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Leafs Loan Rubins to Europe
Zack Power
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have loaned defenseman Kristians Rubins to Frederikshavn White Hawks in Denmark's top ice hockey league, the Metal Ligaen.
Kristians played in 47 AHL games with the Marlies during the 2019-20 shortened season, producing two goals and 14 assists. Rubins finished the season with a plus-one rating.
It's Rubins. It's 3-0.
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— Zack Power (@SinBinMarlies) February 9, 2020
The 22-year-old Latvian born has played in virtually every IIHF event that has Lativa has taken part in. Rubins stared in the Latvian U-16, U-18, and U-20 World Junior program before hitting the AHL. Punching in next season at $785,000, Rubins also played in the World Championships in 2018, drawing a plus-one and two points through two games.
In the 2018-19 season, Rubins played 56 games with the Newfoundland Growlers and helped the Growlers in their march towards the Kelly Cup playing in 17 playoff games with the club.
Rubins most recently signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs in April.
As for the Frederikshavn White Hawks, the team itself has 335 games of AHL experience and another 491 in the KHL on their current roster.
One of the most notable players in the Metal Ligaen — Calder Cup winning goaltender Cristopher Nihlstorp, who backstopped the Texas Stars to a Calder Cup Championship against the St. John's IceCaps in 2014.
The Metal Ligaen started their season in late September and plans on running until March.
The next White Hawks game lands on October 6.
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Sinocrassula vietnamenis (Crassulaceae), New Species and New Generic Record in the Flora of Vietnam
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New species, - Sinocrassula vietnamensis (Crassulaceae) discovered in the Northern Vietnam is described and illustrated. Standard citations of type specimens, description, name etymology, data on ecology, phenology and distribution, as well as short taxonomic remarks for the new species are provided. The species differs from its closest ally S. diversifolia in large well developed rosettes, hairy leaves, white flowers and long styles. The discovery of this species in Vietnam remarkably extends the geographical range of the genus southwards
The genus Sinocrassula A. Berger is a small Sino-Himalayan genus of the Crassulaceae family comprising 7 hitherto known species. Its generic area includes Bhutan, Nepal, NE. India, Pakistan and China with 6 species endemic to Yunnan and Sichuan (Fu, Ohba, 2001; Thiede, 2003). One more species of the genus was recently discovered in north-western Vietnam during the field exploration of 2010-2011 in Muong Cha and Tua Chua districts of Dien Bien province of the country.
Sinocrassula vietnamensis. (Photo: P. Efimov)
The new species was observed growing under light shade and on rather open mossy boulders and cliffs composed by highly eroded solid marble-like limestone. In its habitats the plant often forms colonies of numerous crowded, rather lax rosettes 6-10 cm in diameter with glabrous or sparsely hairy basal leaves which superficially resembles rosettes of Echeveria agavoides Lem. originated from Mexico and well known in ornamental cultivation. During field explorations in both discovered localities plants were observed and collected in fruiting stage for herbarium and for cultivation. A year later the collected living plants bloomed in greenhouse that allowed a close examination of their floral morphology and identification. Eventually they were recognized as an unknown species of Sinocrassula, the genus not yet recorded in the flora of Vietnam. Sinocrassula is the fifth genus of Crassulaceae found in the flora of the country, additionally to Bryophyllum Salisb., Kalanchoe Adans., Rhodiola L., and Sedum L. (Gagnepain, 1920; Red data book of Vietnam, 1996; Phạm-hoang Hộ, 1999; Nguyễn Tiến Ban, 2003, personal data). Comparative morphological studies of Vietnamese plants revealed their differences from all other known species of the genus. An illustrated description of the novelty is presented below with notes on its expected relations, ecology, phenology and distribution.
Taxonomuc treatment
Sinocrassula vietnamensis Aver. et V. Byalt, sp. nov.Figs. 1, 2A-L.
Described from north-westem Vietnam ("Dien Bien province, Muong Cha district, Hua Ngai municipality, Ha La Chu village, ..."). Type ("Flowered under cultivation in October-November 2013. Flowers pink, odorless. Type specimen collected from cultivated plants in 25 October 2013, L. Averyanov, P. Efimov CPC 2041a") - LE (holotype). Described from north-westem Vietnam ("Dien Bien province, Muong Cha district, Hua Ngai municipality, Ha La Chu village, ..."). Type ("Flowered under cultivation in October-November 2013). Flowers pink, odorless. Type specimen collected from cultivated plants in 25 October 2013, L. Averyanov, P. Efimov CPC 2041a") - LE (holotype).
Terrestrial and lithophytic succulent herb in rather exposed rock outcrops. Primary and secondary evergreen broad-leaved forests on remnant rocky.
Fig. 1. Location of 2 discovered subpopulations of Sinocrassula vietnamensis Aver. et V.Byalt in north-western Vietnam with indication of collection numbers documenting these discoveries
Terrestrial or lithophytic glabrous or minutely hairy herb with biennial monocarpic rosettes forming occasionally adventitious buds producing new shoots during next year. Sterile stems short, 0.5-1.5 cm tall, simple (rarely branching), slightly thickened to the base, 5-8 mm in diam., herbaceous or semi-woody in fruiting plant. Rosettes of basal leaves rather loose, occasionally with several rosettes per plant, 6-10 cm in diameter, glaucous, dull green, olive-brown, light pink-violet to pink and almost glaucous-white, speckled throughout with fine reddish marks. Rosette leaves spirally arranged, sessile, succulent, fleshy, narrowly lanceolate to narrowly ovate, tapering to the apex and base, acute, 3-4 cm long, 0.8-1.2 cm wide, 2-3 mm thick, broadest usually below middle, adaxially often slightly concave, indistinctly cymbiform, convex and indistinctly keeled abaxially. Floriferous shoot terminal (rarely lateral), elongated, initially erect, later arching to reclining or pendulous (in plants growing on vertical cliffs), 15-25 cm long, leafy throughout with distant, spirally arranged, sessile, narrowly lanceolate to linear, recurved, acute leaves 2-3.5 cm long, 3-4 mm wide. Inflorescence terminal, compound corymb branching near the apex, with branches 2-6 cm long; floral bracts leaf-like, sessile, acute, laxly arranged, erect to down reflexed, (3)5-15 mm long. Flowers 80-120 per inflorescence, erect, actinomorphic, pedicellate, bisexual, 5-merous, of two whorls, 6-8 mm in diameter, pedicellate; pedicles (3)4-5(6) mm long. Calyx cup-shaped; sepals 5, subequal, erect, almost straight, fleshy, narrowly triangular, acute, with broadening base, 2.5-3 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm wide, dull yellowish-green, with small purple marks, connate at the base for about 0.5 mm, divided by broad U-shaped sinus. Corolla urceolate; petals 5, subequal, almost free, thick, narrowly triangular, S-shaped in longitudinal section, base concave, apically recurved, obtuse, 4-5 mm long, 1.5 -2 mm wide, white, speckled toward the apex with many fine purple marks. Stamens 5, inserted between sepals, slightly shorter than petals; filaments white, erect, straight; anthers basifixed, ovoid, about 0.8 mm long and wide, scarlet-purple. Nectar scales entire, subquadrate to transverse-rectangular, 0.3-0.5 mm long, 0.5-0.7 mm wide. Ovary of 5, white carpels, joined at the base for 0.4-0.7 mm. Carpels as long as stamens, ventrally hardly keeled, about 3.5 mm long, rather broad, erect, attenuate at apex into straight styles 1-1.5 mm long terminated in small capitate stigma. Fruit of 5 follicles joined at the vase. Ripe, dry follicles 2.5-3 mm long, 0.8-1 mm wide, many seeded, narrowly ovoid, ventrally keeled, apically with recurved beak, dehiscent from the apex by lateral irregular splits. Seeds ovoid, dull brown, longitudinally grooved, 0.5-0.7 mm long.
