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Home The Washington Diplomat April 2013 Australian Embassy Aims to Dispel Down Under Clichés
Australian Embassy Aims to Dispel Down Under Clichés
Photo: The artist / Anna Schwartz Gallery, Australia
Angelica Mesiti's "Some dance to remember, some dance to forget" is among the works in "Seven Points," a two-part exhibition on contemporary Australian art organized by the embassy.
Australia conjures images of kangaroos and the Sydney Opera House, but you will not see either at the current art exhibit on display at the embassy — and that is precisely the point of the show.
"There are no koalas, but at the same time the works have an Australian attitude and influence," said Bree Pickering, curator of "Seven Points (part one)," the exhibition series that opened in February.
Instead, Pickering showcases pieces by three contemporary Australian artists — Marley Dawson, Anna Kristensen and Angelica Mesiti — created while each was residing outside their country. Consequently, there is a global context to the art that is both cutting edge yet inherently Australian.
"In the United States, 'Seven Points' will offer a fresh and nuanced view of Australian contemporary culture," said Australian Ambassador Kim Beazley.
"Marley's work, for example, is poetic but also kind of funny," Pickering explained. "It's as if he announces, 'I'm going to make a big sculpture and it will have noise and be playful.'"
Pickering is describing Marley Dawson's inclined conveyor belt with rollers, the largest attraction in the small embassy gallery. The structure resembles a miniature roller coaster built at roughly waist height on which an open wood box containing a bunch of tumbleweed goes round and round and up and down in an endless loop. Occasionally, the box goes off-track and stops. Then a kindly guest, casting furtive glances, throws out an arm to gently tap the box back into place.
"That's great," said Dawson, when told that people touch the art and actually move it, not typically an accepted policy in art galleries. "We didn't ask anyone to do that. The box usually sorts itself out. But the stopping makes people anxious so they help start it."
Dawson, 31, is interested in society's daily grind, the getting up and going through the same routines every day. "The endless cycles" of our life, he said, "are the starting point for a lot of my work."
Tumbleweed is the American component of that work. The well-known Australian artist moved to Washington a year ago and set up a studio in the Bloomingdale neighborhood.
Photo: The artist / Kalimanrawlins,
Melbourne and Gallery 9, Sydney
Anna Kristensen's "Christmas Bush"
A cross-cultural undercurrent runs through all of the pieces. Angelica Mesiti's video in a gallery anteroom covers an entire wall with the image of an Algerian man singing the Eagles' hit song "Hotel California" in Arabic to the accompaniment of his own music. Mohammed Lamourie is a vision-impaired street performer photographed by Mesiti in Paris, where she lives.
Growing up in a diverse Sydney neighborhood, Mesiti, 36, has a keen eye for cultural performance as an expression of everyday life. The singer piqued her interest when she came upon him performing in the Paris subway.
"He's a poor street performer who most people walked past and ignored," Pickering said. But he seemed familiar to Mesiti because many people looked like him in the streets where she grew up and she felt a connection.
Mesiti's artistic video is a grand synthesis — an Australian image of an Algerian man in Paris singing an American song translated into Arabic. "Contemporary ideas flowing through contemporary art is emblematic of the show," said Pickering.
Painter Anna Kristensen, 29, also synthesizes opposing ideas. "I play with spatial depth in my paintings by contrasting the illusionary or perspectival image space inherent to figurative images, with the relatively shallow space relationships created by interacting flat colors, shapes and patterns," she explained on the phone from the West Coast.
Kristensen paints Japanese-style Ikebana arrangements of Australian wildflowers and surrounds them with an abstract painted frame. "My intent for these works was to create an aperture to look through from the gallery space into another, pictorial, and symbolically natural space, which speaks about both architecture and landscape," she said of "Christmas Bush" and "Drumsticks and Hebe," both hanging in the exhibit.
Photo: The artist / Roslyn Oxley 9, Sydney
Marley Dawson's "Untitled (Salsola Tragus)"
In "Drumsticks and Hebe," the central image, a flower arrangement painted on a stretched linen canvas sits wedged in a corner of the gallery, surrounded by an un-stretched, shaped painting on polyester that is adhered to the walls and wraps around the corner. The resulting to-and-fro illusion either recedes beyond or comes forward from the frame.
"I'm giving a different take on the traditional way of looking at paintings," she said, in reference to her incorporation of the gallery's architecture into the work. "It's not static. Viewers are required to move around the gallery space to experience the work and its shifting nature."
She added: "I'm interested in the coexistence of the abstract and the representational in the one image."
"Seven Points (part one)" runs through April, while the second series of the exhibit will open later this summer and feature four other Australian artists who have been working or are in residency programs in North America, Asia or Europe.
Throughout its 2013 cultural programming, the embassy will be showcasing contemporary Australian art, eschewing more traditional representations of the country. Organizers hope the effort, which dovetails past exhibitions that focused on indigenous art, will give Americans a new perspective on the up-and-coming talent from the land down under.
"There's a kind of Australian confidence in all the works," said Pickering, the curator. "They have an element of play and a bit of cheekiness."
Seven Points (part one)
Embassy of Australia Gallery
1601 Massachusetts Ave., NW
For more information, please call (202) 797-3383 or visit www.usa.embassy.gov.au.
Audrey Hoffer is a contributing writer for The Washington Diplomat.
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Netflix has hired people to watch Netflix programs in an effort to have them pick the best image and videos to make others want to watch them.
This program is called Project Beetlejuice and has been around for some time now but not all is well with the program. The Hollywood Reporter has found out that members of the program are suing Netflix over their pay.
Netflix members in the Project Beetlejuice program say they are working 40 hours a week but are only getting $10-a-program fee. They also argue that they should be employees, not contractors, allowing them to get overtime, paid vacation, holidays, health insurance, and 401(k) plans.
The members of Project Beetlejuice went on to say that they have worked closely with Netflix and have a "rigid work schedule" dictated by the company. One member even says she was fired after telling management that Project Beetlejuice had become her primary source of income.
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Finally the Emperor has returned. Adriano has gone to AS Roma on a free transfer from Flamengo, the Empreror has arrived in the capital, but will it be a smart move by Roma? Adriano's contract is said to be worth around 5 million euros a season (plus performance-related bonuses) and it will expire on June 30th 2013. Adriano is full of confidence, and after signing his new contract here a couple of statements by the Brazilian,
"I am very happy to be at Roma and to play with the Giallorossi jersey. I hope it all goes well and am convinced we'll have a great season. I am here and must prove what I can do. I will do it. I am ready to take on Inter."
While Adriano is returning to the league which gave him the name "The Emperor" thanks to his imperious performances of great skill, he's also known to be lazy and lethargic at times. After the death of his father, Adriano had a lot of difficulty motivating himself while playing for Inter Milan. Due to his lack of confidence, Adriano began to gain weight, and his performances were less and less convincing as he lagged behind a rising Ibrahimovic. Adriano had to eventually get his contract terminated by Inter Milan as he moved back to Brazil in hopes of being able to revive his career.
The emperor joined Flamengo and found his will to play again, back among the people who loved him, Adriano looked like a man playing amongst kids in the Brazilian league. In 30 appearances Adriano scored 19 goals, leading Flamengo to a wonderful title win in Brazil. So it seems like Adriano has found his form with his short spell in Brazil, but while there is a difference between the Brazilian championship and the Serie A, there's also something else important to note.
In Brazil things are different, Adriano often arrived late, or skipped practices with no consequences because he was the big star, and he was known for spending time with drug-lords which used to be his friends back when he was a child in the favelas. In Brazil, everything was centered around Adriano's well being, the club officials were fine with his behavior as long as he could keep on banging in the goals for the team. In Italy, players aren't pampered as much, they're expected to be at practice on time, give their best, and motivate themselves for the most part. So while Adriano is confident now, he's going to have to put in 100% and stay motivated if he wants to succeed.
Let me say it now though, Adriano is joining a great team, he's the perfect replacement for an aging Totti. With players like Vucinic, Menez, and Pizarro surrounding him, he will have good service and support from his teammates. But in the end, it's all up to him, he will determine whether he succeeds or fails.
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Niccolo,
You mention a good point: Adriano behaved according to his wishes in Brazil. Can he survive doing that in Serie A? It's 50-50 here. I guess we will have to wait and see.
This reminds me of Jose Mourinho (and I know this is totally different) who despite his success this season could no longer deal with the pressure of managing in Serie A and that's one reason why he quit. Yes Mourinho quite because he often dreamt about coaching a big team in La Liga but he also was coming under intense pressure in Italy and he was not able to win over the Italian press.
In England, Mourinho was treated like a genius and he was easily able to manipulate the media, but not in Italy. The point is, there is little room for error for big names in Serie A.
2 Niccolo Conte June 10, 2010 at 2:41 am
Dear Rami,
I understand the comparison you make with Jose Mourinho, it's very important to remember that in the Serie A, pressure is nonstop. All coaches walk on thin ice and you saw that last season with the ridiculous amount of fired coaches. Jose Mourinho was surprised by this extreme will to win, and I think that he has changed and become a better manager after learning how to deal with these pressures.
In the end, you're right there is little to no room for error for almost anyone in the Serie A, great comment!
3 Rami S. June 10, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Hi Niccolo,
Do you think Adriano will be a succes and can at least last the first season with Roma? This is hard to predict but what do you expect?
Any thoughts on Italy's starting 11 against Paraguay and who you might see starting? It's going to be interesting to see who will be chosen by Lippi to start and the formation used. I know Buffon, De Rossi and Gilardino will start, and if healthy then Chiellini & Marchisio will start too.
I guess Zambrotta will play on either side of the defensive line depending on whether Maggio or Criscito starts. If De Rossi & Marchisio are in the middle then they will either have Montolivo or Gattuso alongside them.
In attack, Gilardino will get support from Di Natale but I am thinking for the right side it will depend if Maggio does start. Maggio can roam forward and if he does start then no need for Pepe or Iaquinta because Italy will need a more defensive minded player (a midfielder) to start on the right to cover for Maggio whenever he goes forward. Perhaps this gives Gattuso the opportunity to start on the right.
4 Niccolo Conte June 10, 2010 at 10:45 pm
I think Adriano will be a success, I know it might seem strange, but to me all the factors seem to be pointing towards a successful season.
I expect that Lippi will most likely start with a 4-4-2, with Buffon in net, Zambrotta at right back, Chiellini and Cannavaro at center half, and Criscito at left back. Then you'd have De Rossi alongside Gattuso with Camoranesi on the right, and maybe Marchisio on the left. And up top would probably the pairing of Gilardino and Di Natale.
But I think that as the game progresses, we could see Lippi morph this into a 4-3-3, taking out Camoranesi and putting in probably Pepe or Iaquinta to play on the right side of the trident. That would leave Marchisio, De Rossi, and Gattuso holding up the midfield in front of the defence, and through this you could see Marchisio playing a bit farther in front of De Rossi and Gattuso in almost a #10 position. Then we could see Lippi take Marchisio off and put in Montolivo for the final 30 minutes to provide a bit of spark.
The toughest thing to predict is probably the fullbacks, we know Zambrotta is starting, but we don't know if Lippi prefers Maggio or Criscito.
Thx for the comment!
5 Rami S. June 11, 2010 at 2:12 am
I think Lippi might spring a surprise because Zambrotta will start but no one knows which side but it seems he might be unconvinced with Criscito & Maggio in terms of their defensive presence. I wonder if he moves Chiellini to the left, leaves Zambrotta on the right, and partners Cannavaro with Bonucci in the middle as an experiment.
If he's going to be following the safe bet, I think you got it 100% right but just question of Maggio and Criscito. Another option which crossed my mind is if Camoranesi is still unfit he might perhaps let Maggio start on right-side of midfield as the player likes to go forward. Behind him there will be Zambrotta but Maggio will help him with defensive duties and keep moving forward.
On the left Marchisio and Criscito will help each other on both ends of the field. I guess we will have to see what Lippi decides to do. It will be interesting.
6 Niccolo Conte June 11, 2010 at 3:30 pm
I don't think he would try Chiellini or Camoranesi at fullback positions because he does have the options of Criscito, Maggio, and Zambrotta. I think that Lippi understands that while Italy probably can't win it this year, he can give the younger players some experience.
We should continue this discussion with Robert on the latest post about the Azzurri 11.
I think Chiellini will start as centre-back alongside Cannavaro leaving Zambrotta to play on one of the flanks depending on whether Criscito (left) or Maggio (right) will start. It seems Criscito will start.
I think Lippi would still like to reach the semi-final just to silence the media and critics before he leaves his Azzurri post. I think QF is the best hope because the Azzurri will then clash with Spain in that round.
Now De Rossi might need some rest. It seems the midfield is the area suffering from most injuries or concerns.
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Rafa Answers Questions On Gayle Injury
As reported by the Chronicle, Rafa Benitez has given an update on the fitness of his star striker.
Dwight Gayle was taken off in yesterdays win over Brentford, after opening the scoring, and when he was asked if he could give an update on Gayle's injury, Benitez said: "Not too much. With the three of them we'll have to wait, the doctor told me we will have to check tomorrow. Obviously to make substitutions is not good news.
"But in the end we had to do it.
However, the substitutions did lead to Daryl Murphy scoring the winning goal, and Benitez added: "I am really pleased with the players coming off the bench. They needed to perform in a difficult game.
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Confinement In Caesarea
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SABBATH SCHOOL INSIGHT #12
As the book of Acts begins to wind down, the parallels between the lives of the early apostles, especially Paul, and the life and ministry of Jesus, become more obvious. As the Gospel impacts the world and the church of Paul's day, the pressure from the unholy alliance of so-called religious leaders, and the state, becomes more oppressive. Consider a relative aside: As one carefully peruses the 1812 pages of The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials, in contrast to some contemporary historians, it is rather obvious that the attacks on God's messengers, EJ Waggoner and AT Jones, and even more subtly, Ellen White; mimic the attacks on Paul in our study. While error is parasitic, truth stands alone and can only be undermined through deliberate and/ or ignorant theological and or historical distortions.
During the 1888 era, specifically in 1890, Ellen White wrote the following that was obviously applicable for the resistance to the message of Christ our only Righteousness, and must be applied to those who will not accept or who otherwise choose to distort the prophetess' multiple endorsements of the 1888 Message. She wrote,
"The very last deception of Satan will be to make of none effect the testimony of the Spirit of God…There will be a hatred kindled against the Testimonies which is satanic." 1SM 48.
This same hatred of the Gospel is seen in our present study.
In the mid-19th century, a hymn was penned that resonates with Paul's day and should with ours. Excerpting some of the pertinent lines it states,
"Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth and falsehood, For the good or evil side; ….By the light of burning martyrs, Christ, Thy bleeding feet we track… "Though the cause of evil prosper, Yet 'tis truth alone is strong; Though her portion be the scaffold, And upon the throne be wrong; Yet that scaffold sways the future, And, behind the dim unknown, standeth God within the shadow, Keeping watch above His own." (Hymn 606, SDA Hymnal).
In the run up of Paul being sent to Caesarea, we see him appearing before the Sanhedrin and before the Sadducee, Ananias. As Paul with conviction asserts the clarity of his conscience before God and man, he is met with a slap on the mouth. His response is very interesting given downplaying of his words or the attempt by some to blame his response on poor eyesight. Hardly! Undoubtedly, Paul knew who Ananias was as he was intimately acquainted with the Sanhedrin and Ananias had been appointed high priest several years earlier.
According to the great Jewish historian, Josephus, Ananias was known for his avarice and brutality as a stooge of Rome. So when Paul told Ananias that God would strike him he was in effect prophesying the end of Ananias. Paul's response to Ananias, modeled similarly on the words of Christ might be described as the "guillotine of sophistry". Not to mention that Leviticus 19:15 proscribes Ananias' behavior. There is no evidence there is any personal rancor on Paul's part. The sheer force of his prophecy was sufficient and is born out in the murder of Ananias' by the Jews near the beginning of the war with the Romans, which culminated in the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.
With this bit of background let's highlight Chapters 24-26 of the book of Acts. First let us note that resistance to the Gospel is coupled with persecution of God's messengers. Ellen White even prophesied that Jones and Waggoner could lose their way and much of the responsibility at the feet of the persecuting leadership. The point of whether or not they rejected Christ, we can leave that outcome with the righteous judge. Thankfully, Paul stood for the truth to his death in Rome.
Our second note, let us not forget the particular doctrine that created the deepest opposition. While the Pharisees opposed Paul on the grounds of their disbelief in the fact that Jesus was the Messiah, the Sadducees also added a severe additional charge of resurrection rejection. Being the Hellenized, or Greek-influenced faction of Judaism, the Sadducees were thoroughly committed to the wedding of Judaism to Greek ideology. As the human body was virtually persona non grata to the Greeks, the idea that the Messiah could possess a resurrected, redeemed body, was preposterous. This position put them in opposition to the Pharisees who at times actually tried to protect Paul.
In Acts 24, it should be noted that the Sadducees, or better known as Roman sycophants, hired the best Hellenistic or possibly Roman lawyer they could find. Tertullus was hired to hang Paul, with the truth being an unfortunate casualty. Before governor Felix sedition was the charge, that is, he was charged with creating unrest. The evidence? None! Reminiscent of what is often heard or implied in today's accusatory environment, "It's the seriousness of the charge, not the nature of the evidence that matters."
According to Roman law, sedition was punishable by death. Paul's strongest defense occurs in verse 14, "But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets." Then he again references the resurrection and fearlessly revisits the assertion that had gotten him slapped as he stated his commitment to have a clear conscience before God and man.
Felix was placed under deep conviction by the Holy Spirit, but failed to respond and was replaced two years later by Festus. Tragically Felix had gone too far as inspiration records, insomuch that, "Never was he to receive another call from God." AA 427.
In chapter 25, a similar repeat of judicial activism, in contrast, - legislated law, occurs under pressure from the Jews. Festus is desirous of doing the Jews an illegal favor, but is bound by Roman law not to surrender a Roman citizen, 'without due process.' In fact in 25:10, Paul's constitutional erudition is displayed. He proclaims, "I stand at Caesar's [not Jerusalem's] judgment seat, where I ought to be judged." Jerusalem judgment meant death, whereas in Caesarea, judgment by Rome meant the opportunity for a more fair trial.
Ellen White says the following which should sober us all:
"The apostle knew he could not look for justice from the people who by their crimes were bringing upon themselves the wrath of God. He knew that, like the prophet Elijah, he would be safer among the heathen than with those who had rejected light from heaven and hardened their hearts against the gospel." The same could be said about the resistance to the gospel in the 1888 era all the way down to our day. The claim that the 1888 Message had been accepted leads to the question: "If the resistance hasn't been real, then why are we still here?"
In the pivotal chapter 26, we find Paul before King Agrippa and his sister, Queen Bernice. Josephus and others have reported that their relationship was an incestuous one. Paul was happy to appear before Agrippa, as he acknowledged Agrippa's familiarity with the Jewish beliefs and customs. It would seem to me that the core of Paul's defense is found here in verses 6 and 7. Let the extent and depth of his words sink into our minds. Especially if we have the courage to embrace the belief that the 1888 Message IS the gospel Paul lays out as being 'non-negotiable' in Galatians 1:6-10.
"And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers. To this promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. For this hope's sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews." Acts 26:6-7.
So it was with Jones, Waggoner, and Ellen White. They were not innovators, but proclaimers of the same Gospel found throughout Scripture. The Gospel they taught was unsullied by the traditional gospel lens of Calvinism or Arminianism.
Thankfully, Paul ignores Festus' attempt to undermine his witness to King Agrippa and, instead calls him to repentance; to which King Agrippa responds, "You almost persuade me to be a Christian" (v. 28). Festus' attempt to silence Paul, should serve to remind us how we can respond to those who would reject the 1888 Message or claim that the Message is merely Adventism finally catching up to the Gospel of the Reformation. Our response? 'Absolutely Absurd!' Even though the 16 century Reformation has given Christendom many blessings, our identity is not found there, but in the 1844 reality of the Cleansing of the Sanctuary. 1888, I believe, was the Holy Spirit's call to the Church to return to our 1844 identity, and to cooperate with our High Priest as he not only forgives, but 'blots out' sin.
Ellen White repeatedly referred to the 1888 Message in conjunction with the Latter Rain. Paul when called, responded to the Early Rain, and just as Jesus promised, experienced amazing power all the way to his death in Rome. The even greater, 'Latter Rain;' awaits Laodicea's repentance and the resultant corporate perfection and translation of the Bride of Christ.
~Dale Martin


