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Mesa, Washington
Location of Mesa, Washington
1.64 sq mi (4.25 km2)
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Mesa is a city in Franklin County, Washington, United States. The population was 489 at the 2010 census. The Washington State Office of Financial Management's 2015 estimate placed the population at 488.
Originally called Bluff Wells, then Judson, now Mesa was a stop on the Ainsworth (now Pasco) to Spokane branch of the Northern Pacific Railroad. It was the stop between Eltopia and Palouse Junction (now Connell). The station was established in 1883.
The Columbia Basin Irrigation Project brought water to the area in 1948. Prior to this development, people relied on either private wells or the railroad well at Mesa. Mesa was officially incorporated on June 23, 1955. Today, Mesa is a small town supported by dryland farming, irrigated farming, and livestock.
Mesa is located at 46°34′37″N 119°0′9″W / 46.57694°N 119.0025°W / 46.57694; -119.0025 (46.576963, -119.002516).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.64 square miles (4.25 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 489 people, 124 households, and 106 families residing in the city. The population density was 298.2 inhabitants per square mile (115.1/km2). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 78.0 per square mile (30.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 67.7% White, 1.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 26.8% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 75.3% of the population.
There were 124 households of which 66.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 12.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 14.5% were non-families. 9.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.94 and the average family size was 4.08.
The median age in the city was 23.8 years. 36.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 15.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.6% were from 25 to 44; 16.5% were from 45 to 64; and 3.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.1% male and 48.9% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 425 people, 105 households, and 91 families residing in the city. The population density was 268.7 people per square mile (103.9/km²). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 70.2 per square mile (27.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 58.59% White, 0.94% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 28.24% from other races, and 11.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 59.29% of the population.
There were 105 households out of which 64.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 7.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.05 and the average family size was 4.15.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 42.6% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 10.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,882. About 9.0% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
In 2008, the city was involved in litigation with former mayor and councilwoman Donna Zink over incorrectly handled public document requests under Washington State's Public Records Act. A Superior Court judge has ruled that the town of Mesa must pay its former mayor about $230,000 after losing the long-running dispute.
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Hundreds of thousands of Iranians across the country attended events marking the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, where the rallying cry ranged from "Death to America" to "Death to Israel".
Iranian people gather during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution in Tehran, Iran. February 11, 2019. (Reuters)
Waving Iranian flags, chanting "Death to America" and burning US and Israeli emblems, hundreds of thousands of people poured out onto the streets across Iran on Monday, marking the date that's considered victory day in the country's 1979 Iranian Revolution.
On February 11 that year, Iran's military stood down after days of street battles, allowing the revolutionaries to sweep across the country while the government of US-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi resigned and the Iranian Republic was born.
In Tehran, crowds streamed in the rain from a dozen of the capital's far-flung neighbourhoods to mass in the Azadi or Freedom Square on Monday, waving Iranian flags and chanting "Death to America" — a chant that has been standard fare at anti-US rallies across Iran.
TRT World spoke with Tara Kangarlou, a journalist and author on Mideast affairs, who said the gap between the ideals of the revolution, and the Iranian people appears to be growing.
Chants of "Death to Israel" and "Death to Britain" followed, and demonstrators burned US and Israeli flags.
Iranian state TV, which said millions participated in the celebrations, ran archive footage of the days of the uprising and played revolutionary songs. It later broadcast footage showing crowds across this country of 80 million.
The nearly 10-kilometre-long downtown Enghelab, or Revolution Street, in Tehran was decorated with huge balloons as loudspeakers blared out revolutionary and nationalist songs to encourage people to join the rallies.
Iranians burn US flags during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2019. (Reuters)
Every year, the anniversary festivities start on February 1 — the day Khomeini returned home from France after 14 years in exile to become the supreme leader as Shia clerics took power — and continue for 10 days, climaxing on February 11.
This year's anniversary comes as tensions rise with the United States. Iran has been grappling with the aftermath of US President Donald Trump's pullout last May from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, and tough US economic sanctions which were re-imposed in November.
Speaking from a podium in central Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addressed the crowds for nearly 45 minutes, lashing out at Iran's enemies — America and Israel — and claiming their efforts to "bring down" Iranians through sanctions will not succeed.
"The presence of people in this celebration means that plots by the enemies ... have been defused," Rouhani said. "They will not achieve their ill-omened aims."
A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that Iran would demolish cities in Israel to the ground if the United States attacked the Iranian Republic.
State news agency IRNA quoted Yadollah Javani, the Guards' deputy head for political affairs, as he was speaking at a rally celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.
In the backdrop to Monday's marches, the military displayed Iranian-made missiles, which authorities showcase every year during anniversary celebrations and which now have a range of up to 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) and are able to Israel and US military bases in the region.
Over the past decade, Iran has frequently test-fired and displayed missiles, sent several short-lived satellites into orbit and in 2013 launched a monkey into space.
Washington alleges Iran's launches defy a UN Security Council resolution calling on Iran to undertake no activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. Tehran denies the charge, insisting its satellite launches and rocket tests do not have a military component.
"We do not and we will not ask permission for producing any type of missiles from anybody," Rouhani said in his speech on Monday, though he stressed that Iran would "continue constructive engagement" with the international community.
Rouhani also promised the crowds that Iran would overcome the economic hardship amid the country's spiralling economy and the newly imposed US sanctions.
TRT World's Paolo Montecillo has more.
From one generation to the next
In Tehran, 27-year-old medical student Hossein Hosseinpour, walked with his wife and their 18-month son Amir Ali. He said he wanted to teach his son to support the revolution.
"I see a bright future for him and our nation," Hosseinpour said.
Mahmoud Hemmati, 35, was pushing his 68-year-old mother, Parivash Fakheri, in a wheelchair. "My mother, despite her illness, asked me to bring her out," he said.
Fakheri, who was one of the revolutionaries on the streets of Tehran in 1979, said she would defend the revolution all over again.
"I know there are many economic problems today, but that is something different from our revolution," she said.
"It has been moving forward over the past 40 years and making Iran stronger," Fakheri said.
Last week, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defended the "Death to America" chants, saying they are aimed at America's leaders such as Trump and not its people.
The Iranian people "will not stop saying 'Death to America' as long as the US acts malicious" toward Iran, Khamenei said, referring to Trump's State of the Union address in which the American president, among other things, said: "We will not avert our eyes from a regime that chants death to America."
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The Tube Challenge is a long hard day that requires stamina, mental effort, and a determination to keep going for several hours from before dawn until last thing at night. It's so much harder without a team of support people to bring you food & drink, support and live information on how the train service is actually running that day! Our record wouldn't have been possible without our team of people.
Many people also think that it just invovled 'Sitting on trains' all day, and don't realuse the amount of physiclal effort that goes into it - to enable you to run between connections outside on the street, to make sure you go as fast as possible between two stations.
Whilst Geoff (@geofftech) and Anthony (@crunchysaviour) ran it, the other most important person on the day was Chris (@molecrochip) acting as 'mission control' and directing where to go at every interchange. Whilst we do have an optimum route that we like to stick to, Chris was constantly checking real time train movements, delays and timings to keep on 'on track' at all times, and it wouldn't have been possible without him.
Our two main point/supple people for the day were Matt (@matthewf_), Kate (@kateyay), who have a unique knack of now knowing when to provide us with an all important drink, snack or sandwich to keep out energy levels up. Thanks to Mark too for his regular pizza drop at his local work station, and running guidance.
Also Vicki (@norwegiancheese) for assisting early in the morning and late in the evening. Richard must get a mention for helping and the fact that he's come with us on previous attempts that have come close to beating the record but couldn't make the full day with us on this time, otherwise he would be a record holder too.
Finally (but not at all least) to Kirk for his technical wizardry, and the ability to pull apart and analyse a working timetable like we think no one else has, which certainly gave us an advantage ...
We all like to Still Play With Trains! (#SPWT).
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Download it from the App Store, or have a look at the Station Master website for more details.
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This is one of my marbled pieces that I did.
I have to agree - the colors are amazingly similar to my socks.
But then again - so are these frooty babies!
Anyway - I guess I tend to stick to similar colors - I find myself going back to greens and blues again and again.
What colors do you keep going back to?
I always come back to blues, greens and plums. I do like stepping outside the box, but its such a comfort returning to these colors.
Isn't if funny how we have to remind ourselves not to stick with certain colors? Here is't blues and purples. Latest yarn purchase was browns and oranges ... and a lot of it.
I never knew it was spelled like that!!
I am always going to blues and purples...in any shade. Sometimes it's on purpose, others it's subconsiously. I need to really think before I go shopping- try hard not to go with the "usual".


