from the O'Connell Bridge. Compose to include the bridge and its reflection in the river below. No tripod? Rest your camera on the O'Connell's extra-wide railing. For more information about these and other destinations in Ireland, phone Tourism Ireland-Peter Kolonia's hosts for his trip-at (800) 223-6470, or visit www.discoverireland.com. More How To

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Now displaying: March, 2021 Episode #169: Jeff Lipsky / Best of Visual Revolutionary 0 Celebrity and lifestyle photographer Jeff Lipsky joins the podcast to talk about how he went from working as a fly fishing guide in Telluride, CO and trying to see how many days a year he could snowboard, to shooting some of the most well known celebrities in the world and working on ad campaigns for companies like Verizon, Eddie Bauer, Warner Brothers, and many others. Although Jeff was turned on to photography at a fairly early age, it would be his passion for skiing and snowboarding that would get him to move from the east coast to explore the rest of the country. He fell in love with mountain life and spent 10 years in Telluride, CO until photography came calling again and he rekindled his passion for shooting. Before long he moved to LA with big dreams and a drive to make it in the very competitive world of shooting fashion and celebrity work. After putting in his time as an assistant with some of the most well known photographers of the time, he finally took the plunge to try and make it on his own, and the rest is history. Jeff has gone to create an amazing body of work and has given back to the world of photography by teaching with groups like Sante Fe Workshops. During our conversation we talk about the fear of putting yourself out there, the hustle and relationships required to make it in the world of photography, what it looks like behind the scenes of a big celebrity shoot, and the advice his gives to others who have big dreams in the creative world. To Learn More About Jeff Lipsky Visit: https://www.jefflipsky.com https://www.instagram.com/jefflipsky/ Episode #167: Sean Tucker / Photographer, Filmmaker, Writer, YouTuber 0 Photographer, filmmaker, writer, and well known YouTube personality Sean Tucker joins the show to have a beautiful conversation about his journey from a young boy looking for acceptance and love, to becoming an ordained minister in the Anglican Church, to being fired for some of his own questions and doubts over his mission, to finally chasing a passion he had for years which was photography and filmmaking. During our conversation Sean talks about what it was like growing up without a real relationship with a father figure and how it forced him to become independent and determined at an early age, when photography and filmmaking came into his life and how he went about creating a career based around it, what made him decide to start a YouTube channel many years ago, his love of philosophy and how he's intertwined that with his visual art, the book he's currently working on, and the advice he gives to others out there that might be doubting their own journey or abilities. To Learn More About Sean Tucker Visit: https://www.seantucker.photography https://www.instagram.com/seantuck/ And Subscribe to his YouTube Channel At: https://www.youtube.com/user/seantuckermerge Episode #168: Erin Trieb / Photographer / Filmmaker 0 Award winning photojournalist, conflict photographer, and filmmaker Erin Trieb stops by the studio to talk about how she went from a girl growing up in Dallas Texas with a strong faith, a determination to live life on her own terms, and an early love of photography, to being inspired by the idea of conflict photography and chasing that passion to the middle east, embedding with infantry troops in Afghanistan, and covering one of the biggest conflict stories of the time. During our conversation Erin talks about what drew her to the idea of conflict photography at an early age, how she began to gravitate towards stories about women and started to realize some of the behaviors she had ignored in the male dominated world of photojournalism, what it's like to be embedded with troops and even more so to see their return home and witness the effects of war, her newest film project about female Afghan climbers, the way she stays grounded and mindful while currently living on the road, and the advice she gives to other seeking their own creative journey and adventurous lives. To Learn More About Erin Trieb Visit: http://www.erintrieb.com https://www.instagram.com/erintrieb/

est un film d'aventures britannique réalisé par Jim Goddard, sorti en France le . Adaptation du roman éponyme de Tony Kenrick, le film est produit par l'ex-Beatle George Harrison et met en vedette Sean Penn et Madonna, alors jeunes mariés. Harrison lui-même joue un petit rôle dans ce film, celui de chanteur dans une boîte de nuit. Synopsis Gloria Tatlock et Monsieur Burns, deux missionnaires à Shanghai, sont à la recherche d'un homme qui pourrait les conduire aux légendaires fleurs de Faraday, des pavots qu'ils souhaiteraient utiliser pour apaiser les souffrances des blessés de guerre; Glendon Wasey, lui, ne souhaite qu'une chose, rentrer chez lui avec ses cravates phosphorescentes. Lorsqu'ils se croisent sur le port, leur vies se changent soudainement en course poursuite. Fiche technique Titre original : Réalisation : Jim Goddard Scénario : John Kohn, Robert Bentley, d'après le roman éponyme de Tony Kenrick Montage : Ralph Sheldon Décors : Peter Mullins Costumes : Judy Moorcroft Musique : George Harrison, Michael Kamen Format : 35 mm - 1.85:1 - couleur Langue : Anglais Production : John Kohn Coproduction : Robin Douet Production associée : Sara Romilly Production déléguée : George Harrison, Denis O'Brien Distribution : : MGM : UGC Distribution Genre : aventure Durée : 97 minutes Budget : 17 millions de dollars américains Dates de sortie : : : Box-office : : 2,3 millions de dollars américains : 478,430 entrées Distribution Source doublage : VF = Version Française sur le Nouveau Forum Doublage Francophone Sean Penn (VF : Vincent Violette) : Glendon Wasey Madonna (VF : Micky Sébastian) : Gloria Tatlock Paul Freeman (VF : Gabriel Cattand) : Walter Faraday Richard Griffiths (VF : Philippe Dumat) : Willie Tuttle Philip Sayer (VF : Jean-Pierre Leroux) : Justin Kronk Clyde Kusatsu (VF : Roger Dumas) : Joe Go Kay Tong Lim (VF : Jean-Claude Montalban) : Mei Gan Sonserai Lee (VF : Denise Metmer) : China Doll Victor Wong (VF : René Bériard) : Ho Chong Professor Toru Tanaka : Yamagani San Michael Aldridge : Mr. Burns Sarah Lam (VF : Martine Meiraghe) : la servante de China Doll George Harrison : Chanteur dans une boîte de nuit Production Tournage Le film a été tourné à Hong Kong, en Angleterre et au Portugal. Distinctions Récompenses des Razzie Awards (1987) : Razzie Award de la pire actrice pour Madonna des Razzie Awards (2000) : Razzie Award de la pire actrice du siècle pour Madonna (également pour Who's That Girl, Body etc.) Nominations des Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (1986) : Stinkers Bad Movie Award du pire film des Razzie Awards (1987) : Razzie Award du pire film Razzie Award du pire acteur pour Sean Penn Razzie Award du pire réalisateur pour Jim Goddard Razzie Award du pire scénario Razzie Award de la pire chanson originale pour la chanson Shanghai Surprise écrite par George Harrison des Razzie Awards (1990) : Razzie Award de la pire actrice de la décennie pour Madonna (également pour Who's That Girl) Autour du film La chanson de générique de George Harrison n'a été éditée qu'en 2004, pour son album . Notes et références Liens externes Shanghai Surprise Shanghai Surprise Film nommé aux Razzie Awards Film se déroulant à Shanghai Film tourné à Macao

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The theater is one of those things that you either love or hate, judging by the numbers you can tell that there are lots of people enjoy theater. The reason why Broadway is as big as it is today is it produces lots of hits. Some stay in Broadway and others make it to the big screen for all to see. As they say, money talks, based on the amount of money generated the following are the five biggest hits on Broadway. Originally this was a Disney cartoon, you may think that something Disney dished out 23 years ago would be old news by now, but it's not you can still buy tickets to watch the musical version of it on Broadway today. Why? Because it's awesome that's why. Today the number of times lion king has been performed has passed the 5000mark, worldwide the lion king musical broke box office records by earning $6.2 billion. If you are a 90s baby and want something that will take you "back then" you should go watch the lion king. Chicago is a play about betrayal and murder, the story revolves around Velma Kelly a woman who murders her sister and husband after finding them in bed together. So you know it's good, the play was written back in 1975 by john Kander. The play is set during the prohibition era, if you are in New York this is a must see so don't miss out. Just so you know Liam Neeson once played a leading role in a movie based on this play, this play is based on a novel by a victor Hugo. The novel is about a man who broke his parole and is being hunted by a ruthless policeman. The novel is considered to be one of the best ever written thus explaining the success of plays and movies based on it. 'Cats' is one of the most beloved musicals on Broadway, why? This is a play that is suitable for all audiences thus making it perfect for families. This musical is based on 'old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' by TS Elliot wrote in 1939. If you and your family are planning to visit New York this year this is a show that you shouldn't miss. This is something I'm sure you've heard of; this is one of the most popular plays in Broadway's history. The story is about a mentally unstable and highly deformed phantom that lurks underneath the Paris Opera Theater, the phantom plots malevolent acts against the owners of the opera and the actors. The phantom kidnaps an actor and takes her to his lair because in his mind he thinks that the kidnapped actor can do his musical talent justice. This musical was written by Charles hart and was first performed back in 1986. If you are visiting Broadway you can never go wrong with any of these plays, so give them a try and tell us about it.

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Welcome to the second of my weekly series, Friday Finds. I know, it's not the most imaginative name is it. But like Ronseal, it does what it says on the tin. A chance to look back through some pictures taken over the last few years and show you some which I think are interesting – they might tell us a bit about the way my documentary wedding photography works, they may show you how I took a creative bridal portrait or they may just be a photo that I love for some personal reason and want to show off to you all. This week I've chosen a simple guest portrait from a Chinese wedding that I photographed in Cardiff. Jess and Ray got married at Cardiff Town Hall and chose me to do their wedding photography. This was my first Chinese wedding, and I'll talk a little more in future weeks about some of the traditions at a Chinese wedding, but one of the main ones is the 'tea ceremony'. These can happen all through the day and are a chance for the couple to meet, thank and receive presents from friends and family. I have picked this image for the very simple reason that I just love this gentleman's expression. He was so delighted that that couple had come over to see him amongst all the guests, and I love how this shines through on his face, whilst framed by the couple themselves. Too cool. It is wonderful to see older people with such expressive happiness.

Understanding the fast phase-change mechanism of tetrahedrally bonded Cu2GeTe3: Comprehensive analyses of electronic structure and transport phenomena Keisuke Kobayashi, Jonathan M. Skelton, Yuta Saito, Satoshi Shindo, Masaaki Kobata, Paul Fons, Alexander V. Kolobov, Stephen Elliott, Daisuke Ando, Yuji Sutou 工学研究科・知能デバイス材料学専攻 Cu2GeTe3 (CGT) phase-change material, a promising candidate for advanced fast nonvolatile random-access-memory devices, has a chalcopyritelike structure with sp3 bonding in the crystalline phase; thus, the phase-change (PC) mechanism is considered to be essentially different from that of the standard PC materials (e.g., Ge-Sb-Te) with threefold to sixfold p-like bonding. In order to reveal the PC mechanism of CGT, the electronic structure change due to PC has been investigated by laboratory hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and combined first-principles density-functional theory molecular-dynamics simulations. The valence-band spectra, in both crystalline and amorphous phases, are well simulated by the calculations. An inherent tendency of Te 5s lone-pair formation and an enhanced participation of Cu 3d orbitals in the bonding are found to play dominant roles in the PC mechanism. The electrical conductivity of as-deposited films and its change during the PC process is investigated in connection with valence-band spectral changes near the Fermi level. The results are successfully analyzed, based on a model proposed by Davis and Mott for chalcogenide amorphous semiconductors. The results suggest that robustness of the defect-band states against thermal stress is a key to the practical application of this material for memory devices. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.195105 10.1103/PhysRevB.97.195105 「Understanding the fast phase-change mechanism of tetrahedrally bonded Cu2GeTe3: Comprehensive analyses of electronic structure and transport phenomena」の研究トピックを掘り下げます。これらがまとまってユニークなフィンガープリントを構成します。 Transport Phenomena Chemical Compounds 85% Valence bands Engineering & Materials Science 80% phase change materials Physics & Astronomy 57% electronic structure Physics & Astronomy 50% Phase change materials Engineering & Materials Science 49% Crystalline materials Engineering & Materials Science 47% Amorphous semiconductors Engineering & Materials Science 42% Fermi level Engineering & Materials Science 38% Kobayashi, K., Skelton, J. M., Saito, Y., Shindo, S., Kobata, M., Fons, P., Kolobov, A. V., Elliott, S., Ando, D., & Sutou, Y. (2018). Understanding the fast phase-change mechanism of tetrahedrally bonded Cu2GeTe3: Comprehensive analyses of electronic structure and transport phenomena. Physical Review B, 97(19), [195105]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.195105 Understanding the fast phase-change mechanism of tetrahedrally bonded Cu2GeTe3 : Comprehensive analyses of electronic structure and transport phenomena. / Kobayashi, Keisuke; Skelton, Jonathan M.; Saito, Yuta; Shindo, Satoshi; Kobata, Masaaki; Fons, Paul; Kolobov, Alexander V.; Elliott, Stephen; Ando, Daisuke; Sutou, Yuji. In: Physical Review B, Vol. 97, No. 19, 195105, 03.05.2018. Kobayashi, K, Skelton, JM, Saito, Y, Shindo, S, Kobata, M, Fons, P, Kolobov, AV, Elliott, S, Ando, D & Sutou, Y 2018, 'Understanding the fast phase-change mechanism of tetrahedrally bonded Cu2GeTe3: Comprehensive analyses of electronic structure and transport phenomena', Physical Review B, vol. 97, no. 19, 195105. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.195105 Kobayashi K, Skelton JM, Saito Y, Shindo S, Kobata M, Fons P et al. Understanding the fast phase-change mechanism of tetrahedrally bonded Cu2GeTe3: Comprehensive analyses of electronic structure and transport phenomena. Physical Review B. 2018 5 3;97(19). 195105. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.195105 Kobayashi, Keisuke ; Skelton, Jonathan M. ; Saito, Yuta ; Shindo, Satoshi ; Kobata, Masaaki ; Fons, Paul ; Kolobov, Alexander V. ; Elliott, Stephen ; Ando, Daisuke ; Sutou, Yuji. / Understanding the fast phase-change mechanism of tetrahedrally bonded Cu2GeTe3 : Comprehensive analyses of electronic structure and transport phenomena. 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An inherent tendency of Te 5s lone-pair formation and an enhanced participation of Cu 3d orbitals in the bonding are found to play dominant roles in the PC mechanism. The electrical conductivity of as-deposited films and its change during the PC process is investigated in connection with valence-band spectral changes near the Fermi level. The results are successfully analyzed, based on a model proposed by Davis and Mott for chalcogenide amorphous semiconductors. The results suggest that robustness of the defect-band states against thermal stress is a key to the practical application of this material for memory devices.", author = "Keisuke Kobayashi and Skelton, {Jonathan M.} and Yuta Saito and Satoshi Shindo and Masaaki Kobata and Paul Fons and Kolobov, {Alexander V.} and Stephen Elliott and Daisuke Ando and Yuji Sutou", note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by KAKENHI (Grant No. 15H04113) and the Kato Foundation for Promotion of Science. 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Q: Conditional break point syntax I'm running the TRACE32 debugger on a tc27x Infineon CPU I'm chasing a stack corruption, I know that some Task or ISR is overwriting a specific stack address with a wrong value. The address is 0x7000c0ec and the value is 0x41000000, I'd like to set a conditional breakpoint that only stops when someone performs a write operation in such address and with such or a greater value. But I don't know the specific syntax to fill the Condition text box; from my gdb background I expected something like: *(0x7000c0ec) == 0x41000000

It's been a long time since Revell issued the 1/48 Wessex, and the market has been waiting for a replacement. And here it is. A new tooling that includes a small set of photo-etched parts and markings for four aircraft - and all for £25. The parts are engraved and riveted, albeit a bit on the shallow side. The cockpit is quite nice, and has an etched panel and seat belts, although I chose to fit a set of Eduard colour belts. Don't we all? As I am building, I can't help but think of how similar it is to Italeri's 1/72 scale Wessex. Yes, it's the same aircraft, I know, but the build is identical. To merely upscale the tooling probably helps to keep the price down. Here are some photos. I'm pleased with how it's going. More later.

The Prout's Bridge Incident Brian Madden Lesley Muir Your Community Heritage Grant - The Cooks River Project Persistent URL for this entry http://dictionaryofsydney.org/index.php/entry/the_prouts_bridge_incident To cite this entry in text Madden, Brian, Muir, Lesley, The Prout's Bridge Incident, Dictionary of Sydney, 2013, http://dictionaryofsydney.org/index.php/entry/the_prouts_bridge_incident, viewed 25 Jan 2023 To cite this entry in a Wikipedia footnote citation cite web | url= http://dictionaryofsydney.org/index.php/entry/the_prouts_bridge_incident | title = The Prout's Bridge Incident | author = Madden, Brian, Muir, Lesley | date = 2013 | work = Dictionary of Sydney | publisher = Dictionary of Sydney Trust | accessdate = 25 Jan 2023 To cite this entry as a Wikipedia External link cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/index.php/entry/the_prouts_bridge_incident | title = The Prout's Bridge Incident | accessdate = 2013 | author = Madden, Brian, Muir, Lesley | date = 2013 | work = Dictionary of Sydney | publisher = Dictionary of Sydney Trust The Prout's Bridge Incident In 1853, the year before the events of the Eureka Stockade at Ballarat in the Victorian goldfields, Canterbury had its own protest against perceived injustice when John Chard was involved in a dispute with Cornelius Prout at the bridge over the Cooks River at Canterbury. In 1833, the under-sheriff of Sydney, Cornelius Prout, who [media]had a farm on the south side of the Cooks River opposite the present racecourse, commenced a punt across the river at Canterbury. Although this was said to save six miles (9.6 kilometres) on the journey to and from Sydney via the Punch Bowl (now the Punchbowl Road and Georges River Road intersection near Coronation Parade at Belfield), the cost of one shilling (10 cents) would have been very high for the market gardeners, sawyers and charcoal burners of the area between the Cooks and Georges rivers. In 1839, Prout and Robert Campbell agreed to a public road (now Canterbury Road) through their properties, provided Prout built a bridge. To raise the money to build the bridge, Prout asked for a donation from all the local landowners, using convicts for the stonework and carpentry. The bridge opened in November 1841, and for six weeks the crossing was free. Then a gate appeared with a notice announcing the bridge had cost £200, subscriptions had raised only £80, and a toll would be paid by all users (other than the subscribers) until the remaining £120 had been raised. [media]As early as 1843, there was a complaint in The Sydney Morning Herald about the toll of threepence on the bridge, claiming that it was illegal and that the money was being pocketed by Prout. [1] In 1849, the trustees of Cooks River Road (now the Princes Highway) petitioned the governor to declare a 'new line of road to Canterbury' (now New Canterbury Road) as an alternative to the old Canterbury Road, and the prospect of this road gave hope of government sympathy to the residents opposed to the toll. [media]An anonymous group hired solicitors to write to the colonial secretary, saying that Prout had long since been repaid with interest for his outlay, and that if a toll was to continue it should be spent on keeping the road in repair. The government agreed that Prout was demanding the toll illegally but refused to take action, saying that the residents should take their own action at law. In 1851, George Davis, son-in-law of John Chard, who had given the land for the Wesleyan Chapel and cemetery at Moorfields, attempted to pass through the tollgate without paying the toll. He was charged and fined five shillings, plus payment for damages and legal costs. In August 1853, Prout announced that from 5 September the road through his estate south of the river would be closed to the public. A public meeting was called at the Canterbury Arms Inn at Canterbury, and a committee was formed to fight the closure. The official spokesman was Frederick Lee of The Hermitage, Kingsgrove, a Sydney merchant and landowner. On 5 September, Prout locked the gate as promised. John Chard arrived on his cart and asked to be allowed through. He was refused and pushed Prout aside, then used his axe to knock the hasp off the gate, and chopped the bars of the gate down. He then put on his coat, got into his cart and went through. The next day, Prout persuaded a police magistrate to issue a warrant for arrest, and the police arrived at Chard's house 'in a remote part of the bush' at 11 o'clock at night, after it was claimed they had spent 'some hours, in company with Prout's son' at Prout's public house, the Sugar Loaf Inn at Canterbury. The police burst open Chard's door, handcuffed him and hauled him to the Sydney watchhouse. [2] [media]The case for the defence was that the gate and tollhouse were built on Crown land on the banks of the river with government (that is, convict) labour and Prout had no right to claim ownership, that Prout had been repaid at the rate of over £200 a year, about twenty times his original outlay, and that Prout had promised before witnesses over and over again to open the road as soon as he had recovered his expenses. The charges against Chard were of trespass and wilful damage, and when the case was heard on 25 November 1853, Prout's case could not be shaken. The road was not a public highway and Chard was found guilty. The only way the judge and jury could show where their real sympathies lay was in the damages they levied – one shilling. Editorials in Sydney newspapers supported Chard and savaged Prout. [3] A protest petition was available in the three inns in Canterbury (including the one owned by Prout) and in 'the Man of Kent, in the Forest' (present-day Kingsgrove), and a deputation of Frederick Lee and two members of the Legislative Council presented the petition with 165 signatures to the governor general on 14 December. An appeal was heard on 20 December, but the original verdict was upheld. The government decided to declare the road a parish road but there were months of delay, much to the annoyance of Frederick Lee who wrote many letters asking for action. [4] It was finally gazetted in April 1855. Prout continued to charge a toll throughout 1854 and, although he died on 19 February 1855, the toll continued until, at the instigation of Frederick Lee, the government took action against the tollkeepers in the Supreme Court in June 1855. [media]In the period between the road being gazetted in April 1855 and the action in the Supreme Court, it was found that the toll averaged over £2 per week [5]. With an average annual collection of £100 per year for 13 years, the complaints by the residents about Prout seem justified. The executor of Prout's estate claimed compensation for the resumption of Prout's Bridge, but the government decided that the claim was not sustained [6]. It is ironic that the citizens of Canterbury, having won the fight to cross the Cooks River bridge without paying a toll, found that the next year the new trustees of the Canterbury Road applied to charge a toll for the upkeep of the road. However, the residents, through their trustees, had won the right to control the revenue rather than have it go into the pocket of one of the gentry. Lesley Muir, A Wild and Godless Place: Canterbury, 1788–1895, Master of Arts Thesis, University of Sydney, 1984 New South Wales Legislative Council, 'Prout v Chard', Votes and Proceedings, vol 2, Sydney, 1853 Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, 1845–1860, George Ferrers Pickering and Charles Hamilton Nicholas, Sydney, NSW Michael Fitzpatrick, Clerk of the Executive Council, 4 October 1855, State Records Authority of New South Wales, AO 4/3295, file 55/10804 [1] The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 December 1843, p 4 [2] These details are from a letter of protest from Chard to the Inspector General of Police, which was almost certainly prepared by Frederick Lee; New South Wales Legislative Council, 'Prout v Chard', Votes and Proceedings, vol 2, Sydney, 1853, p 611 [3] The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 November 1853, p 4; The Empire, 29 November 1853 [4] Michael Fitzpatrick, Clerk of the Executive Council, 4 October 1855, State Records Authority of New South Wales, AO 4/3295, file 55/10804 Bridges Tollways Cooks River Prout's Bridge Madden, Brian Brian Madden was a Sydney historian. He died in 2015. Muir, Lesley Lesley Muir was a Sydney historian with many publications and a particular interest in the Canterbury area. She died in 2012 The Australian Government's Your Community Heritage Program supported the 'Fine Stream Fine Meadow: Cooks River' project to include additional material about the Cooks River in the Dictionary of Sydney in 2013. Inner-western suburb bisected by the Cooks River which was a hub of industry during the nineteenth century. The area's first land grant was to the Rev. Richard Johnson, Chaplain of the First Fleet, who named it as a tribute to Canterbury in England. Chard, John Property owner from an early settler family in the Canterbury area who donated land for the Wesleyan church at Moorefields in 1850. By 1856 he had left the district and settled in Newtown. Prout, Cornelius Early resident of the Canterbury area who lived at 'Belle Ombre', operating a punt across the Cooks River. A clerk in the Office of the Colonial Secretary and later Under Sheriff of the Colony, he raised the ire of his neighbours by imposing a toll on the bridge he had constructed across the river. River that flows through south-west Sydney, starting at Graf Park, Yagoona, through to Botany Bay at Kyeemagh. The river was extensively polluted by industry and its course was changed to accommodate the runways of Sydney Airport. Cooks River cottage of the Under Sheriff, 21 October 1847 From the collections of the State Library of New South Wales [SSV1A / St Pe / 1, 1] (Mitchell Library) Prout's punt Punt constructed by Cornelius Prout to access his property Belle Ombre at Campsie. Punch Bowl A bowl shaped landscape around the crossing of the Cooks River. The suburb three kilometres away acquired the name because the railway station, opened in 1909, was located on Punchbowl Road. South-western residential, light industrial and commercial suburb subdivided and sold as home sites after the First World War, some for war service homes. Three streets in the area are named after troop ships of the period. Campbell, Robert Successful merchant and banker. An ally of Governor Bligh, he became one of the colony's biggest landholders. Contentious bridge constructed across the Cooks River at Canterbury to enable easy access to Sydney markets. The imposition of a toll however was to divide the community. Cooks River, Jeffreys allotments 1840s [nla.map-f749] Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, it is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. Illegal Tolls, Cooks River - letter to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald 4 December 1843 [nla.news-article12414948 via Trove] (Sydney Morning Herald, 4 December 1843, p4) Canterbury Arms Inn First established as a public house in the 1850s the site appears to have been occupied by a hotel ever since. Lee, Frederick Merchant and Canterbury landholder. The Hermitage Kingsgrove Four roomed cottage with detached kitchen, coach house, stables and man's hut surrounded by nine acres of orchard on the Cooks River at Kingsgrove. South-western residential suburb. The name originates from King's Grove Farm which was the land grant to Hannah Laycock in 1804. Sugar Loaf Inn Public house at Canterbury which was licensed from 1853. The hotel was demolished for the construction of Canterbury Station. Canterbury & Prout's Bridge on Cooks River, 2 July 1859 Henry Grant Lloyd [a5894078 / DL PX 42] (Dixson Library) The Man of Kent Inn Public house at Kingsgrove. New South Wales Legislative Council Upper house of the New South Wales Parliament, which started as an appointed council of advisers to the Governor and has gradually become more diverse and democratic. Since the introduction of responsible government and the Legislative Assembly, the Council has served as a house of review. FitzRoy, Charles Augustus Governor of New South Wales during the upheaval of the gold rushes, he was also referred to as the Governor General as his role extended to other colonies in Australia. Prout's Bridge looking west 1864 Samuel Elyard [DGD 15, vol 4, 23] (Dixson Galleries) Supreme Court of New South Wales Highest court in New South Wales, which presides over the most serious and important criminal and civil cases. As the results of a coronial inquest are final and cannot be appealed, the Supreme Court also has the power to order a new inquest under a prerogative writ. Tollways