So, Hastings Battleaxe goes onwards to Devon. This is the second blog about our holiday. We left Sennen Cove after a week – see the last post, and journeyed on to Torquay. Our friends asked, why Torquay? Well, my maternal grandparents lived there when I was a child, and I used to go and stay there often, but have not been back since I was about 10. Also, we had never explored that area of Devon.
We drove down via Totnes, and oddly, passed the place where Philosopher's first mother-in-law lived – Shinners Bridge, Dartington. She was the well-known potter, Marianne de Trey, and she lived in a little wooden cabin for much of her adult life, running the nearby pottery. Here is some information about her. Philosopher was in a right old mood – it was hot, he was driving and the traffic was heavy, so when we got there he didn't want to stop at all. However, I insisted, and we found the cabin, now in a back lane off a public car park. It looked abandoned. We did not visit the pottery, but it seemed to be still thriving.
We arrived in Torquay and found our apartment, in an area called Wellswood on the way to Babbacombe. I had chosen it because it was near the grandparents' old place, and I vaguely remembered it being a nice area. Well, indeed it was – beautiful old big Victorian houses with views down to the sea. The Muntham Apartments, were in one such house – very nice. Our bedroom was in the projecting bit over the porch in the photo below.
Nearby there was a lovely little shopping street, with a deli, restaurants, a Co-op, a nice pub etc etc.
Battleaxe would recommend Wellswood, but Torquay makes Hastings look flat… it was a real puff up to our place from the shops and the bus stop, and an even bigger puff onwards up to my grandparents' road. I must have done the walk many times when I was little, and don't remember the effort. My grandparents moved down to Torquay from Birmingham (Solihull, dear,) when my grandfather retired – probably before WW2. Both of them died in the 1960s. I remember their bungalow 'Glenthorne' had a view of the sea, a long drive leading down to it, and a garden leading steeply down to a pine wood, where I made a den, but found it quite scary because it was so quiet, and so far from the house. The top garden had a rockery with steep concrete terracing bounded by little paths, where I used to play endlessly, and a summerhouse full of ear-wiggy old deck chairs.
To my surprise, the road looked very much as I remembered it – the houses looked the same, and the huge old conifers must have been there all the time. It is clearly a very affluent area now, and must have been so then – but children don't take account of that.
'Glenthorne' still had its name on the gatepost, and the same gates leading to the same drive. However, some of the garden had been swallowed up by a new housing development. The bungalow looked very much the same – new plastic windows, obviously. Nobody was at home, so we had a little snoop in the garden. The summer house was there, some of the concrete terracing, and looking up from the bottom, you could still see part of the wood.
The next day we walked down to Kents Caverns in Wellswood, which again I had visited as a child. I remember the stalactites and stalagmites, and they were still there, looking just the same. Duh, scarcely surprising considering we were told that this big one is at least 50,000 years old, and they grow less than 1 centimetre in a thousand years… in 60 years they will not have altered at all. How alarming is that. Puts one's life somewhat in perspective.
Then, we walked down to Anstey's Cove. Yikes, steep….
Then we briefly inspected the derelict Palace Hotel – which, interestingly, you can also see in the lower centre of the photo of my grandparents' garden above. I had no idea it was so near. There is something very poignant and mysterious about deserted hotels….
We caught a bus up to Babbacombe and went down to Oddicombe beach on the cliff railway, where there was a nice restaurant for lunch.
There was a sort of Pier, with nothing on it, and lots and lots of expensive boats moored in the harbour.
The next day we drove over to Paignton, of which more later, and caught the steam train to Dartmouth. Well, Battleaxe readers will know she just loves a steam train, and this was excellent. On the outward journey we sat at the very back of the train, in an old 'Devon Belle' observation car, and watched the countryside roll away behind us. It is a grand ride – the coast on one side at first, then down beside the Dart.
The train took us to Kingswear, and we then caught the ferry across to Dartmouth. I have not been there for years, and it is a lovely place, full of interesting shops. I think another visit is needed.
We returned on the train and had a wander round Paignton. Oh look, this post is getting too long. I think we are going to need one more – from Paignton to Poundbury – a country of contrasts….