The specific epithet refers to the country of the species discovery.
Phenology: Flowers in September-October, fruits in karstic hills composed by marble-like, solid, crystalline limestone at elevations of 1100-1400 m a.s.l., particularly on steep rocky mossy slopes and on shady cliffs
Terrestrial and lithophytic succulent herb in rather exposed rock outcrops. Primary and secondary evergreen broad-leaved forests on remnant rocky
November-December.
The species is probably endemic to a very limited area of karstic rocky limestone in north-western Vietnam within Dien Bien province (Muong Cha and Tua Chua districts).
Paratypes
N. Vietnam, Dien Bien Prov., Muong Cha Distr., Hua Ngai Municipality, Ha La Chu Village, around point, 21°53'46"N,103°10'17"E. Highly degraded primary evergreen broad-leaved humid forest on very steep slopes of remnant mountains composed with solid limestone at elevation 1100-1400 m a.s.l. Lithophytic rosulate succulent herb on open mossy cliff. Rare. 7 April 2011, L. Averyanov, P.K. Loc, N.Q. Hieu, N. T. Vinh CPC 2041 (Herbarium of the Center for Plant Conservation!, LE!). N. Vietnam, Dien Bien Prov., Tua Chua Distr., Ta Phin Municipality, around point, 22°00'21"N, 103°21'39"E. Open secondary scrub on very steep rocky humid mossy slopes of remnant hills composed with highly eroded marble-like solid crystalline limestone at elevation about 1150 m a. s. l. Rosulate succulent herb on open mossy rocks. Leaves dark greenish-gray. Rare, but locally common. 16 December 2010, L. Averyanov, P.K. Loc, P.V. The, N.T. Vinh CPC 1023" (Herbarium of the Center for Plant Conservation!, LE!).
Notes: Sinocrassula vietnamensis clearly differs in its morphology from all known species of the genus including the most widespread and variable species S. Indica which occurs all over the generic area from Nepal and NE. India to central and southern China (Ohba, 1992; Fu, Ohba, 2001). Among local Chinese endemics our new species most closely resembles S. diversifolia H.Chuang, a rare species recorded from highlands of north-western Yunnan (Chuang, 1997; Fu, Ohba, 2001), from which it differs in large well developed rosettes of basal leaves, subsimilar rosette leaves and leaves of fertile stem, in hairy leaf base, white petals and in relatively long styles reaching about 1/3 of carpel length. The new species has also some similarities with and is probably related to S. indica (Decne.) A. Berger and S. longistyla (Praeger) S.H. Fu. A detailed comparison of the most important diagnostic characters shared with the new species and its closest allies are presented in table.
Sinocrasssula vietnamensis Aver. et V. Byalt.
A - species colony in typical habitat; B-E - plants in nature; F - flowering plant in cultivation; G - basal portion of fertile shoot; H - portion of inflorescence; I - open flowers and flower buds; J - flower buds, K - opening young flower; L - old flower at later stage of anthesis (A-E - CPC 2041, photos of L. Averyanov; F-L - type, CPC 2041a, photos of P. Efimov).
Table. Comparison of diagnostic characters between Sinocrassula vietnamica and allied species
CHARACTER S. vietnamensis S. indica S. diversifolia S. longistyla
Height of floriferous stem 15-25 cm 5-60 cm 40-50 cm 20-25 cm
Diameter of rosettes 6-10 cm 8-12 cm 6-8 cm ~ 3 cm
Presence of rosettes at anthesis + + - +
Leaf dimorphism ± ± + ±
Rosette leaves size 3-4 x 0.8-1.2 cm 3.5-6 x 1-1.5 cm 3-5 x 2-2.7 cm ~ 1.5 x 0.5 cm
Floriferous stem leaves size 2-3.5 x 0.3-0.4 cm 2.5-3 x 0.4-1 cm 3-5 x 0.3-0.8 cm ~ 1.5 x 0.5 cm
Leaf hairiness - ± ± - -
Primary inflorescence branches length 2-6 cm 1-6 cm 42100 42165
Flowers per inflorescence 80-120 ? ? 30-60
Pedicle terete terete winged terete
Flower diameter 6-8 mm 4-8 mm ~ 6 mm ~ 6 mm
Flower color white red, yellow, greenish yellow deep purple
Sepal shape narrowly triangular broadly triangular narrowly triangular narrowly triangular
Sepal size 2.5-3 x 1.2-1.5 mm ~2 x1 mm 2-2.5 x 1-1.5 mm 1.5-2.5 x 1-1.2 mm
Petal shape narrowly triangular lanceolate to ovate lanceolate triangular ovate
Petal size 4-5 x 1.5-2 mm 2.5-5 x ~ 2 mm 3.5-4 x 1-1.5 mm 3.5-4 x 1.2 mm
Carpel length 3.5 mm 2.5-3 mm 2.5-3 mm ~ 3 mm
Style length 1-1.2 mm < 1 mm 0.5-1 mm ~ 1.5 mm
A key for identification of all known species of the genus including the novelty is compiled and provided below.
Key to the species of Sinocrassula A. Berger
1. Floral stem more than 10 cm tall ........................................................................2
-. Floral stem less than 10 cm tall...........................................................................5
2. Primary branches of inflorescence longer than 6 cm; styles 1.5 mm long ......................................................................................... 1. S. longistyla
-. Primary branches of inflorescence usually less than 6 cm long; styles 0.5–1 mm long ................................................................................................... 3
3. Leaves distinctly dimorphic; basal leaves broadly obovate or elliptic, 2-2.7 cm wide; inflorescence branches and pedicels winged; petals 1-1.5 mm long ..................................................................... 2. S. diversifolia
-. Leaves monomorphic or indistinctly dimorphic; basal leaves broadly oblanceolate to ovate-orbicular, 0.8-1.5 cm wide; inflorescence branches and pedicels terete; petals 1.5-2 mm long.............................................. 4
4. Leaves monomorphic, all uniformly broadly oblanceolate, obovate, or ovate-orbicular, 0.4-1.5 cm wide; flowers red, yellow or yellowish-green; sepals broadly triangular, 1 mm wide; carpel 2.53 mm, style less than 1 mm long ............................................ 3. S. indica
-. Leaves indistinctly dimorphic; basal leaves lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, toward stem apex narrowly lanceolate to linear, 3-4 mm wide; flowers white; sepals narrowly triangular, 1.2-1.5 mm wide; carpel about 3.5 mm, style 1-1.2 mm length ............ ......................................................................... 4. S. vietnamica
5(1). Leaves and stems densely pubescent.............................. 5. S. yunnanensis
-. Leaves and stems glabrous, or sparsely hairy............................................. 6
6. Leaves hairy; flowering stem glabrous ............................. 3. S. indica
-. Leaves glabrous; flowering stem glabrous or sparsely hairy................. 7
7. Sepals as long, or longer than petals; caudex branched, 3-6 cm long ..................................................................... 6. S. ambigua
-. Sepals distinctly shorter than petals; caudex simple, shorter than 3 cm long ............................................................................... 8
8. Basal leaves persistent, form compact rosette; petals narrowly triangular ................................ 7. S. densirosulata
