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The Handmaid's Tale Season 3 Episode 2: Mary and Martha Recap
June 12, 2019 June 12, 2019 ~ Metacrone
In Season 3, episode 2, Mary and Martha, June begins to find her place in the complicated Lawrence household, Luke and Moira get used to having a new baby to take care of, and Emily tries to find the parts of herself that her wife would recognize. Everyone except Head Gamemaker Commander Lawrence digs deep inside themselves to meet their new challenges. As usual, Lawrence surveys the system he's put in place and makes minor tweaks to keep it interesting and functioning at a certain level.
June's voiceover: "I used to be bad at waiting. 'They also serve who stand and wait,' Aunt Lydia said. She also said, 'Not all of you will make it through. Some of you will fall on dry ground or thorns. Some of you are shallow-rooted. Think of yourselves as seeds. What kind of seed will you be, girls?' I pretend I'm a tree. And I wait."
This is a lovely little metaphor, until you realize that the seed is consumed in the creation of the new plant. The baby is all, the mother is nothing. It's also a story you'd tell to children, as is typical of the infantilization that's programmed into the women at the Red Center.
But June turns it into a metaphor of empowerment. She doesn't grow a baby who consumes her, she grows into a strong, immovable tree, who waits for the right time to act. Childbearing is a small part of her. She has a family of trees to help with the baby.
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The Handmaid's Tale Season 3 Episode 1: Night Recap
June 7, 2019 ~ Metacrone
We're back for season 3 of The Handmaid's Tale in Gilead with June and the gang, since June selfishly nobly didn't escape in the season 2 finale. She stayed to rescue her first born daughter, Hannah, who had ordered June to try harder to be her mother just a few weeks before the escape attempt. June sent baby Holly/Nichole safely to Canada with fierce mama bear and dragon slayer Emily, knowing that she could trust Emily with the life of her child.
June also stayed in Gilead to help the Resistance, so that all women and girls could be safe from rape, torture and murder. Even if she can't get Hannah out, she can try to make a better place for her to grow up in. Most of the people in June's life take a while to understand the sacrifice she's made. Serena is inspired to make a big change in her own life, as well.
The season opens with the standard reminder of what's come before. Season 2 ended with June handing Baby Holly Nichole to her fellow handmaid Emily, and telling her to call the baby Nichole. Then she sent her younger child to safety in Canada, where she knew her loved ones would take care of her. Having fulfilled the promise she made to Holly before she was even born, that she wouldn't grow up in Gilead, now June turns away from saving herself and toward her older daughter, Hannah. She made Hannah a promise, too, a promise to try harder.
In season 3, June will try harder.
June prays for safe passage for Nichole and Emily as she runs away. She worries that Nichole won't know her or forgive her if they ever meet again. But, she's at peace with her decision. "I'm sorry, baby girl. Mom's got work."
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The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Episode 9: Smart Power Recap
June 22, 2018 June 23, 2018 ~ Metacrone	~ 1 Comment
Travel isn't what it used to be, now that most of the US has become Gilead. If there's one thing we learn in Smart Power, it's that the people on both sides of the US-Canadian border miss the easy tourism relationship they used to share. Fred tries to blithely assume that the relationship will return to normal very soon, but the gay diplomat he's speaking to disabuses him of that notion very quickly. The situation only devolves from there, as the Waterfords and Gilead manage to p*ss off the nicest country in the world so much that they're thrown out of Canada, with angry protesters at the airport following them right up to their plane.
I really wish the Canadians had thrown them in the Canadian gulag. They might have had to build one just for Fred and Serena Joy, but it would have been worth it. Why hasn't the UN been able to bring them up on charges as war criminals yet? Why aren't the refugees in Little America speaking out? Surely Gilead deserves to be sanctioned by the international community for human rights violations, if nothing else. They don't seem to have much trade with the rest of the world, or good relations with powerful countries to protect them from punishment.
I guess there's no international "Believe the women" movement happening in this universe, at least until the end of the episode. We can only hope that Moira and Erin have found their true calling, and find a way to keep the attention on Gilead's abusive practices.
If episode 8 was about longing, episode 9 is about disappointment and facing reality. No one gets what they want, expectations aren't met, circumstances are reduced, consequences must be accepted. It's an episode full of lost princesses, as if the movie Enchanted met Alice in Wonderland then got high with Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Our feisty princesses spend the hour making plans and considering options, but they don't even know which universe they're living in half the time. Is it the universe where unwomen are brought back from the dead and bring their babies back from the dead? Or the universe where wives who have saved their husbands from unfounded charges of treason are whipped for not obeying their husbands? The universe where a plucky Jezebel can jump in a car, make a run for the border, and somehow make it to freedom? Or the one where refusing to murder a friend will get your tongue cut out? Or another appendage maimed or amputated? Every decision is high risk, now that Gilead and the Waterford home have become unstable and unpredictable, and more often than not, the result will be disappointing, if not disastrous.
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The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Episode 8: Women's Work Recap
"We do our work in the evenings. She writes, I read. In another life, maybe we could have been colleagues. In this one, we're heretics.
"I was already on the naughty list. An adulteress. A fallen woman, as Aunt Lydia used to say. But this is new territory for Serena, I think. How does she feel about falling? She seems pretty f**king happy."
In the background, the Commodores' Easy plays, with the lyrics, "easy like Sunday morning." There are cups of tea and baked goods scattered around Fred's cosy study. If not for their outfits, this could be a working brunch between two professional women before the war.
Episode 8 of season 2, Women's Work, begins with Serena and June doing the work they were paid to do before Gilead stripped them of their rights and identities. We've never seen either woman look so focussed, relaxed and happy.
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The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Episode 7: After Recap
June 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 ~ Metacrone
This episode deals with the aftermath. The aftermath of Ofglen2 Lillie Fuller's suicide bomb, the aftermath of Commander Pryce's death and the power vacuum it leaves, the aftermath of Gilead's tyrannical policies and the resulting reduction in fertile women, the aftermath of Gilead's purges, the aftermath of Luke and June's marriage. Sometimes there is a resolution or at least a sense of closure, sometimes there is not. The deaths from the suicide bombing will likely haunt Gilead for a long time to come.
"After" begins with the funeral of the handmaids who died as a result of the bombing. It's a beautiful spectacle, as the handmaid ceremonies tend to be. The handmaids wear red and black, with red veils completely covering their faces and tucked into their collars, keeping them anonymous and vaguely horrifying. They walk in formation to the cemetery, and surround the caskets, which are laid out in a circular formation. Seriously, if I didn't know better I would have thought I'd accidentally clicked on a horror movie that includes a cult of creepy young women.
Aunt Lydia says the prayers over the fallen, while the handmaids repeat the phrase "We remember them" after each line. Eventually, the women remove their veils.
Aunt Lydia: I wish I could give you a world without violence. Without pain. That's all I ever wanted. And in their names, dear lord, we remember them. Of ryan, Ofleo, Ofhal, Ofzev…
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The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Episode 6: First Blood Recap
It's the click heard round the world. Or, round Gilead, for now. Gilead continues to dig its own grave, creating handmaids with nothing to live for, who literally can't be forced to answer questions, even under torture. Who better for Mayday to keep working with, when the other handmaids thought they'd been abandoned completely, than the handmaid who'd had her tongue cut out? The symmetry of it is utterly perfect. Ofglen2 was the one handmaid who started out wanting to be there, and Gilead couldn't even keep her loyalty. Their system radicalized her into a voiceless suicide bomber instead.
But Ofglen2's moment comes at the end of an episode full of moments, and she won't be the only hardened soldier in this army. Let's give them all their due.
The episode opens on Dr Donnie giving June an ultrasound. The baby looks fine, despite the subchorianic hematoma that caused the hemorrhaging. June and Serena are both relieved. Serena wonders if June should take estrogen to prevent another hemorrhage, but Dr Donnie thinks they should wait to see how June does. He asks if there were any complications with June's first pregnancy. She replies that Hannah came two weeks early, which Donnie judges close enough to term to be acceptable.
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The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Episode 5: Seeds Recap
June 7, 2018 September 11, 2018 ~ Metacrone
There will be blood.
You'd think an episode called Seeds would be full of metaphors for growth and fertility, especially since the main character is pregnant. Those metaphors are there, to be sure, but only in the most macabre, twisted versions possible, as befits the malignant culture of Gilead, which relentlessly suffocates anything that tries to grow.
Fittingly, the seeds of the title are seeds of destruction and rebellion. The tiny kernels of hate, hope and despair that push characters over the edge into that realm where they have nothing to lose or something worth fighting for. It's a different motivation for each character, and a deadly rollercoaster ride through the episode to get to the point of resolve. Women's blood is spilled, and Nick, the one male ally in Gilead, has his heart broken. But the seeds are unwittingly planted by the agents of Gilead itself.
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HULU's The Handmaid's Tale Season 1 Analysis and Commentary
October 11, 2017 January 19, 2018 ~ Metacrone
They Should Never Have Given Us Uniforms If They Didn't Want Us to Be an Army.
After watching the 2017 Emmy Awards, Metamaiden and I finally got around to our long-planned rewatch of HULU's The Handmaid's Tale. We watched it when it aired weekly in the spring, along with everyone else, and loved it. I didn't write weekly recaps because I know the book, having read it in the 80s, and I haven't figured out how to write about ongoing series based on a book that I already know.
So, after binge rewatching the entire season, we present to you the compromise post: our typical season ending discussion.
I'm not going to bother with much of a review. This series has won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards, and every one of the winners for Handmaid's Tale deserved it. There could have been multiple winners in the various outstanding actress categories. The acting, cinematography, production design, and direction all deserve the many accolades they've received.
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Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale: Watch the New Trailer
February 3, 2017 ~ Metacrone
Hulu has released a new trailer for its upcoming series The Handmaid's Tale. The trailer is set to air during Super Bowl LI on Sunday, February 5th. Hulu premieres the 10 episode series on April 26th.
In this trailer we get a glimpse of some the main characters: Elizabeth Mass as Offred, Joseph Fiennes as The Commander, Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy, Madeline Brewer as Ofwarren, and Samira Wiley as Moira. We hear The Commander and Offred having a conversation. He says they only wanted to make things better, but better doesn't mean better for everyone. It reminds me of my favorite George Orwell quote, from Animal Farm: "All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others." In Gilead, they aren't even pretending everyone is equal.
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PDP urges governor Malik to call all-party meeting on issue.
Srinagar: In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir's oldest political party, the National Conference, has announced it will not contest the coming rural and urban bodies elections until the Centre clarifies its position vis-à-vis Article 35A of the Constitution. It also said the situation was not conducive for holding these elections in the state as of now.
Minutes after NC president Farooq Abdullah made the announcement, the party's arch-rival People's Democratic Party expressed the hope that the newly-appointed governor, Satya Pal Malik, would convene an all-party meeting to discuss the matter further.
Article 35A guarantees special rights and privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir and thereby prohibiting non-permanent residents from permanent settlement and from acquiring immovable properties, government jobs and scholarships in the state. The provision also empowers the state legislature to define such "permanent residents" and provide special rights and privileges to those permanent residents.
However, a petition seeking removal of Article 35A is currently pending before a three-judge Supreme Court bench. An NGO, "We the Citizens", believed to be an RSS think tank, challenged Article 35A in 2014 on the grounds that it was not added to the Constitution through an amendment under Article 368 and it was never presented before Parliament, and came into effect immediately.
It is learnt that the dominant view at the deliberations at the NC core group meeting was that because of the "extreme hostility" of vast sections of the people towards mainstream parties in Kashmir, particularly its southern parts, and the overall law and order situation in the Valley, the atmosphere was not at all favourable for holding rural or urban bodies' polls. Some participants questioned the wisdom of the government behind its decision to hold these elections when it had not been able to give its go-ahead to the Election Commission to conduct the bypoll for the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat for the past two years citing the law and order situation in the Valley.
Kashmir watchers said the NC decision not to contest the overdue panchayat and municipal elections was a major setback to the proposed democratic exercise. Also, some other mainstream parties and groups may also follow suit, they said.