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Eight killed in blast near Kabul University
Agence France-Presse . Kabul | Updated at 12:56am on July 20, 2019
Members of Afghan security forces inspect the site of a blast near Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2019. — Reuters photo
At least eight people were killed and dozens more wounded Friday when a bomb detonated near a major university in Kabul while students were waiting to take an exam, officials said.
The blast comes amid an unending wave of violence across Afghanistan, where civilians are being killed every day in the country's gruelling conflict, now in its 18th year.
The Taliban denied any involvement in Friday's blast, which took place near the southern entrance to Kabul University, an official with the interior ministry's media office said.
Health ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said the death toll had reached eight, with another 33 injured.
'Wounded patients have been receiving the required medical and surgical treatment,' he said on Twitter.
The heavily militarised Afghan capital remains one of the highest-profile targets for both the Taliban and the so-called Islamic State group, with both regularly launching devastating attacks that often kill and maim civilians.
Bahar Mehr, the interior ministry official, said five people had been killed including a traffic police officer.
'The wounded were law students gathered for (an examination). We do not know how many students had gathered there,' he said.
The blast had been caused by a sticky bomb, he said, a common threat in Kabul where criminals and insurgents often slap explosives under vehicles.
Local media reports said police had been pursuing the vehicle when it detonated.
'The university and the examination ceremony were not the target of the attack, and we are investigating,' Firdaws Faramarz, Kabul police spokesman, told TV network TOLO.
Last week, IS claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at a wedding ceremony in Nangarhar province.
The hardline Sunni extremists have a growing footprint in Afghanistan and the United States wants to leave a counter-terrorism force in the country to tackle them in the event of a peace deal with the Taliban.
Editor: Nurul Kabir, Published by the Chairman, Editorial Board ASM Shahidullah Khan on behalf of Media New Age Ltd. 30 Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208 Phone: 880-2-8170450-56 (PABX), Fax: 880-2-8170457
© 2020 Media New Age Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.