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Ford, VW to announce new partnership to invest billions in autonomous and electric vehicles – CNBC
Ford and Volkswagen plan to announce Friday new joint ventures on autonomous and electric vehicles, two technologies considered critical to the future of the auto industry.
The deal calls for "billions of dollars" in investments and will allow the companies to share both intellectual property and hardware, according to company executives with first-hand knowledge of the negotiations.
The companies have scheduled a joint press conference at 8 a.m. ET in New York Friday, saying they will "provide an update on their global alliance" and "share details of new collaborations also aimed at better serving their customers while improving each company's competitiveness and capital efficiency."
The companies declined to provide further details on their announcement.
But the executives, who asked not to be identified because the deal wasn't yet public, say Volkswagen will provide Ford with access to the underlying platform that will anchor dozens of electric vehicles the German automaker plans to bring to market by mid-decade.
VW also will become an investor in Argo AI, a Pittsburgh-based research firm specializing in autonomous vehicle development, the executives said. Ford became a lead investor in Argo in 2017 with an initial investment of $1 billion.
Ford and VW have been discussing ways to team up on a variety of business operations for more than a year. In January, they announced their first tie-up, a joint venture focused on commercial vehicles, such as the Ford Transit van.
At the time, officials from both companies confirmed they were looking at other opportunities.
"In such [a competitive] environment, it just makes sense to share investments, pool innovation capabilities and create scale effects that are clearly defined," Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said at the time.
Scale will be one of the benefits the two manufacturers hope to leverage with the joint ventures, both of which are being presented to the Ford and VW boards for final sign-off Thursday, the executives said. Together, the automakers produced about 18 million vehicles in 2018, or roughly 20% of the global new vehicle market.
As part of the new joint venture, Volkswagen will also invest in Argo, which operates as an independent company. One of the executives said VW's investment in Argo will "be in the billions," reflecting the significant increase in value of the tech firm since Ford took its stake more than two years ago.
The collaboration on autonomous and electric vehicles has taken longer than many observers had expected, some anticipating the expansion of the alliance would come by early to mid-Spring.
There proved to be a number of potential roadblocks. Among other things, Ford President Jim Farley told CNBC earlier this year that the timing of the separate electric vehicle programs run by the two manufacturers didn't initially sync up.
The race to come up with self-driving vehicles has been joined by dozens of global automakers, as well as tech companies like Waymo and China's Pony.ai. A study released by AlixPartners last month estimated the industry's annual spending on autonomous driving and electric vehicles will reach a combined $85 billion and $225 billion, respectively, by 2025.
That is something that will strain corporate budgets, drive down profits and lead to even more joint ventures like the one Ford and VW are announcing, said Mark Wakefield, the head of the consulting firm's auto practice.
It could also lead to "consolidation happening in the next couple of years," James Peng, the co-founder and CEO of Pony.ai said on an interview on CNBC that aired Wednesday.
Volkswagen has committed 9 billion euros, or more than $10 billion, on its "electrification" program so far. That includes hybrids, plug-ins and pure battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs, with for nearly 50 different hybrid and electric vehicles by 2025 through its various brands, including its flagship VW, as well as Porsche, Audi and Bentley.
In March, CEO Diess increased the German automaker's estimate of BEV sales over the next decade from 15 million to 22 million euros, declaring, "The supertanker is picking up speed."
The joint venture, as it currently stands, calls for VW to provide Ford with access to its MEB platform which serves as a base for the ID.3, the first long-range all-electric Volkswagen model, as well as a range of other products to be sold by brands such as Audi. The deal isn't expected to give Ford access to a more advanced electric vehicle platform that will be used for VW's high-line models such as the Audi e-tron GT set to go on sale in a couple years.
Argo AI will set up its first office in Europe to work closely with VW, said one of the executives. The company's currently testing modified Ford products in 5 U.S. cities and will add similar programs in Europe.
Ford, which has committed $11 billion to battery-car development will share some of its own know-how, but not all of it. The U.S. automaker is developing its own long-range BEV platform which will make its debut later this year in a high-performance, "Mustang-influenced" SUV. And VW will not participate in the new joint venture pairing Ford with Rivian, a battery-electric vehicle start-up based in the Detroit suburbs.
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As well as working for various theatres, Danusia has her own company, The Hal Company. They have produced Rough Cut for the Riverside Studios Hammersmith, Headllands in Colchester and London and Still Small Voice in 2012.


