For the 26th consecutive year, Noise Pop hosts a week-long festival with more than a hundred performers, including local and national acts, across over 25 different Bay Area venues from February 19–25. In short, there's a hell of a lot happening!
To get ready for this year's lineup of eclectic talent, we put together a round-up of some of the top acts that should not be missed at this year's festival. The festival also includes film and art events, which are worth mentioning, but largely this festival is about the music—everything from unique viewing opportunities to a few intriguing undercard acts.
Some headliners on the 2018 lineup include indie rockers Real Estate and Parquet Courts, rappers Jay Electronica and Ty Dolla $ign, along with San Francisco band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, MC, and producer Otis Jackson Jr. goes professionally by Madlib. For almost 30 years, he's made a significant imprint on the hip-hop scene and successfully collaborated with major artists like Mos Def, De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, Talib Kweli, MF DOOM (as Madvillain), the late J Dilla (as Jaylib), Snoop Dogg, and even Kendrick Lamar. Seize the chance to see a rare DJ set from one of the most prolific and critically-acclaimed producers currently out there.
Phil Elverum's solo project Mount Eerie will play in support of recent record release "A Crow Looked At Me." The concept album released last March centers on the death of his wife, cartoonist and musician Geneviève Castrée. Expect heavy, experimental vibes during this lo-fi live show. However, thoughtful arrangements of dense folk lyrics should create a welcomingly reflective and fuzzy aesthetic.
Idaho indie rockers Built to Spill are best known for catchy guitar hooks and the unique vocals of frontman Doug Martsch. The group will perform their 1999 beloved album "Keep It Like A Secret" in its entirety. In total, Built to Spill has released eight studio albums, but on this night, it's going to be all about the throwback tracks that make up their quintessential hit record.
A former member of New York rock band Vampire Weekend is playing in support of his debut solo album "Half-Light" which dropped back in September. Rostam, a producer and multi-instrumentalist, also used to be part of electro-soul group, Discovery.
An up-and-comer from Los Angeles already sells out shows down south and has received support from both Kevin Abstract (of super-group Brockhampton) and The Internet's Steve Lacey. The 18-year-old singer, who mixes a smooth vocal style with simple synth and techno beats, is one to watch.
Indie pop duo tUnE-yArDs will be performing in support of their new album "I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life," which was released just last month. New England native and vocalist Merrill Garbus utilizes a variety of sonic sources such as loop pedals, ukulele, and percussion, while guitarist Nate Brenner dynamically strums the electric bass. The hype for their rhythmic live set is quite high and very real.
Tickets to individual shows and festival badges can be purchased on the event's website. Some of the shows have already sold out, so don't procrastinate! There are also a number of free happy hours happening throughout the series.
San Francisco-based band Geographer has a newly mastered EP, Alone Time, that will be released next month March. The indie-pop group channels a pleasurable mixture of cello, guitar, and synthesizer, backed by vocalist Mike Deni. We recently interviewed Deni to hear about some of his favorite spots in San Francisco, get his perspective on the local music scene, and learn more about the Noise Pop festival. This hometown show inside a comfortably-sized venue will not disappoint.


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To begin, there are four types of grills: gas grills, charcoal grills, electric grills and smoker grills. The first three operate on different types of heat sources, and smoker grills can be gas, charcoal or electric.
Gas grills Gas grills are one of two types: liquid propane or natural gas. Liquid propane grills run on either small or large tanks of liquid propane, depending on the size of the grill. Natural gas grills connect to a gas line that comes from the home. Although there are large, stationary propane grills, many of these gas grills are portable, making it possible to use when tailgating at the game, at the beach or at a park. Portable ones are usually square or rectangular and have one grill rack and one burner. Freestanding gas grills have between two and five burners and racks. Larger grills usually have at least one side table and sometimes a burner for cooking with a pan or skillet. Even large grills are slightly portable; many have two or four wheels.
Charcoal grills Charcoal grills are smaller grills that use charcoal briquettes that you light with either lit paper or by soaking the briquettes in lighter fluid. You mound the charcoal briquettes in the center of the grill or on one side (allowing for a hot side and a cooler side to prevent flare-ups). A chimney starter is a terrific way to set up the briquettes. Charcoal grills take many different shapes, including flat, domed or egg-shaped. There are vents on the top and the bottom of the grill to regulate the amount of air that passes through the grill and allow you to control the heat being produced.
Electric grills Electric grills are small grills that plug into an electric socket. They can either stand on legs or work on a tabletop. Some have reservoirs that allow fat to drain off, making the foods less fattening.
Smoker grills Smoker grills can be heated by any of the power sources. These grills operate at lower temperatures and use wood chunks, chips or pellets (made from compressed sawdust) to produce smoke that both cooks and flavors the food. Large versions of these smokers have a separate smoker box for put the wood products in and are barrel-shaped with a chimney on one end.
Essential grill tools include tongs, spatula, fork and grill brush. Other pieces to consider include a knife (some spatulas have sharp edges and work just like a knife), sauce brush or mop and skewers. These pieces are sold individually or available as part of a kit.
Keeping the grill clean is essential for preserving the natural flavor of the foods you're grilling. Grill brushes are wire bristle brushes that scrape the grates clean of debris and cooked-on or burnt-on foods. It's best to use the brush while the grill is still warm, either after grilling or before grilling the next time. Season the grill after cleaning it by wiping with paper towels, then coating the grates lightly with oil.
Another essential tool to have is an instant-read thermometer. These allow you to immediately find out the temperature of the food you're cooking. They're available in many assorted styles, including large forks that have the temperature probes in the tines. To protect the grill, a cover is essential. This protects the grill from inclement weather and prevents rusting.
Fryers These are gas-powered deep fryers commonly known as turkey fryers that you fill with cooking oil and fry foods, most often a turkey. Many of these also allow you to fill them with water rather than oil and use them to boil large amounts of food, such as for a seafood boil.
Pizza oven For those with some space in their backyard or patio and who love to make pizza, an outdoor pizza oven may be something to consider. Most of these ovens are wood-fired, allowing you to make pizza the way they do in pizza restaurants.
Burners for grills that don't have side burners for pots or skillets, portable burners are an option. These can rest on any flat surface, such as a grill's side table. They can be propane-fired or plugged into an electrical outlet.


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Pompeii: A Reflection, by Luka Newcombe
24Feb, 2021
Archaeological Field Trip
Last friday, when we were riding the train to Pompeii, I was not certain of what I should expect. I knew it was an incredibly famous archaeological site, and an epicenter for tourism and historical sig nificance in Italy. What I was not expecting was how unexpectedly emotional it would be. To walk around the empty streets and through abandoned homes, preserved perfectly by the very thing that destroyed it, I found myself breathless on multiple occasions. The simple act of walking where people walked and standing where people stood two millennia ago unlocked feelings within me that I didn't know existed. Small, personal visual details that humanized the last inhabitants of the city to me. The weathered corners of a fountain, where people rested their hands drinking from the spigot, or the bright red political graffiti on storefronts, announcing an election that would never come to pass. The reality of the COVID-19 pandemic made my small group of 9 the sole inhabitants of the city, adding to the feeling of emptiness that I am guessing few members of the general public have experienced. It was equal parts haunting, tragic, and beautiful.
Another thing that struck me was simply how well-preserved all of the buildings were. For many buildings, they were structurally intact, aside from the roofs, that were made of wood at the time, and therefore collapsed or disintegrated over the many centuries they laid buried. I could perfectly see how this was once a living, breathing place, with a government, a robust economic system, and thousands of citizens. It was something that made the entire experience all the more fulfilling-to know, and really see, that these ruins weren't just buildings and structures
made of stone. They are the proof of an entire culture and empire, full of interesting people and social dynamics. I have never seen an archaeological site that quite made me feel as Pompeii did. But it does leave me craving new sites like it to experience. I hope that I can find many other places like it in future years.
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According to the World Health Organization, cataracts are responsible for 51% of cases of blindness worldwide – although this blindness is preventable with treatment. In fact, research shows that in industrialized countries about 50% of individuals over the age of 70 have had a cataract in at least one eye. This is partially because cataracts are a natural part of the aging process of the eye, so as people in general live longer, the incidence of cataracts continue to increase.
Cataracts occur when the natural lens in the eye begins to cloud, causing blurred vision that progressively gets worse. In addition to age, cataracts can be caused or accelerated by a number of factors including physical trauma or injury to the eye, poor nutrition, smoking, diabetes, certain medications (such as corticosteroids), long-term exposure to radiation and certain eye conditions such as uveitis. Cataracts can also be congenital (present at birth).
People and objects appear hazy, blurred or "washed out" with less definition, depth and color. Many describe this as being similar to looking out of a dirty window. This makes many activities of daily living a challenge including reading, watching television, driving or doing basic chores.
This can happen both from outdoor sunlight or light reflected off of shiny objects indoors. Glare sensitivity causes problems with driving, particularly at night and generally seeing our surroundings clearly and comfortably.
Often colors won't appear as vibrant as they once did, often having a brown undertone. Color distinction may become difficult as well.
These eye skills are greatly affected by the damage to the lens.
Often individuals with cataracts find that they require more light than they used to, to be able to see clearly and perform basic activities.
Early stage cataracts may be able to be treated with glasses or lifestyle changes, such as using brighter lights, but if they are hindering the ability to function in daily life, it might mean it is time for cataract surgery.
Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgeries performed today and it involves removing the natural lens and replacing it with an artificial lens, called an implant or an intraocular lens. Typically the standard implants correct the patient's distance vision but reading glasses are still needed. However as technology has gotten more sophisticated you can now get multifocal implants that can reduce or eliminate the need for glasses altogether. Usually the procedure is an outpatient procedure (you will go home the same day) and 95% of patients experience improved vision almost immediately.
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Q: Invalid register I want to make blinking led. I can't understand why registers didn't work.
This is my code:
; Main.asm file generated by New Project wizard
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; Created:   Ср апр 7 2021
; Processor: ATmega328P
; Compiler:  AVRASM (Proteus)