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package main

import (
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"runtime"
	"strings"
	"sync"
	"time"

	"github.com/miekg/dns"

	"./lib/channels/chanman"
	"./lib/protocols/dnsproto"
	"./lib/protocols/dnsproto/dnsstat"
)

var protoFlag = flag.String("p", "dns", "Specify protocol to use for DoS (default: dns)") //specify which protocol to use, only dns for now
var destPort = flag.Uint("P", 53, "Specify destination port for DoS. (default: 53)")      //specify the destinaton port to use, 53 is the default
var destIPs = flag.String("d", "127.0.0.1", "Specify an single host or a list of destination hosts seperated by comma (example: 1.2.3.4 or 1.2.3.4,2.3.4.5) (default: 127.0.0.1)")
var srcIPs = flag.String("s", "127.0.0.1", "Specify an single host or a list of source hosts seperated by comma (example: 1.2.3.4 or 1.2.3.4,2.3.4.5), only used for flood or reflection attacks. (default: 127.0.0.1)")
var rateFlag = flag.Uint("r", 5, "Specify the amount of protocol requests per second. (default: 5)")
var queryRecord = flag.String("q", "time.apple.com", "Specify the host to query for. The default offers a 300 byte response. (default: time.apple.com)")
var durationFlag = flag.Uint("D", 60, "Specify the total duration of the test (default: 60 seconds)")
var interfaceFlag = flag.String("i", "eth0", "Specify which interface name to eject packets from (default: eth0)")
var floodFlag = flag.Bool("F", false, "Specifies if the dns request should be flooded statelessly from the host running the tool. (default: false)")
var reflectionFlag = flag.Bool("R", false, "If set to true the specified then specify the source IPs to spoof the requests from. In this case the source IPs are destination IPs and the destination is the source. (default: false)")
var verboseFlag = flag.Bool("v", false, "Output each request (default: true)")

func main() {
	//Set the runtime to the max number of available CPUs
	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())

	//inialize the comminications channels for managing goroutines
	cm := chanman.NewChanMan()

	//initalize a config
	cfg := NewConfig()

	//initailize the wait group used to manage the threads
	wg := new(sync.WaitGroup)

	//stats
	stats := new(dnsstat.Stats)
	stats.InfoCollection = make([]dnsstat.Info, 0)

	//initialize the counters for our statistcs
	var runCounter uint
	runCounter = 0
	var queryCounter int
	queryCounter = 0

	//parse the command line options
	flag.Parse()
	//check the provided options
	if *protoFlag == "dns" {
		cfg.SetProtocol("dns")
	} else {
		log.Fatalf("The specified protocol %s is not supported", protoFlag)
	}

	if destPort != nil && *destPort < 65536 && *destPort > 1 {
		cfg.SetDstPort(uint16(*destPort)) //cast to uint16
	} else {
		log.Fatalf("The defiened destination port %d is outside of the accepted range\n", destPort)
	}

	if destIPs != nil {
		//process dest IPs to string array
		cfg.SetDstIPsByString(*destIPs)
	} else {
		log.Fatalf("Error in parsing the specified destination IPs %s\n", destIPs)
	}

	if srcIPs != nil {
		//process dest IPs to string array
		log.Println("SET SRC", *srcIPs)
		cfg.SetSrcIPsByString(*srcIPs)
	} else {
		log.Fatalf("Error in parsing the specified souce IPs %s\n", destIPs)
	}

	if *rateFlag > 0 {
		cfg.SetRate(uint(*rateFlag))
	} else {
		log.Fatalf("The specified rate %d is not within an acceptable range\n", rateFlag)
	}

	if *durationFlag > 0 {
		cfg.SetDuration(uint(*durationFlag))
	} else {
		log.Fatalf("The specified duration %d is not within an acceptable range\n", durationFlag)
	}

	if interfaceFlag != nil {
		//take interface string and specify the correct index
		cfg.SetInterfaceByName(*interfaceFlag)
	} else {
		log.Fatalf("The egress interface was not specified\n")
	}

	if queryRecord != nil {
		cfg.SetQuery(*queryRecord)
	} else {
		log.Fatalf("Error setting the record to query for %s\n", queryRecord)
	}

	//configure startup for test

	log.Printf("Starting DoS against %s on Port %d via protocol %s at rate %d/s\n", *destIPs, *destPort, *protoFlag, *rateFlag)

	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 1)

	//Intialize goroutine to collect stats
	go func() {
		for {
			select {
			case val := <-cm.RunChan:
				if val == true {
					queryCounter = queryCounter + 1
				} else if val == false {
					return
				}
			case val := <-cm.StatsChan:
				//aggregate stats
				if *verboseFlag == true {
					log.Printf("Query Time %s", val.Rtt)
				}
				stats.InfoCollection = append(stats.InfoCollection, *val)
			}
		}
	}()

	//types stateful, flood, reflection
	if *floodFlag != true && *reflectionFlag != true {