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Q: I am attempting to make a html text extracter but ran into an issue import re
from urllib import request
lines = []
with request.urlopen('https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)') as fin:
text = fin.read().decode('utf-8')
lines = re.findall(r'<p>.*?</p>', text, re.DOTALL)
with open('output.txt', 'w') as fout:
print(fout.writelines(lines))

This code returns none. I have no idea why. I'm attempting to write some code that reads an html file and then extracts the text out of it. thanks in advance and dont hesitate to ask a question if there is something you need to know about the code

A: If you just want the text from the Wikipedia page, I recommend using BeautifulSoup to extract by the <p> tag instead of using regex.
For example:
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as bs

url = 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)'
response = requests.get(url)
soup = bs(response.text, 'html.parser')
paragraphs = soup.select('p')

with open('output.txt', 'w') as fout:
    for paragraph in paragraphs:
        fout.writelines(paragraph.text)

Output:

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Members Of Congress Call For Putin To Halt Intervention In Ukraine
McClatchy Tribune News Service Politics World
Lisa Mascaro and Michael A. Memoli July 18, 2014
By Lisa Mascaro and Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Temporarily setting aside the usual partisan sniping, lawmakers in Congress turned their sights Friday on Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling on Moscow to end the separatist conflict in the aftermath of the Malaysian jetliner disaster.
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Russia must bring about a cease-fire to allow investigators into the region.
"The only thing holding it up is cooperation from Russia," Royce said Friday on CNBC. "Those separatists take their orders and get their weapons, most of their weapons, from Russia. Russia needs to cooperate now."
Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, said it was time for Putin to "once and for all rein in his mercenaries" and defuse a crisis in Ukraine that is "largely of his making."
"Enough is enough!" tweeted Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL). "Russia's continued meddling in the internal affairs of its neighbors is deplorable and must be stopped."
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said the United States' allies in Europe "need to increase their Russia sanctions now."
"If this doesn't wake up our European allies, hard to imagine what will," Murphy wrote in a tweet.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), took particular note of the deaths of many researchers on board the downed airliner that President Barack Obama said were working on AIDS and HIV issues. Connolly called their deaths "another tragic loss of Putin's folly."
"We must keep the pressure on Russia and Russian-aligned troops and stand firm with our allies in support of the people of Ukraine," said Rep. John K. Delaney (D-MD).
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I don't have a problem with President Obama imposing sanctions on Russian firms, or lawmakers from both parties asking President Putin to intervene and put an end to the violence in the Ukraine, and cooperate in finding the causes for the downing of a Malaysian passenger aircraft, which seem pretty obvious.
The turmoil in Ukraine would end if Putin told the pro-Russian separatists to cease and desist. His failure to do so and, very likely, the help or encouragement he is giving to the separatists, make him an accomplice in the death of hundreds of innocent people, including the passengers in the Malaysian plane.
Having said all this, don't hold your breath. Russia remains as focused as ever on territorial expansion, its economy is doing fine compared to what prevailed in the Soviet era, and their military remains the only one that could give us a run for our money. It is also important to remember that Western Europe depends more on Russian exports – especially natural gas – than they do on American exports. Under those circumstances, the most likely outcome of all this is an attempt to rapprochement by the European Union, and minor concessions by Russia to defuse the current crisis.
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Ald. Ervin introduces measures to confront loitering, abandoned cars
Proposed measure would allow city to tow away vehicles left in vacant lots for several days in a row
by Contributing Reporter September 25, 2020 February 10, 2021
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The alderman is proposing an amendment to the municipal code that would allow the city to tow away vehicles left abandoned in the vacant lots several days in the row and, if the vehicles are unclaimed, dispose of them. Ervin also submitted a resolution calling for a hearing on how the city is enforcing existing regulations on "loitering for purposes related to gangs, prostitution, or narcotics trafficking."
Both pieces of legislation, each of which deals with concerns that are regularly brought up during Ervin's community meetings, still need to be heard on the committee level, but, as of Sept. 24, it is not clear when that might happen.
Residents of East Garfield, West Garfield Park and Austin portions of the 28th Ward have long complained about garbage and abandoned vehicles being dumped on the vacant lots near their homes.
Ervin has repeatedly acknowledged the problem, but said that the city lacks an enforcement mechanism to deal with the problem.
The new ordinance would address that problem. Under the current regulations, the city can tow away "any hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle in full view of the general public." If the city can track down the owner, the owner must be notified and have an opportunity to retrieve it. But if the owner doesn't retrieve the vehicle or if the owner can't be tracked down, the city has a right to dispose of it.
Ervin's ordinance would expand that provision to any vehicle that has been left on a vacant lot and is either so damaged that it can't be driven off the lot or has been left abandoned for seven or more days (if it has valid state-issued plates) or four or more days (if doesn't have plates).
The ordinance is being referred to the Committee on Budget & Government Operations, which is chaired by South Side Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd). The committee's next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 30, but its agenda has not been posted as of Sept. 24, so it's not clear whether the ordinance will be considered.
Ervin also introduced a resolution calling for a hearing to examine the effectiveness of the city's anti-loitering ordinances. Ervin argues that the enforcement of existing ordinances has not been effective, because their prohibitions only apply to certain zones in the city that are designed by the police superintendent.
The resolution has been sent to the Committee on Public Safety chaired by Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), who has the discretion to decide when the hearing would take place and whether the hearing would even take place at all.
It's not clear when the hearing will take place.


