Anker Rack is a smart and collapsible clothes rack by Menu, which is suited to many purposes thanks to its minimalist style and slim shape.
The Menu Anker Rack is suitable for use in hotels, offices, restaurants or bedrooms and spacious entrance halls. As the clothes rack itself is kept very slim, it offers a lot of space for all kinds of clothing. Many hangers and coats, or anything else which belongs on the clothes rack can be hung up on the 149 cm long pole.
The 48 x 149 cm platform offers plenty of space for shoes, bags and other loose items.
One great advantage of the clothes rack by Menu is its flexible shape: Anker Rack can be easily stowed away and stored when necessary as it is very flat when folded up. The frame consists of powder-coated steel and has a simple hook system which holds everything together - and also makes folding it up very easy.
Christian Troels and Jonas Birkebæk Poulsen from Studio Anker are responsible for the design. Menu produces the Anker Rack out of powder-coated steel, making the clothes rack markedly stable and resistant. The material guarantees a long-lasting enjoyment of the product.


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Eois roseocincta is a moth in the  family Geometridae. It is found in Guyana.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, slightly deeper yellow along the costa and hind margin. There are many oblique rosy streaks on the costa. The hindwings have a rosy submarginal band, a faint cell spot and a rosy outer line.

References

Moths described in 1908
Eois
Moths of South America

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text:
import mock

import testtools

from neutron_lib.api.definitions import trunk as trunk_api
from neutron_lib import exceptions as n_exc
from neutron_lib.plugins import directory
from neutron_lib.plugins.ml2 import api
from neutron_lib.plugins import utils as plugin_utils
from oslo_utils import uuidutils

from neutron.services.trunk import constants
from neutron.services.trunk import drivers
from neutron.services.trunk import exceptions as trunk_exc
from neutron.services.trunk import plugin as trunk_plugin
from neutron.services.trunk import rules
from neutron.services.trunk import utils as trunk_utils
from neutron.tests import base
from neutron.tests.unit.plugins.ml2 import test_plugin
from neutron.tests.unit.services.trunk import fakes

class SubPortsValidatorTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        super(SubPortsValidatorTestCase, self).setUp()
        self.segmentation_types = {
            constants.VLAN: plugin_utils.is_valid_vlan_tag}
        self.context = mock.ANY

        mock.patch.object(rules.SubPortsValidator, '_get_port_mtu',
                          return_value=None).start()
        mock.patch.object(rules.SubPortsValidator, '_prepare_subports',
                          return_value=None).start()

    def test_validate_subport_subport_and_trunk_shared_port_id(self):
        shared_id = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
        validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
            self.segmentation_types,
            [{'port_id': shared_id,
              'segmentation_type': 'vlan',
              'segmentation_id': 2}],
            shared_id)
        self.assertRaises(trunk_exc.ParentPortInUse,
                          validator.validate, self.context)

    def test_validate_subport_invalid_vlan_id(self):
        validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
            self.segmentation_types,
            [{'port_id': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
              'segmentation_type': 'vlan',
              'segmentation_id': 5000}])
        self.assertRaises(n_exc.InvalidInput,
                          validator.validate,
                          self.context)

    def test_validate_subport_vlan_id_not_an_int(self):
        validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
            self.segmentation_types,
            [{'port_id': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
              'segmentation_type': 'vlan',
              'segmentation_id': 'IamNotAnumber'}])
        self.assertRaises(n_exc.InvalidInput,
                          validator.validate,
                          self.context)

    def test_validate_subport_valid_vlan_id_as_string(self):
        validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
            self.segmentation_types,
            [{'port_id': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
              'segmentation_type': 'vlan',
              'segmentation_id': '2'}])
        with mock.patch.object(rules.TrunkPortValidator, 'validate') as f:
            validator.validate(self.context)
            f.assert_called_once_with(self.context, parent_port=False)

    def test_validate_subport_subport_invalid_segmentation_type(self):
        validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
            self.segmentation_types,
            [{'port_id': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
              'segmentation_type': 'fake',
              'segmentation_id': 100}])
        self.assertRaises(n_exc.InvalidInput,
                          validator.validate,
                          self.context)

    def test_validate_subport_missing_segmentation_type(self):
        validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
            self.segmentation_types,
            [{'port_id': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
              'segmentation_id': 100}])
        self.assertRaises(n_exc.InvalidInput,
                          validator.validate,
                          self.context)

    def test_validate_subport_missing_segmentation_id(self):
        validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
            self.segmentation_types,
            [{'port_id': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
              'segmentation_type': 'fake'}])
        self.assertRaises(n_exc.InvalidInput,
                          validator.validate,
                          self.context)

    def test_validate_subport_missing_port_id(self):
        validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
            self.segmentation_types,
            [{'segmentation_type': 'fake',
            'segmentation_id': 100}])
        self.assertRaises(n_exc.InvalidInput,
                          validator.validate,
                          self.context, basic_validation=True)

class SubPortsValidatorPrepareTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        super(SubPortsValidatorPrepareTestCase, self).setUp()
        self.segmentation_types = {
            constants.VLAN: plugin_utils.is_valid_vlan_tag}
        self.context = mock.ANY

        mock.patch.object(rules.SubPortsValidator, '_get_port_mtu',
                          return_value=None).start()

    def test__prepare_subports_raise_no_provider_ext(self):
        validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
            self.segmentation_types,
            [{'port_id': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
              'segmentation_type': 'inherit'}])
        self.assertRaises(n_exc.InvalidInput,
                          validator._prepare_subports,
                          self.context)

class SubPortsValidatorMtuSanityTestCase(test_plugin.Ml2PluginV2TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        super(SubPortsValidatorMtuSanityTestCase, self).setUp()
        self.segmentation_types = {
            constants.VLAN: plugin_utils.is_valid_vlan_tag}

    def test_validate_subport_mtu_same_as_trunk(self):
        self._test_validate_subport_trunk_mtu(1500, 1500)

    def test_validate_subport_mtu_smaller_than_trunks(self):
        self._test_validate_subport_trunk_mtu(500, 1500)

    def test_validate_subport_mtu_greater_than_trunks(self):
        self._test_validate_subport_trunk_mtu(1500, 500)

    def test_validate_subport_mtu_unset_trunks_set(self):
        self._test_validate_subport_trunk_mtu(None, 500)

    def test_validate_subport_mtu_set_trunks_unset(self):
        self._test_validate_subport_trunk_mtu(500, None)

    def test_validate_subport_mtu_set_trunks_net_exception(self):
        self._test_validate_subport_trunk_mtu(1500, 'exc')

    def _test_validate_subport_trunk_mtu(
            self, subport_net_mtu, trunk_net_mtu):
        plugin = directory.get_plugin()
        orig_get_network = plugin.get_network
        orig_get_networks = plugin.get_networks

        def get_networks_adjust_mtu(*args, **kwargs):
            res = orig_get_networks(*args, **kwargs)
            res[0][api.MTU] = subport_net_mtu
            return res

        def get_network_adjust_mtu(*args, **kwargs):
            res = orig_get_network(*args, **kwargs)
            if res['name'] == 'net_trunk':
                if trunk_net_mtu == 'exc':
                    raise n_exc.NetworkNotFound(net_id='net-id')
                res[api.MTU] = trunk_net_mtu
            elif res['name'] == 'net_subport':
                res[api.MTU] = subport_net_mtu
            return res

        with self.network('net_trunk') as trunk_net,\
            self.subnet(network=trunk_net) as trunk_subnet,\
            self.port(subnet=trunk_subnet) as trunk_port,\
            self.network('net_subport') as subport_net,\
            self.subnet(network=subport_net) as subport_subnet,\
            self.port(subnet=subport_subnet) as subport,\
            mock.patch.object(plugin, "get_network",
                              side_effect=get_network_adjust_mtu),\
            mock.patch.object(plugin, "get_networks",
                              side_effect=get_networks_adjust_mtu):
            trunk = {'port_id': trunk_port['port']['id'],
                     'tenant_id': 'test_tenant',
                     'sub_ports': [{'port_id': subport['port']['id'],
                                    'segmentation_type': 'vlan',
                                    'segmentation_id': 2}]}

            validator = rules.SubPortsValidator(
                self.segmentation_types, trunk['sub_ports'], trunk['port_id'])

            if subport_net_mtu is None or trunk_net_mtu is None:
                validator.validate(self.context)
            elif subport_net_mtu == 'exc' or trunk_net_mtu == 'exc':
                validator.validate(self.context)
            elif subport_net_mtu <= trunk_net_mtu:
                validator.validate(self.context)
            else:
                self.assertRaises(trunk_exc.SubPortMtuGreaterThanTrunkPortMtu,
                                  validator.validate, self.context)