		//start a stateful request flow
		// A stateful request is initiated by the client running the tool
		config := new(dns.ClientConfig)
		config.Servers = strings.Split(*destIPs, ":")
		config.Port = string(*destPort)
		config.Ndots = 1
		config.Timeout = 1
		config.Attempts = 1
		for _ = range ticker.C {
			runCounter = runCounter + 1
			var i uint
			for i = 0; i < cfg.Rate; i++ {
				wg.Add(1)
				go dnsproto.DnsQuery(cfg.Query, wg, config, cm)
			}
			if runCounter == *durationFlag {
				wg.Wait()
				min, max, avg, jitter := stats.Calc()
				fmt.Printf("rtt min/avg/max/mdev = %s/%s/%s/%s\n", min, max, avg, jitter)
				fmt.Printf("Completed %d queries over %d runs to %s\n", queryCounter, runCounter, *destIPs)
				break
			}
		}
	} else if *floodFlag && *reflectionFlag != true {
		for _ = range ticker.C {
			runCounter = runCounter + 1
			var i uint
			for i = 0; i < cfg.Rate; i++ {
				wg.Add(1)
				rawQuery := NewRawDNS()
				rawQuery.SetLocalAddress(cfg.SrcIPs[0])
				rawQuery.SetRemoteAddress(cfg.DstIPs[0])
				rawQuery.SetDestPort(cfg.DstPort)
				go rawQuery.DnsQuery(wg, cfg, cm)
			}
			if runCounter == *durationFlag {
				wg.Wait()
				log.Printf("Completed %d queries over %d runs to %s", queryCounter, runCounter, *destIPs)
				break
			}
		}
	} else if *reflectionFlag && *floodFlag != true {
		//reflect off of destination hosts from source IPs
		for _ = range ticker.C {
			runCounter = runCounter + 1
			var i uint
			for i = 0; i < cfg.Rate; i++ {
				wg.Add(1)
				rawQuery := NewRawDNS()
				rawQuery.SetLocalAddress(cfg.DstIPs[0])
				rawQuery.SetRemoteAddress(cfg.SrcIPs[0])
				rawQuery.SetDestPort(cfg.DstPort)
				go rawQuery.DnsQuery(wg, cfg, cm)
			}
			if runCounter == *durationFlag {
				wg.Wait()
				log.Printf("Completed %d queries over %d runs to %s", queryCounter, runCounter, *destIPs)
				break
			}
		}
	} else if *reflectionFlag && *floodFlag {
		//not a valid state
		log.Fatalln("The selection of reflection and flood flags is invalid. Please choose a supported combination.")
	} else {
		//no state decided
		log.Fatalln("Please choose a supported combinatio of operational flags.")
	}

}

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Bottle feeding symbol is visible near the bathrooms.
Scarborough Town Center in Toronto has a dedicated breastfeeding room to make nursing and pumping away from home easier and more convenient. Arm chairs to sit and BF, microwaves, sink, change tables, family bathroom. Toddler chairs and table. Quiet space with privacy. Security providea access by a push of the button. Great place.


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Songwriters A-B
Last 50 Songs Added
Notes 1-326
Notes 327-652
Notes 979-
Home Songwriters (N-P) Pearl Jam
"That song was written when I was just a kid, before I was in the group, and it was based on observations and things that I'd witnessed in regards to abusive relationships. And how apparently it was much more tricky to end them than I would have thought. During the last election it seemed to take on a political bent. It seems as if the citizens' relationship with our own government was evolving into what could then be seen as an abusive relationship – and one that seemingly is difficult to get out of." Eddie Vedder (349)
"I think this was a little seed planted in me when I was a kid. Meher Baba said, "desire for nothing except desirelessness." "Nothing is everything," comes from a The Who song [Let's See Action – Ed]. So you put the two together and you kind of wonder what we're hanging on to in life. The story in "Gone" is somebody who's leaving everything behind to find himself." Eddie Vedder (349)
"Our interpretation of this song has been transformed through the years. The original story being told in the song is that of a young man being made aware of some shocking truths. One was that the guy he believed to be his father when growing up was not. Hard truth number two was that the real father had passed away a few years before. So when the mom relays this information of the real father's death it leaves the kid, who's not particularly stable at that point in his development, plenty confused. I know this cos I knew the guy. Not well, but I knew him. I mean the guy was me but I barely knew me then. To be honest I was barely there to be known. So he takes all this news as a curse. You know, "fine you tell me these secrets, I'm supposed to forgive, but I got to figure out a way to live with this." So it was a curse, "I'm still alive." Cut to years later and we're playing to larger and larger audiences, and they're responding to this chorus in a way you never thought. Folks are jumping down the aisles, using their bodies to express themselves, belting it out, singing along en masse. So every night when I'd look out at this sea of people reacting in their own positive interpretation, it was really incredible. The audience changed the meaning of these words. When they sing, "I'm still alive," it's like they're celebrating and, here's the thing, when they changed the meaning of those words, they lifted the curse." Eddie Vedder (349)
"Ed had been reading a newspaper when we started to jam on the song and basically wrote the entire lyrics off of a newspaper article." Jeff Ament (726)
"If there is any one song that's autobiographical, then that's it. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to do it. But there's a sense of — and, again, I frighten myself by relating so much — a sense of fuck it, if I'm going down, and it's not my fucking fault, and I did everything I fucking could, and I worked with these hands, and I didn't do drugs, if I'm out of here, then I'm taking a few people with me. There's no logic there, but that misplaced passion. I mean, my upbringing was like a hurricane, and music was the tree I held onto. That's how important it was, and is. It's everything. If someone reads this, they'll probably think that sounds silly, but it's everything. It really is." Eddie Vedder (765)
Pearl Jam was last modified: May 15th, 2016 by Unmask_Us
Incubatus, LLP © 2015-2020


Adena Friedman, President and CEO of Nasdaq, spoke about different capital markets at the Bloomberg Invest Summit held in New York. When the host, Joel Weber, asked Friedman what "disruptive technological forces" were the most important in her view, she listed blockchain technology among the other two options.
Friedman said blockchain was fascinating because it could 'disrupt' industries in the future. "Harder to implement because it requires an entire network to deploy it simultaneously. But I think it's something that over time could also be really … a very interesting force in our business," she added.
Friedman told Weber that she hadn't bought any cryptocurrency yet. She also explained that Nasdaq is taking a "research-oriented approach" to its position on cryptocurrencies.
Friedman explained that even so, the vision of creating a cryptocurrency is clear – to allow global payments at a cheaper cost. Without taking any names, she said that eventually one of the cryptocurrencies will emerge as the winner.
Since cryptocurrencies are still unregulated, Friedman said that they are at "the height of a hype cycle". She applauded crypto exchanges for their efforts in trying to regulate the services as much as they could.
Nasdaq currently provides technological services to a few crypto exchanges. On June 4th, Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings launched a cryptocurrency trading platform "VCTRADE". The company decided to use Nasdaq's exchange trading system to offer XRP as the first cryptocurrency.


You may have seen this before – but it's worth repeating. We need reminding from time to time of the tactics used by those who seek to discredit science. Particularly, at the moment, climate science.
It's a short video – but you get the picture. These people are carrying out a political campaign – they are not interested in truth or science. Their whole approach is to smear and attempt to discredit.
This video was filmed in Nashville TN. A group tied to the Koch Brothers associate Howie Rich trains Tea Partiers in "guerilla internet tactics." The presenter instructs his audience to put up false book reviews, as well as give "bad ratings" to documentary films that are embarrassing to the Tea Party. This clip shows us just how twisted, and pathologically dishonest the Tea Party really is.
Training Tea Party Activists In Guerilla Internet Tactics – BUSTED!.