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Opposites is New Adult Dystopian novel releasing in May 2013.
In the year 2081 our planet survived global warming of an apocalyptic scale. When the dust settled and the water receded Dr. Anthony Smith, one of only a few hundred survivors of GWI, started society anew. Having come to the conclusion that injudicious breeding played a huge role in the destruction of Earth as we knew it in the twenty first century, he worked closely with other survivors to isolate the Dionysus gene. This gene has the ability to manipulate human DNA to ensure that all male children be born gay, and all female children be born lesbians. A new society is born.
In the year 2300 Dr. Smith's descendants are ushering in the twenty fourth century having maintained control of the government that still rules society. Twins Aiya and Aiyan are preparing to meet their matches and take control of House Gaeland, the current ruling House. But not everything is as it seems.
Love is Love.. it knows no gender and doesn't conform to restrictions and boundaries. Aiyan has found his soul mate in Kaden, the prince of House Devi that he is matched with and eventually marries. But when the person Aiya falls in love with tests these boundaries, all hell breaks loose. And in the midst of one secret unraveling, another will emerge. There is a growing anomaly that threatens to destroy over two hundred years of progression. This anomaly is known as Opposites.
Raven is a pivotal character within the world that is Opposites. Raven is tall with broad shoulders, blue eyes and black hair with purple streaks. The Priest of The Order he is passionate, loyal and slightly eccentric. He was born into House Gilley but now calls House Gaeland home.
He's very versatile in his activities with knowledge of swords, martial arts, fencing, the violin and (of course) the bible.
Tell us about your parents.
My father's were Gabriel and Kirian's guards, and my grandparents and biological mother were French. My father's left their posts in the guard to devote their time to my studies and training once they realized I could be groomed for a position within The Order. They were fun loving yet hard working. Family always came first for us.
My mother's instilled a great respect of heritage and a love of nature in me. One of my mother's is a Seer, when my mom was pregnant she had a vision of a child that was watched over by a Raven, so they decided to name me Raven. Raven's are also considered to be a prophet bird, so my name is surely fitting.
Black, Black, purple and … oh, yes, did I mention black??
How many tatoo's do you have? What and where are they?
Four. The celtic cross on my neck, the Raven across my shoulder blades and upper back, a celtic armband and one on my thigh that I'm not at liberty to discuss at this time.
Whom in your life would you say has influenced you most?
Marcus has been a huge inspiration in my life. I began my training with him when I was 13 so he was and is my mentor and teacher. He is fluent in all aspects of The Order and he can recite the bible cover to cover. And Rian has been a surrogate father to me, he is someone that is compassionate and embodies the best of what it means to be human.
Are you the top or the bottom?
I found this book in the church archives that once belonged to Dr. Anthony Smith. He had a collection of what he referred to as "Pop culture reads". There was a series called Twilight about creatures called vampires that sparkled. It struck my fancy.
Is Tanis a good kisser?
A Raven doesn't kiss and tell… but, oh God YES!
Before meeting Tanis, was there someone else that you could have seen yourself in a relationship with?
Early on I must admit a slight attraction to Aiyan, but as he got older and developed his unique "personality" the attraction diminished. Then there was Ian. He was always the quiet, reserved type, much like myself. Ian and I are both originally from House Gilley and share a lot of fond memories but at the end of the day, we are better off as friends. Besides, no one gets my blood pumping quite like Tanis.
Which would you rather have in your hand; a bible, a sword or your violin?
I know the bible by heart, and while I must admit wielding a sword is very invigorating, music is one of the most profound forms of prayer. So I will have to go with my violin.
Last question… who's your favorite twin? Aiya or Aiyan??
I'm sorry, I refuse to answer that question on the grounds in may incriminate me in further conversations with other parties.
Thank you Raven for visiting with us today! Be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win an Opposites book thong and a bookmark signed by Raven and Author TM Smith.
very cool character and interview!


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This volume brings together the leaders in the field of PTSD research to present an up-to-date summary and understanding of this complex disorder. All of our current knowledge and controversies concerning the diagnosis, epidemiology, course, pathophysiology and treatment are described in detail. The evidence for efficacy for each of the different forms of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy is reviewed. Particular attention is paid to at-risk groups, including minorities, and coverage of PTSD throughout the world is reviewed as well. The authors present state-of-the-art findings in genetics, epigenetics, neurotransmitter function and brain imaging to provide the most current and comprehensive review of this burgeoning field.
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Plaintiff Omega Forex Group LC (Omega), appearing by and through partner Robert Flath (Flath), appealed a district court decision affirming two Notices of Final Partnership Administrative Adjustment (FPAA) issued by the Internal Revenue Service to Omega. The two FPAAs, on the basis of fraud at the partnership level, eliminated large losses reported by Omega on its tax returns for years 1998 and 1999, and imposed penalties on Omega. Flath was an endodontist in private practice in Utah. At some point in 1997 or 1998, one of the endodontists in Flath's practice suggested that Flath meet with Dennis Evanson, an "expert in options trading and general business organization and planning, tax planning and asset protection." Evanston was Omega's managing partner. Through their business arrangement, Flath would make contributions or investments in Omega or other entities controlled by Evanston. Evanson, in exchange for Flath's agreed payments, "manufactured fictitious transactions to conceal income [for Flath] and create apparent [tax] deductions [for Flath]." For the years at issue here, Flath or his endodontist practice would claim pass-through losses from Omega. Flath was not completely forthcoming with his tax accountant. In 2005, a grand jury indicted Evanson and other individuals related to Omega. In February 2008, Evanson was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, tax evasion, and assisting in the filing of false tax returns. Omega's FPAAs were upheld. Flath, on behalf of Omega, raised three issues on appeal: (1) whether the district court erred in holding that the FPAAs issued by the IRS to Omega were not barred by the applicable statute of limitations; (2) even assuming the district court applied the proper statute of limitations, whether it incorrectly applied the legal standards for determining whether Flath had fraudulent intent as to his personal tax returns; and (3) whether the district court erred in determining the asserted fraud penalty at the partnership level. The Tenth Circuit rejected all of these arguments and affirmed the district court's decision. View "Omega Forex Group v. United States" on Justia Law
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Q: Render items from an array of objects, using another array with ids: ts error and best practice I'm doing a library project (see the link for more explaination) with react, redux-toolkit and typescript.
I'm doing an addToWishlist funcionality: the user simply click on the star, the code dispatches the action which patch the database and the state is updated. There is another action to remove the book from the list.
In <Wishlist /> component I want of course render the titles and other data of each book. So I useAppSelector to retrieve wishlist and the entire list of books, and with help of filter and map I would get the corresponding books, but I'm not able to render them, because it gives me a ts error: index.d.ts(1373, 9): The expected type comes from property 'children' which is declared here on type 'DetailedHTMLProps<HTMLAttributes<HTMLUListElement>, HTMLUListElement>'
Important note about the structure
wishlist is an array of strings, which are the ids of the books.
The entire list of books instead, is an array of objects: every object is a book, with title, author, id etc.
My questions:

*

*What is going wrong here?

