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The Syrinx's 2021 grads reflect on their time at FPU With every semester, new faces join the FPU community and familiar ones depart; it is the constant bittersweet rhythm of academia. This semester, The Syrinx is saying farewell to five graduating seniors from our staff: Kassandra Klein, Sheyla Castillo, Shyanne Mortimer, Shelbi Hayzlett and Luke
FPU's Return to Campus
Are Students Ready to go Back to Face-to-Face Interactions? After what seems like an eternity, FPU is finally returning to on-campus learning in the Fall of 2021. For the past year and a half, teachers and staff alike have worked tirelessly to ensure a quality education and environment in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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California Allows Concerts in April As COVID cases decline, public events begin Over a year later after the pandemic began, many of us are only just now getting vaccinated or signed up to be. As California continues to get vaccines out to people, the state's Department of Public Health announced earlier this month that, beginning
Graduating From the Comfort of Your Home
FPU'S 2nd Virtual Commencement Ceremony As this semester wraps up, many seniors are looking forward to closing their laptops for the last time in their collegiate journey. But they may need to leave them open a few hours longer if they want to celebrate their graduation. Fresno State University and Fresno Unified School District have
Finishing the Semester Strong
How to stay motivated and avoid burnout Are you tired of staring at a screen all day, of late night studying and of doing both over and over again? With only a short few weeks left in the semester, it is easy to lose motivation and experience burnout. This may be the most important part
Captain America's Wingmen Get the Spotlight
New Disney+ original series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" proves promising thus far Just when you thought his story was over, Captain America's back—well, sort of. Disney+'s latest original series, "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," follows Sam Wilson aka Falcon (portrayed by Anthony Mackie) and James "Bucky" Barnes aka the Winter Soldier (portrayed
Embarrassing Zoom Moments
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FPU students discuss their most humiliating Zoom stories We all know that online learning hasn't been the easiest, and we've had to overcome many challenges, including those that come with classes being on Zoom. This new world has opened up many new opportunities for students to embarrass themselves. A few FPU students were graciously willing
Reopening the Happiest Place on Earth
What to expect at Disneyland Calling all fellow Disney fans! After a long year without it, our happy place is set to open this April 30. Unfortunately, the return won't be quite the same as before. There are several things to keep in mind, but not to worry; let this article be your guide. Expect
How Was the Shift to an Online World for FPU?
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Have we forgotten the true meaning of Easter?
The easter bunny and candy have taken over this Biblical holiday. Do you celebrate Easter? If you do, do you celebrate with bucket loads of chocolate bunnies and other sweet treats, or do you attend a church service with your family? Perhaps you are like me when I was younger, and celebrate by going to


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Introducing… Ariana & The Rose
18 December, 2013 in Features
Ariana DiLorenzo. Photo: Julian Marshall
Going from musical theatre to electro-pop, starring in a McCartney video along the way, this songwriter's on an exciting journey
Name: Ariana DiLorenzo
Style: Kylie-esque synth-pop
Look out for: Catchy single Heartbeat out now and the EP coming in early 2014
Under the spotlight for our latest Introducing feature here is an act consisting of Italian-American singer-songwriter Ariana DiLorenzo, and her backing band, The Rose. With both parents being well-known swimwear designers, Ariana grew up in New York City's fashion world. However, it was the theatre stage, rather than the catwalk, that would attract the young DiLorenzo, who was perfoming in Broadway musicals by the age of 11 years old, before going on to the Professional Performing Arts School Manhattan.
She hadn't pursued the idea of writing pop music professionally: "I was only writing songs for fun at that time, which I think helped cultivate a relationship with my own music. I could be super-personal, because for so long I didn't share it with people."
But, after studying at NYU's famous Tisch School of the Arts (whose notable alumni include Lady Gaga), Ariana began working with music producers and, at the age of 21, was inspired to pursue a career as a songwriter. She would end up writing toplines and demos for other singers for "everything from hip-hop to dance," and, although she didn't realise it at the time, was effectively in training, "I was learning how to be in the studio and work with other writers."
More recently, with concert pianist Vera Tisheff as her mentor, Ariana has been able to cultivate her own sound and style, and was encouraged by Tisheff to study opera and classical composition. "We went back to basics with composers like Vivaldi and Bellini," explains Ariana, "I still write pop music, but it influences how you structure songs and look at chord progressions and inversions."
Asked about her true musical heroes, she unsurprisingly reveals a lot more pop: "I love Alanis Morrissette, for her honesty in her writing; Robyn and Kylie – people have been able to reinvent themselves in a current way. I love synth music, so it's fun to apply a more traditionalist look at songwriting to electronic music."
Ariana & The Rose is still very much based in New York, but they're regularly found hopping from city to city; recently co-writing in LA, off to Sweden for another writing session, and now the UK's capital is becoming a favourite destination… "I'm here every six weeks or so – I feel like I'm cheating on New York with London! We've played London Fashion Week and a Breakout showcase for Music Week."
As if it wasn't exciting enough to be rubbing shoulders with catwalk models, designers and celebrities in the the world of fashion, this year Ariana was asked to star in a music video for none-other-than Sir Paul McCartney. Her response was: "I was like, 'I'm free!' Kind of a stupid question." She even got to meet the ex-Beatle and talk to him about songwriting: "He just loves what he does so much and you can tell. He said, 'Aren't we so lucky that we get to do this?' For a new artist, it was such an honour."
And so, endowed with a diverse set of influences and the wise words of an ex-Beatle in their ears, Ariana & The Rose is primed for mainstream pop success and a blossoming music career.
Ariana & The Rose are currently on an acoustic tour with Heffron Drive in the United States, the single Heartbeat is out now (watch the video below), with an EP coming in the beginning of 2014, and a full-length album in the making. Keep an eye on Ariana at her official website: arianaandtherose.com and on her Twitter profile: twitter.com/arianatherose
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When my friend Inke fell in love with Peter she was so giddy that he commented, "I've planted butterflies in your stomach." Little did they know at the time that a few years later those butterflies would turn into an adorable little baby!
For Inke, Peter, and their daughter Luccia, the beach has always been a special place. Peter is a surfer and while he goes out and rides the swells of the Pacific Inke and Luccia play in the sand. Luccia is clearly growing up a beach baby and she is very comfortable running on the sand and playing in the shallow water. It was absolutely adorable following her with a camera down the beach with these words written on her back. She laughed and screamed with delight as I chased her and we certainly drew some attention.
There is something beautiful and simple about this expression of love. When two people click there is a bodily sense of excitement. There is a line I like from a Mary Oliver poem: "You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves." Inke and Peter did just that and now they have Luccia!


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Zelan Projects Private Limited ("ZPPL"), an associate of Zelan Holdings (M) Sdn. Bhd ('the Company') and Zelan Construction (India) Private Limited ("ZCIPL"), a subsidiary of the Company have successfully been awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract ("EPC Contract") dated 25th May 2005 with Lanco Amarkantak Power Private Limited for a 1x300MW Coal-Fired Thermal Power Station located at Pathadi Village, District of Korba in the State of Chhattisgarh, India.
According to the EPC Contract, ZPPL shall be responsible for the Offshore Supply CIF package, Onshore Supply Ex-Works package and the Engineering, Erection and Services package. ZCIPL shall be responsible for the Civil Construction package.


Sin is an experienced vinyl player, whose list of legends that he has supported is neverending. Founder of the Poznan promoter collective Analogen, member of the Urbanum agency and resident of the Poznan club Tama. He is full of unbridled energy, and his sets are filled with charisma, which flows straight from him and is always shared with all dancers. He has performed at Berlin's Tresor club and Mayday Poland, among others.