-. Basal leaves early caducous, do not form persistent rosette; petals oblong............................................... 8. S. techinensis
The authors cordially thank the Director of the Center for Plant Conservation (Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations) - Dr. Nguyen Tien Hiep for his key role in organization of field works which resulted in the discovery described here. Field and laboratory studies were funded by U.S.A. National Geographic Society, grant "Exploration of primary woods along constructed highway Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh for their sustainable conservation (in limits of Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces of central Vietnam" (9129-12). They are also grateful to Dr P. Efimov for photography of flowering plant under cultivation.
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Fu, S. H. 1984. Fam. Crassulaceae DC. In Fu S.H. & Fu K.T. (eds.). Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinice. Vol. 34 (1): 31-220. Science. Press, Peking (in Chinese with Latin). Fu, K. T. and H. Ohba. 2001. Crassulaceae. In Wu Zhengyi, P.H. Raven (eds.). Flora of China. Vol. 8: 202-268. Science Press & MBG Press, Beijing & St. Louis. 502 p. Gagnepain, F. 1920. Crassulaceae DC. In Lecomte, H. (ed.), Flore generale de l'Indo-Chine. T. 2, fasc. 6: 697-705, fig. 71, 72 (1-6). Masson & Co, Paris. 1212 p.
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Leonid V. Averyanov, Vyacheslav V. Byalt
Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg. Prof. Popov Str. 2, Russia, 197376
The Van Pham
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Nguyen Tien Vinh and Nguyen Quang Hieu
Center for Plant Conservation, No 25/32, lane 191, Lac Long Quan, Nghia Do, Cau Giay District, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Phan Ke Loc
Hanoi University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Arts companies call for donations instead of refunds amid coronavirus crisis
By Josh Dye and Broede Carmody
March 23, 2020 — 11.01pm
The nation's leading arts and cultural institutions are calling for patrons to convert any tickets they hold into donations instead of asking for refunds, as the sector grapples with how to survive the coronavirus-induced shutdown.
Opera Australia chief executive Rory Jeffes said with more than half of his organisation's revenue coming from ticket sales, the present crisis facing the industry was a perfect time for supporters to step up.
"Please reconsider your refund requests and instead, where possible, either exchange your ticket to a performance later in the year, [or] convert it to a gift voucher or a donation to the company," Mr Jeffes said.
Sydney Dance Company is moving its classes online in a bid to retain a revenue stream. Credit:Louise Kennerley
The response has been encouraging so far, a spokeswoman said, with box office staff fielding calls from "incredibly sympathetic" patrons who hope their donations "soften the blow".
Sydney Dance Company executive director Anne Dunn said so far 27 per cent of their ticketholders have converted passes to cancelled shows into donations, with a further 28 per cent choosing a voucher for a future performance when the dancers return to the stage.
"I'm eternally grateful that those who are able to donate choose to at this time," Ms Dunn said.
The company is also inventing creative ways of keeping money flowing in and will launch online dance classes on Wednesday.
"People [stuck] inside will need exercise and dance is great for physical and mental health," she said. "We not only want to find some entrepreneurial revenue streams for our company, we also believe there's a real need for people to continue to participate."
Melbourne Theatre Company boss Virginia Lovett said donations are "more vital than ever".
"We sincerely thank those who have so generously donated their tickets back to MTC following the cancellations of Torch the Place and Emerald City performances and urge any ticketholders yet to decide what to do to consider making this tax-deductible donation," she said.
"Generosity of this kind is the lifeblood of our community and will help the company get through this very difficult time."
The Sydney Theatre Company, which has cancelled four productions due to coronavirus restrictions, said 28 per cent of patrons had already donated the price of their tickets, a gesture executive director Patrick McIntyre said made him "incredibly grateful".
Red Stitch Theatre's Ella Caldwell is hoping people donate the value of their cancelled tickets to help the arts industry during the shutdown period. Credit:Chris Hopkins
Ella Caldwell, the co-founder of St Kilda's Red Stitch theatre, said the money will help arts organisations not just survive but perhaps even innovate during the unprecedented shutdowns. Some theatres, for example, are investigating whether it's feasible to stream performances online.
"The work may be suspended [right now], but we're going, OK, what does this mean for the existing works and the work we want to make?" Ms Caldwell said. "It'll still happen, it'll just happen in other ways.
"To weather this, it'll take the investment of the community. The arts will be even more important as we travel into uncharted territory together."
Australian Ballet executive director Libby Christie said with 65 per cent of revenue coming from ticket sales, any supporters converting cancelled tickets into donations were making a big difference.
"It really helps us because at the moment our income stream has dried up, and having to refund tickets is a double whammy," Ms Christie said.
Omega Ensemble, which performs in Sydney and Melbourne, is aiming to "fill a virtual concert hall" with tickets converted into donations rather than refunds.
Visual artists are also rallying after the closure of galleries. Isaebella Doherty, an artist from Castlemaine in central Victoria, thought about selling some of her prints online after her freelance photography work dried up.
The idea developed into Cream Town, a website selling prints from artists all over the country whose incomes have been affected by coronavirus shutdowns. The online marketplace launched on Thursday and has so far sold around $3600 worth of art.
"Having that residual income will hopefully be really helpful for people over this time," Ms Doherty said. "It's all very streamlined. Everyone's out there trying to get onto Centrelink or find other ways to make income, so all they have to do is send us their prints and we take care of everything."
On Sunday the federal government announced its second stimulus package with measures including temporarily doubling welfare payments for the unemployed and allowing people early access to their superannuation.
But federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese made a plea for a targeted stimulus package for the arts industry, which he said needed "direct support".
"The arts and entertainment industry – so important for the quality of our lives – needs, in my view, direct support in order to be sustained into the future so that as we come out of this diabolical circumstance, we recognise that the quality of our lives isn't just about money," he said.
"It's about culture and experience and community and belonging, and we will need that more than ever as we come out of this process."
Josh Dye
Josh Dye is a news reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Broede Carmody
Broede Carmody is a culture reporter at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald


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Black History in Documentary Films
Posted by: Susan Turkel
Posted Date: March 1, 2021
Filed Under: Resources
Tags: Black History Month, documentaries, resources, streaming video
February is over, but at Falvey, Black history is always part of our collections. One way to learn about facets of this vital component of American history is through documentary films. Read on to learn about some library-subscribed streaming video platforms, and to get some great film recommendations!
Falvey offers Villanova's students, staff, and faculty access to thousands of documentaries via our streaming subscriptions. Most of our documentaries come to us via Academic Video Online (also known as AVON). AVON offers more than 70,000 films and documentary TV episodes from distributors including PBS, the BBC, Bullfrog Films, Ro*Co Films, California Newsreel, and many others. Most films include searchable full text transcripts. Browse the Film Platform and Black Studies subcollections to get a sampling of AVON's contents.
Academic Video Online (ProQuest) – Images from the Black Studies film collection
We also license a changing set of documentaries and feature films on the Kanopy platform. You can think of these films as long-term rentals, selected on the basis of faculty requests. Once campus-wide access is purchased, the film remains available via the library catalog for up to three years. Click here to view the films currently available to the Villanova community via Kanopy.
Here are ten documentaries currently screening via AVON and Kanopy that relate to the history of Black Americans. Click the image to access the film.
Banished: A History of African American Expulsion (2007)
Black and Blue (1987)
On the history of race and policing in Philadelphia
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2016)
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
Let the Fire Burn: Tragedy in Philadelphia (2013)
Olympic Pride – American Prejudice (2016)
On the other 17 Black athletes who participated in
the 1936 Berlin Olympics… beyond Jesse Owens.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (2002; 4 episodes)
T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s (2013)
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)
Enjoy exploring these great films!
Susan Turkel is a Social Sciences Librarian at Falvey Memorial Library.
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Disclaimer that this degustation was gifted to me by Dobrote Dolenjske. All opinions, as always, are my own.
Here at Wandering Helene, I want to connect travelers with local products so that you can have the best authentic experiences possible and get the best value for your money. Lots of people have been messaging me that they are planning on visiting Ljubljana this year asking for recommendations. When I travel, food is one of the most important and memorable parts of my trip, and sometimes finding good recommendations can be tough. Since I am a semi-local (as local as I can be as a foreigner haha) and avid traveler I think I can offer something special for all of you!
If you have been following closely you will see I am a big fan of Dobrote Dolenjske (Dolenjska Delights) on this blog. It helps that I adore the Dolenjska region of Slovenia, which I think is highly underrated, and especially enjoy their wine and food. Anka, who works at the shop, told me that they want to offer dégustation services to showcase their wine and food products. I was eager to sign up for one to see if it would be a good match for the blog.
Dobrote Dolenjske is located in the center of Ljubljana (Mestni trg 17). They offer food products such as salami, cheese, jams, and cookies, wine, schnapps, and other locally produced products from the Dolenjska region of Slovenia. They take such great care with selecting their products, form relationships with the providers, and even created some of their own.
Jaka checking out the schnapps and me, the cheeses.
Last month, my husband and I headed to Dobrote Dolenjske for our tasting in Ljubljana. Now, if you are asking what the heck is dégustation – that is normal! haha – it is a tasting, usually of small dishes, often focusing on the senses. There is a lot of care to these tastings concerning how the foods and wines go together. In this instance cheeses, meats, and jam paired with wine.
Of course my only in-focus photo of this was after we dug into the first jam haha. Life!
The first wine, Frelih Brut, is a dry sparking wine from the wine cellar Vinska klet Frelih. Anka explained that the grapes are picked before they are fully ripe to reduce the amount of sugar. This wine undergoes a second fermentation process in the bottle, called méthode classique, which takes 3 years! Imagine the patience.
I am not a sparkling wine drinker, I find them to be too harsh or way too sweet, this one hit the spot right in the middle and was very fresh. I really enjoyed it and can see myself ordering this one during the summer. She paired this with pear jam and pepper cheese. The pepper cheese was one of my favorite food items offered for the tasting. I love cheese with a bit of spice to it. The pear jam was a subtle, not too sweet taste, perfect with fresh bread. All around the perfect combo for a summer picnic!
The second wine was Cviček from the wine cellar Vinska klet Opara. Cviček is a dry wine from the Dolenjska Region and probably one of the more famous varieties from this area. It is made from both red and white grape varieties which are fermented separately and then mixed. This Cviček was made with žametna črnina (the oldest domesticated grapes in Slovenia), modra frankinja, and zeleni silvanec. It is very easy to drink with only 10% alcohol and is often paired with fatty foods.
Perfectly so, we were served lardo from Krškopolje pigs, the only Slovenian indigenous pig breed. These pigs are known to be very fatty, and they take twice as long to grow to regular pigs. Also served with this wine was a Cviček jam with roženkravt (rasp-leaf pelargonium). This jam was so delicious with such a unique taste. I think it would make the perfect gift for someone who is interested in trying local flavors.
The lardo was greatly appreciated by my husband who loves cured fat, as for me, I tried one piece, but it is an acquired texture. The taste was really nice, but I am a texture person when it comes to food. This was a bonus for him who finished all of it. I think it was a really nice pairing with the Civček just not my favorite thing to eat.
The final and third wine offered in this tasting was a dry red wine called Modra Frankinja from the wine cellar Vinska klet Jakše. To make this wine they handpicked the grapes then macerate them with the skins for 14 days. Resulting in a full-bodied wine full of tannins. It was served with Modra Frankinja jam with thyme which was so good we bought a jar immediately after (along with a jar of caramelized red peppers which is one of my new favorite things). We are both fans of Modra Frankinja and thyme so it was the perfect combination.
We also had venison salami which Anka explained was actually 75% pork and 25% venison because most people don't enjoy salamis with higher concentrations of venison. Regardless of the details, this was a very nicely balanced salami that didn't have that gamey texture, but had the venison flavor. Delicious!
That was it! A simple little Slovenian wine tasting with various products from Dolenjska. Anka was an incredibly knowledgable host who offered robust descriptions of everything we tried. She even went to visit a lot of the producers of these products and shared her experiences with us. It was a nice way to learn a bit about some food and wine production in Dolenjska while trying the products. Thank you again to Anka and Dobrote Dolenjske for their generosity.
Wandering Helene and Dobrote Dolenjske are teaming up for a giveaway! One lucky person will win a dégustation for two. All you need to do is to follow both of us on Instagram [Wandering Helene – Dobrote Dolenjske] and like the post posted below. You can gain one additional entry by tagging a friend you'd like to join you in a tasting in the comment of this Instagram post, and another by tagging a friend on Dobrote Dolenjske's post.
The last time to enter will be on April 12th, 2019 at 17:00 CET. Winner will be announced by April 14th, 2019. You must be 18 years or older to be eligible. You must claim your prize within one week or another winner will be chosen. You must redeem your prize with Dobrote Dolenjske by the end of 2019. Open internationally – of course no flights included, you are responsible for your accomodations. I advise to only enter if you plan on visiting Ljubljana this year or if you live nearby!
If you would like to schedule a tasting like this one you can book through me to receive a 10% discount. Use the form below to submit an inquiry including your requested date, time, and dietary restrictions.


