This month's theme for my Facebook Reading Challenge is a European novel. I confess that I did have the "B-word" in mind when I set the theme, feeling the need to assert that there is more that unites us than divides us, to paraphrase the late Jo Cox. The B-word has at this stage, however, become synonymous with something altogether more sinister – something very worrying is happening to our concepts of democracy, statehood, nationality, political representation and society. No-one really knows where we are or where we're going.
However, that does not change my belief that we would all do well to push our personal horizons from time to time, literary and otherwise, and engaging with books originally written in other languages is one way of doing that, even if you have to read them in translation. So, the book I have chosen for this month, Perfume by Patrick Suskind, is an absolute classic, and one that I consider to be one of my all-time favourites.
Perfume was first published in 1985 in German, and then in English in 1987. This was also my first year at University, studying English, and I spent those three years reading continuously. Sounds great (it was!) but by the end of it I could hardly even lift a book! Perfume was one of the first books I read after my hiatus, and I was completely blown-away. The novel is set in 18th century Paris and concerns a perfumier Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, his talent for and obsession with all things olfactory, and his descent into a murderous lifestyle – the sub-title of the book is "the story of a murderer".
I am excited to be reading the book again, although slightly apprehensive – what if I don't love it as much as I did before? Context matters, so it will be an interesting experience either way.
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This was my January pick for my 2019 Facebook Reading Challenge, the theme for this month being a humorous novel. I hadn't read any Bainbridge before and had read that this was considered a comic masterpiece and was in fact shortlisted the Booker Prize in 1974 when it was first published (Bainbridge had no less than four novels shortlisted). This book also won the Guardian Fiction Prize.
So, the book has a pedigree and I had high expectations. I enjoyed it, but I'm afraid to say that I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected. Perhaps it's partly timing; I posted a review last week of The Overstory, a book which I found breathtakingly good, and which I completed just before starting this one and I fear that it suffered somewhat in comparison. Perhaps I wasn't ready for humour after that! I seem to remember having similar feelings about the books I read immediately after completing Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life a couple of years ago. There are some books which just need a little more time to sit with you before you launch into something else.
In summary, this book is set in the late '60s, early 70s and is about Freda and Brenda, two young women who work together in a London factory where Italian wine is bottled. They also live together in a pokey bedsit, and share a double bed at nights. Freda is blonde, buxom and outgoing, sexually frustrated and of a romantic inclination. She has the hots for Vittorio, the nephew of the factory's Italian owner, and fantasises about being seduced by him, contriving situations to enable this. Brenda is a redhead, but mousey in personality, timid and sexually repressed. She has left her drunken husband Stanley in the Yorkshire farmhouse which they shared with his domineering mother. Freda and Brenda met after Brenda had a tearful outburst in a butcher's shop. Freda took her in and got her a job at the factory. Freda can be kind but also cruel and the book is as much about the complex nature of relationships between women as anything else.
Almost all the other factory workers are Italian, expect Patrick, an Irishman who seems to be quite protective towards Brenda. The first quarter or so of the book is spent setting the scene before the 'outing' takes place. The outing, which was supposed to be by coach to a stately home, was Freda's idea and was simply one of her plots to try and get Vittorio to declare his passion for her. Inevitably, things start to go wrong when the expected coach does not arrive and some workers have to go home while others pile into cars, and the outing turns into farce. It is a cold and bleak October day, so Freda's fantasy of a sunlit picnic and strolling through romantic gardens with her hoped-for lover were never going to be realised. The other side-plot is that Brenda is being relentlessly pursued by the (older and married) Rossi, manager of the factory. At work he is always trying to get her into compromising situations.
The outing occupies most of the rest of the book. Inevitably, not all goes to plan and there is a dramatic and unexpected twist, which I won't spoil by sharing with you. There is definitely humour, but it is very dark. By coincidence, there was a BBC radio broadcast of the story (abridged of course) in mid-January, where the wonderful Maxine Peake and Diane Morgan took the parts of Freda and Brenda, respectively, and Sue Johnstone (masterful) narrates. They drew out both the humour and the tenderness very effectively. In fact I enjoyed the broadcast slightly more than the book! I think this was because the ironic interpretation came across more strongly (the process of abridging perhaps?) and that felt more satisfying for a 21st century reading. Clearly we still have quite a way to go when it comes to gender equality, but you forget how bad things were only 40-50 years ago. In the context of the #MeToo movement, sexual harassment of women in the workplace is more difficult to find funny. Perhaps I am being far too earnest!
I enjoyed the book, but must confess that reading it did at times make me a bit uncomfortable. Which is a shame because I think it is a far more complex novel than a first (post-Overstory) reading allows. I think I need to read it again!
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It was probably our best family ski trip ever, in an area we have never previously visited, Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis in the South Tirol. There were very few British accents to be heard and fellow skiers were overwhelmingly Austrian, German or Dutch so it seemed to us to be well-kept secret. It was stunningly beautiful and we enjoyed the unusually bountiful snowfall, even if that caused us some problems getting back home.
Despite being outside skiing all day I did get a fair bit of reading done and managed finally to break the back of a book I have been reading for some time now – The Overstory by Richard Powers, the final one of the Man Booker Shortlist 2018. It's a wonderful and brilliant novel, but it's very long and quite hard work. The prose is a joy so much so that you simply have to read every word, which makes it doubly time-consuming. So, it was the perfect holiday choice. I've still not quite finished!
Over the holiday I also completed Michelle Obama's Becoming. This is a much faster read and very different, though also thoroughly enjoyable. Look out for my reviews of both books over the next couple of weeks.
I've been putting some thought into my reading plans for 2019 this last few days and have just launched this year's Facebook Reading Challenge. If you'd like to join us do pop over to the page to have a look at the list of themes for the year. The title for January is Beryl Bainbridge's The Bottle Factory Outing, which I gather is very funny so I'm looking forward to starting it.
I'm also planning to visit the Hay Festival again this year, which I attended for the first time in 2018. I loved it so much that I now intend to make it a regular part of my annual calendar. I am lucky enough to live in Manchester where we have a fantastic literary festival every Autumn. Unfortunately, I couldn't make any of the events last year (the speakers I wanted to see all sold out very quickly so I need to be more on the ball this time) so that will also be a priority for 2019.
My other big goal this year is to attempt to get my own book published. I've been working on it for about 18 months now and finally finished the revisions to my second draft in December. I feel it's now time to put it in front of someone else for feedback – a terrifying prospect, but a necessary one. I feel sick even thinking about it!
I hope the year ahead will be joyfully book-filled. What a wonderful hobby we share!
What are your literary plans for 2019?
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The theme for July in my Facebook Reading Challenge was an American novel. It was a tough choice as I wanted to select something that captured the American 'story'. I at first thought about The Color Purple, which had been on my shortlist for February (a work by a feminist writer) but I felt it was too similar to June's choice of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, the first volume of Maya Angelou's autobiography. I also thought about The Bonfire of the Vanities, but decided it was a bit long and my fellow readers on the Challenge would not thank me! So, I finally alighted on Philip Roth's American Pastoral, which seemed appropriate in terms of both subject matter and timing, since Roth died just a couple of months ago. I'm not sure how other readers on the challenge got on, but I'm afraid I failed to complete it within the month – it's not overly long at 423 pages, but the writing is so rich that it was almost impossible to read at any pace. I had to (and wanted to!) savour every word. That gives you an idea of my overall feeling about the book – it is tremendous, epic, glorious and tragic. If you want to understand anything about the American experience, especially the immigrant experience over the last hundred years or so and the effect that has had on the mindset of American-born second and third generation immigrants, it is essential reading.
The plot is not complicated: 'Swede' Levov is a third generation Jewish immigrant whose grandfather came to America from Europe. He was a glovemaker and set up a business in Newark, New Jersey which became highly successful. Swede's father continued the business, which peaked in the 1950s and 1960s when glove-wearing for respectable women was the norm and most would have several pairs. (There is more information on gloves in this book than you will ever need to know, but it's fascinating!) Swede inherited the business from his father, while his more wayward brother became a cardiac surgeon.
Swede Levov pursued the quintessential 'American dream' – he excelled in sports at school, served in the military, followed his father into the business, and learned the glove trade, married an Irish-American Catholic former beauty queen, with whom he had a daughter, Merry. From the outside everything seems perfect except for one small flaw – Merry has a stammer, which no amount of expensive medical or therapeutic treatment seems to be able to fix. This is the first indication that Merry perhaps represents some flaw which will undermine the Levovs and all that they represent.
Slight spoiler alert (though not really because you learn of the event quite early in the book): as a teenager Merry becomes obsessed with opposition to the Vietnam war. She becomes increasingly frustrated and rebellious. Her parents lose control and it culminates in her planting a bomb in the general store of Old Rimrock, the solid New Jersey semi-rural idyll in which the family has settled. The bomb kills the local doctor.
Swede's world begins to fall apart; he cannot accept that his daughter has committed this crime, believing that she must have been put up to it by others, or indeed that others did it and are allowing her to take the blame. For a number of years Swede lives in the hope that he will be able to find his daughter, that the truth will come out and that she will be exonerated, and that their life will return to 'normal'. For a time, it appears that he might find be able to find Merry, when a woman known as Rita Cohen contacts him saying she knows Merry's whereabouts. Swede becomes convinced that she is in fact the real bomber because she is cruel and threatening and extorts money from him.
The Rita Cohen thread is all part of Swede's self-deception, however, and this is the central theme of the book – Swede, his wife and his family, represent the 'American dream', which is in fact, just that, a fantasy, a mirage. Merry's actions put Swede on a path where everything he held dear, which he believed to be real, unravels and is exposed as a sham.
As I have already said, the plot is not complex because it is not a novel so much about events as it is a deep exploration of the American psyche. The structure of the book is quite complex, however, but so brilliantly done that it is not hard to follow. It flits effortlessly between different stages, between different characters and their individual stories and the handling can only be described as masterful. No wonder it won the Pulitzer Prize (1998)! It explores notions of religion in America, particularly the Jewish experience as told through the Levov family, and through the eyes of our first narrator, former schoolmate of Swede's and now author Nathan 'Skip' Zuckerman, the Catholic experience (through Dawn Levov) and the American Protestant experience through the residents of Old Rimrock. The decline of the glove industry and its craft, and also the city of Newark where the Levov family business was based, is a metaphor for the gradual collapse of the concept of the American dream which now seems to lie degraded and in ruins. A further metaphor is the Garden of Eden story, itself Old Testament fiction. The book is written in three parts (Paradise Remembered, The Fall and Paradise Lost) echoing Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, because for Swede Levov the experience is truly a destruction of all that he once understood to be real and to be good.