When using distributed sessions, Wildfly starts a 'batch' on the session at the beginning of a request and then closes it at the end. As a result, the session ID is locked for the duration of the request. I don't think that there is a way to disable this through configuration, though I can disable it by overriding some of the internals of the DistributedSessionManager. Would the Wildfly developers consider having a way of turning this off?
On one hand, I have found that batching forces Wildfly to serialize requests by session ID. So if we have a single user making several concurrent requests, they will only be fulfilled one at a time. If there are many concurrent users with different sessions, then this wouldn't be a noticeable issue, but it would be if there are only a small number of concurrent users. In practice, the session is not often modified so having it pessimistically locked is not ideal.
I have also run into a crash due to batching. If I use the HttpServletRequest's getRequestDispatcher and then use that to call from one deployment (WAR) to another, then I run into a session transaction timeout. What happens, is that a request comes in for WAR "A" and then a batch is started for the session, which locks the session ID. WAR "A" then calls into WAR "B" using the request dispatcher, and then I run into a problem. When WAR "B" tries to access the session, it fails because the session ID is still locked by WAR "A" on a separate transaction. This causes an immediate failure and then subsequent failures due to the state of the transaction.
I would like to encourage some discussion about whether there are other ramifications to turning of batch updates that I have not considered, and whether having it as a configurable option is a good idea.
While pessimistic locking is the default behavior, you can configure the infinispan cache to use optimistic locking instead - in which case, locks will be acquired only when the batch is closed (i.e. at the end of the request). You will also need to modify the transaction isolation to use READ_COMMITTED (instead of REPEATABLE_READ, the default) - otherwise, concurrent acess will result in write skews since each request updates the last modified timestamp.
I should also add that the purpose of the default behavior is to prevent concurrent access to a session by multiple nodes, which is explicitly forbidden by the servlet spec.
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Q: How to force GCC to assume that a floating-point expression is non-negative? There are cases where you know that a certain floating-point expression will always be non-negative. For example, when computing the length of a vector, one does sqrt(a[0]*a[0] + ... + a[N-1]*a[N-1]) (NB: I am aware of std::hypot, this is not relevant to the question), and the expression under the square root is clearly non-negative. However, GCC outputs the following assembly for sqrt(x*x):
        mulss   xmm0, xmm0
        pxor    xmm1, xmm1
        ucomiss xmm1, xmm0
        ja      .L10
        sqrtss  xmm0, xmm0
        ret
.L10:
        jmp     sqrtf

That is, it compares the result of x*x to zero, and if the result is non-negative, it does the sqrtss instruction, otherwise it calls sqrtf.
So, my question is: how can I force GCC into assuming that x*x is always non-negative so that it skips the comparison and the sqrtf call, without writing inline assembly?
I wish to emphasize that I am interested in a local solution, and not doing things like -ffast-math, -fno-math-errno, or -ffinite-math-only (though these do indeed solve the issue, thanks to ks1322, harold, and Eric Postpischil in the comments).
Furthemore, "force GCC into assuming x*x is non-negative" should be interpreted as assert(x*x >= 0.f), so this also excludes the case of x*x being NaN.
I am OK with compiler-specific, platform-specific, CPU-specific, etc. solutions.

A: You can write assert(x*x >= 0.f) as a compile-time promise instead of a runtime check as follows in GNU C:
#include <cmath>

float test1 (float x)
{
    float tmp = x*x;
    if (!(tmp >= 0.0f))
        __builtin_unreachable();
    return std::sqrt(tmp);
}

(related: What optimizations does __builtin_unreachable facilitate?  You could also wrap if(!x)__builtin_unreachable() in a macro and call it promise() or something.)
But gcc doesn't know how to take advantage of that promise that tmp is non-NaN and non-negative.  We still get (Godbolt) the same canned asm sequence that checks for x>=0 and otherwise calls sqrtf to set errno.  Presumably that expansion into a compare-and-branch happens after other optimization passes, so it doesn't help for the compiler to know more.
This is a missed-optimization in the logic that speculatively inlines sqrt when -fmath-errno is enabled (on by default unfortunately).
What you want instead is -fno-math-errno, which is safe globally
This is 100% safe if you don't rely on math functions ever setting errno.  Nobody wants that, that's what NaN propagation and/or sticky flags that record masked FP  exceptions are for.  e.g. C99/C++11 fenv access via #pragma STDC FENV_ACCESS ON and then functions like fetestexcept().  See the example in feclearexcept which shows using it to detect division by zero.
The FP environment is part of thread context while errno is global.
Support for this obsolete misfeature is not free; you should just turn it off unless you have old code that was written to use it.  Don't use it in new code: use fenv.  Ideally support for -fmath-errno would be as cheap as possible but the rarity of anyone actually using __builtin_unreachable() or other things to rule out a NaN input presumably made it not worth developer's time to implement the optimization.  Still, you could report a missed-optimization bug if you wanted.
Real-world FPU hardware does in fact have these sticky flags that stay set until cleared, e.g. x86's mxcsr status/control register for SSE/AVX math, or hardware FPUs in other ISAs.  On hardware where the FPU can detect exceptions, a quality C++ implementation will support stuff like fetestexcept().  And if not, then math-errno probably doesn't work either.
errno for math was an old obsolete design that C / C++ is still stuck with by default, and is now widely considered a bad idea.  It makes it harder for compilers to inline math functions efficiently.  Or maybe we're not as stuck with it as I thought: Why errno is not set to EDOM even sqrt takes out of domain arguement? explains that setting errno in math functions is optional in ISO C11, and an implementation can indicate whether they do it or not.  Presumably in C++ as well.
It's a big mistake to lump -fno-math-errno in with value-changing optimizations like -ffast-math or -ffinite-math-only.  You should strongly consider enabling it globally, or at least for the whole file containing this function.
float test2 (float x)
{
    return std::sqrt(x*x);
}

# g++ -fno-math-errno -std=gnu++17 -O3
test2(float):   # and test1 is the same
        mulss   xmm0, xmm0
        sqrtss  xmm0, xmm0
        ret

You might as well use -fno-trapping-math as well, if you aren't ever going to unmask any FP exceptions with feenableexcept().  (Although that option isn't required for this optimization, it's only the errno-setting crap that's a problem here.).
-fno-trapping-math doesn't assume no-NaN or anything, it only assumes that FP exceptions like Invalid or Inexact won't ever actually invoke a signal handler instead of producing NaN or a rounded result.  -ftrapping-math is the default but it's broken and "never worked" according to GCC dev Marc Glisse.  (Even with it on, GCC does some optimizations which can change the number of exceptions that would be raised from zero to non-zero or vice versa.  And it blocks some safe optimizations).  But unfortunately, https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54192 (make it off by default) is still open.
If you actually ever did unmask exceptions, it might be better to have -ftrapping-math, but again it's very rare that you'd ever want that instead of just checking flags after some math operations, or checking for NaN.  And it doesn't actually preserve exact exception semantics anyway.
See SIMD for float threshold operation for a case where the -ftrapping-math default incorrectly blocks a safe optimization.  (Even after hoisting a potentially-trapping operation so the C does it unconditionally, gcc makes non-vectorized asm that does it conditionally!  So not only does GCC block vectorization, it changes the exception semantics vs. the C abstract machine.)  -fno-trapping-math enables the expected optimization.

A: Without any global options, here is a (low-overhead, but not free) way to get a square root with no branch:
#include <immintrin.h>

float test(float x)
{
    return _mm_cvtss_f32(_mm_sqrt_ss(_mm_set1_ps(x * x)));
}

(on godbolt)
As usual, Clang is smart about its shuffles. GCC and MSVC lag behind in that area, and don't manage to avoid the broadcast. MSVC is doing some mysterious moves as well..
There are other ways to turn a float into an __m128, for example _mm_set_ss. For Clang that makes no difference, for GCC that makes the code a little bigger and worse (including a movss reg, reg which counts as a shuffle on Intel, so it doesn't even save on shuffles).

A: After about a week, I asked on the matter on GCC Bugzilla & they've provided a solution which is the closest to what I had in mind
float test (float x)
{
    float y = x*x;
    if (std::isless(y, 0.f))
        __builtin_unreachable();
    return std::sqrt(y);
}

that compiles to the following assembly:
test(float):
    mulss   xmm0, xmm0
    sqrtss  xmm0, xmm0
    ret

I'm still not quite sure what exactly happens here, though.

A: Pass the option -fno-math-errno to gcc.  This fixes the problem without making your code unportable or leaving the realm of ISO/IEC 9899:2011 (C11).
What this option does is not attempting to set errno when a math library function fails:

       -fno-math-errno
           Do not set "errno" after calling math functions that are executed
           with a single instruction, e.g., "sqrt".  A program that relies on
           IEEE exceptions for math error handling may want to use this flag
           for speed while maintaining IEEE arithmetic compatibility.

           This option is not turned on by any -O option since it can result
           in incorrect output for programs that depend on an exact
           implementation of IEEE or ISO rules/specifications for math
           functions. It may, however, yield faster code for programs that do
           not require the guarantees of these specifications.

           The default is -fmath-errno.