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CLIENT WINS MULTIMILLION DOLLAR JURY VERDICT IN WILL CONTEST ACTION
R. Peyton Mahaffey and Lawrence J. McClafferty of McCandlish Lillard teamed with David Hudgins and Debra Stafford of Alexandria to win a recent will contest action in the Arlington County Circuit Court. The trial spanned 13 days over a four-week period. The jury rejected the clandestine efforts of the client's father's long time bookkeeper to probate a will she prepared and which was purportedly executed only months before his death. Instead the jury entered a verdict of over $7,600,000 for fraud, conversion and breach of fiduciary duty, and tacked on $175,000 in punitive damages. The client and his father had an estate plan that provided for the client to receive the family money upon the father's death.
Re: Client Wins Multimillion Dollar Jury Verdict in Will Contest Action
The evidence showed that during the father's declining years, defendant began to take advantage of the father and isolate him from friends and family. In addition to finding the later will to have been procured by undue influence, the jury further found that the defendant carried out a scheme to convert and divert family money from a myriad of bank accounts belonging in various forms to father and son.
Two Final Orders, one granting the client's Motion to Probate the true last will and testament of his father and the other denying Defendant's Motion to Probate the later will and entering Judgment in the amount just over $7,6000,000 plus $175,000 in punitive damages, were entered by Arlington County Circuit Court Judge Daniel S. Fiore, II on July 22, 2016.
(2016) Chris T. Sarris v. Mireille Curro, et al., Arlington County Circuit Court, Case No. CL 14-1945-00.
McCandlish Lillard has 22 attorneys, with offices in Fairfax and Leesburg. The law firm has been meeting the legal needs of businesses and individuals in Northern Virginia and throughout the Commonwealth for more than 100 years. For more information regarding McCandlish Lillard or the above matter, please call Peyton Mahaffey at 703-934-1168, or the firm at 703-273-2288, or visit its website at www.mccandlishlawyers.com.
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Home/World/Ukraine sacks several officials as Zelensky renews anti-corruption push: Live updates
Ukraine sacks several officials as Zelensky renews anti-corruption push: Live updates
KYIV, Ukraine — Several top Ukrainian officials were fired Tuesday, including the governors of several Ukrainian regions, amid a growing corruption scandal. The move marks the biggest shake-up in President Volodymyr Zelensky's government since Russia's invasion began 11 months ago.
The Ukrainian ministry, which announced the layoffs on social messaging app Telegram, did not provide details of the reason, but it followed reports that the Ukrainian military had agreed to pay inflated prices for food meant for Ukrainian troops.
Earlier on Tuesday, Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Vyacheslav Shapovalov, the deputy minister, had "asked to be fired" following the reports. The ministry said in a statement that relieving Mr. Shapovalov of his duties would "maintain the confidence" of Ukrainians and the country's international partners.
The firings appear to reflect Mr Zelensky's aim to reassure Ukraine's allies, who send billions of dollars in military aid, that his government will show zero tolerance for bribery as it prepares for a possible new offensive by Moscow.
Vyacheslav Shapovalov, the deputy defense minister, was dismissed on Tuesday.credit…The press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, via the Associated Press
Although there were no signs that the procurement scandal was linked to the misappropriation of Western military aid, Mr Zelensky's actions appeared designed to appease Ukraine's foreign partners, whose aid now accounts for almost half of Ukraine's budget.
In addition to the officials named on Tuesday, Mr Zelensky's own deputy, Kirylo Tymoshenko, resigned. Mr Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the presidential office, was well known at home and abroad, often tasked with providing updates on the war. But Ukrainian journalists have raised questions about his lavish lifestyle and use of state resources.
In particular, he was criticized for driving around in an expensive SUV that General Motors had donated for use in humanitarian missions.
Kirylo Tymoshenko, deputy to President Volodymyr Zelensky, resigned on Tuesday.credit…/EPA, via Shutterstock
Ukraine had been struggling to contain rampant corruption long before the invasion. But for many Ukrainians, the sense of common struggle and unity during the war makes the idea that senior officials may be undermining the country's collective efforts for their own benefit especially galling, especially if the corruption involves the military.
Over the weekend, a Ukrainian newspaper reported that the Ministry of Defense had purchased food at inflated prices, including eggs at three times the price. Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov called the accusations "absolute nonsense" and the product of "distorted information".
In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry stressed that "the allegations made are baseless and groundless," but called Mr. Shapovalov's request for dismissal "a dignified act in the traditions of European and democratic politics, a demonstration that the interests of defense are higher than any cabinets or chairs.
The fact that it took Mr. Shapovalov three days raises serious questions about the Defense Ministry's commitment to rooting out corruption, said Vitaly Shabunin, director of operations at the Anti-Corruption Center, a Kyiv-based nongovernmental organization.
"A new social contract emerged during the war between civil society, journalists and the government: we will not criticize you as we did before the war, but your reaction to every scandal and inefficiency must be as tough as possible," said Mr. Shabunin. "The position of the Secretary of Defense violated that agreement.
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I've been at this blogging thing for almost four years now. What began as a forum to share my passion for parenting has evolved and changed multiple times as I have tried to find my voice in the online world.
I cannot tell you how many articles I have read about building a noteworthy blog. I am currently working through two top-notch blogging classes taught by highly successful bloggers (who make six-figure salaries) where I am learning how to bring my small blog out of obscurity.
There are so many rules to this game. They tell me to pick a niche and write exclusively about topics in that field. I am supposed to figure out what my audience wants from me and feed them a steady diet of whatever that might be. After I do that, I should concentrate on writing posts that feature lists because those tend to gain traction in the world of sharing. And sharing is the golden ticket to success.
But I don't like writing (or reading) lists. For me, they are forgettable.
I am knee-deep in SEO, attention-grabbing titles, editorial calendars, lead magnets, readability (what is that, anyway?) social media strategy, Pinterest-worthy graphics (complete with keyword-rich descriptions), list-building, networking, and turning my blog into a brand. Next, I should probably write a book, start a podcast, create and sell an online course, and host a few webinars because every blogger who is anybody is doing those things.
I am a rule follower by nature. I have been trying to follow the rules because they must work, but I can't do it anymore. Attempting to put myself into a box governed by do's and do not's has made writing feel like a chore instead of a creative outlet. I need to find a different path – one that is fulfilling instead of draining. One that does not feel so heavy and overwhelming. One that allows me to be ME.
Do you. Go your own way. The Internet is wide and deep and vast. There is room for you. There is space to dream as wildly as you dare. Dream differently. Carve out your room. Take up your space. Dare as you must.
I think Erin's words were the answer to my prayers, giving me permission to break the rules that have been making me crazy.
I am going to stop immersing myself in the work of other, more successful, bloggers so I can concentrate on my path without comparison. The comparison gets me every time.
I am going to stop worrying about the analytics and start pouring my whole soul into the words. That is what blogging is about, right? The stories? The ideas? The food for thought? The inspiration? At least, that is what this blog will be about from now on.
My soul is inextricably linked to the words I share with you, so I must follow where it leads. For the first time in months, I feel light, free, and excited about the potential of this online space.
If you are up for the ride, I would love to have your company. A promising new adventure awaits.
P.S. Keep up to date by joining my email list – my favorite way to interact with my readers.
Good for you, Lynette. Seems like you can't be memorable and forward-thinking by doing what everybody else does. I don't think there's any reason to create something if it's mechanical and without a soul. Can't wait to read what you have to share.
Yes!! That's where I have been struggling – doing it "right" by following the example of those who have made a name for themselves in this business or doing it in a way that fills me up. I think my path is different and I have been fighting it for far too long. It is time to embrace it and see where it leads. Thanks, Ashley!
Wahoo, girl! I love this. I DEFINITELY think there's something different, something twinkly and beautiful, about a writer who writes from the heart and soul. Over time, the writing shines through to the right people—and that's all that really matters. Looking forward to what's to come!


