Hot on the heels of J. Crew Mercantile's opening, the Shops at Park Lane is gearing up to debut another fashion trailblazer. F21 Red, a new concept store from Forever 21, will have its soft opening on October 23.
The two-level, 19,000-square-foot shop, which is adjacent to Old Navy, will officially open on October 24 at 9 am. The first 100 people in line that morning will receive a $10 gift card that's redeemable at any Forever 21 location in the country.
This will be the first F21 Red in the Dallas area but the second in Texas; believe it or not, the Village at Cumberland Park in Tyler got one before we did. According to the release, the concept delivers "greater quantities of the styles and trends customers seek, while maintaining the value and entry-level price points Forever 21 is known for offering."
This encompasses the collections from Forever 21, Forever 21 Men, Forever 21 Plus, and Forever 21 Girls. Those entry-level price points — which the release is quick to point out do not mean F21 Red is an outlet or discount store — translate to jeans for less than $8, tank tops for less than $5, and camisoles for $2.
Bet Old Navy is thrilled about that.


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LOAN: Defender joins Forest Green until end of season
Centre back Mark Ellis joins National League promotion chasers
Carlisle United Football Club can confirm that defender Mark Ellis has joined National League promotion chasers Forest Green on a loan deal which will keep him at The New Lawn until the end of the current season.
Ellis, 28, initially signed for United from Shrewsbury Town on a one-month loan deal in October 2015. This became permanent at the start of the January 2016 transfer window when he signed a two-and-a-half year contract. He has scored one goal in his 47 appearances for the Blues so far.
Manager Keith Curle said: "As we've said with all the players placed on the available for loan list, all these lads have been missing is game time. Their attitude and professionalism has never been in question.
"Mark typiifies that because he's trained and worked hard and he's been chomping at the bit. With the changes we've made he knew pitch time was likely to be limited with us, so this move will take to him a club which has a heck of a lot at stake.
"They're second in their division and they're battling to get into the Football League. He will relish that challenge and I know he will give them everything, as he has with us. This is one of those moves we've spoken about which is of benefit to all parties, and we wish him well."
Ellis started his career with a three-month loan deal at Torquay, from parent club Bolton, which turned into a permanent move in the summer of 2008. Over 100 appearances and four years followed with the Gulls, which included a short loan spell with Forest Green Rovers in 2009.
He made the move to Crewe in 2012 and became a regular with the Alex through his two-year stay. He then signed for the Shrews in May 2014 where he helped them back to promotion to League One at the first attempt.
LOAN: Striker signs on loan until end of season
Striker signs on loan from Bolton until end of season
CONTRACTS: Alexander McQueen signs one month deal
Alexander McQueen signs one month deal
CONTRACT: Defender signs for the Blues
Carlisle United are delighted to announce that experienced defender Byron Webster has become our sixth summer signing as he joins the Blues on a one-year deal (with a review).
CONTRACTS: A familiar face returns
Carlisle United have today signed striker Hallam Hope on a two-year deal which keeps him at Brunton Park until the summer of 2019.