class TrunkPortValidatorTestCase(test_plugin.Ml2PluginV2TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        super(TrunkPortValidatorTestCase, self).setUp()
        self.drivers_patch = mock.patch.object(drivers, 'register').start()
        self.compat_patch = mock.patch.object(
            trunk_plugin.TrunkPlugin, 'check_compatibility').start()
        self.trunk_plugin = trunk_plugin.TrunkPlugin()
        self.trunk_plugin.add_segmentation_type(constants.VLAN,
                                                plugin_utils.is_valid_vlan_tag)

    def test_validate_port_parent_in_use_by_trunk(self):
        with self.port() as trunk_parent:
            trunk = {'port_id': trunk_parent['port']['id'],
                     'tenant_id': 'test_tenant',
                     'sub_ports': []}
            self.trunk_plugin.create_trunk(
                self.context, {trunk_api.ALIAS: trunk})
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(trunk_parent['port']['id'])
            self.assertRaises(trunk_exc.ParentPortInUse,
                              validator.validate,
                              self.context)

    def test_validate_port_id_in_use_by_unrelated_trunk(self):
        with self.port() as trunk_parent,\
                 self.port() as subport:
            trunk = {'port_id': trunk_parent['port']['id'],
                     'tenant_id': 'test_tenant',
                     'sub_ports': [{'port_id': subport['port']['id'],
                                    'segmentation_type': 'vlan',
                                    'segmentation_id': 2}]}
            self.trunk_plugin.create_trunk(
                self.context, {trunk_api.ALIAS: trunk})
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(subport['port']['id'])
            self.assertRaises(trunk_exc.TrunkPortInUse,
                              validator.validate,
                              self.context)

    def test_validate_port_has_binding_host(self):
        with self.port() as port:
            core_plugin = directory.get_plugin()
            port['port']['binding:host_id'] = 'host'
            core_plugin.update_port(self.context, port['port']['id'], port)
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(port['port']['id'])
            self.assertTrue(validator.is_bound(self.context))

    def test_validate_for_subport_calls_check(self):
        with self.port() as port:
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(port['port']['id'])
            with mock.patch.object(validator, "check_not_in_use") as f:
                validator.validate(self.context, parent_port=False)
                f.assert_called_once_with(self.context)

    def test_validate_port_cannot_be_trunked_raises(self):
        with self.port() as port, \
             mock.patch.object(rules.TrunkPortValidator,
                               "can_be_trunked_or_untrunked",
                               return_value=False), \
             testtools.ExpectedException(trunk_exc.ParentPortInUse):
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(port['port']['id'])
            validator.validate(self.context)

    def test_can_be_trunked_or_untrunked_returns_false(self):
        # need to trigger a driver registration
        fakes.FakeDriverCanTrunkBoundPort.create()
        self.trunk_plugin = trunk_plugin.TrunkPlugin()
        directory.add_plugin('trunk', self.trunk_plugin)
        with self.port() as port:
            core_plugin = directory.get_plugin()
            port['port']['binding:host_id'] = 'host'
            core_plugin.update_port(self.context, port['port']['id'], port)
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(port['port']['id'])
            # port cannot be trunked because of binding mismatch
            self.assertFalse(
                validator.can_be_trunked_or_untrunked(self.context))

    def test_can_be_trunked_or_untrunked_returns_true(self):
        # need to trigger a driver registration
        fakes.FakeDriverCanTrunkBoundPort.create()
        self.trunk_plugin = trunk_plugin.TrunkPlugin()
        directory.add_plugin('trunk', self.trunk_plugin)
        with self.port() as port, \
                mock.patch.object(trunk_utils, "is_driver_compatible",
                                  return_value=True) as g:
            core_plugin = directory.get_plugin()
            port['port']['binding:host_id'] = 'host'
            core_plugin.update_port(self.context, port['port']['id'], port)
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(port['port']['id'])
            self.assertTrue(
                validator.can_be_trunked_or_untrunked(self.context))
            self.assertTrue(g.call_count)

    def test_can_be_trunked_or_untrunked_unbound_port(self):
        with self.port() as port:
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(port['port']['id'])
            self.assertTrue(
                validator.can_be_trunked_or_untrunked(self.context))

    def test_can_be_trunked_or_untrunked_raises_conflict(self):
        d1 = fakes.FakeDriver.create()
        d2 = fakes.FakeDriverWithAgent.create()
        self.trunk_plugin = trunk_plugin.TrunkPlugin()
        directory.add_plugin('trunk', self.trunk_plugin)
        self.trunk_plugin._drivers = [d1, d2]
        with self.port() as port, \
                mock.patch.object(trunk_utils, "is_driver_compatible",
                                  return_value=True):
            core_plugin = directory.get_plugin()
            port['port']['binding:host_id'] = 'host'
            core_plugin.update_port(self.context, port['port']['id'], port)
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(port['port']['id'])
            self.assertRaises(
                trunk_exc.TrunkPluginDriverConflict,
                validator.can_be_trunked_or_untrunked, self.context)

    def test_check_not_in_use_pass(self):
        with self.port() as port:
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(port['port']['id'])
            self.assertIsNone(validator.check_not_in_use(
                self.context))

    def test_check_not_in_use_raises(self):
        with self.port() as port:
            core_plugin = directory.get_plugin()
            port['port']['device_id'] = 'foo_device_id'
            core_plugin.update_port(self.context, port['port']['id'], port)
            validator = rules.TrunkPortValidator(port['port']['id'])
            self.assertRaises(n_exc.PortInUse,
                              validator.check_not_in_use, self.context)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Small chip bottom left corner, very small glaze chip bottom edge, other minor marks.
• Dimensions: 4" x 4"
A very rare tile, a tubelined dutch windmill scene by George Cartlidge, well tubelined and painted in nine glaze colours.
From the Tony Johnson Collection, great-grandson of George Cartlidge and author of The Morris Ware, Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, this the actual tile shown on page 16 of the book.
Verso very clean, embossed Sherwin & Cotton, H & R Johnson etc.


text:
July 19, 2019 | Angie Helton | Northeast Media Associates
TD BEACH TO BEACON 10K TO HOST SPORTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM ON HEALTH CHALLENGES FOR TODAY'S ENDURANCE ATHLETE ON JULY 31
Sponsored by MaineHealth, the free event at MMC's Dana Center Auditorium in Portland features expert speakers and is designed for runners and medical personnel
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (July 18, 2019) –A range of health topics for runners will be discussed as part of a Sports Medicine Symposium on Wednesday, July 31st at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Attendees will hear informative presentations on the challenges and rewards of maintaining fitness across the lifespan, heart health and running, and one runner's story of his journey through heart disease.
Presented by the medical team for the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race and sponsored by MaineHealth, the symposium will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Dana Center Auditorium at Maine Medical Center. The free event, which kicks off race weekend, is appropriate for runners, medical personnel, and anyone interested in running and wellness.
Featured speakers include:
Joan Benoit Samuelson, Gold medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics, founder of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race and two-time Boston Marathon winner
Patrick Hohl, DO, FACC, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Director, MaineHealth Sports Cardiology Program
Dave McGillivray, Road Race Director – Boston Marathon and TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race, athletic philanthropist, author and motivational speaker
Mylan Cohen, MD, Medical Director for Cardiology Imaging and Diagnostics at Maine Medical Center and Co-Medical Director, TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race
Scott Buchanan, MD, Co-Director of the MMC Advanced Valve Disease Clinic at Maine Medical Center and member of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race Medical Planning Committee
The symposium will feature four presentations:
6:00 PM – Age, Running and the Challenges of Lifetime Fitness, Joan Benoit Samuelson
6:30 PM – The Heart of the Masters Athlete: Running from (and with) heart disease, Patrick Hohl, DO
6:45 PM – Fit vs. Healthy: My Story, Dave McGillivray
7:15 PM – Panel Discussion and Q&A, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Patrick Hohl, DO, Dave McGillivray, Mylan Cohen, MD and Scott Buchanan, MD
To reserve a spot, contact Chris Troyanos at troyanos@comcast.net. Light snacks will be provided. The event is sponsored by the TD Beach to Beacon Medical Team and MaineHealth. CEUs and CMEs are available.
"This program is a great way to keep runners informed about health and fitness while also providing valuable information to our medical community," Troyanos said. "We are grateful to MaineHealth enough for helping make this event possible once again. It's going to an informative, exciting evening."
The medical tent at the TD Beach to Beacon 10K brings together physicians, EMTs, nurses and other medical professionals from across the region who volunteer their time to provide top-notch medical care to runners. The TD Beach to Beacon is considered one of the safest 10Ks in the world, Troyanos said.
The TD Beach to Beacon, set for August 3, draws runners from throughout the region and the world to picturesque Cape Elizabeth. The race begins near the Crescent Beach entrance on Route 77, winds along tree-lined streets and past breathtaking ocean vistas and ends in Fort Williams Park at the historic Portland Head Light, the most photographed lighthouse in the world.
More than $90,000 in prize money is awarded to the top finishers and place winners in the various categories for men and women, and a separate $30,000 donation is provided each year by the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, to The Telling Room, the race beneficiary.
For additional information about the race, visit www.beach2beacon.org,
and find the TD Beach to Beacon on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Media Contact: Angie Helton at 207-653-0365 or angie@nemediaassociates.com.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