In American Pastoral Roth explodes the idea of the 'American dream'.
This is the longest review I've written in a while and yet I feel I have only scratched the surface in telling you about this book. I have only just completed it so I may write more in a few weeks once it has had a chance to sit with me! Truly, as I savoured the last few pages I was open-mouthed at the unravelling. It is truly an American tragedy (the title is a kind of oxymoron), and it reminded me of Long Day's Journey Into Night, Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf similar examples of the collapse of an American dream happening in slow motion before our very eyes. The final dinner party scene is quite spectacular.
Needless to say I recommend this book highly. It's not an easy read but it rewards in spades.
If you have read this book I would love to hear your thoughts.
When Maya Angelou died in 2014 at the age of 86, she was one of the towering figures of American culture and politics. Poet, author, civil rights activist, speaker, friend and advisor to figures of national and international importance, her career was, by any standards, glittering. And yet, her start was a decidedly inauspicious one. In the late 1960s she was persuaded to begin writing an autobiography and she went on to publish it in seven volumes, the latest one appearing in 2013, just a year before her death. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is the first volume and covers her childhood and coming of age. Her early life in Arkansas featured parental abandonment, overt racism, sexual abuse, discrimination and poverty. It is a sobering tale, and a testament to her immense ability, that someone with that kind of background could become such a great and important figure, well-known not just in the United States, but throughout the world.
I chose this book for my 2018 Facebook Reading Challenge. The June theme was an autobiography, a tricky category since enjoyment can often depend on your feelings about the author. I also wanted to avoid titles that would most likely have been ghost-written. After thinking about it for some time, I chose this, the first volume in Angelou's memoir series, and the one which is often considered to be the best. It can be read as a stand-alone.
I had read it myself many years ago; I have written on here before that at some point in my teens, I resolved to work my way along my local library bookshelves starting at 'A'! I read the first five volumes (the fifth was published in 1986 when I would have been 18, so I imagine I did not read them all consecutively). I remember I enjoyed the book at the time, and parts of it were familiar, coming back to it so many years later, not least the horrific scene where she is raped by her mother's lover. This aspect of Maya's story, like all the other terrible instances of injustice she experienced, is told without self-pity (apart, perhaps from the toothache!) or sentimentality, and this, I think, is the mark of her greatness as a writer.
I loved also, the evocation of the setting – 1930s Arkansas is set out vividly before us, particularly the evangelical Christianity of the black community, the tense relations with their white neighbours on the other side of town, and the poverty of the community, scraping a meagre living in the most challenging of circumstances, from cotton-picking, domestic service or, in the case of Maya's grandmother "Momma", from running a small business.
I also loved the language – the Deep South comes across so profoundly in the words and phrases used by the author, such as the wonderful term "powhitetrash" to refer to the prejudiced white townspeople of Stamps who blight the lives of the black community with their bullying, their cruelty and their vulgar behaviour. And I loved the characters, from the young Maya, to her elder brother Bailey, whom she adored, to Momma, the starched Christian woman of steadfast values and brilliant business acumen. The author brings them alive so skilfully that they walk the pages of this book.
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is a must-read. I trust that it is on academic reading lists throughout the United States, but it should also form part of the historical context for any student of American history. It is not an easy read and the nature of the language definitely slows the pace (it took me twice as long to read as any other book of this size), but you would do well to read it slowly as the pace draws you into the languid lifestyle of the setting. Someone on the Facebook group listened to the audiobook, narrated by Angelou, herself, which sounds like a must-listen. Coincidentally, the book was also abridged for Radio 4's book of the week recently, and that should still be available online. It was very good.
Highly recommended, should probably even be on everyone's books bucket list.
If you have read Maya Angelou's memoirs what impact did they have on you?
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Now You Can Help Search for the Missing Malaysian Airlines Flight
Alissa Walker
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The Boeing 777 that seemed to disappear into thin air last weekend has still not been found after five days of search and rescue. Now a crowdsourcing company has started a campaign where anyone can pore over satellite images to find traces of Flight 370 or its 239 passengers.
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The Colorado-based company Digital Globe sells high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial photography. Last year, the company acquired the crowdsourcing application known as Tomnod ("big eye" in Mongolian), boosting the application's capabilities with stunningly detailed images from its six sophisticated satellites.
Anyone can create an account and begin searching through the tiles of imagery. After a brief tutorial, you're unleashed upon images of the open ocean, where you can tag objects as airplane wreckage, a life raft, or an oil slick.
At one point Tuesday, users were reviewing one million maps at a time, according to The Daily Beast. In fact, the site crashed due to the overwhelming demand, but is back up today.
The reason this is possible now is because new satellite technology has become more accessible to private companies, not just the government, satellite analyst Jeff Glickman told Forbes. "What's changed in the last year is the development of certain polar orbiting commercial satellites capable of scanning the earth quickly. We're at a tipping point where you could catch a water craft on an image at least once a day."
However, if the plane has submerged completely below the ocean, there's not much chance of anything being spotted with satellite imagery. Last year, Tomnod mounted a similarly high-profile search to find the Nina, a 70-foot American schooner which was lost in the Tasmanian Sea. The search has so far been unsuccessful.
You have to worry if this will help or hinder efforts: Will all these amateur eyes just be creating more work for the rescue teams? After several people called a Malaysian paper to say they had "found" bits of the airplane in on Google Maps, Google had to issue a statement reminding users that their satellite imagery is a few months old. [The Daily Beast]
Update: Meanwhile, this oil-rig worker says he saw the plane go down, via @BobWoodruff:
Update: The coordinates in this letter seem to correlate, at least approximately, with an object spotted by a Chinese satellite.
An Indonesian Navy pilot checks his map during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
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82nd Airborne, 2PARA Paratroopers conduct Live Fire Training in Kenya
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Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division patrol during a live-fire exercise alongside British paratroopers from 2 PARA. 16 Air Assault Brigade on November 16, 2018 in Kenya Africa as part of Operation Askari Storm.
Paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division and from the British Army's 2PARA recently conducted live-fire exercises in Kenya, Africa as part of an international partner nation training exercise known as Operation Askari Storm.
A paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division scans for a simulated enemy during a live-fire exercise alongside British paratroopers from 2 PARA. 16 Air Assault Brigade on November 16, 2018 in Kenya Africa as part of Operation Askari Storm.
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division partnered with British paratroopers from 2PARA, 16 Air Assault Brigade to conduct a series of tactical scenarios.
Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a tactical pause to communicate their position during a live-fire exercise alongside British paratroopers from 2 PARA. 16 Air Assault Brigade on November 16, 2018 in Kenya Africa as part of Operation Askari Storm.
Scenarios during the exercise tested the US and UK paratroopers' ability to integrate their formations and coordinate tactical operations while facing a simulated near-peer threat.
Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provide emergency medical care to a simulated casualty during a live-fire exercise alongside British paratroopers from 2 PARA. 16 Air Assault Brigade on November 16, 2018 in Kenya Africa as part of Operation Askari Storm.
Askari Storm is an international partner training operation occurring in Kenya, Africa between elements of the U.S.' 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade. The exercise will improve the readiness and interoperability of the participating forces as they conduct live-fire scenarios and exchange best tactical and maneuver practices.
A paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provides security during a live-fire exercise alongside British paratroopers from 2 PARA. 16 Air Assault Brigade on November 16, 2018 in Kenya Africa as part of Operation Askari Storm.
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Fury Paratroopers Receive Weapons, Tactics Training from 2Para British Paratroopers during Operation Askari Storm in Kenya
Fort Bragg-based paratroopers recently conducted weapons familiarization training with British paratroopers in Kenya, Africa as part of an international partner nation effort known as Operation Askari Storm.
A British paratrooper from 2PARA, 16 Air Assault Brigade provides a block of instruction on maneuver and tactical movements to U.S. paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
During numerous training sessions, Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division received training from 2 PARA 16 Air Assault Brigade British paratroopers on the use of a SA80 Assault Rifle and the Starstreak High Velocity Missile along with numerous maneuver and assault tactics.
British paratroopers from 12 (Minden) Air Assault Battery, 12th Regiment Royal Artillery provide a block of instruction on the use and employment of the Starstreak High Velocity Missile, an air defense weapon, to U.S. paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division familiarize themselves on the use and employment of the Starstreak High Velocity Missile, a British Army air defense weapon.
The familiarization training is part of Operation Askari Storm, a multinational training exercise occurring in Kenya, Africa between US, British and other partner-nation forces to increase their cooperation and interoperability.
Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct weapons familiarization training with the British SA80 Assault Rifle from British paratroopers from 2PARA, 16 Air Assault Brigade on November 11, 2018 in Kenya Africa.
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We Remember Adam West: 'He knew comedy, and he knew humanity'
Last week 1960s "Batman" Adam West passed away.
After a short battle with leukemia, Adam west died at the age of 88 in Los Angeles.
He was known as the Caped Crusader in the 1960's Batman. Check out his best bits as the super hero below.
In more recent years he was known amongst the younger generations as Mayor Adam West in Family Guy.
"I had done a pilot with Seth that he had written for me. It turned out we had the same kind of comic sensibilities and got along well," he said in a 2012 interview. "When Family Guy came around and Seth became brilliantly successful, he decided to call me and see what I was doing. He asked if I would like to come aboard as the mayor, and I thought it would be neat to do something sort of absurd and fun."
"Family Guy has lost its mayor, and I have lost a friend," MacFarlane wrote. "Adam West was a joy to work with. … His positivity, good nature, and sense of fun were undeniable."
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— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) June 10, 2017
Mark Hamill, who voiced the Joker in "Batman: The Animated Series" remembered West as "a wonderful actor [and] so kind."
#AdamWest was such a wonderful actor & so kind, I'm so lucky to have worked w/ him & tell him how much he meant to me & millions of fans. pic.twitter.com/Bu0OOaRgX9
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) June 10, 2017
Greg Berlanti, producer of comic book adaptations of "Supergirl," "Arrow," "The Flash" and "Riverdale," thanked West for being a "hero."
Mr. West, thank you for all those afternoons you helped me and other 70's kids dream about the fun of being a hero. RIP, good sir.
— Greg Berlanti (@GBerlanti) June 10, 2017