           On Darwin systems, the math library never sets "errno".  There is
           therefore no reason for the compiler to consider the possibility
           that it might, and -fno-math-errno is the default.

Given that you don't seem to be particularly interested in math routines setting errno, this seems like a good solution.

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In search of the perfect Christmas present
What makes Christmas, Christmas? And how has this changed over the years?
Delving into some of the hundred-year-old newspapers we look after, we find some surprising things. Then, as now, newspapers were packed with adverts for food, drink, gifts, clothing, and even furniture which readers were encouraged to purchase for the festive season.
So what was being marketed to our ancestors as the perfect Christmas present? Before the days of music downloads and streaming, one ideal gift being advertised in Essex was a gramophone. Walker's Music Warehouse in Clacton advertised their gramophones as 'A most suitable and lasting present for the Festive Season', and promised the machines would bring 'to the home absolutely the very best vocalists and instrumentalists procurable'. Prices began at 34s (about £130 in today's money), and went up to 12 Guineas (about £980 today).
Advert for gramophones from Walker's Music Warehouse in Clacton from the Clacton Graphic, 16 December 1911
Large department stores offered a huge range of consumer goods, such as those advertised by J.R. Roberts in Stratford in the run up to Christmas 1911. For children, there were books and toys, such as dolls' houses or toy trams. For ladies there were silk and lace blouses, fur wraps and muffs, handbags and wool and kid gloves. Men seem to have got the raw end of the deal, with only handkerchiefs being mentioned in this particular advert as gifts for men. Customers could order by post, and Roberts offered free delivery to any address within 20 miles of the shop or on orders of over 5 shillings.
Advert for Christmas presents at J.R. Roberts' Stores in Stratford, Chelmsford Chronicle, 15 December 1911
If after a trip to Roberts you were still in doubt as to what to get for the lady in your life, J.G. Bond Ltd in Chelmsford had the perfect answer in the shape of 'Baker's Celebrated Chelmsford Lavender Water'.
Advert for Chelmsford lavender water, Chelmsford Chronicle, 15 December 1911
After presents had been chosen, what did shops suggest people might purchase to eat and drink over the festive season? The Clacton Stores on 22 Pier Avenue offered a huge range of luxury food items, from Seager's Best Sausages, to Stilton and Roquefort, to everything needed to make and decorate a Christmas cake. Also available were crystallised fruit sweets, and 'Fancy Boxes of Chocolates'. To drink, the Chelmsford Chronicle advertised Glen Spey Whiskey, made from finest barley malt, and Gilbey's Invalid Port (a 'Pure Health-giving Wine').
Advert for The Clacton Stores, Clacton Graphic, 16 December 1911
Whiskey 15 Dec 1911 Chelmsford Chronicle 1080 watermark
While adverts abound for luxury, or 'fancy', items, there were also plenty of adverts for more practical gifts. 100 years ago, people were getting ready for the first peace time Christmas in five years. While luxury goods were still available, there were more adverts such as the one from Bolingbroke & Sons Ltd in Chelmsford, promoting 'useful and moderate' presents, 'the very thing for this memorable Yule Tide'.
Bolingbroke Christmas advert 20 Dec 1918 Chelmsford Chronicle 1080 watermark
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'Is this really the last night'? A letter home from Sister Kate Luard, 10th November 1918
100 years ago, on 10th November 1919, Sister Kate Luard wrote a letter home. It was the last night of the First World War, and after everything she had witnessed and experienced in the last four years, she was trying to process that it would all soon be over.
Katherine Evelyn Luard was a remarkable woman. Over the last four years, as part of our contribution to marking the centenary of the First World War we have followed her progress as she nursed countless men on the Western Front. While she cared for the wounded, the sick, and the dying, she frequently wrote home, telling her family what she was experiencing.
Kate's letters give a sense of a woman of enormous energy and adventurousness with a strong ethos of duty and service. A professional nurse, she trained in the 1890s when nursing was still not an entirely respectable profession for a young woman. She served as a military nurse in the Boer War before returning to civilian nursing. On the outbreak of the First World War she volunteered again as a military nurse, and arrived in France just days after the war had started. Apart from short periods of leave, she remained on the Western Front throughout the conflict, only returning home in December 1918 to care for her aging father.
The letter she wrote on the 10th November 1918 is an extraordinary document, and we thought it worth sharing with you here in full, 100 years after it was written. The letter will be on display in the ERO Searchroom until January 2019.
The first page of Kate Luard's letter home written on 10th November 1918
Sunday night Nov 10th
Dear G & N, you have given me the details about Oxford that I was wanting to know, but Ellie must tell me all the heavenly & funny things Joan said one day.[1] Rose's letter today of her friend who died the day they found it out shows what a treacherous illness it is: just the same happens here.[2] While I am writing to the mother to say he is seriously ill, a slip comes from the Ward to say he is dead. And I don't think any doctoring or nursing has the slightest effect in this virulent pneumonia. You might as well give an empty cylinder as give oxygen: their lungs get blocked & their lips and faces turn black & it is all over. The delirium is one of the most difficult parts when you are short of staff. I stopped one dying Sergt who was getting out of bed with nothing but a pyjama jacket on, because he wanted to get to his men. "No officers?" he kept saying "Are there no officers? then I must take charge."
[Vertically up the page] What a nice letter from A.F. London about the Salonika Army
Or they get a fixed idea that they are 'absent without leave' & must 'rejoin my battalion'. None of us have ever seen it before in this virulent epidemic form, & the mortality is extraordinarily depressing. In one ward 17 out of 21 died in a few days. Everyone in the influenza wards has to wear a gauze mask & we make a point of off duty time for them. So far only 1 Sister & 2 VADs & three orderlies have gone sick with it, & they are not pneumonic. Several sisters & 1 VAD have died at the Sick Sisters Hosp. No. 8 Gen.
I think it is abating a little. I am so glad Rose is having a rest. Did G go back to Mr A's?[3] When does Daisy come back from Nash?[4]
There is the most angelic baby Gerry here who had his leg off yesterday. He is so pleased that his mother will see him with a new leg with no pain in it! He has shining golden hair, blue eyes & a child's smile. Everyone spoils him.
We haven't nearly so many in now. All our best wards are British again.
About the War, is this really the last night our own RAF will go over dropping destruction into hundreds of Germans? They have already stopped coming over to us I believe. Is tomorrow morning the last time of 'standing to', & listening posts, & firesteps, & swimming canals under mg [machine gun] fire & Zero hours & fractured femurs & smashed jaws & mustard gas & the crash of bombs & all the strange doings of the last four years?
It is quite impossible for a war-soaked brain like mine to think in terms of peace; war has come to be natural – peace unnatural.
[Vertically up the page] 1000 thanks for all your letters
This afternoon at the lovely big service at the Cathedral just like St Paul's with beautiful singing, & the sun lighting up the tracings of the roof, one realised that all the War Intercessions of the last years are about to be answered & as far as actual War goes will be meaningless after tomorrow, though the sick & wounded & bereaved part goes on yet. What a vital set of new Intercessions the Nations will need now, with the warnings of Russia Bulgaria Austria & Germany all disrupting in turn.
There's nothing Bolshevik about us or the French thank goodness. The French are so domestic & practical & matter of fact just now. In Rouen (apart from the British occupation it amounts to that) you'd never know there'd been a War.
I can't help wishing Foch[5] had asked Douglas Haig as well as his old pal & Rosie Wemyss[6] to meet the German Plenies. He wouldn't have won this War without us.