MasterChef is a blast to watch. 100 people from all walks of life compete with each other, week after week, in hopes of becoming the next MasterChef. Kristien and I have faithfully watched both seasons and we're super excited for the third season. Chefs must learn skills or cook with specific ingredients, then they are judged by Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, and Graham Elliot. We'd probably both pee our pants if faced with being criticized by the judges, so we've gotta give major props to all the contestants.
Starting watching the season premiere on 6/4/12 at 9 pm that continues on 6/5/12 at 9 pm, also. Root, root, root for the home team! We hope the judges go pretty easy on them and that they kick it seriously. The final 18 contestants will be revealed on June 11.
Thanks for the shout out guys! I hope you all enjoy the season :-) It was an amazing experience.
You got balls, that's all we've gotta say. :) It's awesome to put yourself out there in such a contest. You're the best of the best, that's gotta feel great! Look forward to each episode. :) Be in touch, okay? :) We're excited about the prospects of your pizza adventure.


text:
Follow @ACLU_SoCal
Criminal Justice and Drug Policy Reform
Freedom of Speech and Government Transparency
Gender Equity, Women's Rights, & Reproductive Justice
California Values Act (SB 54)
Free Public Education in California
Lactation Rights at Work
Access to CA Police Records
Tenants' Speech Rights
Students Experiencing Homelessness
Racial Justice Framework
Innovation Funds for LAUSD Students
Abuse and Neglect in Orange County Emergency Shelters
Johnson v. L.A. Sheriff's Department
Adlerstein v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Safuto v. City of Los Angeles
Strengthen Reproductive Care for People in Jails (AB 732)
The Body Camera Accountability Act (AB 1215)
Repeal Sentence Enhancement for Prior 1 Year Convictions (SB 136)
New Year, New Gym: Is your gym trans-inclusive?
ICE and CBP Are Secretly Tracking Us Using Stingrays. We're Suing.
An Open Letter to California Officials: Housing First
ACLU Takes Action Against Orange County for Unlawful Transfers to ICE
ACLU Statement on Court Decision Upholding CA Sanctuary Law
D.A. Candidates in Los Angeles Hold First Debate
ACLU Events
Costs of Injustice: How Criminal System Fees Are Hurting Los Angeles County Families
Annual Report 2018 - 2019
The Right to Know: How to Fulfill the Public's Right of Access to Police Records
Senior Organizer – Activist Engagement & Development Project
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) seeks a Senior Organizer to develop and implement engagement plans and programs to build an active and sustaining base of ACLU SoCal volunteers to work alongside us to win civil rights and civil liberties campaigns throughout the Southern California region. The Senior Organizer position is an essential part of the Activist Engagement and Development (AED) project, which is a part of the Advocacy Department.
Founded in 1923, the ACLU SoCal has been at the forefront of many major efforts to protect civil liberties, civil rights, and equal justice in California. Principled and nonpartisan, ACLU SoCal has offices in Los Angeles, Orange County (Santa Ana), the Inland Empire (San Bernardino), and Kern County (Bakersfield). ACLU SoCal tackles a vast array of issues, including criminal justice, police practices, First Amendment rights, gender equity and reproductive justice, LGBTQ rights, immigrants' rights, education equity, and economic justice.
Under the supervision of the Activist Engagement and Development Director (AEDD), the Senior Organizer will be responsible for creating and executing an annual work plan with quarterly goals designed to promote volunteer and member participation in priority campaigns and in priority geographic regions; build an active, diverse, and inclusive base of volunteers who can be mobilized to participate in meetings, chapter-led activities, rallies, hearings, lobby visits and delegations; and create a volunteer leadership development process that identifies and supports volunteer leaders to lead work with their elected officials and help move ACLU policy reform goals. The Senior Organizer will work in collaboration with lawyers, policy advocates, and issue-specific organizers, as well as the ACLU SoCal Advocacy and Communications and Media Advocacy (CMA) departments to implement a leadership ladder of engagement, constituent relationship management (CRM) and intersectional issue organizing tools (trainings and briefings) to increase membership power in each region.
The Senior Organizer will provide guidance and mentorship as it relates to carrying out the goals and objectives of the AED project. The Senior Organizer is expected to model professional workplace behavior and standards, and clearly and enthusiastically demonstrate guiding principles of integrity, respect, accountability, compassion and leadership.
The position requires a willingness to work beyond a standard 7.5 hour workday, including evening and weekend meetings and events. Work weeks in excess of 37.5 hours are anticipated to be common, including travel to meet with volunteers across the Southern California region.
CAMPAIGNS TO BUILD POWER
Create and implement strategic work plans aligned with priority policy campaigns to recruit and engage volunteers and identify volunteer leaders that will take the lead to expand community support on specific campaigns that grow enduring power in priority geographic regions.
Work with issue-specific organizers to identify and implement organizing opportunities to increase volunteer engagement and strategic leadership involvement that
support ACLU SoCal priorities and aligned coalition activities
utilize event tools such as meetings, chapter led activities, community briefings, issue trainings, Know Your Rights (KYR) leader led trainings, and other innovative strategies to grow ACLU's base, and
fuel field/phone work to achieve civic engagement outreach, education, and other campaign mobilizations to win campaigns.
Work with the CMA Department to create content and coordinate consistent messaging to grow the organizing program, recruit and engage volunteers through strategic use of digital tools and other communication mediums to promote engagement, grow the organizing program, and move volunteers up the ladder of engagement.
Meet monthly and quarterly goals to identify, develop, and increase the number of volunteers on the ladder of engagement who work as part of a team to lead increased recruitment and mobilization efforts to build power in their respective regions to advance ACLU SoCal policy and program agenda.
Create plans and programs with volunteer leaders for them to sustain volunteer engagement and recruit ACLU supporters to grow power in target regions.
Work with AEDD and Chapter Manager to develop a leadership training program that helps identified leaders wanting to grow organizational power succeed through trainings and coaching on lobbying, campaigns, outreach/recruitment, tactics, event planning, communications, etc.
ORGANIZING TO BUILD POWER
Implement organizing tools that build power, such as community briefings, trainings and events, to bridge issue work around priority policies with leadership led turnout to build awareness and engage with volunteers and commit them to take action to advance issues.
Utilize CRM to add, track and move leaders through a ladder of engagement through campaign related actions in target regions, mobilizations and skill training programs that result in leaders moving their networks to advance ACLU priorities.
Participate in planning and implementation of annual ACLU of California Conference and Lobby Day and recruit ACLU leader cohort to develop their issue and organizing skills and implement a work plan to further engage them in local actions to advance priority campaigns.
Implement organizing and regional power building program using one-on-one visits and house/organizing meetings with identified volunteers in target regions to further build relationships, identify and test leadership potential, move them up the ladder of engagement and develop specific roles in their region that contribute to building ACLU SoCal power in their region.
Meet monthly and quarterly goals to move volunteers in target regions up the ladder of engagement.
10 years of experience in organizing and leadership development.
Collaborative approach to working with colleagues.
Extremely strong project and time management skill, attention to detail, and ability to set and meet deadlines, including demonstrated capacity to manage and prioritize competing projects.
Ability to plan and implement activist/volunteer opportunities such as phone banks with very limited guidance from supervisor, including developing a timeline, recruiting, adapting past training materials, managing logistics and following up with participants.
In consultation with supervisor or other colleagues, ability to conceptualize and draft high-quality activist materials, toolkits, and trainings.
Excellent judgment, dependable, punctual and able to maintain a high level of confidentiality about campaign strategy and other intellectual property and legal matters.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including excellent interpersonal skills.
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One thing that actress Chrissy Metz wasn't expecting of her newfound fame is that conversations about her character and the storylines on the smash hit This Is Us would become an almost daily occurrence.
The show is a real tearjerker and not just the occasional kind. Almost every single episode leaves the viewer feeling emotionally exposed and fragile. The subject matter that is dealt with on the show ranges from body image, familial loss, addiction, adoption and most recently, miscarriage.
Metz's character Kate, suffers a miscarriage, in a raw episode that highlights a specific type of pain and grief that is often not showcased on a visible platform. After all, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in a miscarriage but they are largely suffered in silence.
Metz has come to realize and understand that the way the show touches people's lives and hearts will be obvious when they speak about it.
"It's very often, if not probably on a daily basis that I cry with strangers, whether it's in a bathroom or in the chip aisle at Target. Whether they've adopted a new baby, or there's a high school friend I recently went and saw during Thanksgiving, and his wife had triplets and they lost one of the babies," explains the 37-year-old actress.
What's so great about the show and its emotional resonance is that the storylines aren't too far-fetched. People actually experience these type of heartbreaking and challenging scenarios all of the time. Its called life and it can be a struggle for us all.
Metz is proud that a piece of art can be such a relatable experience and impact so many different people's lives in such a meaningful way. This allows so many people to have the courage to really open up and process some of the struggles they've gone through when they see it displayed on their television screen.
Following the heartbreak that Kate and fiance Toby went through losing the baby, it seems that the characters are going to try for a baby and attempt to get pregnant again when they are ready. So that will likely be a storyline that is tackled in the upcoming weeks or months.


