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Nice Friendly Reporter
Trump Meets the German Press, and They Laugh At Him
The American President, meeting his German counterpart, keeps taking victory laps, ripping reporters and ignoring the substance of tough questions.
Eleanor Clift
Jim Bourg/Reuters
The meeting in the east room of the White House was billed as a chance to "reset" the relationship with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but her first face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump was an exercise in chilly correctness.
Trump didn't give any ground on his hardline stance on trade or refugees, and Merkel politely stood her ground, saying in her opening statement only that she appreciated the President's hospitality, "It's better to talk to one another than about one another," and that the time spent together before greeting the media "was a very good first exchange of views."
Trump appeared impatient and restless as he stood at the podium, and took offense at the questions posed by German reporters. The first, initially directed at Merkel, was about her reaction to Trump's "dangerous isolationist policies." Then the reporter turned to Trump to ask, "Why are you scared of diversity in the media that you talk about fake news?"
"Nice friendly reporter," Trump quipped to laughter from the friend and family section to his left, where Vice President Pence sat with Reince Priebus sat with Steve Bannon, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. "I'm not an isolationist," Donald Trump continued, "I'm a free trader, but I am also a fair trader." For good measure, he added: "I don't know what newspaper you're reading, but it would be another example of fake news." More appreciative laughter from the cheering section.
Trump would later say, in response to a question from a U.S. reporter, that, "negotiators for Germany have done a far better job than negotiators for the United States. We're going to even it out. We don't want victory; we want fairness." He referred to "horrible NAFTA," and said the fact that workers were "screwed, that's probably the reason I'm here when you talk about trade."
The second question allotted to the German media was directed at Trump, and the various debunked claims that he and his administration had made about alleged wiretapping of his campaign by the Obama White House: "After these clear rejections, are their other suspects? … And are there tweets you regret?"
"Very seldom," Trump shot back, adding he wouldn't be here if it weren't for his tweets. "I can get around the media when the media doesn't tell the truth, and I like that."
Pressed on the origin of his claims, Trump directed the reporter to "a statement made by a very talented lawyer on Fox," referring to former judge and current Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano's claim today that "President Obama went outside the chain of command" and had British intelligence monitor and track Trump. "You shouldn't be talking to me, you should be talking to him."
Trump couldn't resist another gratuitous shot at Obama, saying to the German reporter that when it comes to the subject of wiretapping, "Perhaps we have something in common," a reference to the Edward Snowden-leaked revelation that during the Obama administration American security agencies listened in to Merkel's cell phone. That drew laughter from the German press.
During his campaign, Trump called Merkel's open-door policy for refugees "catastrophic," and predicted the German people would overthrow her. She faces the voters in September, and after the Netherlands populist politician, Geert Wilders, failed to oust the center-right prime minister, Merkel said it was a "signal" that right-wing populism was losing momentum.
At the press conference with Trump, she defended her policies on integrating refugees, saying "migration, immigration, integration has to be worked on…This is where we have an exchange of views."
Trump said he strongly supports NATO, but that the allies have to pay up, that they owe "vast sums of money… These nations must pay their fair share."
Merkel said her government pledges to pay 2 percent through 2024, and that military spending rose 8 percent last year, in keeping with Trump's demand that the allies do more to insure their own security.
The two questions allotted to U.S. Americans focused on domestic issues, with Mark Halperin of Bloomberg asking Trump what in the health care plan before Congress is "non-negotiable."
The President launched into his sales pitch for the plan, citing a meeting that morning at the White House with 12 Republican lawmakers who, he said, came in as no's and left as yeses. "It's coming together beautifully," he said.
He emphasized that Obamacare is failing, and that he could wait one year and "even the Democrats" would be willing to work with him.
"What's non-negotiable?" Halperin pressed. "I'll tell you after we're finished," Trump said in one of the lighter moments in an otherwise coldly correct encounter with one of America's staunchest allies.


Ooredoo announced the launch of Shamel Home which is comprehensive plan that offers customers with fixed and mobile internet in addition to online digital entertainment content from beIN, OSN and STARZPLAY. This plan consists of 10 Mbps fixed internet and unlimited capacity of FASTtelco, company owned by Ooredoo Kuwait. This part of the plan will be very beneficial for its customers as they will be able to enjoy contents on the go with speed up to 10 Mbps and 100 GB internet that can be shared with four additional SIM cards which are considered as add-ons.
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Q: How to stop loading a form in constructor in C# form application I have 2 forms. I get the requested data to connect to database in Form1, send it to Form2, show Form2 and fill the datagridview in constructor of Form2 after connecting to database. Here I check if there is any rows in sdr (SqlDataReader). If not, what I want to do is stopping the Form2 to be loaded and turn back to Form1.
I tried this.close() but it doesn't work while executing the constructor of Form2.
if (!sdr.HasRows)
   {
      MessageBox.Show("No Data!", "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
      this.Close();
   }

Any ideas ?

A: The closing and in general loading of the data has not to be done inside ctor of the Form, but inside Form.Load event.
For example:
//Form2.cs

 public class Form2 : Form
 {
    .....

    public override OnLoad(EventArgs e)
    {
       ......
       if (!sdr.HasRows)
       {
          MessageBox.Show("No Data!", "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
          this.Close();
        }
    }

  }

A: Why not simply do your check before showing the form? Form1 has the data necessary to make the decision.
if(!sdr.HasRows)
  //show error
else
  //show form2.

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Q: What do these two parts of libavcodec/h263data.h do exactly? Below are two segments of code from the FFMPEG library, specifically located here: libavcodec/h263data.h (http://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/0.6/h263data_8h-source.html).
I would like to know more about how these two segments operate in the larger context of the codec library. Below, after these examples, I describe my understanding thus far and provide two clearer questions that I would like answers on.
Thank you for any help!
EXAMPLE 1
00035 /* intra MCBPC, mb_type = (intra), then (intraq) */
00036 const uint8_t ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_code[9] = { 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1 };
00037 const uint8_t ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_bits[9] = { 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 9 };

AND EXAMPLE 2
00039 /* inter MCBPC, mb_type = (inter), (intra), (interq), (intraq), (inter4v) */
00040 /* Changed the tables for interq and inter4v+q, following the standard ** Juanjo ** */
00041 const uint8_t ff_h263_inter_MCBPC_code[28] = {
00042     1, 3, 2, 5,
00043     3, 4, 3, 3,
00044     3, 7, 6, 5,
00045     4, 4, 3, 2,
00046     2, 5, 4, 5,
00047     1, 0, 0, 0, /* Stuffing */
00048     2, 12, 14, 15,
00049 };

I understand that we're looking at a small part of the larger library of compression algorithms that affect orthogonal schemes, which predict the "correct," or more aptly put, "original" inter- or intra-motion vectors, which are represented here in the names "ff_h263_inter_MCBPC_code," "ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_code," and "ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_bits."
I know that the names in these two blocks of code demarcate the following:

*

*const refers to the declaration of a read only variable that can still be used outside of its scope like any other variable. The difference, stated in another way, is that the values in this array cannot be changed by any methods called outside of itself.

*uint8_t is an unsigned integer with a length of 8 bits that is part of a C99 standard, which is called "fixed width integer types." This particular type, an "exact width integer," computes a range of signed or unsigned bits with a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 8, (i.e., the 8x8 macroblocks), which guarantees this number of bits across platforms, whether, let's say, 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems. (I researched this bit here: "Fixed width integer types" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stdint.h#stdint.h)

*MCBPC refers to Macroblock Type & Coded Block Pattern for Chrominance, but I don't fully understand the exact role of these particular arrays are in the scheme of the file and libavcodec. I understand more conceptually, than I do the details/number values defined in these examples.
So, considering this, here's what I would like to know more about:

*

*Is my understanding, thus far, off in any way?

*Can someone help breakdown what each code segment does? more specifically, what do these number values signify/do in each case?

*What does "Stuffing" mean?
Thank you, again, for any help in this matter!

A: Let's start with this pair of arrays since it's shorter:
const uint8_t ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_code[9] = { 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1 };
const uint8_t ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_bits[9] = { 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 9 };

FFmpeg feeds these into this function in ituh263dec.c:
INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_vlc, INTRA_MCBPC_VLC_BITS, 9,
         ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_bits, 1, 1,
         ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_code, 1, 1, 72);

FFmpeg uses these pairs of bits/codes arrays to set up variable length codes (VLCs), a.k.a. Huffman codes. In this case, the function will initialize a data structure named ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_vlc. The fact that there are 9 items in each array means that there are 9 possible values (0..8). the first item is code 1 and 1 bit long. The second item is also code 1 but has a length of 3. That means, in binary, it is 001. Let's expand this out:
value  code  bitcount  bits
  0      1       1     1
  1      1       3     001
  2      2       3     010
  3      3       3     011
  4      1       4     0001
  5      1       6     000001
  6      2       6     000010
  7      3       6     000011
  8      1       9     000000001

The decoder will be able to leverage the ff_h263_intra_MCBPC_vlc data structure by feeding the bitstream into it and getting a value back out, ranging from (0..8), then consuming somewhere between (1..9) bits from the stream.
As for your question: What does "Stuffing" mean?, note that in both the codes and bits arrays, there are entries that are 0-- i.e., the code is 0 and it's 0 bits long. Those are invalid values. Since these arrays have 28 values ranging from (0..27). This means that 21, 22, and 23 can't be represented.
I hope I've answered your questions about the mechanics of how FFmpeg handles these arrays (and I hope that was the main substance of your query).
Pretty Picture Time:
Huffman/VLC codes are usually illustrated using trees. Starting from the top, a 0 travels to the left and a 1 travels to the right. When you get reach a leaf node, you have decoded a value.