I wish we could ask RW to lunch one day & make him tell us about it, the bowing & saluting & Foch refusing point blank to suspend hostilities during the 72 hours.
What I feel nervous about is who's going to be responsible for carrying out our terms if they accept them, now they've booted out William & Max, & probably Hindenburg & Tirpitz & Ludendorff & Hertling & Hollweg & everyone who has ever run the ship of state? Can the saddler control the nation?
All these awakening citizens must feel such dupes & fools to have bootlicked the Hohenzollern inflation so long. The brave ones who have died for the Fatherland will never know that it wasn't for the Fatherland at all, as far as victory goes, though perhaps all this mess up will be their salvation in the end, as it has ours.
In a way it seems almost a bigger change from War to Peace than it was from Peace to War – perhaps because there was nothing very glorious about out last 10 years of peace & everything about our 4 years of War has been very glorious.
Love to father
[1] Joan was Kate's niece, who had just died of influenza, aged 19. Ellie was Joan's mother. Ellie had already lost her husband Frank, Kate's brother, who was killed at Gallipoli.
[2] Rose was one of Kate's sisters
[3] G is Kate's sister Georgina
[4] Daisy was another of Kate's sisters
[5] Marshal Ferdinand Foch, the Supreme Allied Commander during the war, who represented the French at the Armistice Negotiations
[6] Rosslyn Wemyss, a senior naval commander who represented the British at the Armistice negotiations
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'Peace Again! How the News was Received in Essex'
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On Monday 11th November 1918, news that an armistice had been agreed and that the fighting would cease at 11am that day spread through Essex. After over four years of sacrifice and slaughter, how did people react to the news that the war was finally coming to an end?
The Essex County Chronicle reported on the Armistice on 16th November 1918
The news was announced in various ways; in Chelmsford the Essex County Chronicle exhibited a notice in their office window:
'Peace – Official:
Armistice signed at 5 o'clock this morning; hostilities cease at 11.'
Factories sounded their hooters and whistles, church bells rang out, and the drivers of railway engines sounded their whistles. According to reports in the Essex County Chronicle of 16th November 1918, within a short time most towns were ablaze with flags and bunting, and the streets crowded with people. In Braintree, for example, 'all work ceased and joyous scenes began'. (In Bishop Stortford, it was reported that a good trade had been done in flags and bunting over the weekend in anticipation of the good news.)
The day was declared a holiday; in Chelmsford, 'Hoffmann's great works emptied themselves of the thousands of workpeople', while in Braintree 'girl and men workers' from Crittall's and Lake and Elliot's works flooded out. In Dagenham, the managing director of the Sterling Telephone and Electric Company, Mr Guy Burney, was the one to break the news to the workers. The factory staff sang the National Anthem and Rule Britannia, and had a 'short impromptu dance'.
Across the county, high streets and market squares were filled with people, impromptu speeches were made, and bands played patriotic songs, hymns, and the National Anthem. In Chelmsford, reported the Chronicle, 'Soldiers and civilians shook each other by the hand, and everyone wanted to laugh, cheer, and shed a tear of gladness at the same time'.
In Witham, a procession paraded the streets composed of women workers from a local munitions workshop, and Scottish soldiers billeted in the town, 'carrying a large Union Jack and singing joyfully'.
In Halstead, alongside celebrations in the streets, 21 shots were fired from a cannon at Halstead Brewery by one of the owners, Lt. Adams, who also held a commission in the Naval Volunteer Reserve.
In Romford, music was provided in the afternoon by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Band, who were stationed nearby. There was no military band in Writtle, but recovering wounded men paraded 'with a tin kettle and bath band'.
In Dagenham, a spontaneous football match was arranged between the RAF based at Sutton's Farm, and workers from the Sterling factory; the result was a 4-2 win for the factory side.
In Doddinghurst things were a bit more sedate; a whist drive was held in the afternoon to raise money for prisoners of war.
In many places the Christian religion played a central role on Armistice Day, with most churches holding services of thanksgiving in the evening. Vicars spoke to very large congregations; at Chelmsford Cathedral people spilled out into the porch and outside. The central theme of the sermons reported in the Chronicle was giving thanks to God for the Allied victory. One vicar in Brentwood spoke of how he believed that 'a supernatural power' had brought about the Victory, and gave thanks for 'what was to be, they believed, a permanent peace'.
Celebrations continued into the evening (troops in a camp near Bishop Stortford were told by their commander that they would be allowed out until the heady hour of 11pm). In Braintree, the evening brought a concert, arranged by discharged soldiers, held in the Institute Hall. In Bishop Stortford, a large number of people were still gathered in the market square, and local Volunteers paraded, with light being provided by the Fire Brigade carrying torches, and the parade being joined by soldiers, women workers, wounded, and school children. 'Most of the lamps in the streets had been lighted, and welcome lights again shone from windows.'
Celebrations in Witham were a little different; at 10pm, 'a great bonfire was lit in the old Market Place in the middle of Witham High Street. Tar barrels, with a quantity of tar, boxes, timber, and other fuel were provided, and a great flare was created, reaching as high as the tops of houses adjoining the street. A crown of many hundred people, soldiers, sailors, munition girls, and townspeople, assembled round the fire, dancing, singing patriotic songs, and generally enjoying themselves. The fire, which lasted four hours, was the greatest seen for many years in Witham Street, where on previous historic occasions such fires were lighted'. The townspeople enjoyed the bonfire so much, they had another one the following night on the green opposite the church, this time with fireworks, while patriotic songs were sung and the church bells pealed.
In Bures the occasion was also marked with a bonfire, the villagers going as far as to burn an effigy of the Kaiser 'amid loud shouts of approval'.
In Dunmow, meanwhile, German prisoners of war accommodated in the town workhouse also welcomed the news with a smoking concert in the evening. The end of the war 'gave them obvious pleasure, as did the turn events had taken regarding the Kaiser'. The over 200 Germans sang German songs 'for some hours', and apparently many 'expressed the hope that they would not be compelled to go back to Germany, but allowed to stay at their present employment in England'.
Some towns continued the celebration over the following days. In Braintree, factories remained closed on Tuesday, and 'processions paraded the town all day, headed by the ugle bands of the Cadets and Boy Scouts, and the newly formed Brass Band' (which had got together the previous day). In Halstead, a service of thanksgiving was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday, with people coming from all the town's places of worship. The service finished on Market Hill, and bells of nearby St Andrew's church rang out, the tower being decorated with national flags and bunting
Alongside the celebrations though, people also remembered those they had lost. In Braintree, amid 'all the rejoicing people could be seen weeping for their relatives who had made the supreme sacrifice, and generally the gladness manifested was tinged with sorrow for the fallen.'
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Document of the Month, November 2018: a window to remember
Ahead of the centenary of the end of the First World War, Archive Assistant Sarah Ensor tells us about one record of how Essex people remembered their lost loved ones. Discover more First World War stories of Essex people and places on Saturday 10th November 2018 at 'Is this really the last night?' Remembering the end of the First World War.
This month is the centenary of the end of hostilities of the Great War. To some the Armistice was a reason for joyous celebration, but for the many who had lost loved ones it was a time tinged with sadness. The ultimate sacrifice made by people throughout the conflict was marked in many ways such as on stone war memorials in villages and towns, on memorial boards in schools and councils, and on plaques in churches and businesses.
