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Best Hometowns 2017–18: Bowling Green
This college town thrives on a strong connection between campus and community and a shared vision for the city's future.
BY Nathan Havenner | Photo by Casey Rearick
Floyd Craft walks an aisle lined with bolts and fasteners carefully sorted into blue plastic bins. The owner of Bowling Green's Main Street Ace Hardware still carries a pen and paper in the front pocket of his shirt, and he's quick to answer when asked what keeps a place like his open in an age of big box retailers.
"Service," he says, clearly and simply. Just then, a customer asks Craft how he's doing. The storeowner smiles before replying, "Same old, same old, just getting old. But I'm still upright. That's the important thing."
Craft first moved to Bowling Green in 1975, investing everything he had in a Ben Franklin store on South Main Street the following year. Over time, he added the Ace Hardware and a quilt shop to his lineup of downtown businesses. His daughter, Amy Craft Ahrens, operates For Keeps, an adjacent gift shop.
Craft knows times change. You notice it walking through his Ben Franklin store. The retro candy counter is still stocked with 300 varieties of treats, but an original focus on crafts has given way to a large toy section and party supplies.
"The reason we have survived is we've changed," says Craft. "We've tried to carry the stuff that's not available at Meyer or Walmart."
Floyd Craft opened his first store on Main Street in 1975. His daughter, Amy Craft Ahrens, operates For Keeps, a gift shop next door. (photo by Rachael Chillcott)
His daughter has had to do the same. In recent years, For Keeps has shifted away from collectibles and into home decor, fun gifts and women's fashion. There's even a lineup of colorful socks for both men and women that feature comical catchphrases as well as a handful of not-safe-for-work slogans.
Craft realizes one of the reasons his family's stores have remained healthy is due to Bowling Green State University. With more than 19,000 students living there during the school year, its presence looms large over the town of more than 12,000 year-round residents. Founded in 1910 as a teachers' college, the university has been under the oversight of university president Mary Ellen Mazey since 2011.
"I was very fortunate when I came to Bowling Green, in that Mayor [Richard] Edwards and I were colleagues 30 years ago at another university," says Mazey, who met Edwards while she was a faculty member at Wright State University in Fairborn. "He is very university-oriented. So, we started a planning process as I arrived and talked about town and gown [relations]."
City leaders and officials at Bowling Green State University work together to set a community vision. (photo by Rachael Chillcott)
That included opening a new visitor center that provides information about both the city and university. Mazey, who has a background in urban planning, also worked with Edwards to update the city's land-use plan. Adopted this year, its serves as a development guide, with a focus on green space, pocket parks and housing in the city core, as well as an attractive, accessible and pedestrian-friendly downtown that connects to the surrounding neighborhoods.
"Instead of expanding outward, which really hurts the inner core," Mazey explains, "you've got to build those relationships and the housing around the university."
Mayor Edwards says another big win was the opening of the Four Corners Center on Main Street in 2015. The former Wood County Bank building is now home to the city's chamber of commerce, downtown association, convention and visitors bureau and economic development agency.
"We are really thrilled about this Four Corners concept and bringing all these groups together under one roof," Edwards says. "We are constantly changing and that has been one of the neat things about this city."
One of the most dramatic changes can be found just a mile and a half west of downtown at Simpson Garden Park. The 11-acre park's 16 individual spaces range from a collection of native Ohio prairie plants to a Japanese garden.
Prior to the park's creation in 2007, a portion of the site was used as a dumping ground for rebar and concrete, refrigerator doors and car bumpers. Private donations and public funding paid for the park, but the countless hours of work by more than 30 active volunteers make it possible.
Simpson Garden Park is just one of the places in Bowling Green where community pride and support have brought people together to create something special. The Bowling Green youth baseball complex at Carter Park is a dream field for many kids, with its manicured diamonds and covered dugouts.
Teams from outside of town play here during tournaments each season, and 400 to 450 local kids take the field every summer.
Bowling Green's youth baseball complex at Carter Park is a community-sponsored gem. (photo by Rachael Chillcott)
Tim Dunn serves as the president of Bowling Green's youth baseball complex at Carter Park, a position he has held since 1982. Dunn, who is a funeral director at his family's business in town, handles a variety of responsibilities, from overseeing the park's board of trustees to securing funding and finding volunteer coaches.
"I was doing this before I had children, I was doing it when the kids came through," he says. "Now they're all grown and I'm still doing it."
The current version of the baseball complex opened in 1990, after being moved from its previous location half a mile away, and it has grown a great deal through donations and sponsorships over the last 27 years. Because it's funded by donations, Dunn says such support from local businesses is essential for the complex's survival, and they've always come through for him.
"They sponsor teams, the signage, our scoreboards," Dunn says. "They help us with the manpower, with the lighting. When I need something big … they help."
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The Bohemian Quarter – a chapter of Czech history in the heart of Berlin
Sarah Borufka
In the heart of Berlin's Neukölln neighborhood is Rixdorf, an area that is also known as the Bohemian Village. The settlement originated in the first half of the 18th century, under the auspices of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I., who welcomed Bohemian Protestant refugees into his empire. In the Habsburg Empire, they had been banned from exercising their faith. We recently visited this fascinating area of Berlin and talked to Cordelia Pollina, the director of the Bohemian Museum, which is devoted to the history of this neighborhood.
German president expresses sorrow over Lidice and Ležáky
Jan Velinger
German President Joachim Gauck said in a letter to Czech counterpart Václav Klaus on Friday that Germany was aware of its historical responsibility for massacres at the Czech villages of Lidice and Ležáky during World War II. Mr Gauck wrote the letter ahead of the 70th anniversary of the destruction of Lidice and Ležáky by the Nazis in retaliation for the assassination of acting Reichsprotector of Bohemia and Moravia Reinhard Heydrich on May 27, 1942. Heydrich succumbed to wounds suffered in the attack which was orchestrated by Czech paratroopers.
As a result, Lidice, in Central Bohemia, was obliterated on June 10 and Ležáky, East Bohemia, was burnt to the ground on June 24. In Lidice alone, all 173 men were executed, while most women and children were sent to concentration camps. Some of the children were selected for re-education in Nazi Germany. In his letter, German President Gauck wrote that the despicable acts in Lidice and Ležáky filled him with "deep sorrow and shame", but cited positive ties between Germany and the Czech Republic today as reason for hope. In response, Václav Klaus thanked his German counterpart, saying that he considered the letter a strong statement and positive gesture.
Schwarzenberg responds to Sudeten Germans, who expect "considerable breakthrough"
Christian Falvey
Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg has addressed a statement from Sudeten Germans, who said at the weekend that they expect "a considerable breakthrough" in relations with the Czech government. In an interview for the German news agency DPA, Mr Schwarzenberg said he wasn't sure what they expected, but that they may want an official apology for the expulsion of Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovakia at the close of WWII. The late president Václav Havel expressed regret for the acts in 1990. Mr Schwarzenberg said he was not fond of empty gestures and that real cooperation between Sudeten Germans and Czechs was the most important thing. Decrees issued at the end of WWII allowed about 2.5 million ethnic Germans to be transferred from the country and their property confiscated.
Sudetengerman group president slams Czech president
Franz Pany, the head of the Sudetengerman group Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft, has slammed Czech President Václav Klaus at the group's annual gathering on Sunday. He said that the Czech head of state had a contrarian attitude toward Germany and Europe. Good sense, realism and an openness for mutual understanding needed to return to Prague castle, he added. On Saturday, the group had honored the Czech-born writer Max Mannheimer, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, with its Karl IV. prize.
Sudetengerman group honors Czech-born Jewish writer with prize honoring contributions to Czech-German relations
The Sudetengerman group Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft, which on Saturday kicked off its annual meeting in Nuremberg, has awarded the writer and painter Max Mannheimer, who was born in Czechoslovakia, with its Karl IV. prize. The 92-year-old Mannheimer, who was born in Nový Jičín, is a Jewish Holocaust survivor. He said in his acceptance speech that he felt no hatred towards either the Czech or the German nation for what he had suffered through.
The award is meant to honor contributions to the Czech-German dialogue and good relations between both countries as well as people who fight against extremism and intolerance.
Head of Sudetengerman group calls for closer cooperation with Czech government
Bernd Posselt, the head of the Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft, the main interest group of Sudetengerman expellees, is pushing for a more direct dialogue between the Sudetengerman minority and the Czech government. Mr. Posselt urged German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle to bring up the Sudetengermans' call for more direct communication with the Czech government during his working visit to Prague on Tuesday. Mr. Posselt also called on the German government to discuss all matters that concern Czech-German relations with the Sudetengerman Lanndsmannschaft ahead of discussing them with Prague.
Mr. Westerwelle is travelling to Prague on the occasion of the 20-year-anniversary of the signing of the Czech-German Declaration on Mutual Relations and Their Future. Since its signature, Czech-German relations have improved significantly, with both countries now stating that ties between the two states have never been stronger.
EU human rights court rules Czech state denied Kinský fair trial in property restitution case
Jan Richter
The European Court of Human Rights denounced the Czech state for having denied a fair trial to František Oldřich Kinský, an Austrian aristocrat who sued the country over his property claims. The court said that Mr Kinský, who passed away nearly three years ago, had been subjected to abusive treatment by the Czech authorities when he sued to get back family property worth around 40 billion crowns.
Documentary filmmaker Martin Dušek on why his native region continues to inspire him
Martin Dušek, who often works with co-director Ondřej Provazník, is a two-time winner of the main prize at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, the Czech Republic's most prestigious documentary award. His films "A Town Called Hermitage" and "Coal in the Soul" were both shot in the former Sudetenland in North Bohemia, a border region whose Sudeten German inhabitants were expelled from Czechoslovakia after the war. Martin Dušek 's latest film deals with his own Sudeten German heritage – in a humorous and provocative way. I caught up
Crossing the great divide on All Souls Day
Daniela Lazarová
The Czech Republic may be one of the most secular nations in Europe but All Souls Day - the day of remembrance for the departed – is a sacred family tradition handed down from generation to generation. As the holiday approaches the country's cemeteries –well-tended throughout the year – are ablaze with candles and flowers as Czechs pay their respects to the dead.
Svitavy – the birthplace of Oskar Schindler
You are not very likely to wander into Svitavy by chance. Located on both the major road and railway line connecting Moravia and eastern Bohemia, for most people Svitavy is just a name on their itinerary. But if you do come and take a closer look, you'll find a little town proud of its past and working for a better future. Once an important town for Moravia's textile industry, re-populated after the expulsion of Svitavy's German speaking inhabitants, it only recently showed its pride in perhaps its most famous native personality – Oskar