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Q: make toolbar disappear when image view is clicked I want to implement a feature that is sorta like a focus mode, essentially when someone clicks on a image view when looking at an image the tool bar would disappear unless it is reclicked. I believe this allows users to focus more on the image instead of toolbar unless they want information on the image. I have tinkered with this idea and tried to set an onclick feature on the image view, so that once clicked it would turn the visibility on the toolbar to invisible and when its clicked again it would make it visible. The problem is that I can only access the image view in the adapter I set for it and even when I got the alogrithm right (as in I put print statements to see what if statement I enter, and that works successfully) but what happens is that the toolbar doesn't react to it as if I cannot communicate with it.
from adapter
override fun instantiateItem(container: ViewGroup, position: Int): Any {
       val page_layout: View = inflater.inflate(R.layout.activity_viewer, container, false)
        val presenter: Toolbar = page_layout.findViewById<View>(R.id.presenter) as Toolbar

        val image_layout: View = inflater.inflate(R.layout.view_pager_item, container, false)
        val page_image: PhotoView = image_layout.findViewById<View>(R.id.page_image) as PhotoView
        Picasso.get().load(PageList[position].link).into(page_image)

        page_image.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener {
            println("clicked")
            println(presenter.visibility)

            if (presenter.visibility == View.INVISIBLE) {
                println("outside")
                presenter.visibility = View.VISIBLE
            } else {
                println("inside")
                presenter.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
            }
        })
        container.addView(image_layout)
        return image_layout
    }

from onCreate method from activity
class Page_Activity : AppCompatActivity() {
    lateinit var lstPages: MutableList<Page>
 override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_viewer)
        lstPages = ArrayList()
        mangaPages()
        val myrv = findViewById<View>(R.id.view_page) as ViewPager
        myViewPager = PageViewAdapter(this, lstPages)
        myrv.adapter = myViewPager

the foucus on the activity is to make the call so that there is an array full of image link which gets throws into the adapter so that I can display it back in the activity. Nevertheless, I tested with this concept with a framelayout where I attack a onClickListener, but for someone reason when I do it to an image view in an adapter it act different. Anyways any help with this would be much appreciated!!! Thank you!

A: Your toolbar doesn't behave as you want because you are inflating a new toolbar in your adapter.
In this code
val page_layout: View = inflater.inflate(R.layout.activity_viewer, container, false)
val presenter: Toolbar = page_layout.findViewById<View>(R.id.presenter) as Toolbar

So, in order to access the toolbar that you have inflated in your Page_Activity, you can implement a callback from your adapter to your Page_Activity, like this
First, create a callback
interface PageImageCallback {
    fun onClick()
}

Then, create a variable, setter function and call onClick function in your adapter class
class Adapter() {
   private lateinit var pageImageCallback: PageImageCallback

    fun setPageImageCallback(pageImageCallback: PageImageCallback) {
        this.pageImageCallback = pageImageCallback
    }

    ...

    override fun instantiateItem(container: ViewGroup, position: Int): Any {
       val image_layout: View = inflater.inflate(R.layout.view_pager_item, container, false)
       val page_image: PhotoView = image_layout.findViewById<View>(R.id.page_image) as PhotoView
       Picasso.get().load(PageList[position].link).into(page_image)

       page_image.setOnClickListener(View.OnClickListener {
          println("clicked")
          pageImageCallback.onClick()
       })
       container.addView(image_layout)
       return image_layout
   }
}

Lastly, implement the callback in Page_Activity
class Page_Activity : AppCompatActivity(), PageImageCallback {
   override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
      setContentView(R.layout.activity_viewer)
      ...
      myViewPager.setPageImageCallback(this)
   }

   ...

   override fun onClick() {
        if (presenter.visibility == View.INVISIBLE) {
            println("outside")
            presenter.visibility = View.VISIBLE
        } else {
            println("inside")
            presenter.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
        }
   }
}


If you have never taken a Jumpboard Reformer Class you and your legs and heart are missing out. Get ready to feel REfreshed, REenergized and REnewed while reforming your body at BEYOND.
Here are 5 reasons we think you'll love PILATESremix-JUMP, launching at BEYOND Lovers Lane next month.
1. Low Impact – You are "jumping" while lying down. The low impact exercise gives you the aerobic benefit of a rebounder while protecting your knees and back from the jarring impact of landing.
2. Abs – Yes, using the jumpboard is a great abdominal workout. Your abdominals need to work overtime on a light spring setting.
3. Calorie Burn – This is the class where you will feel the burn. You can control the intensity.
4. Exercise While Lying Down – We would like to say this will be the most fun you have lying down on a bed, but you may not agree with this. However the non-weight bearing method is excellent for those who have knee and ankle issues.
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The jumpboard workout is safe and much easier on the joints than running. There is no jarring of the knee joints. The jumpboard is a padded plate that replaces the foot bar on the reformer and provides an excellent and non-weight bearing method to increase heart rate.
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The bird du jour was a juvenile Horned Grebe, the first I've seen at the VL since last spring.  It was quite far out--near the middle of the lake just north of the island.
4-5 of the 6 Pied-billed Grebes must have just come in as I've never seen more than 1 or 2 at the lake lately.  I watched one of them today for several minutes trying to choke down a crawdad the size of its head (I imagine the grebe eventually won, but I didn't stick around long enough see how things actually ended).  Some of the night herons were also recent arrivals.  Of the 6 this morning, 3 were perched on the chain-link fence surrounding the big circular drain in the NE corner; 2 were roosting in junipers at the SW corner; & one was foraging alongshore at the N end.


One of the most basic principles of chemistry is that "like dissolves like." The best way to dissolve skin oils is by using another oil. With carefully selected oils we can cleanse pores of dirt, grime, sunscreen, makeup - even bacteria and virus - naturally, gently and effectively, without the need for soap or cleansers. Seed oils not only clean, they heal, protect and nourish your skin, preserves the beneficial microbiome living on us, and do no damage to our precious acid mantle. Use my list of cleansing oils to pick and make your own blends or single oils.


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the purpose of this prohibition, the private interests of a spouse, minor child, and any household member are treated as private interests of the naval personnel. (1) Unless otherwise expressly authorized by action taken under 18 USC 208(b), all naval personnel who have or acquire an affiliation or a finan- cial interest which creates a conflict or appearance of a conflict with their official duties must report the possibly disqualifying interest to the appropriate supervisor and immediate subordinates. If the individual cannot adequately perform his official duties after such disqualification, he must divest himself of such involvement or be removed from that position. (2) Naval personnel need not disqualify themselves under this section, however, for holding shares of a widely held, diversified mutual fund or regulated investment company. Such holdings are exempted as being too remote or inconsequential to affect the integrity of the services of govern- ment personnel. b. Using inside information. Naval personnel must not use, directly or indirectly, inside information to further a private gain for themselves or others if that information is not generally available to the public and was obtained by reason of their DOD positions. c. Using naval position. Naval personnel are prohibited from using their official positions to induce, coerce, or in any manner unlawfully influence any person, including subordinates, to provide any benefit, financial or other- wise, to themselves or others. d. Dealing with present and former military and civilian personnel. Naval personnel must not knowingly deal on behalf of the government with present or former government personnel, military or civilian, whose participa- tion in the transaction would be in violation of a statute, regulation, or policy set forth in this instruction. While all applicable prohibitions are within the prohibition established by this subparagraph, attention is directed to the pro- hibition on retired regular officers selling to the government through the depart- ment in which they hold a retired status, 18 USC 281; the prohibition on former personnel acting as an agent or attorney for anyone other than the United States in connection with "claims" against the government, 18 USC 207; and the prohibition on paying appropriated funds to retired regular officers who are selling to certain government agencies, 37 USC 801(c). e. Commercial soliciting by naval personnel. To eliminate the appearance of coercion, intimidation, or pressure from rank, grade, or posi- tion, full-time naval personnel, except special government employees and Reserve enlisted personnel on active duty for training, are prohibited from making personal commercial solicitations or sales to DOD personnel who are junior in rank or grade, at any time, on or off duty. (1) This limitation includes, but is not limited to, the solicitation and sale of insurance, stocks, mutual funds, real estate, and any other com- modities, goods, or services. (2) This prohibition is not applicable to the one-time sale by an individual of his own personal property or privately owned dwelling, or to the off-duty employment of naval personnel as employees in retail stores or other situations not including solicited sales. (3) With regard to solicitation by and of civilian personnel, the limitation applies only to solicitation of personnel under the supervision, at any level, of the solicitor. f. Assignment of Reserve personnel for training. Naval personnel who are responsible for assigning Reserves for training must not assign them to duties in which they will obtain information that could be used by them AII-12

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The biggest nautical trade show in Italy, the annual Genoa Boat Show from October 1 to 6, will feature a 'Super Made in Italy' area to showcase the country's finest superyachts.
Manager of the Boat Show, Alessandro Campagna, said the event "is an important vehicle for promoting and raising awareness of Italian excellence in the nautical field" as Italy's traditionally built yachts have interest from an "increasingly international audience."
The year's inclusion of the 'Super Made in Italy' display signifies a new era in the Italian nautical industry, in which they hope to assert their status as a world leader. At the event superyachts will be on display along the Marina Grande 1 wharf. A selection of the best Italian yachts over 24m are thought to be attending the next Genoa Boat Show. Italian made mega yachts currently account for 40% of worldwide orders.
Read our guide to the Genoa Boat Show, or alternatively browse all superyachts available for charter by builder.