The Reverend Robert Travers Saulez had been rector at St. Christopher's in Willingale Doe from 1906. He and his wife Margaret had four children, three sons and a daughter. Their sons were all educated at Felsted School and then joined the army, serving overseas during the Great War.
Their middle son, Arthur Travers Saulez, was a major in the Royal Field Artillery and mentioned twice in Dispatches, before he was killed at the Battle of Arras on 22 April 1917. This service register for St Christopher's, Willingale Doe,(D/P 338/1/14) shows that almost exactly one year later at 3.15pm on 22nd April 1918 a window in the church was unveiled in his honour, erected by the officers, NCOs and men of his Battery. The Illustrated London News of 8th June 1918 mentioned that it was the first representation of a man in khaki in stained glass.
The entry in the register notes that the church was crowded, and that 'The band of the Royal Artillery accompanied the Hymns & played the Chopin Funeral March and other pieces. 2 Buglers played the Last Post.'
This entry from the service register for St Christopher's, Willingale Doe, records a service to unveil a window in memorial to Major Arthur Travers Saulez on 22 April 1918, a year after he was killed in the Battle of Arras. Arthur's father, Revd. Robert Travers Saulez, was the parish's rector.
Memorial window to Arthur Travers Saulez at St Christopher's church, Willingale Doe. It was reported at the time to be the first image of a man in khaki military uniform made in stained glass. Image by Paul HP on Flickr.
Arthur Saulez's diary, with a pencil still in place at the week he was killed in April 1917
Arthur Saulez was aged 33 at the time of his death. His younger brother, Alfred Gordon Saulez, died in Baghdad while serving with the Army Service Corps in 1921, aged 35.
The Saulez brothers had maintained a correspondence with family members back home during the war and these form part of a collection held at ERO (D/DU 2948). We are grateful to the Friends of Historic Essex for acquiring the Saulez collection as part of the Essex Great War Archive Project and for subsequently paying for the cataloguing, conservation and storage of the letters. If you wish to find out more about this charity that supports the Essex Record Office please see their website.
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One hundred students at P.S. 28 Mt. Hope in the Bronx, NY received new shoes on behalf of Shoes That Fit today, and in turn, sponsor Bosse Companies got some pretty big smiles!
"The straightforward but incredibly powerful mission of Shoes That Fit, to provide new, comfortable athletic shoes to children in need, is one that instantly resonated with me," says Bosse Principal, Ashley Bosse Lubetkin. "I have rarely come across a charitable organization with the ability to have such a profound, immediate impact on huge numbers of children. After all, how can we expect students to reach their ultimate potential when something as basic as a pair of shoes may be the cause of physical pain, distraction, or bullying? It is my hope that each child who receives a new pair of sneakers runs faster on the playground, works harder in the classroom, and stands up a bit taller. I believe that the work done by Shoes That Fit can catalyze a virtuous cycle of increased confidence and happiness in every child that it reaches."
Bosse did just that – they inspired confidence and happiness. When the children were given boxes of brand new sneakers, they lit up with joy. They hugged the boxes. They connected directly with the donor and had a chance to thank them for this special gift.
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Broncos culture rebuild faces first test after Haas arrest
Dan Walsh NRL.com Reporter
Mon 18 Jan 2021, 12:34 PM
Broncos CEO Paul White says the fallout from Payne Haas's arrest will be used to reinforce new standards as rookie coach Kevin Walters overhauls club culture.
Haas will front Tweed Heads Local Court on February 2 after he was charged with using offensive language and intimidating police on Saturday night.
The NSW and Australian Test prop is also under investigation from the NRL Integrity Unit but will continue to train with Brisbane until his court appearance.
Haas is alleged to have been aggressive and abusive towards police when they approached he and his partner on Saturday night in Tweed Heads.
The incident looms as Walters' first significant off-field challenge since taking charge of the Broncos last October, having spoken at length of his desire to revive a winning culture and lift off-field standards.
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Brisbane's past 18 months have been punctuated by off-field indiscretions around COVID bubble breaches and David Fifita's arrest in Bali among other incidents en route to the first wooden spoon in club history.
White refused to speculate on possible club or NRL sanctions for Haas on Monday morning, but said the incident served as a timely reminder of what is expected.
"I'm being very clear, there is no excuse or tolerance for those type of behaviours or actions," White told reporters.
"There's a big lesson for Payne and he needs to own that. But there's also a lesson for the entire playing group as well and they'll have a meeting this morning.
There is no excuse or tolerance for those type of behaviours or actions
Broncos CEO Paul White
"I know those things will be reinforced. But we're after actions, not words ... he made a really poor decision and he'll have to suffer the consequences for that.
"Anything like this is a setback. But we need to own it as a club.
"Payne first and foremost needs to own it and Kevvie will obviously be a part of that process. But there's a lesson to be learned. We have to take those lessons."
White described Haas as "embarrassed, ashamed and remorseful" over his arrest.
The 21-year-old has endured a difficult six months following the death of his older brother Chace last August.
He has also courted off-field controversy as well though, serving a four-game suspension and copping a $20,000 fine in early 2019 after refusing to answer NRL Integrity Unit questions about an incident involving his family members.
Haas was Brisbane's brightest prospect throughout the ill-fated Anthony Seibold era, claiming the Paul Morgan award as the Broncos best player in both 2019 and 2020.
White said a remorseful Haas would be supported by the club to take responsibility for his actions.
The Broncos' 2020 season in review
"Payne, when I spoke to him yesterday, he fully acknowledged his personal accountability for what happened," White said.
"He acknowledged that he made some poor decisions. He also acknowledged that alcohol was a contributing factor.
"Sanctions could be a necessary outcome from the court proceedings and the NRL Integrity [Unit's] investigation.
"But our focus as a club today, the test isn't for Kevvie Walters. It's for Payne Haas and how he handles this.
"What he learns from it, how he handles it moving forward. Any sanctions that may or may not be imposed are the end point.
"There's plenty of work that Payne has to do and the club has to do to support that."
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CJ 4DPLEX, the world's leading producer of premium film formats and cinema technologies, announced today that 20th Century Studios, Lightstorm Entertainment and James Cameron's highly-anticipated "Avatar: The Way Of Water" will debut in both the visually immersive, 270-degree panoramic ScreenX theaters and the multi-sensory 4DX theaters on December 16, 2022. Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, "Avatar: The Way of Water," paired with CJ 4DPLEX's cinematic formats, is guaranteed to be the most immersive viewing experience for the sci-fi adventure.
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"Thirteen years ago, 'Avatar' catapulted the industry into the future and 'Avatar: The Way of Water' is sure to continue that tradition," said Don Savant, CEO & President, CJ 4DPLEX America. "Thank you 20th Century Studios, James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment for your close collaboration and the opportunity to share the breathtaking world of Pandora in ScreenX and 4DX."
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CJ 4DPLEX is a leading, next-generation cinema technology company, headquartered in Seoul with international offices in Los Angeles and Beijing. The company has created innovative film technologies for theaters worldwide that include 'ScreenX', '4DX', and '4DX Screen' for consumers to experience films in ways that were never before possible.
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Блумфілд () — місто () в США, в окрузі Ессекс штату Вермонт. Населення — 221 особа (2010).