AMD 475: Retail Information Analysis Company & Industry Research Journals, Articles & Cases Trends, Analytics, Forecasts Citation Resources Apparel, Merchandising and Design (AMD) Research Guide Event Management & Hospitality Management Research Guide Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Guide Marketing Research Guide AMD 475: Analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of information needed to make effective retail decisions in regard to the following: assortment planning, forecasting, customer segmentation, market research, analysis of customer databases, data mining, database interface, pattern recognition, and retail technology applications. Applications of various innovative information systems and technology applications for sourcing (i.e. Sourcing Simulator), supply chain management, stock management, and sales and replenishment analysis with industry data (i.e. Microsoft Excel), cases, experiential exercises and computer simulations. Instructors: Prof. Jessica Hurst & Angie Lee (Ph.D. Candidate) Emails: [email protected] / [email protected] Phones: 515-294-5284 / 515-294-7474 Library Workshops - Spring 2023 For Full List of Library Events Including Those Specific to Faculty, Grad Students & Staff, Please See The Library Events Calendar. February 9: Thu, 2:10pm-3:25pm Digital Humanities 101: What is Digital Humanities? (In-Person) February 15: Wed, 9:00am-10:00am Open Scholar Café: Impact of the OSTP Memo (Online) February 16: Thu, 12:40pm-1:55pm Digital Humanities 101: Intro to Geospatial Humanities (In-Person) February 23: Thu, 2:10pm-3:25pm Digital Humanities 101: Intro to Text Analysis (In-Person) March 30: Thu, 2:10pm-3:25pm Enhance Your Narrative with Geospatial Data: Intro to StoryMap JS (In-Person) March 30: Thu, 2:10pm-3:25pm Preserve Your Legacy: Recordkeeping 101 for Student Organizations (In-Person) April 6: Thu, 12:40pm-1:55pm Digital Humanities 101: Data for Digital Humanities Charles Yier Subjects: Apparel, Events & Hospitality Management, Journalism & Mass Communication, Law Next: Course Materials >> URL: https://instr.iastate.libguides.com/AMD-475 Subjects: Apparel, Events & Hospitality Management, Business, Economics, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Tags: apparel merchandising, business analytics, retail

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MAGIC002: Differential topology and Morse theory The course will give an introduction to Morse Theory. This theory studies the topology of smooth manifolds through real-valued smooth functions whose critical points satisfy a certain non-degeneracy condition. We will investigate how the homotopy type is related to critical points and how the homology of a manifold can be calculated through Morse functions. Basic knowledge of Differentiable Manifolds and Algebraic Topology is necessary. This can be obtained through the Core Courses MAGIC063 and MAGIC064. Smooth functions, non-degenerate critical points, Morse functions. Morse Lemma. Morse functions on spheres, projective spaces, orthogonal groups, configuration spaces of linkages. Homotopy type, cell decompositions of manifolds. Existence of Morse functions, cobordisms. gradient flows, stable and unstable manifolds. resonant Morse functions, ordered Morse functions. Morse homology, Morse inequalities. Calculations for projective spaces. Introduction to the h-cobordism theorem. Dr Dirk Schuetz Lectures on the h-cobordism theorem (Milnor, book) An Invitation to Morse Theory (Nicolaescu, book) Morse theory (Milnor, book) Lectures on Morse homology (Banyaga and Hurtubise, book) Topology and Geometry (Bredon, book) Foundations of differentiable manifolds and Lie groups (Warner, book) The Assessment for this course will be via a take-home examination, to be taken during the official assessment period. The examination will consists of five questions, and you will need to obtain the equivalent of two and a half questions to pass the course.

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Wounded animals in their final death throes David Golder, Irene Nemirovsky's first novel, begins with a confusing conversation about past and present endeavours, between two business partners: the titular David and Simon Marcus. Partners for 25 years, the two older men are having an argument; Marcus is trying to cheat his partner out of some lucrative stocks and a future business deal, but Golder has had enough and impatiently reveals that he knows everything and won't be giving Marcus one cent: "...you bastard, you crook!" "Well, what did you expect? Think about it...Last year there was that oil deal in Mexico, and three years ago the high octane deal. How many millions went from my pocket into yours? And what did I say about it? Nothing. And then..." Golder seemed to be looking for more proof [of Marcus's duplicity], attempting to bring everything together in his mind, but then he brushed it all aside with a shrug of his shoulders. "Business," was all he murmured, as if he were naming some terrifying god... Marcus fell silent. He took a pack of cigarettes from the table, opened it and carefully struck a match. "Why do you smoke these disgusting Gauloises, Golder, when you're as rich as you are?" Golder watched Marcus's shaking hands as if he were contemplating the final death throes of a wounded animal. "I needed the money David," Marcus suddenly said in a different tone of voice, the corner of his mouth contorting into a grimace. "I...I'm really desperate for money, David. Couldn't you...let me make just a little? Don't you think that..." Golder shook his fist in the air. He saw the pale hands clasp each other, the clenched fingers digging their nails into the flesh. "You're ruining me," Marcus said finally, in an odd, hollow voice. Golder said nothing, refusing to look up. Marcus hesitated, then quietly pushed back his chair. "Goodbye, David," he said. (pp. 4-5) The next day, Golder receives word that Marcus has committed suicide. He feels something akin to but not exactly remorse...it's more closely related to an increasingly fearful awareness of his own mortality. Indeed, the rest of the novel tells the story of Golder's last days as he tries to re-establish himself as one of France's foremost businessmen, a final attempt intimately linked to his increasingly clear and terrible understanding of how empty his relationships and life are, of how meaningless it's all been. Irene Nemirovsky was an incredibly gifted writer; even though David Golder was her first novel (and penned when she was a mere 26 years old!), it has all the elements, even if they were not completely developed at this early stage, that make her later works brilliant and unique: stunning writing and a shockingly mature ability to imagine and comment upon human psychology. When David Golder was reviewed in the New York Times in 1930, the writer asserted that Nemirovsky's first novel was "The work of a woman who has the strength of one of the masters like Balzac or Dostoevsky." Having read one Balzac (mea culpa) and many Dostoevskys, I can only agree; she was writing in twentieth-century France but her soul belonged in the Europe of the nineteenth. She was bitter, sardonic, compassionate, devastating and unrelenting all at once, as was Dostoevsky was in his best works, but with much more rhetorical control. Simply put, she was a genius. Posted by Bookphilia at 16:43 Labels: France, Irene Nemirovsky Come see me at Jam and Idleness to find out! Victorian Literature Project 1. Charles Dickens (1812-70): The Old Curiosity Shop (1841) 2. Dickens: Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) 3. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865): Mary Barton (1848) 4. W.M. Thackeray (1811-63): Vanity Fair (1848) 5. Dickens: Dombey and Son (1848) 6. Thackeray: The History of Henry Esmond (1852) 7. Charlotte Bronte (1816-55): Villette (1853) 8. Dickens: Bleak House (1853) 9. Gaskell: North and South (1855) 10. Anthony Trollope (1815-82): The Warden (1855) 11. Robert Browning (1812-89): Men and Women (1855) 12. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-61): Aurora Leigh (1856) 13. Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-92): Idylls of the King (1859) 14. Ellen Wood (1814-87): East Lynne (1861) 15. Christina Rosetti (1830-94): Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862) 16. Wilkie Collins (1824-89): No Name (1862) 17. Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837-1915): Aurora Floyd (1863) 18. Charles Kingsley (1819-75): The Water Babies (1863) 19. Sheridan le Fanu (1814-73): Uncle Silas (1864) 20. Gaskell: Wives and Daughter (1865) 21. Collins: Armadale (1866) 22. Margaret Oliphant (1828-97): Miss Marjoribanks (1866) 23. Trollope: The Claverings (1867) 24. Matthew Arnold (1822-88): The Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (random placement) 25. Browning: The Ring and the Book (1869) 26. le Fanu: The Wyvern Mystery (1869) 27. Trollope: He Knew He Was Right (1869) 28. George Eliot (1819-80): Middlemarch (1872) 29. le Fanu: In a Glass Darkly (1872) 30. Samuel Butler (1835-1902): Erewhon (1872) 31. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928): A Pair of Blue Eyes (1873) 32. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89): The Major Works (random placement) 33. Trollope: Phineas Redux (1874) 34. Collins: The Law and the Lady (1875) 35. Trollope: The Way We Live Now (1875) 36. Eliot: Daniel Deronda (1876) 37. Trollope: The Prime Minister (1876) 38. Hardy: The Return of the Native (1878) 39. Eliot: Impressions of Theophrastus Such (1879) 40. George Meredith (1828-1909): The Egoist (1879) 41. Trollope: The Duke's Children (1880) 42. Charles Algernon Swinburne (1837-1909): A Century of Roundels (1883) 43. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94): Kidnapped (1886) 44. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930): A Study in Scarlet (1887) 45. Stevenson: The Master of Ballantrae (1889) 46. George Gissing (1857-1903): New Grub Street (1891) 47. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900): The Decay of Lying and Other Essays (1891) 48. Gissing: The Odd Women (1893) 49. George du Maurier (1834-96): Trilby (1894) 50. Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) Three by Sayers One of the best gentlemen Becky ever saw: more on ... Beautiful, disturbing, exhausting: the fiction of ... Quite lonely and almost happy The wild romances of their lives Brothers in the deep suffering of the heart The silence of God All posts copyright Colleen Shea. More bookish endeavours...and some damned fine writing, too William Maxwell: The Folded Leaf Necessary Fiction Hananah Zaheer, 'The heart first, then the rest' Whispering Gums Bill curates: M.L. 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Any attempt by the Centre to override the RBI Governor using the RBI Act would be ill-advised. The role of the Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and its powers vis-à-vis the RBI Governor have come into focus in the ongoing tussle between the Centre and the central bank. The Centre has hinted that it is examining the option of using the powers of the RBI Board to override the Governor. There are several questions that arise from this unprecedented (Never having happened or existed in the past.) attempt by the Centre to use powers under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The most important of these is: Where does the balance of power lie between the Governor and the board? What is the legal position of the board in relation to the Governor? Does the latter draw his powers from the board as in a corporate set-up? Can the board give directions to the Governor on issues of policy and management of the central bank? Before we get to answering these, let's get this out of the way first. The relationship between the board and the Governor is not comparable to a corporate set-up where the managing director (the corporate equivalent of the Governor) reports to the board and draws his powers from it. While a managing director is an agent of the board in a company, in the RBI, the Governor is not. He draws his powers from the RBI Act and not from the Board of Directors. He is appointed by the Prime Minister in consultation with the Finance Minister. The RBI Board has no say whatsoever in his appointment. In a company, the board of directors chooses one of its own to be appointed as the managing director. In the RBI, the Governor secures board membership only after he is appointed to the post. It is, thus, wrong to compare a corporate board to the RBI's and suggest that the Governor is subservient (Ready to obey others unquestioningly.) to it. But what is the constitution of the RBI board like? As per the RBI Act, the board is made up of the following members: the Governor and four Deputy Governors, four directors (one each from the four regional boards of the RBI), 10 directors to be nominated by the Centre, and one government official who is also to be nominated by the Centre. The present board is made up of 18 members, which is the Governor and four Deputy Governors, four regional board members and nine nominees from the Centre who include two officials, the Economic Affairs Secretary and the Secretary, Department of Financial Services. So, where does the balance of power lie between the Governor and the board? The sections in the RBI Act dealing with this subject are rather vaguely worded. Eminent ((of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.) past Governors have interpreted Section 7, the relevant one, to mean that the powers of the board and that of the Governor are concurrent. The Governor draws his powers from Section 7(3) of the Act. He can exercise all powers and do all things that may be exercised and done by the RBI. This is subject to a caveat though. The board, under Section 58, can make regulations that will give it the powers to override those of the Governor's. But this is subject to two important conditions. First, the regulations have to be consistent with the provisions of the RBI Act, which essentially means that the board has to act within the framework of the Act. Second, these regulations have to go through an elaborate approval process before they become law (Section 58(4)). The board has to forward the regulations to the Centre, which will have to table them in both Houses of Parliament. Members have a period of 30 days within which they can either suggest modifications to the regulations or annul them. And then, there is the brahmastra of Section 7(1) which confers powers on the Centre to issue directions to the RBI "from time to time" in the public interest after consultations with the Governor. All bets will be off if this section is invoked as it will become untenable (Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.) for the Governor to continue in his position. This is the framework of the law but what has been the convention till now? The RBI Board has always functioned in an advisory role with the understanding that the Governor would consider its advice while making policy decisions. In other words, there was mutual respect between the board and the Governor, with both operating in a spirit of accommodation. The fact is that neither Section 7(1) nor Section 7(3) has been unleashed in the 83-year existence of the RBI. Not even when the RBI was privately owned between 1935 and 1949. It is not as if there have not been any disagreements between RBI Governors and governments before this. You only have to read the memoirs of the former Governors, Y.V. Reddy and Duvvuri Subbarao, to understand the extent of meddling by the Centre in the RBI's affairs. Yet, things did not reach the brink and were sorted out quietly behind the scenes. Another former Governor, C. Rangarajan, has spoken about how the RBI, under Governor R.N. Malhotra, was forced by the Centre to withdraw a circular freeing short-term rates of banks. Yet, there was no chatter of invocation of Section 7 or of the board arming itself with governance powers. What's the difference between then and now? The short answer is that the spirit of accommodation, which flows out of mutual respect and understanding of each other's compulsions between the RBI and the Centre, and which was evident then, is absent now. And the blame for this has to be shared by the players involved in the current tussle. It may not be very difficult for the Centre to have its way by using the board's powers to frame regulations overriding the Governor but this will necessarily come with a price. Such a move will not only set a bad precedent but also lead to several ticklish situations. The RBI Board has several representatives from industry. The present board includes N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, Dilip Shanghvi, MD of Sun Pharma, and Manish Sabharwal, founder of Teamlease. There will be a conflict of interest if industrialists are members of committees that run the affairs of the monetary authority of the country (and we are not for a moment suggesting that they will behave in any manner favourable to their interests). Second, there is a good reason why the RBI has been kept at arm's length from the Centre and bestowed with a certain independence. That is because the Centre is the spender and the RBI is the creator of money, and there has to be a natural separation between the two. The Centre arming itself with powers to run the RBI runs afoul of this precept. Whichever way we look at it, such a move by the Centre would be ill-advised and will take its relations with the monetary authority into uncharted territory. There will be no winners in this dangerous game. Enough dirty linen has been washed in public in the past month and it is time for the Centre and the RBI to behave like the mature entities that they are, uphold time-tested conventions, and act with mutual respect and a spirit of accommodation. The board meeting today, November 19, will set a crucial precedent in the economic history of India, and one can only hope that it will be the right one. Example: The philosophy is that the weak should be subservient to the strong. Example: The precepts of Buddhism. Example: A caveat against unfair practices. Example: This argument is clearly untenable. Example: Her skill in evading ticklish questions. Example: I don't want him meddling in our affairs. Example: The elections were annulled by the general amid renewed protests. Example: He's vaguely familiar with the area. Example: Many eminent surgeons are on the hospital's staff. Example: The scheme has been hailed as an unprecedented success.

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package rtmpsclient import ( "bytes" "fmt" "github.com/TrevorSStone/goamf" "net" "strconv" "time" ) type packet struct { dataBuffer []byte dataPos int dataSize int messageType int } func (pack *packet) SetSize(size int) { pack.dataSize = size pack.dataBuffer = make([]byte, size) //pack.dataPos = 0 } func (pack *packet) SetType(t int) { pack.messageType = t } func (pack *packet) Add(b byte) { pack.dataBuffer[pack.dataPos] = b pack.dataPos++ } func (pack *packet) IsComplete() bool { return pack.dataPos == pack.dataSize } func (pack *packet) Size() int { return pack.dataSize } func (pack *packet) Type() int { return pack.messageType } func (pack *packet) Data() []byte { return pack.dataBuffer } func (pack *packet) Pos() int { return pack.dataPos } func readLoop(conn net.Conn, connectionChan chan<- connectionResponse, storeRequestChan chan<- amf.Object) { packets := make(map[int]*packet) for { basicHeader, err := readByte(conn) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) continue } channel := int(basicHeader & 0x2F) headerType := basicHeader & 0xC0 headerSize := 0 if headerType == 0x00 { headerSize = 12 } else if headerType == 0x40 { headerSize = 8 } else if headerType == 0x80 { headerSize = 4 } else if headerType == 0xC0 { headerSize = 1 } p := &packet{} if pack, ok := packets[channel]; ok { p = pack } else { packets[channel] = p } if headerSize > 1 { //TODO: Does this need the -1? header := make([]byte, headerSize-1) for i := 0; i < len(header); i++ { header[i], err = readByte(conn) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) continue } } if headerSize >= 8 { size := 0 for i := 3; i < 6; i++ { size = size*256 + int(header[i]&0xFF) } p.SetSize(size) p.SetType(int(header[6])) } } for i := 0; i < 128; i++ { b, err := readByte(conn) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) } p.Add(b) if p.IsComplete() { break } } if !p.IsComplete() { continue } delete(packets, channel) switch p.Type() { case 0x14: response := DecodeConnect(p.Data()) connectionChan <- response case 0x11: response := DecodeMessage(p.Data()) storeRequestChan <- response case 0x06: data := p.Data() windowSize := 0 for i := 0; i < 4; i++ { windowSize = windowSize*256 + int(data[i]&0xFF) } case 0x03: default: fmt.Println("Unrecognized message Type") } //fmt.Println(p) } fmt.Println("broke") } func readByte(conn net.Conn) (byte, error) { buf := make([]byte, 1) _, err := conn.Read(buf) if err != nil { return 0x00, err } return buf[0], err } func DecodeMessage(data []byte) amf.Object { r := bytes.NewReader(data) decoder := amf.AMF3Decoder{} result := amf.Object{} var err error if data[0] == 0x00 { result["version"], err = r.ReadByte() if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) } } result["result"], err = decoder.ReadValue(r) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) } result["invokeId"], err = decoder.ReadValue(r) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) } result["serviceCall"], err = decoder.ReadValue(r) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) } result["data"], err = decoder.ReadValue(r) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) } i := int64(0) for { i++ result[strconv.FormatInt(i, 16)], err = decoder.ReadValue(r) if err != nil { break } } return result } func DecodeConnect(data []byte) connectionResponse { r := bytes.NewReader(data) response := connectionResponse{} var Objects []interface{} var err error name, err := amf.ReadString(r) if err != nil { fmt.Println("AMF0 Read name err:", err) response.Err = err return response } if name != "_result" { return response } _, err = amf.ReadDouble(r) if err != nil { fmt.Println("AMF0 Read transactionID err:", err) response.Err = err return response } for r.Len() > 0 { object, err := amf.ReadValue(r) if err != nil { fmt.Println("AMF0 Read object err:", err) response.Err = err return response } Objects = append(Objects, object) } if id, ok := Objects[1].(amf.Object)["id"]; ok { if idstring, ok := id.(string); ok { response.ID = idstring response.Success = true } } return response }