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Q: Remote Desktop Services role - Do I need it in order to use MSTSC (RDP/RDC) in my domain? Greetings and thanks for reading (apologies for the length).
I'm a new Sys Admin and I have a (potentially silly) question for the more seasoned veterans. I'm migrating our primary Domain Controller from Server 2003 (SrvA) to Server 2008 R2 (SrvB) and I'm making an effort to deduce which roles & features to include on SrvB.
SrvA has the Terminal Services role. In Windows Server 2008 & beyond that role is called "Remote Desktop Services" and this particular nomenclature has me assuming it's a requirement in being able to successfully MSTSC (RDP) into machines in our environment. My assumption could be wrong, but obviously that's an important feature since I need to be able to RDP (locally and over VPN) to manage servers centrally.
My question, I guess, is do I really need the RDS role installed (somewhere on the domain) to be able to do this? I ask because I've tested and my ability to RDP does not seem to hinge on SrvA being online (that being the DC that holds the terminal services role). This is the case for existing sessions as well as creating new sessions (I have not tested over VPN however).
As a side note (and something that has muddled my initial thoughts), I've read it is not a good practice to have the RDS role on a DC for a number of security reasons, not the least because you don't want people "remoting" into your DC to run centrally located applications. This particular best-practice (in combination with my test results above) has me scratching my chin.
Maybe RDS is less of a role that essentially "makes the remote desktop protocol possible on a domain". Maybe it's more of a role that "allows a widely varying number of concurrent users access to an 'application' server to launch centrally-located software." The latter being useful, but less critical than the former for my use case.
This bolsters my findings that RDS seems to require specific CAL(s) for concurrent users (not necessarily admin logins).
TLDR; I think my overarching question is "do I need RDS somewhere on my domain to allow RDP sessions", and if no then "why would I need/want RDS installed at all"?

A: RDS is a server role that you install on each server individually when you want to deploy it as an RDS Session Host, Virtual Desktop host or RemoteApp server for the purpose of making applications, server desktop sessions or virtual desktops available to your users for the purpose of running LOB applications. This requires the proper RDS or VDI licensing. THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU NEED (based on what you've stated in your question.
It isn't required that you install the RDS server role in order to establish RDP sessions to your servers FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOTE ADMINISTRATION. You simply need to enable Remote Desktop in the server properties. This does not require any type of RDS or VDI license. You're limited to two simultaneous RDP sessions per server FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOTE ADMINISTRATION.

A: No you do not need RDS installed to be able to RDP to the machine. Remote Desktop Services is the new name for Terminal Services and is better explained here:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725560.aspx
But in general, as you explained it, RDS allows concurrent users to access centrally located applications.
Also RDS does require specific CAL's based either on users or devices.


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function GUnit.pending()
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Here we have our 12 inch gold rat sluice header conversation kit.
The sluice header takes your river sluice and converts to a power head so you can pump water to your sluice without having to find a running's creek. This system coupled with a highbanker leg kit makes your gold sluice a full standalone unit, perfect for the backyard prospector, hard rocker miner or geologist.
The reverse riffle ramp with miner moss below provides the perfect smoothing plate for the feed and can be removes easily, it also strips grass and junk from the system when recirculating.
The rear of the hopper has a 50mm opening on this header unit and the 12 inch sluice is water hungry so I recommend running a petrol delivery pump.


Just as events, both happy and sad, shape the news, events also shape patterns of domain registration.
We recently hit the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy and the devastation it left in its wake. During one week in October 2012, the hurricane wreaked havoc across the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. The storm resulted in more than $30 billion of damages in the New York City area and a global death toll of more than 110 individuals.
With the need to ensure information about the hurricane reached the widest possible audience, dozens of Sandy-related names were registered in the month just before the full force of the storm was realized and then in the month following the aftermath.
As you can see in the above chart, registrations for names related to "Sandy" or "Hurricane" or "Hurricane Sandy" jumped from less than fifty in September 2013 to more than double that amount in October 2013 to almost double that amount again in November 2013.
Some of these registrations were probably opportunistic, for example, in hopes of being able to drive traffic to a site that may have had nothing to do with hurricanes. Others were likely registered for sites where assistance options were outlined for hurricane victims. Whichever the case, this is just one demonstration of how much — and how quickly — events impact Web-based media and websites. The phrase "Internet time" continues to be the measure of many things in the modern world, including domain name registrations.


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Hoge's Notes: Is There A Legitimate Kicker Competition Going On?
Filed Under:2013 Bears Training Camp, Adam Hoge, Adam Podlesh, Chicago Bears, Robbie Gould
Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould sets to kick a field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dec. 17, 2006 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Bears won 34 - 31 in overtime.Robbie Gould. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
By Adam Hoge-
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (CBS) — After eight years of kicking at a high level for the Bears, Robbie Gould may be in danger of losing his job.
At the very least, no one with the Bears has denied that the veteran is facing some competition.
The speculation started when the Bears signed backup kicker Austin Signor in the offseason. With Gould coming off significant offseason leg surgery and missing offseason workouts, the signing of Signor made sense because they needed someone to kick the football in practice. But now, Gould is 100 percent healthy and Signor is still getting equal reps in training camp.
So is there a legitimate kicker competition going on?
"I mean, there is competition throughout your football team," special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis said when asked that same question.
That's not exactly the answer you give if your ninth-year kicker making nearly $3 million is safe.
"That guy is a piece of work by the way," DeCamillis said next, albeit with a grin on his face.
One can only wonder if Gould's comments last week about a lack of a contract extension has the Bears thinking about moving in a different direction. Signor has a bigger leg than Gould, and thus far hasn't had much of a problem putting the ball through the uprights. It was Gould talking last week about how the Bears need to save some money, which was odd considering he knows his backup is only making the league minimum of $405,000.
Kicker seems like a pretty good area to save some money, right?
For now, Gould still has the upper-hand on the job he's held for the last eight years, but until someone with the Bears says otherwise, it doesn't appear that his job is completely safe.
Punter Too?
It's easy to forget that punter Adam Podlesh struggled at times last season and there appears to be a competition brewing there as well.
The Bears brought in undrafted free agent Tress Way from Oklahoma in the offseason and he has been showing off a booming leg. So, does Way have a chance to bump Podlesh out of the way?
"It's too hard to tell right now," DeCamillis said. "What are we? Three days, four days, it seems like 20 days, but I think it is hard to say right now. He competed well during OTA's. We'll see what happens. Let it play itself out."
No Sign Of Competition For Hester
Meanwhile, somewhat surprisingly, there has been almost zero sign of competition for Devin Hester in his return role. The veteran was removed from his receiving duties in the offseason, leading to speculation that he would be cut, but the Bears appear to be comfortable leaving him on the roster solely as a special teams performer.
"His attitude has been great," DeCamillis said. "He's been great from the start. We talked early on. His attitude has been great. We'll see. Again, it's only three or four days of camp. We've got a lot of work to do, but really like where his mental point is at."
Big Injuries
After three clean practices, injuries took their toll on the Bears Monday. Defensive end Turk McBride suffered a ruptured Achilles and will miss the entire season. Meanwhile, left tackle Jermon Bushrod (calf) and defensive end Cheta Ozougwu (hamstring) missed time with minor tweaks.
Jonathan Scott, who has been backing up J'Marcus Webb at right tackle, took over the No. 1 left tackle duties. Kyle Moore and sixth-round pick Cornelius Washington saw more reps with McBride out. The Bears will likely sign another defensive lineman to take McBride's place.
Not only will Marc Trestman call the plays during games, he will also be the one communicating directly to Jay Cutler through the quarterback's headset. Given how vocal he is during practices about getting the plays off fast, you can bet there will be more than just play calls going through Cutler's helmet.
Adam Hoge covers the Bears for CBSChicago.com and is a frequent contributor to 670 The Score. Follow him on Twitter at @AdamHoge.