*Basically, is it better to save in the wishlist array the ids (like I've done) and so I've to retrieve the data of books in my <Wishlist /> component with filter and map, or is it better to save the entire book (or at least, the infos that I need), so that is more easy to have the data?

*Which is the best practice, to render the list, in the first case, where I have to retrieve data using filter and map?
Here is the attempt:
const Wishlist = () => {
  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
  const wishlist = useAppSelector(state => state.user.userInfo.wishlist);
  const list = useAppSelector(state => state.catalogue.list);

  const renderBooks = () => {
    return wishlist.map(wishId => {
      list.filter(book => {
        if (book.id === wishId) {
          return (

{book.title}

          )
        }
      })
    })
  }

  return (

      {renderBooks()}

  )
};

export default Wishlist;

Edited - maybe the problem is not the concatenation of methods, but something in the function calling?
Another more little example, with another solution, but same problem
interface fakeObj {
    id: string;
    name: string;
  }
  const fakeIds = ['5', '12', '878'] // this is my 'wishlist', containing only ids
  const fakeList: fakeObj[] = [ // this is my 'list', containing objects, which were single books
    { id: '334', name: 'Tony' },
    { id: '5', name: 'Milly' },
    { id: '12', name: 'Jack' },
    { id: '7', name: 'Stew' },
    { id: '878', name: 'Mark' },
    { id: '87998', name: 'Greg' }
  ]

  const renderArray = () => {
    const arr: fakeObj[] = [];
    fakeIds.forEach(id => {
      fakeList.filter(obj => {
        if (obj.id === id) {
          arr.push(obj)
        }
      })
    })
    return arr; // the returned array is what I want: an array continaing the objects that i need
  }

  return (

      {/* The problem actually is here! */}
      {renderArray()}

  )

A: You're not using .filter() or .map() correctly, which is what's causing the errors.
The comment above that you rejected was the correct solution to this problem.
The added edited example is even more confusing, because you're no longer trying to return renderable elements, as the return is an array of objects, which can't be rendering in a UL.
So, I'm going back to the initial example.
Problem #1:
You're trying to return a JSX element within the callback passed to .filter(). This is not how .filter() works. You're supposed to pass a callback to .filter() that will return TRUE or FALSE dependent on whether or not you want the element to be filtered in or filtered out. E.g. listOfCounts.filter( count => count > 5); would return a modified array of all elements in listOfCounts that are greater than 5.
Problem #2:
You're currently calling the .map() first, which is wrong, but then also calling the .filter() WITHIN the .map() instead of chaining the map AFTER the filter. Because right now, your .map() call is not even attempting to return a list of JSX elements representing the book titles you want to render. These calls are meant to be chained opposite of how you have it.
An example of how to use .map() that's very simple:
listOfNames.map(name =>
{name}
);

A simple example combining .map() with .filter():
listOfNames.filter(name => name[0] == 'J').map(name =>
{name}
);

which filters out all names that don't start with an uppercase J.
The solution above that Mr. Rafique provided you is correct / very close to correct depending on exact implementation, so I'd suggest you combine this added info with his solution.