Демографія

Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у місті мешкала 221 особа в 106 домогосподарствах у складі 65 родин. Було 204 помешкання

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 0,9 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 0,0 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 14,9 % — особи молодші 18 років, 66,1 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 19,0 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 50,1 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у місті припадало 114,6 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 106,6 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  долар США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  долари (медіана — ). Медіана доходів становила  доларів для чоловіків та  доларів для жінок. За межею бідності перебувало 9,6 % осіб, у тому числі 13,3 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 7,5 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило 109 осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 38,5 %, сільське господарство, лісництво, риболовля — 15,6 %, виробництво — 12,8 %.

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Business Observer Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 2 years ago
TPA Group is both far away and close by
Atlanta-based developer has several large-scale projects underway along the Gulf Coast, including a new corporate campus for Gartner Inc.
TPA Group is headquartered some 500 miles away from the Gulf Coast, but the Atlanta-based company is having a home-grown impact on the region's commercial real estate industry.
TPA is currently developing — from Pasco to Lee counties — some of the region's largest and most noteworthy office and industrial projects, many of which are, or were, being built on a speculative basis.
Combined, TPA's four regional projects to date total 900,000 square feet, ranging from a three-building office complex for business consulting group Gartner Inc. in Fort Myers to a seven-story office building in The Heights' 45-acre development, in Tampa.
TPA also is building a two-building office project known as The Edison Suncoast at the Suncoast Parkway and State Road 54, in Pasco County, and recently completed a two-building industrial property known as Grand Oaks 75 in the Interstate 4 Corridor, just east of Tampa.
Elsewhere in Florida, the company has projects or real estate holdings in Orlando, West Palm Beach, Pembroke Pines, Lake Mary and Groveland, according to its website.
"We tackle each opportunity with deliberate thought and an acute sense of urgency — never content to wait for the market, but instead forcing the outcomes we envision," TPA writes on its corporate website.
Company officials could not be reached for comment on their work in Florida, despite multiple attempts.
In all, TPA has developed more than 150 projects containing 35 million square feet valued at $15 billion, along with 35,000 acres in master-planned communities, industrial projects and corporate office campuses, its website states.
The company was founded in 2004 when chief executive J. Bradford Smith acquired Technology Park/Atlanta.
Over the course of its 15-year history, TPA has established a solid reputation as a company with an entrepreneurial bent and the expertise to complete various types of developments.
"We were looking to partner with a strong group that would bring more to the table than just capital," says Charles "Chas" Bruck, a partner in SoHo Capital, the Tampa-based company developing the 45-acre The Heights master-planned community in North Tampa.
"We met them and immediately felt comfortable, because they were very like-minded, and we've worked really well together," adds Bruck. "We would definitely do more deals with them. We don't do many joint ventures, but with TPA, I couldn't be happier with them so far."
Since breaking ground on their seven-story office project in January, the 300,000-square-foot Heights Union building has committed 65% of its space in leases to co-working operator WeWork, surgical solutions firm AxoGen, contractor DPR Construction and others.
The 2002 N. Tampa St. project also will feature 42,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a connected 1,500-space parking garage.
"They're very good at what they do," says Barry Oaks, a senior director at commercial real estate brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield, which is overseeing leasing for both the Heights Union building and a two-building office development TPA is delivering in Pasco County.
"They're very competitive and entrepreneurial, they have a proven track record, and they're a streamlined operation," Oaks says. "They're deal makers."
The first of two speculatively developed buildings in planned Edison Suncoast, totaling 77,500 square feet over three floors, will deliver early next year. A second, mirror building will be developed when market demand warrants it, Oaks says.
COURTESY RENDERING — TPA is developing the two-building Edison Suncoast office complex in Pasco County
Edison Suncoast is being constructed roughly 30 miles northwest of Tampa, at the Suncoast Parkway and State Road 54. TPA also is developing loft-style Edison projects in Pembroke Pines, Lake Mary, Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, its website notes.
"They saw an opportunity to capitalize in a market where there is virtually no other supply and what we all perceive is considerable pent-up demand," Oaks says.
In East Tampa, TPA in 2014 applied that same philosophy to developing Grand Oaks 75, a planned four-building industrial project on 49 acres eligible for 669,000 square feet of space.
"Over the past several recent years, they've really focused on expanding their industrial portfolio throughout Central Florida," Ryan Vaught, executive managing director of industrial services with commercial real estate brokerage Colliers International, says of TPA.
But unlike some of its other area projects, TPA won't be completing Grand Oaks 75 beyond the two buildings it's already delivered there. The company and partner Morgan Stanley have sold their interests and the remaining undeveloped land at 6421 S. Falkenburg Road to Eastgroup Properties for $17.5 million, according to Hillsborough County property records.
Although TPA has focused on the Tampa Bay area to develop the bulk of its properties here, its largest and most ambitious Gulf Coast region development to date is in Fort Myers.
There, TPA is building a four-building office campus for event planner and consultant Gartner Inc. in Skyplex, a business park comprising 1,150 acres in all owned by the Lee County Port Authority adjacent to the Southwest Florida International Airport.
The $50 million, build-to-suit project will provide Gartner with 240,000 square feet of new space, initially, and roughly double its office footprint in Lee County.
In addition to the new workspace, Gartner employees will have access to amenities such as a fitness center and on-site cafeteria. TPA intends to own the 36-acre project subject to a long-term lease with Gartner, company officials and TPA's website indicates.
COURTESY RENDERING — Gartner Inc. retained TPA Group to develop a new four-building office and amenity campus in Fort Myers.
But while many of its area developments are well underway or nearing completion — including Gartner's buildings and the Heights Union project — TPA is likely to be a Gulf Coast fixture for years to come.
In Fort Myers, Gartner has an option for another office building at Skyplex totaling 206,000 square feet, TPA's website notes. Heights Union is designed to add a second, roughly 45,000-square-foot building at some point, and the company will deliver the second Edison Suncoast building when demand calls for it.
"They're a very opportunistic development company," Vaught says.
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New blueprint outlines a regulatory framework for novel "actively personalized" vaccines ("APVACs)
By con on 17. October 2013 in News-Archiv-2013, rechts News
Mainz, October 17, 2013 – The Regulatory Research Group of the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT-RRG) has published a blueprint for the development of "actively personalized" vaccines (APVACs). The proposal, published in the October issue of Nature Biotechnology, outlines how APVACs may be pursued within the existing regulatory framework of the European Union (EU).
Personalization of cancer treatment has been proposed as a solution to increase the efficacy of novel therapies to treat cancer. The availability of whole genome sequencing enables therapeutic concepts that actively use whole genome data to design tailored vaccines that target the unique genomic alterations found in an individual patient's tumor. Such "actively personalized vaccines (APVACs)" have not yet been tested in patients. APVAC concepts that lead to unique medicines for every individual patient change the paradigm of how drugs are developed and clinically tested and thus pose a series of regulatory challenges. The CIMT Regulatory Research Group has analyzed the existing EU regulatory framework and has come to the conclusion that APVACs may be pursued within established principles. A meeting with the Innovation Task Force of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) confirmed the possible path for the development of APVACs as proposed by the CIMT Regulatory Research Group.
"Our publication shows that the specific concepts already in use for cellular therapies may be applicable for individualized therapies," says Ulrich Kalinke, director of TWINCORE and corresponding author of the paper in Nature Biotechnology. "Even if challenges remain, the first hurdle for clinical testing of this new class of therapies is cleared."
"This is a milestone publication for the clinical translation of the APVAC concept," says Cedrik Britten (Ribological GmbH, Mainz), one of the authors of the paper. "Where there had previously not been any regulatory guidance for such actively personalized therapies, we have been able to describe a possible path that will facilitate human testing of individually tailored medicine."
"I am very pleased that this was an international effort as it would not have been possible for single individuals or institutions," says Harpreet Singh (Immatics Biotechnologies, Tübingen), also a co-author of the paper. "The results of the Regulatory Research Group pave the way for the future of personalized immunotherapies from which researchers and developers worldwide will benefit."
Britten CM, Singh-Jasuja H, Flamion B, Hoos A, Huber C, Kallen K-J, Khleif SN, Kreiter S, Nielsen M, Rammensee H-G, Sahin U, Hinz T, Kalinke U (2013): The regulatory landscape for actively personalized cancer immunotherapies. Nature Biotechnology 31 (10), 880-882. doi 10.1038/nbt.2708.
Preclinical research at TRON identifies oncogene addiction as a promising strategy for treating leukaemia
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I rescued my cat Zoot after Christmas 1999. At the time, I babysat my nephew every Tuesday night so my brother and his wife could have date night.
They clawed the tablecloth. Ripped up house plants. Caused a ruckus all night long.
The one was docile and loving. The other wouldn't take poop from anybody.
That second one was Zoot.
My nephew liked to carry the kittens with their neck in his elbow. In a spirit of self-preservation, Zoot scratched him. This and other incidents led my brother to chase Zoot around the house, fling her down the basement stairs, and swat her with a broom.
But whenever I visited, and put the kids to bed, she would come out from hiding and curl against my neck using my then-shoulder-length hair as a blanket.
Christmas came and went. My sister-in-law pulled me aside and told me if I didn't take Zoot she would have to take the cat to the shelter to keep my brother from killing her.
I could tell countless stories about her. But to summarize, I never cried or napped alone. She liked to watch me wash dishes. When my daughter was born, Zoot always there whenever the baby cried. She loved company.
I taught her to sit and give her paw for a treat. So whenever I had anything she wanted, she would sit down and put her paw on my arm.
She also tended to crawl in bed and spread her body between me and my husband. And she would sit on me if it looked like my husband might be interested in hanky-panky.
Today, my husband took her to the vet for her final sleep.
To my surprise, my daughter went and stayed with Zoot the whole time.
So, in my weakness, I got to see how strong my daughter is.


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Auberge de jeunesse Hi Carcassonne
Carcassonne Youth Hostel
Rue Vicomte de Trencavel, Cité Médiévale, Carcassonne, 11000, France
Overall Rating 92%
Green rating 100%
The youth hostel is located in the heart of the medieval UNESCO World Heritage City.
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Carcassonne Hostel
Hostel Carcassonne
Hostel Carcassonne is in an amazing location within the Cité Médiévale, a fine walled city which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The streets surrounding the hostel are lined with shops and provide a fantastic atmosphere, animated with impromptu performances and concerts by modern troubadours.
At the hostel you will find free Wi-Fi, computers with internet access, a well-equipped kitchen, entertainment room, and a bar which is open for dinner and drinks in the evening where you can easily get to talk to other travellers.
Hostel Carcassonne offers a pleasant stay from which you can discover the impressive Cathar castles, indulge in the charming southern squares or take part in the many activities organised in and around the city throughout the year.
Additional tax of 0.30 EUR is payable at check-in.
Government-issued photo ID is required to check in.
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Unaccompanied children under the age of 18 can be accommodated only with a letter from a parent or legal guardian providing permission for the child's unsupervised stay.
Children under the age of 3 are unable to be accommodated in shared dormitories
Children under the age of 16 are unable to be accommodated in shared dormitories unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Not suitable for wheelchair users
WIFI Charges - Free
Internet Cafe Nearby
Internet Cafe Distance - 1 to 2km
Car Parking Nearby Distance - Less than 500 m
Open from 02 Mar to 31 Oct
Tel. +33 (0)4.68.25.23.16
carcassonne@hifrance.org
La Cité Médiévale (At or next to the hostel)
Le canal du Midi (1 to 2km)
Le lac de la Cavayère (3 to 5km)
Les chambres ont 1 prise électrique, et il est loin des lits, c'est inconfortable
Nicolas,
Lage in der Cité natürlich top, Abstriche beim etwas kargen Frühstück und der nicht mehr ganz zeitgemäßen Innenausstattung. Preis/Leistung insgesamt in Ordnung.
André,
Fri 08 Nov 2019
Had a wonderful time in Carcassonne, hostel is at the great location, with a Self-catering kitchen. Great and helpful staff. Just one thing there is no proper bed sheet/linen, so it was a really different experience for me.
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Gym (1 to 2km)
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River / Harbour / Lake (Less than 500m)
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Ski area (More than 10km)
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Nicole Kidman just revealed she went shoeless on the red carpet this awards season, and literally nobody noticed.
Here is Nicole at four separate Awards shows - with no way of telling she was shoeless in any of the photos.
Nicole also explained in the interview that she's not concerned with making it on to any 'best' or 'worst' dressed lists.
"I'm not a fan of 'Worst Dressed' things because I don't believe in crucifying people for their individual [taste]. It just seems nasty and misogynistic, so that needs to go away," she explains.
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This summer we made it easier to release your software.  Today, you can fully automate those releases via the
Releases API Preview.