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Transmetropolitan Vol. 9: The Cure
Vol. 9: The Cure
The forces of darkness are closing in on outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem and his merry, filthy band - but now they've got their own rope around the neck of corrupt President Callahan, and it's time to start tightening the noose.
TRANSMETROPOLITAN: THE CURE is the ninth volume reprinting the acclaimed series written by Warren Ellis (PLANETARY, RED) with art by Darick Robertson (The Boys). Jerusalem and his cohorts step up their investigation into Callahan's misdeeds and turn up some startling evidence...not to mention a sole surviving witness to the President's depravity. The problem, as always, will be getting the word out before the massive forces of the Executive Branch black out everything - and everyone - involved.
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Slice of Life Drama Science Fiction Mature
In the near future, gonzo journalist/cult author Spider Jerusalem lives fast and loose in The City--a chaotic melting pot of cultures, subcultures, lifeforms, and technologies. Creators Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson deliver in this sharp, manic, anything-goes extrapolation of urban life.
Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner and the Drummer are Planetary: Archeologists of the Unknown; tasked with tracking down evidence of super-human activity, paranormal secrets and histories, like a supercomputer that can access other universes, a ghostly spirit of vengeance, or an island of dying monsters.
From the mind of acclaimed creator Grant Morrison! Throughout history, a secret society called the Invisibles has worked against dark forces seeking to repress humanity's growth. Now, the Invisibles' latest recruit, a London teenager, must survive a bizarre, mind-altering training course!
Global Frequency
Miranda Zero, the mysterious leader/benefactor/recruiter of Global Frequency is a woman with a mission. She saves people. She and 1,000 others make up the most diverse team of specialists the planet has ever seen. Their job? To save the world, usually before anyone else notices there's a problem.


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/ The Network Journal Honors Jason Redd With "40 Under Forty" Achievement Award
The Network Journal Honors Jason Redd With "40 Under Forty" Achievement Award
Jason J. Redd, Counsel in the Government Affairs Department of Gibbons P.C., has been named among The Network Journal's "40 Under Forty" for 2016. He was profiled in the June edition of the publication and received the award at the organization's 19th Annual "40 Under Forty" Achievement Awards Dinner on June 23, 2016, in New York City.
The Network Journal (TNJ) introduced its 40 Under Forty Awards in 1997 to recognize the next generation of African-American leaders who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievements along with an ongoing commitment to giving back to the community.
"As we celebrate the 19th anniversary of our 40 Under Forty Achievers awards, The Network Journal cherishes its role in recognizing up-and-coming African-American men and women who show promise and commitment in their careers, and as a facilitator to showcase the talents of these professionals to our vast network of corporate affiliations," said Aziz Gueye Adetimirin, TNJ publisher.
"This is a well-deserved recognition of Jason's commitment to the firm, his clients, and the community," stated Patrick C. Dunican Jr., Chairman and Managing Director of Gibbons. "He joins fellow Gibbons attorneys Natasha Songonuga, Uzoamaka Okoye, and Robert Johnson, who were all previously honored with this award."
Mr. Redd serves a broad range of clients, including some of New Jersey's most visible advocacy groups, building on his public sector background as Deputy Executive Director to the New Jersey Senate Majority Office and various other positions with the state legislature. His longstanding relationships within state government, unique insight into the legislative process, and deep understanding of the regulatory issues faced by business sectors that are particularly significant to the New Jersey economy all shape his ability to guide clients and provide effective and innovative government relations strategies. He has been selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in the Government Relations category and was listed among the New Jersey Law Journal's "New Leaders of the Bar" in 2015.
About The Network Journal
Founded in 1993, TNJ is the premier monthly magazine for Black professionals, corporate executives, and small business owners in the New York tri-state area. Engaging more than 88,000 readers, TNJ is dedicated to connecting, empowering, and inspiring this market segment by providing news and commentaries on issues that affect the growth of businesses and the advancement of professionals in the workplace. Along with featuring successful entrepreneurs and professionals who offer insights on business- and career-building strategies, TNJ highlights trends in key industries, providing information on valuable resources in the corporate, government, and not-for-profit sectors. Each issue of TNJ includes articles on finance and economy, career, management, healthcare, church business, science, and technology; reviews of the hottest automobiles in the industry; and features about executives on the move.
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La funicolare di Saint-Vincent è una breve funicolare che collega il centro abitato di Saint-Vincent (piazza 28 aprile) con lo stabilimento termale "Fons Salutis".

Storia
Costruita e inizialmente gestita dall'ingegnere Diatto, la funicolare venne inaugurata il 15 luglio 1900.

Venne completamente ricostruita fra il 1969 e il 1971, sostituendo le vetture d'origine con altre più moderne. Una delle due vetture d'origine è conservata al Museo dei trasporti Ogliari a Ranco.

L'attuale funicolare, un ascensore inclinato della Leitner, è del 2005.

Caratteristiche
Si tratta di un impianto lungo 231 metri (in orizzontale) che supera un dislivello di 63 metri. A causa della brevità del percorso, la funicolare fu costruita interamente a doppio binario, e non, come d'uso comune, con un raddoppio a metà percorso.

I binari, a scartamento metrico, sono armati con rotaie Vignoles dal peso di 14,5 kg/m; l'originaria trazione a contrappeso d'acqua fu sostituita nel secondo dopoguerra dalla trazione elettrica.

Bibliografia
 Franco Castiglioni, La funicolare di Saint-Vincent, in "I Treni" n. 208 (ottobre 1999), pp. 30–32.
 Giovanni Cornolò e Francesco Ogliari, La funicolare Saint Vincent - Fons Salutis (1901 - 2003), in Si viaggia... anche all'insù. Le funicolari d'Italia. Volume secondo (1901-1945), Arcipelago Edizioni-Milano, 2006, pp. 435–446. ISBN 88-7695-325-6.

Voci correlate
 Funicolari italiane
 Saint-Vincent (Italia)

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For months now, we've been told that the black community of South Carolina is Hillary Clinton's firewall to retain her front runner status but after Sanders' sizable New Hampshire win, she's not taking any chances.
So, this is awkward. Awkward because everyone knows it's true.
Bernie Sanders – True Revolutionary or mere Socialist Philosopher King?
Funny: conservative commentator Monica Crowley recently called Bernie Sanders Lenin of Brooklyn.
I will admit I have a taste for sweet schadenfreude.
After nearly a year of the elite media's reporting breathlessly on the war among Republicans, social media is now covering veritable insurrection occurring among the Democrats because of primary system shenanigans.
An exclusive report by Fox News indicates Hillary Clinton was not the only individual passing top secret classified intelligence through her home-brewed email server. As many as twelve different email accounts saw top secret intel.
Welcome to our New Hampshire primary liveblog. We'll be updating periodically, so be sure to refresh your browser for the latest news.
If you're just joining us, check out our previous open thread for the shenanigans you may have missed today.
It is too bad for the Clintons that the Internet can travel back nearly 20 years!
Feminist icons spent the weekend shaming women into voting for Hillary Clinton. Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, even smeared supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders as sexist trolls.
Welcome to our New Hampshire Primary open thread! Thanks for stopping by. We'll be updating with well, updates, headlines and other sundry news, but most importantly — things that make me laugh.
Are You Ready to #SettleForHillary?
This is probably my favorite thing on the internet right now. Two dudes wearing "Settle for Hillary" t-shirts sat right behind the embattled Democratic candidate at a town hall event in New Hampshire. Aaaaaannnd no one seemed to notice.
No one is happy. Not Bill. Not Hillary. Not the Democrats. No one. Apparently.
This afternoon Politico that the Clinton campaign is considering a substantial staffing shakeup following what looks to be a loss in tomorrow's New Hampshire's primary.
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One character, Mary Warren, embodies that human fear and weakness and is ultimately swept up into the hysteria of the witch trials. Mary Warren provides a clear demonstration of this when she refuses to take orders from Elizabeth and stands up to Proctor when he threatens to whip her for insubordination. He keeps watching Proctor, who tries to meet his gaze. You will be amazed to see me every day, a light of heaven in your house! He answered he heard they were very bad last night but he had heard nothing this morning. Although I knew that the orchestra would of course play Wagner, it seems that every time, I hope for something better; to keep my mind. Sobbing, she rushes to Abigail.
But when the court asked her to faint on command, like she and the other girls had earlier, she could not. This constant accusing results in the wrongful condemnation of. The major symptoms that seem to manifest The Crucible are self-censorship, pressure, and mindguards. During The Crucible, people are accused of an act they did not commit and have to go against their religion and sin or face being hanged which leads to mass hysteria and paranoia. There were two major religions, Calvinism and Puritanism. The door closes behind her.
His ways are above my ways, and His thoughts above my own. Abigail has brought Elizabeth's name up in court, and Mary knows that Abigail did it only for vengeance. Draft Elizabeth and Johns relationship is certainly not an easy one. The play is extremely ironic because when people tell lies they escape punishment. In my opinion this play, The Crucible, is more fiction than fact. I tell you straight, Mister—I have seen marvels in this court.
The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts where religion and corruption are rampant, and soon two girls fall ill. You drank a charm to kill John Proctors' wife! When Danforth is questioning Proctor about committing witchcraft, he wants him to confess to doing it and to sign a document that says he took a part in doing the devils work along with many others. The other girls have achieved new status as well. When Danforth asks Elizabeth why she dismissed Abigail, Elizabeth lies, concealing Proctor and Abigail's affair. He earns our respect during the play by making some moral choices. Arthur Millers hysterical play, The Crucible, portrays the personalities of 2 exceptionally diverse women. It is a dramatization of these trials where more than 200 people were accused of conjuring spirits and practising witchcraft and some were executed.
How might this affect the outcome of the play? With out her, Proctor would. John Proctor is a landowner and a farmer, who separates himself from the town. Then more yelling occurred and the judge demanded I faint, to prove we were pretending, but I could not. Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor, Marriage 855 Words 3 Pages were hanged at dawn. Will you, for example: - use figurative language and metaphor - speak in short, sharp sentences - speak in fragmented or rambling sentences - use lots of imperatives or commands and modal verbs eg. Character, Daniel Day-Lewis, Elizabeth Proctor 840 Words 3 Pages John Proctor Ultimately, John Proctor is a key part of the Crucible. Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! I'm holes all over from their damned needles and pins.
The first part of the paradigm that shows how Proctor is a hero would be the trials and tribulations that a. Mary drops her protest and falls in line with Abigail, for now. Miller portrayed John Proctors character as kind with strong opinions and principles. Abigail's scheme becomes apparent to Elizabeth and Proctor within Scene 2. Mary pleads with Abigail saying, 'Abby you mustn't! Provide another quote from the play, page number, and explanation. John was definitely passionate in anything he believed in regardless of what others said or thought. The church demands its members to obey its commands signifying they belong, and those who rebel against the church, such as John Proctor, who refuses to attend Sabbath are alienated and suffer persecution as a consequence.
I believe she is perfectly capable, only because she did it before. When she come into the court I say to myself, I must not accuse this woman, for she sleeps in ditches, and so very old and poor. He then defends his wife Elizabeth by saying that she is incapable of lying. Abby knew that Mary would bring this doll home and give it to Goody Proctor. Arthur Miller, Daniel Day-Lewis, Elizabeth Proctor 996 Words 3 Pages In the play, The Crucible, the symbolism of the characters play a very important role that go along with the time era of McCarthyism. Abigail wants Elizabeth to get hanged so she can be back with John again.
Various characters base their actions on the desire to protect their respective reputations. Elizabeth does not appear in the book until the beginning of act two when she is harassing and nagging John Proctor for getting home so late. In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, John and Elizabeth Proctor are introduced as a young, married couple whose relationship had a tense undercurrent. In the court, the officials had asked Sarah Good what she had been mumbling. Elizabeth Proctor and Reverend Hale, two major characters in the play, experience internal changes as the play progresses due to the individual pressures of the witch trials.