"Thousands of commuters stuck in Cape Town's congested traffic are victims of crime and to a large extent corruption," says the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry. "It has become clear that the traffic situation worsens when Metrorail system is in trouble and it is becoming clearer by the day that money which should have been spent on maintenance, security and modernisation has been consumed by crime and corruption," said Ms Janine Myburgh, President of the Chamber. Business was also a victim because unreliable public transport resulted in late arrival at work, a loss of productivity and stressed-out staff. "One cannot forgive the torching of trains which is totally unacceptable, it only make the situation worse. One can however understand the anger and frustration of commuters torching the trains is in no way the solution though." The release of leaked e-mails had shed light on Transnet and PRASA's strange deals and revealed that "middlemen" milked billions of rands out of funds destined to buy locomotives. "This is corruption of the worst kind and the people of Cape Town are feeling the pain. We even had a chief engineer with fake qualifications involved in the ordering of the Spanish locomotives that proved to be unsuitable for our narrow rail tracks." Ms Myburgh said there was room for sympathy for Metrorail management. They had not been given the resources to run a good service.

chinaspoon (Featured Photo: Vanke's Chairman Wang Shi, source: Vision China) 62.4 billion RMB(23.3% drop in stock price) is the current price tag shareholders took hit from the prolonged proxy battle of Vanke, China's largest real estate company. Vanke has been trapped in the whirlwind of proxy fight since late 2015, initiated by a previously unknown conglomerate – Baoneng group, controlled by Yao Zhenhua, a Guangdong businessman who has been under the radar for long. It is not only the size of the takeover that allures mass media attention, but also the debate behind it – is Chinese capital market ready for a hostile takeover and an activist shareholder? Is SOE ethically allowed to align with a private businessman? Reviewing Vanke's corporate history, however, it is not the first time such proxy battle has taken place. But what has gone wrong this time? (Vanke's shares have dropped significantly since it resumed trading on July 4th, source: Bloomberg) Proxy Battle A Deja Vu for Wang Shi The story of Vanke's ownership battle went way back in the year of 1988. Wang Shi, founder and chairman of Vanke, had decided not to take up 40% of the company's shares (post-public offering), under considerations that management control may not be beneficial for the company's corporate governance. The company morphed into a joint-stock company at that year, when the public was able to subscribe to Vanke's shares without a stock exchange, a bold innovation at the time. Wang's decision led to Vanke's unique ownership structure – there was a state ownership of 20%, foreign ownership of 26% and public ownership accounting for the rest. Despite the innovative offering structure, it planted a potential bomb for the series of events unfolded – no shareholder has ultimate control over the company while Wang Shi and his team has been the de facto decision maker of the company since. (Back in 1994, Vanke's unique ownership structure cost Wang Shi to potentially lost his de facto control, source: sina.com) On March 30th of 1994, the "bomb" exploded , as Junan Securities (later merged into Guotai Junan Securities) launched a proxy battle against the company, together with several major shareholders of the company. Junan was then the underwriter of the company's B-shares on the Shenzhen exchange, and had planned this move for long. If they succeeded, Wang and the management team will be casted out and the Junan consortium will be in charge. But Wang and team was no joke, they managed to find evidence of rat trading on the Junan front and also dissolved their consortium via an attractive share buyback scheme. The CSRC also stepped in to investigate wrongdoings of Junan, eventually resulting in the success of Wang preventing the "hostile takeover". Vanke's marriage with China Resources – happily ever after…until now Vanke remained in limbo of scattered ownership during the 1990s, since no one had owned more than 10% of the company's shares. Vanke's then largest shareholder – Shenzhen Development Group had pivoted to travel and technology as its main focus. Vanke was no longer their focus any more. The real dilemma for Vanke without a major shareholder was its inability to finance its high-leverage, capex-heavy real estate development business. Wang finally reached out to China Resources, as he claimed "China resources is the giant whale(that will help Vanke)"("Road and Dream", Wang Shi's Autobiography, p.222). CEO of China Resources HK at that time, Ning Gaoning, later CEO of COFCO and now CEO of Sinochem, was a reform-minded and a rare westernized executive in China's state-owned enterprise. He was appreciative of Wang's leadership and capability, and the marriage finally took place in 2000, with CRC becoming their largest shareholder. (Ning and Gao appreciated each other, the marriage was a smooth one back in the good old days) The 15-year marriage was a smooth one – CRC rarely intervened and had been a passive major shareholder since; Wang and team continued to drive up the company's value – within 15 years' time, the company's revenue has expanded by 46 times and net profit by 48 times. No one has ever questioned this alliance until the new proxy battle unfolded. (Vanke has become a household brand, owing to Wang and his team's leadership) Baoneng's takeover attempt since mid 2015 In 2015, the stock market frenzy affected almost every company in the market, including Vanke. Vanke's stock price had already doubled since early 2014, but was still not rich in valuation by all means- the company is trading below 10 times P/E during the first half of 2015, a rare breed at the time of a incipient market bubble. This is when likes of Baoneng or Anbang came into play – small and medium insurance companies who have pivoted from liability-focused model to asset-based model, where yield-seeking behaviour has been illustrated by their public takeover attempts. Baoneng has already acquired control stake of a bunch of companies prior to Vanke, including CSG Holdings (000012-SZ), Jonjee High-tech (600872-CH). They shared a common trait: high ROE, low P/E and better-than-average dividend yield. (Yao was a low-profile businessman, but his takeover attempts pushed him to the spotlight, source: SZnews.com) Baoneng was relatively unknown to the public prior to 2015. Yao Zhenhua, the company's founder, kept his profile low. He engaged in logistics business prior to his engagement in the real estate during the early 2000s, which obviously got him the first pot of gold. In 2012, Yao founded Qianhai Insurance company under the Baoneng Group. The group had more than 30 subsidiaries, covering industries in logistics, real estate, travel, e-commerce, finance and healthcare. Compared to Vanke, however, Yao's franchise was negligible – total assets of Baoneng Group was less than 10% of Vanke. But they had something Vanke's management did not have – lots of dry powder, and the potential to lever up via its insurance franchise and its tight relationship with the government. Right after the stock market crash in late June, Baoneng initiated its takeover attacks. Within less than 10 days in early July, the company voraciously acquired 5% of the company's outstanding shares, and then another 5% in late July. On August 26th, Baoneng has acquired 15.3% of the company's outstanding shares, surpassing CRC as the largest shareholder. In December, the company bought another 5% of the company's shares, making it by far the largest shareholder in the company. Wang accused Yao "in lack of credibility" and the battle intensified In December, an internal speech by Wang Shi was intentionally leaked. During his speech, Wang, already known as an outspoken businessman, bluntly stated that the management team disliked the current largest shareholder of the company(Baoneng). Wang commented that Yao was "in lack of credibility" and his investments was highly levered, thus was too risky for both the investors and Vanke's brand name. In response to the public outcry after Wang's initial comments, the Shenzhen stock exchange questioned Baoneng Group on its source of funding in December- Baoneng responded with a detailed breakup of its self-owned funds and those they raised through asset management products of the banks as well as brokerages' margin financing, which is about 1:2 in proportion. The strategy worked well at least in December, the stock price was up 63% within that month, public shareholders were celebrating the rally hard. (Wang is widely known for his outspoken personality, but this time his statement might have cost him a lot, source: sina.com) On Dec. 18th, however, the management crashed the party by announcing a potential "essential restructuring" plan of the company. Wang later further commented that Baoneng and its affiliates were "barbarians" and the company will do whatever it takes to save the company's core values and management team. CRC did not make any comments during this first round of skirmishes, as if nothing happened. It should be also noted that Anbang Insurance, another aggressive player in the acquisition space, also acquired 7% of the company's outstanding shares, where it became the third largest shareholder of the company. Wang reached out to Shenzhen Metro, CRC unhappy about it On March 12th, Vanke made a public disclosure of announcing the alliance with its new partner Shenzhen Metro. Though the specifics of the deal was not disclosed at that time, it was rather obvious that Vanke will issue new shares to acquire Shenzhen Metro's assets, whereas Shenzhen Metro will eventually emerge as the largest shareholder. (Vanke found its new partner Shenzhen metro, unfortunately his old partner was very unhappy about it, source: toutiao.com) But on March 17th, right after the shareholders' meeting, CRC representative openly told the media that Vanke management "unilaterally" reached out to Shenzhen Metro without board discussion. Though CRC voted consent to the management's plan to continue halt trading, they also made it clear in their statement that they might not consent to this "unilateral" decision. According to Vanke management, they have done more than enough communication with CRC, but was that more of a "notification"? CRC voted against Vanke management for the first time in 15 years, Baoneng followed suite with more aggressive moves On June 17th, three months after the announcement of the new alliance, Vanke released the plan of purchasing 100% of Qian Hai International, wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenzhen metro, at a price of 45.61 billion RMB by means of private placement. The private placement will effectively increase the outstanding shares by 26%, effectively diluting the ownership share of all players, making SZ metro the largest shareholder. While this may not be a classic "poison pill", it is a de facto way of preventing Baoneng from seizing control of the company. But aside from Baoneng, who will definitely prevent this from happening, CRC strongly opposed to this decision out of several key considerations – not only were their shares diluted and they became much less influential on the board, they have lost their face to a local SOE, whereas they were a central SOE directly owned by SASAC. CRC also cited that this deal (of acquiring SZ Metro's real estate assets) is EPS dilutive, which does not fit the SASAC requirement of investment. On top of this, CRC sure detested Vanke's "unilateral" moves, which basically left them out of the game. Baoneng went on the offensive after three months of "peace" with the management, as they made the most extreme decision ever – filing a motion to fire all members of the board, including those of CRC. In its description, Baoneng made it clear that they had show much "patience" in the management, yet the management still showed "absolute disregard of fine corporate governance". In the motion of firing Wang Shi, Baoneng even disclosed that Wang was in violation of shareholders' interest by studying abroad in US and UK while still taking compensation from the company. This is a well-prepared statement but also evoked mass criticism on Baoneng's "disregard" of management's previous efforts as well as potential destruction to shareholders' interest. Board's Voting Session approved the deal, but its legal validity was questioned Then comes the voting – three out of 11 board members were from CRC and they all voted against the resolution. Other seven board members from Vanke management all voted for the resolution, but there was one independent board member who recused himself from voting – Zhang Liping, China Chairman of Blackstone Group. In reality, Zhang recused himself as he didn't want to get involved, which the management explained that Blackstone was in deep talks with Vanke on several important projects. Zhang's vote, one way or the other, will be considered to have "conflicts of interest". In order to pass a resolution, one needs to gather two thirds of the board's vote – if Vanke management only got 7 out of 11 votes, the management would have lost the voting; whereas if Zhang recused himself from voting, Vanke management would pass the vote (7 out of 10). (Zhang tried not to get involved in this game of thrones, but unfortunately his absence became the focal point) The legal validity of this voting was under wide scrutiny – first of all, whether the recused vote should be included in the vote count; second, whether Zhang was cleared to recuse himself out of the deal – from a deal perspective, Blackstone did not have dealings with SZ metro, in a strict legal perspective, Zhang cannot recuse himself from this vote, or the validity of his board seat may be in serious question. What's next for Vanke? After the stock has slided more than 20% after it resumed trading, the ball was back in Baoneng's court. Baoneng continued to buy recklessly, loading up to 25% of the company's outstanding shares, whereas other investors had taken advantage to dump as much as they could. While Baoneng may still have some dry powder left, their high leverage could eventually cost them to lose the game. Another concern was that Baoneng was the largest shareholder despite its ownership share under 30%, subject to a one-year lockup according to mainland takeover rules that it currently declines to acknowledge. CRC tried its best not to get involved in the early stage of the game, but it eventually stepped in rather awkwardly. It definitely wished to distance itself from Baoneng, responding to Shenzhen exchange that they were not parties in concert. Note that parties in concert cannot seize up to 30% of the company's shares, otherwise their further acquisition would be consider a tender offer to the remaining shareholders. If Baoneng and CRC were really parties in concert, they have already surpassed the 30% mark by more than 10% now. But CRC is now trapped in a dilemma that it has to align with Baoneng in terms of its own interests. Since when has a SOE align with such a local private enterprise? Unprecedented. Wang Shi and management may have got the much needed board approval, but their resolution also needs to be passed at the general shareholders' meeting, which is surely not going to happen. As the clock is ticking for Wang, he was the one who started the vocal warfare in the media and should ultimately take responsibility. The real irony is his only ally Shenzhen metro and potentially Anbang had much less shares than their opponents CRC or Baoneng. Ultimately, a proxy fight depended on voting rights, where Wang Shi could borrow from nowhere. The regulatory lesson One positive note that could be taken from this proxy fight was that the regulatory was rather independent and remained its cool to abide by rules and not to bias against any side. However, not only were details of takeover rules being ignored by multiple parties, parties did not show any respect to the company law that articles of incorporation were not cited in any actions undertaken by the board or the shareholders. The law is here, but the legal practice remained far from mature. Mass media also played an awkward role here – independent directors were allowed to leak confidential details on the media without any legal consequences. Numerous people had accused Baoneng of abusing the capital market, but wasn't that what capital market was all about? If Wang could do whatever he wanted, why did he need any shareholders or board representation to constrain the management? So many questions remain unanswered as this prolonged proxy battle continues. Corporate, Legal, Listco #activist, #Investment, #Real estate, #shareholder, #vanke 1 response to Barbarians at the Gate? – Comprehensive Chronology of Vanke's Proxy Fight chinaspoon says: Author 3 years ago Reblogged this on fupengcnspoon and commented: fsdf Previous post Strict Local Regulations may Crush Didi's Grand Endeavors Next post Quick Read: GIF Kuaishou – Reflection of Rural Young's Psyche?

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A Comox Valley resident has asked Qualicum Beach town council to support a resolution from the Strathcona Regional District asking the provincial government to cease approval of licences for bottling groundwater for commercial sale or bulk export. The resolution will be presented at an upcoming Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) meeting in April and at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) meeting in September. At a March 18 Qualicum Beach council meeting, Bruce Gibbons made a presentation on the importance of protecting groundwater on Vancouver Island and all across British Columbia. "Today, if you're seeing the news that I'm seeing many communities are reporting disturbingly low water levels especially for this time of year," Gibbons said. Gibbons fight to protect the Island's groundwater began when a resident of his community was approved a licence by the provincial government to bottle and sell water from the Comox Valley aquifer. Qualicum Beach mayor Brian Wiese told Gibbons that Qualicum Beach doesn't allow bottling of groundwater and that he'd definitely be voting in favour of the resolution at the ACICC meeting in April.

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That great idea you have… The one you've been thinking about every day for the last couple of years… The one that's better than all the other junk out there… The one that could be the next FitBit, Snapchat, or cure for the common cold… It's going to fail. You'll be embarrassed, broke and depressed when it does. So it's probably easier not to bother with that risk of failure looming. Rejection and failure are part and parcel within a career involving creativity and innovation whether you are a founder of a startup or someone sitting within any creative team. In the creative world, out of 20 ideas conceived usually only 2 or 3 of those are presented to client/boss before one is chosen. In a competitive pitch you could assume that over 100 ideas from many businesses end up on the scrapheap never to see the light of day. Resilience is the name of the creative game because dealing with failures large and small are unavoidable. It's more a case of when you fail, not if. The waste bin is where most of your work will end up. And that's ok. It's natural selection at work (albeit often subjective selection), but seldom worth any tears. Importantly the work that ends up in the bin you can feel proud of, and become part of your future success. Naturally some ideas get bigger, they itch us endlessly for to be born, and some of us feel compelled to take them to another level despite all the potential hurdles. But how do you give your idea the best chance of success? Upfront, I'll say my thoughts are only a small blog post/list, when this is probably deserving of a 500 page book. So please take the following as crib notes – my thoughts on taking innovative product ideas to a working reality and the beginner traps to avoid. You've probably heard those clichés; "fail fast", "fail wisely". Yes, very good advice but let's go a bit deeper. Test that idea "The easiest person to fool is yourself." ~ Richard P Feynman. This is the simplest trap to fall into. You've told friends around you what you want to do and they all tell you it's awesome (usually because they are too polite to say otherwise). So you must test your thinking as much as possible objectively and without emotion. (Passion is great, but keep emotion in check). Research is critical and it IS okay to post-rationalise your thinking. Go outside your inner circle and test your thinking with people who have no reason to be nice. Can you explain your idea in 20 seconds? If not, figure that out or it will probably fail (rule of thumb)! Get some honest feedback. Play devils advocate with every decision you make. Importantly you MUST always respect the needs and behaviour of the end user; try live the idea through their eyes. If you put a business objective (or just becoming rich quick) ahead of the end user experience you will surely fail. Don't let old research deceive you. Research will only tell you what has happened, and it is not always a predictor of what will be. All the research in the world would never predicted the iPad or Facebook or created a business case. Tomorrow hasn't happened yet. That's up to you. Naysayers will be quick to point out that if your idea was so good someone would have done it already. You are of course able to fully justify why this is and why your idea is different (at least to yourself and your closest). Put some checks and balances across your thinking: Will it change the world? Can it scale? Are other people working on the same thing? Is there an existing market or do you need to make one? What are the barriers you need to overcome? What are the risks? Will people really care? What are the costs involved? Who owns the IP? What is your exit strategy? How much time getting it going will this take? Do I need to leave my day job or can I do it part time? – Just to name a few… too many to list! You get the point. Trust your gut. You've done some soul searching and a few hard yards. Is the 'itch' for this idea still there now you have thought it through more deeply? Do you still feel compelled to scratch? You've happy that (1) (2) (3) are in check and you've done everything you can but aren't quite ready to mortgage your house. Trusting instincts served Steve Jobs pretty well at times. Finally ask yourself – do I love doing this? Is this my true calling? Have I got the energy? Yes? Now you are ready for the biggest step… moving from thinking to doing. Tip: I've written a post on protyping here. Do as much as you can with pen, paper, clay, video, arduino, 3D-printing, whatever you have at your disposal that costs you little as possible etc. Now return to (1) (2) (3) again – and repeat that often thoughout! Be presentable. People will judge you and your idea by how you communicate. Everything you say and show to people you've just met is being evaluated ,usually in the first 15 to 300 seconds. Accept this, and make sure everything you have on show helps manage their expectations. Don't underestimate the power of storytelling. Equally you must be succinct and professional. What can be polished easily, you should polish (your slide show for example). Anything rough around the edges should be deliberate and explainable (your sketches, prototypes etc where you have proven concept, yet saved money and time). Being too polished can also work against you, so find the balance. Finally, always remember to listen. Find trusted people and partners to help. Few do it on their own. That's not to say you can't. Notch built the foundations of Minecraft single-handed but wisely embraced the wider gaming community early on. The value of leveraging relevant networks is HUGE. But for most of us, we need a lot of help and support close by. Finding people is tough and is another short book. Trust is essential because your IP is probably unsecured at this point. Have an NDA in place before you talk to anyone. When you do find those brilliant people, it is still up to you to lead. You have to inspire. Handing an idea over to others to complete is not how it works. They need to believe in you. The team around you will become a huge part of what any future investors will buy into – perhaps even more so than the idea. Make sure you separate your advisors, key staff and your worker bees. Worker bees cost money and should come later. Experienced wise advisors should be free (for now). Your key staff who can make it happen will need to be rewarded of course but if you can't pay them a wage then any equity hand outs should be based on sweat and success over time because inevitably some people will leave, some will fail. Don't get screwed, and don't screw. Be fair and even generous but guard yourself where needed. Make sure everyone knows the risks. Make sure those relationships will survive a failure. As soon as money starts changing hands you must have your shareholders agreement, even better to sort this on day one or at least have a fair understanding in place. Last of all, have someone who understands numbers and don't underestimate their importance, equally someone to structure your business/tax etc. Keep prototyping until you and everyone around you is happy you are onto something. It won't tell you everything, but it should tell you enough. Protect your IP if you can. This is a complicated stage. You'll need to do it at some point, but if you are cash poor, keep the NDA's flowing, and at least register domains, trademarks as they cost little. Put a copyright symbol on everything you do. Mark documents confidential. Always try to present in person and never hand over hard copies unless you have to. Patents are tougher and costly but they may also help secure funding later. The downside is that patents put your ideas out in the open. It's a balancing game. Ask lots of opinions of people who've been through it – each case is different. Planning within chaos, living in beta. You probably have a good idea now what you are building, and how much you think it will cost. Plan ahead but do it in small chunks. Many people will go wrong at this point: They plan 'release dates' (fine if you have unlimited $ to spend) but unless there is a hard reason for a release date, avoid it. You'll move faster by working in small sprints. Be agile. Change your thinking from Ready, Aim, Fire to "Ready. Fire. Aim." Work in beta. Every milestone, reevaluate your plan. Fail as quickly as you can and then find a fix. You will hit speedbumps. You'll feel like you are always behind, this is normal. Deal with it. Catch up when you can. Don't forget that open communication with all your stakeholders is paramount. Practice. Pitch to your mentors, advisors, old managers etc. Keep that strategy in your back pocket. Directly asking for funding is not always best the way forwards. Prepare yourself for rejection. You won't get funded on your first date, or even the 20th. Rejection is part of the game. Learn from all the investors who weren't interested. Did they like the idea, why was too early for them? Find out what you can. It will tend to be honest feedback. Ask if they know anyone else who might be interested. Be patient. Pound the pavement (subtly) and chase any leads you have. You'll probably be doing that a lot. Attend meetups, find people like you etc. If it is still not happening (within say 12-18 months), set yourself an end date or find another way. Perhaps a brand might be interested more than an investor to take this on. What about Kickstarter, Indigogo etc? Reality TV show? Think hard!!! Ultimately if the struggle becomes to hard you'll have to judge based on all the frogs you have kissed in your quest as to whether you were profoundly unlucky or whether this idea is not a goer. It failed. The money never came. I had to give up. That's ok. Breathe. Hopefully (if you roughly followed the path above) you were able to get to that point without getting a re-mortgage on your house or spending your parents life savings. You might have spent several years or maybe it was just a few weeks. But you are now wiser. In fact you already have another idea… and your people still believe in your desire, and you are ready to return to (1) and do it again with a new network of contacts. Now you are in the position that most other innovators have been many times before they got to the next stage. Failure will breed the first real success. Keep smiling, keep moving. Don't turn back. The money never came, but you still have a growing business. Of course it is possible. It can be done. Sacrifice is front and centre of this success story. There was no investment, but it still came at a high price. Some onlookers will think you got lucky. The ones that understand or know you and what you have been through will admire and respect your achievement immensely. If you have ever failed in bringing an idea to life and are reading this, please don't give up. Most of us fail before we succeed. Even enroute to success you will have shocking days when it feels like the world is imploding. But it's really okay to fail when you are innovating – it has to be – and the people you took on board including investors knew the risks. You never hid them. As long as you filled your journey with respect, dignity, transparency, passion and energy and you will come good next time and those same people will be there. When I sold my first startup a few years ago (never funded and built only from cash flow) one of my mentors at the time called to congratulate me. He had an interesting way of expressing this: He simply said, "Iain, one in twenty businesses fail and of all those remaining, only one in 20 sees an exit or acquisition." He said I had joined a quite rare club. I'm not sure if that statistic was even real, but all I could think about was that if I had heard those odds when I began, I may never have begun that journey. My original ignorance and naivety were probably a good thing. So my route wasn't particularly planned and I probably owe most of our success to the fact that I (and the people around me) enjoyed and loved our work, and nothing was going to get in the way of that. So for all my advice above (and I say from my own experience) sometimes you just find your own way. Thanks Shaun 🙂 Really like the site you've created. All helps the startup community here in Aus where it is largely under-supported. Next story Self Driving Cars: A list of industries that might cease to exist within 20 years.