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Practice Management > Medicolegal
Point of Contention: The Law and Ebola Quarantines
— How might court actions on the Ebola quarantines affect public health?
by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 3, 2014
This week, we take a look at the subject of courts getting involved with healthcare issues, such as the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, or the the current controversy over quarantines of asymptomatic healthcare workers who had contact with Ebola patients. We e-mailed legal experts and a diverse group of healthcare professionals and asked:
How might it affect public health if the courts got involved in the Ebola quarantine issue, and should the courts be involved?
The participants this week:
Ike Z. Devji, JD, attorney of counsel, Davis Miles McGuire Gardner; executive vice president, The Wealthy 100 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Joseph McCormick, MD, regional dean, The University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus, part of the UT Health Science Center at Houston
Maxwell J. Mehlman, JD, professor of bioethics, professor of law, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, Attorney at Law, in Houston.
Torrey K. Young, JD, associate, Foley & Lardner, in Boston.
The Public Health Factor
Joseph McCormick, MD: "In my view, this must be science driven. If the courts will use science as their guideline, then they can be helpful in bringing scientific order to this chaotic and unnecessary situation. If, on the other hand, the decision of the courts is based on a law that reflects politics or other issues as the basis for a decision, then they will simply create what is already a conflict of science and fear."
Maxwell J. Mehlman, JD: "I would expect the courts to be quite deferential to the expertise of public health officials; however, as long as their actions have a reasonable scientific basis, I would be surprised if the courts struck them down."
Ike Z. Devji, JD: "I think it poses a significant risk to public health to require judicial process for quarantining "individuals" that are at risk and who have actually been exposed to the virus in a documented way. If you are brave enough to do the work, you should do so with the understanding that your heroism has risks and obligations beyond the care you deliver and may require you to be quarantined to help protect the public."
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA: "Should a court side with quarantine, a public policy argument would most likely appear. For example, as a matter of public policy and after weighing both positions, we find that the need to determine the severity of an exposure and reduce the risk of others getting the virus outweighs an individual's right to be in public with a known condition that could become epidemic."
Mehlman: "The public health powers of the government, an aspect of its 'police powers,' are subject to limitations under the Constitution. The Supreme Court has stated that the exercise of these powers must be 'reasonable,' and it's the responsibility of the courts to apply this standard to public health measures taken in response to the Ebola outbreaks, such as quarantines."
Torrey K. Young, JD: "The power to quarantine rests with the government -- to the federal government under the Public Health Service Act and to the states that have state public health laws pursuant to their state police powers. Historically, courts have not interfered with the exercise of quarantine powers unless arbitrary, oppressive, and unreasonable. There is, therefore, a role for the courts to ensure that the government does not abuse its quarantine power."
Devji: "Those who argue against quarantines cite a variety of legal and ethical issues including the very real possibility of stigmatizing healthcare workers and creating barriers to effective care and eradication of Ebola. On the other hand, those who have so bravely stepped up to do this courageous work do so knowingly and willingly, and I don't believe that service, whether at home in the U.S. or abroad, creates an exemption if they pose a threat to others."
How the Courts May Get Involved
Rose: "Should a case involving an Ebola quarantine go to the courts, the court would most likely employ a balancing test. In this instance, it is an individual's right of detainment versus the public's health. By way of analogy, the U.S.Supreme Court used a balancing test in the Hobby Lobby case -- religious freedom versus women's health and access to contraceptives."
Young: "Courts may also get involved with quarantine in a variety of ways. For example, under the Federal PHS Act, courts may enjoin individuals from violation of CDC quarantine regulations. We expect that courts will receive pleadings with due process challenges to quarantines."


Description: Ladenge Hum Marte Dum Tak movie Story is about Nagendra Naidu a powerful police officer. He wants to see his son Radhakrishna also as a good police officer. He always dreams of his son bashing the dons and get a state governments medal which should be presented through his hands. However, his wife Sarala wants to see her son as a super star. Then a peculiar GO gets passed by which any honest person is eligible for a Police job. As Nagendra Naidu convinces his wife that all the training that is needed for a film hero could be learnt in just three months time in the Police Academy, Sarala agrees to join him in the Police Academy. Radhakrishna falls in love with Krishnaveni at the police academy. The latter too loses her heart to him. At this juncture, her photo appears in the TV saying that she was a big Naxalite leader. The actual story gets revealed with a small twist.


The founder of the house Jeanne Lanvin used to forge bonds with the artists of her time; in the same manner the current creative director Olivier Lapidus chose to draw inspiration from relevant artistic connections for his second collection chez Lanvin.
As he is passionate about new technologies (he holds more than 11 patents for innovative products. As an example: fabrics with fiber optics), it is not a strange thing that he found inspiration in Krista Kim, the founder of Techism, a movement that blends art with technology. LED lights permeate her digital images, that are applied on the Lanvin pieces of Fall/Winter 2018 collection.
The colour palette ranges from contrasting colour blocks to gradient chromatic tones, creating a shimmering effect on the heavy silk surfaces of coats and geometric-cut dresses.
Refined evening gowns are realized with a developed silk, allowing the fabrics to be pleated and draped to generate both lightweight and structured volumes.
"This woman is more fashion conscious than fashion victim", he explained, highlighting his will to confer quality to his creations, when the world is so much focused on Internet disposable fashion. Defined "the Michael Kors of France", the new creative director enlisted the savoir faire within the house to conceive beautifully constructed shapes. Beside ribbed fine-knitted turtlenecks and high-waisted trousers, he also conferred a utility-touch to the collection adding a zipped iPad compartment in the back of leather jackets, while bag straps and belts are provided with removable smartphone pouches.


The RCEM's Mission is to build a strong proactive partnership between energy corporations, government agencies, and the academic community, in preparation for a new energy era. This will be achieved through the promotion of rigorous and objective empirical research on issues related to energy management, finance, and policy, in order to support decision-making by both government and industry. The results of RCEM's research will become available to the public through publications, workshops and conferences, educational programmes and other public outreach activities.
The Energy Developments in South-East Mediterranean Conference was organised by City University London, The Research Centre for Energy Management (RCEM) at ESCP Europe and Holman Fenwick Willan LLP, with the support of the Greek Energy Forum.
Government representatives, international organisations, financial institutions, energy corporations, law firms and top energy experts discussed the current challenges and opportunities of the Energy industry in South - East Europe.
In the context of the reforms of the UK Energy Policy and with French companies being key players and world leaders in the Energy sector, the French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain organised, in partnership with the French Embassy in the UK, a conference on Energy where the challenges and business opportunities the UK Energy policy represents were debated.
250 leaders from across the energy sector discussed the major challenges the industry faces and shared best practices.
The 2013 Conference was organised by the Laboratory of Excellence for Financial Regulation (LabEx-ReFi), under the auspices of the FEBS, putting a special emphasis on the developments of new financial regulations and the aversion of systemic risk in a post-financial crisis era.
Dr Lorna A. Greening and Professor Michael Jefferson were introduced as the new Editors of journal Energy Policy last April.
ESCP Europe prides itself on offering our students and executives an education that moves far beyond the traditional lecture hall set-up, and nothing embodies this better than the simulation run in our Trading Room at ESCP Europe's London Campus.
The ESCP Europe's Dynamic Commodity Trading and its Alpha Commodity Trading System (ACTS) has been recently added to our expertise and portfolio of courses and is ready to be delivered in its various versions for a number of different potential target audiences (e.g. postgraduate Master students, new Trader recruits and Senior Experienced Traders).
ESCP Europe's Master Class is a series of programmes taught in English in London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Torino.
and in many other relevant topics within the energy, finance, marketing and strategy fields.
Participants will benefit from a state-of-the-art education that moves far beyond the traditional lecture hall set-up. The programmes have been tailored to meet the current challenges faced in the industry, enabling participants to adopt the best strategies in their work environment to overcome problems and exceed expectations.
The Master in Energy Management (MEM) at ESCP Europe is a one-year, full-time postgraduate programme, taught in London and Paris, for those aiming towards a career in the energy sector.
ESCP Europe's Executive Master in Energy Management is an international, part-time, 12-month programme taught in English in London, Berlin, Madrid and New Delhi.


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Q: How to create buffers around points in ArcMap when there is a lack of OID I want to create buffers around points in ArcMap. Using the Buffer (Analyst) tool, I indicated 100m buffers around my points of interest.
I get the error:
ERROR 000339: Input price, ads (v8) - school.csv Events does not have OIDs
Failed to execute (Buffer).
Failed at Wed Nov 07 16:49:00 2018 (Elapsed Time: 0.01 seconds)
The points are in a CSV file. How do I correct this error in order to generate the buffers?

A: When adding the CSV via Add Data tool and using right click | Display XY Data or the tool Make XY Event Layer, it is normal to receive a "Table Does not have Object-ID field" message. Just make sure you remember to include the coordinate system the data was created in such as WGS84.