.include "C:\Users\user\Downloads\m328Pdef.inc"

; DEFINITIONS
.list
.def temp=r16
.cseg
.org 0

      ; Reset Vector
      rjmp  Start

Start:
      ser temp
out DDRB, temp
clr temp
SBR TCCR1C, 0x00
SBR TCCR1B, 0x09
SBR TCCR1A, 0x40
Loop:
ldi temp, 1
out PortB, temp
clr temp
out PortB, temp
SBR OCR1AH, 0x0F
SBR OCR1AL, 0xFF
      rjmp  Loop

Registers is the inc file
my code
Connection scheme
WIDW?
Thank you.

A: Please refer to the AVR Instruction Set Manual
Instruction SBR sets specified bits in a CPU (not I/O) register. SBR is a synonym for instruction ORI (Logical OR with Immediate). Instruction SBR anything, 0x00 has no meaning, because it does nothing
You probably wanted to use SBI (sets one and only one bit in an I/O register: the second operand should be the bit number). But be aware - SBI and CBI work only with low 32 I/O registers. And instructions such as IN and OUT work with lowest 64 I/O registers. Other registers should be accessed using their memory-space (data space) address.
In ATmega328P (see the datasheet, 30. Register Summary at page 278) registers TCCR1C TCCR1B TCCR1A are accessible only using their memory addresses. Therefore you cannot use neither SBI nor IN/OUT on them. Instead you have to read their memory location using LDS and then write back using STS. E.g:
// TCCR1B = 0x09
LDI temp, 0x09
STS TCCR1B, temp

// TCCR1B |= 0x09
LDS temp, TCCR1B
ORI temp, 0x09 // or you can use SBR here - it is the same instruction
STS TCCR1B, temp

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71-year-old beaten after road rage incident, family asking for help finding monster responsible
by Matthew Silvan | Apr 1, 2019 | Featured | 0 comments
Over a year has gone by since a senior Minnesota man was brutally beaten by a stranger who followed him home. Even though news of the savage attack went viral mega-viral on social media, the attacker remains at large today.
The Anoka County Sheriff's Office says the assault appears to have stemmed from a case road rage that took place on March 2, 2018, at 8 p.m. An angry driver followed the 71-year-old man home after he applied the brakes to avoid traffic.
"The victim had to brake suddenly to avoid a traffic situation in front of him."
"This angered the driver behind him who began to drive aggressively and taunt the victim on the roadway."
After the display of aggression, the senior man proceeded home, unaware that he was being followed. Then he got a beating that lasted a full minute.
"Once home, the victim was assaulted by a male who beat him repeatedly about the face and head. The beating lasted about a minute when the suspect asked the victim if he'd "had enough." The victim sustained multiple face fractures and several lacerations requiring many stitches."
The family was thankful their family member was still alive after the horrendous attack. His daughter-in-law, AmyJane Johnson, from St. Paul, took to social media, expressing her outrage that her stepdad had endured an assault at his own home. Today the post has generated over 76K shares.
She hoped that someone might be able to identify the suspect.
"LOOK AT THIS PHOTO. This is a 71-year-old man who did nothing…literally NOTHING to warrant this."
🚨🚨🚨 SHARE! SHARE! SHARE! 🚨🚨🚨Our family is asking for everyone's help in finding the low-life who did this to my…
Posted by AmyJane Johnson on Saturday, March 3, 2018
"Our family is asking for everyone's help in finding the low-life who did this to my father-in-law last night."
The woman's father-in-law believed the enraged driver had driven by, but he was hiding in the dark.
"As my FIL pulled into his own driveway, it seemed as though the man drove on. But, no. Instead, he drove just past the driveway to hide his car behind the tall trees out front, before advancing on my FIL."
Then the suspect pounced on him from the dark.
"They were just out of range of the automatic yard lights, so it was pitch black where they were. He hit him hard and disoriented him and then continued to brutally assault him."
Following the attack, the victim was able to make it into the house and call for help. He spent the night at the hospital with a broken nose, broken eye socket, multiple stitches and bruising. Fortunately, there was no brain damage.
The Anoka County Sheriff's Office described the suspect on Facebook:
"The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 35 years old, 6 feet or taller, short hair, possibly in a "buzzed" style. The suspect was said to be wearing a longer length leather coat or jacket. The suspect quite likely had injuries to his hands."
The vehicle had tinted windows and distinctive LED headlights:
"The suspect vehicle is described as a newer dark silver / gray vehicle with LED headlights and a line of LED lights just below the headlights, possible a Mustang or similar vehicle. The vehicle had dark tinted windows."
Today, over a year later, AmyJane Johnson still hopes to bring this monstrous person to justice. If not found, then who knows who he'll attack next. Surely someone knows something.
"We've seen online articles, it was on the local news stations, all over social media and the authorities we're working with have been working so hard on this!"
"I can't believe he hasn't been found," Johnson wrote on Facebook.
Posted by AmyJane Johnson on Sunday, July 8, 2018
The police believe someone knows what the dangerous suspect did that day.
"Anyone who would brutally attack a senior citizen in this manner is a clear danger to the public. We believe there are people who may have information about this attack."
If you have information, you can leave an anonymous tip on the Anoka Country Sheriff's website.
We hope they catch the monster who thought so little of human life that they could do this over something as inconsequential as a car stopping in front of them.
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SaveTheWest.com contributor writer Erez Winner spent 25 years in the Israel Defense Forces, and retired as a colonel.
We are daily informed of a brutal terrorist attack, in a Western or Arab country, directed mostly at innocent civilians.
Immediately after, the media wrangling begins:
Who was behind the attack?
What are their reasons?
These questions will be raised, cautiously, often with an intent or hope that it was not an act of Islamist terror. This is usually followed up with a statement by ISIS or an allied group, that attempts to justify their brutal terrorist attack against innocent civilians:
Western forces hit a senior terrorist target or stronghold
Other Allied successes in fighting against ISIS
A Western politician's statement that they found offensive
The publication of an article or book that allegedly violated the "sanctity" of Islam
Occasionally, influential Western figures embolden and help to justify the narratives employed by ISIS and allied terror groups: For example, several Hollywood celebrities denounced the U.S. military's air strike on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan, and claimed such attacks will only produce more terrorism. Instead, they said, we should employ "love and tolerance" as a better means of protecting ourselves. (In response, SaveTheWest created a petition that calls for these celebrities to go lecture ISIS on this philosophy, versus America, via a "Celebrity Love Jihad.")
The question that should have been asked, was: Why are we even allowing ourselves to be distracted with this kind of excuse-making, instead of dealing with the core, underlying motivation of all the Islamist terror attacks?
The blood-drenched carnage of the 2016 Bataclan concert massacre, perpetrated by ISIS. Many of the victims were castrated, and/or had their eyes gouged out, by the Islamist terrorists – a fact that the French government reportedly suppressed. Most news organizations blurred out this image. SaveTheWest feels it is important to show the unedited, raw detail of this Islamist attack on French civilians, who were peacefully enjoying a concert.
The correct explanation is much simpler, and does not require in-depth, philosophical discussions. We will save time, energy, broadcast hours and lives, if we speak out, loudly and clearly, about the obvious:
Sunni and Shiite Islamists (Muslim supremacists) are responsible for the vast majority of terrorism and wars in the world today. They have openly and repeatedly admitted that they are doing this all in their relentless pursuit to conquer the world for Allah, and place all its inhabitants, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, under shariah law. In its totality, this cultural jihad is known as political Islamism — relentlessly using violence, intimidation and legal mechanisms ("lawfare") to achieve their ultimate, self-stated objective, of absolute, totalitarian rule by Islam.
For those who may recoil at such a stark terminology, see the recent blockbuster documentary, "The Third Jihad," which is hosted by Zuhdi Jasser, MD, an American Muslim reformer (more on him below):
https://youtu.be/4XUub1no1qw
Simply stated, Islamists alone are responsible for the slaughter and the killing, for poverty and famine, and for most of the conflicts around the globe in the past decades. They alone are responsible for the arduous inspection processes we must endure at airports, and for the need to arrive 1-3 hours before our flights. They alone are responsible for the increasing fees in air travel, and the waste of billions of hours of our time, that we will never have back. And they alone are responsible for the deaths and injuries of thousands of American and allied soldiers and intelligence personnel.
Instead of universally and relentlessly attacking and blaming these Islamists' behavior and its consequences, we instead waste our effort on navel-gazing, asking what we did wrong, or could have done differently, as if we were dealing with a problematic child.
It is important that we understand and know clearly that this terrorism is not the result of a "cruel occupation or terrible poverty." The proof of this is the identity of many terrorists, residents of Western countries who have not experienced "occupation" or poverty.
What they have experienced, in contrast, is systematic religious and political brainwashing and indoctrination, in mosques, on the Internet (hello, YouTube), and in their own homes, that has led them to commit these abominable acts, in the name of their religion.
Some say that these terrorists are a small and non-representative minority, which is true in terms of quantity. But several recent videos, including one hosted by Raheel Raza, a devout Muslim, expose just how radicalized this significant minority actually is, in terms of the belief systems that are the invariable prerequisite to acts of terrorism:
Another video, hosted by attorney and author Ben Shapiro, expands the scope of analysis of this "tiny minority," using data from reputable sources including Pew Research:
Some will say that these terrorists misrepresent and distort the interpretation that is not as the religiously intended.
If so, why don't we hear the voice of the Muslim "silent majority?" Where is the statement by Muslim leaders and scholars that will defend and explain the error in the religious interpretation of those terrorists who act in the name of Islam?
Sadly, this is not their voice at all. With few exceptions, the only dominant voice we hear is the voice of the extremists. One notable, courageous exception is Zuhdi Jasser, MD. (bio), founder and president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, and of the Muslim Reform Movement (of which Raheel Raza is a fellow member). Here is an archive of Dr. Jasser's recent TV appearances; below is his appearance on Fox News, in the wake of the ISIS bombing of the Ariana Grande' concert in Manchester, England:
The simple fact is that the quotations from the Muslim holy scriptures and the call to jihad are often heard on a daily basis, in both Islamic nations and in Muslim enclaves within Western ones, and there is no voice of opposition heard, or allowed to be heard.
The obvious conclusion is that these extremists are the ones who act in the name and spirit of the Islamic religion/political movement, and represent the values of those who radicalized them. Their terror and oppression and misogyny and holding of rape slaves is not due, as some influential voices in the West would have you believe, to a lack of job training, or employment opportunities, or critical backlash for the volley of the most recent wave of jihad-driven attacks.
Rather, this terrorism is driven by, and is an expression of, the supremacist, violent, separatist, messianic ideology in which they have been indoctrinated, many from the cradle on up. If you doubt the urgent need to do this, consider what these leading British Islamists say, in their own words, as to their intentions and motivations:
Of course, this is not the voice of all Muslims, or even most Muslims.
But it is important to say, clearly, loudly and consistently, that this Islamist ideology is the driver of the terrorism and repression that we are seeing with such increasing frequency, around the world. It is just as important that we stop trying to explain away their justifications, or to seek excuses for these insane and vile acts.
To run over, to stab with knives, and/or shoot civilians, women, children and old people – is despicable murder, and there is no excuse to justify it.
The fear of clearly stating the obvious will not prevent the next attack, nor will it calm these Islamist extremists.
On the contrary, the silent majority and especially the religious/political leadership should be compelled to choose their civil affiliation.
If the acts of those extremists are indecent to them, they should arise and say so. If they consider such terrorists to be acceptable, it is good for the world to know that they are our enemies, and accept the fact that we are in the midst of World War III — which, put simply, is the war that political Islamists have declared, and are fighting, against Western societies.
The sooner that we recognize this basic fact, the sooner and better we will be able to provide a suitable response to the threat, and stop burying our heads in the sand.
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Main Directorate for Internal Affairs of Samara (Управления МВД России по городу Самаре; commonly Самарская полиция) is the main law enforcement force in Samara, subordinated to the Mayor of Samara and the Municipality of Samara.