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Q: How to move an object from start position to end position on mouse over and then back again on mouse out I have been having problems moving a div box from a to b and then back again. I also need it to return back to start pos when the mouse goes out of the div box. This is what ive come up with so far.
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A: If you can use jQuery, you can do something like this:
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http://jsfiddle.net/charlescarver/QgF2h/

A: Your position starts at -180 and your final position is +500. But you're decreasing the value of the position variable so it will never hit 500.
As for going back on mouse out, you should do something like this:
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Stephen D. Canady (March 3, 1865–August 23, 1923) was an American businessman and politician.

Canady was born on a farm neat Litchfield, Illinois. He graduated from Litchfield High School in 1886. Canady lived in Hillsboro, Illinois with his wife and family. He was involved in the real estate and abstract businesses. He served as clerk of Hillsboro, Illinois and as deputy clerk for Montgomery County, Illinois. Canady was a Democrat. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1905 to 1909 and from 1911 to 1913. Canady then served in the Illinois Senate from 1913 to 1921. Canady died suddenly at the Hillsboro Hospital in Hillsboro, Illinois.

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Russian punk band Pussy Riot Falmouth event moved over ticket price row
An outspoken artist criticised the prices on social media
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It seems the imminent arrival in Cornwall of the notorious Russian band Pussy Riot has led to controversy already.
An online row has led to the promoters pulling out of one of the venues and moving elsewhere in Falmouth with each criticising the other for their behaviour over a ticket pricing issue.
Arguably one of the most important voices of the past 10 years, the Russian protest art collective's lyrical themes include feminism, LGBT rights and opposition to Vladimir Putin.
They will be playing its final UK tour gig at Falmouth Rugby Club, but prior to that there will be a book launch of Maria Alyokhina's book Riot Days, with the author and a team of performers who have adapted the book for performance engaging in a question and answer session with attendants.
Pussy Riot are coming to Cornwall
The special event sees Pussy Riot Theatre founder member Maria Alyokhina retell the story of the Punk Prayer, the collective's protest in a Moscow cathedral that landed her nearly two years in prison.
The book launch was due to be held at the Fish Factory at Falmouth Wharves, but event company Oberons Island has cancelled the event at the venue and moved to the Poly.
It claimed there was "verbal attack" was made on its Facebook page by an artist who was going to be exhibiting during the event.
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But Rose Hatcher from the Fish Factory said all outspoken feminist artist Stacey Guthrie did was publicly criticise the price of the tickets, which originally were advertised at £20 for the book launch and question and answer session, but have since been reduced to £17.50 and £25 for the evening gig.
She was not the only one to complain, with others asking why the gig tickets were more than elsewhere in the UK, where tickets were £16.
However she said it resulted in her being given an "ultimatum" to remove her exhibition that day or the event would be moved.
She said: "Bobby King [of Oberons Island] phoned in a rage and offered me the ultimatum, either kick Stacey out of the exhibition or they would find another venue for the book launch. We were amazed to be confronted in such an unprofessional manner."
However S-J Marsden of Oberons Island said: "It is due to a verbal attack on the Oberons Island Events Facebook page that the event, sadly, had to be moved from its original venue, the Fish Factory.
"An artist, closely affiliated with the Fish Factory, and who would have been exhibiting during the 'Riot Days' book launch and therefore spending the day with Pussy Riot, had publicly and viciously derided the events online."
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The exchange saw Ms Guthrie say: "Nice hotel, foody treats, etc? I'd love some of that, where's mine? It stinks a bit that you had to bribe them to come down and we take the hit in ticket prices.
"I thought or hoped that they'd be above that sort of thing. We have some of the lowest incomes in the country but they want nice hotels and foody treats. Balls to that."
Online criticism led to the promoters moving venues
The ticket prices were criticised by an artist who was due to be part of the event
Mr King replied: "They did not request the goody treats and now accommodation we decided that WE wanted to do that for them for the extra price of a couple of quid. It's there last tour performance this year in the U.K so we wanted to make it nice for them. If it's too expensive then please get a refund it's no problem at all for myself and SJ as it's going to sell out soon anyway. Thank you for your comments."
But Ms Guthrie replied: "It's not a couple of quid, it's nine. Thanks for your understanding of how poor we all are though, I feel listened to.... And actually, the tickets are £27.50 with the booking fee.... I'm glad I read this before I borrowed the money to go to the book signing. They can swivel .Seriously considering getting my money back and not bothering."
Mr King replied: "This is there last performance of there tour and we wanted to make it nice for them so we have and they deserve it too! If it's too pricey then wait for the next tour and go to London."
To which Ms Guthrie replied: "It's good you wanted to 'make it nice for them' by adding nine pounds to the ticket price. Your generosity obviously knows no bounds..."
The John Lewis Christmas advert 2017 is coming
Mr King told Cornwall Live: "They made a number of unfounded, and utterly untrue, accusations about the organisation of these once-in-a-lifetime events, personally insulted both organisers and even launched a scathing attack on the hospitality treatment of the band during their stay.
Mr King said "Pussy Riot are the poster children for free speech on a global scale, but we cannot condone potential rudeness or insulting behaviour towards them. We want them to have a fantastic impression of our lovely town, and perhaps they will come back."
"It was extremely important that the band, and their support team, were not opened up to unprovoked and personal verbal abuse during their time relaxing between events, and therefore they asked the Fish Factory to remove them from their venue at those times."
He said as the Fish Factory, which is known for its solidarity towards its artists, decided to "stand by" the artist and had "no choice" but to move the book launch and Q and A to The Poly.
S-J Marsden said: "I did so want the event to be held at this vibrant, alternative art space, particularly as it is about to move to a new venue in Penryn.
"This would have been a very exciting event to end their time in Falmouth and we are very sad that we could not resolve our issue. We wish them all the best in their new venue and would love to work with them on future projects.
"The only consolation is that, as the space is bigger, we can give any more tickets than we would have sold at the previous venue to local carers and those with disabilities. As a mother of an autistic son I know how difficult life can be and therefore it is some consolation to make a positive out of this unfortunate situation."
But Ms Hatcher said: "Concerns were also raised over the difficulty of purchasing these tickets online, where the ticket links were widely reported not to be working.
"We were extremely excited about hosting the Pussy Riot book launch and were planning a weekend of free events to coincide with closing down our old premises.
"In December we are moving our studios, gallery and cafe to Penryn, so this is a very busy time that has been made extremely stressful by the poor management of the promoters of this event.
"From the moment the event was announced I have been inundated with enquiries from confused fans asking, 'is this a hoax? Why don't the ticket links work?' and other such easily avoidable questions. I can only hope that the public do not blame the Fish Factory for the shambolic organisation of the promoters.
"In this final piece of correspondence, no mention was made of their earlier ultimatum. We simply had the rug pulled out from under us. We deeply regret the loss of this opportunity to showcase the works of members of Pussy Riot and are truly shocked at the unprofessional behaviour of the organisers at Oberons Island."
Stacey Guthrie was to exhibit recent works from her Housewives With Attitude series.
She said of the incident: "It seems ironic in the extreme that Oberons Island has silenced a female artist in such a way when promoting a group of activists who are internationally renowned for speaking out about the silencing of women artists. You genuinely couldn't make it up."
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It's certainly a unique dining experience - and there's no better time to try it
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Q: Where does the Doctor go after Demons Run? This is probably very obvious but where does the Doctor go after Demons Run? My first thought was that he wanted to rescue Melody but the longer I think about it, the less sense it makes. And why couldn't he take Amy and Rory with him?

A: Most likely what happened is that the Doctor took Amy and Rory home, and then proceeded to time travel at least for a short while because of being distraught over the fact that Amy's child is River Song and that they lost her.
This excerpt is from the Doctor Who list of prequels for season 6 showing evidence supporting this theory as well as showing that the prequel to "Let's Kill Hitler" is indeed canon..

On 15 August 2011, the BBC released a short "prequel" to "Let's Kill Hitler", written by Steven Moffat. In the prequel, Amy calls the Doctor and leaves a message for the Doctor on the TARDIS's answer phone, begging him to find her child, Melody. Though Amy knows Melody will grow up to be River Song, she does not want to miss seeing her grow up. As she ends her message, it is revealed that a very upset Doctor was listening but did not pick up the phone, even though Amy had pleaded for him to

In the beginning of the episode of "Let's Kill Hitler" the Ponds get the attention of the Doctor using crop circles, so he's obviously either looking for Melody by himself or trying to not think about it for the time being.