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UnCONventional Gatherings: Steampunk, Science Fiction and Fantasy Conventions and Conferences that target Black People
Nearly every month of every year, there are one or more conferences, conventions, or symposiums on the subject of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Steampunk and / or Horror.
Traditionally, these gatherings have attracted the default fan of Speculative Fiction – the Straight, White Geek Male – and always will, because that is who most of these geek gatherings are marketed to. However, there has always been a small group of die-hard fans other than the default who frequent these events as well.
In fact, according to a reliable source who is very active in the development and hosting of conventions throughout the country, the fastest growing demographic at conventions across the board is…you guessed it – Black folks!
With that growth, of course, have come gatherings that target a Black audience. All are welcome; however, these gatherings showcase works by – and, more often than not, about – Black people.
I have been fortunate to attend and participate in – as a professional and a fan – several of these gatherings and I am actually the co-developer and curator of one such gathering myself.
Below, we will examine several gatherings that target the Black fan of Speculative Art, Fiction and Film.
But first, let's give brief definitions to the types of gatherings offered:
A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic. Also known as a trade fair, a conference provides the opportunity for creators, fans and the general public to network and learn more about topics of interest through workshops, presentations and meeting vendors.
A convention is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. Conventions typically focus on a particular industry or industry segment, and feature keynote speakers, vendor displays, and other information and activities of interest to the event organizers and attendees. Such conventions are generally organized by societies dedicated to promotion of the topic of interest.
Black Age of Comics Convention
In 1993, Turtel Onli launched the inaugural Black Age of Comics convention at the Southside Community Arts Center in Chicago and has been organizing the conventions ever since.
A trained artist with an interest in a wide range of mediums, Onli emphasizes "independent creativity" as the major subject of the convention. "Independent people need to come together and cooperate," says Onli, who sees the Black Age of Comics Convention as a movement of artistic innovation; a movement that has grown by leaps and bounds since its humble beginnings.
Co-sponsored annually by the DuSable Museum, the Black Age of Comics Convention attracts hundreds of excited attendees each year.
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, originally slated to be called the Pan-African Comic Convention (PAC-Con) or First World Komix Con (1st World Con), is an annual gathering of comic book artists, writers, their fans and retailers who are interested in discussing, buying and selling comic books, science fiction, action figures and related material by and / or about Black superheroes, super-powered characters and their adventures.
In addition, this convention also features panel discussions, self-publishing and graphic arts workshops for aspiring creators, and film screenings of works of veterans and amateurs alike.
Held in Philadelphia each May, ECBACC also features the prestigious Glyph Comics Awards. The Glyph Comic Awards recognize the best in comics made either by, for, or about Black people.
Motor City Black Age of Comics Convention
Detroit's first convention for the aforementioned Black Age of Comics Movement was held at the Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center on February 07, 2009. Since then, the Motor City Black Age of Comics Convention has continued to follow the tradition set forth by Turtel Onli, as well as the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, spearheaded by Yumy Odum and Maurice Waters.
Andre Batts, the CEO of the Motor City Black Age of Comics Convention is also co-creator of the well known comic book series, Urban Style Comics.
OnyxCon
OnyxCon is a progressive and diverse showcase and networking event for professionals who appreciate the African Diaspora's contributions as it relates to popular Arts media. Like its sibling Black Age Conventions, OnyxCon's major feature is comic books.
Not limited to comics, however, this event also showcases literary novels, video games, collectable toys and models, films and documentaries, and all other media fits the interest of their target audience.
Alien Encounters
Alien Encounters – the annual conference for Black speculative and imaginative fiction, film and music – serves as a venue for both education and entertainment.
Co-sponsored by the State of Black Science Fiction author, artist and filmmaker collective and the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History and curated by author / publisher, Milton Davis and author / filmmaker, Balogun Ojetade, this conference features three days' worth of discussions, lectures and book signings, all aimed at highlighting the wide variety of contributions by creators of color to the fields of science fiction, fantasy, Steampunk, Dieselpunk and horror.
In its fourth year, and growing larger and more popular with each annual conference, Alien Encounters promises to culminate Black Speculative Fiction Month with a bang.
Here is the schedule for 2013:
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – The Mahogany Masquerade: Black to the Future
Come dressed in your best Rococoa, Steamfunk and Dieselfunk costumes as we enjoy Black Speculative Fiction short films and meet their creators.
Some of the films shown will be Evolve, from director Kia T. Barbee; Rite of Passage: The Dentist of Westminster, from director Balogun Ojetade and Kina Sky, from director Coretta Singer.
9:00 pm until – Mahogany Masquerade After-Party
Drop the children off at Grandma's and parade over to the BQE Lounge with us and let's party the night away!
4:00 to 6:00 pm – Retro-Futuristic Worlds of Steam and Diesel Funk
Join authors and creators of the Steamfunk feature film, Rite of Passage, Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade and Steampunk and cosplayer, actor and maker of Steampunk and Dieselpunk costumes and props, Mark Curtis for a discussion on Steamfunk and Dieselfunk, the long ignored stories of the Black experience during the Victorian Era and the Great World Wars told through retrofuturistic Fantasy and Science Fiction.
6:00 to 8:00 pm – Dark and Stormy: Horror Fiction on the Black Hand Side
Join horror authors Brandon Massey and Crystal Connor for this exciting panel as they discuss horror fiction from a Black point of view.
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm – Ain't No Such Thing As Superman
Join artist and Curator of OnyxCon, Joseph Wheeler III, comic book store owner, collector and publisher, Tony Cade and renowned comic book and animation creator and illustrator, Dawud Anyabwile as they discuss the conscious community of Black comic books and graphic novels.
Ongoing – Monday, September 3, 2013 – Sunday, November 3, 2013
The Neo-African Dynasty: Art from the Ancient Future of the Continent
This groundbreaking art exhibition, by renowned artist James Eugene, is a vibrant, afrofuturistic visual fusion of Africana ancestry, non-Western cosmologies and fantasy techno-culture.
Join James Eugene Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 7:00pm, for a discussion on his art, his creative process and the borderless Black future, rooted firmly in the African Diasporic experience, that he envisions.
PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm – The Animated Life of Floyd Norman: An Evening with a Legendary Walt Disney Studio Animator
Author's Discussion and Book Signing
As a part of Alien Encounters Atlanta 2013, and in collaboration with The Wren's Nest, Emory University and Morehouse College, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host legendary animator, Floyd Norman, who will discuss his nearly fifty year career as an animator at Walt Disney Studios and his work with Pixar Animation Studios.
This event will also focus on Mr. Norman's lifelong commitment to cultural diversity as an African American animation artist, his role as co-founder of the AfroKids Animation Studio, and his contributions to the animated classics Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, and the original Hey! Hey! Hey! It's Fat Albert television special.
This community discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Stephane Dunn, Co-Director of the Cinema, Television, & Emerging Media Studies Program at Morehouse College. Copies of Animated Life: A Lifetime of Tips, Tricks, Techniques and Stories from an Animation Legend will be available for purchase.
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – "Ancient, Ancient", by Kiini Ibura Salaam
In collaboration with Charis Books and More and Afrekete, Spelman College's LBGTQ Student Organization, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host acclaimed Speculative Fiction author and Spelman College alumnus Kiini Ibura Salaam, who will discuss her collection of short fiction stories Ancient, Ancient.
Winner of the 2012 James Tiptree Jr. Award, these compelling stories introduce readers to alternate worlds, built around magical realism and fantasy, which ultimately provide transformative revelations about gender, sexuality and the human condition.
There you have it. Fun-filled weekends of Blacktastic Science Fiction, Funk, Fantasy & Horror you absolutely do NOT want to miss!
I look forward to seeing you at Alien Encounters next month!
Posted by Balogun on September 14, 2013 in Afrofuturism, atlanta, Dieselpunk, Fantasy, Horror, Panel Discussion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Steamfunk, Steampunk and tagged Alien Encounters, ecbacc, onyxcon, steampunk.
UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK: Lack of #DiversityInSFF is NOT a Victimless Crime! | chronicles of harriet says:
[…] in the films I create. I will continue to push the Steamfunk and Sword & Soul movements – and Black speculative fiction, in general – with fellow authors, artists and filmmakers, such as Milton Davis, Charles […]
Moving on the Wires: 'Re-Introducing Oshun' Exhibition + Afrofuturist Affair Ball + Art Lov[H]er + Top Of The Heap + Alien Encounters | Aker: Futuristically Ancient says:
[…] 17 Sep *If you are in London, next month will have the opening of Re-introducing Oshun, which will be an interdisciplinary exhibition "discussing black women's bodies, gender and sexual expression through the lens of the Orisha, Oshun" and re-imagining "black women's bodies as sacred of places of, beauty, intimacy and love." Featuring the work of an all female collective, the exhibition "demystifies the omnipresent gaze placed on black women's bodies by creating images of black women that look, talk, feel and love like us and in doing so presenting our own truths." The exhibition is set to open on October 7 and hosted by Yinka Shinobare, MBE at his Guest Project Space in Hackney, London before culminating into an evening of live performances at Lyric Hammersmith on October 17. "It will be a participatory project moving away from 'pretty-pictures-on-the-wall' type exhibition by printing on organza thus allowing the ability of touch for our audience. More so, we wanted our audience to emerge themselves in to another time, space and reality where black women's bodies are worshiped as the deacon of beauty." *The Afrofuturist Affair having their third annual charity and costume ball on November 9 in Philadelphia. This year's theme is Dark Phase Space. They are currently raising funds for it on Indiegogo. For more events from The Afrofuturist Affair, check out their tumblr and facebook, including the Afrofuturist Affair and Black Tribbles hosting their Return to Octavia City radio broadcast featuring speculative fiction stories two days before the ball. *Tomorrow night at the Living Gallery in Brooklyn, artist Jaszmine Hawkins will be featuring her work at the Art Lov[H]er series. "Art Lov(H)er Open Presentation is the brain child of emerging creator JeSansChez. Noticing a lack of female presence in the mainstream and underground art scenes of NYC, JeSansChez set out to create and hold spaces for women artists to represent ourselves." RSVP here. * In Chicago on September 20, filmmaker Floyd Webb will be showcasing Christopher St. John's 1972 art house film, Top of the Heap, at the Black Cinema House.The film is about "a black police officer in Washington, D.C., who feels alienated from many of his fellow cops, who look down on him because he's black, as well as his family and peers, who look down on him for serving the Man. As personal and professional stresses pile up, the cop loses his grip on reality and ultimately breaks out in violence." The film features several dream sequences that reveal the officer's subconscious, including the one below where he dreams he is an astronaut: *Balogun Ojetade from Chronicles of Harriet did a list of important speculative fiction events, including the schedule for the upcoming Alien Encounters Conference in Atlanta. Take a look here. […]
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Thanks, so much, for the mention!
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HAPPY BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH! | chronicles of harriet says:
[…] you would like to meet others interested in Black science fiction, fantasy and horror, join us at Alien Encounters IV and on the State Of Black Science Fiction Facebook […]
DIESELFUNK POETS: History of the Open Mic | chronicles of harriet says:
[…] Friday October 25, in celebration of Black Speculative Fiction Month, the State of Black Science Fiction author, artist and filmmaker collective, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on Culture and History, is hosting a party […]
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Gay Anglicans are reacting with a mix of fury and resignation after the Anglican Synod today failed to approve the blessing of gay marriages.
Wellington Anglican Paul Day posted on Facebook that he was leaving the Church for a second time "over the ongoing hatred they show for people like me".
"I know you must be writing this with the collective fury we all feel right now," he said on the page of the liberal church St-Matthew-in-the-City.
Massey University social work professor Mark Henrickson, who led a research project on New Zealand's gay community, said he was a lifelong Anglican but withdrew from the Church two years ago when it set up a working party on how to "bless" gay unions without actually marrying them in church.
"I have disassociated myself from the Church for the last two years since the last General Synod and I don't see any reason to amend that decision now," he said.