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Could the "Final Four" Be the Final Nail in the U.S. Economy's Coffin?
By William Patalon III, Executive Editor, Money Morning • @privatebrief • March 24, 2008
By William Patalon III
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When you consider everything that American consumers have been through in the past year – the subprime mortgage crisis, the collapse of the housing market, the ensuing global credit crisis, soaring prices for oil, gold and such daily household staples as milk and dairy products – wouldn't it be the ultimate irony if it ended up being something as offbeat and insignificant as "March Madness" that tipped the U.S. economy into a recession?
Don't dismiss the theory out of hand.
According to a survey by the well-known consulting firm, Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., companies may lose up to $1.7 billion in productivity as more than 37 million U.S. workers – ranging from mail room employees to the executives who actually run the companies – will take part in NCAA "Final Four" basketball pools.
It's not like the old days when employees would slip away from their desks a few times each workday to watch snippets of the game on a single TV in the office, would take long, late lunches for the same reason, or would just plain phone in sick.
Thanks to technology, times have changed. Now the games are being broadcast online, as well as on TV, so employees can be mentally "absent" even when they're physically present and sitting at their desks. By some estimates, as many as 1.5 million employees will be scoping out the games online [thank goodness for the Internet]. But even with the wonders of technology, staffing specialist Spherion Corp. (SFN) reports that 10% of workers still may be inclined to take a sick day [or two] to cheer for their favorite team in the comfort of their own living room.
With an economy that's in as fragile a state as the United States is right now, it won't take much to tip it into a recession. To borrow from the bettor's lexicon, it's admittedly a long shot that this would be the final nail in the U.S. economy's coffin. In fact, let's all actually fervently hope this isn't that catalyst.
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In reality, the NCAA tourney may be just the tonic needed to relieve some of the daily stress of the credit crisis. About a year ago, few seemed overly concerned when subprime specialists like NovaStar Financial Inc. (OTC: NOVS), Accredited Mortgage Loan Real Estate Investment Trust (PINK: AHHAP) and others were making daily headlines with negative news reports about their financial woes.
However, when the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank – The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. (BSC) – goes belly-up, investors surely must take notice. Early last week, Bear Stearns was sold to JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) in a deal that was arranged by the Federal Reserve and valued at $236.2 million, or just slightly less than Heather Mills' divorce settlement with her ex-husband, Paul McCartney [thanks Krueger Catalano Capital Partners for the comparative analysis].
More than most of its competitors, Bear had ridden the mortgage game to great profitability – before crashing in its wake as the market dramatically deteriorated. The bargain-basement price JPMorgan paid represented about 1% of Bear's valuation from just two weeks before. With other banks, investment houses, and hedge funds financially interconnected to the 80-year-old firm, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and his minions realized that its outright failure was not an option and that a "bailout" was in order.
The Fed also started a direct-lending program for investment banks, lowered the discount rate for commercial banks [and now investment banks], and then dropped the benchmark Federal Funds rate by three quarters of a percentage point for good measure.
What's essentially the downfall of Bear left many concerned about who may be next. Rumors about Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH) were most prominent, although the company's 57% decline in quarterly earnings was actually quite well-received by investors. Likewise, the poor showings by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) (-53%) and Morgan Stanley (MS) (-42%) still beat the more pessimistic estimates.
Oil, gold and other commodities tumbled late in the week, as "speculators" analyzed the lower-than-anticipated rate cut and realized that the Fed was serious about fighting inflation. Still, prices stand much higher than what the basic laws of supply and demand would otherwise dictate. Equities suffered from immense volatility as investors could make neither heads nor tails about the Bear collapse, the Fed moves, and the implications for the global financial system. By the end of the holiday-shortened trading week, investors were showing cautious optimism about Bernanke's creative intervention strategies and pushed stocks a bit higher.
A few courageous analysts even proclaimed the Bear transaction as a defining moment that marked the end of the crisis – but that's eternal optimism and is s subject for a discussion at a later time. A long holiday weekend gives folks an extra day to survey the times [or relieve stress by rooting on their favorite teams…]
Coming up this week: Existing Home Sales (Today/Monday), Consumer Confidence (Tomorrow/Tuesday), New Home Sales (Wednesday), Durable Goods Orders (Wednesday), GDP (Thursday).
A Look at the Economy
With most economists expecting central bank policymakers to administer a full percentage point drop in Fed Funds rate at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting last week, Bernanke and friends pulled off a surprise move and only cut the benchmark interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point, taking it down to 2.25%. In fact, two voting members believed that smaller amount to be too significant and "preferredless aggressive action at this meeting."
While the Fed has now cut its rate by a full three percentage points since the middle part of September, Bernanke keeps searching for creative actions that stoke the U.S. economy without fueling inflationary risks.
Bernanke is considered one of the country's foremost scholars of the Great Depression and is intent on doing everything in his power to prevent the current downturn from careening into anything nearly that disastrous.
The Treasury futures markets now predict that the Fed Fund rate will ultimately sink as low as 1.75% or even 1.5% by the end of the year.
Last week's report did not reveal anything too surprising. Housing continues to struggle as residential building permits fell in February to the lowest level in 16 years. Wholesale inflation (as measured by the Producer Price Index, or PPI) grew by 0.3%, though the less volatile core index (less food and energy) actually experienced its largest increase (+0.5%) since November 2006. The report confirms that the Fed has been wise to keep inflation high on its radar screen and look to measures that will be considered less likely to raise price pressures.
Weekly Economic Calendar
Industrial Production (02/08)
Worst showing since October 2007
PPI (02/08)
Largest increase in core inflation since November 2006
Housing Starts (02/08)
Building permits fell to lowest level in 16 years
Fed Policy Meeting Statement
¾ point cut in Fed Funds
Initial Jobless Claims (03/15/08)
Highest level of claims in almost 2 months
Leading Eco. Indicators (02/08)
5th consecutive monthly decline
Markets closed (thankfully?)
Existing Home Sales (02/08)
Consumer Confidence (03/08)
New Home Sales (02/08)
Durable Goods Orders (02/08)
GDP (4th qtr)
Personal Income/Spending (02/08)
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Two Bear Stearns Hedge Funds Declare Bankruptcy, a Third Freezes Assets.
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With Latest Rate Cut, Fed Tries to Find Balance Between Recession and Inflation.
Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers Revive Investor Confidence.
Commodities Fall Out of Favor as the Dollar Strengthens.
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Place Lafleur Picnic in large saucepan and add all court-bouillon ingredients. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and reduce heat, then simmer for two hours.
In round-bottomed mixing bowl, combine beer, brown sugar, mustard, pepper and thyme.
Gently remove Picnic from cooking liquid and place in ovenproof dish. Pour beer mix in dish.
Cover with aluminum paper and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove aluminum paper and cook for 30 more minutes, making sure to baste Picnic with cooking juices once in a while.
Set aside for 10 to 15 minutes before serving with sauce.
Heat up a saucepan. Add one tbsp. butter and melt. Add shallots and small pinch of salt and mix. -Lower heat and let shallots sweat for two minutes without browning.
Add 150 ml maple syrup and simmer five minutes. Add demi-glace and simmer five minutes.
Drain apples. In frying pan, heat up olive oil over high heat and add one tbsp. butter and apples. -Sauté apples for two minutes, add syrup, season to taste and reduce for two minutes.