According to a Punch Metro report, some 200 people were allegedly killed in the Gashish and Ropp districts of Plateau State on Sunday, during an attack that took place in some 11 communities by suspected Fulani herders.
Subsequently, the Plateau State Government imposed a curfew from twilight until dawn in the local government areas of Riyom, Barkin Ladi and Jos South.
Although there were rumors that some soldiers might be missing, the Commander of the Special Military Task Force with the code name Operation Safe Haven, Major General Anthony Atolagbe said, "It is not true, no soldier died and no soldier has disappeared" .
The decision, according to the government, was to avoid a new collapse of law and order.
A brief statement issued on Sunday by the Secretary of the State Government, Rufus Bature, said that the movement was restricted from 6:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m., except for those who are in essential functions. "
It was said that the attack had been launched in Xland, Gindin Akwati, Ruku, Nghar, Kura Falls and Kakuruk, all in the district of Gashish. The communities were completely sacked by the attackers, according to reports.
Other areas affected by the attack included Rakok, Kok and Razat in the Ropp district.
The chairman, the Committee of Public Accounts and Petitions in the House of Representatives of Plateau State representing Barkin Ladi, Peter Gyendeng, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, said the attack was "a declaration of war" for his district.
He claimed that "mercenaries" have been hired to go kill people in Barkin Ladi LGA.
Gyendeng said: "In fact, the casualty rate is hundreds, it is more than 100. In one place, it is above 51, in another, more than 32 and even in another area, it is the same.
"For now, based on what we have on land and in the corpses we have been receiving, there are probably more than 200 casualties."
"In total, around 11 villages were attacked and our people are there trying to determine the number of deaths, the casualty rate is over 200 and the count (of the corpses) is still going on.
"This is war, it's a declaration of war against my people." The war has been declared by Barkin Ladi LGA completely.
"There are mercenaries who have been hired to come and kill people in Barkin Ladi LGA.
"The killing began around 11:00 p.m. The last night (Saturday) until this (Sunday) morning, and the killing is still going on."
When we communicated with him, the spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, Matthias Tyopev, an assistant superintendent of the police, confirmed the murders to our correspondent, saying that "11 bodies have been recovered and no arrests made." .
He identified the 11 corpses as those of Dalyop Vanode, Dom Danladi, Bururu Wade, Joju Rala, Titus Danladi, Bitrus Malat, Alu Matir, Noron on Monday, Cecilia Yohana, Dam Bulus and Ladi Danladi.


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JVP mediation brings solace to fishermen in Trinco
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The issues fishermen who used 'draw nets' for their fishing in Trincomalee District confronted due to construction of unauthorized hotels in the area were solved with the involvement of the JVP say reports.
The issue was referred to the District Secretary after a discussion Maneyaweli Fisheries Association in Trincomalee had with the All Ceylon General Fishermen's Federation.
Accordingly, discussions were held by W.S.T. Fernando, Nakeshwaran, Kamalendran and Windaran from Maneyaweli Fisheries Association and Arun Hemachandran from All Ceylon General Fishermen's Federation and the District Secretary A. Pushpakumara.
Several agreements had been reached and the District Secretary has promised to remove all unauthorized constructions within two weeks so that fishermen could engage in their livelihood without any hindrance.
Arjun Mahendran flees
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Former Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka Arjun Mahendran, the main suspect of the bond scam of the Central Bank, has fled the country when the report of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) is to be presented to Parliament tomorrow (28th) say reports.
According to Airport sources Arjun Mahendran has left the country a few hours ago.
According to them he has left to Singapore in an Emirates flight that left KIA at 3.12 p.m. today.
Bring justice to Jaffna students without leaving room for communalists – SSU
October 27, 2016 by NHL Werasinghe 1 Comment
Two students of Jaffna University were shot dead by police while the students were riding a motorbike and five police officers who were on duty at the time were arrested and remanded.
However, statements made by the police regarding the incident show there is an attempt to conceal the true facts on the incident and the delay in investigations has allowed communalist groups in the North as well as in the South to use the incident as a cat's paw to spread communalism states a communiqué released by the Socialist Students' Union (SSU) with the signature of its National Organizer Rangana Devapriya.
The communiqué demands the government to prevent the attempt to sweep the incident under the carpet and take legal action against all those who were involved in the undemocratic act.