A Sefira is a desire to receive pleasure that restricts itself and opens up to bestow to a friend, that is, it already has a screen and reflected Light, a calculation for bestowal. To the extent that it bestows to a friend, it is considered radiant, and therefore, it is called a Sefira. The desire is divided into ten Sefirot that want to shine, to bestow to each other, and thus to unite in order to bestow to the Creator. To this extent, the Creator shines on them. Then, they begin to glow and are called ten Sefirot.
We can work with these ten Sefirot on many levels provided that we are able to rise above our desire and turn it into radiance, a source of Light.
Obviously, I cannot be the source of Light, but to the extent that I want to bestow, the Light begins to appear in me and grants me the force of bestowal. Thus, I become the channel for conducting the upper Light to others. Everyone has to become such a channel, connecting the Creator with others. This is how we will rebuild the broken system of Adam HaRishon—one common soul of humanity.
We belong to the last generation, which has an enormous desire to receive pleasure and which is very difficult to correct. Therefore, we resist this correction a lot, and stretch out the time.
On the other hand, this is such a difficult and long process because we are performing a collective correction. A long time ago, a single person or a small group was enough to get closer to the Creator, reveal the upper force, and achieve their correction because they were correcting themselves. Today, however, we are at the beginning of the process of the collective correction, and therefore we have to build a transition adapter out of ourselves for humanity as a whole, for all the souls.
That is why our correction is so vast and broad, unlike any other in history. It is why we have to exert such great efforts for even the very first entrance into the spiritual world.


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As Europe's second-longest river and a vital means of transportation for 2,000 years, the Danube is the only major European river to flow from west to east.
The longest river in Europe, the Volga flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea. Eleven of the twenty largest Russian cities, including Moscow, are along the Volga.