Headquarters is located in Morisa Toreza 12 Street in Samara, Russia

Chief of Police
The police in Samara has been formed on January 1, 1980 as the Internal affairs Department of Kuibyshev, and the first police commander was Constantine Kremenskov, who lead the police from 1980 until 1996.

Constantine Kremenskov (1980–1996)
Vladimir Popov (1996–1999)
Vyacheslav Rakhlin (1999–2006)
Alexey Shcherbakov (2006–2009)
Dmitry Blokhin (Since 2009)

External links
Official Website

Samara, Russia
Law enforcement agencies of Russia
Organizations established in 1980

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Obamacare's memory hole? 'Please delete this email'
"Congressional Republicans investigating last fall's botched launch of HealthCare.gov revealed Friday that a top Obamacare official had asked her spokeswoman to delete an email from a senior White House advisor that discussed problems with customer service calls about that website.
Those Republicans now want Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to explain that deletion request, and to reveal if she has asked staff to "delete or otherwise destroy emails, communications or any other documents relating to HealthCare.gov." The Republicans said the Obama administration has a "pattern" of being unable to preserve records.
Tavenner's email asking the subordinate to delete an email was turned over to the House Energy and Commerce Committee last week, just a day after her staff told the committee that some copies of her email communications might have been lost."
August 18, 2014 Exchanges, Impact, Implementation, Liberty & Limited GovernmentBy Donny Grover
Bringing Sunshine into the Light
"New information related to physician-industry interaction is scheduled to be released to the public for the first time on September 30. The public database from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which is part of the Sunshine Act implementation, will focus on payments that biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies have made to physicians. Although the release date is less than six weeks away, concerns about what the data will look like and its effect on medical innovation are already being brought to light by stakeholders across the board.
One of the primary concerns that PhRMA shares with more than two dozen other patient and industry organizations is that the data needs to include context to explain what the payments represent – collaborations that benefit patient health and innovation. It's critical to note that the new database will include information on many different types of interactions.
August 18, 2014 Affordability, Best of Commentary and Blogs, Business Impact, Impact, Implementation, Investigations, Liberty & Limited GovernmentBy Donny Grover
Government Will Withhold One-Third of the Records from Database of Physician Payments
"Next month, when the federal government releases data about payments to physicians from pharmaceutical and medical device makers, one-third of the records will be withheld because of data inconsistencies, an official told ProPublica.
The issue is the latest hurdle for the federal government as it seeks to launch the already-delayed Open Payments database mandated under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, a provision of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Making this information public is a crucial step in promoting greater transparency about conflicts of interest in medicine.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services first turned up flaws in the data in the past two weeks, while investigating a physician's complaint that payments were being attributed to him even though they were made to another physician with the same name.
August 18, 2014 Affordability, Federal Budget/Deficit, Impact, Investigations, Liberty & Limited GovernmentBy Donny Grover
TRANSCENDING OBAMACARE: A Patient-Centered Plan for Near-Universal Coverage and
"In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the "Affordable Care Act," the "ACA," or "Obamacare." The ACA will reduce the number of Americans without health insurance— an important goal—but it will do so by increasing the cost of U.S. health coverage. Increasing the cost of health coverage, in turn, will worsen two of the nation's most important policy problems.
The first of those problems is the increasing unaffordability of private health insurance, a problem that is straining the budgets of middle-income Americans, and hampering social mobility. The second problem is the nation's grave long-term fiscal instability, a problem primarily driven by government spending on health insurance and health care.
Indeed, the ACA will especially drive up the cost of private health insurance that individuals purchase directly.
August 16, 2014 Access to Care, Best of Commentary and Blogs, Exchanges, Federal Budget/Deficit, Health Insurance, Implementation, Investigations, Mandates, StatesBy Donny Grover
Fox News poll: Slim majority continues to oppose ObamaCare
"Opposition to the 2010 health care law has been above 50 percent for over a year. And that continues to be true, as the latest Fox News national poll finds voters oppose the law by a 52-41 percent margin.
Support for Obamacare has been as high as 43 percent (May 2014) and gone as low as 36 percent (January 2014).
The number opposing the law has ranged from 49 percent (June 2012) to a record-high 59 percent (January 2014).
As in the past, the new poll shows that most Democrats favor Obamacare (74 percent), while most Republicans (84 percent) and independents (61 percent) are against it.
Voters in every age group are more likely to oppose the law than favor it, with one exception: those ages 65 and over. And that group only favors it by two percentage points."
August 16, 2014 Impact, Jobs/Economic Impact, Liberty & Limited Government, Public OppositionBy Donny Grover
About 400,000 in Mass. must seek new health plan
"Nearly 400,000 people in Massachusetts will need to reapply for health insurance before the end of the year, and many of them probably do not even know it.
They are people who do not have employer-sponsored health insurance and who instead sought insurance through the state. After the Massachusetts insurance website failed last year, most of them were enrolled in temporary coverage that ends Dec. 31, which is why they must select a new plan.
This is the newest challenge facing the Massachusetts Health Connector, the state agency that provides an online place to shop for insurance, as it struggles to emerge from the disastrous rollout of its website last year. Now that state and federal officials have said that Massachusetts has software that will work, Connector leaders want to get people to log on and choose a plan, starting Nov.
August 16, 2014 Access to Care, Affordability, Exchanges, Health Insurance, Impact, Investigations, StatesBy Donny Grover
How Obamacare could make filing taxes a nightmare
"This tax season will be a messy one for most of Obamacare's 8 million enrollees.
Individuals and families who bought subsidized coverage have been receiving tax credits based on whatever amount they thought they would earn this year. Upon filing taxes, the IRS will reconcile the amount of subsidy received, based on expected income, with the person's actual income.
That's where things can get ugly.
If the person underestimated their income for the year — and got a higher subsidy than they actually deserved — they'll owe the government the difference. But if they overestimated their income, and received too small a subsidy, they'll see a bigger tax return."
August 16, 2014 Affordability, Health Insurance, Impact, Implementation, Public Opposition, StatesBy Donny Grover
The Obama Administration Has Little to Tout About Obamacare
"There has not exactly been an overabundance of good news on Obamacare. So it did come as some surprise two weeks ago when the Department of Health and Human Services issued a press release with the headline: "Consumers have saved a total of $9 billion on premiums," and the subheading; "Health care law will return to families an average refund of $80 each this year."
There is nothing unusual or even untoward about the Obama administration doing what it can to put a positive spin on the law. But what makes this item interesting is it reveals how little the administration actually has to tout about Obamacare and how far it must reach to manufacture a success story.
The purpose of the press release was to announce data on the effects of Obamacare's "medical loss ratio" regulation, which "requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of premium dollars on patient care and quality improvement activities.
August 14, 2014 Affordability, Best of Commentary and Blogs, Business Impact, Federal Budget/Deficit, Impact, MandatesBy Donny Grover
Is the Sunshine Act website repeating HealthCare.gov's mistakes?
"A mix-up of information about two physicians with the same name in different states has opened a window on wide-ranging technical problems the CMS is facing with its Open Payments website reporting industry payments to doctors and teaching hospitals. Registration for the system, which was scheduled…"
NOTE: This article is behind a paywall.
August 14, 2014 Access to Care, Business Impact, Exchanges, Investigations, Jobs/Economic ImpactBy Donny Grover
16% Of Large Employers Plan To Offer Low-Benefit 'Skinny' Plans Despite ACA: Survey
"Nearly one company in six in a new survey from a major employer group plans to offer health coverage that doesn't meet the Affordable Care Act's requirements for value and affordability.
Many thought such low-benefit "skinny plans" would be history once the health law was fully implemented this year. Instead, 16 percent of large employers in a survey released Wednesday by the National Business Group on Health said they will offer in 2015 lower-benefit coverage along with at least one health plan that does qualify under ACA standards.
The results weren't unexpected by benefits pros, who realized last year that ACA regulations would allow skinny plans and even make them attractive for some employers. But the new survey gives one of the first looks at how many companies will follow through and offer them."
August 14, 2014 Affordability, Business Impact, Exchanges, Health Insurance, Impact, Jobs/Economic Impact, MandatesBy Donny Grover
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using Xunit;

namespace Transcoder.Samples.Tests
{
    [Collection(nameof(TranscoderFixture))]
    public class CreateJobFromPresetTest
    {
        private TranscoderFixture _fixture;
        private readonly CreateJobFromPresetSample _createSample;
        private readonly GetJobStateSample _getSample;

        public CreateJobFromPresetTest(TranscoderFixture fixture)
        {
            _fixture = fixture;
            _createSample = new CreateJobFromPresetSample();
            _getSample = new GetJobStateSample();
        }

        [Fact]
        public void CreatesJobFromPreset()
        {
            string outputUri = $"gs://{_fixture.BucketName}/test-output-preset/";
            string preset = "preset/web-hd";
            // Run the sample code.
            var result = _createSample.CreateJobFromPreset(
                _fixture.ProjectId, _fixture.Location,
                _fixture.InputUri, outputUri, preset);
            _fixture.JobIds.Add(result.JobName.JobId);

            Assert.Equal(_fixture.Location, result.JobName.LocationId);
            // Job resource name uses project number for the identifier.
            Assert.Equal(_fixture.ProjectNumber, result.JobName.ProjectId);

            _fixture.JobPoller.Eventually(() =>
                 Assert.Equal(_fixture.JobStateSucceeded, _getSample.GetJobState(_fixture.ProjectId, _fixture.Location, result.JobName.JobId)
            ));
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Firstly, congratulation on your success in completing your studies and the University is pleased to accordingly extend this invitation to you to attend the Convocation Ceremony for the conferment of your diploma or degree.
The 15th UniKL Convocation Ceremony will be held from 13 until 16 October 2018 at the Plenary Hall, Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya.
The official 15th UniKL Convocation Webpage will be available for public access on 20th July 2018, from 6 pm onwards.
Please confirm and verify the spelling of your names and MyKad/Passport number by checking on the E-CITIE Student On line Services (http://online2.unikl.edu.my). Please do so by 31 August 2018.
All prospective graduates are requested to check their accounts and ensure all outstanding fees are paid before 15 September 2018.
Please note that the invitation letter can be downloaded from the UniKL Convo Webpage from 31 July 2018 by graduands who do not have outstanding debt.
Every graduate has to complete the questionnaire and accordingly print the "Slip Pengesahan Kajian" (confirmation slip) as documentary proof that you have done so.
The "Slip Pengesahan Kajian" (confirmation slip) must be submitted as your documentary proof that you have completed the survey's questionnaire when collecting your academic robe and convo materials on 6 October 2018.
The "Slip Pengesahan Kajian" must also be submitted even if you are not attending the 15th Convocation Ceremony and need to be produced when collecting your scroll or transcripts or if you request those documents to be sent to you.
The Graduates Exit Survey (GES) is an online-based survey to find out what UniKL Graduands think of their programme. Your feedback will be very useful for us to improve on the quality of UniKL academic programmes.
The survey will be activated from 20 July 2018 until 15 October 2018.
Please access the survey link via your student and personal email address between these dates.
Your seat will be allocated by returning the completed relevant forms and the proof of payment for convocation fees and the academic robe. The forms can also be downloaded via UniKL webpage from 20 July 2018.
For students completing their studies during the Short Semester (June 2018 Semester), you may begin confirm your attendance online via Official Convo Webpage from 13 September 2018.
Please submit the "Slip Pengesahan Kajian" (confirmation slip) prior to collecting your academic robe.
All diploma and bachelor's degree graduates may collect their scrolls and transcripts at the PICC after the conclusion of the convocation ceremony.The venues will be advised at a later date.