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TCU to conclude homestand with New Mexico series
Fresh off their fifth-straight win and a two-game sweep of UT-Pan American, No. 15 TCU will conclude their 13-game homestand against Mountain West Conference-rival New Mexico.
The Frogs (20-9, 5-1 MWC) are in the middle of a stretch of five games in six days. The seven-inning performance of junior pitcher Erik Miller in a 2-0 in over UT-Pan American Tuesday may pay dividends in the upcoming weekend series with New Mexico after junior Kyle Starratt was scratched from his slated start Wednesday against the Broncs.
"Having five games this week, we needed a starting pitcher to go and be out there for a while," head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle said. "I needed [Miller], to go at least seven, and he did a great job of that."
TCU added more freshman pitching depth, however, after Schlossnagle decided to pull freshman Nick Frey's redshirt status and play him Wednesday after Starrat could not pitch. The decision resulted in a 5-1 victory and the first collegiate victory in Frey's career.
"I think the story of the last two nights has been outstanding starting pitching from two guys who weren't even projected starters coming into this season, along with great defense," Schlossnagle said. "We had one error tonight, but I thought we played really good defense in the infield.
"Nick Frey wasn't in the discussion for anything 36 hours ago, we had planned on redshirting him and he comes out and gives us a great effort today and is now firmly in the mix."
TCU limited the Broncs to one run in 18 innings while TCU has held opponents to two runs per game during their current win streak. TCU has also won eight out of their past 10 games, all of which have been at Lupton Stadium.
The Frogs have also averaged six runs per game within the last five contests.
"It seems like at the beginning of the year everything we hit was being caught, whether it was hard or soft," said junior center fielder Aaron Schultz, who hit a two RBI single in Wednesday's victory. "To get my hit to fall [Wednesday] was lucky, but it scored a couple runs and put us on the board and we got rolling from there."
The Lobos (9-20, 4-2 MWC) have struggled during a five game losing streak in series against Gonzaga and No. 22 Arizona. The Lobos scored a total of 18 runs within the last five games while Gonzaga torched the Lobos for 17 runs in one game during that stretch.
Series notes
Friday's game with the Lobos will be the 45th time TCU and UNM have met – TCU holds a 32-12 advantage over UNM.
Since joining the MWC in 2006, the Frogs are 18-5 against the Lobos.
TCU went 3-1 against New Mexico in 2010.
The Frogs are 11-4 against UNM in Lupton Stadium, while the Lobos last won a series against TCU in Fort Worth in 2008.
Following the UNM weekend series TCU will take on No. 10 Oklahoma Tuesday in Norman, Okla. for their first away game since March 20. The Oklahoma game will be the first of a home and away series with TCU. OU will come to Fort Worth to meet their end of the deal on April 26 at Lupton Stadium.
No. 15 TCU vs. New Mexico
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Lupton Stadium
Probable starters: Kyle Winkler (5-1, 1.05 ERA) vs. Jake McCasland (1-3, 5.36 ERA)
TV: The Mtn. (Live)
Radio: 88.7-FM KTCU
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When: 4 p.m. Saturday
Probable starters: Matt Purke (3-1, 1.16 ERA) vs. Alexis Garza (0-1, 3.27 ERA)
When: 1 p.m. Sunday
Probable starters: Steven Maxwell (4-0, 3.21 ERA) vs. Rudy Jaramillo (2-3, 4.50 ERA)
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The Strange Oeuvre of Coffin Joe, Part 1
Update 1/30/15 - 2/12/17: It's update time, boys and girls! Synapse has just released their Coffin Joe Trilogy 3-DVD set. How are the transfers? What are the extras? Is there anything new? Should we replace our previous editions? Let's have a look! Oh, and I have also updated Part 2, but most of the pertinent new Synapse stuff is covered here in part 1.
Collecting José Mojica Marins movies can be almost as weird and confusing as the films themselves. You'll find yourself encountering unreleased films, double-dips, alternate aspect ratios and untranslated imports. It's as frustrating as it is fun. Marins is a Brazillian exploitation director best known for his iconic horror character Zé do Caixão, or Coffin Joe to us English speakers. His work practically defines the concept "not for everyone," but if you're of the right mindset, there's a lot to be appreciated in his ambitious films, especially the Coffin Joe titles. When you get past those, you're really putting on your "I Am a Curiosity Seeker" hat.
His films are primarily available in three main DVD collections (though there's more, and we'll get to them, too). The Coffin Joe Trilogy from Fantoma came out first in 2002, after their success and notoriety via a series of VHS tapes from Something Weird. The titles were all sold separately or available together in a pretty wicked awesome coffin-shaped boxed set. Each DVD also came with a cool, reprint of a Coffin Joe comic book, and you got a bonus fourth if you got the coffin set. It's now long out of print, but was reissued in Australia in 2011 with the same transfers and extras, minus only the coffin box and comic books.
Soon after, Marins released a huge boxed set of elaborate special editions through Cinemagia in Brazil called Coleção Zé do Caixão. A lot of it was untranslated, including most of the extras (we'll get into all those specifics, don't worry), but the films were, and it included several more titles than the original trilogy. Then, in 2009, in conjunction with the release of his Marins' comeback film, Anchor Bay released another boxed set in the UK called The Coffin Joe Collection, which included most of the same titles, but also had a few exclusives.
And now in 2017, we have Synapse's The Coffin Joe Trilogy, which features the original two Coffin Joe films, plus his 2008 comeback, Embodiment of Evil, as opposed to the Fantoma set, which included Awakening Of the Beast as its third entry. It also has more extras that the Fantoma set, much of which comes from the Cinemagia box. Though fan hopes that they'd add subtitles to all the wonderful features there that lacked subtitles are mostly dashed; Synapse did at least do a little something. But more on all the specifics as we come to them.
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul is the debut of Coffin Joe from 1963, the first of the trilogy. Here we're introduced to the evil undertaker (played by Marins himself) who keeps a small village under his thumb and is determined to find the perfect mate to give him a heir. He defies God by eating lamb on Good Friday and screaming monologues at the sky, treats people terribly, kidnaps potential concubines and even murders those who oppose him. It's a weird and original story, and Joe is a fantastic character. Opposed to those great elements are a low budget and non-professional filmmaking techniques as Brazil really didn't have a film industry. The flaws will drive most people far away from these films, but those remaining will have a huge grin on their face. This is something wild.
Fantoma first, Cinemagia second, Anchor Bay third and Synapse fourth.
The original Fantoma set boasted of their 1.66:1 widescreen transfer from the 35mm negative and supervised by Marins himself. Unfortunately, the discs are non-anamorphic, but I guess with 1.66 you can just about get away with that; but they're still going to look window-boxed on your widescreen TVs. I'm sure they look heaps better than the old video tapes, but they still look soft and dirty and sound hissy. I imagine the condition of the original elements have a lot to do with that. Anyway, the Cinemagia transfer looks almost identical, but a bit brighter and softer. And as we can see the Anchor Bay set is very different, being both unmatted at about 1.25:1, and... yellow. The Synapse is fullscreen but at a more traditional 1.33:1 and without the yellow tinting. It has deeper blacks, like the Fantoma (as opposed to the faded Cinemagia), and it also seems to have been a bit cleaned up - note the absence of most of the dust and dirt in the sky - but possibly at the cost of smoothing some grain. That may be why Syanpse opted to make these DVD only, where the grain doesn't really bear out no matter what you do, anyway.
Marins supervised the matted, widescreen sets, and used them for his own box, so it seems likely that the letterboxed is his preferred AR. But there's at least some curiosity value in the full frame viewing. And who knows? Maybe matting it was revisionist. It's also important to point out that the subtitles are removable on the Fantoma, Cinemagia and Synapse sets, but burned into the print on the AB set.
Extras-wise, the Fantoma disc has an insightful ten minute interview with Marins as its main feature. It's also got trailers for all three films in the set, the comic book (which is a seriously high quality, 35 page reproduction of an original Coffin Joe story - don't underestimate these bad boys), and an insert with notes from his biographer. Anchor Bay has... nothing.
And the Cinemagia disc? Oh man. Well, it starts with a really cool claymation Coffin Joe intro, that appears on all the Cine discs. Then the film opens with a tragically unsubtitled introduction by Marins in character as Coffin Joe. Other untranslated extras include an audio commentary, audio from two Coffin Joe records, a silent short film called Bloody Kingdom (with commentary by Marins) and clips of two other short films, interviews with the editor, composer, two DPs, and the screenwriter, a new (2002) Coffin Joe scene that ties into a scene from this movie, a new interview with Marins, a featurette called Who's Afraid of Coffin Joe where people seem to be asked on the street about their Coffin Joe memories, a short featurette on his website and multiple trailers. There's also the complete, infamous footage of his eye surgery, which has no audio, so English speakers can "enjoy" this feature as much as anybody else, as well as several stills galleries.
With all of that said, again, Synapse isn't giving us the definitive boxed set we all hoped they would with all those wonderful extras translated. But they have given us a pretty sweet package. First of all, they do have that cool claymation opening. And next, it has the interview from the Fantoma disc. Then, it includes the newer interview with Marins from the Brazilian set, finally translated! It also includes the film intro from that set - finally translated! It features that new scene - finally translated! And it features the Bloody Kingdom short with the commentary, you guessed it - finally translated! And finally, it includes two trailers for the film. So it's pretty awesome... just try to block all the other, wonderful extras from the Brazillian set, like the interviews with the editor, composer and DPs, that got left behind.
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1966) is a the direct sequel to At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, and Coffin Joe is back to up the ante. I hope I'm not giving too much away when I say that this is the film where Coffin Joe goes to Hell! I mean, literally, we see him walking around there and interacting; and those scenes are in full color, too. Holy shit, it's amazing! And no, that's not the ending. That just happens midway through; because Joe gets out to wreak more havoc on his quest to sire an heir and defeat God. And this time he has a hunchback assistant, too.
The first thing you'll notice is that This Night looks much better preserved than At Midnight. Probably partially because the negatives were kept in better condition, and partially because he had better equipment and more money this time around. Still, the differences between the transfers in At Midnight still seem to hold true here. The Cinemagia disc is still softer (possibly a compression issue with all the extras), though maybe not any brighter this time. AB is still yellow, full-frame (though a closer to normal 1.31:1 this time) and the subs are still burnt in. And as with At Midnight, Synapse basically looks like a 1.33:1 version of the Fantoma set, which was at least the best of the bunch.
Even the color scenes look a little off on the AB disc, with the blacks looking blue. Worse, though, is the fact that Anchor Bay also has this crappy interlacing issue going on, which is probably the result of a poor NTSC to PAL transfer. Fantoma and Synapse clearly have the superior transfers (in this rare color section, we see the colors are a little more natural on the Synapse version), with Cinemagia a reasonably close second, while Anchor Bay's are a mess. I had originally written they were at least interesting if you were really keen to see the open matte footage, but now thanks to Synapse, there's a better way to do that.
The feature comparison is pretty unchanged, too. Once again, Fantoma has a Marins interview, plus the trailers, comic (they're all different) and another insert. And Anchor Bay has nothing again.
Cinemagia continues to blow the others away, except for the fact that they're untranslated. It starts out with a new Coffin Joe intro to the film. There's another audio commentary. There's two more vintage recordings. There's six interviews, a featurette of Marins giving a tour of his museum, outtakes from a Coffin Joe commercial for Cinema Trash, a special effects make-up demonstration from some Marins project called Bruno (I think), a screaming test with a couple of actresses, another interview with Marins, a bunch of trailers, a website interview which might be the same as the last one and another episode of Who's Afraid of Coffin Joe. For us English speakers, well, there's a bunch of stills galleries... oh and an almost 30 minute documentary called The Universe of Mojica Marins! It has subtitles and it's pretty neat. It's a vintage doc about Coffin Joe from 1978 - if you've got the set and have been skipping the extras because they're not in English, go back and watch this.
And once again, Synapse comes in with a nice set of extras, but still leaving so much awesome Cinemagia stuff behind. But we do get the Fantoma interview. And we get one of the few already translated extras from the Brazilian box, the Universe documentary. But newly translated from the Brazilian box are the new interview with Marins, the museum tour, and the introduction. All those other interviews and stuff are not carried over, though we do also get the trailer and a photo gallery.
Now, Fantoma calls their set The Coffin Joe Trilogy and the third film they include is Awakening of the Beast (1969). But it's really just an unrelated, totally wacked out Marins film that, like many of his movies, has a hint of the Coffin Joe character in it. Marins himself has often said the trilogy was unfinished, and it was only in the late 2000s, when he made Embodiment of Evil (well after the Fantoma set had already come out), that he finally finished it. If you've been enjoying the Coffin Joe horror films so far, prepare for a huge shift and possibly a major disappointment. But if you can get past the fact that this isn't Coffin Joe 3, or even a horror movie at all, it's still pretty good, or at least interesting.
This is a very 60s film, showing the shocking things people might do while on LSD. Lots of dancing to bad music, sleazy sex... mostly those two things. Basically the film is a series of vignettes. Characters come, have their shocking LSD-induced moment, and then disappear, all being narrated by a couple of doctors talking about the effects of LSD. What would've been shocking in the 60s is tame now, making this pretty plodding and dull if you ask me. But the film picks up in the third act when Marins starts to get involved, playing himself. He experiments on some people, showing them his comics and movies (we even watch a clip of This Night), and talks about his work having strong psychological effects on people. It sounds like BS until he injects them with LSD and they hallucinate a crazy, full color sequence of Coffin Joe menacing them. It's trippy, imaginative, and a total blast. Coffin Joe walks across a bridge made of screaming humans, butts talk. Honestly, now that I've seen this film all the way through the first time, I tend to just skip to this part. It's got a great ending, too, which always makes me smile. The first half is just so rough to get through. So, I really don't think it has the broader appeal of the other Coffin Joe movies at all. But it is the most released of his films, not only included in all three sets, but as an individual release by Mondo Macabro. That's right, this next comparison is going to be a four-way.
Fantoma on top, Cinemagia next, Anchor Bay third and Mondo Macabro on the bottom.
Things get different here, and not just because we've added an extra disc into the mix. Anchor Bay, you'll notice, isn't full-screen and yellow... well, faintly more yellowish than most of the others, but not like before. Its subtitles are still burnt in, though.
Cinemagia still looks very similar to Fantoma but a bit fuzzier. And Mondo Macabro actually looks the softest and fuzziest of all. Online sources sometimes cite MM as being fullscreen (example: filmaf), but they're framed exactly the same at 1.66:1. They're all actually pretty close, with Anchor Bay rivaling Cinemagia. But Fantoma still looks the clearest, while Mondo Macabro looks almost VHS sourced.
Mondo Macabro gets back into the race in the extras department, though. They've got a nice, little documentary called The Nightmares of Coffin Joe, which runs about 26 minutes and interviews not only Marins, but some of his collaborators, who we normally never get to hear from (they're on the Cinemagia set, sure, but not translated). If you're a big enough Coffin Joe fan, and starved for material like we all are, Nightmares is worth the price of admission alone. It's why I've got. Fantoma, meanwhile, comes slow but steady with another Marins interview, comic book, insert and set of trailers. And Anchor Bay - wait for it... has nothing.
And what has Cinemagia got for us this time? Another untranslated intro, commentary, pair of recordings, a 15 minute doc film on Joe called Fogo-Fatuo, five interviews, some kind of visit to the national archives about Marin's films, a weird orientation where Marins yells at what looks like college students and they squirm in their seats (hey, don't look at me), another Marins interview, another episode of Who's Afraid, more trailers, more stills galleries, and that website thing again (I don't know, maybe they are different on every disc). Nothing in English; move along.
Marins from the Fantoma interviews, say goodbye to these
So that gets us through the "Coffin Joe Trilogy" (really two-thirds and a bonus Marins film), but there's still plenty more to go. But what will we do now that we no longer have the consistently superior Fantoma (and in some cases, Synapse) transfers to cling to? Well, this post has started getting unwieldy in length and we've still got a long way to go, so to find out, stay tuned for Part 2...
Labels: 1960, Anchor Bay, Cinemagia, collections, DVD, Fantoma, horror, JoseMojicaMarins, Mondo Macabro, Synapse
bruce holecheck January 30, 2015 at 12:47 PM
Excellent write-up -- looking forward to part #2!
I remember Pete Tombs telling me the Brazilian licensor could only provide them with an NTSC master; once converted to PAL, it definitely looks weaker than the rest. The documentary on there is actually an episode of Mondo Macabro's UK TV series.
Synapse currently have the first two Coffin Joe titles and are planning DVD releases of them eventually. The last I heard the elements weren't able to be pulled and scanned again in HD, so a Blu is out of the question, unfortunately.
Brian Magid November 5, 2021 at 11:02 AM
Writing from the distant future of 2021. Still no quality comprehensive Coffin Joe set in English. Where's Arrow Video on this shit? Hell, where's Criterion? I too would really like to see The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe, which seems to have disappeared from the world (I can't even find a VHS). The Fantomas set is still the best looking of the originals and it's now twenty years old. I cherish that boxset. Anyway, thanks for this write-up. RIP to the man himself, let's hope something comes together for us masochists in 2022.
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As of Friday, May 15, roughly $1.03 million in property taxes on the current 2014 digest was still unpaid in the county, according to Barrow County tax commissioner Melinda Williams.
The due date for paying the 2014 property taxes was Monday, Dec. 15, 2014.
The Barrow Journal published a list of delinquent taxpayers and their properties in its Feb. 25 issue. Winder council member Alfonso Brown was one of those listed on the delinquent taxpayer list. He owns eight properties in Barrow County and although he has paid more than half of his overdue tax bills, there was still $1,265 left unpaid on his account as of May 15, according to the tax commissioner's office.
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The last week or so has been one of transition for AMD's Catalyst driver, especially for those you have a quite old Radeon GPU. Alongside the launch of Ubuntu 12.10 – that comes with new xorg 1.13 and breaks the fglrx (aka Catalyst 12.9) – AMD has also drop the support for Radeon HD 4000, HD 3000 or HD 2000 graphics cards, forcing a broken upgrade up to Quantal 12.10. On the development side of things, this problem is not 100% percent related to Ubuntu 12.10, but it comes with the new version of xorg 1.13 that is included in Quantal, meaning that you need to downgrade xorg down to 1.12. So for the time being there is no AMD Legacy support with X-Server 1.13, and you need to downgrade. Capping this off, the solution comes from inside the root of the problem, thus AMD's driver team has launched a new driver for these outdated GPU models, called Catalyst Legacy.
It's clear these jumps in complexity and development time doesn't work for linux, breaking everything upside down. This makes us quite disappointed because many users when they wished to upgrade their Ubuntu 12.04 up to 12.10, they encountered a problem concerning their graphics. Maybe that's why there are some negative comments, concerning Unity's speed.
As we stated earlier, AMD will be moving to a dynamic/as-needed schedule for driver releases. It's their hope – as it is ours – that they'll be able to further improve on the quality and meaningfulness of Catalyst driver releases. Certainly this decision is a good thing for new hardware support since you upgrade your hardware in regular basis. However, sad but true, I personally own a Radeon HD4890 and now it's nothing more than a Legacy garbage down the mouldy basement.
legacy driver. So for the time being you CANNOT follow these instructions.
so it could work on Linux kernel 3.5.
thank you. I tried several times to install this driver and had error.
I created a step-by-step guide with screenshots that people have found very helpful in assisting them in upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10. Check it out and let me know what you think!
I don't understand. I read that the legacy driver doesn't support the 1.13 version of xorg. So I have to downgrade to xorg 1.12 for this guide or not?
This tutorial is misleading. Not only you must downgrade X-Server to version 1.12, but also put special patch on driver to make it work with kernel 3.5. Of coures my ppa (which is given here) is doing all of that. So feel safe to use it.
Hello, excuse me, how can I control if the driver is running? Typing fglrxinfo in terminal, I have "command not found".
Tried the PPA but it didn't result in anything different than I get from the default driver (desktop background, no unity). This is for a Radeon 6750.
Article is fixed Tomasz. Thanks so much for pointing this out.
Thanks for this. You're a prince.
Thanks a lot! This works like a charm.
Trying to install drivers AMD Radeon 6470m on a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10. Followed instructions, and everything installs ok but upon reboot no menu bar, nothing appears, just the background?? (no unity).
Thanks Tomasz for the PPA and Panos for posting the details. I had upgraded my Dell Inspiron 2305 to Ubuntu 12.04 (not enough research on my part) and my graphics were screwed. The PPA fixed that and I'm up and running again.
I have used your ppa to install the fglrx driver, and it seems to have worked, but now my graphics are visibly slower then before. I'm using a ATI Radeon HD 3200 and the system reports "VESA: RS780M" as my graphics. I'm new to Ubuntu.
I have the same issue. were you able to fix it?
Hi, after downgrade was Ubuntu 12.10 unstable. I bought NVidia but I don't know how to make back upgrade Xserver to 1.13 :(.
the same problem for me too !! anyone has a solution ???
thanks for the tuto, but i followed it, and end up with an empty desktop after rebooting, not status bar, and now launcher !! i have an HD 4350 .. ideas ??
thanks for the tuto, but i followed it, and end up with an empty desktop after rebooting, no status bar, and no launcher !! i have an HD 4350 .. ideas ??
seems like you've end up with a broken unity.
I have the same problem with the same card HD 4350, I've done just like the tuto and have only a background. Obviusly all works through a terminal but please give us a feed-back with a posible solucion or error that we could be done.
Today Ubuntu upgraded X server in 12.04 as well it seems, which breaks compatibility with fglrx as well. I thought LTS releases should be stable.. Anyway, ppa did not work for me, but downloading and installing AMD driver did the trick, thank you (except the annoying watermark).
I have no idea what they did but it simply broke the Xserver.
Hi Mikee, do you own an AMD legacy GPU ?
I am a newbie ubuntu user, and im using my laptop for work, so this problem was very serious for me.
Makarewicz PPA RULES! Thanks it fixed my HD4670 problems.
I wanted to take a moment and thank you both, one for offing this wonderful site and two taking the time to post this toutorial. I really appriciate you both for offering us a solution that truely works.
Hi. Thank you for this tutorial. However I don't see why your repository needs to upgrade iptables in order to downgrade Xorg?
Hi Tomasz, thank you. My previous post got deleted so I will repost my question: Why do you need do you need to upgrade iptables to downgrade Xorg?
Saved my life bro! Thomasz's plugin works like a charm!
Does anybody know if this will work for the AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 ?
Thank you very much in advance, any help will be greatly appreciated!
The ppa packages of Thomasz work perfectly with ATI Radeon 4650 (device id 0x9480 aka "M96" ) in a 2009 Toshiba L500 Laptop, both ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04.
For Unity in 13.04 it needs some tweaking else it shows some strange artifacts every now and then; for example in shotwell and gimp - nothing important but you surely dont like - To workaround this use compizconfig-settings-manager to tweak unity : basically disable the "animations" and "fading" ; and in the "workarounds" section of ccsm you should enable the fglrx XGL fix . It might also be good if you dont want to manipulate manually to just simply switch to Unitys low graphics mode, this disables a lot eyecandy automatically - google for UNITY_LOW_GFX how to force this.
So make sure that you lock all fglrx and xserver/x11/xorg packages afterwards to the versions from the ppa so that they will not be accidently upgraded via ubuntus update mechanism. To do so use synaptic package managers advanced settings, choose the packages one by one and choose from synaptics menu to lock/pin this exact version.
This way you can run updater, keep the rest of the OS up to date, excluding the graphic stack and fglrx driver.
Thank you so much! I have spent two weeks trying to get AMD's drivers to work, you are a life-saver!
Hi, I'm having the same problem but when I follow the makarewicz ppa method then reboot I get to the Ubuntu purple screen then it goes black and that's it.
The only way to get it back is purge fglrx but then I have no launcher and menu.I have a HP n40 microserver with on board HD4200 no room or power supply to run much else. HELP PLEASE.