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High Speed Deals: The Top 9 Fastest Cars Under $100,000
You can recreate the high-speed driving experience without creating a big hole in your pockets. Here are the fastest cars under 100k that you should definitely look into. Try test driving each of these cars to see which one works best for you.
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Zero to 60 mph: 3.6 sec
Transmission: 8-speed automatic with man…
Curb weight: 3822 lb
Power: 505 hp @ 6500 rpm
The Guila is a light, powerful, and advanced car. It provides the construction, powertrain sophistication, and suspension technology that not only does it make it a solid car, but it also can match up with their German rivals for years to come.
The car is constructed out of steel; and has aluminum composites to help reduce the weight. The car weighs at least 1700kg, making it a good lightweight car for high-speed sprints and driving along the highway.
When it comes to performance, the Guila can go from 0-60 mph in under 4 seconds. But with two people in the vehicle, a two-way average, and the car is fully fueled, it can reach this speed within 4.5 seconds, which isn't bad for a car of its nature.
The turbo lag becomes nonexistent when driving at a 3600 rpm speed. And the V6 goes at a speed of 7300rpm. This means that it produces a noise that's smoother than most vehicles on this list.
Basically, if you're a fan of a fast car that's under $100,000, the Guila won't leave you disappointed. With its advanced handling, balanced weight properties, and overall performance, you'll be driving faster than your friends in no time.
Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R
Power to weight ratio: 235.9 W/kg
0-60 mph: 4.9 s (estimated)
Weight: 1,661 kg (3,662 lb)
Engine: V8 5,2 l
The Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R is a road machine that's built for the road. With its 8 cylinder engine, RWD drivetrain, and 16 MPG (which is a lot for a coupe at this price), it's a great vehicle to take when you're on the highway.
Still not satisfied? The track-tuned GT350R can cut through corners quickly and accelerate faster – this is due to the carbon-fiber wheels. As a result, drivers tend to like this vehicle because of its smooth handling and its enhanced speed. Regardless of which model you buy, this car makes a good opponent to the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
Also, Ford's engineers took time to upgrade the GT350R's suspension with revised geometry, counter wind spring pockets, aluminum four uprights, and a light rear control arms. With its four sway bars and larger wheels, the GT350R's wheels stay connected to the asphalt.
What's most impressive about this car is how its engine generates its power. It reaches a max engine speed of 8,250 rpm with its peak power not even reached until it's at 7,500 RPM. As a result, the GT350R is one of the strongest engines in Ford's production and has the highest revving level in their V8 cars.
We believe that this car is great for the casual and the professional driver. Not only is it able to drive around town in low rpms, but it has a balanced suspension to help you drive efficiently. Thus, you won't be disappointed when you give one of Ford's finest vehicles for a test drive.
Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe
Transmission: 7-speed automatic with manual setting
Torque: 516 lb-ft @ 1750 rpm
While a regular Mercedes-Benz is always fun to drive, the Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe takes the cake. The Mercedes-AMG C63 has more increased power, visual menace, better brakes, etc. When driving behind the wheel, you won't be disappointed with its max speed of 155 mph.
The Mercedes-AMG is known for being a perfect blend of a sports car and a luxury car, so it's fitting that the C63 S Coupe is a mixture of aggressive performance accents with understated body work.
When it comes to safety, this car is light years ahead of its competition. In addition to its 10-way airbag protection, rain-sensing wipers, collision prevention assistant plus, were designed to keep the driver safe in the event of a car accident. Because of this, its a great car for first-time drivers to use.
Most of the power behind this car lies under the hood. With a 503 horsepower rating and about 516 lb/ft of torque, it's able to reach a speed from 0-60 in around 3.8 seconds. As a result, you don't have to worry about any gaps in speed when using this car.
Basically, this vehicle is the best choice if you want one of the fastest cars under 100k. It has a stunning interior, strong V8 engine, and enough safety features to keep you on the road without any failure. Try this car if you're ready to have a luxurious car with a bit of muscle behind it.
Horsepower: 370 hp
MPG: Up to 22 city / 30 highway
Curb weight: 3,153 to 3,307 lbs
0-60 Rating: 4.2 seconds
The Porsche 911 Carrera is a car aficionado's dream. Even in its basic form, the car has a 1.00g chassis. And, it has the ability to stop at 70 mph in 145 feet. With it's few options and manual gear transmission, this Porsche allows the driver to have full responsibility over their experience.
The power delivery is one of the features that make this car stand out. For instance, it's strong and linear until it reaches the 7400 rpm redline. When driving in low rpm, there is some sort of lag due to the turbos shoving air to the engine, but that delay is short lived.
Also, the car's performance is highlighted by its powerful turbo engine. It's able to reach 0-62 mph within 4 seconds! With its revised electric power steering, the car doesn't show any issues when driving through corners or in tight traffic.
Another reason why most drivers like this vehicle is due to its customization options. With over a thousand combinations available and 200+ options to select from, the 911 is a car that owners can tailor to their own enjoyment.
If you're looking for a high-end Porsche at an affordable price, the Porsche 911 Carrera is a great option. Not only is it balanced in weight, speed, and design but the car also has one of the best engines within Porsche's lineup.
Curb weight: 4,141 lbs
Torque: 630 lb-ft
The Cadillac CTS-V is an improved version of the CTS Sedan. This version packs a 6.2-liter V-8 engine that delivers 640 horsepower and a 630 lb/ft torque. You can only get it with a rear wheel drive and an 8-speed automatic transmission.
When driving this car, we noticed its Magnetic Ride Control feature. It allows the car to remain settled when taking turns. Plus, the electronically limited slip differential helps make cutting corners a breeze.
And, the CTS-V has a few drivers aids to help you when you're on the road. The blind spot monitoring helps when driving around traffic, and the lane keeping assist pulls the steering wheel if you start to drive out of place.
However, this car lacks a cruise control feature. Cadillac stated that this feature would interfere with the engine cooling and the airflow, so it wasn't included in the final design of the CTS-V. While this was a respectable choice, some users would want to have the cruise control feature for everyday driving purposes.
Lastly, the Cadillac CTS-V is a good vehicle if you want a high powered Caddy that can reach speeds up to 200 mph. This car is reliable, safe, and has an active suspension. Thus, you can't go wrong with this car once you've hit the road.
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
Next on our list is the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. This car is unique because of its high transmission and engine power. Drivers like this vehicle because of its raw speed and its 21-mpg fuel economy. Thus, making it a good car for speedsters and stunt drivers alike.
When it comes to driving performance, the Hellcat feels like you're driving in a rollercoaster. Extremely fast and possibly dangerous. For instance, the Hellcat is able to reach 0-60 within 3.6 seconds.
The Hellcat has an improved braking system, which is powered by six-piston Brembo font calipers. As a result, it's able to go from 70 mph to zero within 154 feet. This is impressive for its size, making it balanced in both speed and braking.
This car's high horse power ratings (707 hp) is backed by its ample torque support. The SRT creates up to 650 lb-ft torque from the 6.4-liter V-8 engine. So if you're looking for a fast car with no strings attached, the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is the best option.
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Seventh on our list is the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. This car has 650 lb-ft of torque and 650-horsepower coming out of its 6.2 – liter supercharged V-8 engine. As a result, it delivers speed at a more refined and controlled version than the Dodge Hellcat.
No car with a 4,000lb curb weight should be able to drive through hairpin corners this well. The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 creates aggressive turn-ins and yanks the driver due to its 285/30R20 tires. Because of this handling, the vehicle is great for highways, racetracks, and through regular cruising through the city.
You should get the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 if you want a vehicle that has high speed, a great steering feel, and an engine with a max speed of 7000 rpm. Due to its improved handling, you can drive this car on almost any asphalt. So give this car a look if you're into some high-speed, yet controlled driving!
Porsche 718 Cayman S
Engine: 2.5 L 4-cylinder
There are a few driving experiences that are rewarding as the Porsche 718 Cayman S. The's Cayman's turbo fours, might seem unrefined, but the enhanced torque and speed backs up for this.
One thing that we like about the Cayman S is its handling. For example, it's braking distance from 70 to zero is between 141-164 feet. The car's skidpad performance is between 1.00 to 1.04g, making it great for stopping once it's at full speed.
Basically, you should get the Porsche 718 Cayman S if you want a vehicle that blends speed with functionality. With its 350-hp engine, and six manual speed transmission, you won't have any problem when driving on the highway.
Tesla Model S 100D
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MPGe: 101 city / 102 highway
Battery: 100 kWh lithium-ion
Gross vehicle weight rating: 5,820 lbs
Tesla has created a revolutionary standard within the automobile industry by introducing electric cars. And the Tesla Model S 100D is one of the most popular cars in their lineup. In one charge, this car can drive up to 335 miles – an astonishing feat in comparison to other electric vehicles.
Despite the futuristic technology behind it, the Tesla Model S 100D is easy to drive. There's no on-switch, nor a foot or handbrake. All you have to do is step on the accelerator, and the car will start driving. For beginner drivers that want a bit of luxury, definitely look into this model.
Mainly, eco-friendly drivers can't go wrong with the Tesla Model S 100D. The 417 battery limited horsepower, 155 mph top speed, and its fast acceleration (0-60 in 4 seconds) make it a great vehicle for those wanting a car that's not too fast. So, try this vehicle out if you want one of the best EVs on the market!
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"I wrote Lucy's Revelation for Vegan Tales because I believe that every life is precious and so is our planet. The story is partly personal experience and partly appeared in my consciousness on awaking one morning. Life is a journey with unforeseen adventures and we can learn a lot from them..."
Mark Towse - Australia
"Veganism was just the beginning of major steps towards freedom because it opened my eyes and led me to step away from standard social conditioning. Since then I consider that I have become a free thinker once again and rediscovered my creative desire. There has been no stopping me!"
Alan Diment - England
"The idea behind it was to look at how illogical, cruel and immoral human behaviour towards animals might seem to another race of beings. Giving those beings a familiar appearance hopefully adds an extra element to the tale.
I was also interested in how stubborn humans can be when faced with change, how they tend to prefer the familiar and distrust the new, even when the familiar might be their undoing."
Michelle Scorziello - England
"I was inspired to write the story, Shoulder of Lamb, when one day I was outside with some pupils who were enjoying an unexpected visit from a Labrador puppy. Not far from where they played with the dog a pig was being roasted on a spit for the school lunch. I was struck by the duality of the situation: affection for one animal and indifference to the fate of another."
Harry Rhodes - England
"Veganism has been a part of my life since I was fifteen, and was living on a Welsh dairy farm. However, it was a hiking trip in Scotland in the summer of 2018 that caused me to reflect more on the plight of dairy cows and to draw parallels between the two respective struggles."
Esme Bonnett
Hannah Cattanach
Magdalena Chávez
Alan Diment
Sara Hodgkinson
Grace Howarth
Rissa Miller
Dalla Perry
Harry Rhodes
Pablo Rumoroso Solana
Michelle Scorziello
Anwar Shah
Anne Sikking
Mark Towse
Katy Watson
Rissa Miller - USA
"In writing Family Dinner I attempted to capture the moment when an omnivore begins to understand her vegan sister.
In family situations, emotional attachment to food can overtake the actual celebration, creating stress between people who otherwise love each other.
Being compassionate means extending understanding to pre-vegan friends and family."
Christian Perry - England
"I'm immensely proud and humbled to have published in Vegan Tales, A Twisted Tail. A story stemming from the equitable roots of a civilised notion that every being of sentience possesses the ability to feel emotions, just as we do; fear, pain, grief, sadness, happiness, love. Our equal differences should not divide us but rather unite us."
Pablo J Rumoroso - Spain
"I write children's stories because I enjoy exercising my imagination...
I want to share my stories as widely as possible. Part of my motivation is to encourage young people to read and write."
Dalla Perry - England
"I wrote my story to draw attention to the plight of animals...the suffering they endure, due to the greed and indifference of the world in general. My story also offers the hope that anyone can choose to embrace veganism, if presented with the harsh realities of factory farming, and so help stop the suffering and slaughter."
Sara Hodgkinson - England
"My inspiration for this story came from my own experiences of working as a waitress and of serving people who hadn't had much exposure to vegan food.
I hope this lighthearted piece demonstrates how vegan dishes can be incorporated into any diet with minimal fuss and enjoyed by anyone of any age or background."
Grace Howarth - England
"As a lifelong vegan, I aim to explore in my writing how to inspire others to take up the plant-based lifestyle.
I wrote this short story to highlight the cognitive dissonance prevalent in society."
Katy Watson - England
"As we become more aware of what we're eating and its impact on our planet, our literature will indubitably change... It is exciting to be in a position to write a short story about how veganism and its core values are permeating the minds of...people."
Anne Sikking - Scotland/First Nations
"Just as human beings evolve physically so moral understanding also mutates over time. Many things, once acceptable, no longer are. Evidence suggests that in time people will understand their relationship with other animals differently. I hope the story Substitute promotes that idea."
Hannah Cattanach - Scotland
Having only ever written for pleasure, the story of Chicken came about during a lunchtime stroll when she got to wondering about the inner-life of pigeons and what they think about as they strut around impressing each other.
This is the first edition of VEGAN TALES. It builds on the Tales Series, short story anthologies celebrating York Tyneside, Glasgow and Bristol, which we acquired in 2009, following the collapse of BORDERS BOOKS in the UK. Information about the competition can be found here. Here are the general GUIDELINES for the type of work we favour.
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Warminster Town FC was founded in 1878 but it seems to have been firmly established in 1885. In those early days they played in the Wiltshire County League until the 1929-30 season and the following season they joined the Western League.
After the Second World War, Warminster Town FC went back into the Wiltshire County League. They remained there for quite some time, in fact, it was the 1983-84 season that they were once again playing in the Western League. Following the 2005-06 season relegation saw them back in the Wiltshire County League. This was not for long as the club applied to join the Wessex League for the 2008-09 season before joining the Western League for for the 2012-13 season where they still play today.
The club ground is in Weymouth Street, Warminster and they originally played at Holly Lodge, Boreham Road, Warminster.
To follow on Twitter: @WarminsterTNFC
To see the structure of football leagues in England here is a link to Wikipedia that explains all.
Wiltshire Senior Cup Challenge
Runners Up
Wiltshire County Premier League
Wiltshire Junior Challenge Cup
Wiltshire County League Div 2
Wiltshire County Subsidiary Cup
Mid Wilts Youth League U17
Wiltshire County Youth Challenge Cup
Mid Wilts Youth League Cup U16