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You will be able to cross out the mileage driven to and from volunteer work, as well as material costs on items purchased during volunteer projects.
For your tax deduction, the non-profit organisation or charity will need to issue a tax form.
A variety of factors and your income can make it complicated when donating money to charities — it is important to seek advice from your accountant or tax adviser to ensure you are maximising your charitable giving whilst minimising the tax bill.
Having the above approach for your business increases the likelihood of attracting the right type of candidates you want working for you, if offering volunteering as part of your company's vision and work experience. Involving your company with community initiative is a fantastic way of boosting morale and employee happiness.
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Q: kotlinx serialization custom serlializer for custom List (RealmList) class I'm using the Realm database in Kotlin on Android along with some data that we're receiving over the wire using JSON, using kotlinx.serialization as the JSON library.
I'd like to write a custom serializer for RealmList<String>.
An example class would look like:
@Serializable
open class Session(): RealmObject() {
    @PrimaryKey
    @SerialName("session_id")
    var sessionId: String = ""

    @SerialName("user_ids")
    var userIds: RealmList<String>
//...
}

The JSON for the RealmList<String> is the same as a List<String>:
{
    "session_id": "session_23848923498",
    "user_ids": [
        "user_o823uo234u",
        "user_23i2332984",
        "user_23480192849"
    ]
}

The docs for writing a custom serializer at https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization/blob/master/docs/serializers.md are pretty good, and i've been able to write various custom serializers for some of our classes.  But in this case it's more like I'm looking to write a Serializer for a List collection, not a specific custom class.
Any ideas?

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MrKaos: Do you know what I was thinking about?
MK: I used to have this old girl and she started looking kind of dowdy but she was really nice and reliable and did all the things I wanted her to do… if you know what I mean.
I'm slightly scandalized. Yet strangely intrigued. We should all meet at Teardrop Lounge sometime…(This is not at all meant to be weird).Happy Friday!! Finally.
i lol'd at the 'stick things in her slots'. i kinda hope i get that treatment tonight. sadly, i think it is a gadget evening for me too…y'know, if/when i finally do get that phone (which i secretly covet too)? i'm going to call it the kaos phone. would that be wrong?
okay, sorry for the doubler, but i am now stuck with robert palmer's 'riptide' in my head. . .it's okay, but i'd like to move on. could you say 'joyride' or 'rock steady' or (oh my god i have no idea what's on the charts at the minute) hmmm….'tusk'? yeah, tusk. that comes up in so MANY conversations, i know, but it's got a nice beat which will help me code. thanks.
well. Sometimes you have to stay with the older, more experienced slots. . . hee hee.Seriously. My Mac, it's coming today. Where is it, I want it!
you guys are too funny..
Ugrading technology is the best, even when it involves your husband!
Ahhh, Mr K is so good with the talking. Sigh.
ah, geez. was signed in under my other account. But, you know that was me, right? Of course right. And I would think, by now, that the world, as far as we know it, know's my "real" name. How funny. Second time I've done that this week. Fed ex STILL not here. Bastards.
How funny! We both wrote about the same things today. Our husbands are gadget whores!
Love is all about letting someone you trust stick things in your slots. Unfortunately, I've been getting nothing but wrong numbers lately though.
MAN mr kaos is a scream!!!


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Regulatory Review in Anti-Regulatory Times: Congress
Originally published on Legal Planet.
In theory, cost-benefit analysis should be just as relevant when the government is deregulating as when it is imposing new regulations. But things don't seem to work that way. This is the second of two blog posts analyzing how costs and benefits figured in decisions during the past two years of unified GOP control of the federal government (read the first post here). Today, I focus on Congress.
For the first time in history, Congress made aggressive use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to roll back federal regulations. It had only been used once before, but in 2017, Congress overturned fifteen government regulations in short order. Liberals decried these regulatory rollbacks as a mass attack on the environment and the public interest more generally. Conservatives applauded Congress for cutting the heavy cost of government regulation and boosting the economy. It appears, however, that neither perspective was right. Congress's actions do not seem to fit any coherent regulatory philosophy, good or bad. In a new paper, I analyze the role of costs and benefits in the decision to overturn regulations. The paper examines all the regulations for which CRA resolutions were introduced in Congress, comparing those regulations that were ultimately overturned with those that were not.
Neither costs nor benefits seemed to have had any significant relationship with a regulation's fate. From all the talk about reducing economic burdens on industry, you might have expected the focus to be high-cost regulations. But such regulations were a minority of those considered by Congress, and most of those were not overturned. Furthermore, there were many high-cost regulations that were not even the subject of disapproval resolutions in the first place.
Neither adverse cost-benefit analysis nor public controversy accounted for many congressional decisions. Cost-benefit analysis was performed only in about a third of the regulations they considered, largely because in most cases, the benefits could not be reduced to dollars and cents. Many of the regulations had not been considered sufficiently controversial by the Obama administration to be classified as "significant."
It remains a mystery why Congress overturned some regulations and not others, or how regulations were singled out for consideration by Congress in the first place. I hope to explore these issues in further research. But three things seem clear: First, cost-benefit analysis played little role in the process. Second, reducing regulatory costs was not Congress's dominant purpose. And third, in most cases, public controversy was also not a driving factor. This suggests that special interests in specific geographic areas may have been involved, although there is not yet direct evidence to support this hypothesis.
There have been proposals to expand congressional control over regulations, such as the so-called REINS Act, a tortured acronym for the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act. Congress's seemingly arbitrary decision-making under the CRA suggests that these proposals may be quite ill-advised. They also suggest that serious consideration should be given to repealing the CRA.
assault on our safeguards CRA