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Q: Clustering model for clothing images I want to use a clustering algorithm to group various images of clothing together. For example, within shoes, I would like the algorithm to form clusters for sneakers, high heels, boots, etc. So far, I have used the tensorflow inception model ( from the following tutorial: https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/image_retraining), replacing the final output layer of the model with a layer that uses the K-means clustering algorithm.
Essentially, the next to last layer of the model produces a length 2048 vector of features for each clothing item. I wanted to determine the most important/distinguishing features from each vector to use when training my model. In order to try to isolate the most significant features, I first extracted the "top 10" features. To do this, I ran the K-means algorithm where the inputted matrices had vectors all of length one so as to isolate one feature at a time (this was done once for each feature). Based on the Silhouette Coefficient of each model, I took the 10 features that produced the highest Silhouette Coefficient to be the top 10.
I then formed pairs by pairing each of the top 10 features with each of the original 2048 features (excluding doubles) to form length 2 vectors. I then ran the model on the matrices of length 2 vectors. Taking the grouping of 10 features that produced the highest Silhouette Coefficient to be my "top 10" pairs. I continued this way to form larger vectors.
My hope was that this approach would allow me to somewhat efficiently determine the combination of features that are most distinguishing and would be best to train my model on. However, as I progressed, there was no improvement in my model's clustering ability (as measured by the Silhouette Coefficent); nor did the plotting of the points indicate any useful groupings.
I am not sure why this didn't work, nor am I aware of any other approaches. Does anyone know of a better way to go about this? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