After the event layer is created, Right click in the Table of Contents and Export the data.

Because the window here is pretty small, I find it easier to control the file name and location by clicking the little yellow folder icon on the right side.
Two of your export options are

*

*Feature Class in a Geodatabase. In this case, navigate to the geodatabase you want to store the data and provide a feature class name. Do not include a file extension.

*Shapefile. In this case, navigate to the folder you want to store the data and provide a shapefile name. Change the type to Shapefile. The file extension automatically changes to .shp.

Once the data is exported, use the exported data as the input for your buffer process.

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Bangladesh dreamed big. They dreamed of winning the ODI series and add another feather in their cap. But, the visitors batted in a disappointing fashion to dash the dreams of fans and critics.
Deep Dasgupta gives his opinion about the third and final ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in SSC at Cricketsoccer.


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//
//  AAOptions.h
//  AAChartKit
//
//  Created by An An on 17/1/4.
//  Copyright © 2017年 An An. All rights reserved.
//*************** ...... SOURCE CODE ...... ***************
//***...................................................***
//*** https://github.com/AAChartModel/AAChartKit        ***
//*** https://github.com/AAChartModel/AAChartKit-Swift  ***
//***...................................................***
//*************** ...... SOURCE CODE ...... ***************

/*

 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * 🌕 🌖 🌗 🌘  ❀❀❀   WARM TIPS!!!   ❀❀❀ 🌑 🌒 🌓 🌔
 *
 * Please contact me on GitHub,if there are any problems encountered in use.
 * GitHub Issues : https://github.com/AAChartModel/AAChartKit/issues
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * And if you want to contribute for this project, please contact me as well
 * GitHub        : https://github.com/AAChartModel
 * StackOverflow : https://stackoverflow.com/users/12302132/codeforu
 * JianShu       : https://www.jianshu.com/u/f1e6753d4254
 * SegmentFault  : https://segmentfault.com/u/huanghunbieguan
 *
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 */

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

#import "AAChart.h"
#import "AAAnimation.h"
#import "AATitle.h"
#import "AAXAxis.h"
#import "AAYAxis.h"
#import "AAPlotBandsElement.h"
#import "AACrosshair.h"
#import "AALabels.h"
#import "AALabel.h"
#import "AATooltip.h"
#import "AAPlotOptions.h"
#import "AAColumn.h"
#import "AABar.h"
#import "AAArea.h"
#import "AAAreaspline.h"
#import "AALine.h"
#import "AASpline.h"
#import "AAPie.h"
#import "AAColumnrange.h"
#import "AABoxplot.h"
#import "AAScatter.h"
#import "AALegend.h"
#import "AADataLabels.h"
#import "AAStyle.h"
#import "AASeries.h"
#import "AAShadow.h"
#import "AAMarker.h"
#import "AAColor.h"
#import "AAStates.h"
#import "AAPane.h"
#import "AACredits.h"
#import "AALang.h"
#import "AADateTimeLabelFormats.h"
#import "AALineStyle.h"

@interface AAOptions : NSObject

AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AAChart       *, chart)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AATitle       *, title)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AASubtitle    *, subtitle)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AAXAxis       *, xAxis)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AAYAxis       *, yAxis)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AATooltip     *, tooltip)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AAPlotOptions *, plotOptions)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, NSArray       *, series)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AALegend      *, legend)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AAPane        *, pane)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, NSArray       *, colors)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AACredits     *, credits)
AAPropStatementAndPropSetFuncStatement(strong, AAOptions, AALang        *, defaultOptions)

@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL clickEventEnabled;//Please DO NOT use this property
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL touchEventEnabled;//Please DO NOT use this property

@end

#import "AAChartModel.h"

@interface AAOptionsConstructor : NSObject

/**
 Configure the chart content and style

 @param chartModel The instance object of chart model
 @return The instance object of chart options
 */
+ (AAOptions *)configureChartOptionsWithAAChartModel:(AAChartModel *)chartModel;

@end

@interface AAChartModel (toAAOptions)

- (AAOptions *)aa_toAAOptions;

@end


Kapow! 🔥 Top Clips of The Simpsons (1989) - S19E14 Comedy!
Let's watch the TV. Let's check the news.
Let's watch some TV. Get your mind off of it.
Now, let's sit here and watch Spike TV.
Well, you let them do anything. You let them watch TV just like that.
Don't let him watch news or anything scary on TV.
They only let us watch TV at night, so l've missed the last two weeks.
We'll let you watch TV and make you a fun dinner.
Dude, yeah. Let's hang out and watch some TV. We got any beer?
Let's watch old movies all night. We'll just veg out in front of the TV.


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Q: What is a linked list that defines no data storage called? I'm using singly linked lists, in C, without the pointer to the node value. So, instead of:
struct _node
{
  struct _node * next;
  void* value;
} node;

I have
struct _node
{
   struct _node * next;
} node;

Is there a special name for lists like that?
EDIT:
Just to explain why these lists are useful (I really don't understand why the downvotes):
struct
{
  node node;
  int i;
} s;

When I do this, I'm forcing struct s to have a node, but without having to set the void* value.
I'm using this scheme to save my tasks information, which will be on a FIFO list.

A: I'm not sure that this has a name. Still it's a useful way to build a linked list, because you can put the link with the data but still keep the two separated.
typedef struct _payload
{
    int x;
    double y;
    char * z;
} payload;

struct _node * pNode;
payload * pData;
pNode = malloc(sizeof(struct _node)+sizeof(payload));
pData = (payload *)(((char*)p)+sizeof(struct _node));

A: This is how the linux kernel implements linked lists for example. Check out this link or this link or many others describing their linked list implementation
As to your actual question, I don't believe that there is an actual name to that pattern. It's simply a way of doing a generic linked list in C.

A: Are you talking about moving the "list mechanics" to a separate structure:
struct Single_Link;
struct Single_Link
{
    Single_Link * next;
};

From the above structure, you can derive:
struct Double_Link_Node
: public Single_Link_Node
{
    Single_Link * previous;
};

Using the above structure, you can define a generic node:
template <class Value_Type>
struct Node_Contains_Value
: public Single_Link
{
    Value_Type value;
};

Or you could use a generic pointer to a value:
struct Node_Contains_Pointer
: public Single_Link
{
    void * pointer_to_value;
};

The Linked List would maintain a pointer to the first node:
template <class Value_Type>
struct Linked_List
{
    Node_Contains_Value * ptr_to_head_node;
    Node_Contains_Value * ptr_to_last_node;
};

If this is not homework, I highly recommend using the std::list as it has been thorougly tested.

A: I think C programmers just refer to this as a "linked list" and consider it the "normal" form of a linked list. It's only in languages that encourage more bloated idioms that having a pointer to your data in list nodes, rather than just storing the node and the data together, is the norm.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is anxious to hear from its dust-silenced Mars rover, Opportunity, as the planet's red skies clear.
But NASA this week warned it may never hear from Opportunity again. If there's no word back in the next couple of months, NASA said it will cut back on its listening effort. Even if a message does get through, that may be the most the rover — mute since June 10 — can muster.