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A timeless American classic and one of the most beloved children s books ever written, Old Yeller is a Newbery Honor Book that explores the poignant and unforgettable bond between a boy and the stray dog who becomes his loyal friend When his father sets out on a cattle drive toward Kansas for the summer, fourteen year old Travis Coates is left to take care of his family aA timeless American classic and one of the most beloved children s books ever written, Old Yeller is a Newbery Honor Book that explores the poignant and unforgettable bond between a boy and the stray dog who becomes his loyal friend When his father sets out on a cattle drive toward Kansas for the summer, fourteen year old Travis Coates is left to take care of his family and their farm Living in Texas Hill Country during the 1860s, Travis comes to face new, unanticipated, and often perilous responsibilities in the frontier wilderness.A particular nuisance is a stray yellow dog that shows up one day and steals food from the family But the big canine who Travis calls Old Yeller proves his worth by defending the family from danger And Travis ultimately finds help and comfort in the courage and unwavering love of the dog who comes to be his very best friend.Fred Gipson s novel is an eloquently simple story that is both exciting and deeply moving It stands alongside works like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Where The Red Fern Grows, and Shiloh as a beloved and enduring classic of literature Originally published in 1956 to instant acclaim, Old Yeller later inspired a hit film from Walt Disney Just as Old Yeller inevitably makes his way into the Coates family s hearts, this book will find its own special place in readers hearts.
I read this book because I love dogs and I'm a masochist.
This is the first book that ever made me cry. I would read it during my study period in the 4th grade each day for almost 2 weeks (it was my class copy-- so I had to keep putting it back and hoping no one else would take it). I held my tears back until the lunch bell rang and then ran for the bathroom to cry. It may have been the first time I realized how incredible it was to read.
The fact that this book is assigned in many elementary schools supports my belief that the government wants to discourage pleasure reading from the earliest possible age.
Old Yeller is definitely a classic, I read it in the fifth grade and it's a well-written, unforgettable and original story, though incredibly depressing. The imagery, characters and scenery were what really made this book stand out.
Ah. I read this back in the day. (third grade? i don't know.)I was not a big fan of this book. It was mainly about a dog. (read my review of The Incredible Journey to understand)I was not a very big fan of this book. In fact, I liked the Incredible Journey better, and that itself was not a book I liked. That's just my opinion because I really am not the biggest fan of animals.
First book that made me cry. Old classic favorite.
The end was pretty sad. Why did it have to be that way?
I cried so hard in this book. Be sure prepared to cry in this book.


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Ohio deputy sheriff charged with rape, kidnapping of woman
AKRON, Ohio — An Ohio deputy sheriff has been indicted on rape, kidnapping and sexual battery charges in a sexual assault case.
The prosecutor's office in Summit County has released only a few details about the indictment of 46-year-old Antonio Williamson on Thursday. The prosecutor's office says the assault occurred March 19.
Williamson also faces a gross sexual imposition charge. He turned himself in to authorities Thursday morning and is scheduled to be arraigned Friday.
The Summit County sheriff declined to comment.
A prosecutor's spokesman said Williamson was off-duty, had just left a side job and was in uniform and driving a county cruiser the day the 26-year-old woman said she was assaulted. The spokesman, James Pollack, said Williamson didn't know the woman.
It's not clear whether Williamson has an attorney yet.


My answer to the question, 'What is Italy's best kept secret?', changes kind of often.
Yes, I'm fortunate enough to know Italy quite well and have traveled extensively across the country over the past 15 years. I've seen many a beach, mountain, lake, UNESCO heritage site, church, monument and island.
One of the Pontine Islands, Ponza is located off the Lazio coast, just a 1-1.5 hour train and 80 minute boat ride from Rome.
While Romans have been descending on the island during summer for years, it is – in my opinion – one of Italy's very best secrets. Well, that is, especially for foreigners.
Coastal towns like Amalfi and Positano and northern gems like the Cinque Terre have now become household names around the world. But in Ponza, it's domestic tourism that's thriving.
In summer, it's a haunt for Italian celebrities, soccer players, you name it. And it's not hard to understand why. In fact, it's charm draws you in even as you approach the port on arrival. You notice a lush, green landscape, striking cliff faces and pastel colour buildings dotted throughout.
And for a small island, it packs a real punch with shops, boutiques, gastronomy and nightlife.
Most of the beaches on the island are small coves, accessible only by boat and with 2 days of bad weather and rough waters, we unfortunately didn't get to explore many of them.
The highlight was the (one good weather) day we spent on a boat cruising the island and visiting the mainly uninhabited island of Palmarola. With crystal turquoise waters to rival Sardegna's Costa Smeralda or even Capri's Blue Grotto, I could honestly not believe my eyes.
Put simply, it's just a breathtaking part of the world. Boat trips like this can be booked at the port and (weather dependent) depart daily (in summer).
On the food front, we were fortunate to have a contact on the island through a special friend. She pointed us in the right direction and we had some fantastic meals. Orestorante and Acqua Pazza (of Rome's San Lorenzo seafood restaurant fame) were the standout highlights.
Can I go back now??


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FÉILE PHEADAIR JOE HAUGHEY LAUNCHED
Tyrone-based Irish language groups Pobal ar a'n Iúl and Glór an Tearmainn are happy to announce that they will be supporting Féile Pheadar Joe, which will take place at An Creagán Visitor Centre. This year's festival will take place between 16 – 23 October 2016 and a wide range of events have been planned during the festival.
Peadar Joe Haughey was one of the last native Irish speakers in County Tyrone, and for the past 8 years his grandson Francie Clarke has been diligently organising the Peadar Joe Haughey Summer School, a weekend celebrating the life and legacy of Peadar Joe and others through a range of cultural and music events. Last year Pobal ar a'n Iúl, the local branch of Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League) came on board to provide extra events with the support of Foras na Gaeilge. These events were extremely successful and the branch will once more be taking part in the festival, along with Glór an Tearmainn, an Irish language umbrella group for Carrickmore, Creggan and Lochmacrory.
This year's events will include a one day intensive course for Irish language learners, a course in written accuracy and a lecture on local woman Alice Milligan, Methodist, writer, poet and Nationalist. Everyone, whether native speakers, learners or those with only a cúpla focal will have the chance to have fun through the medium of Irish and through music and culture.
Among the highlights of the festival will be a guided bus trip around some of the most notable areas in relation to the Irish language.
Of course, the usual events of the Summer School will be carrying on as well, including a hill walk, and the Gaeltacht Singing Night with Sean-Nós singers from different Gaeltacht areas including Jimmy Ó Ceannabháin and Corn Uí Riada winner Lillis Ó Laoire and an open music session on Saturday night which attracts musicians from far and wide.
Sinéad Ní Mhearnóg, Chairperson of Pobal ar a'n Iúl said, "We are delighted to link up with the the Peadar Joe Haughey Festival again after the success of last year. We hope that the whole community, young and old, will enjoy the festival."
Proinsias Ó Cléirigh, founder of the Peadar Joe Haughey Summer School said, "This project was a labour of love, to welcome, share and enjoy, and to set aside space each year to build links. Among those who have praised the project are figures as diverse as Liam Ó Cuinneagáin, Director of Oideas Gael Gleann Cholm Cille, and the late Rev Dr Eric Culberton, Clerical Vicar of Armagh Church of Ireland Cathedral. I am delighted with the new structure, and that Féile Pheadair Joe now has the support and space to expand."
For further information on all the events, get in contact with An Creagán or Pobal ar a'n Iúl.