A: Neither k-means nor Silhouette will work well on high dimensional data. Your 2048 dimensional vectors are supposedly not very sparse, and thus you will see the curse of dimensionality.
This should be apparent in the silhouette values you got. I would be surprised if you get values above 0.5 - what were the best Silhouettes you got?
I do not see why it would be beneficial to use vectors of length 1.
Beware that k-mrans is randomized. Running it twice with different seeds will likely give you a very different result. If this random initialization affects your feature selection, it likely is not working reliably. So if you run everything again with a different seed, do you get a similar result or not?

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Hello World! How's it been going? I know, I know. I'm a horrible blogger. It's been a while but things have been going full force around here. Between weddings and events there is no time breath. In honor of my absence I thought you guys deserved to see something oozed loads and loads of cuteness. Are you ready?!
3 Weeks ago I had the pleasure of planning a 1st Birthday for the most adorable little one year old, Collins Elizabeth. (You Might remember her from this post or this one.) When her Dad text me about planning the party, there was only one response "Of course". So we sat out for a night of planning all things #collinsturnsone. I will always remember that night, not because KC cooked a delicious meal, or we dreamt up over the top ideas, or Zoe ran to the door screaming "Mr. Evan, Mr. Evan" when I arrived but because the power was out. YUP! We planned a birthday party in the dark with our iPhone Flashlights and mason jar candles. I'm telling you folks I live a glamorous life. 😉 I think the hardest part of the power being out was no wifi, which meant no Pinterest. But as any true professional we pushed through it and created a day that will forever be special. Collins may not remember it now but she'll smile from ear to ear one day when she looks back on all of the pictures.
Below are a few of those images from the Collins big day. THANK YOU, THANK YOU to Maria of Lola Photography and Portrait Studio for coming out to document this special occasion for #thegodwingang.


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Draft Austin Ekeler, fade Jared Cook in fantasy this year
Don't be afraid to draft Ekeler higher than others.
By Michael Peterson@ZoneTracks Aug 20, 2021, 9:53am PDT
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As fans of an NFL team, sometimes it's difficult to separate your fandom from the realities of NFL football. Naturally, there's likely one or two players on your favorite team that's worth drafting in the higher rounds. However, when it comes to handling the mid to late rounds, you can often find yourself trying to convince your own brain that you do NOT need your team's third wideout and it DOES matter that it's "just a dart throw" at this point.
The Chargers have their fair share of interesting players in fantasy this season and you may feel compelled to grab as many as you feel comfortable with, but I suggest you do some research and make sure you're not being influenced by your own hype for the franchise this year.
In Matthew Berry's first edition of his popular "Love/Hate" article, the senior ESPN fantasy analyst tabbed one Chargers player among his "loves" and another among his "hates."
First up, Berry absolutely LOVES running back Austin Ekeler this year and he fully believes the dual-threat back isn't getting as much lovr as he should right now.
Here's what Berry had to say about Ek:
"...in the nine full games he played last season, (Ekeler) averaged 18.6 touches and 102.1 scrimmage yards. And starting in Week 12 when he returned from injury, he led all running backs in target share (19.9%!). Since the start of 2019, Ekeler ranks third among all backs in fantasy points per touch. When he gets touches, he produces. And he will get a ton of touches. Fine, you don't want to take my word for it? Will you take Ekeler's word for it? During his recent appearance on The Adam Schefter podcast, Austin told fantasy managers to draft him, referencing new offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, who came over from the Saints. I am paraphrasing here, but Ekeler basically said, in the offense they are installing this year, "I'm Kamara." Is anyone worried about Alvin Kamara's touchdown equity? Exactly. Stop it with the Justin Jackson/Joshua Kelley/Larry Rountree III vulture concerns. Ekeler is currently going as RB8 and in the middle of the second round on ESPN, but I have him as a top-six back and mid-first-round pick. He needs to be drafted as such.
It's hard to argue with anything Berry said above. While splitting time with Melvin Gordon in 2019, Ekeler came seven yards short of 1,000 receiving yards. We know what he can do as a pass-catcher but now's the time we all get to see whether or not he's also made for toting the rock as the team's number one. Barring another freak injury, of course.
If you were to take his name off of it for a moment and I just told you that there's a running back who could average between 18 and 20 touches this year in an offense that loves utilizing the position, you'd probably jump at the chance to own such a player. Just because he's not actually Alvin Kamara or Christian McCaffrey doesn't mean he couldn't produce the same if given the chance.
Newly added LB Mychal Kendricks gets beat by Austin Ekeler pic.twitter.com/t5FOfTSaR1
— Leo Luna (@LeoLuna93) August 19, 2021
Now on the other side of things, Berry is NOT a fan of new Chargers tight end, Jared Cook. Despite putting up above-average numbers over the past few seasons with the Raiders and the Saints, Berry isn't sold on his past play being an indicator of what's to come. After all, Cook is quite old for the tight end position and the sand in the hourglass isn't going to last forever.
"Last season, Cook was highly touchdown-dependent, which is very hard to count on, especially with a new QB," says Berry. "Cook had only three games with more than three catches and he was 21st among all tight ends in routes per game. It's hard to see either of those stats turning around at the age of 34 in a new offense, especially with my guy Donald Parham Jr. breathing down his neck. (I am semi-obsessed with Parham in dynasty leagues.)"
That stat regarding Cook's lack of average targets per game isn't exactly what you'd like to see for any fantasy player worth rostering. Only three games with more than three targets? Herbert loves to spread the wealth and that likely means he won't be a consistent presence each week, but his upside is higher than most fliers at the position given who's throwing him the ball.
Don't be surprised if Cook catches his fair share of touchdowns but he's likely no more than a late-round flier or a replacement player for whenever your starter is on a bye week.
Herbert to Jared Cook.. all day⚡ pic.twitter.com/S2Ao7SwhbR
— Chargers Country (@ChargersCountry) August 19, 2021