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Beware of Milo the Wounded Tiger
We should all have compassion for a wounded animal, but be ready for his bite
Lacy MacAuley
The right-wing joy ride of Milo Yiannopoulos crashed and burned this week. (Photo: Official Leweb Photos/flickr/cc)
Milo Yiannopoulos is like a wounded tiger right now. I have pity for him, but I still know that, given the chance, he would gladly strike me down.
In just 48 hours, the right-wing joy ride of Milo Yiannopoulos crashed and burned. Over the course of just two days, in the aftermath of the release of videos showing Yiannopoulos defending pedophilia, he lost his gig as keynote speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC, he lost his book deal for his upcoming book "Dangerous," and then he felt compelled to resign as senior editor for the right-wing website Breitbart. Before his speaking gig was cancelled, I and other antifascist activists had planned to protest at his speech.
Many of us cringed through Yiannopoulos' defense of pedophilia in two videos that emerged this week. One video shows an impassioned Yiannopoulos saying that it's not pedophilia to commit a sexual act with a child who is past puberty. One video shows him carefully defending the identities of older men who abused children.
We also learned from the videos that Yiannopoulos is a survivor of child sexual abuse. We learned that when he was thirteen he was abused by a priest. Yiannopoulos, who has made a business of being hated, who has trolled Leslie Jones in the most racist way, who has attacked feminists and lesbians, who has violently opposed transgender people, who has called homosexuality a sin even while practicing it, and who has been at the center of vitriolic protests — this man was actually molested when he himself was just a confused child, when he was a teenager, well before the age of consent.
Somehow, Yiannopoulos makes a bit more sense now. His young heart was torn and his young mind was rattled. According to his words at his press conference on Tuesday, his parents had not found out about this abuse until this week. He had been carrying this toxic secret all this time.
"The train wreck of Yiannopoulos' life right now only illustrates why ultimately his hateful worldview is wrong."
Of course, we have to approach Yiannopoulos' life experience with compassion. As a survivor myself of sexual violence, which I experienced as an adult, I know how it can turn life upside down. Like all abuse, if left unaddressed and misunderstood, it can create a gangrenous darkness in your heart. Maybe that's what happened to Yiannopoulos.
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Since he is a survivor, we must regard his horrible words as someone trying to process their own unexamined experiences. Yes, we should be sensitive here and be our better selves in respecting his experience.
But we should be careful of his bite. He is a wounded animal, and his work is still our enemy. We must still realize that his advocacy maintains rich white male privilege and explicitly throws everyone else under the bus.
If he is able to keep his following as a right-wing personality, he will still be pursuing his hard-right libertarianism and his protection of hyper-capitalism. He will still be making the most offensive racist statements under the sun. He will still be outraged that some women deign to fight for equality. He will still be trying to protect white male privilege with special college scholarships and other shenanigans. He will still be attacking safe spaces and trigger warnings and claiming that we are violating his free speech. He will still be criticizing lesbians and transgender people, and denouncing homosexuality while being himself openly gay. And he will still be masking his persuasive tirades as long trails of lewd jokes at the expense of everyone involved.
We must not forget that, if he is able to recover from this publicity crisis, he will spare nothing in going back into attack mode.
If his attack mode returns, we can expect that he will be back on his "free speech" kick. He announced this week at his press conference that he still wishes to go on a speaking tour of college campuses and other venues. He believes that his free speech is violated when we refuse to give him a platform — a platform to enable him to continue building momentum for violating other peoples' rights.
No, acting in protest does not violate the free speech of people who wish to do us harm. We protest precisely because they have already spoken, and we have heard them, and we believe them when they say that they wish to violate our rights. That's why stopping their momentum is noble and necessary.
Let's be clear that Yiannopoulos never represented a free speech issue. He has a larger platform for his speech as he espouses his irrational and often self-contradicting rhetoric than most of today's pundits.
We must stand ready to protest.
At the same time, I can't help but wonder, what if schoolboy Milo Yiannopoulos had had access to a safe space on his school campus? What if he were in a place where trigger warnings were respected? What if his environment had been one of respect for people of color, women, people of different faiths, the LGBTQIA+ community, poor people, and anyone living on the margins? What if, instead of descending into luxurious escapist parties and elitist reverie, he had sought help from others in processing his feelings?
He's done nothing but denounce safe spaces and trigger warnings. But if he actually had had access to them when he was younger, maybe he would have found a healthier way to process his feelings that didn't involve concluding that pedophilia might have been okay, even announcing it on video. Maybe he wouldn't have that dark place in his heart that descends into fascism. Maybe he wouldn't think rich white males are superior. Maybe he wouldn't be so afraid of losing control as his white male power slips out of his fingers, and balances equally into all of our hands, where power belongs. Maybe he wouldn't be so threatened by a world in which he as a white male didn't dominate the rest of us.
For me, the train wreck of Yiannopoulos' life right now only illustrates why ultimately his hateful worldview is wrong. Every young person deserves safe spaces. Every survivor should find a world in which they can ultimately feel safe. Everyone should also be free and safe from having their rights violated by the right wing, who want the power for themselves.
If we all lived in a supportive world like that, maybe the right wing with its worldview of fear and competition, would gradually subside, leading to a world of love and collaboration. Maybe our hierarchies would gradually become less relevant. Maybe we would all learn to base our interactions on mutual consent, respect, and celebration of diversity.
Maybe that is what the right wing is afraid of in the first place.
Lacy MacAuley is a Washington-DC-based media activist and a member of the DC Antifascist Coalition. Follow her on Twitter: @lacymacauley
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Amsterdam is one of the most exciting, fun and mysterious cities in Europe. It has so much to offer all types of travelers, from a rich history and diverse culture to world-class art and wild nightlife.
But what if you need a break from the city? With Amsterdam so well connected to towns throughout the Netherlands, it can be overwhelming to choose exactly where you want to go.
That's why we put together this guide to the 15 best day trips from Amsterdam. We'll erase any of your doubts and fears, and will help you narrow down exactly how you want to spend your time in the Netherlands.
Whether you want to explore the countryside, see windmills, eat all the cheese, or spend a day living in a fairy tale, we've got a day trip that's perfect for you!
So let's get to it. Here are the top 15 best day trips from Amsterdam.
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The second largest city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam is, in many ways, the opposite of Amsterdam. This up-and-coming city is well known for its cool architecture, trendy food scene, and hip city atmosphere. A day trip from Amsterdam to Rotterdam is certainly a must for anyone visiting the Netherlands.
The first thing you'll notice upon arriving in Rotterdam is the unique and interesting architecture. Much of the old city was destroyed during the Second World War and unlike in other European cities, the Rotterdam City Council decided not to restore what had been but to create something completely new and modern.
While wandering throughout the city, keep your eyes peeled for the famous Cube houses and other funky properties.
When you're ready for a snack, make your way to the Markthal. This large indoor marketplace is home to hundreds of shops and stalls, selling everything from meat and cheese to vegetables and fruit. This is also an excellent place to sample raw herring – a Dutch speciality.
While in the Markthal, make sure you look up to see the magnificent and colorful ceiling – one of the largest works of art in the world.
Political junkies and history buffs will love taking a day trip from Amsterdam to The Hague.
Known as the "judicial capital of the world," The Hague is where many international courts are located, and where some of the world's most notorious criminals have been punished. It is also the seat of the Dutch parliament and government, and the residence of the king. Tour the courts, see the palace and admire the great architecture as you explore this one of a kind city.
But there's more to The Hague than courts and criminals. The Hague is also home to a bustling art scene. Pop over to the Mauritshuis Museum to see Johannes Vermeer's famous "Girl with the Pearl Earring" painting. Fans of eclectic M.C. Escher will also enjoy getting lost in his world at Het Paleis, which hosts a permanent collection of his graphic designs.
Last but not least, step back into nature by enjoying The Hague's lush and verdant surroundings. Located on the North Sea, The Hague is packed with parks and green spaces and enjoys 11 kilometres of relaxing and beautiful coastline.
The fourth largest city in the Netherlands, Utrecht is booming with energy and life! Much smaller and more laid-back than Amsterdam, this central Dutch city is where you'll find picturesque streets, booming nightlife, and a fantastic art and culture scene.
Dom church is the historic, cultural and religious centre of the city. Dominating Domplein, Dom Church is an excellent example of Gothic architecture with its ornate detail and lavish interior.
For a spectacular view of the city, climb the 450 steps to the top of the 112 meters tall Dom Toren, the tallest church tower in the Netherlands. Rumour has it that, on a clear day, you can see as far away as Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
Utrecht is also a great city to visit if you're looking for a little fun after dark. Thanks to its vibrant student population, the city is bursting with nightclubs, bars, restaurants and cafes. Whether you want to dance until dawn or enjoy a few cheeky cocktails, there's something for every taste in Utrecht.
Collect an extra stamp on your passport by taking a short trip across the border into Germany.
Trains to the western German city of Düsseldorf depart regularly throughout the day, making this day trip from Amsterdam not only easy but very accessible.
Düsseldorf is the seventh largest city in Germany. Located on the shores of the Rhine River, it's famous for its lively nightlife, luxury shopping, cultural events, modern architecture and its colourful carnival.
Spend your day exploring Düsseldorf's Old Town. Almost completely destroyed during World War II, this area of the city was rebuilt to look like a historic German town. Wander the cobbled streets, browse the shops, and enjoy the sights as you make your way through this charming downtown quarter.
When it's time for lunch, pop into one of the many bars, inns and restaurants that are located in Old Town, and dig into traditional meals like mustard roast pork, pea soup and rye bread with cheeses, best washed down with a locally brewed Altbier.
Amsterdam's central location makes it a great jumping off point for exploring more of Europe. Simply hop on a train and in a matter of hours you'll be out and about exploring a different country.
One of the easiest international day trips to take from Amsterdam is Brussels, which is just a short two-hour train ride south of the Dutch capital.
Your first stop upon arriving in Brussels must be the Grand Palace-Grote Markt. The heart, soul and centre of the city, this stunning square is surrounded by large and lavish 300-year-old buildings. When it's time for a snack, hop over to one of the many chocolate and waffle shops that surround the square to indulge in these delicious and decadent treats.
Brussels is also a great day trip destination for fans of comic books and graphic artists. Dotted throughout the city are colourful and vibrant murals depicting favourite characters, like Tintin, the Smurfs, Broussaile and more. Keep your eyes peeled for these fun and funky works of art as you make your way through the city.
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Either on its own or paired with Brussels, a day trip from Amsterdam to Bruges is always a good idea.
Located in northern Belgium, Bruges is a small town that is full of charm and delight. Its compact town centre is made up of winding cobblestone streets and is one of the best preserved pre-motorised cities in Europe. With its historic market square and its colourful guild houses, the centre of Bruges is nothing short of a picture perfect postcard.