Something's stirring in Woolwich. A bit of local pride. And some anger, too.
If a set of Post-It notes in Peckham can be saved for posterity, then so should this. Unlike the "wall of love" in SE15, this is a raw expression of anger and bewilderment at what's happened to Woolwich – with hope and despair in equal measure.
Thanks to the wall, one of its instigators, Danny Mercer, has managed to achieve something that nobody else has done – get national news coverage for Woolwich's plight. I felt sorry for Sky News reporter Mark Stone as he was berated by people for the lack of coverage of Woolwich, and the notorious mistake that saw film of police fleeing from looters in Thomas Street branded as being from Liverpool. Better late than never, though, and the wall's given him a peg for a news story that's due to air from 6am on Monday.
Danny told how he'd spent all week trying to get the media to take an interest – but to no avail, even getting the phone put down on him by the Daily Telegraph. Finally, though, Sky were here. He looked around at the scene: "Last Sunday I was in a boat on a lake in Thamesmead with a fag in my mouth… today I'm standing out here showing a news crew around." It's been a week that's changed more than just the buildings in Woolwich.
One piece of good news I've heard, though, is that the Wilkinsons store is expected to reopen soon – most of the damage is superficial, I am told. The news might not be as positive for the Great Harry, though, with surveyors due this week to see if the building can be saved.
UPDATE – MONDAY 10:35AM: The Sky News feature on Woolwich can be seen here. An extended interview with the wall's creators is also online.
Ha! Just spotted the husband's handwriting on your pictures. Hope it can be kept (not because of his handwriting!) and hope Sky do Woolwich justice tomorrow.
Excellent news about Wilko's, was a popular shop, employed a lot of people, and glad it's coming back.
Danny, in the words of a now sacked Sky Sports commentator, Take a bow son, brilliant work in getting the media interested. The extended interview you did for Sky is excellent, hope something work wise comes up soon, well deserved.
That big "We Love Woolwich" is mine, whooohoooo. Can I plug welovewoolwich.co.uk? I'll be putting up my pictures later – had no internet over the weekend.
I am pleased to call danny my brother, he has made something for himself.
Yes it had to be about the looters but hey if he can do this then so can those looters and make a better life for them selfs!


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Q: How do I copy tables from one tablespace to another in oracle? I am supposed to do a detailed analysis of orders submitted in 1992 from 2 tables, ORDERS and LINEITEM. I have to create a new tablespace, and create 2 tables called ORDERS1992 and LINEITEM1992 to store the data from the year 1992. The new tables must have the appropriate consistency constraints enforced. The trouble that I am having, is COPYING over the tables from one tablespace to another. This is what I have in my script so far:
CREATE TABLESPACE TABLESPACE1992
EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL
UNIFORM SIZE 64K
SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT MANUAL
DATAFILE '/home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/db/tablespace1992.dbf'
SIZE 2M AUTOEXTEND OFF;

CREATE TABLE ORDERS1992 (
TSO_ORDERKEY    NUMBER(12)  NOT NULL,
TSO_CUSTKEY NUMBER(12)  NOT NULL,
TSO_ORDERSTATUS CHAR(1)     NOT NULL,
TSO_TOTALPRICE  NUMBER(12,2)    NOT NULL,
TSO_ORDERDATE   DATE        NOT NULL,
TSO_ORDERPRIORITY CHAR(15)  NOT NULL,
TSO_CLERK       CHAR(15)    NOT NULL,
TSO_SHIPPRIORITY    NUMBER(12)  NOT NULL,
TSO_COMMENT VARCHAR(79) NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT ORDERS1992_PKEY PRIMARY KEY (TSO_ORDERKEY),
CONSTRAINT ORDERS1992_FKEY1 FOREIGN kEY (TSO_CUSTKEY)
    REFERENCES CUSTOMER(C_CUSTKEY),
CONSTRAINT ORDERS1992_CHECK1 CHECK( TSO_TOTALPRICE >= 0) ) TABLESPACE TABLESPACE1992;

CREATE TABLE LINEITEM1992 (
TSL_ORDERKEY    NUMBER(12)  NOT NULL,
TSL_PARTKEY NUMBER(12)  NOT NULL,
TSL_SUPPKEY NUMBER(12)  NOT NULL,
TSL_LINENUMBER  NUMBER(12)  NOT NULL,
TSL_QUANTITY    NUMBER(12,2)    NOT NULL,
TSL_EXTENDEDPRICE NUMBER(12,2)  NOT NULL,
TSL_DISCOUNT    NUMBER(12,2)    NOT NULL,
TSL_TAX     NUMBER(12,2)    NOT NULL,
TSL_RETURNFLAG  CHAR(1)     NOT NULL,
TSL_LINESTATUS  CHAR(1)     NOT NULL,
TSL_SHIPDATE    DATE        NOT NULL,
TSL_COMMITDATE  DATE        NOT NULL,
TSL_RECEIPTDATE DATE        NOT NULL,
TSL_SHIPINSTRUCT    CHAR(25)    NOT NULL,
TSL_SHIPMODE    CHAR(10)    NOT NULL,
TSL_COMMENT VARCHAR(44) NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT TSLINEITEM_PKEY PRIMARY KEY (TSL_ORDERKEY, TSL_LINENUMBER),
CONSTRAINT TSLINEITEM_FKEY1 FOREIGN kEY (TSL_ORDERKEY)
    REFERENCES ORDERS1992(TSO_ORDERKEY),
CONSTRAINT TSLINEITEM_FKEY2 FOREIGN KEY (TSL_PARTKEY)
    REFERENCES PART(P_PARTKEY),
CONSTRAINT TSLINEITEM_FKEY3 FOREIGN KEY (TSL_PARTKEY,TSL_SUPPKEY)
    REFERENCES PARTSUPP(PS_PARTKEY, PS_SUPPKEY),
CONSTRAINT TSLINEITEM_FKEY4 FOREIGN kEY (TSL_SUPPKEY)
    REFERENCES SUPPLIER(S_SUPPKEY),
CONSTRAINT TSLINEITEM_CHECK1 CHECK (TSL_QUANTITY >= 0),
CONSTRAINT TSLINEITEM_CHECK2 CHECK (TSL_EXTENDEDPRICE >= 0),
CONSTRAINT TSLINEITEM_CHECK3 CHECK (TSL_TAX >= 0),
CONSTRAINT TSLINEITEM_CHECK4 CHECK (TSL_DISCOUNT BETWEEN 0.00 AND 1.00) ) TABLESPACE TABLESPACE1992;