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It's a peculiar thing, picking up a debut book, especially after being well acquainted with an author's later, greater works. I remember some friends who loved Tamora Pierce being confused and disappointed by her first series, Alanna–they thought that the writing and characterization was lacking in a way I hadn't noticed when Alanna was my first introduction to Pierce's world. It's an understandable disappointment, in a way, but it's also a little unfair. Nevertheless, that was my first emotion on finishing The Near Witch. The Near Witch is a small and simple book, especially compared to Victoria's adult works. The main character, Lexi, lives in a small, secluded village where there are no strangers, or contact with the outside world–until a stranger does come, coinciding with the disappearance of children from the village. Lexi is absolutely convinced that the stranger, Cole, has nothing to do with the children's disappearances, but it's difficult to convince everyone, especially when the mysterious stranger has magic, and the villagers have a history of bad blood with witches. Lexi decides that she's the only one who can prove that Cole is innocent, and she can only do this by finding the missing children. Perhaps I went about reading this book the wrong way. I learned of it's existence on Twitter, when Victoria Schwab announced that it was being republished after going out of print seven years ago. And, because I'd loved all of the books I'd read of Victorias, both YA (This Savage Song and This Dark Duet), and adult (Vicious), I decided that I needed to read this book as well. Maybe I also knew too much about the circumstances around the book. Victoria has been very honest on social media about the ups and downs of her publishing career–how this was her debut, but it tanked, how she wrote Vicious after this, in a Sara Bareilles 'I'm not going to write you a love song' moment. I had expected this to be some secret, undiscovered masterpiece. But, after I thought a moment, I realized my disappointment was unfair. I shouldn't have expected the Near Witch to be anything other than what it is–a YA debut book, by an author who would later go on to shrug off the assumed standards of the publishing industry, but hadn't when she wrote and published this book at my age. And, quite frankly, this was not a bad book. I enjoyed Lexi and her determination to push back against the confines of the village social mores, her cleverness and her courage. Although the book didn't dive into the spooky, atmospheric depths that I know Victoria is capable of, it was hinting at this–a long-dead witch stealing children via the wind, whose bones need to be dug up to kill her? And although it was a bit of a shock to actually have a romance in a Victoria Schwab book, it worked, if only because Cole was the only non-jerk in the village. There were a lot of just-under-the-surface themes, like xenophobia, the kind of small-town mentality that can be dangerous in the long run, being an outsider, and such. I also thought there were some moments of women's solidarity going behind the backs of men that were interesting, and fit with my experience of women helping each other. I might reread it at some point, and try to do so without expectations, but I still appreciated the book for what it was. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this if, say, you're a fan of Victoria Schwab's adult work–but I wouldn't say that this is a bad book, or one to be avoided, and I wish I could have read it without prejudice or expectations.

Osaka IR by 2025 hard, not impossible: Murren Jun 04, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck, World It would take "almost surgical precision" in terms of the private sector working with local government, to get an Osaka casino resort built in time for the World Expo 2025. So said Jim Murren (pictured in a file photo), chairman and chief executive of MGM Resorts International, speaking at the Strategic Decisions Conference 2019, hosted by brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein and Co LLC. Referring to the Osaka request for proposal stage, which he said might be decided by this time next year, thanks to Osaka's commitment to having a casino integrated resort or "IR" as they are known in Japan, Mr Murren said: "Whoever wins is going to have their work cut out, because the goal is to try to get the IR open in time for the World Expo in 2025." The MGM Resorts boss added: "It requires almost surgical precision, not just by the developer, but by the government; from a permitting perspective, from an infrastructure perspective. It's certainly not impossible." But he said Osaka's bullishness might allow it to happen. "Osaka was the only city, the only prefecture that early on said 'we absolutely want to host an IR bid'," he noted. "I've been all round the country for five years, and although there are great potential host locations, we decided early on to pick Osaka," the chairman noted. Inbound tourism would "go up profoundly" if an IR were built there, he stated. Although he noted that casino suitor firms in any of the three locations to be allowed in the first phase of market liberalisation would "have to win twice: once at prefecture level and once at the national level". There are seven entities that have expressed interest in Osaka – including MGM International's market rival Las Vegas Sands Corp – via a request for concept phase that launched in April. "Both Osaka and Tokyo are woefully underserved from a room and a MICE perspective," stated Mr Murren, referring latterly to meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions business. Mr Murren was asked for his views on the fact Japan was likely to be a very closely regulated casino market. MGM Resorts is the parent of Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd. In the Macau market, VIP play fuelled by external junkets is a major factor in casino earnings He stated regarding Japan: "We are not at all troubled by the rules that have been laid out. We actually find them to be competitively favourable to us. We don't prefer the junket model, so we're not concerned that the junket model will not exist in Japan." The chairman asserted however he was "not going to share" forecasts on earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation, or revenue. But he stated: "I can't think of an opportunity in the world today with as potentially high a return on investment: even given everything we know – construction costs; regulations; taxes; gaming restrictions; entry fees… it is an extraordinary opportunity." MGM equity input for Japan IR may reach... LVS says to bid for downstate NY casino...

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OKLAHOMA CITY – In less than a week, an area that had been vacant for years will now be bustling with activity. The new Santa Fe South Charter High School will take up residence inside the space that used to hold Montgomery Ward at the old Crossroads Mall. Since the building became the Plaza Mayor, tenants were needed for the empty shops. "We were looking for a space big enough. We wanted to expand to 1,000 students, and it just so happened this mall needed tenants," said Principal Lance Seeright. Santa Fe South began in a church basement in 2002 with just a few 9th graders. Now, the school has around 2,700 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. However, only the high school students will move to Plaza Mayor this school year. "There's always been a waiting list to get in because it was so small in the beginning. Now, we have the opportunity to serve a lot more kids," Seeright said. The 80,000-square-foot facility will house hundreds of students, but organizers said there is still room for more. "We really need juniors and seniors. We're still working on filling those two grade levels," Seeright said. The facility costs $12 million and was paid for with private and public dollars. It's a new beginning for many of the students who grew up in the Santa Fe South charter system. "All of the students here are just like my family. They are my brothers and sisters," said Johnnathan Herrera, a senior at Santa Fe South Charter High School. To apply or find out more information, visit the school's website.

Seshadri committed suicide by hanging himself at his house Tuesday night when his family members were away, they said. A 22-year old engineer has allegedly committed suicide near Panrutti in Cuddalore district while suspected to have been playing the Blue Whale challenge game, police said Wednesday. Police said they seized various books on ghosts and a mobile phone using which he had played the game. Police said they suspect that the man, an employee of a private factory at Mettukuppam in neighbouring Puducherry, could have committed suicide under the influence of the game. Further investigations were on, they added. The online game demands players to complete tasks given by an anonymous controller over 50 days with the final challenge to commit suicide. The game allegedly led to a spate of suicides in India and other countries last year. However, the government informed Lok Sabha in January this year that there was no evidence of anyone committing suicide due to the Blue Whale challenge game. A committee headed by the Director General, Computer Emergency Response Team-India (CERT-In), investigate cases of suicide committed or attempted allegedly using Blue Whale challenge game but could not establish involvement of the game in any of the deaths, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir had said in a written reply. Recently, there have been reports of another similar killer game "momo" surfacing online with police in some states, including West Bengal and Odisha, cautioning schools and parents to ensure that children do not fall prey to it. காஞ்சனா 3 படத்தை வெளியிட்ட தமிழ்ராக்கர்ஸ்; அதிர்ச்சியில் படக்குழு!

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Discover Scarab Beetles and Family Scarabaeidae Habits and Traits of Scarab Beetles Gallo Images-Anthony Bannister / Getty Images Behavior & Communication Ants. Bees, & Wasps True Bugs, Aphids, Cicadas, and Hoppers Debbie Hadley Entomology Expert B.A., Political Science, Rutgers University Debbie Hadley is a science educator with 25 years of experience who has written on science topics for over a decade. Scarab beetles include the biggest insects in the world, in terms of sheer mass. Scarabs were revered in ancient Egypt as symbols of resurrection. More than just powerhouses, scarab beetles serve important roles in the habitats where they live. The family Scarabaeidae includes dung beetles, June beetles, rhinoceros beetles, chafers, and flower scarabs. What Are Scarab Beetles? Most scarab beetles are robust, convex insects with brown or black coloring. Whatever the coloration, size, or shape, scarabs share a key common feature: lamellate antennae that can be closed tightly. The last 3 to 7 segments of each antenna form plates that can be expanded like a fan or folded together into a club. Scarab beetle larvae, called grubs, are c-shaped and usually live in the ground, feeding on roots. The grubs have a distinctive head capsule, and easy to identify legs on the thorax. The family of scarab beetles falls into the following classifications: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Arthropoda Class - Insecta Order - Coleoptera Family - Scarabaeidae What Do Scarab Beetles Eat? Most scarab beetles feed on a decomposing matter such as dung, fungi, or carrion. This makes them valuable in their environments as they are a bit like the cleanup crew or garbage haulers of the animal kingdom. Other scarab beetles visit plants, feeding on pollen or sap. Flower scarabs are important pollinators, for example. Larvae feed on plant roots, carrion, or dung, depending on the type of scarab. The Life Cycle of Scarabs Like all beetles, scarabs undergo complete metamorphosis with four stages of development: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Scarab beetles generally lay their eggs in the ground, in dung, or in other decomposing materials including carrion. In many species, the larvae feed on plant roots, though some feed directly on dung or carrion. In areas with cold winter climates, grubs typically move deeper into the soil to survive freezing temperatures. They then emerge as adults in early summer. Special Adaptations and Defenses Some male scarabs, such as rhinoceros or Hercules beetles, bear "horns" on their head or pronotum (the hard dorsal plate covering the head-body junction). The horns are used to spar with other males over food or females. Dung beetles excavate burrows below manure piles, then mold the dung into capsules in which they lay their eggs. The mother cares for her developing young by keeping the dung ball free of mold or fungi. The June beetle (or June bug) feeds at night and is attracted to light, which is why they're often seen on warm evenings in early summer. The female can lay up to 200 small pearl-like eggs and the larvae feed on plant roots for three years before emerging as adults. Some plant-eating scarabs such as the rose chafer are poisonous to chickens and other poultry who eat them. Range and Distribution Some 20,000 species of scarab beetles inhabit terrestrial habitats around the world. Well over 1,500 species of Scarabaeidae live in North America. Hadley, Debbie. "Discover Scarab Beetles and Family Scarabaeidae." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/scarab-beetles-family-scarabaeidae-1968149. Hadley, Debbie. (2020, August 27). Discover Scarab Beetles and Family Scarabaeidae. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/scarab-beetles-family-scarabaeidae-1968149 Hadley, Debbie. "Discover Scarab Beetles and Family Scarabaeidae." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/scarab-beetles-family-scarabaeidae-1968149 (accessed January 29, 2023). 10 Biggest Beetle Families in North America Beetles That Eat Bodies Rhinoceros Beetles, Subfamily Dynastinae Habits and Traits Ground Beetles, Family Carabidae Goliath Beetle Facts Japanese Beetles, Popillia Japonica Habits and Traits of Rove Beetles, Family Staphylinidae 12 Worst Vegetable Garden Pests Habits and Traits of Carrion Beetles Habits and Traits of Beetles, Order Coleoptera Ladybugs, Family Coccinellidae 10 Fascinating Facts About Dung Beetles Weevils and Snout Beetles, Superfamily Curculionoidea The 4 Stages of the Ladybug Life Cycle Jewel Beetles of the Family Buprestidae What Are Galls?

This is a very classy dress. It's shorter than it looks. The material is good and easy to take care of. The only thing I didn't like were the shoulder pads but overall it was a great dress. This dress is so light ans soft. It has a satin lining so it is not see through and makes it easier to put on and off. I love it's style, very vintage. I love it!!! So pretty.. runs a bit small compared to the picture. But is definitely worth it ! Q: Which size chart should I be following? For this product there is 2 size chart. My height: 173cm Size 8 Bust: 34inch Waist: 27inch Hips: 36 inch So am I going for M or L?

To prepare satiny smooth sauces, including gravies, use a wire whisk. Stir often and don't forget the corners. Stir vigorously, if necessary, to remove lumps as the sauce or gravy cooks. To give gravy great color and flavor, add a few teaspoons of soy sauce. Freeze leftover gravy in an ice cube tray. Wrap solid frozen gravy cubes in freezer wrap. Then, when you need some gravy, reheat a cube or two. Put some flour into a custard cup and place beside meat in the oven. When the meat is done the flour will be nice and brown, ready to make a rich, brown gravy. If gravy is burned, add a teaspoon of peanut butter to hide the burnt flavor. If it is quite greasy, add a small amount of baking soda. Never add cornstarch to hot liquid because it will lump. Dilute cornstarch in twice as much cold liquid and stir until smooth. Then stir the cornstarch mixture into the hot mixture. For no-lump gravy, use flour that has been browned. Brown flour by putting a little in a heatproof dish when you're using the oven and leave it there until the flour has turned a nice brown color. When gravy is too salty, put in a few pieces of toasted bread for two or three minutes. The bread will absorb much of the salt. Use 2 or 3 tablespoons of coffee to give gravy a rich brown color. The gravy won't taste like coffee. To give gravy a nice color, brown the flour well before adding the liquid. This also helps prevent lumpy gravy. To make gravy smooth, keep a jar with a mixture of equal parts of flour and cornstarch. Put 3 or 4 tablespoons of this mixture in another jar and add some water. Shake, and in a few minutes you will have a smooth paste for gravy. For instant white sauce, blend a cup each of softened butter and flour and spread it evenly in an ice cub tray. Freeze, then cut into 16 cubes and store in a plastic bag until you want to make a sauce. Then heat 1 cup milk and 1 cube, stirring until the cube is melted and the liquid is warm. A teaspoon or so of vanilla extract in Italian tomato sauces helps cut the acidity of the tomatoes! To keep cream sauces from separating, shake the pan in a back and forth motion, and add just a tiny bit more cream at the very end. This will keep your sauce from having an oily texture. This method works better than the continual motion of a wire whisk. To prepare white sauce at the right consistency, remember 1-2-3. For each cup of milk use 1 tablespoon of flour for a thin sauce, 2 tablespoons of flour for a medium sauce and 3 tablespoons of flour for a thick sauce. Use 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine for any thickness. When a sauce curdles, remove pan from heat and plunge into a pan of cold water to stop the cooking process. Beat sauce vigorously, or pour it into a blender and blend until smooth. To serve piping hot pancake syrup, remove the syrup cap, place the bottle in a microwave, and heat on HIGH for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Make fruit syrup by adding 2 cups sugar to 1/2 cup of any kind fruit juice and cooking until it boils. If syrup crystallizes, set the bottle in a pan of cold water. Heat gently and crystals will disappear. A pinch of salt added to boiling syrup prevents crystallization.

✍ Submit Your Case 📞 1-877-MessaLaw Trial Animations Why Messa Recall Report Messa In The News 3M Client Portal Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorneys Warn of the Real Dangers of E-Cigarettes By Justin Groen Vapes and E-Cigarettes have been marketed for years as safer, less addictive alternatives to cigarettes. In just a short amount of time, e-cigarettes have gained immense popularity. It is projected that by 2025, the vaping industry will we worth well over 40 trillion dollars. Recently, however, the dangers of e-cigarettes have come to light, raising questions about whether or not these alternatives to traditional cigarettes are really any safer. In 2018, a 17-year-old boy's jaw was broken and his teeth were blown out of his mouth; in February, a twenty-four-year-old Texas man was killed when an artery was sliced in his neck; in May 2018, a thirty-eight-year-old St. Petersburg man was killed by a "projectile wound." According to a 2017 study by the United States Fire Administration from 2009 through 2016, there were 195 incidents of fires and explosions directly attributable to E-Cigarettes. Of those 195 incidents, 61 occurred while electronic cigarettes were in someone's pocket, and 60 of them occurred while someone was smoking an electronic cigarette. According to the study, 80 victims sought treatment in an emergency room for smoke inhalation, 2nd degree burns, or stitches. The same study indicated that 30 victims required hospitalization for a loss of a body part, 3rd degree burns, or facial injuries. Even more troubling, in a 2018 study, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found that between 2015 and 2017, there were an estimated 2,035 explosion and burn injuries requiring hospital care caused by exploding E-Cigarettes. The study showed that the majority of those injured were men with a median age of 26. The dangers posed by E-Cigarettes are clear; they are addictive and marketed to teenagers and young adults with flavors such as bubblegum, root beer, caramel, and cotton candy; there are no studies showing that the long-term use of such devices is safe; and the chemicals used in them are toxic and can cause and/or exacerbate asthma. One of those chemicals, diacetyl, is also known to cause or obliterative bronchiolitis, a condition that permanently damages the bronchioles, the smallest airways of the lungs. The lung tissue damage caused by diacetyl is irreversible and there is no cure for popcorn lung once it has developed. As if these dangers weren't enough, these "safer" alternatives to cigarettes can literally BLOW UP IN YOUR FACE. Electronic cigarettes pose both an immediate and long-term risk to anyone who uses them. Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorneys at Messa & Associates We at Messa & Associates care about our clients and our community. We implore you and your family members not to smoke and not to use E-Cigarettes. But, if you do (against our advice), please utilize the following ideas to protect yourself: Stop using them; Don't use E-Cigarettes that are damaged; Don't use E-Cigarettes that have been exposed to extreme heat (like being left in a car on a summer day); and Discard the E-Cigarette if you feel it getting abnormally warm. If you or someone you care about has been injured by an E-Cigarette, immediately take possession of the defective product, remove the battery, and place it in a cool area for safe keeping. Once the product is secure, contact our office. Our highly qualified attorneys will obtain possession of the damaged product to have it tested to determine why and how the device malfunctioned, and bring a claim on your behalf to ensure your medical bills are paid and that you receive the compensation and justice you deserve. Justin L. 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Where are you from and how is the natural scene there? Originally Southfield, MI moved to Tallahassee, FL and now in Atlanta , GA. The naural scene in Atlanta is large. I never get a second look because of my hair. How long did you transition and how long have you been natural? 18 months, lol, 18 months! How you feel about your natural hair in the beginning? Very positive, I was sooo over the money and time spent in salons. I'm a K.I.S.S. person so natural hair seemed to suit me. How much support did you receive when you decided to go natural? Most of my family and friends were neutral. I think they took a wait and see attitude. Most of them felt natural hair looked good on "some people" they weren't sure if I was one of them. Has there been any differences in your life from going natural? I'm much happier. I'm now a product junkie. 3.) My wide tooth rattail comb. I feel cheated w/ just three and I have to have a comb/brush!! What advice would you give someone who was thinking of going natural? As my friend tells me "it's natural to be natural". Just do it and make it your own. Add your own jazz to it! Any final words? Be prepared for the transition it is tough. You can't do what you used to and you can't do all the cool, fun stuff you see yet. Pick about three staple protective styles that work for you and work them!! Is There a Nightmare Happening On Your Pillow?