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Jagatjit Palace
The Jagatjit Palace is set within a 200 acre complex featuring spectacular architecture that had been borrowed from the famous Fontainebleau and Palace of Versailles. This is the most famous site in the town of Kapurthala and allows one to revisit the extravagance and opulence of the Sikh Maharajas of the nineteenth century.
Today, Jagatjit Palace is run as the Sainik School and maintained by the Defense Ministry. The architecture is considered to be a 'must see' when you are in this part of Punjab.
History of Jagatjit Palace
The much renowned Jagatjit Palace was built as the residential complex of the erstwhile Maharaja of the state of Kapurthala, HRH Maharaja Jagatjit Singh. Spread across a vast 200 acres (0.81 sq km) of land, the palatial building features amazing architecture of the 19th century and is spectacularly maintained by rich vegetation all around. The original architecture was designed by M. Marcel; a French artist called in by the Maharaja and assisted by a local builder by the name of Allah Ditta. The construction of the palace started in the 1900 and was completed in time by 1908 for the new wife of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh, Anita Delgado.
Site and Architecture of Jagatjit Palace
The Jagatjit Palace is undisputedly the most famous building in Kapurthala. It was once the home of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh and his wife Anita Delgado who also have been responsible for designing most part of present existing town. The construction of the building took almost 80 years to complete but it was a gem of an endeavor.
The Jagatjit Palace features a magnificent Durbar Hall, also called the Diwan-E-Khas and is one of the finest of its kind in India. The most interesting feature of Jagatjit Palace is the Plaster of Paris figurines and painted ceilings that represent the French taste of art and architecture. The roof of the palace complex has been designed in 'beaux art' style that represented the 19th century French designs. Among these structures, the most impressive part of the building is the Mansard Roof featuring oeil-de-boeuf windows and double slopes that could be found in the Louvre of historical French buildings. The Lapis lazuli pillars that one sees in the Jagatjit Palace had been imported from Italy and the same goes for the marbles that are seen in the fireplace. All the furniture, which still exists in harmony with the design, had been brought in from France as were the artists who had painted the ceilings of reception rooms.
The Jagatjit Palace also features interesting artifact collection that include a 19th century mechanical clock which can point towards moisture, different planetary positions, varying temperatures throughout the day and the time in about 12 Asian and European countries. Another special artifact is a rare pneumatic Orchestra that is integrated with an automated tune player. The Jagatjit Palace sure defines the best aspects of both French and Indian architecture. Art work features in the palace halls have been imported from as far as France, Italy and Holland.
Jagatjit Palace is considered to be one of the must see buildings in Kapurthala in terms of architecture. However, entry into the palace is not allowed since the compound is used by the Defense Ministry. Viewing it from a distance is still worthy of the effort. Thus, there is o such time limit to see the palace building. It is open 24 x 7.
Things You Must Know
The Maharaja Jagatjit Palace is presently maintained by the prestigious Sainik School. The Defense Ministry took over the restoration and maintenance since 1961 and now it is primarily aimed at grooming capable youngsters for getting selected by the National Defense Academy.
Nearest International airport to Kapurthala is Raja Sansi International Airport and is located 66 kilometers away at Amritsar.
Nearest railway station to Krupathala is Kapurthala Railway Station located at a distance of 1 kilometer from the site. The station code is KXH belonging to the Northern Indian Railway. There are a total of 4 trains halting at Krupathala for around 2 minutes each and run all throughout the day.
The city of Krupathala is well connected by road network with main transport routes running across Punjab and the whole of Northern India. The road distance is just 19 kilometers from the nearest well known city of Jalandhar between which buses ferry regularly. The main site is located just 3 kilometers from the main part of the town. Road time from Jalandhar to Krupathala is approximately 30 minutes depending on traffic conditions.
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(Illinois News Network) -- Schools across Illinois might not have to make up all the recent days missed due to snow and cold.
Illinois state law requires that public schools plan a 185-day calendar, with 176 days of student instruction and five days set aside for emergencies.
Even after those five days are exhausted, school districts still have another option.
Approved "Act of God Days" do not have to be made up. Requests are submitted first to the district's regional superintendent, who then forwards them on to ISBE.
Grimm said they rely heavily on the recommendations of the superintendent to assess the requests. He said he couldn't recall any reports of abuse of the system.
Outside of those requirements, local districts can decide how to make up any days missed. Decisions about closures always are made at the local level because conditions are different all over the state.
In more rural areas of the state, country roads can be affected by blowing and drifting snow more than in urban areas. Meanwhile, Grimm said cities present a different challenge.
Grimm says the only real guidelines from the ISBE when considering closures are to keep the safety of students and staff as the top priority.