You've thought about being an entrepreneur. You love the idea of being your own boss, working the hours you want, and making more money. You just don't know how to get started or what you should do first. It might even seem overwhelming when you think about all you don't know when it comes to being an entrepreneur.
First thing is first. Take a deep breath. Anything can be overwhelming when you are looking at all the things you have to do. Break it down into steps.
What do you want your business to be about? If you're not sure, what's your passion? It may not come where you expect it. I was a life coach when I unexpectedly got pregnant. I had a plan for my life and this wasn't it. I kept hearing a little voice say that I needed to focus on single moms. I brushed it away. At first, the voice whispered to me, and eventually it was yelling at me. So I listened, and that's made all the difference in my life and my business.
Be open. I focused on single moms, but I didn't really know what that meant or what it would end up looking like. I was open to the possibilities of what may come without even knowing what it may be.
One thing leads to another and another. You may not know what business you want to start today, but you may wake up tomorrow, and as you are going through your morning routine, it may hit you. Or you may meet someone who can help you in your field or know people who do. Your family, friends, and acquaintances know more people than you realize.
Be brave and courageous. You'll need to venture outside of your comfort zone. What was once hard in your life that no longer is? Think about when you starting tying your shoes, riding a bike, or driving a car. All of those were scary, but now you can do them without thinking about them. They are no longer scary, because when you did them the second, third, and fourth time, you were stretching your comfort zone. Each time you do something new, you create a new comfort zone area. When this is flexible, you grow quicker and so does your need to learn, explore, and discover, which comes in handy as an entrepreneur.
Don't be afraid to ask for help. When you get started, you may think you have to do everything yourself. YOU DON'T! Ask family and friends for help. They may want to help but aren't sure what you need. Another fantastic tactic is to speak to several successful entrepreneurs and ask them for 15 minutes of their time (and stick to the 15 minutes unless they want to go over). Then ask how they got started, what they would tell their younger self, or what help can they offer you. The answer is always "No" if you don't ask—this also helps stretch your comfort zone.
Getting started is always the hardest step, and there is no easy way to do it. It doesn't have to be pretty or perfect. There is no "right place" or "right time" to do it. The best thing is to just start…anywhere. Just begin and you'll soon discover all you're capable of doing. I believe in you.


Two late nights and I'm almost done finishing the very last tower of Blockwarts – the very large minifig-scale Hogwarts castle I've been working on since January.
Most of the tower is staircases (and yet unfinished), but the top floor houses the office of the favourite object of hatred: Professor Dolores Umbridge. Apart from a couple of bricks, this is now complete!
Enough written – I better get some sleep before having to set it all up tomorrow for a three day LEGO Expo in Brisbane.


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Christopher Buckley and Sara Borjas
18 MARCH 2017 — saturday
The Arcade Poetry Series presents a reading by Christopher Buckley, Star Journal: Selected Poems, and Sara Borjas, "No, I wasn't always this ugly", hosted by Jackson Wheeler, Carnegie Art Museum, 424 South C Street, Oxnard, $5/CAM members free, 6:00 (805/385-8158, www.carnegiem.org)
Acclaimed educator, activist, and poet Paul Cummins reads from his new book, Paul Cummins: The Collected Poems, and lawyer Jeffrey Graham reads from his new book, Elegy to a Surveyor, hosted by Michael C. Ford, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students/seniors, free for members, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
"Where You're From Has a Bad Reputation: Writing About the Inland Empire," a reading by Liz González, Juanita E. Mantz, Ruth Nolan, Isabel Quintero, and Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, five women writers from different towns in the Inland Empire, share and discuss their work and experiences, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students/seniors, free for members, 4:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
Writers Resist IV features notable literary voices from Southern California joining together to motivate political action and social change, readers include Doug Brown, Shonda Buchanan, Kate Gale, Brian Ingram, Dana Johnson, Cassandra Lane, Suzanne Lummis, Sarah Maclay, Doug Manuel, Marsha de la O, Judith Pacht, Alicia Partnoy, Phil Taggart, Amy Uyematsu, David L. Ulin, and Gail Wronsky, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free but donations gratefully accepted, 1:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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Learn to control viruses, spyware, and your privacy -- it's actually pretty easy!
Biometrics over the phone
Straight from the "how cool is that?" department:
You are the victim of identity theft and the fraudster calls your bank to transfer money into their own account. But instead of asking them for your personal details, the bank assistant simply presses a button that causes the phone to produce a brief series of clicks in the fraudster's ear. A message immediately alerts the bank that the person is not who they are claiming to be, and the call is ended.
But there are still a few hurdles before the technique can be used, including this one:
"It has to be able to reliably recognise people over long time periods," he says. "For example, a fingerprint taken from a 20-year-old is still valid when they are 60."
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"It all began in 1989 with the partnership of two professionals with extensive experience in the foreign exchangearea.
In 1993, B&T was founded. Since the beginning, B&T has been ahead of its time. In the constant pursuit of excellence, it has invested generously in new technologies and special training programs for its employees.
The growth of B&T in Rio de Janeiro allowed it to expand, with a new branch in São Paulo in 1995, and since then, it has established itself as a company with high quality and customer personalized service.
Furthermore, B&T has a great technological infrastructure able to surpass our clients' expectations, focused on reducing costs and simplifying transaction procedures.
With approximately 3,000 thousand clients in its portfolio, B&T is present in almost all Brazilian states. In addition to its intermediation services in foreign exchange operations, it stands out for its performance in consulting in trade finance and in the tax area. B&T develops structured operations such as the financing of imports of goods and services from abroad, international leasing of imported goods and equipment, among others.
The company also provides tax support in operations such as International Merchandise Leasing of Goods, Equipment Rental, Technology Transfer, Royalties Payment, specially in operations of International Maritime and Air Transport.
The tourists currency exchange services also deserves a prominent place within the company. Transparency, security, agility
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Organization: Conservation Law, P.C.
Jessica Jay is founder/principal attorney of Conservation Law, P.C., a law firm devoted to ensuring the permanence of land conservation through sound transactions. Jessica represents easement holders and landowners conserving working landscapes and environmentally significant land across the country. She guides easement holders, professionals, and landowners in educational workshops, and the next generation of land conservationists in her Land Conservation Law courses at Vermont Law School and Denver University Law School. Jessica collaborates with the conservation community to defend easements and incentives, shape emerging law, and inspire new endeavors in land conservation. Founder/principal attorney of Conservation Law, P.C., a law firm devoted to ensuring the permanence of land conservation through sound transactions. Jessica represents easement holders and landowners conserving working landscapes and environmentally significant land across the country. She guides easement holders, professionals, and landowners in educational workshops, and the next generation of land conservationists in her Land Conservation Law courses at Vermont Law School and Denver University Law School. Jessica collaborates with the conservation community to defend easements and incentives, shape emerging law, and inspire new endeavors in land conservation.
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In July 2011, volcanic tremors began on the Island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands; by September, many tourists evacuated the resort island, fearing a volcanic eruption. In early October, an underwater volcanic vent began erupting, sending ash and chemicals into the sea and causing muddy discoloration of the waters south of the island. Reports from a recent underwater survey by a Spanish research vessel revealed the presence of an eruptive vent and crater about 500 feet (150 meters) below the surface, accompanied by submarine "pillow" lavas -- pillow-shaped lavas that form underwater. On November 1, when the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this image, the vent location was marked by brownish discoloration off the south tip of the island. Currents diluted and dispersed the volcanic material to the south and west. The image covers an area of 430.1 by 35.3 miles (48.6 by 57 kilometers) and is located near 27.6 degrees north latitude, 18.1 degrees west longitude.


I understand he's pursuing the NFL. Mayfield wasn't replaced by a transfer.
Fields could get hurt, could have to sit out a year, could disappoint and prove overrated.
As for Davis Webb, he left I believe because he saw Cal as a better choice for many reasons and not fear of Sefo.