Both teams will be looking to sport their best XI on the day and will be playing their strongest side so far. While no injuries have been noted from both camps as yet, any change will be purely based on tactics.
Boyce really showed up in the tournament in Renegades' last victory where he was brilliant with the ball and bat. After scoring a half-century, Boyce picked up two wickets for just 17 runs in his spell to dislodge the Sydney Thunder side. A player who looks to be peaking at the right moment, Boyce could very well be the wildcard on Friday and give you a lot of points.
Renegades have had some decent contribution from its all-rounders. Leading from the front is Aussie international Dan Christian who has shined for Melbourne in patches. After what was a very successful stint in the Mzansi Super League, Dan Christian impact has been note-worthy. Christian is a player who can have a huge say on a match like this and should be a smart pick.
In big games you need big players. Aaron Finch is one of them. The veteran T20 specialist knows exactly what it takes to cross the finish line and hence is a danger man going into the fixture. Finch's ability to side-step a bowling attack is incredible and is a player to watch out for.
While we talk about Finch's ability to dominate a bowling attack, we must mention Sean Abbot and how he has dislodged batting attacks in this season. Abbot has become an expert in creating trouble for the batting attack right from the beginning and is a player you could bank on in the semi-finals.
Sydney Sixers' batting attack hasn't been the best in the tournament, but with players like Daniel Hughes, James Vince and Josh Phillippe constantly coming to the rescue, Sixers have been very decent with the bat. Daniel Hughes is the pick among those and could play a defining role in the semi-final.


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Q: Cast [Int] to [Word8] How can I cast an int list, [Int] into a Word8 list, [Word8]. I can cast a single int using let a = 1 :: Word8. How can I do the same for a list of integers values? When I try I get an error.
(Aside, my main goal is to convert from [Int] -> ByteString, I'm using [Word8] as an intermediate, is there a better way to do this?)