This API is a little different due to the binary assets.  We use the Accept header for content negotiation when requesting
a release asset.  Pass a standard API media type to get the API representation:

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The new Transformers movie Bumble Bee was a fun and enjoyable movie. I wish that Hasbro & Paramount would hire Travis Knight to work on G.I. Joe and M.A.S.K.
He has a great background in animation (KUBO,Boxtrolls, Coraline,etc) and he clearly has a lot respect and affinity to the source material. The actual designs on the robots were on point, and the action sequences were well made. Forget Robert Schwentke and Lorenzo di Bonaventura, their track record is not the best and G.I. Joe needs someone who understands and respects the source material and is able to do it justice on the big screen.
I enjoyed it. It was a solid 3 star film. I felt the characters were more recognizable from both a visual and vintage stand point. Could it have been better, sure, but I felt that there was enough in the film to keep parents and kids entertained without being pandering. The 1987 immersion was not as genuine as say Stranger Things but the effort was there. I'd say definitely take you kids to see it, especially if you're a fan of the vintage toys and cartoon.
You got to post ides for a live action Joe movie like it says on the link.
I've seen Bumblebee movie and the story isn't that bad and I enjoy the designs of the Transformers. I remember seeing few Transformers on TV video tape in cartoons the classic characters like Optimus Prime and Megatron. The modern designs in a Bay form of the Transformers films. They are bit too fancy for me. I choose the designs from bumblebee movie. One day G.I. Joe needs the same treatment like the year setting to the 80s that way the Joes and Cobra look like classic toy characters this include the comic books and cartoon designs of the 80s whenever there will be new toys or not as long as we Joe fans live not matter how old we are.
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Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $91 Million Affordable Housing Development in the Bronx
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of Arthur Avenue Apartments, a new $91 million affordable housing development with 177 apartments in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx. The development includes 54 apartments reserved for formerly homeless seniors in need of support services. The sustainably designed building features 4,500 square feet of health-oriented community space including an interior greenhouse with a teaching kitchen, a working vegetable garden for tenant use, and two landscaped outdoor terraces.
"New Yorkers deserve access to safe, affordable housing — especially seniors and those struggling to make ends meet," Governor Hochul said. "The Arthur Avenue Apartments will bring much-needed affordable housing to The Bronx, helping the most vulnerable New Yorkers live with dignity and security."
Arthur Avenue Apartments consists of a single nine-story building with 177 homes for households age 62 or older. Seventeen apartments are available to households earning at or below 30 percent of the Area Median Income and 105 apartments are available to households earning at or below 50 percent of the AMI. 54 apartments are reserved for formerly homeless seniors with chronic health conditions, who will receive on-site supportive services and rental subsidies funded through the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative and administered by the NYS Department of Health.
Supportive services include activities that promote socialization, life skills training, education and fitness-based instruction groups, nutritional education and cooking, and music therapy. The supportive service provider is the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, also the project's co-developer along with Foxy Management.
The building was designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star programs. Energy-efficient features include low-flow bathroom fixtures; motion-sensor LED lighting in common areas; EnergyStar appliances; a rooftop solar array; efficient irrigation/water reuse system; highly efficient boiler and water heater; and low volatile organic compound "VOC" finishes throughout.
Residents of Arthur Avenue Apartments have access to a working vegetable garden where they can grow their own food and share with the community, an interior greenhouse linked to a teaching kitchen, and two outdoor terraces on the 8th floor connected to two large multipurpose community rooms. Additional amenities include 24-hour security, on-site laundry, bicycle storage, and an office suite for support services.
Nearby neighborhood services include the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, St. Barnabas Hospital, several urgent care clinics, three libraries with senior programming, grocery and retail, a subway station, and a Metro-North train station.
State Financing for Arthur Avenue Apartments includes $19.2 million in tax-exempt bonds, federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits that generated $36 million in equity, and an additional $13.2 million in subsidy from New York State Homes and Community Renewal. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development provided $13.3 million through its Senior Affordable Rental Assistance Program and 122 Project-Based Section 8 vouchers. New York City Council awarded the project $500,000.
HCR Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas said, "This $91 million highly energy-efficient and sustainable development provides a healthy and affordable home for at-risk senior households. Arthur Avenue Apartments will provide important supportive services to residents while also cultivating active living and a wellness-oriented environment. In addition, the building's extensive energy-efficiency and sustainability features will support the state's goal of reducing carbon emissions, especially in underserved neighborhoods like the Bronx. Congratulations to Foxy Management and our partners in government for this accomplishment that will improve the lives of so many New Yorkers."
State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said, "Reliable, affordable and safe housing is essential for good health, and I am confident that Arthur Avenue Apartments are equipped to provide their residents with the services and support they need. I am proud of our continued efforts to move our state forward and provide New Yorkers with the security they need for a bright and healthy future."
HPD Commissioner Louise Carroll said, "Senior housing is not just about affordability - it's about making sure our elders can thrive. Arthur Ave Apartments provide more than 170 senior households the opportunity to do just that by providing services and space to boost their wellness: a community garden, teaching kitchen, two roof terraces and more. I want to thank Foxy Management, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, our state partners, and elected officials for making this project possible and taking the time to make sure every aspect meets the needs of our seniors"
Jeff Fox, Principal of Foxy Management, said, "The Arthur Avenue project is our pride and joy - even before COVID entered our lexicon, we designed this project with a health-first approach, ensuring a clean "green" environment for our city's most vulnerable senior residents, and the end product exceeds our expectations. We expect that the amenity package will serve as the foundation for healthy living and nutritional programming that will be transformative in the lives of our residents. I'd like to give a special thanks to our friends and partners at the Hebrew Home, who embody the compassionate care we all strive for. We could not accomplish what we have here without our incredible financing team, which includes HCR, NYC HPD, Councilmember Salamanca, Boston Financial and JP Morgan Chase. Thank you for putting your trust in our team to accomplish what we are celebrating today."
Deborah Messina, Senior Vice President of Operations at RiverSpring Living (the parent organization of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale), said, "The residents of Arthur Avenue Apartments have found home here, and will build meaningful connections in this thoughtfully designed community. We extend gratitude to Foxy Management, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative for our continued partnership."
Congressman Ritchie Torres said, "As the Bronx continues to grow, it is crucial to see increased direct investment in affordable housing to support vibrant neighborhoods like Belmont. I am proud to celebrate the groundbreaking on 177 units that will provide stability and opportunity for Bronx residents. I look forward to seeing continued investment in affordable housing in the Bronx in order to lift up working families.
Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. said, "Throughout my tenure in the City Council, my top priority has been bringing truly affordable, quality housing to the South Bronx. With the completion of Arthur Avenue Apartments, we are doing just that. 177-units of senior housing, this new development will provide housing at the deepest levels of affordability for those 62 years and older, while also providing dignified, permanent housing for 54 formerly homeless senior households through a 30% set-aside. Having allocated $500,000 in capital funding towards the completion of this project, I am thrilled to celebrate today's grand opening. I applaud Foxy Management and Hebrew Home at Riverdale for their partnership, and thank NYS Homes and Community Renewal and NYC Housing Preservation and Development for their financial support."
Assembly Member Chantel Jackson said, "The cost of housing in New York City has become a crisis and breaking point. The need to provide safe and affordable housing is of great concern to me, as it impacts my constituents in the 79th Assembly District in the South Bronx. I am pleased to see the completion of the Arthur Apartments in Belmont, which will provide housing to 177 seniors. We must continue to work together to ensure our most vulnerable are afforded every opportunity to lead their lives with dignity; a safe place to call home should be attainable by all."