For a stunning view of the city and its surroundings, climb the 366 steps to the top of the Belfy tower. Enjoy unparalleled, panoramic views from this perch 83-meter up in the sky.
One of the best ways to explore the city is by getting off the streets and hopping on a boat. Not only will you see the city from a different vantage point but you'll have the opportunity to explore some areas that are not reachable by road. There's really no better introduction to Bruges than by exploring its canals.
You don't need to be a green thumb or flower enthusiast to enjoy a day trip to Keukenhof Gardens. Even if you can't tell a weed from a fern, you'll be blown away by the stunning sights and fantastic floras at this Southern Holland hotspot!
Keukenhof is an impressive green space located outside of the small town of Lisse. It covers more than 32 hectares of land and this enormous garden boasts more than 7 million blooms.
Although relatively quiet most of the year, Keukenhof comes alive for a few weeks each spring. Between late-March and early-May, millions upon millions of flowers bloom and showcase almost every colour imaginable. Grab your camera and wander throughout the rows of daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, and, of course, tulips, that make up this stunning floral exhibition.
Beat the crowds and enjoy the gardens all to yourself – or at least without the throngs of people – by visiting early in the morning or towards the end of the day.
Haarlem is a quintessential fairy tale city just outside of Amsterdam. It's the perfect destination for a day trip if you're short on time, or simply want to enjoy a magical day.
Only 15 minutes away by train, Haarlem is a charming city on the river Spaarne. Its main attraction is its quaint city centre. Boasting a variety of ornate buildings and exquisite museums, there's plenty to see and do in this delightful Dutch city.
Start your visit by exploring Grote Markt. Haarlem's main square is where you'll find several monumental buildings including Saint Bavo Church, Hoofdwacht, and City Hall.
Haarlem is also a great destination for sampling Dutch delicacies. Offering up everything from sandwiches and stroopwafels to frites and mayo, your taste buds will be more than satisfied in Haarlem.
Giethoorn is one of the most unique towns in the Netherlands. This small village is located in Overijssel, nearly two hours northeast of Amsterdam.
Giethoorn is famously referred to as the "Venice of the Netherlands." Just like its Italian counterpart, Giethoorn is a mostly pedestrian city that favours canals and boats over concrete and cars. It does have a great system of cycle and footpaths, but to access this village you're going to have to hop aboard and set sail!
Take a day trip from Amsterdam to Giethoorn and enjoy a relaxing day surrounded by lush landscape and idyllic scenery.
For foodies and people who love to eat, a day trip from Amsterdam to Gouda is a must!
Gouda is a typical Dutch city located in the province of South-Holland. Its compact city centre is where you'll see historic buildings, stunning canals, and impressive monuments.
But let's be honest, Gouda is really famous for one thing, and that thing is cheese! Gouda is the birthplace of the cheese that bears its name, which has been produced locally since the middle ages. In addition to the numerous cheese shops, the city hosts a weekly Cheese market every Thursday throughout the summer. You won't have any trouble finding samples as you explore this quaint Dutch village.
But there's more to Gouda than just cheese. The city is also home to the famous stroopwafels. First produced in Gouda in 1784, this traditional Dutch cookie consists of two thin wafers with a delicious layer of gooey caramel in between.
Come to Gouda hungry and you're bound to leave happy!
Kinderdijk is a small village in the Alblasserwaard polder of the Netherlands. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kinderdijk is popular with tourists thanks to the 19 traditional wooden windmills that dot the landscape.
One of the best ways to see the windmills is by renting a bike. Exploring this region on two wheels not only helps you cover more ground, but you'll be able to cycle right to the windmills and see the detail up close. The surrounding landscape itself is very interesting, making for a fun-filled day on two wheels.
Kinderdijk is located more than two hours south of Amsterdam. Although there is no direct train – you'll have to transfer to a bus in Utrecht – transportation runs frequently to and from the town centre.
Get back to nature with a day trip to Amsterdam Forest. Located just 15 minutes outside of the city, Amsterdam Forest – or Amsterdamse Bos – is a large, artificial park. It spans an impressive 1,000 hectares and is one of the largest city parks in Europe. To put it in perspective, Amsterdam Forest is three times the size of New York's Central Park!
A fantastic day trip for the whole family, Amsterdam Forest is bursting with outdoor fun and excitement. It's home to more than 14 kilometres of well-marked paths and trails, perfect for walks or bike rides through the trees. There's also a goat farm, Ridammerhoeve, where you can feed and cuddle with baby goats, as well as try a variety of treats, including goat's milk ice cream.
For a little more adventure, visit the Fun Forest Climbing Park where you can swing through the trees and fly through the air while navigating the nine different climbing obstacle courses. Whether you're young or old, you certainly won't be bored at the Amsterdam Forest.
Step back in time and enjoy the Netherlands of the 19th-century with a day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Shans. An open-air conservation area and museum, this small village is located on the east bank of the Zaan River, 30-45 minutes north of Amsterdam city centre.
Zaanse Shans is a quintessential Dutch village that showcases how Dutch people lived and worked throughout the 19th-century. It features traditional architecture, restored homes, working windmills and so much more.
The town is also home to a number of craftsman workshops which welcome visitors to lend a hand and learn new skills. Your little ones will certainly love getting their hands dirty as they make their own clogs, chocolates and delicious stroopwafels.
Alkmaar is located on the peninsula of Holland, just 40 minutes north of Amsterdam. This charming little town is famous for its stunning natural scenery, quaint Dutch houses and its amazing cheese market.
Located in the centre of the city, the cheese market is a fun day trip from Amsterdam for the whole family. Here you can not only sample various types of cheese, but you can learn about the cheese making process and what makes each variety so very special. Although, the market is more show than substance it is still worthy of your time.
Every Friday morning throughout the spring and summer, a replica historic cheese market is held that includes cheese porters in traditional costumes. Time your visit to coincide with this colourful, fun and kitschy folkloric spectacle.
For a day of enchantment and wonder, look no further than Efteling. A theme park and leisure complex in Kaatsheuvel, Efteling is one of the oldest amusement parks in the world, and one of the largest in Europe.
Themed around fairy tales, legends and myths, Efteling caters children and adults who enjoy magical tales, fantastic fables and time-honoured folklore. It's divided into five fantastical realms, each with their own theme.
Droomvulcht (dream flight) is the most famous attraction at the park and a must for anyone who visits. Strap yourself in and embark on a breathtaking journey as you fly high above a detailed fairyland, home to pixie, trolls and stunning surroundings.
Another can't miss is a walk through Sprookjesbos, the Fairy Tale Forest. The oldest part of the park, Fairy Tale Forest takes guests through 28 fairy tales, including Sleeping Beauty, the Frog Prince, the Little Mermaid and Rapunzel. Enjoy these animated and interactive displays as you wander through this enchanted land.
The Netherlands is one of the most fun countries to explore in Europe. From vibrant and international metropoles to small and traditional villages, it has an amazing wealth of history, culture and stunning natural scenery.
Amsterdam's central location makes traveling by train incredibly easy. There are so many links to charming villages, historic sights and cities big and small, that you won't need to worry about transportation.
Whether you're a culture vulture, a history buff, a food fanatic, or a family of intrepid travelers, there's a day trip from Amsterdam that will be perfect for you! If you're looking to party, our epic guide to the 11 best party hostels in Amsterdam will show you everything you need to have a blast- Netherlands style!
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The now convicted sold a kilogram of methamphetamine to a police source in November 2020, after an informant in Mexico provided him with Marín-Domínguez's phone number.
The Mexican citizen Evaristo Marín-Domínguez was sentenced by a federal judge in Tampa (Florida, USA) to almost 20 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and for possession of a shotgun and three pistols.
The middle judicial district of Florida reported this Thursday that Judge Steven D. Merryday sentenced Marín-Domínguez, 34, a native of Michoacán, Mexico, to 19 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
Marín-Domínguez had pleaded guilty in April 2022.
According to court documents, the now-convicted man sold a kilogram of methamphetamine to a police source in November 2020, after an informant in Mexico provided him with Marín-Domínguez's phone number.
During a subsequent meeting to collect payment, Marin-Dominguez told the source that he had recently delivered 8 kilograms of methamphetamine and had another 16 kilograms available.
Marin-Dominguez was arrested in Florida's Highlands County in 2021.
During a search of the residence of Marín-Domínguez, the police seized almost four kilograms of methamphetamine, close to a quarter of a kilogram of heroin, a shotgun, a rifle, three pistols and various drug-related objects.
This operation is part of an investigation by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration with the assistance of several police forces from counties and cities in South Florida.
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Click To Help Maleficent "Listen well, all of you!", "Jack-in-the-Box,"
Fate Falls into the fireplace.
The Jack-in-the-Box is the main antagonist in the Piano Concerto No. 2 segment of Fantasia 2000.
The Jack-in-the-Box went through several different designs during the production of the segment, including those of a king, clown, melodrama villain and pirate.
At night, when all the toys in a boy's room come to life, The Jack-in-the-Box is the second to do so. The first toy to come to life, the Ballerina, catches his interest, and he decides that he must have her for himself. However, his attempts to woo her fail miserably. Things get more complicated for him when the Tin Soldier arrives and wins the Ballerina over with his kind personality. Angered, the Jack-in-the-Box confronts the couple, traps the Ballerina under a glass and attempts to do away with the Tin Soldier. He first tries throwing some blocks at the the soldier in order to knock him out of the window, only to have the hero knock them back at him with his bayonet. However, when he tosses a wooden boat at his opponent, the Tin Soldier is successfully eliminated and the Ballerina is left at his mercy.
While the Tin Soldier is away, the Jack-in-the-Box tries once again to win over his would-be girlfriend, this time by offering her some plastic roses. Remembering what he did to her friend, the Ballerina rejects him again. Infuriated, he leaps forward and tries to grab her, only for him to hit his head on the door of the toy castle.
On the night that the Tin Soldier returns home, the Jack-in-the-Box becomes more determined than ever to have the Ballerina and grabs her, roughly forcing her to dance with him. Angered the Tin Soldier rushes to her side to protect her, at which point the Jack-in-the-Box pulls out a sword, and continuously tries to strike his rival, chasing him to the edge of the table. Thinking he has the Tin Soldier cornered, the Jack-in-the-Box leaps toward him to finish him off. However, the Tin Soldier blocks his sword with his bayonet and pushes him over the edge of the table, where he falls into the fireplace below and immediately burns to death.
The Jack-in-the-Box is a large toy encased in a brown music box with pink diamond-shaped markings on the sides and spots of gold paint on the corners. When out of it, he resembles a jester with a long, pointy nose, brown beard, bald head and rosy cheeks. He is dressed in a blue harlequin outfit, complete with a gold-lined collar and a purple-and-blue-hat with two points, each with a bell at the end. His head takes up the majority of his coiled body, while his arms are smaller in comparison. Due to the box acting as the lower portion of his body, he can only hop around as mobility.
In the original story, the Jack-in-the-Box was a black goblin who lived in a snuffbox. It is implied that he may have been the one who caused the Tin Soldier to fall out the window, but it is also said that it may have been the wind.
In the original story it is not, the Jack-in the-Box who perishes in the fire but rather the Tin Soldier and Ballerina.
In a 1938 set of storyboards for a short-film version of the segment by Bianca Majolie, the Jack-in-the-Box appears as a green demon-like creature with horns and pointy ears. The ending shows him pushing the soldier into the fireplace, but, much to his dismay, the Ballerina jumps in right after.
The Jack in the Box bears some resemblance to Frollo.