A: For converting between different numeric types, use fromIntegral. In your case you need map fromIntegral. Note that you may need to specify some types if from your program it's not possible to infer return type of fromIntegral.
For generating ByteString, try: Data.ByteString.pack . map fromIntegral.

A: Try fromIntegral, the Swiss-army tool of converting between integer types: Data.ByteString.pack (map fromIntegral [97..97 + 25]) should yield "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" :: Data.ByteString.
As for the question of whether this is the best way: once you have a list of Ints, there's not much you can do besides paying the cost of conversion. Ints are 32-bit machine integers with three bits reserved for tagging (I think), whereas Word8 are 8-bit machine integers. If performance is an issue, perhaps only use Word8s in the first place.


One of the opening matches of Finnish Ringette League, EKS Espoo vs. LuKi-82 Luvia was supposed to take place in St.Petersburg, Russia on Saturday 28th September. Match had to be cancelled on the last minute because of many international events happening at the same time in St.Petersburg, that the local Sports Committee are working with. Also there are some tasks that have been moved to Sports Committee in St.Petersburg from Moscow.
This event would have been the first official ringette game played in Russia. Once before the opening match has been played outside Finland, in Sweden by VG-62 Naantali and Haukat Järvenpää.


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Immigration /
Immigration statistics
Is 82% of population growth driven by migration?
Migration is linked to 82% of population growth (between 2001 and 2016).
"Linked to" here combines an estimate of both net migration and children born to immigrant parents. This is likely to be on the right scale but too precise a figure, as it rests on a number of assumptions and uncertain data sources.
"Migration linked to 82% of growth in the population"
The Times, 23 August 2018
Population growth is driven by two things—net migration, and "natural change" (the difference between the number of births and deaths). From 2001 to 2016, migration accounted for 58% of this change in the UK.
However, the think tank Migration Watch has asked what percentage of natural change is itself caused by migration—i.e. how much population change is driven by births to immigrant parents.
It estimates that, from 2001 to 2016, 82% of population change was "linked" to migration—meaning it was driven either by net migration (roughly 50% of the overall change, once accounting for deaths of immigrants), or births to immigrant parents (roughly 35%, after accounting for deaths of people with immigrant parents).
So it's important to bear in mind these headlines aren't just talking about the direct impact of net migration—they're factoring in an estimate of the indirect impact of children of immigrant parents.
This calculation is broadly accurate, and fits with wider demographic trends—net migration picked up significantly in the late 1990s, as did the number of children born to immigrant parents.
However, the calculations rest on some uncertain assumptions —for instance, recordings of deaths don't state whether someone is the child of an immigrant, so the deaths of people with immigrant parents has to be estimated using other data. There have also been recently highlighted issues with the accuracy of net migration data. This means that we should not treat the 82% figure as exact, but rather broadly accurate, and indicative of wider demographic patterns.
How is population change calculated?
The combined effect of net migration and natural change is used to estimate population increase each year.
"Net migration" tells us the difference between how many people move in and out of the country (for at least 12 months) each year. This includes both foreign nationals and British citizens who immigrate or emigrate. "Natural change" is the difference between the number of births and deaths among the population each year.
Analysis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) data by the Migration Observatory at Oxford University shows that, since the early 1990s, net migration has become an increasing driver of population change. It was a bigger driver than natural change in every year from mid-1998 onwards, except the years to mid-2012 and -2013. The rate of natural change has also picked up notably since the mid-2000s.
Between mid-1991 and mid-2016, net migration accounted for 55% of total population growth in the UK—an additional 4.5 million people. In the year to mid-2017, it accounted for almost 60%, based on ONS data.
So why is it being reported that 82% of population growth is linked to migration?
Migration Watch, which produced the 82% figure, is looking at population change in a slightly different way. It also wants to know how much "natural change" is itself a result of migration—i.e. how many births in the UK are to immigrant parents.
Migration Watch estimates that the twin impact of migration, and children born to immigrants, contributed 82% of the net population increase of 6.6 million between 2001 and 2016. Of that, it estimates that net migration contributed 3.1 million people (after accounting for deaths of immigrants in that period)—just under 50% of the increase. It estimates that "natural change" in terms of children born to immigrants added an additional net 2.3 million people to the population.
This involves a number of calculations, some of which are fairly complex, and the overall picture seems correct.
The net migration data is taken from the ONS. Migration Watch then has to estimate what percentage of natural change is down to migration. This is done by estimating the number of children born to non-UK born parents each year, using official data. The calculations we've seen are accurate.
That said, it's not possible to get a perfect measure for this—for example there's the question of how to count a child born to one immigrant parent and one UK-born parent, as opposed to one with two immigrant parents. The research chose to count a child with one of each as 50% linked to migration.
Migration Watch also has to estimate the number of deaths of immigrants and the children of immigrants each year. We haven't seen the data on deaths of immigrants (as it's not publicly available), and data on deaths doesn't record whether or not someone is the child of an immigrant, so Migration Watch have produced a calculation which involves "a degree of assumption and interpolation".
The complexities of the calculation mean the numbers it produces are unlikely to be perfect. Indeed, based on its calculations, Migration Watch notes that there are slight disparities between what its estimates put population growth at each year, and the official data.
This is not a significant disparity however, and the figures broadly fit with what wider data tells us about migration. As outlined above, we know net migration has been rising in the last fifteen years. Births to immigrant mothers have also been rising since the 1990s, as the chart below shows.
Any net migration figures should be treated with caution, though
Another reason why the 82% figure should not be treated as perfect is that the official data (used by Migration Watch) may well be giving inaccurate estimates of net migration.
It shows that the level of net immigration to the UK among non-EU citizens has been significant in the last ten years—with a cumulative increase of over 1.5 million people (before accounting for any deaths). However, UK population data tells a different story, showing that the growth of the non-EU-born population has been smaller (closer to one million).
On the flipside, it could be undercounting the number of EU migrants who move to the UK.
We've looked before at the reasons why this is happening (here). In short, we can't know for sure whether the overall estimates are accurate or not, so this serves as a warning against treating migration figures as exact.
The 2011 census also revealed that the survey which measures net migration data had been doing so inaccurately. Net migration figures between 2001 and 2011 were revised up as a result. We won't know until after the next census in 2021 if that is still an issue.
Beware of simple phrasing
Numbers aside, the headline phrasing that over 80% of population growth is "linked" to migration has caused some controversy. It has been argued that, by combining migrants and their children into one figure "linked" to migration, Migration Watch is making the "assumption that the British born children of migrants are in some sense migrants", or less integrated into the population. Migration Watch argues that it is undertaking a demographic analysis rather than an ethnic or cultural one. We don't seek to comment on this debate.
In any case, it's helpful to break down the 82% figure into its constituent parts, and understand that it is the product of several trends. Otherwise, newspaper headlines about population change being linked to migration risk masking the complexities of the calculation.
Update 19 September 2018
We previously compared net migration data on non-EU citizens with population data on the number of non-EU citizens, to show differences between the two datasets. We altered the comparison to look at population data on non-EU-born individuals, rather than non-EU citizens, as the data is more useful for comparison.
By Joël Reland
It's likely that over 100,000 people have entered the UK since the lockdown began
Most of these NHS jobs are classed as "skilled" under new immigration rules
Unpublished Home Office target needs explaining
Since 2010, the UK has granted protection to around 41,000 asylum seekers and refugees under the age of 18
Migration drives the majority of UK population growth—exactly how much is debatable


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Bonsin est une section de la commune belge de Somme-Leuze située en Région wallonne dans la province de Namur. C'était une commune à part entière avant la fusion des communes de 1977.

À proximité de Bonsin, le village de Chardeneux est inscrit sur la liste regroupant les plus beaux villages de Wallonie.

Le village est arrosé par le Néblon.