text:
const ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE = 'Admin all users page';
export const ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE_EVENTS = {
  CLOSE_ICON_DELETE_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Close Icon on Modal "Delete users"',
    label: 'Close Modal Delete user',
  },
  CANCEL_BTN_DELETE_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Cancel on Modal "Delete user"',
    label: 'Close Modal Delete user',
  },
  DELETE_BTN_DELETE_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Delete on Modal "Delete user"',
    label: 'Delete user',
  },
  UNASSIGN_BTN_CLICK: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Unassign',
    label: 'Arise Modal Unassign User',
  },
  CLOSE_ICON_UNASSIGN_USER_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Close Icon in Modal Unassign User',
    label: 'Close Modal Unassign User',
  },
  CANCEL_BTN_UNASSIGN_USER_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Cancel on Modal Unassign User',
    label: 'Close Modal Unassign User',
  },
  UNASSIGN_BTN_UNASSIGN_USER_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Unassign on Modal Unassign User',
    label: 'Unassign user',
  },
  CHANGE_PROJECT_ROLE: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Edit input Project role',
    label: 'Change Project role',
  },
  EXPORT_BTN: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Export',
    label: 'Start export procedure',
  },
  DELETE_BTN: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Delete',
    label: 'Arise Modal Delete User',
  },
  INVITE_USER_BTN: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Invite User',
    label: 'Arise Modal Invite User',
  },
  ADD_USER_BTN: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Add User',
    label: 'Arise Modal Add User',
  },
  GENERATE_PASSWORD_BTN_ADD_USER_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Generate password in Modal Add User',
    label: 'Generate password',
  },
  CLOSE_ICON_ADD_USER_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Close Icon in Modal Add Users',
    label: 'Close Modal Add User',
  },
  CANCEL_BTN_ADD_USER_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Cancel in Modal Add User',
    label: 'Close Modal Add User',
  },
  ADD_BTN_ADD_USER_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Add in Modal Add User',
    label: 'Add User',
  },
  MAKE_ADMIN_BTN: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on label Make admin',
    label: 'Arise Modal Change role',
  },
  CLOSE_ICON_CHANGE_ROLE_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Close Icon in Modal Change Role',
    label: 'Close Modal Change Role',
  },
  CANCEL_BTN_CHANGE_ROLE_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Cancel in Modal Change Role',
    label: 'Close Modal Change Role',
  },
  CHANGE_BTN_CHANGE_ROLE_MODAL: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Change in Modal Change Role',
    label: 'Change Role',
  },
  PROJECT_AND_ROLES_BTN: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn View Projects and roles',
    label: 'Arise tile with Projects and roles',
  },
  ADD_BTN_PROJECT_AND_ROLES: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Add Btn in Projects and roles tile',
    label: 'Arise fields to Add on project',
  },
  CHANGE_ROLE_PROJECT_AND_ROLES: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Edit input Project role',
    label: 'Change Project role',
  },
  ASSIGN_PROJECT_AND_ROLES: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Btn Assign',
    label: 'Assign on Project',
  },
  APPLY_FILTER_BTN: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Apply in Filter Modal',
    label: 'Apply filter',
  },
  FUNNEL_BTN: {
    category: ADMIN_ALL_USERS_PAGE,
    action: 'Click on Funnel',
    label: 'Arise Filter modal',
  },
};


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Уилоу Камил Рейн Смит (, родена е на 31 октомври 2000 г. в Лос Анджелис) е американска актриса и певица.

Ранен живот
Родена е на 31 октомври 2000 г. Дъщеря е на Уил Смит и Джейда Пинкет Смит и сестра на Джейдън Смит и Трей Смит.

Кариера
Прави своя първи актьорски дебют през 2007 г. във филма "Аз съм легенда", а по-късно се появява и в "Kit Kittredje: An Americam Girl" заедно с Абигейл Бреслин. През 2010 г. издава дебютния си сингъл "Whip My Hair".

През 2011 г. издава още 2 сингъла – "21st Century Girl" и "Firebal" (с участието на Ники Минаж). Дебютният ѝ албум "Willow: You Think You Know Me" е планиран да излезе на 3 април 2012 г., но по-късно е отложен.

Личен живот
През юни 2019 г. Уилоу споделя в интервю, че е бисексуална, като заявява: "Еднакво обичам мъжете и жените."

Дискография
Сингли
 "Whip My Hair" (2010)
 "21st Century Girl" (2011)
 "Fireball" (с участието на Ники Минаж) (2011)

Източници

Външни препратки

Американски актриси
Афроамерикански актриси
Американски певци
Американски танцьори
Бисексуални
ЛГБТ афроамериканци
ЛГБТ актьори и актриси
ЛГБТ музиканти
ЛГБТ танцьори


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Terms of ZTE return deal leaked
Return of ZTE to the US will involve a $1 billion fine, plus several other conditions.
ZTE has reportedly signed a preliminary agreement with the US allowing for the ban on its operations in the country to be lifted.
The deal has not been confirmed by either side, but according to Reuters, which cites anonymous sources familiar with the matter, the agreement is in line with what was reported last week.
That means ZTE will have to pay a fine of at least $1 billion. Another $400 will be put in escrow to 'cover future violations'. Then there's the settlement agreement from 2017, which saw ZTE pay $361 million in fines, so the total amount is expected to hit $1.7bn.
It seems as it's the latter, this ammended settlement, that's holding the agreement from not going public just yet.
Besides the fine, ZTE will have to replace its executives, as well, and China will allegedly have to import more US-produced agriculture products.
Earlier this year, the United States banned its companies from doing business with ZTE for seven years, because the Chinese telecoms manufacturer violated an agreement it had with the US.
Under the agreement, ZTE was not allowed to export its product, whose parts were made by US companies, into countries under US embargo – North Korea and Iran.
The ban has basically put ZTE out of business. The company announced it literally had nothing to do after the ban, and employees were saying they'd show up for work, but could not do any work.
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Gle Leumo är ett berg i Indonesien.   Det ligger i provinsen Aceh, i den västra delen av landet,  km nordväst om huvudstaden Jakarta. Toppen på Gle Leumo är  meter över havet.

Terrängen runt Gle Leumo är varierad. Havet är nära Gle Leumo västerut. Den högsta punkten i närheten är Gle Raya,  meter över havet,  km sydost om Gle Leumo. Runt Gle Leumo är det ganska tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Banda Aceh,  km norr om Gle Leumo. I omgivningarna runt Gle Leumo växer i huvudsak städsegrön lövskog.

Tropiskt regnskogsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är april, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är december, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är juli, med  mm nederbörd.

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Berg i Aceh
Berg i Indonesien 200 meter över havet eller högre