The Social Security Administration faces a record – and rapidly growing – backlog of appeals by people who claim they are too disabled to work. Through June, it had just over 745,000 cases pending, and the wait for a hearing averaged 17 months, also a record.
Claimants in some parts of the country must wait up to 31 months, according to the agency. "People have died waiting for a hearing," Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue says.
The agency says the backlog doubled in six years and could reach 1 million by 2010.
Astrue is trying to reduce the waits, but Congress has provided nearly $1 billion less than President Bush sought over the past six years. Field offices have lost more than 2,300 workers in less than two years, leaving the agency with its lowest staffing level since the early 1970s. The agency froze staffing levels for nine months last year after threatening furloughs.
This year, Bush proposed a 3% increase in funding for the program; House and Senate bills would make that 4% to 5%.
The aging of baby boomers has added to the ranks of the disabled. As workers age, they are more prone to injury and disease. The number of people collecting disability benefits, 15.3 million, has risen by about 24% in the past five years, agency figures show.
"It's a combination of two demographic trends – the population getting larger and the population getting older," Astrue says.
Under a system set up a half-century ago, state agencies first review disability claims, a process that takes three to four months on average. Of the 2.5 million people who file disability claims each year, about 65% are initially denied. Those who appeal go to federal hearings before administrative law judges. Eventually, 62% of the appeals are approved.
The average wait for a federal hearing varies from nine months in Harrisburg, Pa., to 31 months in Atlanta, mostly due to staffing differences. "It really is a continuing disaster, financially and emotionally, for millions of people," says Tom Affleck, an Atlanta attorney who works on such cases.
The agency also has reduced the number of approved cases it periodically reviews. As a result, "people are getting paid benefits that they're not entitled to, just because we don't have the staff to review their cases," says Witold Skwierczynski, president of the National Council of Social Security Administration Field Operations Locals.


DynAHoy is an extension of the Alloy specification language that allows one to specify and analyze dynamic properties of models. The analysis is supported by the DynAlloy Analyzer tool. In this paper we present a method for translating sequential Java programs to DynAlloy. This allows one to use DynAlloy as a new formal method for the analysis of Java programs. As an application showing the utility of this formal method toward this task, we present JAT, a tool for automated generation of test data for sequential Java programs, implemented on top of the DynAlloy Analyzer.


SYNOPSIS: Set in 1882 in the Old West territory of New Mexico, "Appaloosa" revolves around city marshal Virgil Cole (Harris) and his deputy and partner Everett Hitch (Mortensen), who have made their reputation as peacekeepers in the lawless towns springing up in the untamed land. In the small mining community of Appaloosa, a ruthless, powerful rancher named Randall Bragg (Irons) has allowed his band of outlaws to run roughshod over the town. After the cold-blooded murder of Appaloosa's city marshal, Cole and Hitch are hired to bring the murderer to justice.
REVIEW: Ah, the great American western is still a modern day classic. Ed Harris takes on a starring role as well as Producer, Writer, and Director. This being only his second major motion picture direction, he thoroughly impresses. The icing on that cake is his masterful work playing the role of Virgil Cole. Well heck, the entire cast is tenacious and convincing and what a talented cast it is. It is one of the more eye-opening aspects of this film. But really, the reason why a cast is worth mentioning is if they perform as expected and they certainly do in this case. The only one that seemed a little out of place is Renee Zellweger, but she held her own. The other big names gave big performances; along with Ed Harris are Viggo Mortensen and Jeremy Irons. Each of them will give you chills by the way they played their roles.
The movie opens with the sound of galloping horses and the tone is set. This is not your average, glorified western tale. This is the Wild West where the men are separated from the boys, they are always armed and on constant alert, and the fear of death is not an option. Emotions are not to get in the way for they will jeopardize your survival. Some of the most intense scenes in this film are when no words are spoken at all. Hard, cold stare downs with these cowboys ready to fire their guns at the blink of an eye on any sudden movement and at close range. This is the essence of the Wild West and this movie oozes it. And yet these men with all their gun skill, intensity, and manliness are easily tamed by man's greatest weakness . . . women. I'll leave that at that.
The look and feel of this film transports you to that time. The cinematography and various locations were breath taking and appropriate. The horses and horse drawn carriages, the dirt roads, the wood constructed buildings and homes, the guns and rifles, the dusty boots and spurs, and the extraordinary costumes all added to the effect. Even the dusty, wrinkly, sun-bathed faces made this movie that much more genuine. The script was tight, brief and to the point, and even a little funny at times. The story itself in its basic form was simple, but the way it was drawn out was complex with its share of twists and turns. I'll admit that a few moments seemed to drag but overall this is a fantastic production. If you are a fan of westerns or a fan of good acting, you don't want to miss this one.
I have to agree that it was a really good movie, especially western fans will really like the movie...BUT Something about Renee Zelwegger was more than a little distracting could'nt put my finger on it. But it was a really good movie. It felt kind of edgy.


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Wild Amelia Free 2022 Digital Calendar and New Photo Project
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Wild Amelia is pleased to announce the availability of its 2022 Nature Calendar. Again this year, the calendar, consisting of 13 nature photographs submitted during the 2021 photo contest, can be downloaded free of charge from the Wild Amelia website (wildamelia.org).
Please note the calendar in its original PDF format may be printed or shared with others in its entirety. However, the file may not be edited and individual photographs may not be used for other purposes without the express permission of the respective photographers.
Additionally, the Wild Amelia board has authorized a new photography project for next year in lieu of the annual photo contest. Named "Views You Can Choose," the purpose of the new activity is two-fold. First, submissions will include more than just nature photos. They will also include the story behind the pictures, where and when they were taken and fun facts about the subjects. Second, this information, searchable by subject, location and date, will give residents and visitors a better idea when and where they might see specific animal and plant life. Photographers of all skill levels can submit an unlimited number of photographs throughout the year.
The best photograph each month, in terms of content and technical quality, will be acknowledged via social media and published in the 2023 nature calendar. More detailed information will be provided when the website goes live right after the first of year.
Wild Amelia's mission is to educate residents and visitors about the local bioregion and encourage stewardship of the area's natural resources through events and programs that educate and entertain while promoting a conservation ethic. For updates on the status of program activities, please visit wildamelia.org and Wild Amelia on Facebook.


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I have felt called to serve God and His people in Africa since I was five. So when I was accepted to be a short-term missionary with Blessing the Children in the summer of 2014, I couldn't wait to do what God had put in my heart and soul.
I had never done mission work before so I didn't quite know what to expect. After countless emails with Melissa – she's a saint – and many questions answered, I was "ready" for Ethiopia. Little did I know how much my life would change there.
During my time serving with BCI, God opened my eyes and heart in a completely new way. It's indescribable. I had always loved the beautiful, resilient people Africa without even meeting them. I admired them for their child-like faith and appreciation for everything even though they had indescribably difficult lives.
Through these simple experiences during my trip, I grew in my love and faith for The Creator more than I knew could be possible. I was there to serve the people and help them grow in their love for God, and I sure hope I that, but I must say they changed me and my relationship with Him forever.
Since I have been back in the US, my husband and I have begun sponsoring one of the boys I deeply connected with during my trip – Abreham. For years for Christmas I had asked for the money to sponsor a child and now I have the honor of continuing to serve sweet Abreham and his family whom I actually got to meet.
1 John 4:7-12 | Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
The people of Blessing the Children and Debre Zeit live this daily, and I'm blessed to have met and served them.