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Reading price charts is essential to successful currency trading.
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The speculative buying and selling of currencies is known as the foreign exchange or Forex market. If you're considering a plunge into this market, first learn how to read a Forex chart, a graph showing the price activity of a specific currency pair. Forex charts can be scaled to match your trading time frame, whether it covers a few minutes or months. Although the basics of chart reading are straightforward, experienced traders can add several layers of indicators, and complexity, to the exercise.
Open your trading software and select a single price chart to read. Currency trading works in pairs, with one currency trading against another. To designate currencies, the system uses three-letter symbols: USD for the U.S. dollar, EUR for the euro, JPY for the Japanese yen and GBP for the British pound. The first member of the pair is the base currency, which is used to purchase units of the second or quote currency. The USD/JPY chart, for example, shows the amount of yen currently purchased by one U.S. dollar. EUR/USD shows the dollars that can be purchased with a single euro. Quotations go to four decimal places with the exception of USD/JPY, which is quoted to two decimal places.
Set your time scale, which is displayed on the chart's horizontal axis. You can calibrate these intervals from a year all the way down to a tick -- a price quote that changes with every trade -- but the most commonly used are daily and hourly charts. The time frame used depends largely on your preference as a trader; if you are a fast trader who closes positions in less than an hour, you would want to use 15- or five-minute charts. If you tend to trade and hold for long-term profits, daily or weekly charts would be more useful.
Watch the candlesticks -- the most common method of displaying price activity in a currency pair. For each time interval, a narrow, rectangular form appears, with stems or "wicks" appearing above and below the body of the form. The top stem reaches the high; the low stem shows the low. The body in most default displays is green if the price has risen from the previous close or red if the price has fallen. In a green candlestick, the top of the main body of the candle is the closing price, while the bottom is the open; in a red candlestick the opposite is true. The candlestick shows lots of information at a glance, and the study of candlestick charting is a useful science for currency traders.
Set technical indicators, which are vital to most currency trading systems. Technical indicators show the trends in the currency pair as measured by certain mathematical formulas. The most common are the simple moving average (SMA) and the exponential moving average (EMA), which show as solid lines following the general trend of the price. Some indicators show on the price chart itself, while others appear in a separate chart showing below the main chart. Online charting software allows you to set the parameters for each indicator, making it more or less sensitive to the constant price fluctuations in the pair. Experiment by applying and calibrating the technical indicators to your price chart.
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package io.aeron;