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25 Days of Bingemas, Day 11: 'Christmas With You'
Freddie Prinze Jr.—and the power of music—is back, baby!
By Jodi Walker Dec 11, 2022, 8:00am EST
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The Ringer's 25 Days of Bingemas is a guide for people who love original holiday movies; it's a guide for people who hate original holiday movies; it's a guide for people who occasionally watch these movies and want more; it's a guide for people who never hope to watch these movies but would like to watch one writer descend into madness as she attempts to differentiate between 25 unique forms of holiday magic, 12 different fake countries, and eight different male leads who make you wonder, "Wait, is that the guy from Mean Girls?" (It isn't, except for that one time when it is.) Every day for the next 25 days, Jodi Walker will feature one of this season's 169 original holiday movies, answering a curated series of questions in order to showcase the genre's masterful formula, the dedication to chaos, and the commitment to consistently widowing lumberjacks that launched an entire genre of TV movie. On the 11th day of Bingemas, we turn our cheerful spirits to …
What are we watching?
Where are we watching it?
Why are we watching it?
Because, per Netflix, "Seeking inspiration for a hit holiday song, a pop star grants a young fan's Christmas wish to meet her—and finds a shot at true love along the way."
How many Vanessa Hudgenses are in this?
All theoretical Vanessa Hudgenses can suck candy canes this time—we got Freddie Prinze Jr. back on our screens, baby! Coincidentally, Freddie's role as Miguel in Christmas With You lined up perfectly with my semi-annual panic-googling of: "Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. still married?" They are! And therefore the social construct of marriage is still worth believing in. Miguel's love interest Angelina is played by Aimee Garcia, who was cast in this role after the producers saw her in the musical episode of Lucifer, a show about the Prince of Darkness, the Lord of Hell, the Devil himself—quite the crossover appeal with Aimee Garcia.
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How believable are the lead characters' ostensible careers?
Angelina is a longtime pop star, but more specifically she is J.Lo. Even more specifically, she is J.Lo's character in Marry Me, who's loosely based on J.Lo herself. And you know what? Aimee Garcia makes it pretty believable that she is a J.Lo character based on the real J.Lo, right down to being 44 but looking 22. On the other hand, Miguel is a high school music teacher who we never see teach music to any students, although we do see him teach music to a longtime pop star (and if you're starring in a movie by or based on J.Lo, that's actually a pretty common career).
Who's dead?
You know this high school math teacher is a widower who's busy planning his adorable daughter Cristina's quinceañera. While practicing one of her quinceañera performances, Cristina uploads herself singing an Angelina song that she says always makes her think about her mom; a song she didn't know that Angelina wrote after her own mother—you guessed it—died.
Is there a building in disrepair, or a business facing financial ruin?
Angelina is definitely a famous pop star, but less so for her music than just generally being famous at this point. It seems like her label is about to drop her, but they throw her one last lifeline in the form of telling her she needs to write an original Christmas song that will be as popular as Mariah Carey's. The idea that the last grasp at staying relevant would be an original Christmas song is pretty ludicrous on its own, but for this original holiday movie to be like, "This song you're about to hear after watching 45 minutes worth of hazy piano montages—yeah, you're gonna be hearing it until the day you die," is a level of audacity you simply have to respect.
How problematic is the meet-cute on a scale of "one saved the other from falling in a snowbank" to "one is the other's boss and they fall in love on a work trip"?
Some original holiday movies are all-magic, or all-death, or all-Santa, but it's rare to find one that is almost entirely meet-cute. First, while avoiding writing her assigned Christmas song, Angelina stumbles upon Cristina's video and decides she needs to reconnect with her fans in order to feel inspired. In tracking down Cristina, Angelina also meets Cristina's cute dad, Miguel: meet-semi-cute number one. While at Cristina's school, it starts snowing so hard that Angelina can no longer drive home, forcing her to stay with Miguel and his family at their charming home for the night: meet-very-cute number two. While at their house, Angelina stumbles upon a Christmas song Miguel has been writing and proposes they co-write her song together, thereby thrusting them together on one tiny piano bench for the foreseeable future: meet-hella-cute number three. It is the turducken of meet-cute tropes, and if you ate this movie, it would give you a cavity that'd absolutely ruin your dentist's Christmas.
Are there any snow-related high jinks?
Oh, the snow in this movie is working hard. First it traps Angelina in town so she has to stay with Miguel, and then, when she's walking into his house, she has to put plastic bags over her heels because "they're Yves Saint Laurent, custom." That is, word for word, a line I heard Lisa Barlow say on this week's Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, so … perfect character beat here for Angelina.
Is there any singing/crafting/baking/blogging?
You know what? There is some singing, but less singing than you'd think given the premise. The movie actually touches down on a pretty nuanced but central part of the creative process: avoiding it entirely. Angelina doesn't want to write this song so badly that she drives out to a small town in a snowstorm to meet a fan. Of course, the simple stylings of Miguel Torres ultimately reawaken her love for music, but as it turns out, actual songwriting involves very little singing. Per the movie, it's mostly just moving your finger around like you're following an invisible bouncing music note, a little humming, and a lot of saying, "Oh yeah, that's good," to your songwriting partner.
How modest are the wardrobe choices?
Speaking of the simple stylings of Miguel Torres, this is the rare case where we have to talk about an original holiday movie not allowing the male lead to be hot. Don't get me wrong, Freddie Prinze Jr. is still hot, but he is being stifled by blandness in a way only female leads usually are. Angelina is a pop star, so she gets to wear plunging necklines and skintight leather pants. I guess because Miguel is a teacher, he's supposed to be nerdy—but nerds should still get to wear tight henleys in holiday movies. Instead, Miguel is often dressed in what can only be described as a crew-neck vest, which I didn't even know was possible until now. But the worst offense is that someone has dyed Freddie Prinze Jr's hair black, when we all know (from hours spent panic-googling) that he is naturally salt and pepper, one of the most handsome things a leading man can be. What gives, Netflix?
Does anything tip the scales from G to PG?
Angelina and Miguel don't kiss until the very end of Christmas With You, but there is a scene where he's teaching her how to make tamales that is … absolutely the closest we'll ever get to hand stuff in one of these holiday movies. Eat your heart out "teaching someone to hold a pool stick" scenes! Ultimately there was more maize than expected in this movie's sexiest scene, but we'll take what we can get.
Did this movie make me cry?
Oh yeah. Pretty steadily from the moment that Miguel tells Cristina how proud he is of her—and how proud her mother would be, sob—just before she walks into her quinceañera, riiiight through Angelina, who ditched her Saturday Night Live Christmas Special performance (an entire plot line in this movie!) to make Cristina's quinceañera and help her nail her baile sorpresa. It really is a very sweet movie, and the music is … listenable!
What is the meaning of Christmas, as stated by the film?
The meaning of Christmas is this Holiday Hot 100 list, with Miguel and Angelina's song sitting at the top of it and absolute chaos and destruction below it.
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-- Module      : Crypto.Hash.SHA
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-- License     : BSD3
--
-- Maintainer  : aseipp@pobox.com
-- Stability   : experimental
-- Portability : portable
--
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--
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--
-- > import qualified Crypto.Hash.SHA as SHA
--
module Crypto.Hash.SHA
       ( -- * Security model
         -- $securitymodel

         -- * Hashing primitives
         sha256 -- :: ByteString -> ByteString
       , sha512 -- :: ByteString -> ByteString
       ) where
import           Data.Word
import           Foreign.C.Types
import           Foreign.Ptr
import           System.IO.Unsafe         (unsafePerformIO)

import           Data.ByteString          (ByteString)
import           Data.ByteString.Internal (create)
import           Data.ByteString.Unsafe   (unsafeUseAsCStringLen)

-- $securitymodel
--
-- The hash functions here are designed to be usable as a strong
-- component of DSA, RSA-PSS, key derivation, hash-based
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-- applications, when instantiated with a given hash below, is the
-- same as the security of the applications against generic
-- attacks. In particular, the hash function is designed to make
-- finding collisions difficult.

-- $setup
-- >>> :set -XOverloadedStrings
-- >>> import Data.ByteString.Base16

-- | Compute a 256-bit (32 byte) digest of an input string.
--
-- Example usage:
--
-- >>> encode $ sha256 "Hello"
-- "185f8db32271fe25f561a6fc938b2e264306ec304eda518007d1764826381969"
sha256 :: ByteString -> ByteString
sha256 xs =
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      c_sha256 out cstr (fromIntegral clen) >> return ()
{-# INLINE sha256 #-}

-- | Compute a 512-bit (64 byte) digest of an input string.
--
-- Example usage:
--
-- >>> encode $ sha512 "Hello"
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sha512 :: ByteString -> ByteString
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      c_sha512 out cstr (fromIntegral clen) >> return ()
{-# INLINE sha512 #-}