New technologies help us better understand Ancient Rome Historians and archaeologists have studied the ruins of the Roman Forum for centuries, employing the tools on hand to add to the knowledge of this center of Roman public life that hosted elections, triumphal processions, speeches, trials, shops and gladiatorial spectacles. The latest research suggests these structures, which we know as white marble, may have been brightly painted. Bernard Frischer, a classics and art history professor in the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences, led a team of experts who used cutting-edge technology to find traces of yellow pigment on a bas-relief of a menorah on the forum's Arch of Titus. In its heyday, the yellow pigment would have appeared gold from a distance. Frischer said the menorah has historical significance. "The menorah on the relief is extremely important to Jews, since it shows the menorah from the Second Temple in Jerusalem, which Titus captured and sacked in A.D. 70." Expert says Roman and Celtic coins should go on tour A marketing expert says the record find of Roman and Celtic coins in Jersey is a unique opportunity for the island. Christopher Journeax, former head of marketing for Jersey Heritage, says the find worth up to £10m could be used as a travelling exhibition. The coins, dating from about 50BC are thought to weigh about three quarters of a tonne. Mr Journeax believes many people and not just archaeologists and specialists would want to see the treasure. He said the Celtic coins could spark more interest in the island and its history. Subway work unearths ancient road in Greece Archaeologists in Greece's second-largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was the city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago. Workers of Metro's construction company are seen at the ancient ruins in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Monday, June 25, 2012. Archaeologists in Greece's second largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago. The marble-paved road was unearthed during excavations for the city's new subway system that is due to be completed in four years, and will be raised to be put on permanent display for passengers when the metro opens [Credit: AP/Nikolas Giakoumidis] The marble-paved road was unearthed during excavations for Thessaloniki's new subway system, which is due to be completed in four years. The road in the northern port city will be raised to be put on permanent display when the metro opens in 2016. The excavation site was shown to the public on Monday, when details of the permanent display project were also announced. Several of the large marble paving stones were etched with children's board games, while others were marked by horse-drawn cart wheels. Also discovered at the site were remains of tools and lamps, as well as the bases of marble columns. Thames Ditton man's Roman coin haul to be auctioned Roman coins collected by a numismatist will be auctioned off on July 3. Proceeds from the specialist sale will go to the British Museum. The late Kenneth Edwin Day, from Thames Ditton, was a leading figure in the Kingston Numismatic Society and keen Roman coin collector. Auctioneer Morton and Eden will divide the coins between two sales and expected the collection to raise about £30,000. The proceeds of both sales will be added to an acquisition fund set up so the museum can buy coins of significant to Britain and increase the accessibility of the national collection using new digital technology. Roman fortress in Bulgaria to be restored In two months' time, the repair works at the Roman fortress Sexaginta Prista near the Danube city of Ruse in northeastern Bulgaria are to be wrapped up, according to a media statement f the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works. The Sexaginta Prista site near Ruse [Credit: dariknews.bg] The project envisaging the renovation and popularization of the ancient Roman fortress is worth around BGN 1.3 M which is provided under the Regional Development Operational Program, the beneficiary being the Ministry of Culture. The project involves a major overhaul of the two remaining buildings on the territory of the fortress and the construction of a well-lit ramp that will facilitate access to the remains at Sexaginta Prista (""the port town of the sixty ships"). Our Londinium opens at the Museum of London Change is afoot at the Museum of London, which today (22 June 2012) reopened its Roman gallery following the first major update to this section since it opened in 1994. 'Our Londinium 2012' draws parallels between life in Roman London and the city today. Funded by the Arts Council England, the redevelopment is part of the Cultural Olympiad Programme 'Stories of the World' and includes a wealth of new installations including audio-visual displays and interactive touchscreen maps. Modern objects – mostly drawn from the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre (see CA 267 for more on this record-breaking collection) – have been placed in two thirds of the gallery's display cases beside Roman artefacts. A bust of Hadrian recovered from the Thames foreshore and currently on loan from the British Museum is juxtaposed with 'V for Vendetta' masks worn during the recent anti-cuts protests to prompt discussion about power and authority and how these are challenged. Britain's Only Known Roman Chariot Racing Circus Get's a Visitor Centre The Colchester Roman Circus is Getting a Visitor's Centre Drawing: BBC.CO.UK The Colchester Roman Circus, the only archaeologically known Roman Circus in Britain is getting an Interpretation Centre. The Colchester Archaeological Trust is now in possession of the site which had been slated for development. The new HQ for the Trust site is the former Army Education Centre building at the Colchester Garrison. The site was excavated in advance of development and according to the Gazette online: "The eight starting gates of Britain's only chariot circus were found under the gardens of the Sergeants' Mess, off Circular Road North, in Colchester. 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Subscribe to MediaDailyNews BrandTech Helps Put Brands First on Digital Platforms by Rich Raddon , Op-Ed Contributor, April 18, 2017 As platforms continue to grow in dominance and video overtakes the Internet, brands now, more than ever, need to consider their equity across all channels. No longer relegated to the receiving end of brand messages through TV and traditional media, consumers are increasingly interacting with brands on platforms like Google, with YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. The majority of dollars will shift in the coming years from traditional television to these global platforms. Brands need to locate their presence within the digital media ecosystem and make certain their equity and message align with the content they sponsor. But brands are faced with an ocean of content so vast, it's hard to make sense of what's out there. Marketers must rely on emerging technologies to interpret the landscape. The more that technology improves, the deeper our capacity to comprehend brand equity wherever it intersects with consumers. To best offer visibility and insight into brand equity — and create a competitive advantage in the marketplace — a new industry will emerge: BrandTech. What is BrandTech? BrandTech takes the considerations of brands into account first, empowering marketers to see and understand the context of their equity wherever it lives. Today's global platforms access the power of the Web; they can unlock granular data and deep consumer insights. Understanding that data — and ultimately a brand's digital existence — requires technologies that, unlike ad tech, harness the power of these platforms to give brands an unbiased and transparent map of the media ecosystem. With increasing importance placed on brands' digital presence, the time has come for them to take advantage of that data to best understand their audiences and reach them with the right content. One word: video. Video has an emotional impact on the consumer that can't be replicated with text, banner or radio. Since 1941 until the birth of the Internet, the only outlet with reach for video advertising was television. The best part of television's trajectory is that the technology supporting that industry evolved slowly, compared to today's pace. Consequently, advertisers had time to develop standards, best practices, and uniformly accepted measurements. But today, video moves too fast to comprehend. On YouTube alone, hundreds of hours of content are uploaded every minute, and more than 1 billion hours of video are watched on the platform daily. Today's marketers can't grow and safeguard their brand equity without BrandTech to help understand and navigate video on these global platforms. BrandTech has already begun to emerge in the marketplace Over the last year, the industry awoke to the fact that it's not the job of the platforms to cooperate and create uniformity and clarity, even if platforms benefit from that outcome. To paraphrase Martin Sorrell's blunt comments around viewability last year, you can't grade your own homework. What is required: Tech-driven companies that have access to the platforms and the ability to provide unbiased, transparent intelligence to marketers to make platform-wide decisions. Companies like Moat, Integral Science, Double Verify, along with Nielsen and comScore, were all empowered to track viewability on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. In future, those firms and others will expand beyond viewability into issues like content alignment. We'll look back at this moment as the beginnings of BrandTech. The cynic might question whether these "walled gardens" will cooperate with the emergence BrandTech, but it is in everyone's best interest to cooperate. We don't have the luxury of time to evolve. Savvy marketers are ready to build upon their practices from television and tap into their full potential online. Welcome to the era of BrandTech. ad technology, advertising, brand marketing, commentary, cross-platform, digital, media buying, online video, social media RICH RADDON, CEO, Zefr Shelby Saville - Spark Foundry, Chief Investment Officer Albert Thompson - Walton Isaacson, Managing Director, Digital More from MediaDailyNews

Q: Simple cURL POST request via Applescript / Shell I want to send a simple cURL POST request to Spotify to exchange my authorization code for a token that I can use in a little app I'm building. I'm writing it in Applescript. I've previously figured out how to use GET to search, GET's syntax seems pretty straightforward. On the other hand I'm having trouble getting Spotify to accept the format I'm sending my data in. Here is their developer guide. Their example request is: curl -H "Authorization: Basic ZjM...zE=" -d grant_type=authorization_code -d code=MQCbtKe...44KN -d redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foo.com%2Fauth https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token According to their Authorization Guide, I should be able to discard the header in above example and include client_id and client_secret as parameters in the POST body. (However I note that the syntax they use in the example is different to what I've found elsewhere, including the cURL manual page). Following Spotify's guide gives me: curl -d grant_type=authorization_code -d code=<authcodehere> -d redirect_uri=<redirect_uri> -d client_id=<clientid> -d client_secret=<clientsecret> https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token Adding in -i -v for debugging.. Output after running this in Terminal is: * Connected to accounts.spotify.com * Server certificate: *.spotify.com * Server certificate: DigiCert SHA2 Secure Server CA * Server certificate: DigiCert Global Root CA POST /api/token HTTP/1.1 Host: accounts.spotify.com User-Agent: curl/7.43.0 Accept: */* Content-Length: 410 Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded * upload completely sent off: 410 out of 410 bytes < HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request < Server: nginx Server: nginx < Content-Type: application/json Content-Type: application/json < Content-Length: 68 Content-Length: 68 < Connection: keep-alive Connection: keep-alive < Keep-Alive: timeout=10 Keep-Alive: timeout=10 < * Connection #0 to host accounts.spotify.com left intact {"error":"invalid_grant","error_description":"Invalid redirect URI"} So I've tried variations of the above POST request to little or no avail. My most successful attempt: curl -i -v -X POST "https://api.spotify.com/api/token" --data " {\"grant_type\":\"authorization_code\",\"code\":\"<authcode>\",\"redirect_uri\":\" <redirecturi>\",\"client_id\":\"<clientid>\",\"client_secret\":\"<clientsecret>\"}" All on one line obviously. The result: * Connected to api.spotify.com * Server certificate: *.spotify.com * Server certificate: DigiCert SHA2 Secure Server CA * Server certificate: DigiCert Global Root CA > POST /api/token HTTP/1.1 > Host: api.spotify.com > User-Agent: curl/7.43.0 > Accept: */* > Content-Length: 420 > Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded > * upload completely sent off: 420 out of 420 bytes < HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized < Server: nginx Server: nginx < Content-Type: application/json Content-Type: application/json < Content-Length: 74 Content-Length: 74 < Connection: keep-alive Connection: keep-alive < Keep-Alive: timeout=600 Keep-Alive: timeout=600 < WWW-Authenticate: Bearer realm="spotify" WWW-Authenticate: Bearer realm="spotify" < Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * < Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, POST, OPTIONS, PUT, DELETE Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, POST, OPTIONS, PUT, DELETE < Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true < Access-Control-Max-Age: 604800 Access-Control-Max-Age: 604800 < Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Accept, Authorization, Origin, Content-Type Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Accept, Authorization, Origin, Content-Type < { "error": { "status": 401, "message": "No token provided" } * Connection #0 to host api.spotify.com left intact Not sure what it wants from me at this stage, any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Are you exhausted at trying to reduce your everyday chemical exposure? No one said non-toxic living was going to be easy! Today we explore some of the most common misconceptions, questions and hurdles most of my clients face when starting their journey into non-toxic living. False: Personal care products, that we use on our bodies, cleaning and home products that we are exposed to every single day do not have to be tested for safety by anyone and can thus skip right onto supermarket shelves. In fact, 80% of the chemicals in personal care products have never been tested for safety. Essentially, our families are thus guinea pigs in a long term experiment for these corporations. Until laws in the US change, it is up to you as a household head to do your research and determine what is safe and what could potentially expose your children to harmful chemicals. Remember: using any given store bought product with any given chemical once or twice will probably not harm you ... however when we talk about non-toxic living what can harm you is the cumulative effect of many different chemicals (from different daily use products like your shampoo, moisturizer, makeup, bath gel, home fragrance, bathroom cleaner, dry cleaned clothing etc) being used every single day over many years. True or False: If a product claims to be "all natural" or "green" or "pure" or "safe for babies sensitive skin" and even "organic" it is the same as non-toxic and must be safe to use. False: This is called greenwashing. Terms like natural, pure, hypoallergenic, botanical, and green are unregulated and sadly don't mean anything. It is the company trying to give off an image of being environmentally responsible, while still including a long list of potentially harmful chemicals in their products. Unfortunately, it works like a charm since many well meaning consumers purchase these products thinking that they are buying products that are better for their families and for the environment. How can you as a consumer, avoid being greenwashed? 1. Avoid products labeled "caution," "warning," "danger" and "poison," all of which indicate the item is hazardous to you and the environment. 2. Look for independent reputable third party verifications: Look for labels from groups like Forest Stewardship Council, Energy Star and the U.S. Department of Agriculture certified organic labels. False: This is perhaps one of the most hypocritical of all situations. The reality is that many of the U.S.'s biggest beauty companies use ingredients that are known to be harmful and linked to breast cancer and then set up foundations and charities to support breast, cervical and ovarian cancer research. The most common chemical used in these beauty products are preservatives called parabens (indicated by any word that ends in paraben, like methylparaben, propylparaben) which have actually been found in biopsies of breast cancer tumors at levels that are similar to their concentrations used in personal care products. Even 'paraben free' products are suspect since we don't necessarily know what replacement chemicals are being used. Basically, if a product promises to be preservative-free, and it doesn't require refrigeration or immediate use, you should suspect potentially harmful chemicals being used. Additionally everything from plastic water bottles to artificial fragrances- which all contain phthalates which are also known endocrine disruptors that mimic estrogen- often use the pink ribbon to sell their products. While I always encourage small changes that make a big impact in your daily routine - like eating organic- and encourage people to take baby steps to avoid getting overwhelmed by a quick and total non-toxic living overhaul, the reality is that just making one change is not enough to really limit your total chemical exposure. It is a great start, but if you want to really make a difference in your health you have to do more. You'd be shocked at the amount of chemicals that are used in the products we use everyday—in our homes and on our bodies— chemicals that have never been tested for safety on adults nor children (ie: of the over 87,000 chemicals approved in the US for daily use, only a little over 200 have ever been tested by the government for safety. Another interesting fact: the EU has banned over 1,100 chemicals from personal care products, but the US has only banned about 13.....). Start with clean eating but also consider switching your cleaning, some kitchen and personal care products too. False: it is unethical to test chemicals on babies .... so no scientific study will know what effects a certain chemical could have on a baby or a fetus. The reality is that fetuses and babies are tiny in size and are undergoing massive development when compared to adults. Adults are much bigger in size. A chemical will thus affect a a developing baby or young baby much more than it will an adult. This is why when you are pregnant or have a young baby at home you should be extra cautious about the chemicals you are exposed to on a daily basis. Also, these safety claims never take into consideration the potential cumulative effects of using that chemical, mixed with many other chemicals from other daily use products, for years even decades. False: unscented is not the same as fragrance free. There are probably chemicals being used to make the product unscented! In the US, companies are not required to disclose the chemicals they use in a fragrance but it is not unusual for dozens of potentially toxic chemicals to be used to achieve any given fragrance. Among them, endocrine disrupting phthalates, which cause the fragrance (or unscented fragrance) to stick to your skin or the product. Opt for 'fragrance free', make sure the word 'perfum' nor 'fragrance' appears in the ingredient list and if the product has a smell make sure it comes from organic pure essential oils and not synthetic chemicals. False: BPA is a very well known endocrine disrupting chemical linked to obesity. diabetes, problems with fertility and reproductive organs, susceptibility to various cancers and cognitive/behavioral deficits like ADHD. It is used to harden plastics and, while it is rarely found in baby bottles, sippy cups and water bottles anymore, is still found in medical devices, compact discs, dental sealants, water bottles, the lining of canned foods and drinks, store receipts and many other products. plastics marked with recycle codes 3 or 7 may be made with BPA. Most parents today know to choose items labelled "BPA free" but, unfortunately this is not necessarily a safer solution since the main chemical used today to replace BPA , BPS, is showing signs of being just as bad as BPA. The best solution will be to avoid plastics and opt for stainless steel, glass, paper, bamboo, wood or silicon, especially with products related to food intake or used by infants.

The MCF Sports Complex is a multi-sport complex located adjoining the MCF Garden. It houses premium facilities for various sports. The sports complex is also a popular venue in the western suburbs of Mumbai for several district and state level ranking tournaments every year and the MCF sports complex has gained recognition in Mumbai city and Maharashtra. Coaching facilities are available round the year in select sports and members of the MCF sports complex have brought laurels to the federation by performing meritoriously in tournaments around the country. Top ranked players at the district, state and national level are conferred honorary sports membership to enable our members to play regularly with the best competition. The management of the complex places great emphasis on the development of character through the medium of sports and in-house tournaments are hosted annually in all sports. Sub-Committees have been formed in all sporting disciplines to advise the managing committee in all matters regarding the section. Various cultural events are also conducted by the Cultural Sub-Committee & Ladies Wing. The Annual Day which is a popular annual concert provides a platform for members to showcase their talents. Besides this, the annual Christmas party for kids and New Year's Eve party are some of the popular events held in the sports complex.Various festivals are also celebrated in the complex. A poolside restaurant serves quality food at reasonable prices for members and their guests. The sports complex is in the process of being renovated for the purpose of ambience, added security and providing comfort to all members and their guests. Consumption of spirits and alcoholic beverages, Chewing of paan, tobacco & Gutkha and Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the premises of the sports complex.

Q: Regex to get the string between a character and a whitespace and excluding the first delimiter In the following text what Regex (Javascript) would match "user" (user is a random name), excluding the "@" character? I want to tag this @user here and this @user @user I have looked at the following solutions and made the following regexes that did not work RegEx pattern to match a string between two characters, but exclude the characters \@(.*)\s Regular Expression to find a string included between two characters while EXCLUDING the delimiters (?!\@)(.*?)(?=\s) Regex: Matching a character and excluding it from the results? ^@[^\s]+ Finally I made this regex that works but returns "@user" instead of "user": @[^\s\n]+ The Javascript used to execute the regex is: string.match(/@[^\s\n]+/) A: I see I need to post a clarification. If one knows a pattern beforehand in JS, i.e. if you do not build a regex from separate variables, one should be using a RegExp literal notation (e.g. /<pattern>/<flag(s)>). In this case, you need a capturing group to get a submatch from a match that will start with a @ and go on until the next non-whitespace character. You cannot use String#match if you have multiple values inside one input string, as global regexps with that method lose the captured texts. You need to use RegExp#exec: var s = "I want to tag this @user here\nand this @user\n@user"; var arr = []; var re = /@(\S+)\b/g; while ((m=re.exec(s)) !== null) { arr.push(m[1]); } document.write(JSON.stringify(arr)); The regex I suggest is @(\S+)\b: * *@ - matches a literal @ *(\S+) - matches and captures into Group 1 one or more non-whitespace characters that finish with *\b - word boundary (remove if you have Unicode letters inside the names). A: If you execute it this way, it should work: var str = "I want to tag this @user here"; var patt = new RegExp("@([^\\s\\n]+)"); var result = patt.exec(str)[1];

How Well Do You Know Our Country? Jan 18, 2023 | Events, Featured (Image Credit – Ben Broady) Australian Geographic presents Australia like we've never seen it. Our Country is a multi-sensory experience which surrounds Australians and tourists with 40 x 6 metre high screens and a 360 degree soundscape, curated by indigenous and non-indigenous musicians including ARIA chart-topper Bowerbird Collective. The experience is made up of the works of 25 specialist cinematographers, including David Attenborough's favourite macro-cameraman, Peter Nearhos, brought to life from over 100,000 hours in the field. It celebrates every ecosystem in Australia and celebrates the grandeur and diversity of Australia's wild places, with storms, lightning, fire and ice in their elemental forces. Our Country celebrates all parts of Australia and is perfect for those who see it to want to immerse themselves in Australia first-hand. The international touring event is at Hall 7, ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre. Following the world premiere in Sydney, Our Country will tour internationally supported by global presenting partner, Tourism Australia. To purchase tickets or for further information, visit www.ausgeo-ourcountry.com. PreviousAustralia Day in Ku-ring-gai Wellness Corner – All the Favourite Trends What Exactly is Slow Fashion? A Musical Must-see: Come From Away is Here

A two day festival in Tucson, Arizona that hosts music artist from distinct genres. Arts and food are always big at dusk. Decadence was a the biggest new years event in Arizona. Located at the Rawhide event center in Chandler. Over 50,000 people attend this event yearly. GOLD RUSH is a western themed festival hosted every year in Phoenix, Arizona. Over 12,000 people attend every year. Set in Oro Valley Arizona, This music festival host a variety of artist from country to alternative rock. West coast festival is an old school hip hop festival in Tucson, Arizona. this year our headliner was bone thugs and harmony. Over 4000 people attended this event.

My review of Peak Design's Capture camera clip was published today at Tools & Toys. This small accessory was something I purchased a few months ago, mostly out of curiosity, but it has grown to become essential in my kit. These days I can't imagine going out for a shoot without having it attached to my bag. It's surprising just how often you need to use your hands on any given shoot. The Capture is a fantastic way to quickly and securely set your camera aside for a moment, and do whatever it is you need to do without being worried about dropping it. It provides essential peace of mind, and that's something you can't put a price on. If you're interested in something like that — and you probably should be — head on over to Tools & Toys for the full review.

EXPLOSIVE, MEGA-THEATRICAL NEW YORK INDIE ROCKERS MIX THE POWER OF METALLICA, THE PARLIAMENT GROOVE, AND A TONGUE IN CHEEK "CARNIVAL" VIBE ON THEIR FREEWHEELING FULL LENGTH DEBUT 'RHYTHM & BRUISE' The 'Epic Defenders Of Metal and Funk' Throw Off The Chains Of 'Mopey, Uptight' Rock And Create Five Unique Stage Personas That Have Shared Bills With Reunited Schlock Rockers Green Jelly And Horror Punk Legends The Misfits Legendary "gonzo journalist" Hunter S. Thompson made up his own adjective anytime he tried to describe the ultimate of something: "It was the king hell of all parties." "This bastard was a serious, king hell crazy." No doubt, the late great author of Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas would feel the same sense of visceral energy if he'd had the chance to check out King Hell, the furious and funky, intensely tongue in cheek New York based indie powerhouse named after his turn of phrase. Drawing soul and inspiration from Metallica, Parliament-Funkadelic, as well as Art Neville's New Orleans blues-funk band The Meters, King Hell blazes into 2010 with their popular as ever theatrical stage carnival and a highly anticipated debut album, aptly titled Rhythm & Bruise—the follow-up to their popular self-titled 2007 EP. King Hell are anchored by the dueling vocals of Samwell and Doc Thompson. Along with guitarist Mötherfökker (aka Möfö), they first bonded over a mutual love of Black Sabbath and Metallica, and started jamming in high school in Cambridge, MA years ago. "We were originally called Longinus", says Samwell, "but everyone thought that was a venereal disease—which is very metal, but not in a good way." Eventually moving to New York and renaming themselves King Hell—"which sounded commanding instead of contagious," says Doc—the band has come a long way from their first gig at The Continental in NYC two and a half years ago. Fans find it hard to believe that back then, Doc wore a business suit and, with an admittedly "half baked" presentation, they took themselves way too seriously. Quickly figuring out that audiences were hungry for a real alternative to mopey, navel gazing bands whining about old girlfriends, the group—rounded out by death metal bassist Zigabot and drummer Shille-Lee, a refugee from the 80s hardcore outfit The Abused—went campy and got in touch with their inner Freddie Mercury and Gene Simmons. "People long for bands like Queen and KISS because they were larger than life," says Samwell. "Plugging into that was liberating. At some point, rock got really self-conscious. We're confident enough in the quality of our music to embrace carnival. We're like Cirque du Soleil, minus the elegance and trapeze, which we're barred from using. So, more like Berserk du Soleil." Drawing on their love of comics, a unique concept for a rogue team of rock avengers emerged. "It started under control, but by our second show, Doc was in a zoot suit waving a Tommy gun and I found myself standing on a horned anvil in Batman's pants." With their stage show taking on a life of its own, King Hell began playing across NYC, New England, and the Tri-State area, and eventually scored a full calendar of gigs that included sharing a bill with reunited schlock rockers Green Jelly, and opening for horror legends The Misfits at their 30th anniversary show in front of 2,000 people. Already this year, King Hell gave their first performance at NYC's Gramercy Theatre, and will be hitting the road for Harrisburg, PA to play the 2010 Millennium Music Conference. In April they will appear at the Jerkus Circus in Worchester, MA, awarded "Best of 2009" by The Boston Phoenix, which calls it "a fantasyland for connoisseurs of real-deal performance art". And to keep their local base satisfied they have upcoming performances in NYC at The Delancey and the Gotham Rocks Showcase at Crash Mansion. Over time, five distinct characters have emerged for the band members. Samwell is the heavy metal hero, protector of Earth's most extensive Judas Priest album vault. Doc Thompson is the gangster avenger punishing crimes against rock; he keeps that persona when he makes his racy "King Hell Reports" on YouTube, with 300,000+ views (and twice the complaints). Möfö is the vigilante from a post apocalyptic future ruled by an evil cyborg Justin Timberlake. Zigabot is the escaped clone of Dr. Funkenstein armed with a bionic afro, while Shille-Lee is the master of Irish Kung Fu, which consists primarily of Guinness and meditation. Zigabot explains: "Our characters are just superhuman exaggerations of ourselves. They give people permission to dance and sing along with our often bugged out lyrics, because no matter how goofy they act they can always point to us and say, 'Now those guys look ridiculous.'" A clever, larger than life quality blasts through from the get go on Rhythm & Bruise, highlighted by an infectious cover of Duran Duran's "Hungry Like The Wolf," a track Doc calls "a piece of the familiar, and our attempt to put some humor back into metal. They're the least metal band on the planet, and the irony is part of the fun. It usually goes over great, depending on the percentage of Slayer shirts in the audience." Musically, however, their determination to capture the broad spirit of their new material led them to work with engineer and co-producer Sal Mormando, whose diverse resume includes hard rock bands like Clutch and a Grammy nominated project by Latin jazz percussionist Raphael Cruz. "We didn't want every song to sound the same," says Samwell, "and we don't like the synthetic production value on most hard rock records today. Sal got that and managed to capture how we sound live. Also, at no point during the recording process did he lose patience and shoot us, which was a big plus." Perhaps Möfö sums it up best when he explains, "Die Zukunft ist invertiert und bald auch der Disco-Beats der drecksack Justin Timberlake wird brennen. Dröhnen Schwein!" Möfö speaks only in his native tongue of Future German. Unfortunately, no translation is possible as this language has yet to exist. To maximize the "live" vibe that is King Hell's bread and butter, they took a recording route usually reserved for jazz artists and actually sang, jammed and played their instruments in the studio at the same time—with Samwell and Doc facing each other in their respective vocal booths—at Kaleidoscope Sound in New Jersey. Their vocal interplay on Rhythm & Bruise is tuned up several notches from the way they worked together on the King Hell EP. "We busted ass on harmonies," says Samwell, "and when we weren't singing together we created a better dynamic with me stretching my voice higher and Doc dipping down into Barry White territory. I got to live out my Ian Gillan fantasies, and Doc got to live out his fantasies with women." Musically, the 13 tracks perfectly embody King Hell's mission to fuse metal and funk into something fresh, gleefully unrecognizable and hard to pigeonhole. The chugging, ultra percussive "Oblivion" is a cool reimagining of contemporary Swedish heavy metal, while "Mr. Fancy Pants" is pure classic rock meets edgy funk. The hard driving opener "Brooklyn" is lyrically an autobiographical romp through their fascinating musical experiences, from the time the three founders were kids playing in their Boston area basement to their stint playing as another band in Chicago and the emergence of their current incarnation in Brooklyn. "Bad Mofo" is an intense rocker with an uplifting message designed to inspire musicians to follow their own road and make the best music they can no matter what critical obstacles get in their way. "A Bastard Like Me" is an overtly rhythmic, muscular and brutal song that tells a cartoonish, noirish tale, a la "Sin City". The members of King Hell can't decide just where and when they added funk to their early love of metal. It might have been through a jazz bassist they once played with who smoked a lot of weed and loved to play The Meters for everyone. Or maybe it was through Doc, who scammed his way into being a DJ at Tufts University, and through that discovered a trove of obscure blues and funk from the 70s. Either way, as Samwell says, "Metal became an addiction. Then we discovered Funkadelic's album Maggot Brain, Sly and The Family Stone, and that whole world of theatrical funk. Funk was a revelation. Experiencing groove for the first time blew our exceedingly white minds. We were excited to fuse both influences, and funk and metal dovetailed perfectly. If you're banging your head while shaking your ass, it's doubly devastating. When we added Zigabot and Shille-Lee, they were the perfect complement and the chemistry was complete. They could groove like pimps, but when we wanted to step on the gas, they were capable of going absolutely ape shit." Doc adds, "At the end of one of our shows, if Samwell and I haven't sweated out half our body weight and aren't struggling not to pass out, we haven't done our job—and that's to get audiences so engaged and excited that they forget their troubles, cut loose, and have an absolute blast. King Hell is here to tear the roof off the joint, burn the house down, then flee the scene in our heavily armored clown car."