import io.aeron.logbuffer.LogBufferDescriptor;
import org.agrona.CloseHelper;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Test;
import io.aeron.driver.MediaDriver;
import io.aeron.driver.ThreadingMode;
import io.aeron.logbuffer.ControlledFragmentHandler;
import io.aeron.logbuffer.Header;
import org.agrona.DirectBuffer;
import org.agrona.concurrent.UnsafeBuffer;

import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

public class ControlledMessageTest
{
    private static final String CHANNEL = CommonContext.IPC_CHANNEL;
    private static final int STREAM_ID = 1;
    private static final int FRAGMENT_COUNT_LIMIT = 10;
    private static final int PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 10;

    private final MediaDriver driver = MediaDriver.launch(new MediaDriver.Context()
        .errorHandler(Throwable::printStackTrace)
        .publicationTermBufferLength(LogBufferDescriptor.TERM_MIN_LENGTH)
        .threadingMode(ThreadingMode.SHARED));

    private final Aeron aeron = Aeron.connect();

    @After
    public void after()
    {
        CloseHelper.close(aeron);
        CloseHelper.close(driver);
        driver.context().deleteAeronDirectory();
    }

    @Test(timeout = 10_000)
    public void shouldReceivePublishedMessage()
    {
        try (Subscription subscription = aeron.addSubscription(CHANNEL, STREAM_ID);
            Publication publication = aeron.addPublication(CHANNEL, STREAM_ID))
        {
            final UnsafeBuffer srcBuffer = new UnsafeBuffer(new byte[PAYLOAD_LENGTH * 4]);

            for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
            {
                srcBuffer.setMemory(i * PAYLOAD_LENGTH, PAYLOAD_LENGTH, (byte)(65 + i));
            }

            for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
            {
                while (publication.offer(srcBuffer, i * PAYLOAD_LENGTH, PAYLOAD_LENGTH) < 0L)
                {
                    SystemTest.checkInterruptedStatus();
                    Thread.yield();
                }
            }

            final FragmentCollector fragmentCollector = new FragmentCollector();
            int numFragments = 0;
            do
            {
                final int fragments = subscription.controlledPoll(fragmentCollector, FRAGMENT_COUNT_LIMIT);
                if (0 == fragments)
                {
                    SystemTest.checkInterruptedStatus();
                    Thread.yield();
                }
                numFragments += fragments;
            }
            while (numFragments < 4);

            final UnsafeBuffer collectedBuffer = fragmentCollector.collectedBuffer();

            for (int i = 0; i < srcBuffer.capacity(); i++)
            {
                assertThat("same at i=" + i, collectedBuffer.getByte(i), is(srcBuffer.getByte(i)));
            }
        }
    }

    static class FragmentCollector implements ControlledFragmentHandler
    {
        private final UnsafeBuffer collectedBuffer = new UnsafeBuffer(new byte[PAYLOAD_LENGTH * 4]);
        private int limit = 0;
        private int fragmentCount = 0;

        public UnsafeBuffer collectedBuffer()
        {
            return collectedBuffer;
        }

        public Action onFragment(final DirectBuffer buffer, final int offset, final int length, final Header header)
        {
            ++fragmentCount;

            Action action = Action.CONTINUE;

            if (fragmentCount == 3)
            {
                action = Action.ABORT;
            }
            else if (fragmentCount == 5)
            {
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'Cobra Kai': Demetri Is the Worst, and Here's Why
Madilyn Zeegers
The Karate Kid-inspired Netflix series Cobra Kai is on the cusp of its hotly anticipated third season. While many of the main characters have plotlines that fans are dying to see, the series also offers some compelling side characters as well. One that many fans don't like is Demetri. Let's take a closer look at the character, how he has developed, and why some fans can't stand him.
Who is Demetri on 'Cobra Kai'?
'Cobra Kai' stars Gianni Decenzo (who plays Demetri) and Jacob Bertrand (who plays Hawk) | Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Television/YouTube Originals
In Season 1, Demetri is friends with fellow nerds Miguel and Hawk. Bullies terrorize them in high school. Eventually, Miguel and Hawk join the karate dojo Cobra Kai and embrace the ideology of "Strike First. Strike Hard. No Mercy." Thanks to Cobra Kai, Miguel and Hawk gain the confidence to become "badasses." In Season 2, Sensei Kreese assaults Demetri, prompting him to join Miyagi-Do. He eventually embarrasses Hawk at a party when he loudly announces his erstwhile friend used to wet the bed.
Season 3 will surely explore the rivalry between former friends Demetri and Hawk. But while Demetri is on the so-called good side at Miyagi-Do, some fans think he's not quite the good-guy underdog he's made out to be.
Is Demetri really a good guy?
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A Cobra Kai fan took to Reddit to debate Demetri's merits and argue that he's extremely unlikable. "I really don't like how they did Dimitri in the otherwise fantastic second season," u/Dragon_Virus wrote. "I don't know if it's intentional, but he just seems like the most unlikable person ever. Seriously, I wanted Hawk to kick his ass soooo bad after revealing his medical issues (which I actually had when I was a kid myself) at the party."
Hawk is meant to be a villain, but it's all part of a well-developed character arc. The audience sees Hawk as a frightened teenager who's relentlessly bullied. He then takes action to overcome his predicament and goes too far to overcompensate. Though he becomes an antagonist, he's someone the audience can relate to. It makes his storyline all the more tragic when he continues his descent on a villainous path.
As for Demetri? He's not quite so sympathetic. And that's why some fans don't seem to like him.
Why Demetri is the worst character on 'Cobra Kai'
Many Cobra Kai fans think Demetri might be the show's worst character. One fan on Reddit pointed out that he almost betrayed his friends who joined Cobra Kai. "And he was such a lousy friend to Miguel and Hawk. Miguel and Hawk decided they weren't going to take any crap from bullies and toughened up," u/Aggro_Ivy wrote. "Demetri refused to attempt to build up his self-esteem and made fun of them for having the courage to do the things he refused to do. Also, remember how he pretended to be a member of Cobra Kai to impress that girl? He's such a fake."
Say what you will about the show's heroes and villains, but most of them have consistent actions. One of the reasons fans don't care for Demetri is he hasn't committed to changing his situation. Instead, he constantly criticizes others.
Unlike Hawk, Demetri continually complains without doing much about changing anything. Even after he joins Miyagi-Do, he continues to complain. And though he's portrayed as a sympathetic character thus far, his actions near the end of Season 2 suggest a heel turn is in store. Hawk may have been the aggressor initially, but Demetri's embarrassing him may signal his own descent into villainy.