Commune avant fusion dans l'arrondissement de Dinant
Somme-Leuze


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Dorothea Tanning, her early life and her love of Surrealism. Part 1.
Dorothea Tanning aged 18. (1928)
What does one mean when one says they like art. What is art? By definition, art is a diverse range of human activities involving creative imagination to express technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas and it encompasses the three classical branches of visual art are painting, sculpture, and architecture, but the term "art" also embraces theatre, dance, and other performing arts, as well as literature, music, film and other media such as interactive media. So, I need to narrow down what I mean when I say I love art. I should maybe say I love visual art and yet I am not a fan of conceptual or performance art. I love the paintings created by numerous artists. However, that is not quite true as I do not love all painting genres. I neither find pleasure in looking at works of abstract art such as those by Kurt Schwitters nor the black lines and blocks of colour by Mondrian nor the works of abstract expressionist painters such as those by Robert Delaunay, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning nor the disturbing imagery of Francis Bacon. Having told you what I do not like I suppose I should tell you what I do like but if you have been following my blogs over the years, you will probably already know.
I love the paintings of the Dutch and Flemish Masters. I like many of the painters of the Victorian era. I like "busy" multi-figure paintings and love to delve into the depiction to see what is happening in narrative paintings. I like narrative paintings which have a tale to tell or a moral to enforce. Surprisingly, having said all that I also have a reluctant love of Surrealism and enjoy trying to figure out what the depiction is all about and what was in the painter's mind when he or she put brush to canvas.
Dorothea Tanning with her mother, Amanda Tanning, 1911
This was a somewhat long-winded introduction to today's artist, the American Surrealist painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet, Dorothea Margaret Tanning. Tanning was born on August 25th 1910. She was the middle child of Andrew Tanning and Amanda Marie Tanning (née Hansen), who were of Swedish descent. She had an elder sister Maurine and a younger sister Mary Louise. Andrew Tanning, born Andreas Peter Georg Thaning, came alone from Skåne in the southernmost county of Sweden and settled in the conservative Midwestern town of Galesburg, Illinois. In her memoirs Dorothea Tanning recounted that both her parents were very loving, indulgent and imaginative, the latter trait which she believed led to her creativity. In her 2001 autobiography, Between Lives, Tanning wrote lovingly of her mother:
"…How could a tiny artist grow into a big one without the quilt of maternal love with its pattern of solace for hurts, its curving comfort, cloud-soft, its consolation for having to exist, its sweet smell? The mother-goddess (the term would have embarrassed her), doctor and protector hovered over us in the full conviction that we were worth the trouble…"
Dorothea Tanning, aged 5. (1915)
By her own admission Dorothea was a small and delicate child prone to bouts of illness which often confined her to bed. Like similar stories of young children who became well-known artists, it was this time during bed rest that she developed artistic skills and immersed herself into reading picture books. Her favourites were the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, and the stories and colourfully mesmerising characters from Greek mythology and the Bible. It was from the likes of these that Dorothea gained an insight of the outside world, a world free from a cosseting mother. She would also amuse herself by the simple game of staring at patterns on the wallpaper or furnishings and allow her imagination to form images which were not real. In a way she was slipping from the real world into an imagined parallel existence. Maybe it was this which would eventually lead her into the world of Surrealism.
Dorothea Tanning, Galesburg High School Yearbook, Senior Year, 1926
In 1926, aged sixteen, Dorothea Tanning graduated from Galesburg Public High School. The following year she managed to get a part-time job at Galesburg Public Library which gave her access to a world of literature. She termed it the House of Joy. One of her earlier jobs was cataloguing the books with a senior assistant who decided on whether the contents were deigned immoral and unfit for minors and were marked with a red cross in the catalogue. Dorothea said that it was then much easier to find the "best" books. In her biography she wrote about the time at the library and how it made her consider her future:
"…Over the years, the library became my haven, its treasures slyly challenging the voice of "art" in the tug-of-war for my ambitions, its sirens singing and crying by turns, its weight crushing my famous certitudes forever…"
Some Roses and Their Phantoms by Dorothea Tanning (1952) represents a domestic world transformed by mysterious eruptions and inhabited by unnamed creatures. The table top setting, with its crisp white tablecloth and marks of ironed folds, suggests a safe world of bourgeois ritual. A recurrent motif, the white table cloth can also be found in other works of the same period.
In 1928 she enrolled at Knox College in Galesburg and remained there for two years. In 1930 she quit the college in order to pursue an artistic career and set off for Chicago under the guise of meeting up with a friend. She had surreptitiously packed a trunk with her belongings which she left in her bedroom and later, once in Chicago, asked her parents to forward it to her !
Chicago at the time of Dorothea's arrival, was a city in the grip of Prohibition, jazz-filled nightclubs and violent gang wars. She lodged with an ex-library colleague. She revelled in the nightlife of the Windy City and began a relationship with the writer, Homer Shannon. To earn a living, she took on a number of jobs including waitressing at the Colonial Room. She operated marionettes in the 1933 Chicago World Fair. She must have accumulated some money as she loved to travel going to New Orleans in 1934 where she exhibited some of her watercolours.
December 1936 newspaper cuttings about the Fantastic Art, Dada and Surrealism exhibition.
She also made a number of trips to New York searching for work as a commercial artist and during one visit in 1936 visited the Museum of Modern Art to see the Fantastic Art, Dada and Surrealism exhibition. The exhibition was rife with controversy and provoked fierce reactions from battling factions among the Dadaists and the Surrealists. The press release by MOMA identified Surrealism and Dadaism as such:
"…"Surrealism, which developed in Paris around 1924, was the direct descendent of the Dadaist interest in the bizarre, the spontaneous, and the anti-rational. But while the Surrealist program carried on the iconoclasm of Dada it added serious research into subconscious images, dreams, visions, automatic and psychoanalytic drawings. Surrealism, so far as its serious adherents are concerned, is more than a literary or an art movement: it is a philosophy, a way of life, a cause which has involved some of the most brilliant painters and poets of our age…"
In a later interview Dorothea said of the exhibition:
"…For me it was the revelation, and I wasn't the only one. I would even say that most American artists – as well as poets – were deeply affected by that explosive event. So, I became more impatient than ever – I just had to live in Paris…"
Once again in her autobiography Dorothea was certain that what she saw at the exhibition at the MOMA was a turning point in her artistic life. She wrote:
"…Here, gathered inside an innocent concrete building, are signposts so imperious, so laden, so seductive and yes, so perverse that, like the insidious revelations of the Galesburg Public Library, they would possess me utterly…"
Deirdre by Dorothea Tanning (1940)
Dorothea had now caught the Surrealism bug and knew to explore the genre more she had to go to Paris. She set sail on SS. Amsterdam for the France in July 1939 with the intention of meeting some of the Surrealist artists living there but her plans were thwarted by the onset of the Second World War. Artists had hurriedly escaped from Paris and she managed to escape France and makes her way through Holland Belgium Germany and Sweden in August to the home of her paternal relatives. From there, in October, she managed to gain passage back to America on the SS. Gripsholm. Another artist to take flight from France and journey to America was the leader of the Surrealism Movement, German-born Max Ernst who before his salvation had been interned twice in 1939, once by the French government having been labelled an "undesirable foreigner" and once by the Gestapo but he managed to escape with the help of Peggy Guggenheim, a member of a wealthy American art collecting family, and the journalist Varian Fry.
Music Hath Charms by Dorothea Tanning (1940)
Once back home in New York, Dorothea Tanning sought employment as a commercial artist and for a time worked on the advertisements for Macy's department store, producing adverts for perfumery products, clothing and accessories. She continued with her own art and in 1940 produced a small painting entitled Music Hath Charms. It was the beginning of her love of Surrealism being translated into her own work. The painting depicts a young girl, dressed in red, playing the piano formed by the roots of one of two large trees which act as a frame for the scene. She has long blonde hair which runs down her back. Look at the background and at first it seems to be just a snow-capped mountain but with closer inspection it is the gigantic wave of a stormy sea in which we see a sinking tall ship. The terrifying sight of the doomed ship is in stark contrast with the pastoral scene of the middle-ground with the grazing sheep and yet there is more. Look carefully at the dark brown/olive hills which divide the space between the sheep-grazing field and the wild stormy sea. It is the prone body of a hybrid beast, part human in the shape of a woman's body and part animal being the face of a wild cat. Again it, like the sea and the fields, is the juxtaposition of human and animal. The creature stares at the girl as if mesmerised by the sound of the music. The depiction implies that the melodious sounds emanating from the piano is causing a metamorphosis in the landscape with the creature materialising from the "softened rocks".
Portrait of Julien Levy by Jay Leyda (c.1932)
In 1942 after an up-and-down relationship and short marriage to Homer Shannon, the pair split up and Dorothea concentrated on her art and immersed herself in the artistic community and became great friends with Julien Levy, a gallery owner who offered her an exhibition at his gallery once she had built up a sizeable collection. Levy had opened his new gallery in midtown Manhattan in November 1931 with a photography exhibition that included works by his friend and mentor, Alfred Stieglitz. As selling photographs became more difficult Levy shifted his gallery's focus to Surrealism and to showing the work of artists like Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Man Ray and Joseph Cornell.
In May 1942 Julien Levy invited Dorothea Tanning to one of his afternoon soirees held in his Chelsea apartment. Dorothea remembered stepping into Levy's apartment and at that party, seeing her future road map lying before her:
"…A May afternoon as only May afternoons can be in the city. And an apartment in Chelsea, all dark woof and those slated shutters peculiar to old New York. A Recamier sofa, an iron sleigh-bed breathing Paris, a Bellmer doll, the Duchamp window and scattered everywhere, objects, pictures, books and more pictures. Indeed, coming time, you were overwhelmed with vertigo that it was hard to register Julien's easy, smiling introductions to – as I remember them – Yves Tanguy, Max Ernst, Kurt Seligmann, Kay Sage, Bob Motherwell with beauteous wife, Maria, Virgil Thomson, Max Ernst, Consuelo de Saint-Exupery, Peggy Guggenheim, Sylvia Marlowe, Max Ernst……Doesn't the repetition say it all? Because quite simply, this was a new door for me to open, and it was Julien Levy who held the key, who did it all, not deliberately – he didn't believe in plans – who very nonchalantly launched my art and found me a life companion…"
………………………………….to be continued.
Most of the information in my blogs about Dorothea Tanning come from the excellent 2020 biography of the artist, entitled Dorothea Tanning: Transformations by Victoria Carruthers.
Many pictures of Dorothea came from the Dorothea Tanning Organisation website
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