Hello Hello! Today is the first post in a series that I hope will be Bi-Monthly. Friday Favs is where I will sit down and let you in on all of the things I've been loving lately. Whether it's a makeup product, an app, a song... whatever is making my life a little better, easier, happier at the moment. So, I hope you enjoy and without further ado, let me introduce you to some of my new favorite things! First up, is this Coco Water Lotion by You are AMAZING skincare. I actually picked this up by accident, thinking it was an exfoliator.... It's hard to focus when you're shopping with toddlers. But, I love this lotion for it's scent. It smells so delicious and airy and lingers on the skin in just the right way. You'll get whiffs of it throughout your day but it won't overwhelm the people standing close to you! They also Donate a percentage of sales to charity, for every bottle sold. Two tanning products I'm loving are the NKD SKIN Pre Shower Tan. It actually works. I like to put it on about twenty minutes before I shower then rinse it off. A light but noticeable tan will show up within hours. I recommend that you only do this on days that you aren't shaving, for best results. My new favorite tanning mousse it the Dancing with the Stars Mousse by Norvell! I found it at Wal Mart and absolutely fell in love with it. The undertone is just the right color for me. Not orange, or purple/black... just a nice brown. Plus it doesn't stick to any dry patches or scars like other brands that I have tried in the past. In the video I said it was inexpensive, but I've only been able to find it for $38 online. I would definitely recommend trying to find it at your local wal mart first, because I'm almost positive I didn't pay over $20. I've been applying the DWTS tan with this Skinerals Tanning Mitt that I recently ordered from Amazon. I've only ever used disposable mitts in the past, but using a nice cloth one is a major game changer in my application and end results. LipSense; If I sound like I'm pointing out too many cons while talking about this in the video, it's because I watched Tati Westbrook do a review on LipSense right before filming... She was not a fan of the smell/taste, etc, which offset a war of words in her comment section. Knowing that I was planning to film a review myself I wanted to speak to as many of the negative comments I saw, as possible. I've, personally, really enjoyed these products and I 100% think this is the ultimate Wedding Day / Special event Lip product. Because it last's all day long and gives you movie star lips without ever transferring to your food or your date! You can see more in the video above! Head HERE to grab your own from Running With Colors! Colour Pop. I've been loving Colour Pop products lately. You can NOT beat the price for the quality. And this Super Shock Blush is proof. Loving this ESSIE polish called S'il Vous Play. The video and pictures do not do it justice. Do your self a favor and just go look at it next time you're in the store! Let me know in the comments what products you have been loving lately, so I can check them out for myself! I'm always on the hunt for new and exciting things! Thanks for this review, I've seen lipsense everywhere and I wanted to know more about it! My pleasure! I know when products go viral, it's sometimes hard to figure out what's real and what's gimmick! Glad to help!

C*GRSCR -- set color representation C+ SUBROUTINE GRSCR (CI, CR, CG, CB) INTEGER CI REAL CR, CG, CB C C GRPCKG: SET COLOUR REPRESENTATION -- define the colour to be C associated with a colour index. Ignored for devices which do not C support variable colour or intensity. On monochrome output C devices (e.g. VT125 terminals with monochrome monitors), the C monochrome intensity is computed from the specified Red, Green, Blue C intensities as 0.30*R + 0.59*G + 0.11*B, as in US color television C systems, NTSC encoding. Note that most devices do not have an C infinite range of colours or monochrome intensities available; C the nearest available colour is used. C C Arguments: C C CI (integer, input): colour index. If the colour index is outside the C range available on the device, the call is ignored. Colour C index 0 applies to the background colour. C CR, CG, CB (real, input): red, green, and blue intensities, C in range 0.0 to 1.0. C-- C 20-Feb-1984 - [TJP]. C 5-Jun-1984 - add GMFILE device [TJP]. C 2-Jul-1984 - add REGIS device [TJP]. C 2-Oct-1984 - change use of map tables in Regis [TJP]. C 11-Nov-1984 - add code for /TK [TJP]. C 1-Sep-1986 - add GREXEC support [AFT]. C 21-Feb-1987 - If needed, calls begin picture [AFT]. C 31-Aug-1994 - suppress call of begin picture [TJP]. C 1-Sep-1994 - use common data [TJP]. C 26-Jul-1995 - fix bug: some drivers would ignore a change to the C current color [TJP]. C----------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDE 'grpckg1.inc' INTEGER NBUF, LCHR REAL RBUF(6) CHARACTER CHR C IF (GRCIDE.LT.1) THEN CALL GRWARN('GRSCR - Specified workstation is not open.') ELSE IF (CR.LT.0.0 .OR. CG.LT.0.0 .OR. CB.LT.0.0 .OR. 1 CR.GT.1.0 .OR. CG.GT.1.0 .OR. CB.GT.1.0) THEN CALL GRWARN('GRSCR - Colour is outside range [0,1].') ELSE IF (CI.GE.GRMNCI(GRCIDE) .AND. CI.LE.GRMXCI(GRCIDE)) THEN C IF (.NOT.GRPLTD(GRCIDE)) CALL GRBPIC RBUF(1)=CI RBUF(2)=CR RBUF(3)=CG RBUF(4)=CB NBUF=4 CALL GREXEC(GRGTYP,21,RBUF,NBUF,CHR,LCHR) C -- If this is the current color, reselect it in the driver. IF (CI.EQ.GRCCOL(GRCIDE)) THEN RBUF(1) = CI CALL GREXEC(GRGTYP,15,RBUF,NBUF,CHR,LCHR) END IF END IF C END

This film was previously reviewed on 09/10/17 as part of London Film Festival. Premiering at Directors' Fortnight in Cannes and winning British Film of the Year at the London Critics Circle Film Awards, The Selfish Giant was Clio Barnard's second feature. It is safe to say that after this success, when her third Dark River was announced, it caught our eye. Together, Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley produce a ticking time-bomb of screen drama. The siblings' meeting after 15 years of separation is completely unpredictable; neither character knows how to act. They do not act but react to each other, and then things start to spin out of control.

Agostino Mainardi (* 1482 in Caraglio, Piemont, Italien; † 31. Juli 1563 in Chiavenna, Veltlin) war ein italienischer Augustinermönch und Prior, katholischer Theologe und Lehrer, der evangelisch predigte, exkommuniziert wurde, flüchten konnte und ab 1542 Reformator und reformierter Pfarrer von Chiavenna, das damals zu Graubünden gehörte, wurde. Leben Mainardi war ein Sohn von Giovanni Mainardi. 1509 trat er in den Augustinerorden in Florenz ein. 1513 schloss er sein Studium mit dem theologischen Magistertitel ab. Der Ordensgeneral Egidio da Viterbo schickte ihn 1514 in das Kloster in Siena und 1515 nach Pavia. Ab 1516 war er Rektor der dortigen Augustinerklosterschule, 1519 in Rom, 1521 in Siena und 1523 wieder in Florenz. 1525 mahnte ihn der Ordensgeneral, auf proreformatorische Aussagen zu verzichten. 1526 wurde er nach Genua geschickt. 1533 wurde er Prior des Klosters San Mustiola in Pavia, wo er sich mit dem Rhetoriker Celio Secondo Curione, mit Giulio da Milano, Ortensio Lando und Ambrogio Cavalli für die Verbreitung der reformatorischen Lehren in der Lombardei einsetzte. Deshalb erhielt er von Bischof Scipione Roero einen Verweis und wurde auch von dem Dominikaner Tommaso Badia ermahnt. Mainardi setzte sich jedoch mit seiner biblisch fundierten Argumentation durch, so dass er am 28. September 1535 von Papst Paul III. rehabilitiert wurde. Mit dem Segen des Generalvikars Giovanni Antonio di Chieti und mit großem rhetorischen Geschick predigte Mainardi weiter im evangelischen Sinn während der Fastenzeit 1538 in Rom. Hier trat er auch gegen Ignatius von Loyola auf. 1539 predigte er zur Fastenzeit in Pavia, 1540 in Venedig und 1541 in Mailand. Auch Mitglieder einflussreicher Patrizierfamilien nahmen daraufhin den evangelischen Glauben an. Deshalb wurde Mainardi zusammen mit Niccolò da Verona im Juni 1541 in Mailand gefangengesetzt und wegen Ketzerei vor Gericht gestellt. Ende 1541 konnte er nach Tirano im Veltlin fliehen. 1542 musste Mainardi auf Druck Cäsar Trivulzios, des Bischofs von Como, Tirano verlassen und liess sich im bündnerischen Chiavenna nieder. Herkules von Salis stellte ihn als Lehrer an und gab ihm das Gehalt eines Gemeindepfarrers. Von Chiavenna aus trat er ab 1545 in engen Kontakt mit dem Zürcher Reformator Heinrich Bullinger. Mit dessen Unterstützung baute er zusammen mit seinem Freund und Assistenten Francesco Negri eine evangelische Kirche auf, deren Pfarrer er bis zu seinem Tod 1563 blieb. Er war ein eifriger Verteidiger der reformierten Orthodoxie im Veltlin, einer Grenzgegend, in der zahlreiche italienische Glaubensflüchtlinge Zuflucht suchten. Vor allem mit Francesco Stancaro und dem Täufer Camillo Renato war er in Polemiken über die Interpretation des Abendmahls verwickelt. Deshalb verfasste er 1547 ein Glaubensbekenntnis mit 20 Artikeln, das von der Bündner Synode gutgeheissen wurde. 1549 nahm er den flüchtenden, konvertierten Bischof Pier Paolo Vergerio auf. 1551 erschien sein Trattato dell'unica et perfetta satisfattione di Christo, eine Darstellung der wichtigsten evangelischen Glaubenslehren. 1552 veröffentlichte er unter dem Pseudonym Antonio di Adamo eine Annotomia della messa, eine kritische Analyse der Messe, die 1555 von Jean Crespin auch ins Französische, 1556 in Straßburg ins Englische und 1561 ins Lateinische übersetzt wurde. Sie kam 1559 auf den Index der verbotenen Bücher. Durch das große Wachstum der evangelischen Kirche sah sich Mainardi 1561 erneut veranlasst, die reformatorische Linie durchzusetzen, was zum Ausschluss von Michelangelo Florio und Pietro Leone führte. Nach dem Tod von Mainardi 1563 wurde Girolamo Zanchi sein Nachfolger als evangelischer Pfarrer Chiavennas. Werke Annotomia missae (deutsch etwa: Kritische Analyse der Messe), 1550 (digital) Trattato dell'unica e perfetta satisfattione di Cristo nel qual si dichiara e manifestamente per la parola di Dio si pruova che sol Christo ha satisfatto per li peccati del mondo (deutsch: Abhandlung über die einzige und vollkommene Rechtfertigung durch Christus, in der gezeigt durch das Wort Gottes bewiesen wird, dass einzig Christus für die Sünden der Welt Genugtuung geleistet hat), 1551 (digital) Il vero ordine di pregare e di confessarsi a Dio solo con il modo di vivere il matrimonio (deutsch: Die wahre Ordnung, zu beten und vor Gott zu beichten, zusammen mit dem Weg, die Ehe zu leben), 1551 Uno pio e utile sermone della gratia di Dio, contra li meriti umani (deutsch: Eine fromme und nützliche Predigt über die Gnade Gottes, gegen die menschlichen Verdienste), 1552 Sermone del sacramento della eucharestia (deutsch: Predigt über das Sakrament der Eucharistie), 1552 Literatur S. Caponetto: La Riforma protestante nell'Italia del Cinquecento, 1997 Emidio Campi: Protestantesimo italiano nei secoli. Fonti e documenti, I, Cinquecento e Seicento italiano, Torino, Claudiana 1991 Emidio Campi und Giuseppe La Torre: Il protestantesimo di lingua italiana nella Svizzera. Figure e movimenti tra Cinque e Ottocento, Torino, Claudiana 2000 Pierre Favre: Memorie spirituali, Spiritualità nei secoli, Band 50, Testi di spiritualità della Compagnia di Gesù, Band 5, Hg. G. Mellinato, Città Nuova 1994, ISBN 978-8-83114-050-8, S. 34–35 Augusto Armand Hugon: Il trattato della Soddisfazione di Cristo di Agostino Mainardo, in: Bollettino della Società di Studi Valdesi 71, 1939 Augusto Armand Hugon: Agostino Mainardo. Contributo alla Storia della Riforma in Italia, Società di Studi Valdesi, Torre Pellice, 1943 Robert A. 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If it says "lots of chocolate", I'll be baking :) Even if I don't like what I baked, there is a Crazy-Chocolate-Man here who will eat anything made of chocolate or cocoa. A real key to success it is. Definitely a recipe for those who are in favour of cocoa and (not necessarily sweet) chocolate – that would be my Dad for example. For Mum, not so much.

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The first peonies of the season are here! Share the exceptional scent and beauty of the first peonies of the season with this stunning bouquet in a harmony of soft pinks. Grown especially for Aquarelle in the Corrèze region of France, this variety, 'Fleurs de Pecher', was selected by our florists for its beauty, its delicate fragrance and its long vase life. A bouquet filled with delicate charm for an unforgettable gift. It's the beginning of the season for these superb peonies. According to arrivals from Brittany, Corrèze and the South of France, Aquarelle proposes the following deliciously fragrant, historic varieties: 'Duchesse de Nemours', 'Festiva Maxima', 'Claude Tain' and 'Odile'. These tall, very generous flowers are tinged with a hint of soft green when they are still in bud and unfurl to produce beautifully pure white blooms. We've assembled them in simple bunches to make a composition filled with natural charm. . So they can be enjoyed for as long as possible on arrival, these peonies will be sent out completely closed. Send a gorgeous bouquet of peonies anywhere in France with Aquarelle and be sure to please! Express delivery of bouquets of perfumed peonies anywhere in Spain in 24 H. Peonies are an emblematic spring flower, highly appreciated both for their beauty and their scent. Their short flowering season makes them a very sought after flower. Grown exclusively for Aquarelle in the open air by our selected producers, our peonies are picked in bud form and delivered still closed so that they can open fully on arrival at their destination.

Q: How do you cast RuntimeEnvironment.application? When running Robolectric tests, RuntimeEnvironment.application's type is determined by your configuration. Say I configured RoboApplication.class as my test application, I can cast RuntimeEnvironment.application to my type without fail. RoboApplication app = (RoboApplication) RuntimeEnvironment.application; app.doSomething(); However, once I integrate PowerMock, the cast line fails with java.lang.ClassCastException: RoboApplication cannot be cast to RoboApplication How can I workaround this issue? A: This is a problem because PowerMock and Robolectric are mutually incompatible due to the use of their own classloaders. Even though the names are the same, the Class objects aren't actually the same: Robolectric and PowerMock both work by loading the test through custom classloaders. These classloaders change the classes in question, allowing you to replace static/final Android system classes and methods [Robolectric] or all static/final classes [PowerMock]. This is part of the reason that PowerMock and Robolectric both rely on having their own JUnit4 Runner: That way they can load the appropriate classes from their own modifying classloaders. Because of this, the instances can't be cast to one anothers' classes, even though they have the same name and originate from the same source file: Each framework can change the class implementation, so they aren't necessarily compatible with one another. You'll need to choose one framework or the other: Use Robolectric shadows, possibly with EasyMock or Mockito directly, or use PowerMock to stub the Android infrastructure calls yourself manually. See also: * *ClassCastException when casting to the same class *cast across classloader? A: I needed also an app reference in order to start a Dagger2 module. After several attempts and getting the same cast exception error you are getting I made my app as follows public class App extends Application { private static AppComponent appComponent; @Override public void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); if( appComponent==null ){ appComponent = DaggerAppComponent.builder().appModule(new AppModule(this)).build(); } } public static AppComponent getAppComponent() { return appComponent; } public static void setAppComponent(AppComponent component){ appComponent = component; } } And within my Robolectric/PowerMock tester: @Before public void before() throws Exception { App appMocked = PowerMockito.mock(App.class); App.setAppComponent(DaggerAppComponent.builder().appModule(new AppModule(appMocked)).build()); .... } Then my activity simply called up for App.getAppComponent().inject(this); FYI, I tried not to mocked the app class and used ((App)RuntimeEnvironment.application), but that didn't work. I also tried to subclass it, and use it in Robolectric's application configuration, but ended up with the casting issue. So I hope this can be of any help. Of course, that setter shouldn't go in production. But this is the only way I could figure this to work.

This is another of the balancing asanas.The focus required to perform such asanas with steadiness develops concentration and balance at the emotional, mental and psychic levels. It also removes stress and anxiety. 1. Stand relaxed with the feet together. 2.Inhale and raise you arms directly above the head. 3. Interlock the fingers with palms together. 4. Now exhale and slowly bend forward from the hips. Make sure your upper body, head and arms are in a straight line. 5. Transfer the weight on the right leg simultaneously raising the left leg straight back, keeping in line with the trunk. 6. The body should pivot from the right hip joint. this is the final position. The left leg, trunk, head and arms, all should be in one straight and horizontal line. The right leg should be straight and vertical. 7. Focus your gaze on the hands. Hold this position as long as possible. Then repeat with the other leg. Strengthens the arms, wrists, back, hips and leg muscles. Helps in developing muscular coordination, nervous balance and concentration. People with lower back problem, heart problems or high BP should not do this asana.