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Dutch-Afghan director Aboozar Amini's IDFA opening film Kabul, City in the Wind, world premiering at the festival, was shot across the Afghan capital over three years from 2015, one of the deadliest periods in the country's recent history. But viewers don't see a single frame of violence on the big screen.
Amini has chosen instead to focus on the human side of Kabul through the personal stories of loquacious bus driver Abbas, whose happy-go-lucky exterior conceals a darker side, and resilient young brothers Afshin and Benjamin, who somehow manage to retain a childish sense of fun in the shadow of never-ending danger.
"I made 15 trips to Kabul. Every time I was there I was lucky to survive one or two suicide bomb incidents. All I could do was just follow some basic security measures, like the ones Afshin's father advises in the film: avoid crowded areas and don't go to see when something has happened because these are the moments when suicide bombers will explode themselves," Amini recounts.
The director produced the documentary through his Silk Road Film Salon company with Dutch-Chinese producer Jia Zhao. The Amsterdam-based production house focuses on stories and cross-regional film production along the ancient Silk Roads trade route connecting East and West, which also ran through Afghanistan.
Amini, who now lives mainly in the Netherlands, says his split cultural identity and childhood memories of life in Afghanistan inform all his work. "I have spent more than the half of my life in Europe; in a way I'm more European than Afghan. But I remember my childhood very clearly. A time my Afghanistan was shattered by war. I remember the two big Buddhas blown up in my hometown of Bamiyan by the Taliban," Amini recalls.
Amini is now working on a low budget hybrid film called Ways to Run, spinning off Kabul, City in the Wind, and Cineaste, a Scheherazade-inspired fiction feature about a cinema lover condemned to death by the Taliban for running a small screening room, but who staves off his execution by showing them a new film every day.


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The Legislature Today Podcast
By West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Category: Local
The Legislature Today is West Virginia's source for daily legislative news and information. The only live program covering the West Virginia Legislature, the broadcast features reports from the Senate, House and committee meetings with in-depth interviews and analysis of the legislative process in West Virginia. The Legislature Today Podcast allows you to listen to entire show at your convenience.
Charleston Activist Says Legislative Priorities Are Tackling Achievement Gap, Disciplinary Issues
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We look at the 2020 West Virginia Legislative session through the lens of civil rights and social justice on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We also bring you the latest news from the Capitol as we begin the second full week of the 2020 session.
Reporters Explore Trade Deal With China, Lawsuit Over Obamacare, And Latest Foster Care Legislation
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Host Suzanne Higgins speaks with statehouse reporters to recap a week of legislative action. We also bring you a story looking at the newly created West Virginia Narcotics Intelligence Unit.
Justice Defends His Work As Governor, Shares Goals For 2020
Host Suzanne Higgins sits down with Gov. Jim Justice to discuss his proposed budget, his work over the last four years as governor, and his thoughts for the future. Higgins also speaks with Reporter Emily Allen and Senior Reporter Dave Mistich about the latest news from the Capitol building.
House Finance Committee Members Discuss Gov. Justice's Proposed Budget
The House of Delegates passed a bill known as the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. It calls on doctors to use "reasonable medical judgement" in the event of an unsuccessful abortion, and it passed with bi-partisan support.
Speaker Hanshaw Says Job Creation And Growing W.Va.'s Workforce Major Priority This Year In House
There's a new focus on hunger at the West Virginia Legislature. We'll hear about the newly formed Hunger Caucus, and host Suzanne Higgins sits down with the Speaker of the House of Delegates, Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay.
Sen. President Carmichael Outlines Goals For 2020 Session
Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, joins host Suzanne Higgins to discuss the Republican agenda for the 2020 West Virginia Legislative session. Senior Reporter Dave Mistich also joins Higgins on set to discuss the latest news and legislative action from the statehouse.
Reporter Roundtable Discusses First Three Days Of 2020 Session
The halls of the Capitol are now quiet. Lawmakers have gone home for the weekend, and the session has gotten off to a low-key start. We discuss the first three days of the 2020 West Virginia Legislative session with statehouse reporters, and we look at some of the legislation introduced this week in both the House and Senate.
Minority Leaders Respond To Governor's 2020 State Of The State
We launch our nightly coverage of the 2020 West Virginia Legislative session with reaction to Gov. Jim Justice's State of the State Address.
Reporters Recap Week of Budget Talks, Contentious Legislation and What's to Come in the Final Hours
We're potentially just one vote away from having a budget sent to Gov. Jim Justice. It's been a week of early mornings, late evenings and the passage and failure of some notable legislation – and a call for a special session. We'll bring you the latest in our weekly reporter roundtable.
University Presidents Urge More Investment Into Higher Education
In a session dominated by an omnibus education bill that ultimately died, lawmakers know officially now that they'll be back for a special session on education. We bring you the latest, and we also speak with the presidents of two state universities.
A Closer Look at Criminal Justice Reform Legislation
Assistant News Director Glynis Board leads a discussion with activist Robert Grossman of Morgantown on one of several criminal justice reform bills that have been considered this session. We also bring you the latest updates from the House of Delegates and Senate.
Delegates Outline Status of Funding Formula for Higher Education
A long-sought funding formula for higher education will have to wait even longer. Host Suzanne Higgins speaks with two delegates – both members of Gov. Jim Justice's Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education – who provide us with an update. We also bring you the latest legislative action from the statehouse.
Faith Leaders Share Frustrations Over Friday's Incidents in the House of Delegates
The fallout continues from an anti-Muslim poster and materials displayed Friday during West Virginia's GOP Day at the Capitol. Host Suzanne Higgins speaks with leaders of three religions – Islam, Judaism, and Christianity – who all say the issues of racism and discrimination go far deeper than Friday's events.
Reporters Recap Sparks in the House and the Budget Outlook
An inflammatory poster displayed outside of the House of Delegates' chamber by participants of West Virginia GOP Day at the Capitol, launched a firestorm of remarks Friday morning. Just as the Speaker of the House called the body to order, Del. Mike Pushkin stood and launched what would be a series of remarks - Democrats condemning hate speech, while Republicans defending freedom of speech.
Campus Carry, Foster Care, Tobacco – Major Bills Move As We Hit Final Days of 2019 Session
Emotions ran high in the House of Delegates late Wednesday evening as HB 2519 – the Campus Self Defense Act – came to the floor after a day of procedures that took it off and then back on the House's active calendar. We recap the night's action, and we take a special look at foster care.
Chancellor of W.Va. CTC System Hopeful for 'Last Dollar In' Bill to Survive
It's Day 50, Crossover Day, and the last day for Senate bills to get out of the Senate, and for House bills to get out of the House. This determines whether those bills are to survive this session. We recap the day's action, and we also look at the latest on SB 1 – the "last dollar in" community and technical college bill.
Sen. President Carmichael Says He Is 'Hesitant' on Pay Raise Without Education Reform
Wednesday is crossover day, meaning it's the last day for the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate to consider bills on third reading, or voting stage, in their chamber of origin. Host Suzanne Higgins speaks with Senate President Mitch Carmichael and Senate Minority Leader Roman Prezioso about legislation they hoped would make it out and on legislation they still hope to consider.
Medicaid Bill to 'Get People Back to Work' Concerns Some in Health Community
Lawmakers are working weekends and evenings now as we enter the seventh week of the 2019 West Virginia Legislative session. We'll discuss a controversial Medicaid bill that originated in the House Finance Committee. It was reported to the floor at almost the last possible moment for consideration.
Reporters Recap a Week of Twists and Turns at the W.Va. Legislature
This week, we've seen a teacher and school workers strike, the death of a massive controversial education bill, and a campus-carry gun bill zoom through the House of Delegates. We bring you up-to-date on all these issues and more.
Bill to Allow Guns on W.Va. College Campuses Moving Rapidly in House
With SB 451 – comprehensive education reform – effectively dead, attention now turns to another bill that's stirring up controversy at the statehouse and around West Virginia. HB 2519 – the Campus Self Defense Act – is on the fast track. The bill would allow people with concealed carry licenses to carry their guns on college campuses.