The one thing that none of us can escape from is ageing. It's crazy how sometimes it feels like time is moving slowly but then before you know it yet another year has passed. It's even worse when one minute you're in school and the next you're a working adult! Things can move scarily fast. One thing that really hits home how much times have changed is when you think back to things from the past. Here we have a collection of images discussing things you might remember that are sure to make you feel old! Take a look!
Everything seems to be electronic these days.
We can't pinpoint exactly when it happened, but we know it happened.
Now it's a big deal if you don't own a smart phone.
Everyone has to go through the motions!
We remember lots of places gave out lollipops.
As you age, the things that scare you can change.
When we're young we want to be old and when we're old we want to be young.
This must have been a fair few years ago!
Now, it's adding each other on games consoles and playing online.
It was quite a comforting feeling that something so big was choosing to follow you.
This feels like a lifetime ago!
And, then you grow up and have so many choices, you don't know what to do!
Oh, how wrong we all were!
Now hashtags are used by millions each and every day!
This was so exciting as a kid.


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Knowledge of MERS-Corona Virus among Female Students at Qatar University.
MERS Corona virus- 2016.pdf (195.4Kb)
Al-Muhafda, Zahra
Qaher, Maryam
Faisal, Eman
Abushahla, Heba
Kurdi, Rana
Al jayyousi, Ghadir
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a severe, acute respiratory illness caused by Corona Virus (CDC, 2015). Globally, there are 1599 cases diagnosed with MERS Corona virus and at least 574 related death cases were reported in the year 2012 (WHO, 2015). In Qatar, a total of 17 cases were reported between November 2013–May 2015 (WHO, 2015). The routes of transmission of MERS-COV includes direct contact with an infected person, touching contaminated objects or surfaces then touching your mouth, nose or eyes and direct contact with infected camels. A study in Qatar showed that MERS-COV was detected in 3 camels out of 14 from nose swabs taken from these camels. It also showed that the virus fragments were similar to what was found in two human cases from the same farm (Haagmans et al., 2014). Another study was conducted at Al-Shahaniya-Qatar in 2014 confirmed the presence of MERS-CoV in the milk of five camels. This explains that camels are a source of transmission of MERS-COV in the State of Qatar (Reusken et al., 2014). The purpose of this study is to examine knowledge of MERS-CoV transmission, symptoms and prevention techniques among female students at Qatar University, and further evaluate the effect of an awareness event organized by the Public Health Program. Participants (N= 33) were female students at Qatar University aged from 18–26 years old. Public health students designed a survey to test the knowledge of MERS-CoV transmission, symptoms and prevention techniques among female students at Qatar University. A pre-test survey was distributed in an awareness event of MERS-CoV that was held on the 19th of November 2015 at the college of Arts and Sciences. The survey included questions about demographics such as age, college, and nationality. It also included five questions to examine the level of knowledge about transmission routes for the virus, symptoms associated with the infection, the prevention techniques and the preferred strategy to be educated about the disease among students. Later, participants attended activities organized by public health students to be educated about MERS-CoV. They were exposed to epidemiological facts through distributed flyers and screen slides. The transmission routes were explained to the students using a creative and meaningful poster, Moreover, students were informed about the symptoms by another poster and a demonstration of MERS-CoV model. The prevention techniques regarding MERS-CoV were also explained through a poster and attractive, colorful brochures. The same recipients answered same questions as a post-test to measure changes in knowledge about MERS-CoV. For the analysis, SPSS software was used to analyze the pre- and post-test data. The McNemar's Test was used to compare the pre- and post-test results. P-value less than 0.05 was considered to be significant. The results showed the percentage of recipients aged (18-20) years and (21-23) years was the same (45.5%) for both age groups. The majority of the recipients were from the college of Science (57.6%); however, neither was from the college of Medicine nor the college of Law. Moreover, due to the high diversity in Qatar University, students form different nationalities participated in our survey such as, Qatari, Gulf countries, Egyptian, Palestinian, Iranian, Jordanian, Sudanese, Pakistani and Others. Most of the students were Qatari (21.2%), whereas Iranian and Pakistani had the lowest number of recipients (3.0%), (see Table 1). The results showed that prior to the educational event, the majority of the recipients thought that they didn't have enough knowledge about MERS-Corona Virus (54.5%). However, after the event, the majority agreed that they have enough knowledge about MERS-CoV, McNemar's Test (P=0.000). In addition, the findings regarding transmission routes showed that the majority of recipients didn't know any of the transmission routes (33.3%), on the other hand, after the event 78% of the recipients were aware of all the transmission routes, McNemar's Test (P=0.000). The next result showed that, most recipients knew about the symptoms associated with MERS-Corona Virus in pretest (51.5%), additively, the majority showed that they knew about these symptoms, but their knowledge improved compared to pre-test (90.9%), McNemar's Test (P=0.001). When it comes to prevention, most recipients chose washing hands as preventive methods (33.3%) in pretest. However, the results after the event showed that recipients were aware of all of the preventive methods, but without statistical significance, McNemar's Test (P=0.424). Finally, the pretest regarding the best educational methods showed that all the strategic methods were effective to educate about MERSCorona Virus (75.8%). The percentage increased in the post-test (84.4%) but without statistical significance, McNemar's Test (P=0.375) (see Table 2). Future research should focus more on comprehensive educational interventions that are needed to facilitate adoption of precautions associated with MERS-COV, and more follow up studies to see if these educational interventions promote changes in knowledge and behavior of students.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2016.HBSP3348
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The Migrant (Moving) Image at Vanity Projects
May 25, 2016 / VANITY PROJECTS/ Lone Palm
VIDEO IMAGE COURTESY NICOLAS PROVOST
Vanity Projects, the nail salon where nail art meets video art, has announced its latest video feature: The Migrant (Moving) Image, a three part video program curated by Nathanja van Dijk, a project by A Tale of a Tub, a non-profit exhibition space in Rotterdam (NL).
The exhibition program features over twenty international artists and is split into three chapters. Each chapter will be shown for a period of one month, with the program running from May 18th to August 24th, respectively.
The program The Migrant (Moving) Image is an artistic response to the current migration crisis – the largest the world has faced since the Second World War. Through the program the films selected shed light on migration in today's society, which has become almost inescapable and inextricably linked to our contemporary social, political and economic reality.
The art films explore an alternate reality of the world through an aesthetic perspective that showcases the migrant as central to society, instead of a as a victim or a criminal, as often seen in the global media.
The goal of the program is to deepen viewer's understanding of life in exile and what it means to live a life between the country of origin and the land of your dreams.
Chapter One: Departure May 18th to June 22nd
Chapter Two: Transit June 23rd to July 27th
Chapter Three: Arrival July 28th to August 24th
Vanity Projects
7338 NW Miami Ct. #2
May 25, 2016 / VANITY PROJECTS/ Lone Palm/
Miguel at The Faena Theater


Karen is a very pleasant 68-year-old female who is here today accompanied by her husband, Bill, for evaluation of her chronic right knee pain.
She reports that she has had "flareups" in the past year. Each flareup last about 7 days and includes significant increase in pain and swelling and give way. She uses a walker during these episodes. She reports that she has had episodes of buckling and falling to the ground due to the pain.
She reports that she has increased problems with sloped or uneven walkway's as well as trouble going downstairs. She notices that her thigh muscles have been getting weaker and that her knee seems to be chronically swollen. She ices regularly which does help. She denies any locking.
Conclusion: Abnormal menisci with severe osteoarthritic change of the lateral compartment and chondromalacia patella.
The patient reports a history of DVTs and has been found to have a factor V Leiden deficiency and a lupus anticoagulation issue. She is on Coumadin and keeps her INR at about 2.4. We did discuss the possibility of needing to discontinue Coumadin for 4-5 days if we proceed with a stem cell procedure.
#3 Went grocery shopping for 1 hour, my shin started to ache (1-10) =2. I quit, went home, and used the thermo-pad. The discomfort went away and NEVER returned.
#4 When walking down the steep ramp at the office, I lost my grip on the walker and put full weight on my right knee. My knee cap immediately hurt=3. The pain lasted for the 4 remaining steps with the walker down the ramp. Then on the flat ground, the pain went AWAY FOR GOOD.
#1 It has been 4 weeks today since my procedure. When I got into bed tonight my right leg FELT whole, solid, and strong just like when I was young. I noticed that my right leg moved just like my left one. It felt like my right leg was ONE COMPLETE UNIT. It was NOT flopping apart anymore with 2 sections (like a puppet) going different directions with pain. It is so great NOT to feel BROKEN anymore!
#2 I'm driving 15 miles to my other office and back with no problems.
#3 I can go up on my tippy-toes (to reach something up high) and my knee does NOT hurt.
#1 At our home, I walked down the steep 12' ramp outside our door-just to see if I could. NO walker, just my brace = NO PAIN!!!
I was so HAPPY!!! I'm not really exercising yet. I will do that after my knee heals. I am loosing some muscle tone, but I can regain that again with some work.
Dr. Cohen, I feel so THANKFUL to you and the entire staff at Health Link Medical Center.