A: When you say copy tables, do you mean copy the data?
insert
  into orders1992(...)
select ...
  from orders
 where tso_orderdate >=  date '1992-01-01'
   and tso_orderdate <   date '1993-01-01';

insert
  into lineitem1992(...)
select ...
  from lineitem
 where tsl_orderkey in(select tso_orderkey from orders1992);

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My African Journey
Churchill, Winston S.
xiii, [1], 226pp, [18]. Original decorative cloth, title in gilt to spine. Slightly rubbed to extremities, small nick to head of spine and head of front cover, corners bumped, slightly cocked, lightly foxed to edges of text block. Text lightly foxed, lacking front free endpaper, plates clean, with all plates and maps called for. Now housed in a velvet lined, cloth drop-back box, made by Temple Bookbinders, with the title in gilt to spine and the cover replicated in black onto the front of the box. Woods A12
ENQUIRE ABOUT MY AFRICAN JOURNEY
Rome and Its Environs: Drawn from Nature and on Stone
A Voyage Round Great Britain, Undertaken in the Summer of the Year 1813, and Commencing from the Land's-End, Cornwall, By Richard Ayton. With a Series of Views, Illustrative of the Character and Prominent Features of the Coast
A Voyage to New Guinea, and the Moluccas, from Balambangan: Including an Account of Magindano, Sooloo, and Other Islands Etc Etc.
A Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken By Command of His Majesty, for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-Fruit Tree to the West Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, Commanded By Lieutenant William Bligh
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773
Damascus and Palmyra: A Journey to the East. With a Sketch of the State and Prospects of Syria, Under Ibrahim Pasha
Twelve Views in the Interior of Guiana
Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof: Being a Narrative of Travels in the Crimea and Bordering Provinces; with Notices of the Naval, Military and Commercial Resources of Those Countries


At last I have found out why my gt grandmother Margaret Grant Toolan was in London when she married my grandfather William Forse from Exeter - she was either a housekeeper or ladies maid in the household of General Sir Redvers Buller. His town house was in Bruton St and he had connections with Devon, which could explain how she met my Gt Grandfather, because he worked for a firm called Isaacs which made hunting boots for the gentry. I have also found Redvers Bullers in Lancashire, where her family moved from Scotland. So where was the family in 1881? My gt gran is missing and I can't find the Redver Bullers either. Could the entire household have been abroad? I will be interested to hear any theories!
Quite possibly as Redvers Buller was a big Army chappie.
Do a google search for Redvers Buller. The 4th entry might not be too helpful as that's about a pub :) But there's still another 3696 to look at!
Is there any chance that your gt gran could have been in Scotland in 1881, or have already checked for her in the Scottish records?
Sir Redvers Buller was in South Africa at some time - not sure when, but it's worth a look.
While visiting Winchester Cathedral this year I remember seeing a large bronze effigy of General Buller inside. He was Colonel of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. 1895-1908 and they were based in Winchester. Could be some leads with there postings.


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Q: Why next-redux-wrapper hydrate twice in logger? I am getting stuck in using next-redux-wrapper with nextjs and
I want to clarify concept between server and client about Hydrate.
Recently I start to learn nextjs with next-redux-wrapper and redux-toolkit packages
and I false the reactStrictMode, then basically complete setup with above 2 packages.
So now, I am get stuck in a redux-logger result.
WHY the _NEXT_REDUX_WRAPPER_HYDRATE_ are logger twice ?, Is it a normal or is my code something wrong ?
1. redux-logger.js?  action api/config/middlewareRegistered @ 11:59:42.396
2. redux-logger.js?  action NEXT_REDUX_WRAPPER_HYDRATE @ 11:59:42.400 // Here first
2.1 index.js? undefined
3. redux-logger.js?  action api/executeQuery/pending @ 11:59:42.429
4. redux-logger.js?  action NEXT_REDUX_WRAPPER_HYDRATE @ 11:59:42.434 // Here second
4.1 index.js? undefined
5. redux-logger.js?  action api/internalSubscriptions/subscriptionsUpdated @11:59:42.444
6. redux-logger.js?  action api/executeQuery/fulfilled @ 11:59:42.707
6.1 index.js {count: 1154, next: 'https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/?
offset=20&limit=20', previous: null, results: Array(20)}

Here is my full version code if need.
github source link

A: I've created a PR that is going to be merged soon that may fix this: https://github.com/kirill-konshin/next-redux-wrapper/pull/502. Can you try that code to see if it resolves your issue?


CARMICHAEL — A car crashed through a Carmichael home Thursday.
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews responded to the crash on Marietta Way near Garfield Avenue.
When they arrived the car was almost completely inside the house, according to Metro Fire.
Metro Fire reports a rescue task force had to support the crumbling building before they could get to the people inside.
The driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. No other injuries were reported.