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Hooking a big one
Perseverance rewards an effort to remove a car from the McKenzie
By Edward Russo
The Register-Guard
Appeared in print: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, page B1
VIDA � It took several tries Friday, but a vehicle involved in a fatal accident more than four months ago was removed from the McKenzie River.
A Eugene towing company, with the volunteer help of river guides, McKenzie Fire & Rescue and scuba divers, used a winch to pull the Kia Sorento from the river.
It took more than five hours and repeated attempts by volunteers to attach a hook and cable to move the car about 75 feet to a point near the river bank.
�I�m glad we got it this far,� T&M Towing company owner Tim Baumgartner said late Friday afternoon. �This is fantastic.�
From that spot, the maroon Kia was pulled by a winch about 800 feet upriver, where it was taken out of the waterway and onto the property of residents Ben and Jackie Coleman.
McKenzie River resident Beverly Hadden, 60, died on May 12 after she apparently lost control of the 2011 Kia and it plunged into the river east of Vida, more than 20 miles east of Springfield.
McKenzie Fire & Rescue personnel found Hadden�s body, but her vehicle was swept downstream more than a mile.
The location of the car was unknown for 3½ weeks.
Baumgartner had wanted to remove the vehicle since it was found, but several factors contributed to the delayed salvage operation.
The Kia had come to a rest at the bottom of a deep channel with a swift-moving current in a section of river that is difficult to reach by land.
Also, some property owners with land closest to the sunken car were reluctant to let their land be used for the recovery operation.
But the Colemans recently gave Baumgartner permission to use their property.
Earlier this week, T&M cleared some brush from part of their land so he could put heavy machinery on their property for the salvage operation, including winch equipment and a tow truck.
Hadden�s auto insurance firm, Allstate, is going to be billed for the removal costs, Baumgartner said.
After months of effort, Baumgartner figured he had spent $17,000 on searching for the car and trying to get it out of the river. �And that (amount) was before today,� he said Friday.
The removal operation was supported by the McKenzie Clearwater Coalition and the McKenzie River Guides, two groups that wanted the car out of the river.
The groups and area residents feared the car eventually would be swept downriver, where it could become an obstruction and boating hazard.
The car �could be dangerous,� Jackie Coleman said. �People could get hurt or killed.�
Baumgartner resisted the idea of first using scuba divers to attach a hook and cable to the car so it could be pulled from the river. He and others involved in the operation were concerned about the divers having to deal with the forceful current.
Friday�s effort began just before 11 a.m. as river guide Steve Schaefers maneuvered his drift boat over the submerged Kia while volunteer Paul Schwarz tried to drop a large aluminum hook attached to a heavy rope on the car, located under about 8 feet of water.
It was challenging because the men had difficulty seeing the car in river. �The problem is, I can�t tell where to hook it,� Schwarz exclaimed at one point.
McKenzie Fire & Rescue had the only motorized boat in the operation. Initially, the craft, piloted by Assistant Fire Chief Dana Burwell, was used for safety purposes. But after several tries, the volunteers decided to take advantage of the rescue boat�s maneuverability. Schwarz got on the boat and worked with Jared Thomas of McKenzie Fire & Rescue.
Schwarz used a 5-gallon plastic bucket with a clear bottom to look under the water to locate the car. He gave instructions to Thomas, who repeatedly dropped a hook with a 35-pound lead anchor attached to counter the fast-moving current.
The men were able to attach the hook to the car several times. The winch-operated cable then would pull the Kia a few feet toward the shore, before the hook fell off.
By late afternoon, once volunteers thought the vehicle was in shallower, calmer water, scuba divers Thomas Ridder and Matt Conrad were asked to attach a heavy chain with a locking ring to the KIA�s rear axle.
The divers, in full scuba gear, entered the water with Burwell, Thomas and Schaefers watching from the rescue boat in the middle of the river.
The divers emerged after a few minutes.
�Did you hook it?� Doug Carlson of T&M Towing asked.
Both of the divers gave a thumbs up.
Later, Conrad said they were able to attach the chain to the axle with little difficulty, although they had to be careful. �It�s definitely a swift current,� Conrad said.
Within minutes after the divers attached the chain, the top of the badly damaged KIA broke the surface of the water.
It took T&M Towing a few more hours to get the car completely out of the river. By 7 p.m., the Kia was on the back of Baumgartner�s tow truck as it pulled into the Vida Cafe, where Baumgartner and his crew were going to have dinner. �I wasn�t going to leave it,� Baumgartner said.
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Tranquility garden coming to Fort Vancouver High School
First photo, from left: Kenny Perez, RK Cheipot, Alexander Flores, Amaya Hall and Danny Duarte worked to remove soil. Second photo: Grounds Equipment Operator Gary Brumitt operates a loader to move the dirt from the courtyard.
Horticulture students, teacher leading the effort
New life is coming to the small, unused courtyard to the east of the main entrance at the Fort Vancouver High School Center for International Studies. Horticulture students and teacher Toree Hiebert plan to revamp the space into a tranquility garden that will represent the student body's many cultures and include student artwork.
Last year, the horticulture program received a $5,000 grant from the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools. Students began to develop a plan for the space, gathering input from their peers and staff members. They also worked with professional landscape architect Jane Tesner Kleiner to refine their vision.
"I want our school to look cleaner, and be more of a place where it's a good environment," said junior Kenny Perez.
On Dec. 11, students began to make the tranquility garden a reality by removing existing dirt to make way for additional site preparations. The students worked with the facility support service center's Gary Brumitt, who educated them on safety measures and the proper use of tools. District employees also will assist with laying a path in the garden, installing an irrigation system and other requirements.
In addition, students in the welding/fabrication technology program will create stands to display student artwork.
"It's really a collaborative effort," said Hiebert, who anticipates that the garden will be ready for planting in fall 2018.
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Tom Holland has 2 articles published.
Tom Holland is a writer and artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. With a background in Art & Philosophy, his core research interests are: theories of labour and the work ethic, radical histories, automation, class, Autonomism, and the intersection between art and politics.
Against Capitalism: Resisting Wage Labour in the 19th Century
Published on 10th April 2017 in Economics by Tom Holland
In the advanced economies of Europe, you would be hard pressed to find somebody who still calls themselves an 'artisan'. The closest you might find, perhaps, is a marketing savvy barista whose artisan job title indicates they have mastered the complex arts of pouring coffee in a fashionable café. Yet throughout most of the 19th…
Amazon workers sleeping in tents: on the logic of serfdom
Published on 15th January 2017 in Economics by Tom Holland
A brief analysis of the 'economic rationalization' that emerged throughout the comment sections of articles about Amazon employees, who chose to sleep in tents outside their warehouse to save money. At the end of last year, stories emerged claiming that Amazon employees had been sleeping in tents directly outside their companies' warehouse in Fife, Scotland.…


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Special Coverage Civic Election 2014 Mayor's Race
Bowman, Judy W-L neck and neck, poll shows
Posted: 10/20/2014 7:28 AM	| Last Modified: 10/20/2014 12:06 PM	| Updates	| Comments:
This article was published 20/10/2014 (1731 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Suddenly, it looks like Winnipeg's mayoral race will be a sprint to the finish.
A new Insightrix telephone survey, commissioned by 680 CJOB and Global News, shows rookie politician Brian Bowman with a slight edge over Judy Wasylycia-Leis in the race to be Winnipeg's next mayor.
Bowman (38 per cent) is just two percentage points ahead of the former NDP MP and MLA (36 per cent) among decided voters, according to results released this morning.
Rounding out the mayoral candidate field is Robert-Falcon Ouellette (14 per cent), Gord Steeves (9 per cent), Paula Havixbeck (2 per cent), David Sanders (1 per cent) and Michel Fillion (0 per cent).
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Judy Wasylycia-Leis and Brian Bowman
Winnipeg voters will go to the polls on Wednesday.
The results suggest that not only has the gap between the two front-runners narrowed, it has been obliterated.
Earlier this month, a Free Press/CTV poll showed Wasylycia-Leis with an 18 point lead over Bowman, with less than three weeks of campaign time remaining and a prior Insightrix poll, conducted in late August, showed Bowman trailing Wasylycia-Leis by 14 per cent (38 to 24).
According to Insightrix pollsters, a total of 802 randomly selected Winnipeg residents were contacted by telephone between Oct. 7 and Oct. 17. The margin of error is equal to plus-minus 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
Oct 20, 2014: Judy W-L stays unperturbed while Bowman is buoyed after new poll shows him ahead Aldo Santin
Updated on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 7:54 AM CDT: Corrects reference to Michel Fillion
12:06 PM: Corrects spelling of name.


A venerable novelist, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, awaits word on the critical reaction to his latest book. When the daughter of friends, hoping to be a writer, comes to work as his assistant, he quickly discovers that she has a talent – and a talent for operating in the fraught, explosive climate of current gender relations – that could well eclipse his own. Setting aside his own work, he devotes himself to helping her finish her book.
A tale of enthrallment, treachery, trust, and betrayal, Dusk explores the nature of power in the changing sexual landscape and the space in which ambition and desire burn everything in their path.


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Can't get pages to auto number for each new page with Libre office
Vancouvergirl January 15, 2023, 1:03am #1
Hi, I've being trying unsuccessfully to format pages to auto number consecutively like 1, then 2, then 3 etc., with Libre Office but it's not working. I did exactly what the instructions I googled explained, but my below description is what happens. (I'm writing a novel.)
I go to the footer and click in the footer area, and a small rectangular light blue box appears.
I left click on the rectangular blue box.
A window appears and in the top of the window I click the "page" header icon.
On the right is a page number dropdown and I click I want the format for pages "1, 2, 3, …"
In that above dropdown I got the option to click numbers, or letters, or roman numerals etc., that kind of thing. So I clicked regular numbers.
This action gives me the "impression" that Libre Office will now number my pages. But it will not.
Libra Office will number page 1, page 2, page 3 and then start over and start write page 1 in the fourth page.
So when I follow the instructions to number pages manually, and type page 4 on page 4, Libre Office, switches the second page to page 4 as well. So then my pages are numbered 1, 4, 3, 4.
I switch page 2 back to 2, and Libra Office numbers my pages, 1, 2, 3, 2.
A) The system refuses to allow me to manually input a proper sequence of numbers.
B)The system refuses to auto number a proper sequence of numbers.
Can anyone please help me with this?
robleyd January 15, 2023, 1:44am #2
It should be as simple as described in Inserting Page Numbers in Footers. It is possible that you have more than one page style with different page number settings.
If this is the case, perhaps you could upload a sample document that demonstrates the problem; edit your question to add the sample and also give details of your operating system and LibreOffice version
Hi, first, I want to say THANKYOU so much for coming along and offering assistance. I find this incredibly frustrating as I truly can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong.
Okay, in answer to your second comment, I don't have more than one page style with different page settings. So that is not the problem but thankyou for mentioning it, as I realize you're being comprehensive and systematically trying to help me troubleshoot.
In answer to your last question in your second paragraph, I use windows 10 and my LibreOffice version writes it's 6.
When I try to delete the footers to start over, or even reset them, my Libra office accepts the actions as far as allowing me to click delete, but once out of the page pop up window, the footer remains the same. Nothing has changed. Footer is even still there when I've clicked to delete it.
HANG ON … I just got back as I just followed your link AGAIN, and reread it.
This time, I followed that instruction you linked me and I did the action, "insert a page number," from the actual task bar, instead of configuring the actual footer on the page from the pop up blue window. And oddly, using the above task bar, instead of the page footer prompts, the system is now, allowing me to manually add page numbers for each page. I made it to number four as well. 1,2,3,4, how bout that?
(Yes, I just started my book hence only up to page 4. lol)
Strangely, the numbers the task bar is now adding to each page from my prompts, are hightlighted in grey, so I had to re-highlight them in white to match the page colour. But that's no biggie.
Plus, I can center the numbers, or place them left or right.
So, as long as I can manually add a page number in the proper order, I'm good.
Well, YOU FIXED IT. I can manually add page numbers. THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU.
You have NO idea how much I sincerely appreciate it. I've been trying to figure it out for a few weeks when I've had time to get to it, and now I can just write, and not worry about it.
I SINCERELY, sincerely appreciate your taking the time to come by and offer suggestions. One of your work arounds works, and I'll take it and fill the page numbers in manually.
I am SO, SO relieved.
All the best to you and yours in 2023, and please stay safe.
Most kindly,
The expected result from following the instructions I linked to is that a field would be inserted in the footer of your document which would automatically show the current page number. If you have to manually insert a page number on each page, there is a further issue somewhere.
If you need more help, please upload a sample document that demonstrates the problem.
ajlittoz January 15, 2023, 7:32am #5
@Vancouvergirl The symptoms you describe suggest you save your document .docx. There are huge differences between M$ DOCX format and native ODF format. Using an alien format implies conversion when opening and another conversion when saving. These conversions have cumulative effects leading sooner or later to document damage. Avoid this. Work native. If you are constrained to send the document as DOCX, do this only when everything has been tuned in your *.odt. document but always keep the .odt as source and reference.
Also, "my LibreOffice version writes it's 6" is not informative enough. Always cite version with at least 3 components x.y.z because there are differences within a release series (usually y=0 or 1 is considered as non-mature or "experimental), e.g. my version is 7.4.3.2.
Vancouvergirl January 23, 2023, 10:44pm #6
Hi robleyd, thanks for the rest of the information you added on this thread. As I typed more pages over the last few days, it actually does automatically correctly add page numbers consecutively, and the page numbers are no longer highlighted in grey. So it's in fact 100% resolved because of your initial post answering my first post in this thread.
Good thing as I know you guys are trying to be helpful but both yours and ajlittoz technical terms are way above my comprehension. lol That's why I put in my profile (that doesn't seem to show up) that I am not tech savvy.
Thanks to you as well ajlittoz as well. I appreciate what you added but as said above, it's actually all resolved now and pages are in fact auto numbering each page.
I sincerely appreciate the insight and assistance that both of you forum members so promptly provided!
Thankyou both so much,


Według mnie te wydarzenia na statku i w szkole za którymi stał Undertaker muszą mieć z tym związek. Według mnie on szukał sposobu żeby ożywić człowieka i w końcu mu się udało. Zwłaszcza, że prawdziwy Ciel zmarł na tym stole.
Jest już gdzieś rozdział czy to ze spoilerów? Nie zaglądam w tag, więc nie wiem, o czym dokładnie piszecie.
Rozdział pojawił się już na MS.
Ciel Phantomhive agrees to form a Faustian contract with the demon—a turn the cultists are not fond of. They try to make Ciel stop talking, however, it is all in vain as the demon has already acknowledged Ciel's wish and now asks its new master where he wants his contract seal placed on his body. Ciel replies that he does not care where the seal is placed; he only cares to possess more power than anyone else. Smiling, the demon brands his right eye with the seal.
After the seal was placed and Ciel recovered from the marking procedure, the demon persuades Ciel to make his first command. Ciel takes a look at the cultists and his brother's corpse, and recalls the violation he had to endure under their hands—then, he commands the demon to kill all of the cultists.
When the demon is done, it frees Ciel from the cage and asks for his name. Slightly hesitatingly, Ciel tells him that he is Ciel Phantomhive, the future Earl of Phantomhive. Finding out that its new master is a nobleman, the demon adopts the appearance of a butler. Ciel is stunned when he sees the demon's new appearance. The demon interprets his reaction as distaste and proceeds to change his form again and again, asking whether Ciel likes these forms more. After Ciel tells it that the first form was fine, the demon reverts to its butler appearance before announcing that it is now time to discuss the details of their contract.
They sit down at a table, and the demon informs Ciel that demons would never agree to a contract from which they gain nothing, that the contract needs to benefit both parties. It then says that Ciel can make three wishes. Ciel asks if he can really wish for anything, even for the resurrection of someone. The demon tries to convince him that he can indeed do this, but Ciel quickly points out that he is lying—after all, he told him that "the fare for crossing would never return," meaning that he cannot bring back the dead.
Ciel ponders over chess moves and how he can use his wishes to get to most out of the contract and to make sure that the demon stays under his sole and absolute control. Eventually, he settles on his first wish: The demon shall never lie to him. Ciel is about to formulate his second wish, but the demon cuts him off mid-sentence after Ciel mentioned his revenge, wanting to exert it straightaway. Ciel stops him by grabbing his tailcoat and says that he wants to find and kill those who attacked Phantomhive Manor on his own. Furthermore, he does not want the culprits dead before he finds out their reason. Then, Ciel makes his second wish: The demon has to obey all of his commands without questioning them.
Right afterward, the demon asks for Ciel's third and final wish, but Ciel wants to rest first. Taking his words as a command, the demon lifts Ciel and tries to lay him down, but Ciel protests and says that his second wish shall only take effect when he says "I command you."
When Ciel sits again, he makes his third and last wish: The demon shall protect him and never betray him until he got his revenge. The demon points out that these are actually two separate wishes; much to Ciel's irritation. However, the demon accepts it nonetheless as his personal aesthetic denies him to make two contracts at the same time anyway. After everything is settled, the demon stands up and circles around Ciel, and peers at him, saying that he will abide by their contract until Ciel accomplished his vengeance—and when their contract has ended, the demon will consume Ciel's soul, shocking Ciel immensely.
27. tom trafi do sprzedaży 27 lipca.
Ciel pozbywa się dowodów/sprząta/pali wszystko na popiół. No dobra, Sebuś to robi. Wracamy do wydarzeń współczesnych. Koniec wspominków. Moje kochanie się pokazało Undertakera nigdy za wiele Cóż, potwierdza się jedynie, że Grabarzyk ma coś wspólnego z rodzinką. Trzeba czekać, na kolejny rozdział.
Miałam rację, obstawiając Ciela na nową okładkę, no ale któż inny mógłby być, tak po prawdzie?
Jest też nowy rozdział. Podobają mi się latarnie na okładkowej ilustracji, na którym widać znamiona poprzednich arków.
Okazuje się, że Ciel dzięki Grabarzowi był cały czas przy bracie. No i mamy niespodziewanych gości na koniec rozdziału.
Ostatnio zmieniony czw cze 28, 2018 10:06 am przez mika, łącznie zmieniany 1 raz.
Wreszcie Ciel na okładce. Byłam ciekawa czy będzie jedna postać na okładce.
Elżunia wie już o wszystkim i jest w posiadłości.
Za mało gości było ostatnio, przybyli kolejni Jak impreza, to impreza.
Po cichu liczę że Aberlaine jest po jego stronie, ale teraz już nie wiadomo.
Elizabeth i jej rozterkom sercowo-ludzkim.


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Ху́лио Даниэ́ль дос Са́нтос Родри́гес (; 7 мая 1983, Асунсьон, Парагвай) — парагвайский футболист, выступавший на позиции полузащитника, иногда также на позиции оттянутого форварда. В 2004—2014 годах — игрок национальной сборной Парагвая, участник чемпионата мира 2006 года. В 2005 году признавался лучшим футболистом года в Парагвае.

Биография
Хулио дос Сантос начал профессиональную карьеру в 2001 году в «Серро Портеньо». В 2004 и 2005 годах он становился чемпионом Парагвая, причём в 2005 году дос Сантос был признан лучшим футболистом страны. В январе 2006 года 22-летний дос Сантос был продан в мюнхенскую «Баварию». Парагваец рассматривался как потенциальный сменщик Михаэля Баллака, который в том же году перешёл в лондонский «Челси». Однако дос Сантос столкнулся с конкуренцией со стороны Али Карими. В начале сезона 2006/07 руководство «Баварии» и лично Феликс Магат высказали недовольство прогрессом Хулио и в итоге футболист был отдан в аренду в «Вольфсбург». Но в «Вольфсбурге» дос Сантос до лета 2007 года так и не сыграл за основную команду. В основном это было обусловлено многочисленными травмами. Однако после приобретения «Баварией» Франка Рибери, Хамита Алтынтопа, Хосе Эрнесто Сосы и Зе Роберто стало ясно, что парагвайцу будет крайне сложно бороться за место в основе.

Первую половину сезона 2007/08 Хулио дос Сантос пребывал в аренде в испанской «Альмерии», за которую также не провёл ни единого матча. Затем его отдали в аренду в «Гремио», за который парагваец сыграл в 5 матчах. В июне 2008 года дос Сантос подписал контракт с другой бразильской командой, «Атлетико Паранаэнсе». В 2009 году Хулио дос Сантос вернулся в родной «Серро Портеньо», где, наконец, вновь стал играть в футбол довольно регулярно.

В 2015 по 2017 год выступал за бразильский «Васко да Гаму», с которым дважды выигрывал Лигу Кариоку. В 2017 году вернулся на родину, присоединившись к «Спортиво Лукеньо».

С 2004 по 2007 год Хулио дос Сантос выступал за сборную Парагвая. Он был участником двух Кубков Америки (2004 и 2007 годов), а также чемпионата мира 2006 года.

Достижения
  Чемпион штата Парана (1): 2009
  Чемпион штата Рио-де-Жанейро (2): 2015, 2016
  Чемпион Парагвая (2): 2004, 2005
  Чемпион Германии (1): 2006
  Обладатель Кубка Германии (1): 2006
  Футболист года в Парагвае (1): 2005

Примечания

Ссылки

 Профиль на bdfa.com.ar
 Профиль на сайте fussballdaten.de

Футболисты Парагвая
Игроки сборной Парагвая по футболу
Игроки ФК «Серро Портеньо»
Игроки ФК «Бавария»
Игроки ФК «Бавария II»
Игроки ФК «Альмерия»
Игроки ФК «Гремио»
Игроки ФК «Атлетико Паранаэнсе»
Игроки ФК «Васко да Гама»
Игроки ФК «Спортиво Лукеньо»
Игроки ФК «Президент Хейс»

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The purpose of The AES Corporation Performance Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to advance the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing incentives to key employees with significant responsibility for achieving performance goals critical to the success and growth of the Company. The Plan is designed to: (i) promote the attainment of the Company's significant business objectives; (ii) encourage and reward management teamwork across the entire Company; and (iii) assist in the attraction and retention of employees vital to the Company's long-term success. The Plan has been amended to comply with Section 409A.
(b) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any successor law thereto.
(c) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee as is appointed or designated by the Board to administer the Plan, in each case which shall be comprised solely of two or more "outside directors" (as defined under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder).
(d) "Company" means The AES Corporation and any subsidiary entity or affiliate thereof, including subsidiaries or affiliates which become such after adoption of the Plan.
(e) "Forfeit," "Forfeiture," "Forfeited" means the loss by a Participant of any and all rights to an award granted under the Plan, including the loss to any payment of compensation by the Company under the Plan or any award granted thereunder.
(f) "Participant" means any person: (1) who satisfies the eligibility requirements set forth in Paragraph 4; (2) to whom an award has been made by the Committee; and (3) whose award remains outstanding under the Plan.
(g) "Performance Goal" means, in relation to any Performance Period, the level of performance that must be achieved with respect to a Performance Measure.
on equity; total stockholder return; return on capital; return on assets or net assets; revenue; income or net income; operating income or net operating income; operating income adjusted for management fees and depreciation, and amortization; operating profit or net operating profit; gross margin, operating margin or profit margin; and completion of acquisitions, business expansion, product diversification, new or expanded market penetration and other non-financial operating and management performance objectives.
To the extent consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the Committee may determine at the time the performance goals are established that certain adjustments shall apply, in whole or in part, in such manner as specified by the Committee, to exclude the effect of any of the following events that occur during a Performance Period: the impairment of tangible or intangible assets; litigation or claim judgments or settlements; changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; business combinations, reorganizations and/or restructuring programs, including but not limited to reductions in force and early retirement incentives; currency fluctuations; and any extraordinary, unusual, infrequent or non-recurring items, including, but not limited to, such items separately identified in the financial statements and/or notes thereto in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(i) "Performance Period" means, in relation to any award, the calendar year or other period of 12 months or less for which a Participant's performance is being calculated, with each such period constituting a separate Performance Period.
(j) "Section 409A" shall mean Section 409A of the Code, the regulations and other binding guidance promulgated thereunder.
(k) "Retirement" means retirement of an employee as determined and authorized by the Committee.
(l) "Total and Permanent Disability" means: (1) if the Participant is insured under a long-term disability insurance policy or plan which is paid for by the Company, the Participant is totally disabled under the terms of that policy or plan; or (2) if no such policy or plan exists, the Participant shall be considered to be totally disabled as determined by the Committee.
(a) The management of the Plan shall be vested in the Committee; provided, however, that all acts and authority of the Committee pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to the provisions of the Committee's Charter, as amended from time to time, and such other authority as may be delegated to the Committee by the Board. The Committee may, with respect to Participants whom the Committee determines are not likely to be subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, delegate such of its powers and authority under the Plan to the Company's officers as it deems necessary or appropriate. In the event of such delegation, all references to the Committee in this Plan shall be deemed references to such officers as it relates to those aspects of the Plan that have been delegated.
(b) Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall, among other things, have full authority and discretion to determine eligibility for participation in the Plan, make awards under the Plan, establish the terms and conditions of such awards (including the Performance Goal(s) and Performance Measure(s) to be utilized) and determine whether the Performance Goals applicable to any Performance Measures for any awards have been achieved. The Committee's determinations under the Plan need not be uniform among all Participants, or classes or categories of Participants, and may be applied to such Participants, or classes or categories of Participants, as the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, considers necessary, appropriate or desirable. The Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan, to adopt administrative rules, regulations, and guidelines for the Plan, and may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency or conflict in the Plan or in any award. All determinations by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Company, the Participant and any and all interested parties.
procedures, and impose such restrictions at the time such awards are granted as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to conform to such requirements. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if an award under this Plan is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder and a provision of this Plan would prevent such award from so qualifying, such provision shall be administered, interpreted and construed to carry out such intention (or disregarded to the extent such provision cannot be so administered, interpreted or construed).
Officers and key employees of the Company shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. No employee shall have the right to participate in the Plan, and participation in the Plan in any one Performance Period does not entitle an individual to participate in future Performance Periods.
(a) The Committee may, in its discretion, from time to time make awards to persons eligible for participation in the Plan pursuant to which the Participant will earn cash compensation. The amount of a Participant's award may be based on a percentage of such Participant's salary or such other methods as may be established by the Committee. Each award shall be communicated to the Participant, and shall specify, among other things, the terms and conditions of the award and the Performance Goals to be achieved. The maximum amount of an award that may be earned under the Plan by any Participant for any Performance Period shall not exceed USD $5,000,000.
(b) With respect to awards that are intended to be performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, each award shall be conditioned upon the Company's achievement of one or more Performance Goal(s) with respect to the Performance Measure(s) established by the Committee. No later than ninety (90) days after the beginning of the applicable Performance Period, the Committee shall establish in writing the Performance Goals, Performance Measures and the method(s) for computing the amount of compensation which will be payable under the Plan to each Participant if the Performance Goals established by the Committee are attained; provided however, that for a Performance Period of less than one year, the Committee shall take any such actions prior to the lapse of 25% of the Performance Period. In addition to establishing minimum Performance Goals below which no compensation shall be payable pursuant to an award, the Committee, in its discretion, may create a performance schedule under which an amount less than or more than the target award may be paid so long as the Performance Goals have been achieved.
(c) The Committee, in its sole discretion, may also establish such additional restrictions or conditions that must be satisfied as a condition precedent to the payment of all or a portion of any awards. Such additional restrictions or conditions need not be performance-based and may include, among other things, the receipt by a Participant of a specified annual performance rating, the continued employment by the Participant and/or the achievement of specified performance goals by the Company, business unit or Participant. Furthermore and notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may reduce the amount of any award to a Participant if it concludes that such reduction is necessary or appropriate based upon: (i) an evaluation of such Participant's performance; (ii) comparisons with compensation received by other similarly situated individuals working within the Company's industry; (iii) the Company's financial results and conditions; or (iv) such other factors or conditions that the Committee deems relevant. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall not use its discretionary authority to increase any award that is intended to be performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
(a) After the end of the Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in writing the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals and any other material terms have been achieved. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, earned Awards shall be paid in the first calendar year immediately following the end of the Performance Period and within the applicable 2 1/2 month period specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) ("Payment Date"). For purposes of this provision, and for so long as the Code permits, the approved minutes of the Committee meeting in which the certification is made may be treated as written certification.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Participants who have terminated employment with the Company prior to the actual payment date of any award for any reason other than death, Retirement or Total and Permanent Disability, shall Forfeit any and all rights to payment under any awards then outstanding under the terms of the Plan and shall not be entitled to any cash payment for such period. If a Participant's employment with the Company should terminate during a Performance Period by reason of death, Retirement or Total and Permanent Disability or the Committee determines that an award is not Forfeited, the Participant's award shall be prorated to reflect the period of service prior to his/her termination, death, Retirement or Total and Permanent Disability, and shall be paid either to the Participant or, as appropriate, the Participant's estate, subject to the Committee's certification that the applicable Performance Goals and other material terms have been met.
(c) The Committee shall determine whether, to what extent, and under what additional circumstances amounts payable with respect to an award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically, at the election of the Participant, or by the Committee. All deferrals under The AES Corporation Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan shall be made in accordance with terms and procedures of such plan.
While the Company intends that the Plan shall continue in force from year to year, the Company reserves the right to amend, modify or terminate the Plan, at any time; provided, however, that no such modification, amendment or termination shall, without the consent of the Participant, materially adversely affect the rights of such Participant to any payment that has been determined by the Committee to be due and owing to the Participant under the Plan but not yet paid. Any and all actions permitted under this Section 7 may be authorized and performed by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may at any time (without the consent of the Participant) modify, amend or terminate any or all of the provisions of this Plan to the extent necessary to conform the provisions of the Plan with Section 409A or Section 162(m) of the Code, the regulations promulgated thereunder or an exception thereto regardless of whether such modification, amendment, or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect the rights of a Participant under the Plan. Notwithstanding, (i) Section 409A may impose upon the Participant certain taxes or other charges for which the Participant is and shall remain solely responsible, and nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed to obligate the Company for any such taxes or other charges, and (ii) in no event shall the Committee or Board (or any member thereof), or the Company (or its employees, officers, directors or affiliates) have any liability to any Participant (or any other person) due to the failure of the Plan to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A or any other applicable law.
A Participant's rights under the Plan may not be assigned, pledged, or otherwise transferred except, in the event of a Participant's death, to the Participant's designated beneficiary, or in the absence of such a designation, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company. If any earned Award is not paid by the Payment Date due to administrative impracticability, such earned Award will be paid, without earnings, as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.
The Company shall have the right to withhold from any awards payable under the Plan or other wages payable to a Participant such amounts sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local tax withholding obligations arising from or in connection with the Participant's participation in the Plan and such other deductions as may be authorized by the Participant or as required by applicable law.
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Horizon Zero Dawn Update 1 54 Patch Notes
The Modifications is a 2001 story by American author Jonathan Franzen. It revolves around the troubles of a senior Midwestern pair and their three adult children, tracing their lives from the mid-20th century to one last Xmas with each other near the turn of the millennium. The book was granted the National Book Award in 2001 and also the James Tait Black Memorial Reward in 2002.
The Modifications was published to large acclaim from literary critics for its characterization and prose. While the book s release preceded the September 11 terrorist strikes by 10 days, lots of have actually analyzed The Corrections as having prescient insight into the major concerns and also general state of mind of post-9/ 11 American life, and also it has actually been listed in multiple magazines as one of the best books of the 21st century.
Update 1.54 is there for Horizon Zero Dawn , and here is the complete list of changes and corrections added to this patch.
Guerrilla Games has now published a new update for both Horizon Zero Dawn s basic version as well as for the Complete Edition. The patch size is about 228 MB for the basic game and the installation should not last too long.
This update has a fix for those who play the game on PS5 that use downward compatibility. They have also fixed the photomodus and several crashes. You can read the full patch notes and the announcement of the developer studio below.
Horizon Zero Dawn Update 1.54 patchotes
We are pleased to inform you that we have just published patch 1.54 for PlayStation. This patch contains:
An issue has been resolved in which some film sequences did not have audio on external audio devices when running on a PS5 ™ console in downward compatibility mode
The FOV slider in photo mode has been corrected
Fixed several crashes when running on a PS5 ™ console in downward compatibility mode
Plitte Make sure your game is up to date before returning to the world of Horizon, and let us know if these problems continue to occur .
The above information comes from the game official reddit page. Horizon Zero Dawn is now available exclusively for the PS4 console.
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Q: how to compare two strings in pandas large dataframe (python3.x)? I have two DFs from 2 excel files.
1st file(awcProjectMaster)(1500 records)
projectCode    projectName
  100101       kupwara
  100102       kalaroos
  100103       tangdar

2nd file(village master)(more than 10 million records)
villageCode    villageName
   425638          wara
   783651          tangdur
   986321          kalaroo

I need to compare the projectName and villageName along with the percentage match.
The following code works fine but it is slow. How can I do the same thing in a more efficient way.
import pandas as pd
from datetime import datetime

df = pd.read_excel("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\awcProjectMaster.xlsx")
df1 = pd.read_excel("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\prjToVillageStateWise\\stCodeVillage1To6.xlsx")

def compare(prjCode, prjName, stCode, stName, dCode, dName, sdCode, sdName, vCode, vName):
    with open(r"C:\\Users\\Desktop\\prjToVillageStateWise\\stCodeVillage1To6.txt", "a") as f:
        percentMatch = 0
        vLen = len(vName)
        prjLen = len(prjName)
        if vLen > prjLen:
            if vName.find(prjName) != -1:
                percentMatch = (prjLen / vLen) * 100
                f.write(prjCode + "," + prjName + "," + vCode + "," + vName + "," + str(round(percentMatch)) + "," + stCode + "," + stName + "," + dCode + "," + dName + sdCode + "," + sdName + "\n")
            else:
                res = 0
                # print(res)
        elif prjLen >= vLen:
            if prjName.find(vName) != -1:
                percentMatch = (vLen / prjLen) * 100
                f.write(prjCode + "," + prjName + "," + vCode + "," + vName + "," + str(round(percentMatch)) + "," + stCode + "," + stName + "," + dCode + "," + dName + sdCode + "," + sdName + "\n")
            else:
                res = 0
                # print(res)
    f.close()

for idx, row in df.iterrows():
    for idxv, r in df1.iterrows():
        compare(
            str(row["ProjectCode"]),
            row["ProjectName"].lower(),
            str(r["StateCensusCode"]),
            r["StateName"],
            str(r["DistrictCode"]),
            r["DistrictName"],
            str(r["SubDistrictCode"]),
            r["SubDistrictNameInEnglish"],
            str(r["VillageCode"]),
            r["VillageNameInEnglish"].lower(),
        )

A: Your distance metric for the strings isn't too accurate, but if it works for you, fine. (You may want to look into other options like the builtin difflib, or the Python-Levenshtein module, though.)
If you really do need to compare 1,500 x 10,000,000 records pairwise, things are bound to take some time, but there are a couple things that we can do pretty easily to speed things up:

*

*open the log file only once; there's overhead, sometimes significant, in that

*refactor your comparison function into a separate unit, then apply the lru_cache() memoization decorator to make sure each pair is compared only once, and the subsequent result is cached in memory. (In addition, see how we sort the vName/prjName pair – since the actual order of the two strings doesn't matter, we end up with half the cache size.)

Then for general cleanliness,

*

*use the csv module for streaming CSV into a file (the output format is slightly different than with your code, but you can change this with the dialect parameter to csv.writer()).

Hope this helps!
import pandas as pd
from datetime import datetime
from functools import lru_cache
import csv

df = pd.read_excel("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\awcProjectMaster.xlsx")
df1 = pd.read_excel("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\prjToVillageStateWise\\stCodeVillage1To6.xlsx")

log_file = open(r"C:\\Users\\Desktop\\prjToVillageStateWise\\stCodeVillage1To6.txt", "a")
log_writer = csv.writer(log_file)

@lru_cache()
def compare_vname_prjname(vName, prjName):
    vLen = len(vName)
    prjLen = len(prjName)
    if vLen > prjLen:
        if vName.find(prjName) != -1:
            return (prjLen / vLen) * 100
    elif prjLen >= vLen:
        if prjName.find(vName) != -1:
            return (vLen / prjLen) * 100
    return None

def compare(prjCode, prjName, stCode, stName, dCode, dName, sdCode, sdName, vCode, vName):
    # help the cache decorator out by halving the number of possible pairs:
    vName, prjName = sorted([vName, prjName])
    percent_match = compare_vname_prjname(vName, prjName)
    if percent_match is None:  # No match
        return False
    log_writer.writerow(
        [
            prjCode,
            prjName,
            vCode,
            vName,
            round(percent_match),
            stCode,
            stName,
            dCode,
            dName + sdCode,
            sdName,
        ]
    )
    return True

for idx, row in df.iterrows():
    for idxv, r in df1.iterrows():
        compare(
            str(row["ProjectCode"]),
            row["ProjectName"].lower(),
            str(r["StateCensusCode"]),
            r["StateName"],
            str(r["DistrictCode"]),
            r["DistrictName"],
            str(r["SubDistrictCode"]),
            r["SubDistrictNameInEnglish"],
            str(r["VillageCode"]),
            r["VillageNameInEnglish"].lower(),
        )

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Starting to get a little irritated with the human check screens ... while I'm sorting through my storage boxes. What the actual hell? It's bad enough I have to slow down on furiously tapping my phone screen. Is it an IP issue with playing almost exclusively on mobile??
Anyone know if there is gonna be a holiday sale for premium and other such misc things?
Alright, folks, it's time for the goodbyes. It's time for me to... WeedleOn.
Surfer Machop just doesn't wanna get it in with Ditto ... sigh.
So, to commemorate that, as well as this sucky shiny mega hunt..
This will end at around 8 PM EST on Sunday, May 6th.
Looking for Terrakion and Virizion - trading nuggets and/or items for them.
It's taken me an EMBARRASSINGLY long time to realize each Keggcleon has a different egg.
Trading nuggets for Dragon gems and/or little Zygarde bits.
Zygarde core form - costs 400k in dragon gems, estimated worth 200-250k. Thoughts?
These are the roughest SCE's I have ever seen. Like ... we don't even have to press N anymore guys, c'mon. Should be easier to finish!
Buying or trading for 2k ice and 2k flying gems. Will trade nuggets, pd, red orbs, or other gems.


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"Willing To Fly" The Journey Continues
Even two years after completing "Willing to Fly", the project is still a work in progress. This project, like my earlier films, are not new one year and obsolete the next because "Willing to Fly" is not so much about what is in front of the camera, but rather how the subject in front of the camera is being shot. It is this that keeps the film fresh. I am not relying on the newest thing to keep people watching the screen, because skydiving is a sport that changes by the month. But with this said, I still like to show my viewers things they have never seen before, like the wildfire night wind tunnel scenes and the falcon in freefall with his trainer. Most of the "newness" of the project comes from the many perspectives presented to the viewer.
The "Willing to Fly" package sold more copies in the first year than any of my earlier films and, according to many of my dealers, it sold more films in the first year than the other skydiving videos on the market. This is even more of an accomplishment, as "Willing to Fly" is an expensive, boutique item consisting of a 63-page full color book and a 64-minute film shot primarily in 35mm movie film. This is the only skydiving film that has been shot on 35mm film, and the quality shows. I used 16mm film for the high-speed (slow motion) scenes. Though the price for the package seems high, I like to think the purchaser is still getting a bargain for this money, as they are buying both a book and a film, plus they will have the an opportunity to buy upcoming "Willing to Fly" products that will only be available to purchasers of the "Willing to Fly" package.
Another "first" with "Willing to Fly" is that I toured with the film before it was available for sale. The first premier was here in my hometown of Flagler Beach. When I was looking for auditoriums to rent for the premier, one of the possibilities was a place with a 150-person capacity, but as I started getting RSVP's the count was up to 150 in less than one week, so I decided to rent an auditorium with a 1000 person capacity. This was a good decision as about 700 people came to the premier. When ask people from Florida if they have seen "Willing to Fly", they either say, "Yes, the premier was fantastic." or "No, I missed the premier." What I learned from that is that having a premier added immensely to the experience of seeing the film; it made it even more special for the viewers. After the premier here, I had the opportunity to show the film in Mexico City (where I lived until I was 19), at the Espace Boogie in Vichy, and then at the World Freefall Convention in Quincy. Each premier reinforced what I learned from the first, which is that the event was as much of an impact as the film. It was one of the first times skydivers could view a film among a large group of their fellow jumpers; it is quite an experience. I have had the honor to show the film to other groups after "Willing to Fly" was released, and those showings were just as much fun with the group dynamics. I actually got the idea to tour with my movie from Sam Rostocks, when I was getting ready to release "From Wings Came Flight" in 1987. I was first going to premier the film in the US and then travel to Canada for a second showing. But the film was not ready for the US premier date, so the world premier was in Canada. For the Canadian jumpers it was off-season, so it gave the skydivers a great opportunity to get together and see a unique film about their sport; the evening was fantastic.
Now that I knew the impact it made to premier "From Wings Came Flight" I made sure to plan a tour for "Willing to Fly". It would have been great to tour with "Willing to Fly" for two to three months, but I was tired from the effort of completing the project and had also spent all of the money to complete the film. Touring with a film is expensive, but it is an expense I will budget into the next film I produce.
It is great to look back over the comments I have received from people; people have been very generous with their praise and it is these comments that make all the work worthwhile. One of my favorite comments is that people tell me that they can show the movie to their families and friends that don't skydive, and it gives them access into the world of skydiving. One of my main goals with "Willing to Fly" was to appeal to the person in the skydiver, not necessarily the skydiver. The images in the film usually do not picture what happens at the drop zone. This has frustrated some skydivers and one of their comments to me is, "This is not what is looks like when we skydive". My answer is "Of course not". My technique of filming is not a "reality TV" approach; rather, I am looking for the magic in what is happening. I am capturing unusual perspectives of usual events. Sometimes, I use a tight lens to get up close and look at one part of the performer, maybe the arms or the legs, or the movement of the torso. I am not just trying to capture the images for a documentary. When I say I am I trying to appeal to the person in the skydiver, I mean that sometimes the "skydiver" gets in the way of appreciating what he or she is seeing because they are comparing it to how it looks when they jump. The magic of movie making is to try to show the viewers something they think they have seen, but have never seen
Another one of my favorite comments is that people who had seen "Willing to Fly" at one of the premiers see the film again and think that I have re-edited the program. The film that was presented at the first premier is the same that was shown at all the other premiers and the same film that is on video now. I planned that people would "see" a different film every time they watch "Willing to Fly" because they see and hear things that were overlooked in the first viewing. I planned to have more than one thing happen during each shot, so that every time you watch the film there is more to see. A great example of this is in the transition piece after the pond-swooping section; there is a slow-motion shot of a bee buzzing around a water lily and the reflection of a person swooping over the water. Usually, at the premiers, the people missed the bee because they could not hear the buzzing through the cheering of the crowd; but when they watch the film at home, they notice the bee.
I said at the beginning that "Willing to Fly", though completed, is still a work in progress. My next plan is to release "Willing to Fly" as a video only, without the book. At first, this was not an option because, to me, the book and video are inseparable and the film is the last page of the book. But, as customers have been requesting to buy the tape only, and I am going to make that available as of November 2001. I am also working a DVD version of "Willing to Fly", complete with an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the development and creation of the project. I would also like to produce a version of "Willing to Fly" which would present many of the shots in their entirety, and also show some of the out takes which I did not have time to put into the original version. My idea is that this would be something to be put on the TV as background, not necessarily as a movie you sit down and watch. This product would only be available to people who have purchased the "Willing to Fly" package which, as I said before, makes their original investment even more valuable.
"I was a little hesitant about spending so much on one video…but you have made it worth it! Wow! What a great video!" Mark Weaver, TX
"It's great that there is a person who can show the beauty of our sport and not only the craziness and speed. You are a great man Norman." Jarslaw "Widget" Szot – Poland
"Now I know what separates you from the other freefall cinematographers. You are truly an artist. Keep up the good work." JD
"I've been skydiving for almost twenty years now and through the years I have always enjoyed your talent for catching the moment on film. You're the best Norman." Richard K. Shadle
"Thanks for these scenes, they inspired many beginning jumpers to keep jumping and the ones that has some experience to jump more and more." Filipe Fontenele- Belem-Brazil
"Ohhh…wow…We just tore one open (Willing to Fly) and looked through the book, way impressive! Photos are awesome, layout is awesome, and the words!" Lisa
"Awesome!! Incredible!! Visually stunning…appealing to all of the senses! … "Willing to Fly" is a move that goes beyond anything ever created about skydiving. With a surrealistic quality it succeeds in bringing forth emotions and feeling that are so difficult to verbalize amongst those of us who have tasted flight." Claudia Crandall
"About a year ago I bought "Willing to Fly" and (I) use it to show non-jumpers that for most of us this sport is not about 'Blue skies, Black death' but about striving for the dreams that make us who we are. About humanity that seeks beauty and artistry in the search to become more than we have been." Scott Owen
"Some days ago I saw your video "Willing to Fly". I can only say one word: Excellent!!!!!!!!!!" a beginner skydiver, Luis
"I have just received your video (Willing to Fly). This is not a video, it is a film for an Oscar. This is a video for all. It shows the skydiving like an art, not a sport." Evandro Araujo- Brazil