--
-- FFI hash binding
--

foreign import ccall unsafe "sha256"
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foreign import ccall unsafe "sha512"
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A new federal law would halt welfare benefit withdrawals at casinos, strip clubs.
Thousands of dollars intended to help needy New Yorkers buy basic necessities like food, shelter, and clothes are being extracted from ATMs in popular vacation spots, including Hawaii, Florida, and Las Vegas, a News 4 I-Team investigation found.
The I-Team analyzed more than seven million ATM withdrawals where cash was obtained using Electronic Benefits Transfer, or EBT, cards from January 2010 through November 2011.
The cards are used to access traditional food stamp benefits along with other cash welfare benefits. Those cash benefits can be extracted by putting the EBT card into an ATM.
The News 4 analysis found more than $6,600 withdrawn in Hawaii, including at a resort in Waikiki.
There have also been withdrawals from ATMs in the Florida Keys, around Disney World and the Daytona International Speedway.
In all, the I-Team analysis showed more than $8.9 million removed from ATMs outside of New York or any of its border states.
That includes nearly $200,000 withdrawn throughout California and more than $34,000 in Las Vegas – some in casinos.
The state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance did not officially comment, but said the amount withdrawn in casinos, liquor stores and strip clubs is minuscule – less than 1 percent -- compared to the more than $5 billion handed out annually.
And, a spokesman pointed out, a majority of welfare recipients use the cards as intended.
The information comes as Congress has passed – and the president has promised to sign -- the payroll tax cut bill, which includes a ban on welfare ATM withdrawals at casinos, liquor stores and strip clubs.
"We're giving people taxpayer dollars so that they can live and exist. We want them to have it, we just want them to spend it correctly, fairly and honestly," said State Sen. Marty Golden, a Republican of Bay Ridge.
Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, said there is no evidence that extracting cash in a vacation destination means a welfare recipient is doing anything wrong. He said lots of needy New Yorkers must travel far distances for low income jobs.


Larry King attends the Friars Club Honors Martin Scorsese With Entertainment Icon Award at Cipriani Wall Street on Sept. 21, 2016, in New York City.
The Cubs better win Game 5 in Los Angeles Thursday night because Larry King says so.
The broadcast legend and die-hard Dodgers fan implied in a tweet Thursday afternoon that the Cubs would have no shot in Games 6 and 7 against probable starters Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill.
"In my opinion, the @Cubs are in a must-win tonight because the @Dodgers have @ClaytonKersh22 pitching on Saturday followed by #RichHill," he tweeted.
King was perched behind home plate for Game 3 and ignited a tweetstorm by people trying to guess what he was chowing down on. Was it ice cream, yogurt, something else?
Larry the Cable Guy tried to use King's appearance at Dodgers Stadium as comedic material: "I missed the NLCS. Tell me, did Larry King throw out the first hip?"


I have a strange relationship with the weather. They say that scent can be highly evocative, and that the slightest whiff of a stray odour can take you back into the distant past, drawing up a moment long buried and thought lost. I have experienced this with scent, it is true, but I also experience it with light; or to be specific, the qualities and moods of daylight.
Now it is important as an architect, photographer or painter to be highly attuned to the qualities of light. I would argue that it is also important to the writer. I have tried to cultivate such awareness, and I suspect I may have succeeded because I am prone to experiencing strange flashbacks when the lighting conditions are just right. Moments ago, when I left the office to get some lunch, the quality of daylight was just so – and immediately I was 13 years old once more, and in the side yard of a neighbour's house in Queensland on a brooding afternoon in early Summer. I was heading for their swimming pool, I remember this distinctly.
The moment was invoked by a combination of the bruised colour of the clouds over Carlton, the thin greyness of the filtered sunlight, the warmth and scent of the air and a myriad of other micro-conditions that all coincidentally aligned to recreate a moment from so long ago.
The impression I gain in such moments is fleeting, and quite spontaneous – the moment is not there, and then it is. The conditions that instigate such a trip down memory lane are infinitely nuanced, with one moment being quite unlike many others; the quality of light changes, too, with the progression of the minutes and the movement of clouds, so a memory invoked in one moment may be gone a short time later, dissipating like vapour.
In my experience, some spaces are well attuned to take advantage of this strange phenomenon, although they are few and far between. The Latrobe Reading Room of the State Library of Victoria is one such space. The skylights are like a lens that focuses the quality of external light, distilling it into a distinct impression on the floor of the chamber. The disposition of the room changes with infinite subtlety as the clouds scud by overhead, and as the sun is covered and uncovered in the heavens. I think this is why I like writing there – it is like being bathed in a distillation of daylight, and it engages my memories, allowing me to tap into that rich vein we all carry within us.
In the same way as the Inuit reportedly have many words for snow (is this true? I wonder), it would be useful if we had a diverse vocabulary for the many, subtle perhaps infinite moods of light. Alas we do not, so the writer must multiply words to convey an impression, one that is perhaps more emotive than it is objective. I have toyed with the idea of making up some words to convey the different moods of daylight, but so far the project hasn't gone beyond idle speculation. I will put it on my backburner list, and give it some more thought.


The CatEye Padrone Smart is a super convenient way to track your ride data. It connects with your smartphone through the CatEye Cycling app, allowing you to keep in the loop while you take a few laps. After your ride, the data is easily uploaded from the app to CatEye Atlas, Strava, and TrainingPeaks. The Padrone is the largest display available, clocking in at 67.5 x 43 x 15.6 mm.
In Mirror mode, the smartphone records data and transmits a copy to the computer. Phone calls and email alerts are also displayed on the computer, so the phone can be kept in sleep mode to preserve the battery. In this mode, the Strada Smart can work with Bluetooth Smart Speed, Cadence, Heart Rate, and Power sensors.
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OLD PARKED CARS.: 1964 Morris Minor 1000.
The English sticker is the best part.
indeed. funny that the two morris minors on here are practically indistinguishable, but at least we have both 2- and 4-door variants documented.
Woh, I didn't even notice that until now. When I saw this in your hood, I actually just figured it was the same car I'd shot before. And I loved it so much, I thought I'd just do a revisited post. You can imagine how pleased I was when I noticed differences between them.
A friend of mine had a brown one like that a couple years ago. It ran incredible, not sure if it had the original engine. I think he did a Toyota 1.8 engine swap to it, to make it more everyday reliable.
It's even right hand drive, nice.
This looks like the British were given blueprints for a beetle and the foreman at the factory said, "no,no, they've got it all wrong. The engine goes 'round the front!"


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It's a rhyming adventure with Big Bird and Murray, Oscar and Elmo, and other friends who are furry!
Press 10 buttons to hear your favorite Sesame characters sing songs, recite poems, and talk to one another - In Stereo!
The interactive storybook comes with attached stereo speakers and a 10-button sound module.
Each vividly illustrated two-page spread features an icon that matches one of the buttons on the sound module.
Board book, 24 pages. Thick, coated pages stand up to repeated use.
Features the voices of Big Bird, Murray, and Oscar the Grouch.
Stereo books feature built-in stereo speakers, so readers feel surrounded by sound.
STAR button in the middle of the sound board stops the sound.


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Lady and the Tramp's Talking Dogs Are Even More Unsettling in the Latest Trailer
Scenes from Lady and the Tramp.
Image: Disney
Disney's Lady and the Tramp isn't just the studio's latest live-action adaptation of an animated classic that we could all just stay at home it watch, it's an unsettling look at the current state of the VFX and animation techniques that are making it possible for animals to talk and emote like humans, which is terrifying to see in action.
Let's say you're a dog person who loves the moments when you can see a furry friend's personality shine through, even though they aren't able to speak and explicitly tell you what they're thinking. It's cute when dogs telegraph their happiness, but the latest Lady and the Tramp trailer demonstrates how downright terrifying it would be if your dog just opened its mouth and make a Valerie Cherish joke in perfect English.
It's a movie about dogs falling in love, sure, but...it's just weird to see so much humanity in animals that are interacting with actual living, breathing people.
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Lady and the Tramp and those nightmarish dog faces will bound onto Disney+ on November 12.
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