Stop me if you've heard this before but Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski looks like he'll be healthy enough to start the season. Gronkowski has constantly teased dynasty owners the past few years.
As if the Darren Sproles crowd didn't need another blow, it looks like Eagles backup running back Chris Polk might see an uptick in touches. Polk is the backup to own in Philly.
For you IDPers, new Titan Wesley Woodyard will be one of the starting LB's in their new 3-4 defense. He's quietly averaged about 100 tackles per year the last three years and should keep that pace up in the AFC South.
For those that think Roy Helu is the obvious choice for third down duties in Washington, think again. Chris Thompson could emerge as the more dynamic playmaker in Jay Gruden's offense and eventually beat out Helu long-term.
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The SoHo Arts Network, a collective of non-profit institutions and exhibition spaces in a neighborhood at the center of downtown New York lore, will present a free public panel discussion later this month and, in April, a Downtown Culture Walk among some of the network's 18 member sites.
On Monday March 27, at the Judd Foundation, a panel will convene to discuss SoHo's historical legacy and the importance of art criticism from the 1950s through the '70s. The talk features ARTnews Editor-in-Chief Sarah Douglas as moderator and, as panelists, Elizabeth Baker, former editor-in-chief of Art in America; Melissa Rachleff Burtt, a professor at New York University and curator of "Inventing Downtown: Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952-1965"; and Phyllis Tuchman, a historian and writer (and contributor to ARTnews). Among the subjects of the discussion, free with tickets reserved in advance, will be the noun-intensive writing and criticism of Donald Judd, whose former home—and now museum—will host.
On Saturday April 29, a Downtown Culture Walk around the neighborhood will include special exhibition walkthroughs, artist talks, and free or reduced admission at SoHo Arts Network sites. Members include the Dia Art Foundation (via Walter De Maria's The New York Earth Room and The Broken Kilometer), the Drawing Center, Emily Harvey Foundation, Recess, and more. For a full list and map, see below. (Click to enlarge.)
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Bodoney Upper Parish Birth Announcements 1843-1869
Extracted from personal notices inserted in the LONDONDERRY SENTINEL & LONDONDERRY STANDARD
Transcribed, compiled and submitted by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
At Leardin, on the 31st ult., the lady of the REV. JOHN MOORE, Presbyterian Minister, Glenelly, of a daughter
At Leardin, on Monday, the 16th inst., the lady of the REV. JOHN MOORE, Upper Badoney, of a son
On the 4th inst., the wife of JAMES McFARLANE, ESQ., Lysnaseraig [Lisnacreight], near Gortin, of a daughter
At Letterbratt, near Plumbridge, on the 20th inst., the wife of MR. JAMES McFARLAND, of a daughter
On Thursday, the 10th inst., at Lisnacraig [Lisnacreight], Plumbridge, the wife of JAMES McFARLANE, ESQ., of a son
September 18, at Leardin, the residence of her father, the REV. JOHN MOORE, the wife of MR. HUGH KYLE CAMPBELL, Letterbrat, Plumbridge, of a son
June 14, at Letterbrat, Plumbridge, the wife of HUGH KYLE CAMPBELL, of a daughter
December 23, at Eden, near Plumbridge, the wife of MR. WILLIAM DUNCAN, of a son
December 21, at Plumbridge, the wife of MR. ROBERT CAMPBELL, of a daughter
On the 22nd December, at Eden Mill, the wife of MR. ANDREW CAMPBELL, of a son
April 18, at Plumbridge, the wife of MR. ROBERT CAMPBELL, of a son
July 3, at Castledamph, Plumbridge, the wife of ALEXANDER DUNCAN, Straughroy, Omagh, of a son
Jan 5, at Letterbratt, the wife of MR. JOHN McFARLAND, JUN., of a son
Feb 20, at Aughalane, Plumbridge, the wife of MR. WILLIAM DUNCAN, grocer, of a son
May 2, at Bellevue, Aghadowey [Co. Londonderry], the wife of the REV. T. REDDY, Rector of Upper Badoney, of a son


Home/Events, News/SWUP – a new way of thinking and being in Ramnicu Sarat!
After the transnational meeting of the partners spent in Ramnicu Sarat, Sport for Women in Urban Places is ready to report the first part of the activities spent in our community in the last months. Starting with a Seminar in which we presented the results of Guimaraes meeting, together with representatives of the local community, Bike parade, we continued with competitions based on handball and football for girls, ending with the most important parts: creating SWUP Club for women and generating specific debates and working still to generate and agenda which will continue the results of the project.
More than being a project, SWUP is a start of a new view of the community, centered of the involvement of women through mass sports and debates, facts which generates during February and march more actions and results that will increase the participation and awareness on the one side regarding the importance of wellbeing and on the other hand of generating a strong community ready to react through meetings and sport activities for the different challenges. With more than 40 members in SWUP local club, initiated at the end of February, the project generated also perspectives, solutions, increasing the number of the women ready to get out of their box, investing time for a healthy lifestyle.
One of the most important results generated in the project besides the specific activities is also the cooperation developed by the municipality with the local citizens and especially with the women from Ramnicu Sarat, considering that the debates generated both ways confidence, suggestions, identifying situations in which the municipality will invest in the next period. Also, the project activated the group of mothers from Ramnicu Sarat, as a new entity co-interested.
February and march will remain the most important period of the implementation considering the number and the quality of the planned actions, starting with Bike activities, actions in the park, meetings and planning of an agenda to include the future actions of SWUP Club.


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For Google: How come no scrolling to enlarge space to sell advertisements on the plain page?
Easy way out is of course to sell advertisement space on its home page. Have it scroll to maximise ads to collect more $$$. More is not necessarily better. I find that this self-imposed limitation forces Google to excel in other aspects of their business.
chop down more trees for urban structures to put advertisements.
clear more empty grassfields to build carparks so gantry bar can paste advertisements.
'scroll' HDB flats to 40 storeys.
'scroll' carparks to 4-5 storeys high.
decorate Sillypore with 2 casinos which brought a hosts of social problems.
decorate Sillypore with world's largest flywheel which recently went bankrupt.
Their philosophy of more & more man-made structures & consumers are making lives difficult for the masses on a tiny island.
Google has prove that it need not sell out its prime space on its homepage to remain the premier search engine. Google operates at a higher level & thus no need for cancerous growth. This lesson is lost on the current Pro Alien Party which is selling out prime space in its mad quest for cancerous GDP growth.
The overpaid ministers scholars are unable to operate at a 'higher' level. So instead of blaming us lesser mortal peasants as not hardworking enough, not striving enough etc. It is those overpaid minister scholars who are unable to play at a higher level to lift the masses up.
The PM is the biggest idiot who cannot see through the problem. He and his ugly wife is sitting at the top getting high pay for doing very little or nothing at all. His old man dad now already too old and not contributing yet want to receive an MP's pay. They should all die a terrible death and be tortured in hell.
I wish the old man to pass away soon. Old man's presence has kept the discenting voices in his own party at bay so far. The more books/memoirs he writes the more the country declines.


Decanting Wine In A Blender. You Heard Right.
Don't blame me. Blame Nathan Myhrvold.
Last year, the chef and former Microsoft chief technology officer released "Modernist Cuisine at Home" (The Cooking Lab; $140; 456 pages), a scientific cooking tome that teaches intrepid home cooks to emulsify and sous vide in the comfort of their own kitchens.
In it, Myhrvold declares that the best way to decant even a prized or aged wine is to whip it with an immersion blender for 30 to 60 seconds. Myhrvold calls it hyperdecanting, and up until recently, even the thought made me shudder.
The ritual of decanting wine has been around since Roman times, when early sommeliers discovered that the best way to avoid sipping sludge was to pour the bottle's clean wine into another vessel, leaving the sediment behind.
Sediment isn't as much of an issue anymore, at least for today's average drinker, who tends to consume commercial wines that have been fined and filtered, or cleared of sediment.
Still, most experts agree that exposing wine to air before serving unleashes and improves its aromas and flavors. In the case of big or tight young reds, it can also mellow the tannins, making it taste like it has some age on it — or cost more than you paid.


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I am making this profile to find a suitable boy for my daughter. She has completed her bachelor's degree . We belong to a middle class, nuclear family with traditional values, currently settled in Palakkad. People describe her as family oriented, homely, active and good-natured. Her hobbies and interests are listening to music, movies and traveling. She would like to go for Further studies and would like to work after marriage.
My daughter has completed her Bachelor's degree. She is currently not working and she lives in Malappuram. We come from a middle class, nuclear family background with traditional values.
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Our daughter ,Varsha is born and brought up in Mumbai. She has completed her BA in Animation and is working for the past -02- years as a lighting artist in an animation company in Bangalore. She is of a wheatish complexion and is having an unmarried elder brother aged -27- working for a nationalised bank in Mumbai. We, her parents, are working for Government organisation. She is a family person
My name is Aswani. I have completed my B.A.. I grew up in a Middle Class, Nuclear family with Orthodox.
Location : Delhi, India
My daughter Abhirami Ajith have completed her B.A ENGLISH(HONORS) from University of Delhi and is currently doing her B.ed From MDU.
She is a Smart,Intelligient and understanding girl. The family is rich in cultural values and would welcome a suitable alliance from parents of qualified and employed Nair Boys preferably native of Trichur/Palakkad/Malappuram Districts Profiles with one and half to two Dosham in jathakam will match.Our home is at pottur between edapal and pattambi.Resmi completed her bachelors degree in Economics and is preparing for govt job
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My daughter has a Bachelor's degree and she is employed in Private Sector as a Teaching / Academician currently based in Kozhikode. We belong to a Middle class, Nuclear family with Orthodox values.
Iam Ajith. My daughter name is Anjana and she is completed B.A English Literature. She is belong to a Upper Middle Class, Nuclear Family with Traditional values.Now we are living in pattambi. Mainly we looking for her life partner he must have a Government Service.
I am a Clerk with a Bachelor's degree working in Government sector. I am currently living in Malappuram. I belong to a Middle class, Nuclear family with Liberal values. only Suddha Jadhakam Match.
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I am looking for an understanding partner. I am down to earth, confident, smart, fun loving, and caring as well. I believe in living in the present with an eye on the future and believe in enjoying every moment of life. I am on the look out for a partner who would treat life not only as a gift but also an opportunity. I would like to meet someone like-minded, in terms of character, personality.
Occupation : Airline Professional
My name is Rijith and I am working as a Airline Professional in the Private sector. I have completed my B.A.. I grew up in a Middle Class class, Nuclear family with Traditional values.
hai.. I am a professional senior medical representative. working at Malappuram, MANJERI. looking for a suitable match. I have one younger brother. we are middle class family. .
He is working as a supervisor in a private company
I have created this for my Brother. He is currently working in Government sector as southern Railway ADN Trolly Man. He has completed his graduation in Economics. We belongs to a middle class family with moderate values.
My name is Sreejith M and I am work as a Health Care Professional in the Private Sector. I have completed my B.A.. I have been raised up in a Middle Class, Nuclear Family with Orthodox Values.
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I have a Bachelor's degree and I am employed in Private Sector as a Media Professional currently based in Bangalore. I belong to a Middle class, Nuclear family with Liberal values.
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Hi and welcome to the review of the Pelikan Souveran M805 Ocean Swirl with an Medium nib. Everybody has probably heard about Pelikan pens since they are one of the oldest pen manufacturers in Europe and probably the whole world. Pelikan is known for its use of high quality materials and great craftsmanship. It's one of the few companies which still uses cellulose acetate to create the pens not opting to change to newer plastics. The use of precious metals, cellulose, high quality plastics as well their piston filling system is a part why Pelikan pens command a premium price. Let's dive into the review shall we!


COD3 quite rightly is still a milestone, as it was Treyarch's first entry into the series proper, and a chance to show off what they could bring to the table. For the most part, they did not disappoint with this one, and the certainly belongs on everyone's shelf.
As one of the most diverse protagonist lineups to date, the chance to divide between American, British, Canadian and Polish servicemen is certainly a stroke of genius, especially in focusing on how they all came together during the Normandy Breakout. As always, the environments, characters, effects and physics are top-notch.
Why this title feels like the weakest one in the series to me has to do with the fact that, in my experience, the weapons seem to have weaker damage hits per round, so that it requires more rounds to put enemies down. Also, as a first attempt at button-mashing quick time events go, it's not bad at all, but it feels clunky compared to what was to come later on. It's not quite there yet, but it's clearly a step in the right direction.
Simply put, while not as good as the previous two games were, it's still pretty damn close, and is indeed a game that still holds up after more than a decade.


"Gayle Zipay interview, 11 April 2017"
In this very brief interview, longtime Cleveland Hiking Club member Gayle Zipay recounts what led her to join the hiking club in 1983. Her interview includes reminiscences about a couple of notable club members, a youth hostel that once operated in the Cuyahoga Valley, and some of the chores associated with maintaining the club's camp.
"Gayle Zipay interview, 11 April 2017" (2017). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 917003.


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2023 Global Leadership Initiative
William is a Water Science & Policy MSc student from the United States. He previously worked with the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Center for Water Security and Cooperation (CWSC) on issues related to climate adaptation and water affordability. His research is now focused on the use of novel financial tools to fund water infrastructure. He holds degrees in Finance (BA) and Plan II Honors (BBA) from the University of Texas at Austin. At Oxford, he is involved with his college's boat club, Oxford Net Zero, and The Oxford Union. William is also an amateur cyclist, a lover of the outdoors, and an avid reader of poetry.
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"Get Out" and see this film
March 6, 2017 March 6, 2017 Towerlight Arts
By: William Strang-Moya, Columnist
As an avid watcher of "Key and Peele," I was enthused to hear that Jordan Peele was directing a horror movie. His enjoyment of and familiarity with the genre is reflected in "Get Out." I'll try not to spoil the film as much as possible, but no promises.
"Get Out" is about race. It is about microaggressions. It is about racially exclusive social cues, and it shamelessly confronts the silent tensions that accompany being a person of color in modern America.
The story follows a young black photographer and his white girlfriend as they visit her parents for the weekend. Needless to say, her family is weird and racist, and of course things go awry. "Get Out" abides by many conventions of horror, and given what many argue is a sensitive subject matter, Peele was able to truly cultivate a nuanced approach to the horror genre.
Comedy is no stranger to horror, and it is this relationship that enables this particular film to elicit a panic response. Everyone has had the ever-uncomfortable experience of the first meeting with their significant other's parents. It is awkward. Though this scenario is often hilarious, it is seldom without anxiety. The story being told through the eyes of a privileged, — how many photographers can honestly afford to live alone in NYC before they are 30 years old? — young black man in an interracial relationship draws the empathy of a very broad and diverse audience
Like many horror movies of the 1960s, "Get Out" is a story about a cult and the silent tension brought on by the shortcomings of American "social equity." "Rosemary's Baby" made a statement about women's reproductive rights and the nature of abusive relationships, just as "Get Out" speaks on behalf of the victims of unspoken prejudices and microaggressive behavior. "Get Out" is, of course, not the first horror movie about the black experience in America. In the '90s, films such as "Tales from the Hood" and"The People Under the Stairs" touched heavily on this matter. They did so in what I believe was in a manner appropriate to their time.
"Get Out" is the product of a learned horror cinephile.
There are subtle references to films such as "Poltergeist," "A Nightmare on Elm Street," "Reanimator," and many more. Peele argues that America is not a post-racial entity, but rather a nation that seeks to paint over its institutional impropriety concerning race relations. Given its incredible box office success, "Get Out" will surely pave the way for a new and unique era of mainstream horror.
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6 Ways Businesses Are Using Augmented and Virtual Reality Today - Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality & Mixed Reality services in Chennai, India.
Virtual and augmented reality are set to disrupt the digital workplace. It will not happen immediately, but it's expected to happen in the medium-term, with many observers suggesting it will take between three and five years before the full impact is felt. That said, a number of industries are already starting to use the technology to enhance productivity and make better use of content.
Proponents predict VR meetings will replace video conferencing in the near future for cutting-edge firms with remote staff. Some companies with a high dependency on remote staff are already using video as the key driver to scale their report operations. Virtual reality will take that a step further. Instead of looking at people on a screen, users will be able to "sit" at the table with office-based employees using VR.
However, we are still in the early stages of software development and best practices are still being developed. One tip Heide Abelli, SVP of content product management for Nashua, NH.-based Skillsoft previously shared with CMSWire was the importance of creating high-quality content made specifically for VR and AR. The entertainment industry is having the most success with this, specifically in the video game sector.
"A perfect example of how to use augmented reality comes from nurses who use it to locate veins faster and more effectively," he said. He cites the example of AccuVein's augmented reality tool, which allows nurses or doctors to use a handheld device, which scans the patient's body and makes the vein visible. This greatly improves accuracy and decreases the likelihood of having to stick a patient multiple times.
VR has even gained ground on the factory floor, according to Tom Wilkerson, founder of online and VR forklift training firm CertifyMe.net. He said VR makes it possible to offer hands-on experience without any risk to worker's safety or equipment, which leads to savings in time and money spent on in-person education, repairs, insurance claims and liabilities. "While VR may seem like a costly initial expense, it can help you grow your business and reduce unwanted costs down the road," he said.
Overland Partners, an architecture firm based in San Antonio, is now using AR and VR on a daily basis as part of their design process. According to a statement from the company, designers can create very quick models and view them in VR to understand the scale of a space and make early changes. "We can take the very detailed model that we use to create working drawings, view it immediately in VR allowing us to review material changes, how sunlight moves through space, and the overall feel of a space," the statement explained.
Splunk chief technology officer, Tim Tully, said gaming has been the most popular area for mainstream AR and VR experiences to date, but this is going to change fast. IoT, manufacturing and supply chain management are logical areas for AR to impact both the user experience and the outcomes immediately. A warehouse floor manager or mechanical technician can scan a QR code or NFC tag that plugs them into health-monitoring dashboards and overlays real-time gauges on-top of real-world objects. Technicians can work off real-time health and performance statistics ensuring optimum functionality and efficiency while minimizing machine downtime.
"This approach is happening today — the University of Connecticut uses AR within its aquaponics lab, where plants and stations are labelled with QR codes," he said.
Augmented reality has already seen phenomenal (though short-lived) success in Pokémon Go. The game encouraged players to get outdoors and capture monsters that were overlaid on the real world when viewed through a smartphone camera hit peak popularity during the summer of 2016.


