Arthur Shirley was born August 31, 1886 in Hobart, Tasmania, of an Irish father and Australian mother of English parentage. He was educated at a Roman Catholic private school in his native city. Arthur Shirley died in 1967.
On leaving school, he worked in the dispatch room of Tattersall's (Australia's famous sweepstake); then as junior clerk in a solicitor's office. At sixteen, stagestruck, he joined a semi-professional troupe of entertainers which toured Tasmania in a two horse caravan.
In 1904 he sailed for Melbourne, hoping to break into theatre of a more stationary sort. Biding his time, he was door-to-door salesman for a wholesale grocery firm, meantime nourishing his large frame. Film posters later billed him as the Big Australian on the Sixpenny meals to go, in 1904, in the restaurants which lined Bourke Street from Swanson Street to Spring Street.
A devout youth, he next became a novice in a Sydney seminary. The lure of the stage proved, however, stronger than that of the priesthood. In 1905 he left the seminar and returned to Melbourne and stage-door-haunting.
His professional debut was made in 1905 as a three-line Lord-in-waiting, with Nellie Stewart in SWEET NELL OF OLD DRURY at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne. He appeared in several other roles and spent two years touring the back blocks of Victoria and New South Wales as leading man and all-parts-player with the John Cosgrove Company and similar versatile groups. He then went back to working in the theatres.
In 1912, Arthur Shirley made his screen debut, with silvered hair, in the title role of Cozens Spencers sickly opus THE SHEPHERD OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
A couple of years later George Willoughby, enthroned manager, resentful that Arthur Shirley, mere actor, had not signed a contract to tour New Zealand in MR. WU, served an injunction on the firm restraining them from continuing to employ Shirley.
It is necessary to recall then dared be independent. Shirley had dared, and now dared further. He sued Willoughby for crippling his J.C.W. engagement. This defiance of the gods drove the gods together. In court, E.J. Tait, manager sided with George Willoughby, manager. There was the clearest revelation that management's intended to keep actors suppliant. E.J. Tait denied that he had engaged Shirley. The Judge castigated Tail for "deliberate and malicious perjury". Arthur Shirley got five hundred pounds in damages, but his career as a stage actor in Australia was over.
In June 1914, Shirley sailed on the NIAGARA for America and Hollywood. He and his wife were living just off Broadway in an hotel behind the Astor Theatre when war broke out on August 4, 1914.
In the still primitive film industry heroines of the Mary Pickford type were fashionable and, to support them, tall heroes with mobile faces were cast. Shirley, over six feet tall, blue-eyed and handsome, filled the bill and played the hero in a series of two-reels for Kalem Pictures. Ultimately, he appeared for most of the companies, then powerful: Universal, Paramount, etc.
Perhaps Shirley's most famous part was that of John Vassar, the soldier politician hero of THE FALL OF A NATION, a 1917 Vitagraph production written by the Rev. Mr. Thomas Dixon, author of THE CLANSMEN from which D.W. Griffith made his masterpiece THE BIRTH OF A NATION. A special musical score for THE FALL OF A NATION was composed by Victor Herbert.
A dramatic photograph of Shirley as John Vassar was used as a patriotic poster in America during the Great War.
Side by side with movie-acting, Shirley ran a photography business at 6040 Hollywood Boulevard, and was a pioneer in the use of artificial lighting for portraiture, and three-dimensional rather that painted backgrounds. His portrait of Rudolph Valentino, then a dancing partner to Jean Acker in the Rose Room at the Alexandria Hotel, induced Rex Ingram to screen-test Valentino in THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF APOCALYPSE for Metropolitan-Goldwyn-Mayer, forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
After seven years of Hollywood experience and fame, Shirley returned to Sydney Australia in 1821.He was thirty-five,and anxious to invest his money, talents, and knowledge in film production. He formed a company, Arthur Shirley Productions, and began to direct THE THROWBACK in a studio at Rose Bay, Sydney. The company went into liquidation before the film was completed. An attempt by Earnest Higgins, the photographer, and Shirley, to finish the film-- with Higgins as the financier--failed. Higgins, religious to the point of Holy-Joe-ism, objected to the semi-nudes of a mural that gifted scenic artists, the Clint Brothers, had painted for a cabaret scene. He was equally aghast at the screen antics of Minnie Hooper's dancing girls. Litigation began. Shirley and actress, Vera Remee, sued Higgins for salary. Higgins, in retort, kept the reels of film which have never been shown. Shirley's efforts to get the reels reduced him to bankruptcy.
From the hotel in Australia he moved to less glamorous Cathedral Street. Woolloomooloo, where he took a room in a theatrical boarding-house was run by character actress, Cora Warner. She was to give a fine performance as Mother Guttersnipe in Shirley's next film, THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB. Despite the vicissitudes of THE THROWBACK company, THE MYSTERY OF THE HANSOM CAB was substantially backed by a new company, Pyramid Pictures, and had its premiere at the Crystal Palace Theatre in Sydney in 1925. Shirley wrote the scenario, directed the film and played two parts. The film took five months to photograph. Many of the scenes were in Melbourne on the steps of Parliament House, in the Fitzroy Gardens, and also St. Kilda Road. The film was Australia's first ten-reeler, and the first to use double exposure. It cost 2500 pounds to make,and made a profit of 15,000 pounds. He continued in the business and made a name for himself.
Arthur Shirley became involved as the main stock-in-trade, with Australian National Feature Films, (from Australia to the World was their slogan), the directors of which tried to whip us public support "to develop the Motion Picture Industry in Australia". Their efforts also failed,and with them Shirley's interesting films.
Now living in Sydney, Arthur Shirley had few regrets for his defeat by the forces of stage and movie cornering-his fate has been the fate of many talented Australians who had hoped and laboured to make good films in Australia His main interests are archaeology, and ancient Egypt.
SHIRLEY, ARTHUR (1886-1967), actor and film producer, was born on 31 August 1886 in Hobart and registered as Henry Raymond, eighth of thirteen children of Henry Shirley, civil servant, and his wife Sarah Ann, née Morton. He was baptized Arthur, educated at a Catholic school, and employed with George Adams's Tattersall's lottery and then as a junior solicitor's clerk. Stage-struck, he went to Melbourne, haunted managements and in 1905 secured a three-line part in Sweet Nell of Old Drury with Nellie Stewart. He toured with William Anderson's company, appeared in 'Bland' Holt's melodramas in 1907 and played with Lilian Meyers at the Theatre Royal, Hobart, where he was variously billed as 'H.', 'R.', or 'A.' Shirley. After touring the backblocks (1909-10), he worked in 1911-13 with the companies of George Marlow, Beaumont Smith and George Willoughby. At St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Sydney, on 22 December 1913 he married Ellen Newcomb Hall, a singer from New Zealand; they had a son before separating in 1920 and eventually being divorced in 1940.
Unable to pay a debt of almost £23, Shirley had been declared bankrupt in December 1913. Next year he was involved in litigation with Willoughby. He won romantic leads in two silent feature films, as Dr Henry Everard in The Silence of Dean Maitland (directed by Raymond Longford) and in the title role in Cosens Spencer's The Shepherd of the Southern Cross. Both films opened on 13 June 1914. The former was a success, the latter a failure. Leaving in June with his wife for the United States of America, Shirley was contracted to Hollywood's Kalem and Universal companies. He was 'over six feet [183 cm] tall, blue-eyed and handsome', with 'matinée-idol looks'. His films included a melodramatic, two-reel western, One Man's Evil (1915), Bawb O' Blue Ridge (1916), The Fall of a Nation (1916)—in which he played a soldier—and Branding Broadway (1918) with William S. Hart.
Shirley settled in Sydney in April 1920 with grandiose plans for his own company, including an American production team and 'full equipment such as lights, cameras, printing machine and laboratory outfit'. He styled himself 'the Big Australian' and set up a film studio in a property at Rose Bay. Under the slogan 'Moving Pictures Made in Australia for the World', he began to produce an ill-fated feature, 'The Throwback', which was beset by financial problems. Following court action against his cinematographer Ernest Higgins, Shirley was unable to pay costs and was declared bankrupt in 1925. He attributed his insolvency to Higgins's 'hatred, spleen and malice'. The film was never completed.
Returning to the stage as Steve Gunn in The Sentimental Bloke (January 1923), Shirley gained financial backing from Pyramid Pictures Pty Ltd, a Melbourne syndicate, for another foray into film-making. His best-remembered and best-regarded cinematic effort was a remake of a popular stage melodrama, based on the detective novel by Fergus Hume, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Melbourne, 1886). Playing the chief suspect Brian Fitzgerald, Shirley also directed, produced and wrote the screenplay. The commercial success of the film, released in 1925, enabled him to write, produce and direct another feature, The Sealed Room (1926), in which he again took the lead.
In 1927-30 Shirley was based in London. Failing to gain releases for his films in Britain, he tried in 1928 to establish a new production company in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). From 1930 he spent four years at Hollywood. Conveniently believing that his wife was dead (although he had been sued for maintenance in London in 1929), he married Frances Clayton at Hollywood in 1934; her previous marriage had been annulled. He returned alone to Sydney that year. His plans to make more films came to nothing. In 1940 he adopted a son, who supported him. Three years later, standing as an Independent, Shirley unsuccessfully contested East Sydney, Eddie Ward's seat in the House of Representatives.
By 1965 Shirley's main interest lay in archaeology and ancient Egypt. Survived by his adopted son, he died on 24 November 1967 at his Rose Bay home and was buried in Waverley cemetery.
1.i Henry Shirley born about 1849; civil servant; supposedly "an Irish father"
17 May 1873 The Mercury (Hobart) "On Wednesday 23rd April at St Mary's Cathedral by the Reev D.F.X. Beechinor, Henry, the second son of Mr Richard Shirley, Kilkenny House, to Sarah Ann, only daughter of Mr William Morton of Liverpool Street."
The Mercury (Hobart) 20 Mar 1886. Marriages SHIRLEY-SHIRLEY.--"On Wednesday, March 3, at St. Joseph's R.O. Church, Hobart, by the Rev. M. W. Gilloran, James, fourth son of R. Shirley, Kilkenny House, Hobart, to Jennie, third daughter of James Shirley, Esq., Garnaman House, County Kikenny, Ireland."


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I'm not sure why you didn't write me back, probably you had a lot of things to do, or maybe you had lots of messages, as such man like you probably don't suffer from lack of women's attention, but I was waiting and waiting for your message, but did not get it.
Happy to have your reply :) I suppose you did not get my previous message, well, it is okay... How is granny? Sorry to read that she has such problems.
How do you cope with your daughters to be so far from you? It must to be hard, is not it? Sorry also to read about your ex. If she wanted to be with you, then why she didn't understand that she had to learn German? David, I understand that she hurt you. I think you would not say that bad words to her if she would not deserve that words. I am not usually person who would judge someone. But if someone hurts, then it is hard to find gentle words... What is so bad in kindergarten? On the contrary, it makes child to be more social and to know new things.
You have noble job. I appreciate it.
So, I think it will be fair, if I will tell you few words about me. My name is Natalia. I am 31 years old. My family is my mother, father, my grandmother and my younger brother. I also have cousins living in another city. I have born on the April 13, 1987 , so soon will be 32 .
I have never been married and have no kids.
I'm working a social worker according to my education, I have finished a police school, so I am working at the police office with difficult kids. I'm often heard that it isn't lady`s job, but don`t care about this, I like it)) There are many difficult teenagers in my country as actually life here is not easy.
I`m living in Ukraine, Eastern Europe. If you heard there was a revolution in my country. I`m living in occupied territory in a small town named Irmino (not far from Russian borders). And there are a lot of militia there. There are a lot of destroyed houses and other buildings after this terrible war(( But as said Freddy Mercury "show must go on", so I try to work hardly and help people, in particular kids and their parents.
Hmmm Mister Handsome, have you ever heard that you have magic smile?
:)) NEVER EVER respected lazy people. It is does not matter it is woman or man.
David, I never liked when man is thin. It is a good thing that you try to lose weight.. Well, maybe you just do not need to be frustrated?
David, may I dare to ask.. How can be that amount so big that would allow your ex to make parties and pay for children's needs? Was it considered to have kids with you? Or they will not give them to you, because you have busy schedule and you are single?
Hmm it was surprising me that you asked me for that photo. So, this way you will be sure that I am, who I am. It is wise. It was not problem for me to do this. Actually, I wanted to wish you good night yesterday, but saw that request and I wanted you accept me as a real person, so I decided to write you only with that photo. I tried to not cover my face so you will see that I am who I am.
David, I understand your doubts about my existing and etc. I am policeman, so I understand that you want everything to be for sure.
And it's even more pleasant for me to know that you can be sure that I am real.
You know, there were times when I did not like my job, it is not safe, it is makes me to have a lot of responsibilities, but then then I see the results of it and it makes me the happiest. There were a lot of children who had problems with social and with school and then to see them having success in school and happy in their lifes - it means a lot to me. The main mistake of a lot of social workers is that they all think that problematic kids are all bad, but this is not true.
What is my plan for future? It is easy - I want to be happy. Happy wife and mother. I want to have kids, I want to change my life. I am not afraid of problems of anything else. I just want to fall in love and to be with one I love.
And you? What are your goals? Do you want to have more children?
Morning came and I hurried to write you message. Strange feeling. I do not remember when I was thinking about someone. Thank you for photos.
I love dogs :)) I think we should learn a lot from dogs. Firstly how to be devoted.. David, I do not have reasons to not trust your words, so I do believe that it is your sister..
David, of course, neither you, nor me can say that we have future together, but as for me, I consider my man to be like you. Maybe it is too fast, but it is the way I feel. You are not like men here. I do not know and do not have clear answer why I could not find someone here. I can't say that I have lack of men's attention. Just they do not have mine. Not a lot of men interesting in making family and having just a happy life. A lot of them like to cheat their ladies.
And the sad thing is that a lot of ladies trying to deal with this. As for me, I will never ever lay in same bed with man who cheated on me.
No, men here are not scared of me. Though, there were some, saying that I am iron lady :) hah)) I can't call myself there. Yes, sometimes I can be like iron, but sometimes I can cry if I will see homeless puppy at the street or child crying in my office.
This would be amazing to have a big family. I meant if consider us being together and we have your daughters and our kids as well. This would be amazing.
Thank you for saying that about my character. It is even more pleasant than compliments about looks or etc..
I am sorry to read about your past relationships you had.. This is sad. I can only imagine how you feel yourself, well, I will better die than will cheat on my man. I find it disgusting. This is why I will never allow it to myself. It is taboo. I will never forgive this to my man, same as I will never allow myself to cheat on to my partner.
How is your mood today?
Thought about kissing you this morning..
During all this day I was wondering what did you write me. I understood that there is message from you and was eager to read it.
David, I have never smoked in my life. Even have not tried it. I hate the smell of smoke..
I love the way you ended your message.. Seriously, it is pleasant.. My days changed since we have started our chatting. I have been thinking how it can be to meet you from job. What do you like to eat? to drink?
Hmm interesting about Ukrainian cousin, what do you like exactly? I like to cook. Can't say that I cook too much now. Just I do not eat much and cooking for myself is not something that I like to do.
What do I need for meeting? Hmm we are talking already about such a serious talks.. I can confess that I am satisfied from this. Because during the last days I was thinking about meet with you. Meeting in Ukraine can be not safe. There were amount of people who suffered from this. We have this statistic. They are pretty much. Besides, this is quite expensive, I mean meeting. I'm not sure how much it can cost, but this isn't a cheap thing. As I know Ukraine and European counties has visa free regime, so all that needs is international passport with biometric datas.
How is your mood this morning? How is the weather there? It is sunny here, but some windy. But basically, it is okay.
I see that you know everything that needs for coming to you. I also tried to find out everything that needs. I went to department to find out everything and I was informed that there are 2 ways of getting that passport. The first one is going to Severodonetsk or Starobelsk city and make it there, or order it using the agencies here. In both ways it will cost me from 300 to 500 euro, depending of the terms that need to make it. David, I'm sorry from telling you this, but I don't have that much money. I am working in police and we do not earn that much. So, probably you need to consider looking for someone, who would be richer than me. I felt myself terrible after I found out that it costs that much. I did not know that it is that much.
I do like to drive, though, haven't driven for a long time. Of course, it is only pleasure to drive the automatic transmission :)) David, deep in my heart, I am ready to change my life. I am ready to live with man, no matter in what country. Only that matters is to be with the one you love. I understand that you can't change your country, you have kids. And Ukraine is not that country to relocate in present time. But this thing with money and expensiveness of everything is something that makes me to think how to do that. Here's salaries does not even enough for living, I have forgotten when I bought the clothes at the last time, not saying about something more.
Can I see how you went to barbershop? I hope that you will have a great time there on your colleague's birthday party :) How would they react if you would come there with someone like me? Someone from another country, with different language and culture? My favourite flower is white lilies and of course, as probably every lady I like roses. But more lilies.
Hmmm now I started thinking how it will be to meet with you. The first meeting in airport. Probably I would shake.
Hmmm you know, I did not know that you have such a straight attitude to German ladies. It seems that your ex hurt you too much. I am sorry for this.
Well, David, I do not drink alcohol, so this will not be problem for me. And I do not know how drunk I can be to do such things that you say... I have never cheated to man I was with. This is physically not possible. Because I just can't be attracted to someone if I have my man. It's hard to explain.
Hmmm I think too much about you..
Dear, I did not tell you, but as a psychologist I was in help to the people who lost their families or family members during this war and also to the one who saw how Malaysian Boeing was crushed on 2014 .
David, hard to explain how much I want sometimes someone hug me and tell me simple that everything will be fine. Maybe because of my job, but I am not used to complain on something. I think only my pillow knows how much I tired of everything and how much I want to be happy.
You know, after I sent you my last message I felt myself so good and I had tears in my eyes. I kept all that so many years in myself, not because I did not want to share it, but because there was no one to share it with. This drove me crazy literally. Now I feel myself so good. There is kind of bond between us and it makes me happy... I imagine how we are talking laying on sofa and just sharing each other's secrets.. And I felt myself really the happiest woman in the world.
I would never believe if someone would tell me that I would feel something like that to man I never met in person. You are different.
I think it is pretty long to wait, I mean till November :) David, the last time I took vacation it was November 2015 th. So, I am working without vacations for 3,5 years. I can take it any time I want.
Hmm that would be awesome to visit you. To see the life you have, things that around you and people who are around you.. When you think we can do that?
Believe me, every sister do not estimate the things that brother do.
I'm writing you with sad mood today. David, probably you need to find someone another. I am too problematic woman. I went today to department I wanted to visit yesterday. Dear, we checked the national Ukrainian base. And I am on that list. They said that I could not make permission to enter Ukraine. The process of making international passport involves having special permission. This permission means that I don't belong to separatists organization. But, for Ukrainians, I belong to separatistic organization, because I work in police department. It does not matter that I help kids the thing that matters is that I am here and work in police structure. I started talking with him and asking how can I switch my surname outside of that list and to clean my history (as they called it) , he said that he can do this, but this will be too expensive, because he will need to connect with people from the Ukrainian part. A lot of things here is corrupted. And I understand you have sad experience. So, I'm not sure what to do.
David, they asked for too big amount. He said that it will be around 870 euro. I'm sorry, David, I really tried to do everything to reach you. But it does not mean that I will stop searching for that ladies.
I will do my best for this. I am sorry for spoiling probably your mood. I cried myself since I found it out. Darling, I could come through the Russia, as I think, but I need to make the passport first.
How long time will you spend there?
David, dear, I need to have 870 for that cleaning history. Around 100 I will need to make permission, around 550 will be for the taxi, then for 5 days of being there will be 225, phone with the sim-card will be around 200 and honey, I'll need to have at least some money to have in my pocket :( And better to have also money for the hotel in Kiev. And tickets you said you will book, yourself, right?


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CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors, owned by the Edmonton Oilers, open the 2014-15 season this Friday and Saturday on Dignity Health Home Ice at Rabobank Arena. Friday features a Condors Jersey Rally Towel Giveaway and is followed up on Saturday by an LA Kings Stanley Cup Celebration featuring a mini-figurine giveaway, entertainment from the Kings Ice Crew and mascot Bailey, and interactive games on the plaza before the game.
The Condors come off their best season in team history last year when they advanced to the Western Conference Finals and are back to re-write history this season.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 17 – OPENING NIGHT JERSEY RALLY TOWEL GIVEAWAY
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The first 3,000 in attendance, 5 and older, will take home a Condors Jersey Rally Towel to bring and swing to all games this season. Swinging them in the classroom is not encouraged!
Get your first look at the team featuring new coaching staff, J.F. Houle and Ben Boudreau along with seven players assigned from the Oilers.
SATURDAY, Oct. 18 – LA KINGS STANLEY CUP CELEBRATION / MINI-FIGURINE GIVEAWAY
Come down to Rabobank Arena early as the LA Kings Ice Crew and Street will hold a Party on the Plaza beginning at 4 p.m. Bailey, the Kings mascot, will join them for the game to entertain the crowd!
The party will feature inflatable games, street hockey, autographs, pictures, and chances to win great prizes
The first 1,000 kids, 12 and under, will receive a LA Kings Oyo mini-figurine of one of the heroes of the team's Stanley Cup run.
Players include: Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty, Marian Gaborik, Anze Kopitar, Alec Martinez, and Justin Williams
Doors open at 6 p.m. (5:45 for season ticket holders!); puck drops at 7 p.m. both nights.
$5 Margaritas and Deluxe School Kit Giveaway next Thursday and Friday
Condors ticket plans to the most affordable family fun in Bakersfield are on sale now ensuring you get to take home the best giveaways and promotions. Enjoy $5 margaritas on Thursday Oct. 23 and on Friday Oct. 24 the first 2,000 kids, 12 and under, will take home a deluxe school kit
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WHERE TO CATCH US THIS WEEK
Wednesday Oct. 15 – Eyewitness News on KBAK (Ch. 29) at 6:40 a.m. – J.F. Houle on morning show
Eyewitness News on KBFX (Ch. 58) at 7:20 a.m. – Ryan Holt on morning show
Thursday Oct. 16 – Third Thursday at Mill Creek Park, 5:30 – 8 p.m. – Meet and have dinner with the entire team as they help kick-off the season
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Can you travel London with less than 100K pesos? Sharing this London Travel Blog Tips on a Budget Trip. I'm from the Philippines, I traveled solo in London recently and I only spent 87,866 for my 9 days stay. Yup, cheaper than my 9-day trip in Japan.
London is one of the best cities in the world according to millennials. My travel in London includes visiting these famous tourist spots. Every corner of London is actually picturesque, perfect for Instagram.
I also got some short clips and made a video about it above. Consider it as my London travelogue. So many things to do in London in every place below. The food is amazing, too.
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Always do this so that prices won't increase whenever you search for hotel accommodations and flights.
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I booked using airlinepromo.net That website always gives the cheapest flights wherever I travel. I booked a direct non-stop flight from Manila to Heathrow airport. It's a 14-hour non-stop flight. Thanks to Philippine Airlines, they offer these flights. I like PAL because their flights are always smooth and on time. Time is money so a direct flight saves a lot of energy and time. Airfare for my trips was 47,450.
I used AirBnB for my London stay because I wanted to experience living like a local. When I returned from Scotland to London, I booked a hotel in Soho, London using Booking.com as they have free cancellation offers. My AirBnB London apartment cost was 17, 349 (with breakfast) while my hotel in Soho was 5,292.
Yes, there are free tours available in most of Europe. You only need to reward a tip (not mandatory) for the tour guide assigned for your tour. I paid my tour guide 5 British pounds for my tour in London and that covers almost all the tourist attractions in central London. You can book yours at Sandeman's website. They offer free tours in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and other European cities.
The tour guide was cool, funny and amazing and even shared surprising spots in London like the street where they shot some Diagon Alley scenes. Hey, are you a fan of Harry Potter? Because I am.
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After my two-hour London tour, I got familiar with London a bit so the next day, I explored other places my own. Walking around the streets in London would bring you to the next famous attractions. Like Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street, Soho and the like are all closer to each other. You'll be surprised finding each spot just by walking.
I suggest you download these free apps as they can help and guide your journey even without a wifi.
Forget renting an internet hotspot and save your money because you can find free wifi almost every corner of London. Places like Starbucks, Caffé Nero, Mc Donald's, Costa Coffee and Pret A Manger has free wifi. Can't find free wifi? Find any O2 Wifi hotspot and connect, it's free! Yay!
Many people ask how much is the daily budget to stay in London? According to travelers, it's approximately $110 per day including food, accommodation, attractions, transportation and the extra stuff. Since I already settled my hotel with breakfast, I only need to spend money for my lunch, dinner, transportation, and tour tips. The breakdown of my expenses are listed below.
Note that the budget above does not include visa processing, travel insurance (optional) and pocket money. Make sure you have a visa already before you book anything. To guide you about the visa process, read the guide below.
The budget trip can be challenging in absence of adequate knowledge. Thanks for sharing information.
Great stuff you have here Fehl! I truly appreciated the expense breakdown, it gives everyone an idea of what to expect in terms of spending. I don't think I'd spend $110 a day though. I even heard about London grocery store escorts,did you? I'm quite shocked really.
The great blog post that manages to encompass much London has to offer! London has so many places to visit. It is a great article for the readers who will travel to London for the first time with whole budget planning and everything. Thanks for sharing the useful article. I also started a London Blog 5UK. Hope you to give a look at my blog.
Some amazing stuff there. I like the top 5 idea. Keep it up!


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Bilingue. 10 histoires en français & en anglais
De : Maurice Leblanc
Lu par : Paul Spera, Philippe Colin
Améliorez votre anglais en écoutant de la littérature ! C'est notre promesse, notre engagement.Retrouvez 10 aventures du plus célèbre des voyous au grand cœur, le célèbre Arsène Lupin. Chaque histoire est interprétée d'abord en version française, puis elle est suivie à chaque fois de la même histoire interprétée en anglais : L'arrestation d'Arsène Lupin/The arrest of Arsène Lupin ; Arsène Lupin en prison/ Arsène Lupin in prison ; L'Évasion d'Arsène Lupin/The escape of Arsène Lupin ; Le Mystérieux voyageur/ The mysterious traveller.
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Bilingue. 5 histoires en français & en anglais
Améliorez votre anglais en écoutant de la littérature !C'est notre promesse, notre engagement. Retrouvez 5 aventures du plus célèbre des voyous au grand cœur, le célèbre Arsène Lupin. Chaque histoire est interprétée d'abord en version française, puis elle est suivie à chaque fois de la même histoire interprétée en anglais : L'arrestation d'Arsène Lupin/The arrest of Arsène Lupin ; Arsène Lupin en prison/Arsène Lupin in prison ; L'Évasion d'Arsène Lupin/The escape of Arsène Lupin ; Le Mystérieux voyageur/The mysterious traveller.
Best Of Marquis de Sade. 120 Days of Sodom / Philosophy in the Boudoir / Justine or the Misfortune of Virtue
De : Marquis de Sade
Lu par : Paul Spera
Discover an abridged version of Marquis de Sade most famous and outrageous masterpieces: "Philosophy in the Bedroom" ("La philosophie dans le boudoir"), "Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue", and "The 120 Days of Sodom".
The Story of King Arthur
De : Beatrice Clay
Beatrice Clay's retelling of Arthurian tales remain as vibrant today as when they first became a popular success eighty years ago. Sir Galahad, Sir Launcelot, Queen Guenevere and Morgan Le Fey, all these beloved characters are brought together for a vibrant recreation of life in the Middle Ages. This great treasure-house of stories is to English culture what the stories of Ulysses and Aeneas were to the Greeks and Latins, a national inheritance of which they should be, and are, proud.
100 quotes by Carl Jung
De : Carl Jung
Jung regarded the unconscious and its symbolic content as crucial to our psychological development; among the central concepts of analytical psychology is individuation, which is the lifelong psychological process of differentiation of the self. Jung considered it to be the main task looming over every human being in their development, and experimented with a variety of practices to dive always deeper into it. These 100 quotes have been carefully selected to introduce you to his character and his way of thinking, and to inspire you into making your own discoveries about the unconscious.
120 days of Sodom
"The 120 Days of Sodom" is "the most impure tale that has ever been told since our world began". It was written by the Marquis de Sade, a french noble man, in the space of 37 days, while imprisoned in the famous parisian Bastille. Fearing confiscation, the Marquis de Sade, Donatien-Alphonse-François, had to write it on a continuous roll of paper, made up of small pieces glued together. The original manuscript is now on display in Paris, and is the third most expensive kept in France, insured for 12 million euros.
De : James Gardner
Phaeton is the son of Apollo and a mortal woman, and his heart's desire is to be seen but once driving his father's chariot, the one used by the god to make the sun travel in the sky. This myth is an ageless story of failure at the hands of pride, similar to that of Icarus. It is a fundamental part of Greek mythology and of modern culture. This short story is a retelling of the myth in great detail and with an elegant style that will edify children and adults alike.
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The myth of Icarus is an ageless story of failure at the hands of pride, similar to that of Phaeton. It is a fundamental part of Greek mythology and of modern culture. This short story is a retelling of the myth from 1914, a year in which it was easy to fear for a son who would soar in the sky with metal wings; the story of Icarus and Daedalus is told in great detail and with an elegant style that will edify children and adults alike.
De : Walter Scott
Set in 12th-century England, with colourful descriptions of medieval life and adventures, "Ivanhoe" is a realistic and vibrant story set in a kingdom torn asunder by the hatred between Saxons and Normans. Richard the Lionheart is headed home from the Third Crusade to reclaim his throne. Amid the heat of a tournament, King Richard comes to the aid of another crusader who has returned in disguise. Wilfred of Ivanhoe also seeks to recover a lost heritage - and the hand of Lady Rowena, "a rose of loveliness, and a jewel of wealth; the fairest among a thousand."
Echo and Narcissus
The myth of Echo and Narcissus appears in Ovid's "Metamorphosis", a Latin mythological epic from the Augustan Age. It is one of the most touching stories ever written and has inspired countless works of art through the centuries. The nymph Echo angers Hera, queen of the gods, who curses her: henceforth, Echo will only be able to repeat the last words that struck her ears. One day, the beautiful Narcissus, son of a nymph and a river god, passes through the forest.
6 Novels by Guy de Maupassant
De : Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant was an absolute master of the short story genre, delighting in clever plotting, concise style, and efficient storytelling, which he used to produce stunning pieces in a very condensed format. Maupassant specialized in realism, with its sharp criticism of lower human nature and society, and fantastic, although his ventures in the supernatural are often used as an implicit symptom of the protagonists' troubled minds - he was absolutely fascinated with psychiatry, which was nascent at the time.
The Elixir of Life
De : Honoré de Balzac
The spoiled son of a Spanish nobleman, Don Juan Belvidero cannot wait for the moment to claim the family wealth and title for himself. His father calls to his death-bed to inform him that he is in possession of a magic, death-defying potion. If the son will only rub the liquid on his dead body, the father will come back to life. Don Juan assures his father that he will resurrect him, but will he keep his promise or betray the old man?
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is the ultimate tragic love story. It is perhaps one of the most famous Greek myths, and the greatest artists have composed masterpieces to honour these two great lovers who lost their chance at reunion. The earliest account comes from Ibycus (circa 530 BC), a Greek lyric poet. This short story is a mixture of the various existing versions, presenting the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in all its details, all the way to Orpheus' death at the hands of the Bacchantes.
The Death Of Adonis
"The Death of Adonis" is a fundamental part of Greek mythology and one of its most touching stories. Accidentally wounded by one of Eros' arrows, the goddess Aphrodite falls desperately in love with the handsome Adonis, son of a king and a beauty among mortals. Yet his only passion is hunting and he refuses to take her warnings seriously when he hears about a great boar he would love to slay. There is something of the idea of coming of age in this tale, when the moment of realisation brings forth the understanding of what could have been and where the real beauty lays.
The myth of King Midas is a cautionary tale about the dangers of believing that gold should be coveted above all things, and the foolishness of wishing without thinking. It appeared in Ovid's "Metamorphosis", and has inspired many works of art and literature through the centuries. This is a retelling of the complete tale of "The King with the Golden Touch", from the Gordian knot to the ears of an ass, in great detail and with an elegant style that will edify children and adults alike.
10 Mythological Heroes & Stories
Ten mythological heroes and stories from Greek mythology, for a delightful overview of the fundamentals of our culture. This is a selection of the most touching and inspiring stories from Ancient Greece; they have all inspired countless works of art through the centuries, often come from even more ancient myths, and are here retold in a detailed and lively manner.
"The Conscript" is one of the stories from the great collection making up "The Human Comedy"; it captures the human cost of revolution in a terribly touching way. Madame de Dey is a noble, rich widow whose son, an officer in the dragoons, has chosen to follow the princes into exile. She remains behind in a precarious position to look after his fortune. She is now awaiting her son's arrival in disguise.
100 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
De : Ralph Waldo Emerson
In his lifetime, Ralph Waldo Emerson was the most widely known man of letters in America, establishing himself as a prolific poet, essayist, popular lecturer, and advocate of social reforms. He was considered one of the great orators of the time, and his enthusiasm and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. As a poet and philosopher, he led the Transcendentalist movement, which professes the belief that everything in ouf world is a microcosm of the universe, and in the infinitude of individual man.
100 Quotes by Winston Churchill
De : Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill was a British statesman, orator, and author who, as prime minister, rallied the British people during World War II and led Britain to an allied victory. Churchill's "bulldog" spirit seemed to summarise the mood of the British people even during the bad times, such as Dunkirk, and the inspirational victories, such as the Battle of Britain. His was a brilliant mind, full of wit and intelligence; his oratory brilliance and his admirable style led him to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953.
Zadig or the book of fate
De : Voltaire
"Zadig" is a work of philosophical fiction by the famous Enlightenment writer Voltaire. It is a delightful mix of political satire and insightful challenge of religious and metaphysical orthodoxy, with its main character undergoing a complete moral revolution while human life is presented as in the hands of a destiny beyond human control. Along with absolute stylistic mastery, Zadig provides insight into the nature of free will, in a story whose fast pace follows the highs and lows bestowed by Fortune on the hero.


The Colman Library (in the Hopkins building) is the departmental library. The Assistant Librarian is available to help in locating books and journals and for advice on accessing and using electronic library resources. Part II and Part III Biochemistry students have priority over Part I students for seating in the library.


Wolfsheim was formed in 1987 by the brothers Markus and Olli Reinhardt, and Pompejo Ricciardi. The name wasn't taken from the city in the Rheinland-Pfalz, but from none other than Scott Fritzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. They recorded a demo tape and three months later Ricciardi left the band, to be replaced by Peter Heppner. Heppner, who was recommended by Ricciardi, already knew the brothers, since they had grown up in the same part of Wilhelmsburg and, for the most part, had the same friends. Peter and Markus, even took art classes together. Shortly afterward, Olli left the band while Markus and Peter carried on. At first, they sang the songs Ricciardi had written, but wanting a fresh start Peter began writing new lyrics. Wolfsheim released two more tapes, which they sent out to ten record labels. All ten labels turned them down. Then in 1991, Lothar Garther from Strange Ways Records discovered the talented duo, and released the maxi-CD The Sparrows and the Nightingales. Over 10,000 copies were sold, and Wolfsheim released another maxi called Its Not Too Late.
Wolfsheim's debut album, No Happy View, was released in 1992. Selling over 40,000 copies, the material on the album was recorded over a span of two- to three years, and re-mastered in two weeks. Several magazines heralded Wolfsheim as band of the year, as they appeared at their first Zillo Festival. September the following year, two more maxi-CDs, Now I Fall and Thunderheart, were released prior to their second album. The Popkiller album marked a definite improvement for the band. More time was taken in the recording of it, and classical influences were incorporated. Wolfsheim played the Strange Ways Festival that year as well.
The Elias maxi-CD was released in 1994 and stayed on the Media Control Charts for five weeks. Apart from playing the Strange Ways Festival that year, Wolfsheim also prepared tracks for their upcoming early years best of album, 55578 . Released in February of 1995, the best of featured tracks from 1987 to 1995. The limited edition of 55578 was produced as 55,578 copies containing a bonus live CD recorded from the Strange Ways Festival in 1994. A new maxi-CD, Closer Still, was released later that year in November.
Wolfsheim worked with producer Jose Alvarez to produce their third album, Dreaming Apes, in February 1996, containing two tracks completely sung in German, and four instrumentals. In May, they released another maxi-CD titled A New Starsystem Has Been Explored, along with a video release of the track. In 1997, they released their first live CD, Hamburg, Rom, which was recorded during their 1996 tour. Along with Axel Ermes from Girls Under Glass, and Christoph Bolwin from Stalin, Markus released a side project that year titled Der Genetische Traum under the moniker Neustart.
In 1998, Wolfsheim prepared to release their most successful album to date by releasing the first single from it, Once in a Lifetime, in October, and the second single, Its Hurting for the First Time, around Christmas. Finally in February 1999, Wolfsheim released their fifth album, Spectators. The album remained at number two on the German Media Control Charts for several weeks, and became one of the most sought-after synth-pop albums of all time. The band also released the Knstliche Welten maxi-CD and the limited Sleep Somehow vinyl later that year.
In 2001, Metropolis Records brought Wolfsheim to American ears, by releasing the Spectators album domestically. Wolfsheim blends retro-synth-pop with electro to create an elaborate concoction of emotions and feelings with their first U.S. release, and first for Metropolis Records, Spectators. Comparable to Depeche Mode's Violator, Spectators grabs hold of you and leads you down iridescent halls of radiance conveying messages of love, loss, and relationships while reminding you nothing is perfect and we are only human.
For 2003, the band has once again returned to the spotlight with their much-anticipated follow-up, Casting Shadows. Casting Shadows is an aural delight thanks to the excellent production from Axel Breitung (Echo award winning Best National Producer 2001), Peter Heppner's unmistakable vocals, and Marcus Reinhardt's innovative musical sequences. The soundtrack to a lifetime, Wolfsheim's Casting Shadows will capture the hearts of generations to come.


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Darkly Beautiful Romance
Interview with Christina Britton, Author of A Match Made in London
A Match Made in London
by Christina Britton
Miss Rosalind Merriweather's life has been one of hardship and servitude since her late sister's ruination. Now a paid companion, her latest post brings her to London to watch over the daughter of a social climbing harridan. She vows to protect her charge―and her own heart―from rakes and libertines, the very type of man who destroyed her sister. This vow proves difficult when Sir Tristan Crosby, the epitome of all she despises, begins to show attention to the girl.
Tristan has spent decades perfecting his easygoing, charming persona to hide the damage done by years of abuse by his father. Finding he has a talent for matchmaking, he fills some of the emptiness inside him by helping the overlooked, shy women of London find true love. However, the latest young woman has a watchdog of a companion who seems to see beyond his careful façade to the flawed, uncertain soul he strives to hide from the world. Even worse, she affects him in ways no woman ever has.
But he will not give up his matchmaking, even for one such as her. What he does not expect is for Rosalind to be fired from her position because of it―nor that she will immediately find a position in his own household. When these two headstrong adversaries meet under one roof, will their attraction to one another lead to heartbreak, or have these two passionate souls finally met their match?
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If you could have been the original author of any book, what would it have been and why?
Harry Potter! I swear, every time I read through those books I am absolutely captivated, transported to this magical, fictional place. And those books are so beloved. To be able to write something that touches people to that degree would be amazing.
What makes this particular genre you are involved in so special?
The Regency era has an elegance and refinement to it, but also a fun naughtiness. It's so unlike the modern world, yet can carry many modern sensibilities. I've been drawn to it for so many years, I can't even imagine writing anything else.
How important is research to you when writing a book?
Incredibly important, though it can be daunting to get every single detail absolutely spot on. There's a balance in historical romance, between the fantasy of it all and the realism. It's that balance, giving a little in each direction, that makes the genre so captivating. But you still have to respect the time period, and especially the readers who love it.
What works best for you: Typewriters, fountain pen, dictate, computer or longhand?
I start my books by fleshing them out with gel pens and spiral notebooks. Once I get my main characters and the central conflict fleshed out, I move to computer. Most of the actual writing is done straight to computer, though when I hit a roadblock in the story I work it out long hand.
When did it dawn upon you that you wanted to be a writer?/What inspires you
to write?
I knew I wanted to write not long after I bought my first romance novel when I was just thirteen years old. I remember that trip to Waldenbooks vividly, and I still have the book. I was so transported, so inspired, I had to try my hand at it. I don't remember ever thinking I could do it better. I just wanted to do it, too. It was a dream for so many years, one of those things you see as unattainable but still like to turn over in your head every now and then. It wasn't until my youngest started school, though, that I actually became serious about it. I was selling my paintings at the time, and was at a cross roads: either work toward becoming a children's book illustrator, or write. I came across a letter from my late grandfather just then, in which he had written he couldn't wait for me to become a published author. That set my course then and there.
Do you read much and if so who are your favorite authors?
I love reading. The ones I gravitate toward are other historical romance authors, such as Julia Quinn, Tessa Dare, and Sarah MacLean, among (many) others. When I'm actively writing I have to read in my subgenre, otherwise the flavor of my writing is off. I just can't get the right historical feel. When I'm editing I'll read contemporaries, especially Adriana Anders. I also adore anything by Courtney Milan or Alyssa Cole, both in contemporary and historical romance.
Christina Britton developed a passion for writing romance novels shortly after buying her first at the tender age of thirteen. Though for several years she turned to art and put brush instead of pen to paper, she has returned to her first love and is now writing full time. She spends her days dreaming of corsets and cravats and noblemen with tortured souls.
She lives with her husband and two children in the San Francisco Bay Area. A member of Romance Writers of America, she also belongs to her local chapter, Silicon Valley RWA, and is a 2017 RWA® Golden Heart® winner. Her debut novel, With Love in Sight, was released by Diversion Books in early 2018.
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I haven't had a chance to read Hare's commentary but will, after running some errands, do so. In the meantime, I thought that I should post the main questions that I had as I read Doughtery's fascinating article.
Tom, this really is a fascinating and important paper. I have a minor quibble and then a naive question, both having to do with your discussion of the possible non-irrationality of time-biased and risk-averse preferences on pp. 534-535. First the quibble: on 535, you say, "This response [about unified practical agency as thwarting possible diachronic non-irrationality] rests on our seeing ourselves as agents who persist over time. It could be that this view is wrong. It may be that different time-slices are really different agents…." But this moves too quickly from how we conceive ourselves to how we might be. These are not contradictories (unless by "this view," you mean our self-conception, and not the theoretical position you've just articulated).
Here's the naive question: might it be possible for there to be two different perspectives from which rationality/irrationality assessments are made? One may be the first-person, synchronic deliberative perspective (where I view myself as a current time-slice of some limited duration whose only present aims matter), whereas the other may be a kind of third-person, diachronic perspective of the agent as a whole (which I myself may take up). