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05.08.2005 Women's chess. Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
Judit Polgar is the only woman who plays at the level of best world players, she is preeminent among the other women. What is the secret of her achievements?
If everybody knew her secret, they would play like she does… Judit showed a really professional approach to chess. It was long ago, in 1998 it seems to me, when I spoke to Psakhis. He told me – if only you could imagine how Judit works with trainers, how much she demands and how much she derives from this work! These qualities depend on a person. Polgar sisters were taught to work on chess since childhood. They are able to work both on their own and with trainers.
Is there "elite" in women's chess?
It's difficult to speak about any elite as there are few women's tournaments. Certainly, there are great names – Zsuzsa Polgar, Xie Jun, Antoanetta Stefanova. There is a constant rotation in the top twenty, but these three players obviously stand out. Both in their play and understanding of chess. However, I did not feel a gap in class when I was playing with Xie Jun, but Chinese chess players have a peculiar understanding of chess. A few years ago it was possible to mention Alisa Galliamova among the elite, but she almost does not play now, and it's difficult for her to maintain the level.
Why in your opinion Alexandra Kosteniuk successfully manages to combine her career of a chessplayer with shootings for advertising and fashion magazines?
We must not forget about Sharapova, who is in great demand as a model and a brilliant tennis player at the same time. Sasha is sportive in her character and she is always ready to prove the leadership both to herself and to the others. It is apparent from the way she disposes herself to a struggle, the way she sits at the board and calculates different variations… She fights to the end, never giving easy time neither to herself nor to the others. She works a lot, takes part in training sessions and prepares seriously for various tournaments. Not all the female chess players have such an opportunity. Kosintseva sisters, in my opinion, lack the help of highly qualified trainers. That's why their progress slowed down. Vika Cmilyte played incredibly at the age of 15-16, but did not make any progress afterwards. Indeed, she is a world class chess player, as well as Kosintseva sisters, but getting back to the previous question, they do not show a super-level, that their supporters had a right to expect from them as judged by their potential. Kosteniuk is also in the group of women's chess leaders, but she keeps on working.
Is there a difference between women's and men's chess?
It's very difficult for me to compare. Female chess players with 2400-2500 rating take part in the world and European championships. Men with the same rating do not take the risk of winning the world championship, this is an average rating for them, that's why we play a bit different games. You fight for the best result in the world and European championships. In the average men's Swiss there is a struggle for the prizes. The titles of a champion and a vice-champion make a big difference, believe my great vice-champion experience. The difference between the first and the second place in the Swiss is not that big, hence so many chessplayers are ready to be satisfied with a modest result. There is no doubt that it's more interesting to play for the titles. I think that on the whole women play a bit stronger than the men with the same rating.
Is it possible that women's chess becomes a professional sport?
I'd love this to become true! But I do not see how women's chess can exist separately from the men's for the time being. The same situation is in tennis – with a male player of which rating can play female first racket?
If I am not mistaken, top female tennis players challenged famous but long-retired men, and lost all the games...
Indeed! In chess women sometimes participate in men's tournaments, and sometimes quite successfully. I can remember Polgar, Stefanova in this regard… Our sport is more loyal and women can struggle against men, while it's difficult to imagine in other kinds of sport. That's why I'm not sure that men's and women's chess should be separated. I would prefer that women's chess was of more interest.
Do you have any ideas about a chess show on TV? Could one use attractiveness of female players as a tool to gather more interest to such a show?
I think, it's possible. It's very important to attract attention of TV and other mass media. There is an example of working in the right direction – a beautiful calendar was published after the championship of Russia: 12 participants, 12 months. It's a good advertising of women's chess! There are very many beautiful girls in chess, but there are some specific problems as well.
Kosintseva sisters are very attractive girls. But when they were interviewed before, they did not talk much… Now they are easier to talk with, they try hard. However on the whole, I think that women are easier to contact with than men.
Should the training of girls and boys differ?
I do not see any particular difference. I was studying chess with boys. This is a strong stimulus as well – when an eight years old girl defeats 13-14 years old boys, it cannot but make chess more attractive! Co-education does not harm, it spurs up...
Whom of the male players do you like, judging by their play and personal qualities?
It's a difficult question! I'll put it the following way: as a real patriot, I always support our players. It's difficult to mark out anyone particular…
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Weather Channel's Weak Ratings Raise Questions as Fox Preps a Direct Challenger
In 2020, the Weather Channel averaged 134,000 viewers, according to Nielsen
Lindsey Ellefson | July 6, 2021 @ 11:37 AM
The Weather Channel/Fox News Media
Fox is angling to compete in the weather-content space long dominated by the Weather Channel with a new streaming network set to launch later this year. But how is the Weather Channel really such a ratings powerhouse?
In the fall, Fox News Media will roll out Fox Weather, its eighth platform, to join offerings like Fox News, Fox Business Network, Fox Nation, Fox Books and more. As cable news sees declines in ratings, it's clear that interest in news is waning following the end of Donald Trump's presidency and the downturn of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump may not be firing off tweets anymore, but the weather is always up to something — and people always want to know what it is.
That said, the Weather Channel's ratings are pretty low as cable channels go. A Tuesday analysis by The New York Times pointed out that Weather Channel's total viewership is up 7% over last year, but a closer look at the numbers reveals that's not exactly a huge get.
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In 2020, the Weather Channel averaged 134,000 total daily viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research ratings data. Of those, 32,000 were in the advertiser-coveted age demographic of 25 to 54. So far this year, the Weather Channel has garnered 144,000 total average viewers, with 31,000 of those in the demo. That's a 7% increase in total viewers, but a 3% decline in the demo. Among cable networks, the Weather Channel has been the 46th most-watched channel year-to-date. Fox News, MSNBC and CNN are the top three, respectively, and are followed by HGTV and ESPN.
Notably, the Weather Channel's average total viewers don't even touch cable news' demo viewers. Year to date, Fox News has pulled in an average of 1.257 million viewers, for instance, and 213,000 of those have been in the key news demo. CNN's demo viewers so far this year have numbered at 253,000, while its total average viewers have been around 994,000. Even MSNBC, which has the fewest demo viewers in cable news, secured more viewers from 25 to 54 than Weather Channel has averaged in total for the year: MSNBC got 165,000 total average demo viewers this year along with an average of 1.105 total average viewers of all ages.
While the Weather Channel's ratings are far from great, that Times analysis noted that the network is also seeking to digitize and, like Fox News, capitalize on the growing streaming market with the release of Weather Channel Plus.
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Last month, Fox News Media announced the hiring of six meteorologists — Jason Frazer, Britta Merwin, Craig Herrera, Brigit Mahoney, Nick Kosir and Stephen Morgan — to host morning, daytime and evening programming. Notably, the Times analysis revealed that Shane Brown, formerly a top meteorologist at the Weather Channel, recently moved over to the new Fox streamer, too.
A representative for the Weather Channel did not immediately return a request for comment on how they're gearing up to take on Fox. A rep for Fox had no comment.

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Damaging winds could also spread well inland in those states and into Virginia, the hurricane center said. "Now's the time to prepare".
Sustained winds on Tuesday afternoon approached 105 miles per hour, making it a very strong Category 2 storm, though it was expected to gradually weaken over cooler waters. Hurricane-to-tropical-storm-force winds could extend inland, depending on the storm's track. It was centered about 1,230 miles (1,985 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina, and moving west at 13 mph (20 kph).
The governor of neighbouring North Carolina ordered an evacuation of the Outer Banks, barrier islands that are a popular tourist destination, and parts of coastal Dare County, while a state of emergency was declared in Virginia. "People are doing a pretty good job now".
Like Hurricane Harvey, which stalled over Texas in 2017, Florence could linger over the Southeast for several days after landfall.
The president is scheduled to receive in-person briefings from the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday, following phone conversations Monday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said during a briefing. "We certainly understand the need for safety, of course, we just felt that tomorrow, making the decision then, would've been more responsible and accurate".
"The building we're going to board some windows up".
"The largest threat to life from hurricanes is not the high winds". That flooding could be exacerbated by increased wave height from Florence.
Two other storms were spinning in the Atlantic. "We expect it to move slowly across the ground when it gets here". And of course people are taking this storm very seriously.
■ "Damaging hurricane-force winds" at the coast as well as some distance inland. The storm is expected to strengthen again over the next day or so.
"I have just been informed that this is one of the worst hurricanes that came to the East coast for many years". It's expected to strike far north of where Hurricane Hazel arrived, close to the South Carolina/North Carolina border, in October 1954.
People trying to escape Florence in SC were coming across the state border to Georgia, and hotel rooms and campgrounds were getting booked fast, CBS affiliate WGCL-TV reported.
The West Virginia-North Carolina State game was scheduled to start a few hours later in Raleigh, located about 30 miles east of Chapel Hill.
"The bottom line is that there is increasing confidence that Florence will be a large and extremely unsafe hurricane, regardless of its exact intensity", he said.
"Well-built framed homes can sustain severe damage with loss of most of the roof structure and/or some exterior walls". "Most trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed".
Andrew was the last Category 5 hurricane to hit the USA, said Jeff Masters, co-founder of Weather Underground in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Lord brings 'heartland' to drawings in exhibit PRESQUE ISLE—The University of Maine at Presque Isle's Reed Art Gallery is featuring Headway/Heartland by Emilee Lord through Friday, Dec. 16, 2016.
PRESQUE ISLE—The University of Maine at Presque Isle's Reed Art Gallery is featuring Headway/Heartland by Emilee Lord through Friday, Dec. 16, 2016.
The exhibit features 25 graphite, charcoal and ink drawings and several small sculptures by Lord centered around the idea of homeland.
Lord grew up in Northern Aroostook County and has carried with her its stillness and its wild vastness – windswept fields of snow, evergreen forests, winding country roads and big skies – and has incorporated this into her show.
She said Headway/Heartland attempts to capture the essence of what it is to be a girl from the north country, what it is to have left it behind, and how she might compress these experiences into maps of her headway and her heartland.
Lord earned her bachelor's degree in dance and sculpture from Bennington College in Vermont in 2004 and her master of fine arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. She has had exhibitions at a wide range of galleries and arts centers across the country and as far away as Iceland. She has been awarded residencies at the Santa Fe Art Institute, the Vermont Studio Center, and in Sheridan, Wyoming and Reykjavik, Iceland.
All are invited to view the show. The Reed Art Gallery is located in the Center for Innovative Learning (the library). The gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m-10 p.m., Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 5-10 p.m.
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Malouf could be the next Pocock
Nick Malouf is on the comeback trail...again. Photo: Getty images
Sevens coach Andy Friend believes injured Sevens star Nick Malouf can reach a comeback of David Pocock proportions, after the star forward's Olympic dream was dashed this week.
Malouf suffered a second ACL injury in less than a year in training on Monday, less than a year after his first, ending his hopes of a Rio berth.
Friend said Malouf, who had played every Sevens World Series match in the past two seasons, had the mental toughness to scale the Sevens mountain again.
"It's really disappointing, he's so professional and so diligent. It can be a cruel sport," he said.
"You look at David Pocock - he's gone through the same thing and at the World Cup, he played some of his best rugby.
"Nick's that sort of bloke, he's got a similar great mental toughness and he takes so much pride in his own performance.
In better news for the Sevens, Nick Cummins and young speedster Henry Hutchison should be available for Paris, depending on how they train on Friday.
Pama Fou is also set to return from a shoulder injury for the final tournament in London, after surgery last December.
Friend said Fou was back training and just needed to continue to work hard before making his World Series return.
"Pama at a stretch could be in for Paris but the medical staff are happy with his progress and he's physically in great shape," he said.
"He looks great but it's going to take a little bit of time to have confidence in that shoulder."
Quade Cooper's availability is still being nutted out for the final two tournaments, with an agreement with French club Toulon yet to be reached.
After the end of the World Series, the Aussie men will play an in-house trial that mimics the Rio schedule before heading to Doha for a final camp that will decide the Olympics squad.
Those trials will hopefully give players like Greg Jeloudev (foot), Lewis Holland (syndesmosis) and Henry Speight (face) a chance to push their Rio chances and return some match fitness.
The Aussie Sevens finished seventh in the recent Singapore Sevens, with an inexperienced squad and Friend said they'd take the result with a grain of salt.
"We want to be making semi-finals and Cup finals," he said.
"We were disappointed with that but at the same time it's all part of the development and it's in losses that you do your best learning."
Australia's Men's Sevens leave for Paris at the end of next week ,with the tournament starting on May 13.
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Old Russian female name: traditions and meanings
In recent years, it has become fashionable to call children rare names. When a girl was born to me, I wanted to name her in accordance with the traditions of the ancestors, so I drew attention to the Old Slavonic names. They are harmonious, and each has its own meaning. I want to tell you how you used to choose a name for the girl, what traditions existed.
Old Slavonic names
Rare names are, of course, beautiful, but it's worth thinking about their meaning. It is important that a child not be bullied at school and in adulthood. In addition, the names must correspond to the area in which the girl was born.
Studying old Slavic female names is quite difficult. Each of them has several meanings that depend on family, regional traditions and the way of life of a society of a particular region of the country.
Female old Russian names are rare, most of them have a beautiful sound. But still, choosing a name for a girl is quite difficult, because in the future she will become the keeper of the home and mother.
Real Slavic names are rare now with Russia not because they are not harmonious, but because over time the people mixed up, bringing their traditions and customs to Russia. Children began to be called Germanic, Greek or even Latin names. Now many sincerely consider them Russian, but this is not so.
The custom of choosing a name for a child
Old Slavic customs are very beautiful, although modern people may seem a bit strange. In fact, our ancestors lived in peace with nature itself.
Russia had its own traditions of naming children. It should be noted that the names of the babies were not given. They were called temporary nicknames, or even by seniority - the first, second or oldest, middle, younger, etc.
The ritual of naming was performed when girls were 9-16 years old. Until that time, they usually watched the child in order to notice his personal qualities and personality traits. It is now accepted to think that the name affects the lives of people. In the old days it was believed that the name should reflect the character and talk about the identity of the carrier.
BTW! The name could not be one. This tradition still lives to some extent, as many give each other nicknames.
Each girl born in the family had its own purpose. It made a big difference when choosing a name. Many factors were taken into account:
personal characteristics of the child;
her role as the keeper of the home, the future wife and mother;
associations with gods.
The time of the naming ritual was also not accidental. For this, we also observed the qualities that were most clearly manifested in the girl:
if she showed signs of a future healer or a witch, then the child was named at the age of 9;
those who showed themselves as a future warrior or ruler at the age of 12;
if there were no such signs, the name was given at the age of 16.
When it came time to name the child, the name was given according to the following principles:
based on the character of the child;
in honor of one of the ancestors, whose traits she inherited most clearly. For example, if a girl showed an interest in witchcraft, then they would name the ancestor, the witch, in honor of her, if she was an excellent cook, then a woman with similar talents was looked for in the family;
to the glory of the ancestral goddess-protector. In this case, it was hoped that the deity would protect the child and protect it from harm and evil forces.
Name Features
As mentioned above, the Old Slavonic names sound beautiful and are mostly consonant with their meaning. Conditionally divided into several types:
Two roots Such names have two roots. For example, Miroslav, Lyubomila, Svetozara. As you can see, in these words are two bases that reflect the essence of the name.
Based on participles. An example is the name Zhdana, Zhelan, etc.
Reflective nature of the child. These names include - Zabava, Veselina, Milan.
Derived from the names of deities - Ogneyar (fire Yarila).
Special names, which were called only the children of rulers and leaders.
The ritual itself was performed by the sorcerer (or priest). During the ceremony, the girl was washed, as if washing away from her the former nickname, and then they nicknamed her permanent name. It is interesting that the girls washed in the lake, i.e. still water, and boys - in the river, i.e. the water needed was flowing.
BTW! Sometimes the names changed. This happened if a different nickname was assigned to a woman. Then the rite was performed anew, so that before the gods the girl was pure.
How to choose the old Russian female name
To call a child rarely and beautifully any mother wants. But the name must be euphonic. This especially applies to female names.
The fact is that in the old days people believed in the magic power of the name. It was believed that it gives man the power of nature itself and the protection of the Gods. And the woman, like the future wife and mother, needed protection most of all.
BTW! The name can be thought up independently, based on the ancient Slavic customs. Precedents have already happened. But it should be remembered that the newly thought-out name, even a very beautiful Old Russian, is not. And if you intend to baptize a child, the priest may refuse to perform the rite or name a child with another name during the baptism of the child.
Based on the foregoing, we can draw conclusions:
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US health officials estimate 20M Americans have had virus
US officials estimate that 20 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus since it first arrived in the United States, meaning that the vast majority of the population remains susceptible.
Thursday's estimate is roughly 10 times as many infections as the 2.3 million cases that have been confirmed. Officials have long known that millions of people were infected without knowing it and that many cases are being missed because of gaps in testing.
The news comes as the Trump administration works to tamp down nationwide concern about the COVID-19 pandemic as about a dozen states are seeing worrisome increases in cases.
The administration also looks to get its scientific experts back before the public more as it tries to allay anxieties about the pandemic while states begin reopening.
Since mid-May, when the government began stressing the need to get the economy moving again, the panel's public health experts have been far less visible than in the pandemic's early weeks.
Twenty million infections means that about 6% of the nation's 331 million people have been infected.
"It's clear that many individuals in this nation are still susceptible, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on a call with reporters Thursday.
Our best estimate right now is that for every case that was reported, there actually are 10 more infections. Previously, CDC officials and the nation's top infectious-disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, have said that as many as 25 per cent of infected people might not have symptoms.
There's an enormous number of people that are still vulnerable, said Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
"It still remains a potentially lethal disease. It's a roll of the dice for everybody who gets the illness. Also, you're rolling the dice for other people who you may give the virus to.
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The new estimate is based on CDC studies of blood samples collected nationwide some by the CDC and others from blood donations and other sources. Many infections were not caught in early testing, when supplies were limited and federal officials prioritized testing for those with symptoms.
Administration officials are pointing to the new data to allay public anxieties, claiming that while there have been significant spikes, they have the outbreaks well in hand.
They maintained they were not trying to minimise a public health crisis, but said the nation is in a markedly different place with the virus now than when the US last saw similar infection numbers in mid-April, when testing infrastructure was weaker.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity late Wednesday to discuss the matter candidly.
This is still serious, Redfield said on the call with reporters Thursday. But I'm asking people to recognize that we're in a different situation today than we were in March or April, with more cases today in younger people who are not as likely to develop serious illness or die from infection, he said.
President Donald Trump, who refuses to wear a face mask in public, has been playing down the virus threat, insisting recently that it's fading away, it's going to fade away. Vice President Mike Pence, during an appearance in Ohio, said the U.S. had met the moment" in fighting the virus.
Redfield said infection prevalence rates ranged from 1 per cent in some areas of the West Coast to much higher in New York City.
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Several independent experts said the methods and locations of sampling are key to interpreting the numbers.
Dr. Thomas Tsai, a Harvard University health policy researcher, said 20 million seems reasonable, but most of these estimates exist in a range and it's important to know how wide that is.
It's hard to interpret this just from a single number and without the context for it, such as what locations were sampled and whether it was truly a random slice of a population or areas of low or high prevalence, which can skew the results.
Justin Lessler, a researcher at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said 20 million infected "is about what you'd expect based on the case fatality rate and the number of deaths that have occurred so far in the U.S.
Despite the phaseout of daily White House coronavirus briefings, the administration has been closely monitoring data on the spread of COVID-19 and has been deploying teams from the CDC to identify and stem outbreaks around the country.
A dozen states in recent weeks have seen a worrisome uptick in new cases, as well as in the more critical measure of the percentage of positive cases discovered in tests performed.
Seven states have seen more than 10 per cent of tests come back positive. And troublesome spikes in Sun Belt states have dominated news coverage in recent days, to the consternation of Trump administration officials.
They point instead to more nuanced county-level data, which shows positivity rates exceeding 10 per cent in just 3 per cent of the nation's counties.
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Pooran takes us back to his 143 – "an amazing knock in Dubai"
Cricket West Indies (CWI) will host the ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup from January 14 to February 5, 2022. The 14th edition of the premier age-group event will feature 16 teams in four groups with matches to be played in Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis, and Guyana. In the build-up to the tournament, we will share several feature articles with players and officials, who represented West Indies in Youth ODIs and Youth Tests.
Nicholas Pooran made a huge impact. The left-handed batter, who recently led the West Indies T20I team on Pakistan, played one of the most amazing knocks in West Indies U19 history. Back on February 23, 2014 at the ICC U19 World Cup in United Arab Emirates he first gained notice by Caribbean cricket public scoring 143 versus Australia. It was the ultimate solo show as he lit up the Dubai Stadium with six sixes and 14 fours. He was last man out when West Indies were bowled out for 208.
"I feel that this innings is one of my best innings alongside the one in the 50 overs World Cup 2019 (118 versus Sri Lanka). It was a stepping stone for me and one of my proudest moments, especially setting goals at a U19 level of wanting to be one of the best batsmen coming out of that tournament and I achieved that goal although the team unfortunately got knocked out in the quarter-finals," said Pooran.
"I can still remember the disbelief of how I scored that century that day – but it happened. So, my message to younger guys is that this is a wonderful opportunity they are getting here now, those who do well at U19 level they do get that push and the world recognizes their talent very fast and that's the first step in international cricket.
Pooran added: "If you get that push after the U19 World Cup it's fine, as a player it's definitely satisfying. But if you don't that's ok as well – it will just open your eyes as a player of where you are at that age and where you need to be."
Now aged 26 with international experience under his belt, he gave the young players his commitment that despite the hectic upcoming schedule the senior team will have, he will find time to watch and support them during the World Cup.
"Definitely I'll be watching, since I want to see who the next stars of West Indies cricket could be. It's going to be a very exciting tournament that's going to be played at home. They will have a lot of support via social media – we hope you guys make us proud, we are 100 percent being you, so play your roles and enjoy it," Pooran said.
"It's a great opportunity for this crop of U19 guys to be successful for themselves and the team and it will be wonderful if they can win another U19 title. I hope the guys are ready to fight because it's going to be an enjoyable and challenging tournament especially here in the Caribbean."


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Q: Jimp.read creating error - zlib binding closed I am working using Node and Discord.js, making edits to the source code of a Discord bot for a client.  As such I won't be able to provide the full source files as the vast majority of the code isn't mine and I'd rather not release the client's code just in case - but I'll be posting the snippets written by me that are relevant to the question.
The task involves making the bot generate an image highlighting the 'daily' items in the Fortnite game shop.  Basically, a background/template image, which will have the images of various shop items overlayed onto boxes in the template image.  To accomplish this, I've been attempting to use Jimp for the image manipulation/generation involved.  However, I've run across a strange issue that only seems to be a problem when the images came from the API that provides the Fortnite item pngs.
This API returns (among other things) a URL to the image, which was what I initially tried to use to read from with Jimp.  (Note that I can't actually provide any links to the API docs as it's in a closed beta; I only have access to it because the client gave me their token so I could work on it.)  Jimp.read is meant to take an img URL that it processes into a Jimp image - and this seems to work fine when I use an image URL from any other source.  When feeding it the URL from this API, though, it causes an exception which console.logs as:
AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: zlib binding closed

(followed by the rest of a stack trace, which I'll post in full down below).
I've been beating my head against a wall for several hours now trying to break through this, Googling, trying to create workarounds, try out alternative libraries, but have still not been able to get anywhere.  I tried loading the image into a Buffer and feeding that into Jimp.read, but get the exact same error, word for word.  Tried using the new Jimp( ... ) constructor instead but still didn't work.
I've also been Googling to try and find an answer but the zlib binding closed error seems to be extremely uncommon and there were very few mentions of it in any context, and no mentions of it in relation to Jimp that I could find.  Googling "zlib binding closed" within quotes provided me only 19 results period.  If nothing else, if anyone knows what this error means, that would help me have a better idea where to look to fix it.
I've tried looking into alternatives to the Jimp library, but as far as JavaScript image manipulating libraries go, the Canvas API requires a DOM object and Caman I just couldn't get to install.
I don't generally ask things on StackOverflow but I couldn't find instances of this problem anywhere.  Possible solutions or even just explanations of what the error could mean would be extremely helpful, also if anyone has suggestions for a good alternative to Jimp in the case I can't fix this.
(Code snippets/stack traces below, I probably missed some important stuff since I'm tired and completely brainfried from working on this, so let me know if you need anything else from me)
URL Attempt:
Jimp.read("https://image.fnbr.co/outfit/5b90ec38262b40c2dcc98379/icon.png")
    .then(image => {
        message.channel.send("jimp", {
            file: image
        });
    })
    .catch(err => {
        console.log(err);
    });") // Should just return a URL string
    .then(image => {
        message.channel.send("jimp", {
            file: image
        });
    })
    .catch(err => {
        console.log(err);
    });

Buffer Attempt:
request.get("https://image.fnbr.co/outfit/5b90ec38262b40c2dcc98379/icon.png", function(error, response, body) {
    if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
        var buffer = new Buffer(body);
        Jimp.read(buffer)
            .then(image => {
                message.channel.send("jimp", {
                    file: image
                });
            })
            .catch(err => {
                console.log(err);
            });
    } else {
        console.log("8(");
    }
});

^ Ultimately the above will be getting the image URLs based on the 'daily' results from the shop but for now I'm just trying to get them to work on a hard-coded URL.  All URLs from that API follow the same format as the one used here.
Full console.log(err) Console Output:
{ AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: zlib binding closed
    at Inflate._processChunk (C:\Users\(user)\Documents\dev\(project)\node_modules\pngjs\lib\sync-inflate.js:108:3)
    at zlibBufferSync (C:\Users\(user)\Documents\dev\(project)\node_modules\pngjs\lib\sync-inflate.js:151:17)
    at inflateSync (C:\Users\(user)\Documents\dev\(project)\node_modules\pngjs\lib\sync-inflate.js:155:10)
    at module.exports (C:\Users\(user)\Documents\dev\(project)\node_modules\pngjs\lib\parser-sync.js:79:20)
    at Object.exports.read [as image/png] (C:\Users\(user)\Documents\dev\(project)\node_modules\pngjs\lib\png-sync.js:10:10)
    at Jimp.parseBitmap (C:\Users\(user)\Documents\dev\(project)\node_modules\@jimp\core\dist\utils\image-bitmap.js:117:53)
    at new Jimp (C:\Users\(user)\Documents\dev\(project)\node_modules\@jimp\core\dist\index.js:425:32)
    at _construct (C:\Users\(user)\Documents\dev\(project)\node_modules\@jimp\core\dist\index.js:100:393)
    at C:\Users\(user)\Documents\dev\(project)\node_modules\@jimp\core\dist\index.js:885:5
    at Promise (<anonymous>)
  generatedMessage: false,
  name: 'AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]',
  code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
  actual: undefined,
  expected: true,
  operator: '==',
  methodName: 'constructor' }

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A: I was having the same issue.
In my case I was testing with node 10.15.3 but when I pkged my app, the node version embedded was on version 8. Since ZLIB is not available in that version, the assert failed. That is the reason why I was seeing the error.

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If present trends continue, global levels may hit 1000 ppm at the end of the century. Everywhere.
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According to the most recent research, 3.5% of Americans aged 18-59 do 150 minutes or more of moderate physical activity a week. For those over 59, the percentage is 2.5%.
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With all the health advice dispensed and diet books flogged, Americans are eating 20% more calories each day than 30 years ago.
Some years ago Nicholas Carr, former editor of the Harvard Business Review, wrote an article titled "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" The response helped prompt him to write the book "The Shallows". That work argued many points including: people were "outsourcing" their long term memories to the Net; were so often interrupted by emails and tweets than serious thinking became jeopardized; that much of human creativity combines long term memory with exposure to new ideas – to which the Net's popularity based search engines were a threat.
The result: a less inquisitive, innovative, analytically creative opulation.
I've argued that the Net will affects bodies, not just brains. Sitting is a risk factor for death, and using the Net may encourage stasis.
our bodies and personal survival; and that of our cities and civilizations, environment and natural world.
Humans tend to act only when our backs are against the wall.
Feeling that wall, we need a new paradigm – now.
Live with machines and you begin to think machines run the world.
For many of us the world – Earth and its environment – is a wonderful, complicated machine.
We have the same view of our own bodies.
If we can learn from present day physics we'd recognize that our bodies, environments, communities, and biological planet act as information matrices.
Information flows. Our world re-forms and survives through linked changes. And nothing in that living world stays the same – nothing. Not from any second to the next.
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Most of you is new within 3-4 weeks. Most of your heart is replaced within three days.
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Extincting the world around you is not a good move. Losing species all over the place makes it more likely you'll extinct your own.
We don't understand ecosystems very well – heck, how well do we understand economics? But we do know we're doing things that are very bad. When you get dumb, survival is compromised.
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How do Size 26 -28 Sizes fit at ASOS Curve?
Did you know that Radiant Orchid is the Pantone Color of the year for 2014? It is my favorite color, purple with a little red thrown in, it matches my glasses, it was my wedding color, and it is my current toenail polish color.
So when I saw this skater dress at ASOS Curve, in a US Size 24, I just had to have it. I assumed it would fit I have many ASOS Curve items in a US 22 or 24. But I failed to notice that it was not an ASOS Curve Brand Dress, it is a Club L Dress, which is says right on the title of the dress. And it was so small in a Size 24, I could not even get it over my head.
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I would not have bought this wild multi color sequin pencil skirt, but when I saw it was one of the choices I could "rent", in a US Size 24 no less, of course I had to try it. It is a little snug, but after all it is a pencil skirt. The entire skirt is made from a stretch poly blend. (ASOS does have a free/easy return policy, which makes it easier to take chances) You can see my measurements HERE if you want to know how this might fit YOU.
I probably would not buy this, even if I needed a sequin pencil skirt, because sequins are not very comfortable to wear, but oh is this SO gorgeous. When I opened the box my husbanded was blinded and loved it. And guess what, it is on sale right now. I saw another blogger had belted the top and I wish I had thought to do that with a thin belt in one of the colors found in the skirt (lots of choices), it seemed to give the outfit more definition.
The top I am wearing is several years old INC International Concepts Size 24 made of a stretchy knit, which is very comfortable and fits quite well.
Lots more Gwynnie Bee outfits to come, watch this space.
Can you believe these Cult of California amazing tights come to a Size 5X. I bought a 4X, and when they arrived they looked small to me, but they fit my big waist and tummy very well. They are a little big at the ankle but I am just going to do a little nip and tuck there. I am so amused by them. Now I just have to wait until it gets cold enough in Oakland to wear them.
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The World Wine Tasting Championship (WWTC) is an annual event organized by one of the oldest and most prestigious wine publications in the world, La Revue du Vin de France. The inaugural competition was first held in 2013 with the team from Belgium winning first place. Teams from the United States have competed since 2015 and the organizers of the Wine Tasting US Open came in third place in 2016, the first time any team from the USA finished in the top three.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a common condition that causes pain, numbness, and tingling in the hand, wrist, and even the forearm. It can also make gripping or grasping items difficult, as well as interrupts sleep. The carpal tunnel is the passageway from the wrist to the hand that is made up of tendons, ligaments, and bone. When this area becomes inflamed, it compresses the median nerve that runs down the arm through the anterior (inside) side of the wrist and into the hand. When this nerve is compressed, it can be painful, cause the tingling or numbness, and make using that hand and wrist difficult.
Repetitive hand use. Repeating the same hand and wrist motions or activities can cause strain on the tendons that lead to inflammation that puts pressure on the median nerve.
Hand and wrist positioning. Doing activities that puts a lot of stress on the hand and wrist in the form of extreme flexion or extension for prolonged lengths of time can put added pressure on the nerve.
Heredity. Sometimes genetics plays a part as well. Some people naturally have a smaller carpal tunnel opening than others. With a smaller carpal tunnel, there is a greater chance of the nerve becoming compressed with any amount of swelling, due to less space.
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Get regular massages by a professional massage therapist who can help reduce strain, tension, inflammation, and break up possible adhesions that could be causing impingements.
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The Latissimus Dorsi muscle (commonly called the "Lats") is the broadest of the back muscles. It covers the width of the lower and mid back and goes up along the lower aspect of the scapula (shoulder blade) and connects to the inner part of the upper arm, just below the shoulder joint. Because the Latissimus Dorsi covers such an expanse part of your body, it often affects movements in the back, shoulder, and arms. It is a primary muscle in activities such as pull-ups, rock climbing, swimming, throwing a ball, shoveling, and even chopping wood.
adduct the arm toward the body.
I jokingly like to call it the handcuff muscle. If you do all the actions, it will place your arms behind your back, as if you were being handcuffed.
An injured Latissimus Dorsi can be felt in the shoulder, back, or in the upper or lower arm. Latissimus Dorsi pain is usually caused by over use, using poor techniques, or not warming up the muscles before activity. It can also be caused by poor posture and slouching. Pain will feel worse when the arm is reached forward or extended. It is best to practice the RICE protocol if you feel like you might have injured your Lats. Rest. Ice. Compress. Elevate (sit upright with a pillow behind your back and shoulder blades). Alternating heat and ice can be helpful, as well as massage to help relax and loosening the tight or overworked muscle.
Once you are no longer in the acute stage, gentle stretches are encouraged to regain range of motion of the Latissimus Dorsi. Your doctor or physical therapist can also recommend some strengthening exercises that you can do at home to help prevent further injuries of your Lats. In most cases, Latissimus Dorsi pain will go away on its own with rest, massage, stretching, and exercises that can be done at home.
If you have ever hurt your shoulder, you know that shoulder pain can be quite debilitating. When it is difficult or uncomfortable to move your arms in various directions, carry and lift heavy items, reach overhead, or even sleep on the particular shoulder, you may have injured your Deltoid muscle. Most commonly, an injured Deltoid is a strain due to overuse or too heavy of a weight bearing movement. It can occur to athletes during their sport, weightlifting during an exercise program, putting heavy items away on a top shelf for storage at home, or prolonged use of a keyboard that is ergonomically too high for ideal use, or a slew of other common uses of your shoulders that can cause strain.
If you have injured your deltoid, it is best practice to rest, ice, compress, and elevate the shoulder as much as possible. If the pain is severe, make sure you see your doctor right away to make sure that it is not more than a low-grade sprain that will heal on its own. After the acute stage, alternating ice and heat to the shoulder is also helpful in reducing inflammation and to bring blood flow and nutrients back to the area of the body for recovery. Often doctors will suggest taking an over the counter pain medication, such as ibuprofen, to help reduce inflammation and pain. Once any swelling has gone down, massage therapy can be a helpful aid in the healing and recovery process, too.
It is very important to not rush the recovery process. Depending on the severity of the injury, the Deltoid could feel better in several days or it may take months. Once any swelling and pain have gone away, start slowly using the shoulder more with gentle movements, stretching the Deltoids, and keep any lifting minimal and light. After full range of motion is back with no pain or discomfort, you can start to go back to your normal routines. Do keep in mind that if you start to feel any pain or fatigue in your Deltoids during any activity, stop the activity and continue to rest the shoulder. Rushing your recovery will only set you back for a much longer time, and possibly a more severe injury to the Deltoid. I speak from experience on rushing a Deltoid injury. Be patient, listen to your body, set aside your ego, rest, and go easy on yourself. Your body will thank you.
With today's busy, fast-paced, and demanding schedules, everybody needs a break to help regain balance in order to function at their best. We can get so caught up in juggling work obligations, home obligations, family and significant other time, and even time for friendships and social events, that we end up forgetting about the obligation that we have to ourselves. On your list of priorities, where do you fall? Are you even on your list? If you are not on the list, or are very low on the list, it's time to re-evaluate your priorities and start making you a priority.
When you make you a priority, it is not selfish, it's a necessity. Valuing yourself and your time is important. When you start to make you a priority, you will find that you are happier, healthier, more productive, and feel more accomplished in life. If you take care of you, you can then be more ready and able to help take care of others. Just like the airline flight attendants always tell us, when the oxygen masks drop, first put the mask on yourself before you help others with their masks. The priority is you. If you do not take care of yourself first, you are not much help to others around you.
Don't feel guilty about saying "no" from time to time. Sometimes we find that we are overstretched or doing things to please others that we really do not enjoy doing. If you are overworked, overwhelmed, or simply are not happy doing something, it may be in your best interest to say no and relieve yourself of unnecessary obligations that do not benefit you. It's not about letting other's down, it's about building you up.
Do what's in your best interest. Whether it is your diet, exercise, sleep habits, or creative outlets, make sure you are getting in what you need to function at your best. If you fuel yourself with plenty of sleep, healthy foods, exercise, down time, etc., you will find that you feel better, have more energy, and enjoy your life a little bit more.
Designate "me" time into your schedule. Add at least 15 minutes every day for you. Whether that is to meditate, go for a walk, read a book, work on an art project, or enjoy a cup of coffee in silence. Make it a regular part of your daily routine.
Commit to making you a priority. The "C" word can be intimidating to some people, but if you do not take care of yourself, who will? You need to set your priorities and make you a necessary item on your long list of things to do. You get 24 hours in a day, you can manage to set aside at least 1 hour for you. If you need to reorganize, shift tasks to another day, or maybe even delegate responsibilities to others to free up some you time, then do so. Life is not about being perfect, it is about balance. You need to commit to balancing your life to fit your needs.
Remember, you cannot pour from an empty cup. You need to replenish yourself, before you can give more. You need to make you a priority and take care of yourself in order to regain balance and function at your best.


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Gender-based violence is a complicated and sensitive subject. Reporting on gender-based violence means discussing issues that are often considered 'taboo,' and talking publicly about intimate and distressing matters. This can be particularly challenging in countries where tradition and religion play an important role in everyday life.
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Grinnell Dining Services hires students to do meal setup, food preparation and service, and cleanup at the Marketplace, The Spencer Grill, and in catering. A position in dining offers flexible scheduling and the highest student compensation rates at Grinnell College. If you are interested in a position in dining, visit with a supervisor or contact a supervisor.
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Q: Rancher desktop, docker file shell commands are not working on mac m1 chip hi following are my docker file commands
ARG debianVersion=10.2
FROM debian:${debianVersion}
ARG user=jenkins
ARG group=jenkins
ARG uid=1000
ARG gid=1000
ARG AGENT_WORKDIR=/home/${user}/agent
USER root
RUN apt-get update
RUN groupadd -g ${gid} ${group}
RUN useradd -c "Jenkins user" -d /home/${user} -u ${uid} -g ${gid} -m ${user}

I am using rancher desktop on mac m1 chip.
On executing following command I a getting error
docker build -t test --platform linux/x86_64 .

Error message is as follows
[Warning] The requested image's platform (linux/amd64) does not match the detected host platform (linux/arm64/v8) and no specific platform was requested
---> Running in 7778b2303192
-c: 0: Can't open apt-get update
The command '/bin/sh -c apt-get update' returned a non-zero code: 127

Found that none of the shell commands are working getting error a non-zero code: 127 how to fix this?
Using rancher version 1.5.0
Using container runtime dockerd(moby)
Using Kubernetes version v1.21.14

A: Downgrade to Rancher Desktop 1.4.1.
This works but if downgrading is not an option there are workarounds on the Rancher Desktop Issues site for similar problems like this:
qemu workaround

As a temporary workaround, as root in the VM:
Create /etc/conf.d/qemu-binfmt, with contents binfmt_flags="POCF"
Run rc-update --update
Run rc-service qemu-binfmt restart

Easy way to connect to the VM and run those commands is (source):
docker run -it --rm --privileged --pid=host justincormack/nsenter1

A: Dockerfile:
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FROM --platform=linux/arm64 debian:${debianVersion}
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Build command:
docker build -t test --platform linux/arm64 .

A: As far as I understand it dockerd runtime can only emulate other platform types (in the above case --platform=linux/amd64) on the m1 chip macs using Docker Desktop.
Try using the built in nerdctl that comes packaged with Rancher Desktop:
nerdctl build -t test --platform linux/amd64 .
nerdctl build -t test --platform linux/x86_64 .

N.B. I have found that even with emulation, some --platform linux/x86_64 (linux/amd64) images still cannot be built, recently experienced that with official selenium set, but had no problem with wso2 & mailcatcher images


Primrose Park is a picturesque development situated off Bodmin Road in Whitleigh.
The development has 72 brand new homes built to Passivhaus standards, meaning they will be highly energy efficient, and economical to run. The properties are designed to stay cool when it's hot, and warm when it's cold. They are air-tight and highly insulated, with mechanical ventilation to keep warm fresh air circulating around the house.
Plymouth Community Homes worked with building contractor Mi-space to bring you a range of 1, 2, and 3 bedroom homes, comprising of 23 homes for shared ownership sale, and 49 homes for rent.
A number of these homes are built to lifetime homes standards, so they can be easily adapted to meet any changing future needs.
Primrose Park sits just south of Budshead Road, which provides easy transport links across the city. The development overlooks a stretch of woodland, and offers a perfect place to set up home for those who love the feel of the countryside.


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The servant who invented the modern hair salon
Martha Matilda Harper defied social roadblocks and gender norms to build a successful chain of hair salons. More than a century later, she's still largely unknown to the general public.
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The house servant who pioneered the franchising business model
BY Zachary Crockett
Ray Kroc is often credited as the "father" of the franchising business model.
But 60 years before McDonald's, a woman named Martha Matilda Harper built her own formidable franchise of hair salons — the first of its kind in the US — and trained hundreds of underprivileged women to run their own businesses.
Harper not only pioneered franchising but is widely credited a trailblazer of the modern hair salon industry, which is now a $20B market. An ex-servant who escaped poverty, she built an empire of 500 salons all over the world. And she did it all during a time when women were largely silenced in their entrepreneurial pursuits.
Despite these accomplishments, most people have never heard of her.
Born into servitude
Born on September 10, 1857, in a small village in Ontario, Canada, Marth Matilda Harper began life with bleak prospects.
She was the 4th of 10 children — all of whom shared a one-room log cabin — and her father, a tailor by trade, was (in her later words) a "stern, unflinching English pioneer too preoccupied with his daily struggle to pay much heed to [her]."
Eventually, he pivoted his business to "renting out" his children for labor.
At the age of 7, Harper was sent off to be a house servant for a wealthy Ontario farm owner. In exchange for a grueling regimen of cleaning, cooking, and maintaining the farm, she was paid around $4 per month (about $130 today). Every penny went back to her father.
Martha Matilda Harper as a child in Ontario, Canada (Rochester Museum and Science Center)
Five years later, Harper was transferred to the home of a nearby physician, who was looking for household help in the wake of his wife's death.
Though the doctor's identity was never recorded, Harper's biographer, Jane Plitt, suggests it was Dr. Weston Leroy Herriman, an ex-Civil War medic who ran a practice in what is now the Canadian town of Port Hope.
Herriman had a special interest in the physiology of hair.
At the time, the North American hair care regimen was minimal. Men and women only infrequently washed their hair. Hot water and crude soap (made of hog fat and ashes) were in short supply, and commercial shampoos were a distant invention.
But Herriman had spent time studying things like scalp hygiene and the effects of hair brushing. Over the next decade, he often shared his knowledge with Harper, who was eager to learn.
When he died in 1879, he gave Harper something that would later change her life: a recipe for a hair tonic made of natural herbs.
Newly bestowed with this gift, and with a small amount of savings to her name, the 25-year-old Harper boarded a ship to Rochester, New York, in search of a fresh start.
The rumblings of an empire
In Rochester, Harper saw promise in the bustling economy and progressive culture.
Once again, she found work as a servant — first for a local attorney, then for a wealthy woman named Luella J. Roberts.
In the late 19th century, haircare was done in the home, usually by a servant. Harper assumed the role of Ms. Roberts' personal beautician, doling out scalp massages and hair dressings. She was so skilled that the high-society women of Rochester were soon visiting the house for their own treatments.
The main street of Rochester, New York, in the 1880s (via the NYGenWeb Project)
During the little time she had between these duties, Harper began producing her own iteration of hair tonic in a shed in Ms. Roberts' backyard.
Harper ran small market tests with women in the neighborhood and handed the tonic out door-to-door. It was received astonishingly well — and she began to sense a business opportunity.
Despite being at the center of a burgeoning women's suffrage movement led by Susan B. Anthony, Rochester's entrepreneurial landscape was still controlled almost entirely by men. Victorian mores dictated that a woman's place was in the home. A leading psychologist at the time equated the free will of a woman to the "symptom of a disease."
Harper knew that the odds were stacked against her. But she had a vision, a niche specialty, and positive market reception.
So, in 1888, at the age of 31, she invested her life savings — $360 ($9.7k in 2020 dollars) — into her first Harper Hairdressing Parlor.
Opens business
Harper set her sights on the Powers Building, a nine-story structure that housed some of the finest businesses in Rochester. At first, her application was denied. But with the help of a local attorney, she was granted a month-to-month lease.
The salon was designed with a luxurious feel and built on the virtue of health and purity.
Customers would be treated to the "Harper Method" — an elaborate 2-hour process involving head and shoulder massages, facials, and procedures with names like "saddle maneuver," "strapping action," and "checking motion" that were purported to stimulate blood flow and promote hair growth.
To market these services, Harper used images of her own enviable head of hair — a chestnut mane so long that PT Barnum once tried to recruit her to the circus.
Harper would later use her legendary mane of hair as a marketing tool to drum up business for her salon (Rochester Museum and Science Center)
In the beginning, business was slow. Her high-end clientele — still insistent on home visits — were opposed to the idea of going to a public salon. As a trailblazer of the modern salon, Harper realized she'd have to change the behavior of her customers.
Soon, she got a break.
When a music teacher next door to her business mentioned he had no waiting room, Harper offered up her salon. Women began to wander in to get hair treatments while waiting for their children to finish their piano lessons.
At a time when customer service was still something of a foreign concept, Harper reinvested profits in enriching her clients' experience, inventing the first reclining shampoo chair and a special sink with a unique cut-out for the neck.
Word of this exotic new salon concept spread among Rochester's elite. In short order, the 3-chair shop was bustling with prominent women from other cities, too.
A pioneer of franchising
Though Harper received requests to open up salons in other cities, she refused to expand until a certain number of women in that community signed a petition. A shrewd operator, she was keenly aware of market testing.
Harper knew that she had to maintain strict control over her brand and the quality of her service. She also knew she had to find operators she could trust.
She set out to hire women who came from a similar background as her: lower-class servants and housemaids who had the ambition and discipline to run a business but lacked the capital.
These "Harperites" were put through intense training to ensure uniformity and created a school where they were taught the Harper methods.
To own her own franchise, a Harperite would pay a fee (paid back as a loan over time), and agree to only stock Harper products — brushes, tonics, chairs, sinks. Harper chose each location and controlled signage and advertisements.
Top: A customer gets a Harper Method facil; bottom: A gathering of Haperites in the 1920s (Rochester Museum and Science Center)
In 1891, Harper launched a second location — considered to be the first retail franchise in the US — in Buffalo, New York. Locations in Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, and Baltimore soon followed, each run by a Harperite.
The business model was so successful and scalable that by 1914, Harper had opened 134 franchises in 128 cities across the US, Canada, and Europe. It was enough to earn Harper a spot as the only female member of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce. "[Harper] is one of the most fascinating stories anywhere in the modern business world," wrote a Canadian newspaper that year.
Harper, by then a wealthy woman, even bailed out the woman she once served: When Ms. Roberts ran into financial problems, her ex-servant put up $1.5k to save her estate.
In 1920, at age 63, Harper married Robert A. MacBain, a 39-year-old army colonel. With her companion, she set her sights even higher.
The cultural revolution of the 1920s brought with it a tremendous shift in the beauty industry. Flappers suddenly favored makeup, lipstick, and new inventions like the curling iron and hair dyes. Through it all, Harper maintained a focus on natural products.
She doubled down on the production of her tonic and natural shampoos, expanding from 175 shops to 350 shops in the span of one year (1920-1921). She expanded her services to men and introduced her products to department stores.
During the Depression, and an age of massive discounting, she stuck with her premium prices and kept the focus on exceptional quality and customer service.
"Being satisfied with things the way they are is a sure sign of decline," she wrote. "Constructive discontent is, to me, a higher faculty of mind."
A forgotten legacy
In the early 1930s, Harper began to cede to old age and dementia.
She stepped down as president and passed the reins to her husband, who, by Plitt's account, "overcommercialized" the business with products.
Harper late in life (Rochester Museum and Science Center)
By the time she passed away in 1950, at the age of 93, Harper had grown her business into a 500-salon empire. She'd served an astonishing roster of American legends — Woodrow Wilson, Susan B. Anthony, Jacqueline Kennedy, Vanderbilts, Fords, Hearts, DuPonts. She'd amassed an estate worth $750k ($11m).
Her obituary in The New York Times heralded her as a "one of the pioneers in the beauty business."
But the celebration of her legacy was short-lived.
With her absence, the company lost relevance. In 1956, her husband sold the ailing business. Ownership bounced around in the following years until an ex-Harper chemist bought it in 1972.
Today, a tire shop occupies the old Harper factory in Rochester. And her old home — 863 Culver Road — is now flanked by a McDonald's.
Note: Much of the information in this article came from Jane Plitt's excellent biography, Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream. Without her dogged research, much of Harper's story might've been lost to time. We highly recommend giving it a read.
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Monday was my father's birthday. He's really big on nature, so I think he will like this card. His summer home is in Montana, so he gets to see this view a lot!
I really like how the textured background looks like tree bark. ;-) Kinda keeps with the whole natural feel, don't you think?
Fabulous "guy" card! I'm sure your dad will love it. The clouds are so cool. I also love how you stamped the larger tree in the foregreound. Adds great depth.
Gorgeous card! I love how you created such a fabulous scene. Your clouds are amazing!


What do Weezer and ZZ Top have in common? What about Morris Day and the Time and Haim? Or Aloe Blacc and Blackstreet? At first glance not much right? Well that's exactly what Jimmy Kimmel wants you to think.
Starting February 2, The Jimmy Kimmel show will host a new weekly performance series called Mashup Mondays where two seemingly stylistcially opposed bands will pair up to form one off super groups.
Weezer and ZZ Top will kick things off as, yup, Wee-Z Top. Next comes Morris Day and the Haim followed by Aloe Blackstreet.
Check out the full story here which features the Wee-Z Top logo.


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Other Transport News
Tunnel experts warn Premier Daniel Andrews on East West Link
East West Link battle justifies need for non-partisan body on infrastructure
Melbourne Airport Drive extension opened
Atlas 5 sets sail to orbit
Melbourne's first double-decker bus ready to rumble when Regional Rail Link opens
$500m Abrams tanks in the wars
Woman trapped under bus in Sydney's CBD dies
We're still going to miss the bus
Linking Melbourne Authority to be kept despite having no roads to build
Burgers in a rooftop train carriage? Easey's burger joint to open in Collingwood
Updated Friday, 29 May, 2015 by www.theage.com.au
Double-decker buses: London has them, Hong Kong has them and next month Melbourne will get them too.
Or rather, it will get one double-decker bus initially, operating in tandem with the new Regional Rail Link, with the prospect of more buses to come in future if there is enough demand.
Public Transport Victoria is considering using the high-capacity bus to shuttle passengers between brand new railway stations at Wyndham Vale and Tarneit, which will open on June 21, and stations on the Werribee line.
Trying out their bus: Carl Thomas and Michael Kearney of Volgren. Photo: Penny Stephens
It will be operated by CDC Victoria, which has routes in Melbourne's west, Geelong and Ballarat, which will all be served by the new Regional Rail Link. It also operates out of an Oakleigh depot in Melbourne's east.
The bus, which will initially run as a trial service, has 88 seats and capacity for 111 passengers. It is yet to be officially unveiled, but is on display this week at the AusTech Expo at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.
The bus was designed and manufactured in Dandenong by local bus body builder Volgren, which employs about 250 staff at its Dandenong plant and 500 Australia-wide.
The company also exports double-decker buses to Singapore and Hong Kong, and articulated or "bendy buses" to Japan.
Volgren chief executive Peter Dale said double-decker buses were iconic in other cities but a largely untapped form of public transport in Australia. He expected the bus to be embraced by passengers.
"It has around 90 seats so when people get on a bus and travel a bit further, it is significantly more comfortable and safer," Mr Dale said. "Our expectation is that this will be a very, very successful trial."
Daniel Bowen, a spokesman for the Public Transport Users Association, said overcrowding was a problem on some bus routes in Melbourne, including university shuttles and Smart Bus routes, though not necessarily around Werribee.
He said patronage might increase next month after the Regional Rail Link opens and people in growth area suburbs such as Tarneit and Wyndham Vale get a much more attractive rail service into the city.
"There are certainly a number of very busy bus routes around Melbourne that do suffer from overcrowding, so generally it's good that they are looking at options for high-capacity buses," Mr Bowen said.
Bus routes and timetables around Werribee will be revamped when the link opens on June 21 to better co-ordinate trains and buses. Many routes will be straightened out so they are more direct and run down fewer back streets.
The $3.65 billion Regional Rail Link – a new 45-kilometre line between West Werribee and Southern Cross Station – will significantly increase capacity for V/Line and Metro services west of Melbourne's central business district.
This article first appeared on www.theage.com.au
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AMERICA/MEXICO - "The legalization of a drug means turning away and ignoring the real needs of society" say the Bishops
Monday, 23 November 2020 drugs drug trade social situation coronavirus episcopal conferences youth family healthcare school politics
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Archbishop Calderón: "the Church and the attitude of the Good Samaritan, of giving a hand to those in need"
Mexico mourns the death of Father Pedro Pantoja, defender of the human rights of the poor, farmers and migrants
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in parishes and families, the Basilica closed
"The legalization of a drug means turning away and ignoring the real needs of society" say the Bishops
Religious woman injured in attack on humanitarian workers: "We do not want any more suffering!"
Bishops publish message for autumn assembly: "Crisis can strengthen community"
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - " This legislative initiative does not address the damage to health caused by increased use of cannabis, nor does it address the effects on the families of young people who use drugs, nor does it help to inhibit or reduce the exposure to drugs. We see that these state policies are sending a signal that they ignore the weak and neglect those who should be best protected. The legalization of a drug, be it one or another, means turning away and ignoring the real needs of society, especially in the current context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic crisis and the security crisis", write the Bishops' Conference of Mexico in a note sent to Agenzia Fides.
On November 19, the Mexican Senate passed a law that largely legalized the "recreational use" and marketing of cannabis in the country. Next, the legislative initiative will be examined by the Chamber of Deputies. In a statement published yesterday, November 22nd, the Mexican Bishops' Conference expressed its concern that "there was a lack of pluralistic public debate and that experts on this subject in particular were not heard".
"With regard to the so-called recreational use of marijuana and other psychoactive products made from cannabis, health care workers and people who have consumed such substances testify that their use in all amounts and compositions considerably reduces control over one's own actions and thus puts the consumer in serious danger for himself and for others".
Although there are supposed to be restrictions on use and production, the bishops' declaration underlines that "the problem is not to lay down rules and conditions for the use of marijuana", but that the well-being of our fellow human beings and our own well-being is no longer a concern. "A health promotion and protection policy is being abandoned to satisfy the interests of a few. Health and the common good are no longer a priority and give way to people's pleasure, even if they could harm others. The irresponsible claims of a few to freedom are more important than the general good of health". These facts call into question the criteria that guide authorities in addressing issues that imply a balance between the freedom of the individual and the responsibility we have in society. "Now we are talking about cannabis, tomorrow there will be other issues where few can affect the well-being of all".
The Bishops urge all Mexicans, and especially young people, "to take a position of responsibility in the face of the consequences that this possible legalization entails", and to reflect on the impact of their choices on other areas of human life and society.
In their communiqué they then exhort those responsible for education and health of state and church structures, "to offer information campaigns on addictions and the consequences of narcotics in order to promote responsible behavior". Finally, they invite the faithful and society in general, "to actively participate and collaborate with lawmakers, to find real solutions to the real problems underlying the complex drug problem, the effects of which extend beyond our borders". (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 23/11/2020)
AMERICA/MEXICO - "We cannot get used to crime and violence and be indifferent to death": the diocese in the face of the massacre of Irapuato
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Saving young people from drugs instead of blaming each other on dirty money
AMERICA/MEXICO - Dehumanization and violence in society: "Why has life lost its value?"
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Caritas publishes 2020 annual report: Almost 10 million people were supported
AMERICA/PERU - Digital Plenary Assembly of the bishops: restructuring of CELAM, health crisis and current situation are on the agenda
AMERICA/PERU - Fears about the possible arrival of the Brazilian variant of Covid-19 in the Peruvian Amazon
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AMERICA/VENEZUELA - At the end of the general assembly: Bishops comment on the "State of the Country"
EUROPE /ITALY - Young migrants study to become "room assistant"
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops to young people: "Christ lives: He gives us courage, strength and hope in difficult times"
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Considerations of the Archbishop of Santa Cruz on the importance of the family during the pandemic
ASIA/BANGLADESH - The new Archbishop of Dhaka: priority to be given to the family, the "powerhouse" of the Gospel
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Church raises the alarm over the spread of the "South African variant" of Covid-19
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops call for a fair vaccination campaign taking into account ethical principles
AFRICA/DR CONGO - The National Episcopal Conference criticizes the lack of leadership in the implementation of free basic education
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Catholic education: Ministry of Education wants cooperation


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This unit comes with easy-to-follow step by step instruction guide, you can assembly this unit without any tools or helps, but help from friends is always fun. The geodesic form gives you great volume for the least amount of materials, it's extreme strong and lightweight, also its surface provides an inherently stable structure.
Since it's meant to be placed outdoor, all materials used in the production are high quality, non-corrosive, and recyclable. This igloo doesn't require regular maintenance, but if you use the canopy cover, it needs occasional cleaning depending on the surrounding conditions.
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Tagged as geodesic dome shelter, outdoor dome shelter, transparent outdoor dome.
can use this, need larger size for more people to house.


Auckland – A huge opportunity exists for smart New Zealand defence manufacturing companies to leverage their capabilities and be part of the $20 billion capital defence upgrade, New Zealand Defence Industry Association (NZDIA) chair Bernie Diver says.
The Government has announced a $20 billion spend over 15 years for a defence modernisation programme. Diver says New Zealand companies can bring together compelling solutions that deliver value for money and the best possible outcomes that will ensure defence personnel can execute their tasks on behalf of New Zealanders.
"The New Zealand defence industry involves 2500 full time jobs, generates a conservative $125 million is wages and $60 million in profits. Highly skilled and well paid jobs support the complex capabilities that Defence use," Diver says.
"The NZDIA looks forward to working with and supporting the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) as they work through defining the specific capabilities required to meet the Government's requirements.
"The requirement for acquisition business case process to also include the whole of life cost creates the opportunity for members of the defence industry to partner with the prime international contractors to shorten supply chains, transfer technology and create highly skilled jobs that will deliver increased value for money outcomes for all parties.
"Maintenance repair and overhaul firms, engineering, logistics, IT and advisory companies are likely to be involved the $20 billion capital works, alongside prime international contractors. The ministry and NZDF have invested significant effort and resource in working with industry. The recent appointment of two senior roles demonstrates their commitment to work with and understand the capabilities of industry.
"Tidd Ross Todd, GHD and McKay Electrical – all winners of 2015 Minister of Defence Excellence Awards – are great examples of New Zealand industry capabilities.
"This is great news for New Zealand which will also benefit the wider public. As industry we were given a private ministry briefing on the defence White Paper and we told how our defence industry will support and work with international prime contractors who are most likely deliver major capabilities.
"We are impressed with the cooperation that the ministry has shown New Zealand's defence industry. The ministry has invested in industry engagement specialists who will work with industry on early engagement so we can inform the ministry on New Zealand capabilities and work with prime contractors," Diver says.


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Sydney's new train unveiled as $3.7 billion North West Rail Link operations contract signed
Published: 4 Oct 2016
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced Sydney's brand new rapid transit trains will run every four minutes during the peak on the North West Rail Link as part of a $3.7 billion contract just signed by the NSW Government.
Mr Baird said the North West Rail Link will take customer service and safety to a whole new level – bringing a world-class rapid transit rail service to Australia for the first time.
"Services on the North West Rail Link will start in the first half of 2019 with 15 trains an hour during the peak and 98 per cent on-time running – a much higher level of customer service than we first expected and an outstanding outcome for customers," Mr Baird said.
"The NSW Government promised 12 trains an hour but we'll be able to start with 15 trains an hour in the peak – with significant room to grow as the North West's population increases over coming decades."
The North West Rail Link will be Australia's first fully-automated rapid transit rail network, delivering eight new railway stations, 4,000 commuter car parking spaces and five existing railway stations upgraded to rapid transit status.
The Public Private Partnership is the largest ever awarded in NSW and will see the Northwest Rapid Transit consortium deliver the North West Rail Link by the first half of 2019 and operate it for 15 years.
Ms Berejiklian said the contract just signed means Sydney's new trains will be built by international train supplier Alstom who make rapid transit trains operating around the world in cities like Singapore, Hong Kong, Milan and Amsterdam.
"This project will transform and modernise public transport in Sydney forever. With tunnelling now underway and a contract signed to operate the rail network – the NSW Government is well and truly delivering," she said.
"The country's first new fully-automated rapid transit trains are being designed to meet the needs of Sydney.
"Our customers tell us that frequency of services is one of the most important factors when travelling on public transport – on the North West Rail Link, you won't need a timetable, you'll just turn up and go.