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Fabulous and Us
Health, beauty, fun!
Listening your way to good health
Listening your way to good…
My husband has been a fan of Podcasts for years. As always, I am definitely behind when it comes to this kind of technology!
2019 was time for me to start trying new things. Podcasts were top of the list. I have since compiled this list of my favourite Podcasts and how they can help you in everyday life.
Fearne Cotton's Happy Place
I am a huge fan of Fearne Cotton, and think that her approach to mental health and well-being is exemplary. I started listening to her fantastic podcast during the Christmas break, and binge-listened to the first series in no time. It's honestly revolutionary. Fearne's approach to tackling mental health topics is friendly, but doesn't shy away from the gritty aspects of the topic. It's like going for a cuppa with a mate, but opening up about life's harder topics. The "celebrity" interviews are a breath of fresh air; there's something refreshing about hear famous people be real… they're definitely more relatable. My favourite, most informative episodes were those with people who aren't necessarily "famous", such as Poorna Bell, Bryony Gordon and Grace Graham. The second series ended in mid-February, and I cannot wait for Season 3!
Cara Alwill Leyba's Style Your Mind
Girl Code was one of the first books that I read that sparked my interest in female empowerment. Cara has an honest and authentic approach to life, from business to building body confidence. Now, this is actually a Podcast I listened too quite a while ago, so I'm maybe not as much of a newbie as I thought! Cara makes me want to move to New York and live in an apartment and live the cool life! Over time, Style Your Mind has developed into a really edifying listen.
Elizabeth Day's How to Fail…
We all make mistakes, don't we? We all fail at life sometimes, no matter how tiny or how epic that failure is! Day asks her interviewees what they learn from failure, which often end up telling us about their own catastrophes in a humorous way! It's certainly one to help us realise that we're all as crap at life as each other!
Dolly Alderton's Love Stories
This Podcast looks at guest's most defining relationships in life and is an extremely relatable listen! It's like the office gossip that you get in the staff room, to which I often find myself nodding along to in agreement or shocked and outraged at how people are often left disappointed by their relationships. It's perfect for me, as I have a no prisoners approach to relationships (platonic relationships, that is- my husband is definitely stuck with me).
Quite possibly one of the funniest Podcasts that I have ever heard. It's laugh out loud, side splittingly funny. Don't listen when the kids are about, but do give it a go when you need a really good laugh whilst doing something mundane like the dishes or hoovering!
Give them a go! Let me know which Podcasts you listen to. I'm always after recommendations! I listen to my chosen Podcasts through Apple Podcasts, but all can be found on most Podcast providers!
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Often times, the actual SEER in a home is much lower than the rated SEER due to an improper load calculation or installation, just as the maximum MPG for a vehicle is only achieved under optimal conditions, when the vehicle is performing properly. You may also see the term (Energy Efficiency Ratio) EER which is an energy efficiency ratings "snapshot" of a system at a particular moment that is considered "peak load." Think of this as your AC's City MPG rating.
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Arthurstown is now Entirely Capped !!!!!!
The final sheet of liner was rolled out yesterday 15th October 2013. Congratulations to all staff at the facility. Photos and Videos to come. Works will be ongoing until all gas vents and capping layer is installed. Just in time too with the weather turning this morning, looks like the landscaping may have to wait […] The post Arthurstown is now Entirely Capped !!!!!! appeared first on Arthurstown Landfill.


I think my only criticism was that the leader of the KGB looked like one of the Strokes.
or bob geldoff, a little bit.
it was pretty epic though.
or was it ridiculously brilliant? No, definitely the first one.
Are there really that many service tunnels and disused tube stations that allow you to get from Liverpool Street to London Bridge like that?
the old post office train tunnels.
it was well Hammy..The close up's of the blonde woman from coldfeet kinda looked like she was constipated..watched it for comedy value.


When I try to go into rommon it still doesn't let me type anything. I get the rommon prompt and I tried to change the config-registry but with no success because it won't let me type anything on the terminal.
2. Change com-port on your computer.
3. Change the rollover cable.
Yep, as Gosbollen said, make sure that you are using the appropriate cable to connect you PC with the router. It could be the reason.


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North Carolina Chick-fil-A Takes Heat for Since-Deleted Post Asking for 'Volunteer' Workers
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Chick-fil-A is far and away Americans' favorite fast-food restaurant, but that doesn't mean fans want to work for the quick-service eatery without earning a paycheck.
The operators of a franchise location in Hendersonville, North Carolina, faced swift backlash after reportedly using the restaurant's Facebook page to solicit "volunteers" to work the drive-through lane in exchange for five Chick-fil-A entrées per shift, according to Nexstar Media Wire.
Several social media users commented on the since-deleted post, calling out the chain location for the poorly received request: "Glad to see you deleted the highly illegal volunteer post," commented one critic. "Pay workers money, not chicken," she added.
A manager for the restaurant reportedly told Vice the heart behind the post was likely to "establish a relationship with the community" because "there's an expression of desire from the community to be more a part of what that brand is doing." He continued, "We get people all the time that want to be a part of what we're doing. This is designed to be an opportunity for that."
The manager, who does not run the restaurant's Facebook page, said he was not directly involved in the controversial post.
Before erasing the post, the restaurant responded to some commenters: "Thanks for everyone's concern on this matter. This is a volunteer based opportunity, which means people can opt in to volunteer if they think it's a good fit for them. We've had multiple people sign up and enjoy doing and have done it multiple times. People who sign up for this chose it voluntarily. We are still hiring full-time and part-time team members, so if you are interested in working in our store, we pay $19/hr."
@motherboardvice this goes without saying but maybe dont work for chicken sandwiches instead of money??? #chickfila #work #antiwork #labor #food #chickensandwich #news #vice #finance #fintok ♬ Summer Elevator (Bossa Nova, Jazz, Elevator Music, Easy Listening) – SplashStudio
Nexstar Media Wire reached out to Chick-fil-A's corporate office, but a representative declined to provide a comment. A spokesperson did, however, confirm to Business Insider that the Hendersonville offer had been rescinded and noted the corporate headquarters did not endorse the request.


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