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As TYPO Berlin 2018 progressed many inspiring speakers talked about what triggered them to establish their design mindsets. Five key aspects kept popping up during the conference, noteworthy to inspire other designers and useful to get rid of some daily "should haves" and constraints. Deutsche Version hier lesen.
— by Nora Tanner, with Matthias Kliefoth
TYPO Berlin 2018 kicked off with two quiet political talks this year, that were hold by the Godfather of the concept of the Creative City Charles Landry and the upcoming New York based Art Director Jonathan Key. At first glance, Landry and Key didn't seem to share much common ground—coming from different disciplines, continents, backgrounds, and generations. One is actively involved in the development of Berlin and the other, visiting the German capital for the first time. But with a closer look they both have more common ground on how change is a chance to challenge the status quo for the better, either in theory or practice:
"What is the highlight of a conference? It is seeing a lot of people who have found a place for themselves in a world that is broad and grand."
– Kali Nikitas, Facilitator
Charles Landry's talk about urban change, based on his recent publication "The Civic City in a Nomadic World" (read a short synapsis here). Landry, an advisor, and author from the UK, raised the question of where we belong if everything—people, ideas, goods and even reality—is under constant change and moving forward at a fast pace. His big-picture approach to the development of liveable spaces can also be applied to the design process.
After Landry, Jon Key took the stage. He is a perfect example of a designer who is not intimidated, but rather feels inspired and challenged by the spin. Key is a New York based freelance Art Director and member of the codifyart platform—his mission, to make the mainstream society more aware by giving marginalised groups a voice, particularly women, queer, and trans artists of colour. He is also one of the co-founders of Artists Against Police Violence.
No matter if in urban development – Landry advices over 60 cities worldwide – or in the cultural industry, that Jon Key is having a lot of clients in, design can trigger new work routines and reinvent social structures. Here are five key aspects:
1. PEOPLE FIRST!
Good designers are great listeners and emphatic towards a client's needs, driven by the urge to get involved. Jon Key stated, "With every client, we begin the design process by listening and getting a sense of their mission, goals, and personality." The essence of his work is people centric. Timothy Goodman, who purely entertained TYPO Berlin's audience in the big Hall, is on the look for the personal and singual, yet not to confuse with the egoistic: He presented 12waysofkindness.com where he and fellow designer Jessica Walsh, made a whole project on how to become more emphatic. Working as an Art Director, Muralist, and Illustrator in New York City, Goodman is triggered most by telling people's stories through his graphic design skills in order to connect to people on an emotional level, to educate and raise awareness. He also motivates the audience to get rid of labels and titles and instead just do what they want. This leads to the second point:
2. RELOCATE. DIFFERENTIATE.
"Writers, filmmakers, and artists have used their feelings, like fear, for years to generate output, why do designers not?" Goodman asks. He is combining his emotions and creativity for purposes that matter to him and others around him, especially the ones with a weak voice.
Our need for stability and certainty sometimes collides with the fast-moving world. Instead of just giving in we can relocate and strengthen our inner voice.
Physical location is becoming less important today, so one's inner attitude and anchorage become even more important. Times of transformation always provide an opportunity for growth and inspiration, even though it seems intimidating and overwhelming at times.
"Creativity is an asset, not a service." – Erica Wolfe-Murray
But if those borders blur and the often funny chaos grows, how do we keep an eye on our (financial) wellbeing? Alex Mecklenburg and Erica Wolfe-Murray from lola media in the UK triggered the whole industry to not to be afraid of talking about money. "Let's seize control!" and strengthen the creative industries by learning to think creatively about the commercialisation of our work, not only design aspect.
If we know what differentiates us from other design studios, and if we become aware of what points we are really good at, it's easier to value our work and put a price on it. Let's not use the initial time taken as the only currency and give away our potential future value for free. Let's see our work as an investment, not as a one-off cost.
The thought about the future impact of design leads to the third point:
3. AIM FOR HEALTHY DESIGN
Without being negative design Rockstar Aaron Draplin underlined that his creativity is indeed fueled by the need to pay bills – next to a pure ambition that everyone could feel and see. But many speakers explained that this isn't the sole focus of their work. Charles Landry, once more explains that for the sake of our future we should aim for "healthy" design, with long-lasting values and ethical purpose, instead of short-term profit-oriented only. Getting involved in the "bigger picture", the world's longer-term needs, is an interactive process—at the end rewarding for everyone.
For Saar Friedman from Jerusalem, this means aiming for an open world. In his speech, he gave us insight into life within the borders of his home city, but also in daily (design) life. Boundaries are always around us, giving us stability but also limiting us: budgets, client wishes, social structures etc. Friedman says he has chosen openness as a way of life because inner borders prevent us from doing what we really want to do. It is not our sole task as designers to simply make things prettier but to step out of our comfort zone and create a better environment for everyone.
Golnar Kat Rahmani, a Berlin-based Iranian Graphic Designer, and Typographer is engaged in the fight against racism, Islamophobia, and gender inequality, using her design skills to trigger conversations and encounters between people and also raise questions about things that come up short in daily life. She feels that her point of view of an ideal world should lead her work.
4. NOW IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE WRONG TIME
How many personal projects are jammed up somewhere in our minds—postponed because of the lack of time, money, resources etc.? What keeps us from focusing more on them? Elliot Jay Stocks, an Art Director and musician from the UK encourages us to value personal projects as we do "money-jobs", using structure, timeframe, and milestones to achieve them.
"Now is always going to be the wrong time, which means there's never going to be a better time! So why not start now?" – Elliot Jay Stocks
dina Amin, an Egyptian Designer, was tired of postponing the inner urge to do the thing that she really likes. She took the time, made herself aware, and focused on "the thing"—meaning stepping back for a moment from being driven by career progression, paying bills, solving problems, fitting into society. In her case, it is taking products apart, thus giving them more value by exposing the complexity that is normally hidden within.
"If I could do one thing for the rest of my life, I would take products apart." – dina Amin
For Timothy Goodman, the trigger to do "the thing" came after seeing painting a huge mural in New York, which consisted only of huge black and white brush strokes. "How do you manage to get paid to scribble on a building?" Or for taking things apart rather than delivering slick ready-to-print data?. The key is to put your work out there and let people know what you are good at and what you're interested in. That way we can shift the focus of our work to what we are really passionate about.
Another excellent example on how to actively draw work to you instead of just waiting for it to come along is Hansje van Halem's story, who published her type design "playtime" as a book and unexpectedly received a number of commercial inquiries about it. Putting passionate work out there attracts future clients which share the essential style and values of these projects. Social media tools make fundraising much easier these days—the crowd can even replace a single purchaser at times.
5. MAKE A DIFFERENCE
International trends and global exchange in design, architecture, tourism, and commerce, lead to a merging of aesthetics and a mainstream look around the world, overlooking the voices of marginalised groups and jeopardising the richness and variety of environments and cultures. Experimental zones and spaces for wackiness have become rare, and all things look cosy and familiar—and boring?
"It is your Party – go for it!"– Chris Campe
Chris Campe, who works from Hamburg, specialising in lettering, book design and everything typography-related, encourages her audience to add to the world, the thing that in her view, is missing—real inspired design work instead of just another inspirational hand-lettered quote.