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"Expansion Was Everything"
Read about eighteenth-century Imperialism, the Congress of Berlin, and W. E. B. Du Bois' analysis of the profound consequences of Europe's colonization of Africa.
"I Will Never Forget": Voices of Survivors
Three testimonies from survivors of the Nanjing Atrocities are included here. They are only three of many and each has been translated from Mandarin Chinese. All include memories of extreme acts of violence and trauma. Gender violence is prominent in each testimony and great care and sensitivity should be considered in any use with students.
"Proving Oneself" in the East
Read a German woman's account of her decision to murder several Jews under Nazi orders while living in occupied Poland.
"Restoring" Germany's Civil Service
Read a letter exchange between Adolf Hitler and President Paul von Hindenburg regarding a law that suspended Jews from positions of civil service in Nazi Germany (Spanish available).
"The Battle for Work"
Learn about the Nazis' job creation program during their first year in power, which pursued both reemployment and military rearmament.
"The George Washington of Germany"
British Prime Minister David Lloyd George describes his admiration for Hitler's leadership in a 1936 newspaper article.
"Unworthy to Live"
Learn about the Nazis' medical killing program that was responsible for the murder of mentally and physically disabled people during World War II.
1911: An End of Two Millenia
Revolutionary writings and efforts by leaders such as Sun Yat-sen and Zou Rong played a key role in the end of Qing rule in China. By the early twentieth century, feudalism was on the verge of collapse. Years of humiliation and defeat at the hands of Western colonial powers and the Japanese, and a series of failed uprisings, set the stage for the end of the Qing dynasty. Two key events were seminal in this process.
1914: War or Peace?
Consider how nationalism and militarism in Europe in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries contributed to the outbreak of World War I.
A Basic Feeling of Human Dignity
Diary entries from a Jewish woman imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen shed light on how prisoners in camps and ghettos were deprived of dignity (Spanish available).
A Commandant's View
Get insight into how a commander at a Nazi death camp viewed his victims and coped with his actions (Spanish available).
A Decline in Public Enthusiasm
Gain insight into a growing wariness of Hitler in the mid-1930s through a German police report and a letter from a US diplomat.


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Вайтінг () — селище () в США, в окрузі Портедж штату Вісконсин. Населення —  особи (2010).

Географія
Вайтінг розташований за координатами  (44.490055, -89.560031).  За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році селище мало площу 5,59 км², з яких 4,61 км² — суходіл та 0,98 км² — водойми.

Демографія

Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у селищі мешкали  особи в 750 домогосподарствах у складі 436 родин. Густота населення становила 308 осіб/км².  Було 811 помешкання (145/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 0,8 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 2,6 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 15,7 % — особи молодші 18 років, 53,8 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 30,5 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 50,5 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у селищі припадало 91,3 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 88,5 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  доларів США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  долари (медіана — ). Медіана доходів становила  доларів для чоловіків та  доларів для жінок. За межею бідності перебувало 8,7 % осіб, у тому числі 12,6 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 11,1 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило 762 особи. Основні галузі зайнятості: виробництво — 19,8 %, роздрібна торгівля — 18,8 %, освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 15,7 %.

Примітки

Джерела

Селища Вісконсину
Населені пункти округу Портедж (Вісконсин)

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Building Massive Muscle. How Much Cardio? Will I lose Muscle?
For the person trying to build muscle mass, should I do cardio? And how much cardio is too much when trying build muscle mass?
Yes you can still do cardio.
Have you ever heard about burning off hard earned muscle if doing too much cardio? Here's the truth. Yes your body very well could start using its own muscle tissue as an energy source causing you to lose muscle mass. But do you realize how small and frail you would have to be before that took place?
In other words, if you had hardly any body fat to your frame, and you trained at high intensity several days a week, then you might have a problem. This would be the person who should set cardio to a minimum.
In order for you to lose muscle from doing too much cardio, your body would have to be at such a low body fat percentage that the body had no other energy sources to choose from.
For mass building, 30 minutes of cardio done everyday or every other day will be fine.
You are here to build muscle and keep it, right? Train with weights every other day. On some of those off days, add cardio if you would like. That's it. Let's make this easy on ourselves.
Train hard WITH WEIGHTS for no longer than an hour every other day. Eat and eat often. Give those muscles a reason to grow.
1. Have a hard time gaining weight.
2. Don't have much of an appetite, thus having too much of a calorie deficit.
We highly recommend Cardio and Weight lifting Common Questions for more information on how much cardio to do.
Cardio will not make you lose muscle mass unless you are at such a low body fat level, that your body begins to break down muscle tissue as an energy source. Most people won't have this problem.
It is very unlikely that would happen unless you barely ate anything and ran for hours a day. This is unlikely to happen and frankly just not worth thinking about. But it had to be addressed.
Find this page useful? Make sure to bookmark this site for easy access to all of the loads of muscle building information!


Oculus is seeking an individual contributor who is passionate about delivering high quality promotional materials for virtual reality games. This position is a full-time role that provides feedback on all incoming game promotional assets from our external game studio partners, and sometimes, our external marketing vendor partners who capture game footage. This position will collaborate with the lead Oculus Studios producer on each title and work closely with their external game studios and external marketing vendors to capture b-roll, in-game screenshots, gifs, logos and additional assets to be used for marketing activities across multiple channels.
This position will also collaborate with our internal marketing, communications, and brand teams to ensure external game developers receive product messaging text and/or logos that may be required for game marketing materials. They may also be required to ensure that devs have all the appropriate tools to capture required marketing materials or step in to help capture in place of the dev.
The right person is analytical and creative, and proficient in a number of design tools. They should have strong organization and communication skills and must be familiar with game development.
Produce assets for virtual reality games such as logos, in-game screenshots, b-roll, and trailer footage for marketing activities across multiple channels (social, blog, email, event and more).
Collaborate with marketing and comms managers, brand teams, and external game development studios as required to deliver high-quality, scalable, on-brand promotional assets to build a superior customer experience.
Own quality control over all incoming external promo assets and work closely with internal marketing, comms and brand teams to provide detailed feedback.
Present art assets to key stakeholders for review, feedback, and approval.
Ability to generate detailed documentation with video and still references to support outsourced marketing vendors.
Ability to manage multiple game projects at once.
Ability to work with internal marketing, communications, and hardware teams to align on required messaging that needs to be included on all promotional materials.
Work with engineering teams to ensure game teams can capture high-quality video and screenshots on new virtual reality devices.
Enjoys playing games and knowledgable about game industry trends.
3+ years experience in creating promotional materials for games.
Use Premiere Pro, AfterEffects, AVID or equivalent non-linear editing systems and tools.
Excellent project management skills, verbal and written.
Ability to manage multiple projects at once with varying responsibilities.
Ability to develop strong relationships with internal XFN teams and external parties.
3+ years graphic design experience with a variety of game asset creation tools.
Experience with console, PC, and/or mobile game development.
Experience and/or interest in virtual reality game development.
Has worked in marketing at a large game publisher.


Snapping photos, amassing artwork, noting first words, jotting silly stories, and recording performances: accruing and documenting the stuff of childhood seems to be attendant to the nuclear family package and a critical component of mothers' everyday labors. In digital culture, opportunities for capture abound. Smart phones in hand, moms can take note and record daily family life without ever having to run for their cameras, and the practice of collecting family ephemera and photos in the digital age is located on digital boards, walls, and newsfeeds, carefully curated and constantly present. Indeed, a slew of apps have stepped in to assist in recording and organizing digital family scraps, promising moms a private digital space in which to conduct the work of collecting, curating, and chronicling the family in a multimedia presentation of photos, videos, sound clips, notes, and quotes. But how does the daily work of digital family archiving shape mothers' relationship to their labors? How does it shape family life? What does the world of constant documentation mean for mothers and their care work?


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