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Recovery of barrels from partially collapsed rickhouse starts
by: Mike Pickett
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) A day after an O.Z. Tyler Distillery rickhouse partially collapsed, now comes the task of removing and salvaging the thousands of barrels that spilled out yesterday.
Heavy equipment, including a crane, are here behind the partially collapsed rickhouse on Ewing Road. Mounds of dirt are lining the side of Schroth Street. This is part of the effort to remove the barrels and stabilize the building.
Earlier today, they were starting work, removing debris between the building and a wooded area. Officials with the Kentucky Department of Energy and Environment Cabinet say they're testing water samples along ditch lines and the Ohio River. Officials say no signs of contamination have been detected so far.
"From visual observation, there is no indication of degredation to the Ohio River, at least any type of fish kill. That's where we stand around monitoring and assessment stage," says James McCloud of the Kentucky Department of Energy and Environment Cabinet.
A team of engineers is also on site checking the structural integrity of the building.
As for removing the barrels, Master Distiller Jacob Call told Eyewitness News on Monday that the process will be slow and tedious and that it could take at least a month to clear all the debris.
(This story was originally published on June 18, 2019)
EVANSVILLE (WEHT) - With Vanderburgh County remaining in the COVID-19 red zone, health officials were updated vaccination distribution and an eastside bar this weekend that hosted two packed concerts.
Vanderburgh County Commissioners listened as county health officials talked about what's been done to address those concerts on Friday and Saturday nights at KC's Time Out Lounge Bar and Grill.
EVANSVILLE (WEHT) - A potentially armed suspect being sought on federal weapons charges has been apprehended by the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office after fleeing from police.
(This story was originally published on January 19, 2021)
Police officers in Evansville are investigating a crash after a pursuit Tuesday night. The chase began at Berry Plastics Boulevard.
Eyewitness News will update this story as information becomes available.


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Scientists find highly promising therapeutic target for leukemia
Cancer cells consume sugar at a higher rate than healthy cells, but they're also hungry for amino acids, the building blocks of proteins and other biomolecules.
Study discovers new therapy for aggressive blood cancer
Acute myeloid leukemia is the most common form of acute leukemia. It is characterized by an increase of malignant myeloid progenitor cells at the expense of mature blood cells.
Leukemia promotes premature aging in the bone marrow
Leukemia promotes premature aging in healthy bone marrow cells - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
New drug compounds show promise in treating acute myeloid leukemia
Researchers have been struggling for years to find a treatment for patients who have a recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer that is one of the most lethal cancers. About 19,520 news cases are diagnosed a year, and about 10,670 people a year die from it, according to the American Cancer Society.
New study extends our knowledge of the link between miRNAs and cancer
The abnormal expression of different classes of molecules is known to be linked to various types of cells becoming cancerous.
Researchers discover mechanism which drives leukemia cell growth
A mechanism which drives leukemia cell growth has been discovered by researchers at the University of Sussex, who believe their findings could help to inform new strategies when it comes to treating cancer.
Scientists discover two therapies that slow progression of pediatric leukemia in mice
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two successful therapies that slowed the progression of pediatric leukemia in mice, according to three studies published over the last two years in the journal Cell, and the final paper published Dec. 20 in Genes & Development.
Active ingredient in eye drops shows promise for treating aggressive blood cancer
An active ingredient in eye drops that were being developed for the treatment of a form of eye disease has shown promise for treating an aggressive form of blood cancer. Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge, University of Nottingham and their collaborators have found that this compound, which targets an essential cancer gene, could kill leukemia cells without harming non-leukemic blood cells.
Research advances offer hope for patient-tailored AML treatment
Advances in rapid screening of leukemia cells for drug susceptibility and resistance are bringing scientists closer to patient-tailored treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.
Research highlights ability of Bio-Rad's ddPCR in quantifying minimal residual disease
More than 30 abstracts presented at the 60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, December 1-4, featured research highlighting the ability of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR to provide high sensitivity and accuracy in quantifying minimal residual disease -- those remaining cancer cells after therapy that are associated with relapse -- in blood diseases such as leukemia.
Cleveland Clinic expert develops personalized prediction model for Myelodysplastic Syndromes
At the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Cleveland Clinic medical hematologist and oncologist Aziz Nazha, M.D., will present results of a personalized prediction model that surpassed current prediction models for Myelodysplastic Syndromes.
FDA approves new combination therapy for acute myeloid leukemia
Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) often aren't healthy enough to receive intensive chemotherapy, and gentler treatments aren't very effective in treating this aggressive blood cancer.
DNA mutations in healthy and leukemic blood stem cells do not differ, shows research
Researchers from the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology have shown that the number of mutations in healthy and leukemic blood stem cells does not differ.
Researchers identify powerful inhibitor of epigenetic factors that promote acute myeloid leukemia
Some severe forms of leukemia develop because proteins on the epigenetic level lose their regulative function. Now, in a broad international collaboration, UK researchers have identified molecules that can effectively inhibit the dysregulated proteins.
FDA approves new treatment for AML patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Daurismo (glasdegib) tablets to be used in combination with low-dose cytarabine (LDAC), a type of chemotherapy, for the treatment of newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults who are 75 years of age or older or who have other chronic health conditions or diseases (comorbidities) that may preclude the use of intensive chemotherapy.
St. Jude Hospital announces availability of largest collections of leukemia samples
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital today announced the availability of one of the world's largest collections of leukemia samples from children and adults.
Researchers unravel mystery of NPM1 protein in acute myeloid leukemia
While it has long been recognized that mutated gene NPM1 plays an important role in acute myeloid leukemia, no one has determined how the normal and the mutated forms of the protein NPM1 function.
Cancer stem cells depend on amino acid metabolism, and it's proving to be their Achilles' heel
Think of energy metabolism like a party popper: Ripping something apart releases a bang. Most of your cells rip apart sugar to release the "bang" of energy. Sometimes they rip apart fats, and in a pinch, cells can even metabolize protein.
Researchers develop first chemical inhibitors for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia
A research team led by Dr. Xiang David Li from the Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with scientists from Tsinghua University in China, The Rockefeller University, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States, developed the first chemical inhibitors against a novel therapeutic target for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of bone marrow and blood cells.
Amgen announces presentation of new clinical data showcasing early oncology pipeline at ASH 2018
Amgen today announced that new clinical data will be presented at the 60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, Dec. 1-4, 2018. Data across an array of malignancies will be featured in 45 abstracts, including nine oral presentations, from the Company's broad portfolio andearly-stage pipeline.
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Are EU corporate bonds all alike?
Hamed Faquiryan
Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Class Research
Nov 27, 2019 | Integrated Risk Management
The integration of the eurozone's economy may tempt investors to view corporate debt issued by European companies as undifferentiated.
On average, this view has seemed approximately correct. However, during periods of distress, we have seen that the market has distinguished corporate bonds according to where the majority of a company's revenue is generated.
For example, spreads for German corporates exhibited "flight to quality" behavior as their spreads contracted during market dislocations in Spanish and Italian spreads.
Discomfited by these British reverses of the American war, in particular the surrender at Saratoga, Sinclair of Ulbster once lamented to [Adam] Smith: 'If we go on at this rate, the nation must be ruined'. Smith replied with characteristic realism and pithy utterance: 'Be assured, my young friend, that there is a great deal of ruin in a nation'.1
The integration of the eurozone's economy may tempt investors to view corporate debt issued by European companies as undifferentiated, as they would view corporate debt from a single European country. Certain investors may hold the view that Italian and German utility-sector bonds are equally risky, all else constant. On average, this view has seemed approximately correct. However, during periods of distress, we have seen that the market has distinguished corporate bonds according to where the majority of a company's revenue is generated (their "country of risk"), with peripheral EU corporate debt faring worse. Investors may want to keep in mind that European integration is far from complete.
Distressed: EU spreads widened around key market events
Risk contributions as a percentage of total risk for the Markit iBoxx EUR Corporates Index are calculated for month-ends using MSCI's BarraOne's risk-contribution functionality. Note that this index has an average term-structure contribution of 70%, so these contributions make up a much larger portion of the spread contribution.
In the exhibit above, we model a subset of larger EU countries' spread risk in the MSCI Fixed Income Factor (FI400) model with "duration times spread" exposures2 to sector factors (e.g., EU industrials) and to market-neutral country factors.3 The resulting country factors reflect a pure country effect net of the return captured by their primary risk drivers, the sector factors. If the debt of these European issuers were in fact undifferentiated according to their country of risk, we would expect these country factors to have very little contribution to portfolio-level risk.
The exhibit above plots the factor risk contributions4 for the Markit iBoxx EUR Corporates Index for month-ends using BarraOne's risk-contribution functionality. In general, spreads for German corporates exhibited "flight to quality" behavior as their spreads contracted during market dislocations in Spanish and Italian spreads. A recent example of this effect occurred during the Italian sovereign sell-off in May 2018. During this episode, net of other effects, it appears that investors dumped Italian and Spanish corporate bonds and bid up spreads of German and Austrian corporates. This dynamic demonstrates the importance of country effects as distinct drivers of spread risk for euro-denominated corporate debt
Country correlations have changed over time
Correlations for corporates' country factors with the EU Corporate IG Spread factor on the Friday of or immediately after market events. We can see from the above how select EU countries' corporate-debt markets react to sovereign-market news.
Correlation between country-level factors and the all-sector investment-grade Europe factor5 provides further insight into the country effect. The exhibit above plots these correlations by country as of the date of large sell-offs. For example, note how Irish corporates have transformed over the past decade from being positively correlated with European corporate spreads to negatively correlated during periods of market turmoil. While Irish corporates suffered along with other EU corporates during the European sovereign crisis, they revived during subsequent trouble spots. Meanwhile, Austrian and German spreads became more negatively correlated with the all-Europe sector factor with the passage of time.
Treating European corporates as interchangeable within a monetary union is an entirely reasonable intuition. And yet we have seen from our analysis that the market hasn't always agreed, especially during periods of distress. In this way, the market seems to agree with Mr. Smith. The challenge for investors today is then to quantify how much ruin there is in a nation.
1Ross, I.S. The Life of Adam Smith. Oxford University Press, 1995.
2This is a model for fixed-income market risk. Details of the model can be found in "The MSCI Fixed Income Factor Model." The full list of countries covered by this model are: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain
3This "sector first" approach constrains the market-capitalization-weighted sum of country factor returns to zero.
4Factor risk contribution is defined as factor exposure × factor risk × factor correlation with the portfolio.
5This factor covers all of Europe, though country factors are estimated for only 11 countries.
The MSCI Fixed Income Factor Model
Managing Fixed-Income Risk in Turbulent Times
Factor investing goes multi-asset class