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N.C.B. Foundation Gifts $25m to UWI for Needy Students
(L-R) Chairman and CEO of the NCBFG, Dr. Patrick Hylton signs the symbolic cheque as Chairman of the N.C.B. Foundation, Dr. Thalia Lyn; Kimberly Scott an MBBS graduate and a recipient of a grant from the N.C.B Foundation, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The UWI Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber; CEO of the N.C.B. Foundation Nadeen Mathews-Blair and The UWI Mona Guild President, Sujae Boswell – all look on. They were pictured at the Handing-Over Ceremony hosted at The Mona Campus on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
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14 to receive honorary doctorates at The UWI's 2020 Graduation ceremonies
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will confer 14 honorary degrees at its 2020 graduation ceremonies. The ceremonies, which are scheduled to take place from January 11–16, 2021, in a mix of blended, virtual formats, will celebrate a graduating class of approximately 8500 students across the region.
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20th Annual Frank Worrell Memorial Lecture features Cricket West Indies' President, Ricky Skerritt
President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Ricky Skerritt will share his plans for getting better results on the field of play from the region's cricketers, when he delivers this year's annual Frank Worrell Memorial lecture. He will address the topic 'Reforming Cricket West Indies for Improved On-field Results' and will engage sport fans in a live question and answer session afterwards.
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Ms. Deika Morrison appointed Honorary Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Development, The University of the West Indies
Ms. Deika Morrison
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What originally made you want to become a designer?
I've always loved the idea of "make things better" and I used to draw the way they could be more enjoyable, practical or simply pleasant. I guess I started like this since I was 8 years old.
For new projects, where do you draw ideas from?
From every source around me… Could be an element that works really good in nature (insects wings movement or shape) an inspiration that comes from my travels around the world (lobster traps inspired me the structure for a library with a natural light source or even something already designed and simply watched upside-down that -from another point of view- can be the starting point for a totally new object/design.
What are the most unique features that clients have asked you to incorporate into a design?
Usually clients likes to differ through details, people likes to keep a yacht quite trendy and at same time ordinary at a first sight but then like to surprise guests with something special on board, may be a particular hot tub with one side made of glass or even its bottom made of glass that works itself as light source for the master cabin provided both with portholes on the sides and this "water screen" over the headboard. Sometimes the "wow effect" can be done by the preciousness of material like "blue Labradorite" thin cut panels I've used in a project with a retro-illuminating light system giving a really cool effect. It happened with a Chinese client I've been asked to project the master cabin in a really "chalet" style (in that case the word "cabin" was intended in the "mountain CABIN" way ? with rough stone details, leather and fur furniture complements (reindeer covered bulkhead was a must on client requests).
Is there a boat that you have designed that you would love to have as your own?
Let's say there will be… It didn't happened yet to me to completely fall in love for one of my project due to the style imposition given from various shipyards (often the so called "new design" is in fact something that keeps in itself 70% of previous model with a 30% of "fresh touch" to make future clients comfortable with an idea of "belonging" to the design tradition of that shipyard; any brand has its own hallmarks) I had the pleasure to make interior restyle for a "Tiger" yacht (Baglietto Shipyard – Designer Paolo Caliari) that is for yacht design what a Porsche 356 is for car design. That one I have to admit I would love to have as my own.
how do you think yacht design to look like in 10 years?
I think in the future the binomial yacht-car will be replaced by the one yacht-airplane, they will have in common a deep need for functional and stylish new solutions settled in small spaces. There will be a lot of technology without giving up traditional marine touch in my opinion.
I'm working on the interior restyling of a 118.11ft luxury open super yacht (Tecnomar) for a client from Australia. Then I'm on a project for a new yacht line for Chinese market.
You have been doing this for many years. What has been a really stand out, fun project for you to do?
When I was working in Proship design and engineering studio based in Italy we did a huge project: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHZ7bRv_NdI) an exclusive 'sustainable lagoon' where the quality of Made in Italy meets the economic power of China. I was both on the project of "Della Pietà" Yachts line (core project) and on the city planning involving one of the most picturesque islands of the south-eastern China in a combined project where made in Italy -known and appreciated throughout the world- met new technologies, architectural competence, renewable energy and sustainable designers.
Do you prefer to draw by hand or digital ?
I have to admit I prefer digital, it makes me simple doing any change, shaping, having a quick preview of volumes and use of the space, renders and so on, although I think draw by hand must be a consolidated skill for any designer. I have myself the University of architecture as background.
Any advice for an aspiring designer ?
Sure, I would say: "never give up!"If you feel your design skills may change the world even just making it little bit better: go through! Enlarge your ability and attitudes… I use to attend every year "View Conference" an event with international designers, companies and artist, where technology, art, computer graphic melts together. Try to look always an "extra mile" over what people are doing today.
If I say the word 'Dubai", what do you think of ?
I think about courage, luxury, possibilities… Dubai is a pearl of continuous innovation, never afraid to discover its true personality made of style, differentiation technology. Is the place in which architecture has been bring the highest level and probably yacht design will follow this trend.


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EFE Awards 2019
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Two service employees scoop international awards
News, 15 May 2017
Two members of the Service have been recognised for their outstanding delivery of training courses.
The award presentations took place at the Rescue 3 Europe Technical Rescue Conference which was held at the Royal International Pavilion in Llangollen on Wednesday April 26.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service's Matt Jenkinson, who is the lead trainer for the Rescue Cell, Learning and Development, and Adam Bowen, Watch Manager at Sandyford, both scooped 'instructor of the year' awards.
The conference assembles leading technical experts from around the globe. World class specialists deliver technical updates and discuss best practice and learning taken from significant international incidents.
Ed Case, Training Manager, said: "It was an extremely proud moment for the Service when the winners were presented with their awards at the conference.
"This is a huge achievement for Matt and Adam who were awarded two of the three international awards for Instructor of the Year.
"The awards were received by Matt (on behalf of Adam) and presented by Rescue 3 International Chief Executive Officer Mike Turnbull. Mike said that they won due to their outstanding delivery of Rescue 3 Europe Confined Space Courses.
"The awards are voted for by course candidates and instructor trainers who have quality assured a variety of courses over the last 12 months."
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Changing Tone - Dr Dave Sloggett
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Округ Хенераль-Лас-Ерас () — адміністративно-територіальна одиниця 2-ого рівня у провінції Буенос-Айрес в центральній Аргентині. Адміністративний центр округу — Хенераль-Лас-Ерас ().

Населення округу становить 14889 осіб (2010). Площа — 760 кв. км.

Історія

Округ заснований у 1864 році.

Населення

У 2010 році населення становило 14889 осіб. З них чоловіків — 7275, жінок — 7614.

Політика

Округ належить до 1-ого виборчого сектору провінції Буенос-Айрес.