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Celebrating the Rich History of Russia with Princess Olga Romanoff Event Patron of The Russian Ball in London
The Russian Ball in London is an exciting event that focuses attention to the rich history of Russia, the similarities between Russian and English cultures and, building a bridge between the two nations to achieve peace and harmony.
The organisers of the Ball, Vebamos Event Management Russian Balls Worldwide, have spared no expense in bringing to London the brightest stars of the world famous Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres; this event is poised to be one of the most dazzling events of the social calendar!
Beautiful Performances From Opera and Ballet
Guests to the ball will have the privilege to hear, amongst the leading artists performing at the event, soprano Venera Gimadieva, who sang at Glyndebourne Opera Festival this season, Vasily Ladyuk, Russia's number one baritone and whose vocal techniques were fine-tuned by Placido Domingo and also be treated to a surprise performance by the Bolshoi Ballet.
Event Patron, princess Olga Romanoff
Princess Olga Romanoff, a descendent of Tsar Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia has kindly agreed to be a patron of the event. The Ball will be opened by sixty debutantes and their partners, representing a diversity of countries such as the US, UK, Russia, Georgia, Malta and Estonia – making this a truly international cultural event. It will also be a memorable occasion for making new friends and contacts.
[pullquote]"My mission is to bring together people from different cultures and give them the opportunity to form lasting bonds through their appreciation and enjoyment of music and the performing arts" says Dr Elisabeth Smagin-Melloni, CEO and founder of the organising company. [/pullquote]
Best known for its glittering Viennese Ball in Moscow, and also for a series of spectacular balls all over the world, in cities including Kiev, Rome, Vienna, Montreux and Almaty.
The first Russian Ball in London took place at the Royal Albert Hall in December 2013, and was deemed to be a triumph. Guests were treated to performances by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Prima Ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre, Evgenia Obraztsova, amongst many other stellar artists.
The Russian Ball supports the charity "Life Line" (www.life-line.ru/eng/) that provides medical assistance to severely ill children. Funds for the charity will be raised during the evening through some great auction prizes. A considerable sum was raised at last year's event, a part of which was donated to the Russian Orthodox Church in London.
The Russian Ball in London
Old Billingsgate Hall London EC3R 6DX
Further information and tickets: www.russianball.co.uk
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National Harbor, Maryland — The Trump administration needs to commit to a "180 degree" from the Obama policies if it wants to defeat ISIS, former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton told Conservative Review at CPAC 2017 Friday.
Bolton touched upon the crisis in the Middle East, ISIS, negotiations with the Iranian regime, and the recent chemical weapons incident concerning North Korea.
The president made this commitment during the campaign. One thing he's proven in the first month in office is that he's going to try and fulfil his campaign obligations. Lots of American presidential candidates have said, 'Let's move the embassy.' They get elected, they don't do it.
I think it's going to move. It's important to be prudent in these things. I think that's what's going on, and I don't think there's any backing away from the commitment.
I think this [intifada] threat is hollow. But if it's a real threat, it shows the Palestinians are not serious about peace in the Middle East. This embassy will be in West Jerusalem — in territory that nobody, nobody ever considered would be ceded to the Palestinians. The Palestinians have no cause to object that somehow this is infringing on their bargaining position.
The question of whether to move the Israeli embassy isn't the only issue facing President Trump. When asked about President Obama's Iran deal, and whether America should scrap the nuclear agreement, Bolton said enforcing the deal is like "trying to nail Jell-O to a wall." He added, "It's a very badly negotiated agreement," and pointed to a recent op-ed he wrote in The Wall Street Journal elaborating on the subject.
Leave out for a moment the Iran nuclear program. Dealing specifically with the conflict with ISIS in Syria and Iraq, the president has requested from the Pentagon new options for revised war plans to destroy ISIS more quickly. And I think that's important because every day that goes by, the ISIS people can recruit and deploy more terrorists around the world. It threatens us, it threatens Europeans.
Obama said his goal was to ultimately destroy ISIS, but it's been a very slow rolling effort, and that's got to change. It has to be done more quickly to minimize the potential external threat that ISIS can deploy.
We need to reverse the way Obama was conducting his campaign, which had the effect of giving Iran and its surrogates (the Assad regime and Hezbollah) a big advantage after ISIS would be destroyed. This is a complex multi-party conflict and it's just a matter of logic that in that kind of environment, when you destroy one party, you advantage everybody else.
What we ought to try and do is eliminate ISIS quickly in a way that minimizes the upside for Iran …. It requires a 180-degree difference from the Obama administration.
It is a prohibited chemical weapon. We believed for many years that in addition to their nuclear weapons program, the North Koreans have biological and chemical weapons programs, specifically VX nerve gas. We think they have thousands of tons of that chemical agent. It has a very powerful poisonous effect. It could potentially be vaporized and aerosolized, and if spread in a building like this, it could have catastrophic consequences.
This is what this regime does — they kill the president's half-brother. It's unbelievable in our world, but not in their world.
The other thing to keep in mind here — not only displaying their chemical weapons abilities, along with their nuclear — is the possibility that this reflects instability inside North Korea. There's some reason why Kim Jong Un decided to kill Kim Jong Nam in a friendly country in public.


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PhotoFiltre (PF) é um software editor de imagens desenvolvido por Antonio Da Cruz.

Criado em 2001, desde abril de 2005 é apresentado em versões gratuita e paga. Esta última com o nome de PhotoFiltre Studio (PFS) oferece mais recursos que a versão gratuita.

O programa possui inúmeros recursos e vários filtros para montagens e efeitos em fotos, aceita plugins e está disponivel em vários idiomas, inclusive o Português brasileiro.

Ver também
Photoshop
Corel Photo-Paint
Gimp
Fotografia

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Dangote Group has been declared the winner of the 35th Kaduna International Trade Fair.
Governor Ramalan Yero praised the group for his leading role in the nation's economic development.
Dangote Group also came first in the Food and Beverage section.
The award committee of the Kaduna Chamber of Commerce Mines Industry and Agriculture (KADCCIMA) said Dangote's emergence as the best brand was not surprising.
He said the group's support, sponsorship, branding and marketing efforts enhanced the fair.
At the fair, Dangote Cement, a subsidiary of the Group, staged a promo slashing the price of cement.
KADCCIMA's Director-General Usman Salau hailed the partnership with Dangote, saying the promo helped in deepening the fair and increase participation.


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Joe Sabia
Joe Sabia is senior vice president, creative development, Condé Nast Entertainment. CNE is an award-winning next generation studio and distribution network with entertainment content across film, television, premium digital video, social, and virtual reality.
Sabia works on video development for the various digital channels at CNE, helping create franchises across the portfolio, as well as being the architect and interviewing voice behind the camera of Vogue's "73 Questions". His other series include WIRED's "Autocomplete Interviews," Bon Appétit's "Kid Try," GQ's "Actually Me," and Glamour's "You Sang My Song."
Sabia sits on the programming board of The Moth and is co-founder of the YouTube channel "CDZA". Sabia won a Telly Award in 2018 and Clio Image Award in 2015 for "73 Questions". The Facebook Watch series that he developed, "Virtually Dating," won a Webby. Sabia is a NYC Television Week 40 under 40 honoree (2018) and one of Min's "Most Intriguing People in Media" (2014).
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Cinemaniacs Movie Podcast – Some folks from Las Vegas that are CRAZY about movies! We talk about movies, Blu-rays, Netflix, and anything else we can wrap our crazy brains around.We have lots of fun as we review new films, old classics, and talk about what is to come.
Some folks from Las Vegas that are CRAZY about movies! We talk about movies, Blu-rays, Netflix, and anything else we can wrap our crazy brains around.We have lots of fun as we review new films, old classics, and talk about what is to come.


Edmund had looked strong in the quarterfinals and semifinals - not dropping a set - but dropped his serve six times against Andujar. The British player failed to make the most of his chances on Andujar's serve, taking just two of his nine break-point chances.
Andujar, a 32-year-old veteran ranked a lowly 355, won his other career title four years ago - also on outdoor clay at Gstaad, Switzerland.


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Q: Android. Xiaomi (android 10+) mode_night_follow_system wrong color when phone system theme is dark the problem is:
When I open the application, I set the theme according to the theme of the device. In android code it is = mode_night_follow_system.
Let's imagine that the theme of the system(device) is dark.
When logging into the mobile app, I do
  AppCompatDelegate.setDefaultNightMode(mode_night_follow_system)

The application changes the color to dark, but it feels like it does not take my colors indicated in color-dark.
The problem is only for xiaomi phones with android 10+
On other models Samsung, Huawei, etc., there are no problems.
What is the problem?

A: I had the same issue this solved my problem Speciall the second option.
1)Add this line in each activity just below onCreate
AppCompatDelegate.setDefaultNightMode(AppCompatDelegate.MODE_NIGHT_NO);

OR

*add this line in your themes under style section

<item name="android:forceDarkAllowed" tools:targetApi="q">false</item>