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What was the Family Assistance Plan?
Guaranteed income's moment in the sun
Family Planning Methods
President Richard Nixon, pictured here months after he publicly proposed his "Family Assistance Plan, " in August 1969.
Nixon himself refused to call the FAP a guaranteed annual income, saying that "a guaranteed income establishes a right [income] without any responsibilities [work] …There is no reason why one person should be taxed so another can choose to live idly." But, despite Nixon's rhetorical distinction, many conservatives opposed the president's plan for just those reasons: they worried not only about cost, but also about the creation of a large class of people dependent on "welfare."
Rhetoric aside, the FAP was indeed a form of GAI. The President's Commission certainly thought so, writing in their letter submitting "Poverty Amid Plenty" to Nixon, "We are pleased to note that the basic structure of the Family Assistance Program is similar to that of the program we have proposed…Both programs represent a marked departure from past principles and assumptions that have proven to be incorrect."
Nixon's FAP was very moderate: it only applied to families with children (childless couples and individuals were out of luck), included a work requirement for householders considered "employable, " and would not have increased benefits for AFDC recipients in states providing relatively high benefit levels.
For a family of four without any other income, the FAP would provide $1, 600 (2013: $10, 121). But a family that did have income from employment would get a declining amount of FAP dollars until family income reached $3, 920 (2013: $24, 798). A family of four that had been earning $12, 652 in 2013 dollars would have had its income increased through the FAP to $18, 725. Ultimately, the vast majority of benefits would have gone to the "working poor, " a significant departure from then-existing programs that denied welfare benefits to those who were employed.
The FAP sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives comfortably, 243 to 155, but stalled in the Senate.
Many Congressional Democrats insisted that assuring the dignity of the poor required a more expansive program than the FAP, and criticized that proposal for its low income floor and work requirements. Representative William F. Ryan (D-N.Y.), who had been the first to introduce legislation for a GAI (in 1968), told the House in April 1970 that "accepting the concept of income maintenance and establishing the mechanics for implementing that concept are two far different things." And though Ryan suggested "we do well to embrace the concept, " he characterized Nixon's FAP as "seriously flawed."
As an alternative, Ryan pointed to the proposal of the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), which had argued for a much higher base income: $5, 500/year (2013: $32, 910). Ryan argued on the floor of the House of Representatives that:
[A] guaranteed annual income is not a privilege. It should be a right to which every American is entitled. No country as affluent as ours can allow any citizen or his family not to have an adequate diet, not to have adequate housing, not to have adequate health services and not to have adequate educational opportunity — in short, not to be able to have a life with dignity.
Come Home, America
Nixon and Congressional Democrats, though, were not the only ones with a plan. In fact, the 1972 Democratic nominee for president — Senator George McGovern (D-S.D.) — rolled out his own GAI proposal in January of that year. McGovern suggested that "every man, woman, and child receive from the federal government an annual payment, " a payment which would "not vary in accordance with the wealth of the recipient" nor be contingent on the family unit. In contrast to Nixon, McGovern believed payments should be made to individuals and childless couples.
Senator George McGovern (D-S.D.), the Democratic nominee for president in 1972, supported guaranteed income proposals on the campaign trail.
Source: www.remappingdebate.org
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The Port of Victoria overlooks the Juan de Fuca Strait from the southeastern end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Capital of British Columbia, the Port of Victoria is about 100 nautical miles south-southwest of the Port of Vancouver and about 120 kilometers northwest of the Port of Seattle in Washington, United States. In 2006, over 78 thousand people lived in the Port of Victoria, and more than 330 thousand called the metropolitan area home.
The Port of Victoria was established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1843 as a fur-trade post, making it one of the oldest towns in the province. An important tourist destination, the Port of Victoria hosts over 3.6 million visitors each year, many arriving on cruise vessels that stop at the Port of Victoria's Ogden Point Terminal.
The Port of Victoria's economy is based on technology, services, tourism, government, and education. The Canadian Forces Maritime Command is located nearby at Esquimalt. Other important economic sectors in the Port of Victoria include banking and finance, manufacturing of food products light aircraft. High-tech firms involved in pharmaceuticals, computers, architecture, telecommunications, and engineering are an important and growing part of the local economy.
Before Europeans arrived in the Port of Victoria, the indigenous Coast Salish peoples inhabited the area. In the late 18th Century, Spanish and British explorers began to arrive. In 1774, Juan Perez visited the island, and Captain James Cook came to the area in 1778. Spanish sailors came to the Esquimalt Harbour in the early 1790s.
In 1843, the Hudson's Bay Company built a trading post at the native Camosack site, moving its fort at Vancouver to Vancouver Island. Calling it Fort Albert for a short time, it was renamed Fort Victoria in honor of the British queen. The indigenous Songhees created a village across the harbor that was later moved to the north. The Hudson's Bay Company received a Royal Grant in 1849 giving it ownership of all of Vancouver Island on the condition that the island be colonized.
The crown Colony of Vancouver Island was established in 1849, and the town site for the Port of Victoria was laid out as the colonial capital. In 1850, Richard Blanshard became the Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, the first Crown Colony west of the Great Lakes.
By 1853, 450 people lived in the new Port of Victoria settlement, and their lives centered on the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1858, gold was discovered on the mainland of British Columbia, and Victoria grew quickly as a port, outfitting center, and supply base for miners traveling to the Fraser Canyon gold fields from California and Australia. The town's population boomed in just a few days from 500 to 5000.
The first ship bringing these new adventurers, the Commodore, arrived at the Port of Victoria in April with 450 men. Within weeks, more than 20 thousand gold prospectors had landed at the Port of Victoria. Tents rose around the fort and across the Bay. At the beginning of the gold boom, city lots cost $25 each. A week later, they were eagerly snatched up for $3,000.
After the excitement of the gold rush waned, it became too expensive to maintain the separate colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Vancouver Island was united with the mainland in 1866. Initially, both New Westminster and the Port of Victoria were capitals of the united colony.
The Port of Victoria was made the provincial capital when the province joined the Canadian Confederation in 1871 as the sixth province in the Dominion of Canada. Incorporated as a city in 1862, it became the home of the Royal Navy's North Pacific fleet in 1865.
In 1886, the Canadian Pacific Railway terminus was completed at Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, and the Port of Victoria's status as the province's commercial center was lost to its rival city. In response, the citizens of the Port of Victoria began to cultivate an image of gentility and civilization. This image was supported by the visit of Rudyard Kipling, the 1904 opening of the Butchart Gardens, and the opening of the Empress Hotel in 1908.
The boom of development that had blessed the Port of Victoria for decades ended before World War I. With limited new building, the city's inventory of Edwardian buildings and homes gave the Port of Victoria its current appeal. During this period, many of the surrounding municipalities were incorporated into the Port of Victoria.
Since the end of World War II, growth has been steady in the Port of Victoria. Since the 1980s, western suburbs have been incorporated into the city. Today, the urban area is governed by 13 different municipalities within what is called the Capital Regional District. Occasional calls for amalgamation of these governments has met with resistance from residents that want local autonomy.
During the 20th Century, the Port of Victoria was primarily a city for government, tourism, and retirement, although it was also home to Canada's western naval base and a large fishing fleet. As the 20th Century ended, ship building and repair, forest products, and machine manufacturing grew as major employers in the Port of Victoria. Today, the city is developing as a center for marine, forestry, and agricultural research.