So, after three really inspiring days at TYPO Berlin 2018, we have been triggered a lot! Design is not the only tool to answer all the big questions of our time, but since it is the thing we're best at, we might as well use it and rise to the occasion to challenge the mainstream society a bit. Triggering our environment, and through this, changing its spirit, is a good and rewarding thing, if we keep in touch with our inner voice and lead the movement in a healthy direction.
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dina Amin
Designer (Cairo, Egypt)
dina Amin is a designer from Cairo, Egypt. She completed her B.A. (Hons) in Industrial Design in Malaysia. Although trained as a Product Designer, dina loves to explore the intersections between various disciplines. In 2016, dina started a side project called 'Tinker Friday' on Instagram, where she combined her passion for product design and stop motion with her views on consumerism.
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Chris Campe
Designer and Writer (Hamburg)
Chris Campe knows how to think, write and design. Her design studio All Things Letters specializes in lettering and creates EVERYTHING with letters: books, covers, logos, illustrations, spaces and storefront windows – for publishers, agencies and corporate clients. Chris studied Illustration in Hamburg and Paris and Visual Studies in Chicago. She writes books for designers about lettering and typography and loves to teach.
Graphic designer, illustrator and art director (New York)
Timothy Goodman's art and words have populated walls, buildings, packaging, cars, people, shoes, clothing, book jackets, magazine covers and galleries all over the world. His clients include Google, Samsung, Uniqlo, Target, MoMA, Airbnb, Netflix, The New Yorker and The New York Times. He has received awards from most major design and illustration publications. He's the author of Sharpie Art Workshop, the co-creator of the blog and book 40 Days of Dating, whose film rights were optioned to Warner Bros., and the co-creator of 12 Kinds of Kindness, which was featured in NPR & The New York Times. His global collection of clothing with Uniqlo launched recently. He teaches at SVA in New York City, and he uses Instagram to talk about his feelings.
Golnar Kat Rahmani
Designer (Iran)
Golnar Kat is a graphic designer from Iran and founder of Studio Katrahmani – a multidisciplinary design practice in Berlin. Main task fields are Persian and Arabic typography.
Jonathan Key
Art director, Designer and Writer (Brooklyn)
Jon Key is an art director, designer, and writer. He is a partner/co-founder of the Brooklyn based design studio Morcos Key. His collaborations have lead him to work with a diverse set of clients and institutions as designer, educator, and artist including HBO, Nickelodeon, IDEO, Grey Advertising, The Public Theater, MICA, American University in Beirut, Parsons and the Whitney Museum. His creative pursuits have allowed his work to be featured internationally in galleries, museums and collections in Boston, Toronto, NYC, London, and Ljubljana, Slovenia. He currently serves as a contributing art director to The Tenth Magazine a Black, queer arts and culture magazine. Jon is also co-founder and the design director of Codify Art, a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist collective whose mission is to create, produce, and showcase work that foregrounds the voices of people of color, highlighting women and queer people of color. He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design where he received a Bachelors of Fine Art in Graphic Design.
Advisor, speaker, author (UK)
Charles Landry works with cities around the world to help them make the most of their potential. He is widely acclaimed as a speaker, author, innovator and he facilitates complex urban change projects. An international authority on using imagination in creating self-sustaining urban change Charles has advised cities or given talks in over 60 countries. He helps shift how we harness possibilities and resources in reinventing our cities and his Creative City concept has become a global movement. His book The Art of City Making was recently voted the 2nd best book on cities ever written by the planning website. His most recent book is The Civic City in a Nomadic World. Other books cover the measurement of urban creativity, the digitized city, urban fragility and risk, the sensory experience cities and interculturalism.
Alex Mecklenburg
Creative Thinker & Doer (London)
Alex Mecklenburg is a creative thinker, doer and problem solver. Her motto of curiosity, resourcefulness and resilience have guided her throughout her career in the creative industries. She started her journey 25 years ago at Ogilvy. Where she worked across multiple disciplines and regions, building global brands and campaigns for clients like Lufthansa, Unilever or GSK. She has since been MD at the global digital agency Huge, business partner at service design shop 'We are Friday' and Client Strategist at Edelman, collaboratively shaping new creative structures that delivered innovative products and services. In 2017 Alex started her latest adventure: leaving the corporate world to work collaboratively across multiple initiatives and organisations. She is an Associate at the Digital Think Tank doteveryone.com, a Co-founder at the Creative Business Consultancy Truth & Spectacle and a passionate collaborator at the innovation studio Lola. Throughout her career Alex has always been fascinated by how leaders, organisations and brands communicate, behave and operate in a constantly changing world. How to create the right foundations to stay creative, adaptable, resilient, relevant and good - whatever life throws at you.
Erica Wolfe-Murray
Author and Consultant (Salisbury, UK)
Founder of Lola Media, imaginative innovator Erica Wolfe-Murray has worked with over 200 creative, cultural and tech companies in the last six years' alone. With a determined belief in the power of creativity to build value, she totally rethinks/reframes companies' output, their financial models and their legal frameworks to deliver better results, more revenue streams and owned IP, leading to growth and improved resilience. With a background in advertising, design, tv production, digital, licensing, she has been both a creative head and an FD. Her passion for ensuring creative companies unearth, develop and harness their intellectual assets has brought her clients such as NB Studio, GBH, D&AD, Re as well as global pattern experts Patternity. She has had a joint venture with National Geographic, worked with the UK Intellectual Property Office, Parliament as well brands such as Puma and Harvey Nichols. Author of 'Cake - A Creative's Guide to IP', she has also just completed 'Think About it This Way - An Ideas Workbook for Business Growth' aimed at companies of 10 employees or less whether they be plumbers or designers who government growth funds or support rarely reach.
Elliot Jay Stocks
Designer and musician, creative director (UK)
Elliot Jay Stocks is a designer and musician. He is the Co-editor and Creative Director of lifestyle magazine Lagom, the Creative Director of coffee roaster Colonna, and the founder of typography magazine-turned-book 8 Faces. He was previously the Creative Director of Adobe Typekit and his design work, for clients such as Virgin, Microsoft, Brooklyn Beta, and MailChimp, has been showcased in publications such as Communication Arts, Creative Review, Computer Arts, Page, The Independent, .Net, and Design Week. He lives and works in the countryside near Bristol, UK, and creates electronic music by night under the alias 'Other Form'. (Photo: Norman Posselt)
Graphic designer (Amsterdam)
Graphic designer Hansje van Halem (1978) gathered recognition with her distinctive typography and geometric, almost psychedelic illustrations built on complex patterns. Van Halem digitally scratches, draws or weaves her letters and designs stamps, posters and illustrations. Her design-experiments sometimes lead to commissioned applications for public space, including a border fence at the Dutch Schiphol Airport. Her work is in the collection of museum, amongst others Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL). Since 2017 Hansje is responsible for the head designer of Lowlands music festival. Passionate about typography, book design and print in all its forms, Hansje van Halem has run her own studio in Amsterdam since 2003. She works digitally, creating intricate typographic experiments that explore the tension between a systematic approach, legibility and irregularity. Fascinated by the interplay between pattern, texture and typography, Hansje van Halem had developed a distinctive style that bridges the gap between digital and print to suit her needs – she's as comfortable generating striking visuals as she is experimenting with screen print and riso. (Photo: Isabella Rozendaal)
Saar FriedmanDissolving Borders
Ed van HinteTrigger Happy
Sonja KnechtText–Sex–Scheiße
Elliot Jay StocksNow is Always the Wrong Time
Underware, Kees 't Hart, Jacq PalinckxThe Tale of the Cat
Rob SaundersWhy Your Process Matters, and How to Preserve It
Elizabeth Carey SmithType in Couture
Aaron James DraplinThings that don't have a thing to do with graphic design
dina AminA Tinker Story
Fidel PeugeotHallo Maria! Schön, dass es Dich gibt…


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