Примітки

Округи провінції Буенос-Айрес
Засновані в Аргентині 1864

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COVID-19 Cluster At Uptown's McCutcheon School Leaves 8 Staffers Quarantined, Just 1 Teacher In Building, Union Says
The Uptown elementary school is in "chaos" due to the coronavirus cases, Chicago Teachers Union officials said.
Joe Ward
8:30 PM CST on Jan 13, 2021
McCutcheon Elementary School
Jonathan Ballew / Block Club Chicago
UPTOWN — A second employee at McCutcheon Elementary School has tested positive for coronavirus, putting eight school employees in quarantine within the first few days of in-person learning at Chicago Public Schools.
The second confirmed COVID-19 case at McCutcheon, 4865 N. Sheridan Road, meets the city's standard for a coronavirus cluster at the school, district officials said Wednesday. A case cluster is defined as two or more related cases at one school within a 14-day period.
The ill staff member already was in quarantine after a teacher learned on Friday they had contracted the virus, according to CPS.
The second COVID-positive employee was a close contact of the first case, CPS spokeswoman Emily Bolton said in a statement. Neither person was in the school when children were present.
The newest confirmed case was announced on the third day of in-person classes this school year, with CPS welcoming pre-kindergarten and special-education students Monday as part of its phased reopening.
Teachers and staff for those classes were recalled to schools last week. But McCutcheon's reopening has been significantly complicated after a teacher who returned to the school later tested positive, forcing other educators who had contact with the sick person to quarantine.
Among those in quarantine are McCutcheon's principal and assistant principal, two school sources told Block Club.
Chicago Teachers Union leaders said Wednesday most staffers who returned to McCutcheon last week are now in quarantine, leaving just one educator in the building. The schools is in "chaos," the union said in a press release.
CPS notifies the Chicago Department of Public Health when potential case clusters arise.
"While the district cannot rule out the possibility of in-school transmission, it also cannot rule out the possibility that these cases were acquired in the community, outside of school," Bolton said in a statement.
McCutcheon's reopening is an example of the danger posed to teachers, staff and students returning to schools, said Jenny Delessio-Parson, a McCutcheon teacher and CTU school representative.
Wilma Pittman, a member of the McCutcheon local school council, said the school needs to pause its reopening until the situation is under control.
"It's sad that CPS would let people keep going in," Pittman said. "They should close it until they get clear that everyone is safe."
McCutcheon had 80 students opt in to hybrid in-person and remote learning, Delessio-Parson said. Of that number, 20 were set to return to classrooms Monday and a few ultimately did not come in Monday, she said. The school has 331 students, 94 percent of whom are considered low-income.
McCutcheon is one of six CPS schools to have reported COVID-19 cases, staff in quarantine or out sick, according to CTU.
The union has vigorously fought the reopening plan, saying it harms school staff and families in communities already ravaged by the pandemic. CPS leaders and Mayor Lori Lightfoot have said the optional school reopening plan helps disadvantaged families and students who are falling behind due to remote learning.
About 6,000 preschool and special needs students were expected to return to classrooms Monday. Kindergarten through eighth grade students are set to return on Feb. 1. In total, 77,000 of the district's 355,000 students are expected to return to in-person learning this year.
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'We record all the killing of women by men. You see a pattern'
MUMTAHINA JANNAT, 29
Strangled in her east London home
Mumtahina Jannat was killed by her abusive husband, Abdul Kadir, on 5 July 2011. Kadir, 49, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 17 years.
Jannat, known as Ruma, was 16 when she married the wealthy Kadir in Bangladesh, but from their wedding night until her death she suffered near continual abuse. They moved to the UK in 2002. "She had such a sweet demeanour. She wanted to be surrounded by books," said Onjali Rauf, Jannat's niece.
Kadir became infuriated by her independence, and Jannat confided to her family that he had drugged, beaten and raped her. She was forced to give up a college course and driving lessons. Shortly after their second child was born, Kadir kicked her in the stomach after a caesarean section, causing the stitches to open up.
Struggling with pressures of "family honour", she endured abuse for years, but when he turned his violence towards her children, she sought help. and fled to a refuge in 2005. With an injunction in place, she tried to build a new life, "She was so proud to get her citizenship certificate in the UK, and felt it was her first step towards becoming an educated woman," said Rauf. But Kadir did not let go, and a three-year battle over his contact with the children wore Jannat down. Every time she made a renewed effort to break free, he would threaten her family or use the children to get back into her life.
In an attempt to rid herself of Kadir, Jannat applied for sole custody of the children. She told the judge: "I'm scared he will kill me." The judge said she was being silly. "Ruma gave up then: she just lost hope," said Rauf.
Kadir was able to force his way back into her home. The abuse continued, and in early 2011 Jannat made her final bid for freedom, telling him he couldn't return. Two days later she was seen dropping her daughter off at school. An hour and a half later Kadir rang his brother to say: "I'm in trouble." Jannat had been strangled with her own scarf.
Kadir denied murder, saying the death had been accidental. A jury took less than an hour to return a guilty verdict.
Labels: Domestic Violence, Smash the patriarchy, Violence against women
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Apparently we lost points in the "marketability" category - which we find hard to believe considering that a) our band has an age range of 126 years from the youngest member to the oldest, b) we have an amazing array of body shapes in the band c) we are all super models d) not a single one of our songs sounds like the next one!
How can you not market that?
However we DID get top marks for the MUSIC and the SHOW - which is all we care about! So if you are a music lover who wants to dance. cheer, pump your fists, feel and think things then come see our next show! See the "Shows" tab for more details.