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(Spoilers) Shot through the heart, is it too late?: Review of GOT S8: Episode 4, The Last of the Starks
Image owned by HBO and from The New York Times (Daenerys is having a bad, bad day…)
No, I did not notice that Starbucks cup when I saw the third to last episode of Game of Thrones last night.
Many people will and are already pointing to that coffee cup sitting right next to Queen Daenerys as an indication of the show in its last hours running into the one thing most had feared: an inexcusable amount of sloppiness.
Where to begin? Jon Snow spilling the beans on his heritage to the two people he trusts most, Arya and Sansa, and then the latter spilling the beans to Tyrion until it cascades into a scandal at the wrong time and place?
That's one good area to start.
There's also the sudden death of Rhaegal, leaving Dany with only one dragon left to fight against Cersei. Then, after Dany wisely backs off from Euron's fleet armed with dragon-downing ballistas, he turns those same weapons on her fleet, leaving Dany ever more vulnerable after the narrow victory against the dead army. Oh, and Missendei was somehow captured by Euron amidst the carnage of the fleet's destruction, much to Dany and especially Grey Worm's horror.
There's also Jaime and Brienne finally getting it on after the traumatic fight for their lives and leaving poor Tormund heartbroken as well as the many who had been shipping that potential couple. Then, Jaime decides to ride back to Cersei after confessing his many evil past acts to Brienne, leaving her somewhat uncharacteristically weeping over his seeming regression from redemption.
There is a lot to digest, seemingly more than the supposedly more consequential fight against the Night King last time. People are still split on whether the end of that grave storyline was handled as well as it should have been, let alone how the hell Arya managed to do in the big blue harbinger of doom.
When it comes to reconciling Thrones' narrative trajectory at this late in the 'ahem" game, everything is teetering on the edge of everything.
Despite the legitimate shock I had as the episode pressed on, a growing sense of fear was beginning to well up inside me, a fear that is not independent of what I've read and listened to from other people's opinions or takeaways.
Yet, it is probably a fear more painful and depressing than the possibility of a favorite of mine being snuffed out: the fear of a show as deserving as Game of Thrones going out with a whimper rather than the desired bang.
The plot contrivances are more noticeable now than they have ever been in the nine-year run of the show. I was much more forgiving of last season's handling of characters jumping vast distances to keep the plot moving at a faster pace due to a shorter season.
Considering this is the last and supposedly grandest season, I am less forgiving of moments of characters acting less intelligent than they were written to be seasons past. I can and shall forgive Jon's decision to let Bran tell his sisters the truth of his royal heritage. It makes sense to me despite being a mistake because it fits who Jon is. Even though Jon has suffered, even died for being too trusting of those around him, like at the end of the fifth season, who better to ask to make a promise than those of his beloved family?
Sansa, thanks to Littlefinger's enduring influence, decides to snitch. Predictable, but I can't say it's wrong for who Sansa now is.
As far as I can tell, Arya maintains the oath not to snitch, not that it matters. What she breaks instead is Gendry's heart in declining a royal marriage in favor of being who she is: not a lady. Oh woah woah.
In a nice visual callback to the "good ole days", she and the Hound ride south to King's Landing for reasons obvious to anyone who has been paying attention. One may be inadvertently fulfilling a old prophecy and the other may be fulfilling a long desired duel against his hated, monstrous brother. That brother does something at the end of the episode to make that anticipated battle all the sweeter.
Jon sets out south as well, to bring a small yet sizable enough army to support Daenerys in her move on the capitol and Cersei. Before he goes, he says what could possibly be a true farewell to Tormund, who's heading back north with what honestly, should be next to no wildlings left after what they've been through.
Sam and Gilly also say goodbye, and it seems apparent for now, that a number of characters are actually safe for the rest of the show. Even Ghost, Jon's mostly wasted dire-wolf, who inexplicably survived the Battle of Winterfell, is told to go with Tormund, where he thinks he belongs. Some are sad that Jon doesn't at least pat Ghost before he leaves, but considering how little of Ghost was used for the show's benefit, I don't really feel one way or the other about that part.
Of course, as is often the case with Game of Thrones in the past and now in the present, the last third of the episode is the most discussed. Daenerys, Tyrion, Grey Worm, Varys, Drogon, and a measly remnant of the Unsullied show up at King's Landing's gate both to ask for Cersei's unconditional surrender and the release of Missendei, back in chains. Everyone already knows in their bones, it's pointless.
Tyrion goes right up to the front, with dragon slaying ballistas, and a large host of archers prepared to fire with one last attempt to use his once powerful oratory skills to plead his queen's case. It's ultimately Missendei's safe return and Tyrion trying to keep his sister alive that is most pressing.
To no one's surprise, it doesn't work. Cersei smugly orders The Mountain to behead Missendei in a manner similar to how poor Ned Stark went out all those years ago. No one on Daenerys' side can do a damn thing. Daenerys the Mad Queen cometh? Perhaps, but at least what she's enraged about is actually quite justifiable, unlike her kooky father.
The confrontation at the end does leave a rather alarming question though of the logic of both sides. Cersei has proven, time and time again, to use horrifically evil means to get what she wants. Her spectacular yet morally ruinous destruction of the Great Sept ( an equivalent of a church/cathedral) two seasons ago showed you how willing she was to break the rules if it worked. It most certainly did in that instance.
Now, Cersei has Daenerys, her few remaining advisers, and her dragon right where she wants them. There is a a gauntlet of ballistas, which as we saw earlier with Rhaegal's tragic death, can slay a dragon. There is also enough archers to definitely slay everyone on the ground. Sure, the Unsullied have shields to block, but honestly, why would Cersei pass up the perfect opportunity to kill her greatest challenger right then and there? Why?
One possibility is Cersei wants to further twist the knife through Missendei's execution to humiliate and emotionally imbalance Dany, which I would not at all put past her. Or just as likely, there is two episodes to go and Dany is definitely needed for the plot's sake. To think I was skeptical that the show was really getting dependent on plot armor, that same show that was praised for not utilizing that trope.
Obviously, I will see the last two episodes. Obviously, people will die, blood will be spilled and a resolution will be drawn up that will be debated as long as people have the energy to debate such things.
Assuming Game of Thrones' was ending on a quality note, I would have nothing but appreciation for the discourse to come. Instead, I feel trepidation and discouragement. This is not what I wanted Benioff and Weiss to do for this or any season.
Of course, no showrunner or writer is entitled to meet the expectations and demands of all its fans and followers. That is an impossible task to accomplish. What I think was universally desired was for a culturally defining show to be as sharply written, logically plotted and emotionally/narratively consistent as when it began in 2011.
Even though the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not really over, far from it, it did reach a point where those who felt they wanted to get off, could comfortably do so with Avengers:Endgame.
It's offputting that a cinematic franchise aimed at audiences of most ages has a more well thought through wrap-up for its story and characters than one meant for adults.
Lastly, I now wonder if GRRM's theoretically to be finished books for A Song of Ice and Fire have a conclusion that is not only better but more in line with what the show had once been. A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons weren't the best received books however, so it's anyone's guess if Martin's vision for his story is superior.
We won't know it until we know it. But the debate of Game of Thrones' latter day quality is only beginning. It's a war that no one will like the outcome to, and I am not talking about Arya.
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Over the Moon - Il fantastico mondo di Lunaria (Over the Moon) è un film d'animazione sino-statunitense del 2020 diretto da Glen Keane e John Kahrs.

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Fei Fei è una ragazza che viene amata dai genitori ed è stata cresciuta con delle leggende raccontatele dalla madre e la sua preferita è quella di Chang'e, la dea cinese della luna.

La piccola cresce aiutando i genitori nell'attività di famiglia ovvero la preparazione e la vendita delle torte lunari in occasione della Festa di Metà Autunno (detta anche Festa della Luna). Tuttavia sua madre si ammala gravemente (probabilmente per un tumore) e finisce per morire. Nonostante il dolore portatole dal lutto, lei e il padre trovano un equilibrio. Fei Fei cresce, con il padre, aiutandolo inel suo negozio, e la sua coniglietta bianca Bungee (dono fattole anni prima dalla madre).

Quattro anni dopo durante la festa della luna, il padre le presenta la signora Zhong, per cui dimostra un interesse personale. Nonostante la gentilezza della donna, Fei Fei vede in lei e nel figlio Chin (un campioncino di ping pong che è convinto di poter passare tra i muri ed è sempre accompagnato da una ranocchia) degli intrusi e nel nuovo interesse amoroso del padre un tradimento nei confronti della madre (il padre, infatti, voleva preparare le torte lunari secondo la ricetta della sua nuova "fidanzata" anziché quella di famiglia). L'arrivo di nonni e degli zii distoglie la ragazza da questi pensieri, finché quando, durante la cena, le zie parlano della leggenda di Cheng'e stravolgendone il significato, secondo sui Chang'e in realtà fosse una vecchia di 3000 anni e si sia tenuta per sé le pillole dell'immortalità.

Fei Fei, sconvolta, si allontana con Bungee e si convince che, per riportare le cose come erano prima, deve dimostrare al padre l'esistenza di Chang'e e ricordargli il significato del vero amore.

Siccome è una brillante studentessa, Fei Fei inizia il progetto di costruzione di un razzo, ma i suoi tentativi si rivelano vani finché non realizza un razzo dopo essersi ispirata da un treno a induzione magnetica di recente costruzione. La ragazza, dopo una lenta partenza, per far acquisire energia al razzo, riesce a decollare, ma il viaggio rischia di finire male (infatti Chin ha seguito di nascosto la protagonista poiché la considera una sorella) e i due iniziano a precipitare (poiché Fei Fei ha calcolato solo il peso suo). I due bambini, insieme a Bungee e alla rana precipitano, ma illuminati dalla luna, vengono soccorsi da due leoni alati di fuoco.

Atterrati sulla luna, ma con l'astronave distrutta, i due ragazzini vengono portati a Lunaria, il regno di Chang'e, dove incontrano la dea. All'inizio quest'ultima si dimostra gentile e cordiale nei confronti dei due bambini tanto che accetta di fare una foto con Fei Fei che vuole utilizzare la foto come prova per dimostrare al padre l'esistenza della dea ma la Chang'e rifiuta di lasciare la foto alla ragazza, se lei prima non le darà un "dono". Quando Fei Fei rivela di non avere nulla, la dea offre in premio la realizzazione di un desiderio a chi le porterà il dono. Fei Fei, certa che questo sia tra i resti del razzo, si aggrega a tre polli ciclisti, rifiutando l'aiuto di Chin, che si allontana insieme a Bungee.

Il bambino decide di introdursi al palazzo della dea per recuperare la foto ma viene catturato e sfidato a una partita di ping lunare che Chin vince nonostante le difficoltà iniziali. La dea, furibonda, lo rinchiude, non mantenendo gli accordi presi riguardo alla partita e si dimostra disperata al coniglio di giada, una creatura lunare mitologica nonché il suo animale domestico: il "dono" le serve entro poco tempo, insieme a una pozione, per un motivo misterioso.

Bungee, segue il coniglio di giada nella sua tana, dove lo vede preparare una sorta di pozione, che la coniglietta, in una situazione fortuita, completa, ottenendo in più il potere di lanciare raggi dalle orecchie.

Fei Fei e i polli, superata una pioggia di meteore causata dalla frustrazione di Chang'e, raggiungono i resti del razzo, dove la ragazzina fa conoscenza di Gobi, una creatura simile a un formichiere, esiliato millenni prima da Lunaria. Tra i resti del razzo trova la sua bambola raffigurante la dea della luna (fattale dalla madre), e si convince che quello sia il dono, ma i polli la tradiscono trafugando la bambola e abbandonandola. Con Gobi, con cui stringerà una sincera amicizia, Fei Fei parte all'inseguimento, che culmina con l'incontro con gigantesche rane, che la ragazza, ispirata dal gioco della cavallina di Chin, propone di cavalcare. Arrivati a Lunaria, raggiungono i polli e cercano di recuperare la bambola, ma questa finisce distrutta da un raggio di luce, da cui Fei Fei si salva aggrappandosi a un oggetto volante, ispirata da un altro gioco del fratellastro. Giunta la notte, Fei Fei e Gobi si consolano a vicenda, e la creatura fa notare alla ragazza come il fratello le abbia, indirettamente, salvato la vita, e le propone di mangiare. In un contenitore per merende Fei Fei trova una torta lunare preparatole dalla signora Zhong, e, mangiandolo trova un oggetto di giada che riconoscono come la metà mancante del medaglione di Chang'e (la signora Zhong aveva accennato durante la cena con i parenti di Fei Fei, di discendere da Houyi, marito di Chang'e). Capiscono che quello è il dono, e corrono a palazzo, dove Chin, soccorso da Bungee e i suoi poteri, è fuggito.
Ricongiuntisi, i due raggiungono la dea e le offrono il dono. Felice, Chang'e riunisce il medaglione e, insieme alla pozione del coniglio di giada, evoca proprio Houyi.

Nonostante il grande amore tra i due, Houyi non può trattenersi con l'amata e sparisce, come un fantasma. La disperazione della dea fa piombare Lunaria nell'oscurità, e la dea si ritrova nella Stanza della Tristezza Infinita, la cui porta è chiusa da una barriera che solo Fei Fei sembra poter attraversare. La ragazzina, pur sconsigliata dalle creature lunari, entra nella stanza per riportare indietro, ma vede un'immagine di lei e la madre, facendole ricordare anche che il motivo per cui ha tagliato i capelli è stato perché era sua madre a curarli, che la fa cadere nella tristezza. La dea, riconoscendo nella ragazza un dolore simile al suo, le si avvicina per salvarla, mostrando la dolcezza che la caratterizzava nelle favole della madre; Chang'e le fa capire che, anche se non può riavere la madre, può avere amore e gioia anche da altre fonti, e deve solo aprire il suo cuore. Dopo un tentativo fallito di Bungee, Chin riesce a spezzare la barriera, forte dell'affetto per la "sorella" che lo abbraccia felice. Ma la ragazza vuole salvare la dea, nonostante questa affermi che per lei è troppo tardi, le fa capire che, se anche non può stare col marito, ha comunque l'amore incondizionato delle creature lunari, che irrompono per abbracciare, Gobi per primo, e circondare la dea. Lunaria torna a splendere e Fei Fei e Chin si preparano a tornare a casa, senza Bungee, che decide di restare perché innamorata, ricambiata, del coniglio di giada, con la benedizione della padroncina. La dea le restituisce la foto ringraziandola e affermando che il vero dono è stato incontrarla. Trasportati dai leoni alati, i due ragazzi tornano sulla terra, ma nel tragitto Fei Fei espone la foto al fuoco, distruggendola, tuttavia non se ne dispiace. Sulla terra, porta Chin, addormentato, in spalla fino a casa, dove trova il padre ad attenderla.

Qualche tempo dopo, il padre ha sposato la signora Zhong e ora Fei Fei è felice, con la sua nuova famiglia, di festeggiare la festa della luna, in cui questa volta i parenti parlano della leggenda di Chang'e secondo il significato originale. La sera, in riva al laghetto del giardino, Fei Fei, dopo aver scherzato col padre, poi rientrato, osserva un airone posarsi vicino a lei e guardarla, per poi volare via, in alto verso la luna, col suo stormo. Ma la contemplazione viene disturbata da Chin, con cui comincia a giocare.

Produzione
Il film è la trasposizione di un classico mito cinese. L'idea di realizzare quest'opera è stata partorita per prima dalla produttrice cinematografica Janet Yang, che attraverso lo studio cinematografico Pearl Studio ha assunto Audrey Wells affinché scrivesse la sceneggiatura dell'opera. Successivamente Netflix ha acquisito i diritti sulla distribuzione del film e Glenn Keane è stato scelto come regista del film.

Per il design della città di Lunaria, il team di animatori si è ispirato alla copertina dell'album dei Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon e ai dipinti di Joan Mirò.

Distribuzione
Un primo trailer della pellicola è stato pubblicato il 23 giugno 2020.

Il film è stato proiettato per la prima volta al Montclair Film Festival il 17 ottobre 2020, per poi essere distribuito sulla piattaforma Netflix e in alcune sale cinematografiche selezionate il 23 ottobre 2020.

Colonna sonora
I brani inseriti nel film sono stati composti da Steven Price e interpretati da cantanti diversi in ciascuna lingua.

Accoglienza
Sull'aggregatore Rotten Tomatoes il film riceve il 81% delle recensioni professionali positive con un voto medio di 6,9 su 10 basato su 94 critiche, mentre su Metacritic ottiene un punteggio di 60 su 100 basato su 22 critiche.

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Film di Netflix


Are you on track for achieving all that you intended to achieve in your business this year?
Reflect on this: Way back in January, what were the business goals you set for the year?
Whatever they were, one of two things happened: you are either on target to accomplish them, or you are not.
If you are on track, congratulations!!
"Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer."
Perhaps it is time to take a more strategic approach to business growth.
Below are 7 things that you can start doing now to help you strategically move your business forward.
· Vision Achieving goals are not ends in and of themselves; they are only a means to an end. Where do your goals fit into your overall vision or philosophy? This question is critical to answer. What are the consequences of not achieving your goals? What are the rewards and benefits for accomplishing them?
· Belief Are your goals something you believe you can accomplish? Belief in the attainment of any goal is a critical requirement in the achievement of that goal. Do whatever is necessary from writing out affirmations to visualization to giving yourself rewards for incremental progress.
Review the goals and objectives you set for yourself at the beginning of the year. Are you on track to achieve them? Review each one and determine the strengths and weaknesses of each component part. Once completed, decide if that particular goal is still something you want to or need to achieve. Be realistic. You only have a limited time frame to get each goal over the finish line. Create a short list of must be accomplished goals.
To dramatically increase your chances of achieving your goals, limit the number of goals and write out very precise statements of exactly what you want to accomplish and the exact date it will be accomplished. Then, break that goal down into mini-action steps that have the same amount of specificity as the goal itself. The more specific and measurable each step is the better.
Determine what obstacles might stand in the way of achieving your goal. What potential problems can you see on the horizon? Develop plans and processes to determine and overcome the obstacles that will prevent you from successfully achieving each goal or action step.
Goal achievement takes time. Create an ideal schedule that carves out an ample amount of time for each goal activity and then stick to it. First, create the ideal schedule on paper. Next, transfer it to whatever calendaring system you are using. Be sure to account for each and every activity that is required for you to achieve your goal.
Review and track your progress every day. Every morning and evening review what you have accomplished that has moved you one or more steps closer to achieving your goals. If no progress was made, determine why and how to do better tomorrow. Don't be afraid to revise, fine tune, or totally recycle goals as necessary. A particular goal may have sounded good at the time you wrote it out, but if it no longer resonates with you, throw it out. Keeping a goal that you have no strong emotional intention to accomplish drains your energy and takes away from accomplishing your other goals.
Celebrate your victories, no matter how big or small along the way. Enjoy the successful accomplishment of each milestone. This positive reinforcement will keep your energy and enthusiasm high.
I sincerely hope that by implementing these ideas you will have more successes to celebrate at year-end. When you look at the big picture, isn't it really the sum total of all of the "little" steps we take that make such a big difference in our lives and businesses?


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Teddy Wants to Travel
How teddy bear started his journey around the world in 1902 – a German-American story
Former US-president Theodore Roosevelt, whose nickname was "Teddy" went to a hunting expedition to Mississippi, in November 1902. As he wasn't lucky enough to find prey, he was offered a young black bear as compensation. But the enthusiastic big game hunter indignantly refused to shoot the little bear.
Clifford K. Berryman, a cartoonist of the "Washington Post" draw the scene: The huntsman Roosevelt felt for the little bear. Relating to this incident, the Russian immigrant Morris Michtim is said to be the first person, who brought little toy bears on the market. His wife Rose had designed them. Legend has it, that the president allowed to name the toy "Teddy's bear". That was the beginning of teddy bear's worldwide success story.
At the same time in Germany, Margarete Steiff was a businesswoman from Giengen (near Ulm), who asked her nephew Richard Steiff to design some stuffed animals. In 1902 she developed the first flexible toy bear, inspired by a visit in the Nillschen Tiergarten, a zoo in Stuttgart.
In 1903, this toy bear was presented under the name "Bärle" on the spring fair in Leipzig.
Newsletter 1903/04 of Spielwarenfabrik Steiff – the first advertising for "Bärle".
The demand was low at first, but then on the last day, an American trader from New York placed a big order. The company was saved, and so the little fluffy bear started his successful journey around the world.
In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt used Teddy bears for his presidential campaign.
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64-Bit CPUs: What You Need to Know
By jturley on February 8, 2002 at 1:24 pm
The Itanium processor has a massive register set, with 128 general-purpose integer registers (each 64 bits wide), 128 floating-point registers (each 82 bits wide), 64 1-bit predicate registers, 8 branch registers, and a whole bunch of other registers scattered among several different functions, including some for x86 backward compatibility. Like a lot of RISC processors, the first register (GR0) is hard-wired to a permanent zero, making it worthless for storage but useful as a constant for inputs and a bit bucket for outputs.
Here's a simplified diagram of key application registers:
Here's a detailed diagram of application and system-level register sets:
And of course Itanium supports standard 32-bit x86 execution modes and the 32-bit registers are mapped onto the IA-64 registers. See details in the section titled "Don't Look Back: How Itanium Handles x86 Code" down below.
What a far cry from the cramped, crowded register set of the x86! With 256 registers to play with, programmers have an embarrassment of riches. To avoid that embarrassment, IA-64 has two features that manage the register file: register frames and register rotating. These require some explanation…


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