However, the club didn't survive the arrival of a new principal the following year. So Zamler tried running it at the local community center, only to find that those who signed up were exclusively boys from well-off families."I went to the principal and explained that I was an entrepreneur and I was willing to run the course voluntarily," says Zamler. And she did, to great acclaim by kids and parents.
"I wanted to reach many more kids, especially those whose parents are not aware of the benefits of this kind of activity and cannot afford high fees," says Zamler, who has a master's of business administration.


It is really someone else's fault all the time?
It has to be said. I know. Some people are going to look at this and go "umm, who do you think you're talking to?" Well, to those people, I guess I'm talking to you. Here goes. When a mistake is made – whatever it happens to be – sometimes it's your fault. It's not always someone else's fault. You forgot to finish that deliverable before Monday morning because you were too wrapped up in having a good time with your awesome buds that weekend. It's not your boss who has a problem, that would be you who does. You thought that that job interview was going to be a piece of cake. Of course they want you, who wouldn't? You didn't get the job. Who should have spent more time prepping for the interview? Yeah, that would be you. You didn't mean to be "just a few minutes late" (aka half an hour late) to pick your kids up after school. But you did stop and get that extra large frappa-mocha whatever. It wasn't the person at the coffee shop who was taking too long. That was you who didn't manage your time properly. You didn't spend the time preparing for that big meeting the next day. It was a total flop (no surprise). No, it's not everyone else's problem that they asked you hard questions. You should have been ready. Take responsibility for your actions. Yeah, sure. Sometimes, mistakes can be the fault of others. But when you really think about it, many mistakes are a result of your actions – or inactions. Take responsibility for what you did or didn't do. Reflect on it. Part of taking responsibility for yourself is to understand what happened. There is a level of vulnerability here that you just have to work through. Ask yourself these questions. What went wrong? What could you have done differently? How can you prevent this from happening in the future? Learn from it. Once you've done that, only then can you truly learn from your mistakes and move on. Owning your actions, and taking steps to improve on this, is going to result in greater success for you. You want that, I know. That's it. That's your tip for today. Take responsibility for your actions. Reflect on it. Learn from it.
I'm going to share something with you today that has nothing to do with a Friday Find. You'll thank me for saying this, trust me. One of my mentors shared this with me and I've never forgotten this invaluable lesson. Here it is: When sending an email communication, don't give people a direct order. Yes, you may be asking your direct report, colleague or contractor to do something for you – maybe in a timely manner. Guess what? Asking someone to do something in this manner doesn't come across positively. It's a turn off. Great leaders, like my mentor, understand that you can be direct, and ask people to do something, without coming across negatively. It's a very subtle thing but highly impactful. Here's an example of what I mean: Please send me that file before lunch today vs. It would be great if you could send me that file before lunch today Can you feel the difference? Amazing leaders ask for things this way. There's no need to be a bossy boots in order to get your message across to others. The second sentence is authoritative, assertive and direct but doesn't have the same negative vibe that the first sentence does. Get it? (from: writingourselveswhole.org) Two things to remember: It's not just what you say but how you say it. This is especially when it comes to written communication where tone is hard to interpret. People always want to do a good job. Ask them nicely – and directly – for what you need or want from them. You'll build a much stronger coalition if you're not perceived as a bossy person. Put this into practice right away. You'll be better off for it. Happy Friday!
I see it each and every day. Just don't do it ladies. Don't wear those blouses with elastic hemlines. Especially if you're trying to hide something. These are the worst. Unless you are stick thin, with zero chest and zero tummy, this garment will never look good on you. Do you know why? The elastic hem, which typically ends at your hips, is usually much smaller than the billowy material above it. Since the material above gathers into the elastic hemline, it creates extra – unnecessary – bulk. Simply put, this blouse will give you an unflattering muffin top, even if you don't have one. If you have the slightest bit of tummy which (let's be honest) most of us do, this is just going to draw more attention to this area. I bet you thought this style of blouse would be great to hide or camaflouge an area you're less comfy with. It doesn't. What should you do: Rid yourself of this garment. Sleeves, no sleeves, 3/4 length sleeves – it doesn't matter. This garment is not flattering. Don't throw it out though, give it to a charitable organization of your choice. Say goodbye to the elastic hemline. Yes, take this to a tailor (or do it yourself) and get the elastic hem removed. This will totally change the look and feel of this garment. Now, all that billowy material above the hem will likely leave this blouse with little to no shape. Ask your tailor to put a couple of darts in to give it a bit of shape around your waist. Look for blouses with flattering cuts. You can do better than that type of blouse above. Yes, you may be less comfy with your tummy but totally hiding it is actually drawing attention to it. Instead, focus on drawing attention to the smallest part of your waist – this is anywhere between your bust and belly button. Here are some blouse ideas for you. Ricki's- Mixed Media Peblum Top Shopbop- Torn by Ronny Kobo Modcloth- Eva Franco on the Glam-paign Trail Top in Waves Aritzia- Babaton Emmett Blouse Now get into that closet and purge! You're welcome.


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