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Fear of Content
The Time-Complex. Postcontemporary
TALKING WITH MILTOS MANETAS THROUGH ARMEN AVANESSIAN AND SUHAIL MALIK
Instead of the direction of time changing, its us people changing today.. This website is evidence: we are now busy with things that wouldn't seam important, corporate decisions for example such as those of the Berlin Biennial 2016.
Time Arrives From the Future?
BB: Armen Avanessian argues that the basic thesis of post-contemporary is that time is changing. We are not just living in a new time or accelerated time, but time itself — the direction of time — has changed.
Miltos Manetas: Time is the only possibly "new" technology. We have time already in us (the way Intel used to have "Pentium Inside"). If my appointment is an important one, I will probably arrive "on time" even without looking at my watch. It's possible that if we find out how to perform more complex computations by simply using that inner time, we will be finally using a quantum computer without even having to invent it. That computer will be yourself. linkT
BB: Suhail Malik says that "the main reason for the speculative reorganization of time is the complexity and scale of social organization today". And : "If the leading conditions of complex societies are systems, infrastructures and networks rather than individual human agents, human experience loses its primacy as do the semantics and politics based on it. Correspondingly, if the present has been the primary category of human experience thanks to biological sentience, this basis for the understanding of time now loses its priority in favor of what we could call a time-complex.1"
Miltos Manetas: We are NOT letting that happen will we? Instead of the direction of time changing, its us people changing today.. This website is evidence: we are today busy with things that apparently, wouldn't seam important, corporate decisions (such as the Berlin Biennial 2016), the activity of people we haven't even noticed before, events that are happening in places of the planet that doesn't interest us the least.. Why are we doing this? Because we are determined to mess up this social organization.
BB: Suhail Malik again argues that "it is no longer necessary to explain the movement of the past and the future on the basis of the present.
Miltos Manetas: We never really explain the movement of the past and the future on the basis of the present, whenever we express something about the past or future, what we really do is messing up with them, changing them. Not in form of explanation- it would be crazy to think that because there's a very large quantity of alternative pasts and futures out there... We really act on them, in some of all those sets of future/past at least.
BB: Suhail Malik says that "we are instead in a situation where human experience is only a part of — or even subordinated to — more complex formations constructed historically and with a view to what can be obtained in the future. The past and the future are equally important in the organization of the system and this overshadows the present as the leading configuration of time.
Complex societies — which means more-than-human societies at scales of sociotechnical organization that surpass phenomenological determination — are those in which the past, the present, and the future enter into an economy where maybe none of these modes is primary, or where the future replaces the present as the lead structuring aspect of time. This is not absolutely new, of course: for a long time political economy and social processes have been practically dealing with the subordination of the human to the social and technical organization of complex societies. Equally, under the heading of Speculative Realism, philosophy too has recently been trying to reset the notion of speculation as the task of finding more-than-human forms of knowledge by establishing the conditions within conceptual thought of knowledge of what is beyond human experience. That project is certainly attached to the conditions of the time-complex but is also distinct to it "
-"And to some concrete examples of the speculative time-complex that we know from everyday experience or from daily news. " says Armen Avanessian.
Asked by Suhail Malik to outline these phenomena, Avanessian continued: "What has been called preemptive personality or personalization is how you get a certain package or information about what you might want that you haven't explicitly asked for from a commercial service.2 We know a version of this from Amazon: its algorithmic procedures give us recommendations for books associated with one's actual choices but the preemptive personality is one step ahead: you get a product that you actually want. The company's algorithms know your desires, they know your needs even before you become aware of them yourself. It doesn't make sense to say in advance that "I'll send it back" because it is likely that it will be something you will need. I don't think that all this is necessarily bad, but we do have to learn how to deal with it in a productive or more pro-active manner".
whenever we express something about the past or future, what we really do is messing up with them, changing them. Not in form of explanation- it would be crazy to think that because there's a very large quantity of alternative pasts and futures out there- but we really act on them, in some of them at least..
BB: Suhail Malik says that another thing, often criticized, is the politics of preemptive strikes, which is also a new phenomenon of the 21st century. Brian Massumi and others have written about the kind of recursive truth they produce: you bomb somewhere and then afterwards you will find the enemy you expected.3 You produce a situation that was initially a speculation. The logic here is recursive and, to reiterate, the strike is not made in order to avoid something, a deterrence before the enemy strikes. It's also very different to the twentieth century logic of the balance of threats or prevention. Rather, what happens in the present is based on a preemption of the future, and of course this is also linked to what has been called a tendency towards premediation in the media.
Miltos Manetas: We have start acting that way on a personal level already! Corporations, institutions and their occasional employees can't be allowed to decide and to do things as they desire. Acting at the very moment they act, is our only way to interfere with the future version of ourselves. Because that's exactly what most events- organized or "curated" by corporations and institutions are doing today: they build and sell a side of "Future You". That happens, at least whenever institutions/corporations are targeting territories that are crossing ours... That's also why I have decide to put together this alternative Berlin Biennial. Last winter the curators invited me to meet them and to discuss with them my participation. I end up not being invited -officially at least- but my rule in this Biennial was already a fact..
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Revised webpage based on a revised transcript of a conversation held in Berlin, 29 January 2016, published at http://bb9.berlinbiennale.de.
published on Vimeo on 28.6.2016
revising...
Illustrations Andreas Töpfer
1. The time-complex is specific to the structures of integrated sociotechnical and psychic mnemic systems of individuation proposed by Bernard Stiegler. See for example Technics and Time Volume 2: Disorientation, trans. Stephen Barker (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2008) and Symbolic Misery Volume 1: The Hyperindustrial Epoch, trans. Barnaby Norman (Oxford: Polity, 2104). But the speculative time-complex is distinct to Stiegler's thesis in that (i) it comprises a speculative constitution of time rather than memory and human temporalization, and (ii) the speculative time-complex is here affirmed against Stiegler's appeal to rescuing an aestheticallyconstituted experience of individuation despite complexifying sociotechnical configurations.
2. Rob Horning, "Preemptive personalization," The New Enquiry (September 11, 2014)
3. Brian Massumi, "Potential Politics and the Primacy of Preemption," Theory & Event 10:2, 2007.
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