Q: How to import JQuery UI to Blazor WebAssembly? I want to discover Blazor and I'm trying to transfer a project from .NET Core MVC to Blazor WebAssembly. I configured basic HTML and CSS design and everything works normally. Now, I have a page there I need to use some jQuery functions, one of them is map of a country via jquery.vmap, in simple html and on MVC is working, but in blazor no. I put all scripts in Index.html and tag in my razor view. My Index.html page: <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" /> <title>RVT_Observer</title> <base href="/" /> <link href="Maps/dist/jqvmap.css" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="Maps/dist/jquery.vmap.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="Maps/dist/maps/jquery.vmap.moldova.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function () { jQuery('#vmap').vectorMap({ map: 'moldova_md', backgroundColor: null, color: '#d2d4d5', hoverColor: '#006ed6', enableZoom: false, showTooltip: true, onRegionClick: function (event, code, region) { switch (code) { case code: window.location.replace("/Map/RM/" + code); } } }); }); </script> <link href="css/bootstrap/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="css/app.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="manifest.json" rel="manifest" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/nicepage.css" media="screen"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/Page-1.css" media="screen"> <link id="u-theme-google-font" rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:100,100i,300,300i,400,400i,500,500i,700,700i,900,900i|Open+Sans:300,300i,400,400i,600,600i,700,700i,800,800i"> <link href="Maps/dist/jqvmap.css" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="512x512" href="icon-512.png" />\ <script class="u-script" type="text/javascript" src="js/nicepage.js" defer=""></script> </head> <body class="u-body"> <app><div class="loader" /></app> <div id="blazor-error-ui"> An unhandled error has occurred. <a href="" class="reload">Reload</a> <a class="dismiss"></a> </div> <script src="_framework/blazor.webassembly.js"></script> <script> if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) { navigator.serviceWorker.register('/service-worker.js'); } </script> <footer class="u-clearfix u-footer u-grey-80" id="sec-cc6e"> </footer> </bodyclass="u-body"> </html> My Razor page there I try to inject IJSRuntime, but also is not working: @page "/election" @using RVT_Observer.Shared @inject HttpClient HttpClient @inject IJSRuntime jsRuntime <div id="vmap" style="width: 800px; height: 625px;"></div> @code { protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync() { await GetResults(); } [Inject] protected IJSRuntime JsRuntime { get; set; } protected override void OnAfterRender(bool firstRender) { if (firstRender) JsRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("vmap.initialize"); } private async Task GetResults() { var response = await HttpClient.PostAsJsonAsync($"api/Results", "0"); } What I'm doing wrong? Thank you for you answer! A: You're calling an async method without awaiting it. I would fix that, for starters. protected override void OnAfterRender(bool firstRender) { if (firstRender) await JsRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("vmap.initialize"); } You can see an interop example calling InvokeVoidAsync here If you still need help, try posting a working example in BlazorFiddle so we can help you more easily. A: Thank you for answer! It wasn't my solution, to use await you need to perform an async Task, but was an index to find the problem. The problem was in declaration jQuery correctly and after I defined correctly declaration jQuery in razor. protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender) { if (firstRender) await JSRuntime.InvokeAsync<object>("vMap"); }

HomeFeaturesBird flu to cancer —How dogs and other animals sniff out sickness Bird flu to cancer —How dogs and other animals sniff out sickness Right now we don't have devices that are as sensitive as animals with well-developed senses of smell. Glen J. Golden A police officer and trainer works with a dog sniffing a box with a sample at Carabineros de Chile Dog Training School in the Parque Metropolitano | Bloomberg Editor's note: As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, scientists are analyzing new ways to track it. One promising approach is training dogs to detect people who are infected by smelling samples of human urine or sweat. Research scientist Glen Golden, who has trained dogs and ferrets to detect avian flu in birds, explains why certain animals are well suited to sniff out sickness. 1. Which species have a nose for disease? Some animals have highly developed senses of smell. They include rodents; dogs and their wild relatives, like wolves and coyotes; and mustelids – carnivorous mammals such as weasels, otters and ferrets. These species' brains have three or more times more functional olfactory receptor neurons – nerve cells that respond to odors – than species with less keen smelling abilities, including humans and other primates. These neurons are responsible for detecting and identifying volatile olfactory compounds that send meaningful signals, like smoke from a fire or the aroma of fresh meat. A substance is volatile if it changes readily from liquid to gas at low temperatures, like the acetone that gives nail polish remover its fruity smell. Once it vaporizes, it can spread rapidly through the air. When one of these animals detects a meaningful odor, the chemical signal is translated into messages and transported throughout its brain. The messages go simultaneously to the olfactory cortex, which is responsible for identifying, localizing and remembering odor, and to other brain regions responsible for decision-making and emotion. So these animals can detect many chemical signals over great distances and can make rapid and accurate mental associations about them. 2. How do researchers choose a target scent? In most studies that have used dogs to detect cancer, the dogs have identified physical samples, such as skin, urine or breath, from patients who either have been diagnosed with cancer or have undiagnosed cancer at an early stage. Scientists don't know what odour cue the dogs use or whether it varies by type of cancer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Wildlife Research Center in Colorado and the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Pennsylvania have trained mice to detect avian influenza in fecal samples from infected ducks. Bird flu is hard to detect in wild flocks, and it can spread to humans, so this work is designed to help wildlife biologists monitor for outbreaks. The Kimball lab at Monell taught the mice to get a reward when they smelled a confirmed positive sample from an infected animal. For example, mice would get a drink of water when they traveled down the arm of a Y-shaped maze that contained feces from a duck infected with avian influenza virus. By chemically analyzing the fecal samples, researchers found that the concentration of volatile chemical compounds in them changed when a duck became infected with bird flu. So they inferred that this altered smell profile was what the mice recognized. Building on that work, we've trained ferrets and dogs to detect avian influenza in fowl, such as wild ducks and domestic chickens, in a collaborative study between Colorado State University and the National Wildlife Research Center that is currently under review for publication. With ferrets, we started by training them to alert, or signal that they had detected the target odor, by scratching on a box that contained high ratios of those volatile compounds and to ignore boxes that contained low ratios. Next we showed the ferrets fecal samples from both infected and noninfected ducks, and the ferrets immediately began alerting to the box containing the fecal sample from an infected duck. This approach is similar to the way that dogs are trained to detect known volatile odors in explosives or illegal drugs. Sometimes, though, we have to let the detector animal determine the odor profile that it will respond to. Also read: Walk, play, train — how dog parents are keeping pets happy, engaged and safe in lockdown 3. Can animals be trained to detect more than one target? Yes. To avoid confusion about what a trained animal is detecting, we can teach it a different behavioral response for each target odor. For example, the dogs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services Canine Disease Detection Program respond with an aggressive alert, such as scratching, when they detect a sample from a duck infected with bird flu. When they detect a sample from a white-tailed deer infected by the prion that causes chronic wasting disease, they respond with a passive alert such as sitting down. Research at the University of Auburn has shown that dogs can remember and respond to 72 odors during an odor memory task. The only limitation is how many ways a dog can communicate about different odor cues. 4. What kinds of factors can complicate this process? First, any organization that trains animals to detect disease needs the right type of laboratory and equipment. Depending on the disease, that could include personal protection equipment and air filtering. Another concern is whether the pathogen might infect the detection animals. If that's a risk, researchers may need to inactivate the samples before they expose the animals. Then they need to see whether that process has altered the volatiles that they are teaching the animals to associate with infection. Finally, handlers have to think about how to reinforce the desired response from detection animals in the field. If they are working in a population of mostly noninfected people – for example, in an airport – and an animal doesn't get a chance to earn a reward, it may lose interest and stop working. We look for animals that have a strong drive to work without stopping, but working for a long time without reward can be challenging for even the most motivated animal. 5. Why not build a machine that can do this? Right now we don't have devices that are as sensitive as animals with well-developed senses of smell. For example, a dog's sense of smell is at least 1,000 times more sensitive than any mechanical device. This could explain why dogs have detected cancer in tissue samples that have been medically cleared as not cancerous We also know that ferrets can detect avian flu infection in fecal samples before and after laboratory analysis shows that the virus has stopped shedding. This suggests that for some pathogens, there may be changes in volatiles in individuals who are infected but are asymptomatic. As scientists learn more about how mammals' sense of smell works, they'll have a better chance of creating devices that are as sensitive and reliable in sniffing out disease. Glen J. Golden, Research Scientist/Scholar I, Colorado State University Also read: Covid-19 sniffer dogs — UK's latest idea to tackle the spread of the virus Subscribe to our channels on YouTube & Telegram Why news media is in crisis & How you can fix it India needs free, fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism even more as it faces multiple crises. But the news media is in a crisis of its own. 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Koko maintains he had no idea he was exchanging emails with a man likely to be Salim Essa Emsie Ferreira Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko. Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko on Monday flatly denied that he knowingly took instructions from outside the state power utility on structuring deals with the Gupta brothers' business empire and that those directives came from Salim Essa. Testifying before the Zondo commission into state capture, Koko said it only with hindsight that he could accept that he was corresponding with an external party and not — as he was adamant he believed at the time — with then Eskom chairperson Ben Ngubane. Evidence leader Pule Seleka sought for some three hours to establish Koko's knowledge of the true owner of the email address [email protected] and the real identity of his interlocutor, who was sometimes identified as "businessman". Their correspondence included an email sent to Koko in December 2015 that set out the favourable terms on which Eskom was to enter into a R1.68-billion prepayment arrangement with Tegeta Exploration for coal. In his version, Koko realised years later that the email must have come from outside the power utility and that, by extension, it must have been improper. He said that at the time he hardly read it and simply forwarded it for the attention of Ngubane. The two-page email, dated December 10, 2015, spelt out the terms on which Eskom would proceed with the prepayment that would enable Tegeta Exploration to buy Optimum Coal Mine. The deal had been approved by the Eskom board on the evening of 9 December in a round robin process that itself has made for hours of incredulous questioning at the commission as board members claimed they approved the contract without knowing it pertained to Tegeta and not Glencore. Koko at first told Seleka it was unreasonable to test his recollection of an email received at a time when he had only five months earlier returned from suspension. He then reiterated that the email address was given to him by Eskom's former head of legal, Suzanne Daniels, to communicate directly with Ngubane to prevent a disconnection between the board and the executive. "This is an email that I was given by Suzanne. All information sent to this email reached the chairman," he repeated of his understanding of the arrangement. Daniels has denied this version. On Monday, Koko interrupted Seleka to call his former colleague a liar almost certainly heading to prison for facilitating state capture at Eskom. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said it was his understanding that in an earlier appearance before the commission — Monday was his fourth — Koko had conceded that he later understood that the address was linked to the recipient name "businessman", hence the remaining issue was simply whether it had become clear that this in turn referred to Essa. At the time, Eskom was in a cycle of load-shedding and Essa owned Trillian, which raked in nearly R600-million from the power utility's McKinsay contract. Under careful questioning from Zondo, Koko insisted that although two of a string of emails sent to the domain address featuring the name "businessman", he neither associated this recipient name with Ngubane, nor wondered why it suddenly appeared on the emails flagged by the commission. Koko asserted "human behaviour does not work like that" when pressed to explain why he failed to notice, despite clear anomalies, that he was not communicating with Ngubane. Zondo asked how it was possible that in their meetings Koko and Ngubane never referred to their supposed email exchanges and realised that something was amiss. "And he never said this is not my email address… at no stage he disassociated himself from this email address?" Zondo asked. "Well, I never said I sent it to this address," came the reply. Zondo finally asked whether, with hindsight, Koko would agree that he must in fact have found himself in an email exchange with Essa. "On the face of it, what I think one can conclude from the concessions you have made with regard to what appears to be or who appears to have been behind this infoportal address, namely it appears that it was Mr Salim Essa. It would follow, would it not, that therefore those emails you got from this infoportal address that were coming to you as opposed to those you were sending must have been from him?" Koko said he would only concede that it now appeared that he was corresponding with somebody not employed at Eskom. "All I can tell you, I am relatively convinced that it is an external party," he said, adding that Zondo might be interested in Essa, but his only preoccupation was that he was conned into sending confidential company documents to a third party and this realisation had left him angry. "I did not send Eskom information to a third party knowingly. Is it Mr Essa? Then we go into the probability issue … I will leave those probabilities to you." Former Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza told the commission in 2019 that Koko began using the email address in question when he returned from suspension to demonstrate to the Gupta family's associates both what business opportunities existed at Eskom and how he could help them to exploit these. 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The first workshop of the project was hosted by the University of Vilnius under the heading Small states and the Changing Security Environment in Europe on 1 June 2018. The workshop was organized as an open event giving the civil society and policy makers, as well as the academic community, direct access to the network and the research conducted by the partners. The University of Vilnius was the main coordinator of the first workshop which was co-hosted by the Centre for Small State Studies at the University of Iceland. The location of the workshop correlates to the expertise of the host partner. In conjunction with the workshop in Vilnius the network hosted a closed roundtable for young researchers. At this roundtable young researchers were given the chance to present their research to the academics present. Thus receiving feedback on their research from leading scholars in the field of small state studies. The young researchers attending were: George Kelesis, Aegean University, Rhodes; and Steven Murphy, University of Iceland. The second workshop of the project is to be hosted by the University of Malta under the heading Small States and the Current Political Turmoil related to Immigration in the early fall semester of 2018. It will be organized as an open event giving the civil society and policy makers, as well as the academic community, direct access to the network and the research conducted by the partners. The University of Malta is the coordinator of this workshop to be co-hosted by the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The location of the workshop correlates to the expertise of the host partner. Presentations by Professor Anders Wivel, University of Copenhagen and Professor Roderick Pace from the University of Malta on the challenges of small states related to immigration with a focus on migration, border control, security and populist extremism. The workshop is organized as a half-day event followed by a roundtable for young researchers under the guidance of senior academics to be hosted at the university. The third workshop of the project is to be hosted by the University of Lund in Sweden under the heading Small States and Open Borders in the late fall semester of 2018. It will be organized as an open event giving the civil society and policy makers, as well as the academic community, direct access to the network and the research conducted by the partners. Lund University is the coordinator of this workshop to be co-hosted by the University of Zagreb in Croatia. The location of the workshop correlates to the expertise of the host partner. Opening remarks by Dr. Hugo Brady, Special Advisor on immigration to Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, on how to make Schengen work. Intervention by Associate Professor Rikard Bengtsson, Lund University on the dynamics of European Integration and security. The fourth and final workshop of the project is to be hosted by the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia under the heading Small States and Good Governance in the spring semester of 2019. It will be organized as an open event giving the civil society and policy makers, as well as the academic community, direct access to the network and the research conducted by the partners. The University of Ljubljana is the coordinator of this workshop to be co-hosted by Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia. The location of the workshop correlates to the expertise of the host partner. Presentations by Professor Primoz Pevcin, University of Ljubljana, and Associate Professor Kulli Sarapuu, Tallinn University of Technology, on the role of public administration in tackling current policy challenges.

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SEMLA and Shell UK: work placements SEMLA was delighted to collaborate with Shell UK in an exciting work experience opportunity for our student members. Between Tuesday 18th and Friday 21st August 2020, Shell's in-house legal team, Shell Legal, offered two students the opportunity to attend a number of virtual events which were designed to help participating students equip themselves with the skills they need to secure a training contract: Naeema Sajid of SEMLA commented: "This was an exceptional opportunity for our members to gain experience in to a global, world renowned organisation whilst also gaining invaluable in-sight into the role of an in-house solicitor. Being an in-house solicitor has many challenges but also many opportunities, one of which lies in being directly involved in the business of the organisation. SEMLA was delighted to be given the opportunity to collaborate with Shell UK on this initiative, particularly during these challenging times." Sheekha Saha profiled in University of Glasgow's "100 Voices for 100 Years" digital exhibition SEMLA and the Glass Network - 'The New Normal of Inclusion' Imran Bashir and Usman Tariq on SYLA podcast on "Racial Awareness" [email protected] Website developed by Harper Macleod LLP SEMLA © 2020.

ZBA nixes creation of substandard lots Builder Thomas Spurge lost his bid to subdivide a lot at 216 Monsell Place in Greenport last week and warned that he might go to court to try to overturn the ruling of the Greenport Zoning Board of Appeals. "Likely," was his one-word response at the June 16 meeting to the question of whether he'll file an appeal to contest the decision. "I think we have a few options," said his representative, Rob Brown of Fairweather-Brown Architects in Greenport. One option that surfaced during the discussion between ZBA members and Mr. Brown was applying to the Village Board to change the zoning. While the ZBA is empowered to grant variances from the zoning code under strict guidelines, only the Village Board can actually change the rules. Mr. Spurge faced a lot of opposition from neighbors during the more than two months that his application has been before the board. He sought to renovate an existing dilapidated house on the existing 10,646.83-square-foot lot and build a second house on a newly created parcel containing 5,347.63 square feet. The existing house would stand on a parcel of 5,299.2 square feet. The area is zoned for 10,000-square-foot lots, about a quarter acre, so both parcels would have been substandard lots with widths of 45.75 feet each. The code requires a minimum 80-foot width. The property had previously been subdivided by previous owner Beverly Brown, former secretary to Greenport's various boards. She lopped off a .21-acre piece that fronts on Bridge Street and sold it to neighbors. They complained that if Mr. Spurge got his new subdivision and built a house so close by, it would affect the value of their new home. Mr. Brown pointed out that, with no board action at all, a landowner could knock down the old house and build a McMansion on the existing lot. Was Mr. Brown threatening that's what he would do? board members wondered. Not at all, Mr. Brown insisted. He was simply pointing out that the existing zoning is inappropriate for the neighborhood. Many houses on Monsell Place are on lots with 50-foot widths and that's not unusual in Greenport, Mr. Brown said. ZBA member Ellen Neff pointed out that two houses across from Mr. Spurge's parcel are only 32 feet in width. "If Mr. Spurge didn't own that property, someone could build that house," Mr. Brown said about a McMansion. He also noted that an accessory building could be built on the existing lot without seeking a variance. 'Soviet level red tape' Greenport singer-songwriter Hugh Prestwood got sent back almost to square one last week when he sought to amend his original application to subdivide his property at 519 First St. Originally seeking to create two substandard lots of 105 by 50 feet each that would front on Second Street, he thought changing his application for a lot of 115 by 50 feet would make it easier for the ZBA to approve. Instead, he was told he would need to return to the board with a survey showing his property and the proposed subdivision. "This strikes me as Soviet level red tape," he complained, although later he told the board, "I apologize if I seem frustrated, but this is frustrating." Ms. Neff reminded him that even if he thought a formal survey of the property wasn't needed for the subdivision, he would need it in order to sell the newly created lots should they be allowed.

A GLADSTONE man has been told he was lucky not to pass on any diseases to the police officer he assaulted. Travis Connor Donnelly pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court to one count of the serious assault of a police officer by biting. Donnelly was having an argument with his partner when police were called. The court heard when a police officer was "moving in to protect" a person involved in the fight, Donnelly chomped down. The court heard the 21-year-old bit the police officer hard enough to break the skin. Magistrate Brian Kucks said the police officer had to wait months for the disease tests results to come back. "The police officer was carrying out his duties, protecting someone you were in a physical conflict with," Mr Kucks said. "Police have an extremely important job to do, they are there for the protection of the community." Mr Kucks told Donnelly the police were not there to be "biting bags or punching bags" or to be spat upon. He said Donnelly's offending was "extremely serious". "I can tell you, had the bite been deeper and there was blood, you would not be going home today. "People who assault police go to jail and they go for a long time. "Even three and four-year-old's know not to bite people." Donnelly was sentenced to three months jail wholly suspended for 12 months. A conviction was recorded.

My mom was visiting from back East and we were chatting it up with my then two-year-old son, Sterling. He asks about forty million questions per day and this day's topic was where the sun goes when it's nighttime here. We'd had this conversation before and he told us "the sun is up in China when it's done being daytime here!" And my mom was like "I'm fifty years old and I have never thought about that in my life!" I've had a similarly profound moment in my life recently and it's (obv) centered around DRY SHAMPOO. I used to wash my hair every.single.day. If I didn't wash it, my hair looked greasy and my cowlick on the crown of my head stuck straight up like Alfalfa. Until one day, the Patron Saint of The Dry Bar let me in on a little secret -- you have to train your hair. It's like a workout for your locks - wear it down on the day you wash it, and up on the second day, until the greasiness slows down. If you have thick hair, you can push it to three or four days (and you're my hero). Some dry shampoos smell terrible. Like cat pee. I'm not kidding. These have different scents and are ahh-mazing. It says it's UK's Number 1 and hey, I believe it. I've used it every-other-day for about a year now and I swear by it. How often do you all wash your hair??? I'm growing out my eyebrows next - wish me luck!

Memorial Arch Print Page Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown The Memorial Arch was originally erected in memory of those from the district who died in service or were killed in action during World War One and lists the names of the fallen. Additional bollards were placed on either side of the arch to commemorate those who served in the Boer War and World War Two and the memorial was rededicated on the 27th March 2007 in remembrance of the 80th anniversary of the original dedication. The arch was originally erected at the entrance to Whittlesea Park and relocated to its present position near the former World War One Avenue of Honour which no longer exists. Whittlesea, Monday - His Excellency the Governor (Lord Somers) visited Whittlesea today to unveil the soldiers memorial arch erected by the branches of the Returned Soldiers' League and the Father`s Association. The arch, with its supporting columns is of dressed freestone on a granite base. It has been placed at the main entrance to the Whittlesea Park. It bears the names of 35 soldiers who died in the Great War. The arch and its columns support double gates and two hand-gates of ornate beat iron work. Children from eight schools formed a guard of honour and sang the National Anthem. Lord Somers in performing the ceremony, said that memorials formed a link of Empire. The archway was particularly significant because it implied a new way to travel to something greater and better. It suggested that there was still work to be done to make the world better and happier. Lord Somers placed two wreaths of laurel on the arch. He was afterwards entertained at luncheon. The Argus (Melbourne), 8 March 1927. The Whittlesea sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. has taken up the matter of the Avenue of Honor and the Memorial Archway, which are showing signs of neglect. The Avenue of Honor consisted of 36 trees, each bearing a name-plate in memory of a fallen soldier, corresponding with the 36 names on the Memorial Archway. Twenty trees together with the name plates are missing. A meeting is being called for the appointment of trustees. In the meantime the League is arranging for the replacement of the missing trees. Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic), 9 August 1935. At a meeting of the R.S.S.I.L.A sub-branch on Monday night, it was resolved that a working bee be arranged for Saturday when new trees of the plane variety will be planted in the gaps of the avenue of honor in Walnut street. For this purpose the Country Womens' Association donated £15. Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic), 22 May 1936. Forest & Walnut Street, Whittlesea, 3757 http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/ Monday 7th March, 1927 R.S.S.I.L.A. FATHERS ASSn Left Side Inscription Died On Active [Names] Bollard: ANGLO-BOER WAR In Commemoration Of The Victorian Mounted Infantry Soldiers Who Fought With The British Empire Forces In South Africa We Will Remember Them Right Side Inscription WHITTLESEA SUB - BRANCH This plaque commemorates the re-dedication of this memorial by The Governor Of Victoria PROFESSOR DAVID de KRETSER, A.C. on 27 March 2007 in remembrance of the 80th anniversary of the original dedication President Vice- President E.J.PANUZZO T.R.HURREY In Remembrance Of All Armed Servicemen And Women Who Made Sacrifices And Did Their Duty For Australia They Upheld The Anzac Tradtions Source: RSLV,SKP, MA

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I would define masculinity as the way people perceive men. I think that it really is the way that people perceive men because it's something that other people set, in terms of judgement of others. And, you know, when I think of myself when I wake up in the morning, I'm not necessarily, "how am I going to be masculine today?" or "how am I going to come across as masculine today?" If I had to describe how a masculine person looked… this is tough, because is it MY perspective of a masculine person or is this society's perspective of a masculine person? Someone who walks with a swagger. Someone who's confident with himself. Facial hair. Clean, and confident. When I was a kid I always thought Clark Kent/Superman was the ideal, clean cut, not hairy and very buff. Now I see people like Anderson Cooper and George Clooney and see that as masculine. Based on your definition of masculinity, do you feel that the people you date share the same definition? And if not, how so? I haven't dated in four years, because that's how long I've been with M. All my previous experiences… I honestly never really dated. When I was "straight," the women I would try to have experiences with were long distance relationships, I was kissed by my first girlfriend against a tree. I didn't initiate it. There was a woman in my life who loved me for me, and she broke up with me because she was like, "You're gay. I can't do this anymore." and I affectionately refer to her as my beard because she was a long distance relationship who lived in Iowa. She was a comfortable situation that I could hide behind. Ultimately she took both of our needs in mind and she was the one to make the call. And so, I don't know, and have ever really thought about what their perceptions of masculinity were and if I fit into that well. It seems like I'm the past I might not have been masculine enough. Absolutely. Being a bigger guy is really hard, especially with the idea of being clean and confident and swagger. I'm always unapologetically me. I like feeling clean, but being a bigger guy I feel like people don't necessarily view me as being a clean person because people view me as being obese. I think that when I look at other people that are my size and when I can tell that they're being successful or when they're confident, that cleanliness is something that kind of stands out to me. And, like, I'm like, "You're definitely masculine. You're a man." and I feel like I don't necessarily fit in to a lot of my own perspectives of what I think being masculine is. Photogenically, when I see my hands, I don't like them because I have always thought that my hands look really weird in pictures. I was thinking about this question a lot today and my hands are the things that I think I appreciate the most in my life because as a photographer, as a writer, and as an artist in general my hands really evoke all of my creativity and who I am. I really appreciate them because they are what help me express myself. People compliment my beard a lot; people say that I have a really good beard. People in the past have always said that I have a really nice ass— people in the gay community and people who are into bears and bigger guys. M. loves my chest and my arms a lot. And so coming from the person who I think matters the most in my life right now, M. likes my facial hair, my chest, and my arms. I've always liked my eyes. I've always thought my eyes were the sexiest thing about me. And I think that my tattoos make me feel sexier. But I've never really felt sexy in my life. That's why I'm a photographer, because I want to find the sexy in other people and help them find it. My brain, too, I guess. I think my brain is sexy when people give me a chance. I've come to love the idea of myself, and always being unapologetically me. I feel like my size has nothing to do with my brain or anything that I have to say. Honestly, and I talked about it at the beginning of that last question, but I don't like the way my hands look in pictures but I know that they also are a very big part of who I am. I guess, for me, my body has always been the biggest thing in my life that I've been the least sure of. When I was in middle school a girl came up to me and said that I smelled really bad. Ever since that day, in terms of personal hygiene, how I smell really affected me. I always make sure that when I clean or when I wash myself I always try to make sure that I won't smell. It absolutely holds me back. first of all: being in the gay community and second: being an obese person. When I was going through my period before I was able to meet M. I would only meet people online and I wouldn't put myself because I knew that I was obese and I knew that I was a bigger guy. And so, I knew that if I wanted to find people that would be attracted to me I would have to reach out to find people who were only attracted to bigger guys and people who wanted to fuck bigger guys. M. is really the only person that I have ever felt sexy around and sexy for, unless it's been for very specific people online who have wanted me, but purely because of my body. Ultimately I felt people never would be attracted to be because I assumed I wouldn't fit their idea of masculinity. The people that I am incredibly attracted to are clean, confident, muscular men and that's always what I've been attracted to. That comes to a part of my coming out story. For me, masculinity really comes out in terms of muscle and being able to take care of yourself and having that body that is wanted by every person, perceivingly. I think I miss out on a lot because I don't fit into that version of masculinity and so I don't give myself enough credit because I always assume that I won't ever fit into anyone else's idea of masculinity and so I don't expect it from myself. I don't think that that's something that I perceive and recognize on a daily basis. Honestly, I grew up playing sports, oddly enough, in high school. And I continued to watch sports as I was getting older and I felt like, within the people that are around me and the people that I looked up to, they all match— they were successful. They all fit that clean, confident, swagger-type. I feel like I lose respect for anybody who appears to be unclean or appears to not take care of themselves or dress correctly, but I don't think that has anything to do with the color of their skin or their ethnicity or anything like that. I also have to say that that door hasn't been open to me before and so I don't know how other people would perceive my ethnicity in terms of masculinity. Being in a biracial relationship has also opened up some interesting doors for me because being influenced and being exposed to his family and how he sees things have brought different perspectives to light. But, a lot of our experiences match, regardless of what color our skin is. I think that I pressure myself into looking certain ways. Acting, not so much. I could give two shits about how other people think that I act. But, in terms of the way that I look? Always. I care a lot about how people see me and how people perceive me, and so I care a lot about clothing. I like to wear a lot of bright clothing and I want to stand out, and I want to accentuate myself, but that being said it's hard for me to find any kind of clothes. Clothes are something that I care about; I have a lot of clothes at my house because I'm always afraid to get rid of them because I'm so big. And so I collect and I hoard clothes. it's so hard to find things that I feel good in, I think that's the societal aspect: I haven't been able to find clothes that fit me and look good on me, and so when I do I hold on to them. That's one way that society makes me want to look different because of the fact that they don't have enough clothing options that fit me. WHAT DO WORDS LIKE "PATRIARCHY" OR "PRIVILEGE" MAKE YOU FEEL? WHY DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY? They make me feel really nervous. And those words frustrate me because I don't know what I can do to be able to fix them. I believe in equality for all and the only things privilege and patriarchy do is tear people down. I think patriarchy can be fixed and I try to do my part to stand up and be a good feminist. But I feel like privilege is the one thing that you can work on recognizing, and using it for good instead of taking advantage of it and putting others down with it.

Is there a website that will help me with this task? I have been looking, but can't really find what I am looking for. By the way, since I have your attention - Where is Watertown? Watertown is a close suburb, just west of Cambridge. It is easily accessible to Cambridge by public transportation and (a little less easily) to Boston. Let me think about the other question. As a local, I like in Cambridge, Henrietta's Table, Dali's (cambridge/somerville line and Oleander. In Boston, Troquet, Hamersley's Bistro, East Coast Grill, Aquitaine(except at noicy breakfast/brunch), all the Legal's for the freshest oysters, Helmond's (Sp?) The Aphganistan restaurant in Cambridge. Brasserie Jo in Copley Sq. for fruit de Mer. If you're heading over to Watertown and are looking for a good Greek restaurant, I used to eat at the Aegean Restaurant on Arsenal Street in Watertown at least once every two weeks...quite tasty. For things to do, check out the Boston CVB website, should help you out. Also search on this forum as I know I've read several trip reports for Boston. Watertown borders both Boston and Cambridge, easy to drive to or take public transit. You can also park there with minimal effort. In Watertown I would suggest the Deluxe Diner for breakfast-Sweet Potato Pecan Pancakes or Sepal for good cheap Middle Easter Food. For Boston I would suggest eating in the most interesting areas of the city. Check out Charles Street on Beacon Hill, Hanover Street in the North End and Newbury Street in the Back Bay. The chowhound.com Boston group is very good. Unless the recent floods have accomplished something really drastic, such as washing away Newton Corner, Watertown does not border Boston. W_a_G, as we suggested for your last trip, a good map of the area would help you get your bearings. Also, the trip planner at www.mbta.com and various road-trip planners like mapquest can be very handy. Watertown does indeed border Boston, it borders Brighton. But I wouldn't think there's anything too exciting for a tourist to see there. Hey anonymous, I was sort of thinking the same thing, ie that Watertown does *not* border Boston--BUT, Arsenal Street in Watertown becomes Western Ave in Brighton which *is* Boston, so I think that Watertown does border Boston....just not the parts where tourists tend to go. I am re-reading my original post ... IT MAKES SENCE TO ME ... but obviously NOT to anyone else. That happens a lot!! Yes, I have Googled. Yes, I am on Chowhound ALL THE TIME. What I am hoping to do is simplify things for myself - This is probably more info than you want, but I have fibromyalgia very bad and it will help if I am not running all over all day. The MFA plan is good, The Gardner is about a 5 minute walk from the MFA and El Pelon is about a 10 minute walk from the Gardner. Try not to go to El Pelon right at busy lunch or dinner times if you want to find a seat, it is a very small place. Another good art museum is the Fogg Art in Harvard Sq. A 5 minute walk from there is Cambridge One for thin pizza. Hopefully now I will get some more replies. If you go to Yahoo maps, type in your address or intersection, get the map, then on the right you can click on restaurants, businesses, attractions in that area. This may help. I use it sometimes. I knew someone would come through for me!!! Search for an attraction, for example, then click on Restaurants, or whatever, under "What's Nearby". You can also get and print maps.

A Palestinian teenager from Jerusalem who was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier with a rubber-coated steel bullet a week ago succumbed to his wounds Sunday morning, his father said. The youth suffered a fractured skull as a result of the attack and at the time underwent surgery at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem in order to stop bleeding and remove fragments caused by the impact of the bullet. His father said the youth was preparing for the new school year when he was shot. Israeli forces have stepped up repression of dissent among Palestinians in Jerusalem over summer, with Addameer prisoner rights group saying in late August that more than 770 Palestinians in the previous two months. In parallel with the arrest campaign, forces have conducted nightly raids across the city which have led to often violent clashes and protests. Although Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem live within territory Israel has unilaterally annexed, they lack citizenship rights and are instead classified only as "residents" whose permits can be revoked.

This marks an important step in the Bank's expansion into the Los Angeles region and further demonstrates its commitment to the Southern California business community. Mr. Anderson is a high-performing executive that brings extensive market expertise, with more than 30 years' experience in the banking industry. Prior to joining Bank of Southern California, he served as the Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Community Banking at Banc of California and was responsible for growing the Bank's footprint and portfolio. Mr. Anderson attended the University of Utah. Active in the community, he served in a leadership role with Junior Achievement of San Diego and is involved with several local philanthropic organizations including LATM and Habitat for Humanity. "I am pleased to welcome Gaylin to Bank of Southern California's executive leadership group. Gaylin is an accomplished and well-respected leader bringing advanced industry expertise to further support our ongoing expansion of the Bank's footprint," said Nathan Rogge, President & CEO. "Gaylin will play a key role in growing our brand and presence in Los Angeles," concluded Rogge. A growing community bank, established in 2001, Bank of Southern California, N.A., with headquarters in San Diego, CA, is locally owned and managed, and offers a range of financial products to individuals, professionals, and small-to-medium sized businesses. The Bank's solution-driven, relationship-based approach to banking provides accessibility to decision makers and enhances value through strong partnerships with its clients. The Bank currently operates seven branches in San Diego and the Coachella Valley in Riverside County, and a production office in Orange County. "Gaylin is an accomplished and well-respected leader bringing advanced industry expertise to further support our ongoing expansion of the Bank's footprint," said Nathan Rogge, President and CEO.

'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Recap 'AKA Take a Bloody Number' Published on November 20th, 2015 | Updated on April 7th, 2018 | By FanFest Luke was under Kilgrave's spell. Kilgrave told Luke to blow up his bar with him in it and to make sure Jessica sees. When they first meet, Luke wanted to attack Kilgrave. He stops and they talk about Reva and Jessica and how everyone knows each other. Kilgrave doesn't know about Luke's skin, so he thinks Luke will die in the blast. They leave and go to Jessica's apartment. Jessica tells Luke that she thinks that by her killing Reva, she was able to break Kilgrave's hold on her. Trish is getting released from the hospital. The two dead men were taken from her apartment and the whole placed has been cleaned up. Trish's mother comes to visit her. Trish assures her that she didn't relapse and that she's fine. Jessica gives Luke the option to run away, but that's not the type of person he is. "I want him dead, same as you. Until that happens, I'm with you." – Luke Malcolm is moving back home. He'd much rather face his parents about his drug habit than deal with Jessica. Jessica and Luke go to the hotel room that Kilgrave's father was staying and find worthless junk except for a solution used for genetic brain disorders. They then go to Zalk and are told that Kilgrave's father was there twice and will be coming back for more. So they wait. Kilgrave is keeping his father alive. But why? Luke attempts to apologize to Jessica but she doesn't want it, so he decides to forgive her. Back at Trish's, her mother stop by again with an IGH folder. She is trying to earn back her trust by giving her this. IGH paid for Jessica's medical bills after her accident. Trish think they are responsible for Jessica's powers. Trish knows her mother is full of it and wants her to leave. A taxi shows up at Zalk, but it's not Kilgrave. Luke and Jessica follow this man anyway. In order to keep Luke from Kilgrave's spell, Jessica follows the man alone, but can't save him killing himself in the middle of Central Park. Luke tries to comfort Jessica as they go back to Jessica's apartment. They find Trish at her door. Trish notices the chemistry between them and leaves without telling Jessica about IGH. Jessica shows Luke the USB that Reva was killed over. It was meant for him. As Malcolm goes to leave, he hears Robyn fighting with someone upstairs. He goes up there to break up the fight and the mailwoman gives Robyn the package meant for Ruben. She is a mess without him. So Malcolm sits with her for a while. Kilgrave's father is exhausted and Kilgrave is growing impatient. When his father complains, Kilgrave makes him regain focus by almost chopping up his hand in the bender. Malcolm takes Robyn to where he dumped Ruben's body. Robyn forgives Malcolm and let's go of Ruben. "You put him with the fishes? We're Pisces you know." – Robyn Luke and Jessica go to a night club-esque building. They pose as liquor control to gain access to the security footage. Unfortunately it's all been erased. Kilgrave is on the stage and seems to be practicing for something. He reveals that he's been controlling Luke this whole time. His spell now lasts 24 hours and the range has widened. Kilgrave orders Luke to kill Jessica as he escapes… yet again. As Jessica leaves the building, cops show up because of a noise disturbance. They ignore Jessica's warnings and go into the building, only to be thrown unconscious by Luke. Luke continues to go after Jessica and she shoots him in the head with a police rifle. "Do what you gotta do." –Luke Beth Shiller When Beth "grows up" she wants to see her creations appear on the screen and stage. In her free time, Beth blogs about her love of craft beer and writes screenplays. She received her bachelors in journalism from Youngstown State and received her masters in communication from The University of Akron. She is honored to be a part of the FanFest family. 'Fear the Walking Dead': Season 3 Finale… 'Fear the Walking Dead': "El Matadero"… 'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Recap 'AKA… Home » Recaps » 'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Recap 'AKA Take a Bloody Number'

Can ant oil really reduce hair growth? Rozy says…There is this product called Tala Ant Egg oil, sounds fishy to me, but I am wishing it to be true! Just when we thought we'd heard it all, here comes the invasion of the ants. Tala's Ant Egg oil is one of several products that claims to use the oil recovered from crushed ant pupae to reduce hair growth. In addition the Tala product claims to be "tested with doctors" and "completely safe with no side effects." Is this product "excell-ant" or just ant-agonizing? We're cosmetic chemists, not entomologists, but as far as we've been able to figure out Ant egg oil is really furan-2-carbaldehyde which also known as Furfural. Apparently this stuff is a "red brown liquid and it has a sour fragrant ant smell." That's surprising considering that Furfural is used in cosmetics as a fragrance additive! Maybe that's not a problem since furfural can also be derived from several non-ant sources including wheat bran. Is Ant Egg Oil safe for skin? Not only does furfural (apparently) not reduce hair growth but this stuff may not be that good for your skin. It's a known skin irritant (at high concentrations) and long term exposure can lead to skin allergy and increased sunburn. Even worse, there's some concern that it may have carcinogenic properties. As a fragrance additive, furfural is typically used levels are around 0.036%. A safety study reported by the SCCNFP (SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON COSMETIC PRODUCTS AND NON-FOOD PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR CONSUMERS) says that "The maximum exposure stated by RIFM does not represent any significant cancer risk. However, the exposure should not be increased." Use levels in ant egg oil creams are substantially higher than this since its the first ingredient listed in the ingredient list. In other words, there's not much to worry about if it's in your perfume at very low levels but it's not a good idea as a main component in a skin creme. I can't find ANY research which indicates ant egg oil has an effect on hair growth but I do find at least one report indicating that there are some potential dangers associated with using it on the skin at high concentrations. I'd stick with a product like Vaniqua which is proven to slow the growth of facial hair on women. Do you want to buy Ant Egg Oil cream? Probably not. But if you click this link for Tala Ant Egg Oil and then buy ANY product, the Beauty Brains receive a small commission which helps defray some of the costs of running our website. Thank you! Fire ant oil is probably even better! Im very hairy men, and some times i used to wax my back. I bought tala. Im waxed again and used like they said. Im noticed a considerable reduction in my back hair growth. Its thinner now. I will wax again soon. If you want i can report the progress. I dont think you have the right ingredient in mind. I've used this oil and it has reduced the hair greatly. It is also not red or brown or fragrant at all. Hi can you report the progress please?? I'm also hairy and readings this blog's makes me confused.. does this thing really work? There is no progress – we don't think this stuff works! Does it removed hair permanently ? There's not enough information on ant oil to know for sure but any process that attacks the bulb of the hair could be permanent or semipermanent. Iam also interested to use once, please suggest me to bye or not. I am using this oil since 5 days, i think its reducing hair growth. Does it removed facial hair because my face have more hairs I want to use that oil. If its reduce hair or not. Please help me. How do you know it won't work. Maybe you have the wrong information. Don't judge something on few basic information that you hardly know if it's true. Did you try the product. People should only review things when they actually tried it out. Now you are confusing people like us who really want to try it but using some not so true information. I like how MR Randy Schueller keep telling everyone in comments that the oild doesn't work and there is "no progress" after he said "there are no data" , and thought people gave testaments that it worked for them . we understood that you said there is a danger on skin but how can you say it doesn't work when you don't have enough data ? this oil is used for thousand years in east , there are even traditions when the new baby is born they use the oil on his/her whole body so he/she doesn't get so hairy after growing up . women using it for too long in there , I don't know why they used it if it didn't work as you keep telling. Your reasoning that something has been used for a long time and therefore it must work is a logical fallacy called "argument from antiquity." We're more than happy to change our mind about ant oil if anyone can point us to scientific evidence that it really works. I believe not. We could find no evidence showing this product really works. I say don't waste your money on it. And you saying it won't work because there is no data, speaking of logical fallacies, is also a logical fallacy. Exactly which logical fallacy do you think I'm guilty of, Marco? Just to restate my position: I don't believe this product works because I haven't seen any data that indicates it does. Positive reviews could be real or fake, paid for. Also, companies who make their money from selling women useless hair removal creams, laser treatment, waxing, and those who make money selling women cover up treatment or hair pulling and shaving equipment and the like would lose billions each year if the public knew about it, so it makes sense they would pay to falsify research and articles on beauty websites. Unfortunately, no one is really on the side of the consumer, people will want to sell you poison, people will want to keep you from a good thing that for them, will take away from their profits, and use every underhanded thing. You are your only best researcher, not your banker, not your doctor. Yes it works. I used it. I know reviews can be fake. There are so many people giving positive reviews. Overall you have written something that is very informative and logical. As someone above said. It doesn't smell or have color. Also no allergic reaction. At least for me and I am allergic person. It greatly reduces the facial hair if applied properly. Are you sure it's not formic acid that's the main ingredient? And what do you think of this study? Granted, it's on rats and concludes that more research needed but still a promising start? I'd love to see more work done especially since one of the compounds tested was acetic acid (aka vinegar.) That's certainly much easier to get than ant oil! You should call a poison control center. Does the hemani ant oil work as well, is it the same as tala?? I haven't seen research on this type of ant oil. Next post: Can duochrome nail polish become monochrome over time?

From the Wyoming Valley to Africa, with Pride One afternoon, a U.S. State Department truck pulled into the Breaker Brewing Company parking lot on Northampton Street in Wilkes-Barre Twp. Government workers went into the brewery, expertly dismounted a 24-by-36-inch matted, glazed and framed piece of digital photographic art from the brewery wall and lovingly crated it for the first leg of its trip to Burkina Fasou, West Africa, where it will be hung in the official residence of United States Ambassador Sandra E. Clark. It was a proud moment for the creator, 75-year-old artist Arthur Miller. Commercial photography was a livelihood for Miller for decades, but not a passion. "I really did commercial work to support my interest in art," he said in an interview one afternoon at Breaker Brewing Company, where his photographic art is on permanent display. The artwork Clark selected is described as "a semi-impressionistic view of Frances Slocum State Park, Luzerne County, PA, titled 'Ducks In A Row.'" Miller said when the curator of the U.S. Department of State, Art in Embassies program emailed him to say his artwork had been selected for embassy display, "I thought it had to be somebody pulling a prank, then the State Department guys came and packaged it up." Miller grew up in Parsons, the son of Thomas, a miner at Pagnotti's Pine Ridge Breaker, and Beatrice Miller. His father, 46 when Arthur was born, died of a cerebral hemorrhage when Arthur was 12. Widowed with four kids and limited income, Beatrice had to move the family to an apartment on North Main Street. Though Miller had an uncle, Charlie, who was into photography, his biggest early influence was Andy Palencar, the artwork and painting teacher at Coughlin. Palencar later became the first head of the Art Department at Luzerne County Community College. After he graduated from Coughlin, Miller joined the Navy. "I couldn't swing college," he said. "I told the Navy recruiter I'd join if he could get me into photography school and it worked." He was sent to the U.S. Naval Schools of Photography in Pensacola, Florida, which was considered a "poor man's" Rochester Institute of Technology, a top five photography program. He was only 18 when he finished the Naval photography program. Stationed in Holy Loch, Scotland, one of his first assignments, using a 4×5 speed graphic camera, was photographing the birthplace of John Paul Jones, a native Scot and a Revolutionary War U.S. Naval commander, dubbed the "Father of the American Navy." Miller received a Navy commendation for his John Paul Jones work, which was exhibited at the U.S. Naval Museum in Washington, D.C. "I was one of four Naval photographers doing PR stuff like officers' parties," Miller said. "But much of the work was top secret on the new Polaris submarines, microfilming their ships' logs and photographing the atomic reactors and missiles on board the subs." When he got back to Wilkes-Barre after a three-year hitch, he was asked to start a photography department at the new Luzerne County Community College, then in Wilkes-Barre. He designed and taught the basic and advanced photography courses at LCCC. These were the first accredited college photography courses ever taught in Wyoming Valley. "I patterned it after the Naval school," he said. He started his own commercial art business, Spectrum Studio. He was photographic editor for the Wilkes University and the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center's quarterly magazines, contributed to stock photo sites and did traditional work like family portraits and weddings and a myriad of other commercial work. These days, he has come full circle back to his first love — art. "I stopped most commercial work," Miller said. "I'm embracing digital photography. I'm creating new photography and paintings. The digital era opened up a whole new world of art. People are crossing over. Digital made it possible to do everything." As a professional artist he has provided thousands of photographic illustrations, nationally and internationally for magazines, brochures, news services, ad agencies, in-house publications and billboards. On his website, arthur-miller.pixels.com, he describes the day he went to the John Paul Jones home in Scotland. "Off they went, on a foggy Scottish morning, the coal miner's kid from Parsons, and his assigned driver to a little cottage near Kirkbean, Scotland. Almost to their destination in Kirkcudbright, the young photographer noticed a little stone church. That small voice in his head spoke to him, as it often did, nudging him to stop and poke around. Inside the main area of the church he saw a beautiful granite baptismal font with a plaque embedded on the front and a photograph on top. Something about an Admiral Harold Stark, U.S. Navy. He snapped a photograph. "What our young boy did not know then was that Admiral Harold Raynsford Stark, himself a Wilkes-Barre native, was Chief of Naval Operations in Washington at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He later served as the Commander of the European Naval Forces in 1942, and as a liaison between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. After his retirement, Stark served as chairman of the board of trustees of Wilkes College, now Wilkes University. "Later on in the boy's life, he established his own photographic studio (Spectrum Studio) on South River Street in Wilkes Barre. One of his accounts was public relations photography for Wilkes University, where he was asked by public relations director George Pawlush to photograph the Admiral Stark Room at the university's library. As he photographed the room of the famous Admiral Harold R. Stark, he remembered that little stone church in Scotland." Arthur and his wife, June, who he's known since childhood, have been married 51 years. They have a son and two daughters: Chris, the co-owner of the Breaker Brewing Company; Ivy, who works for Frontier Communications; and Heather, at Collins Aerospace, Florida. 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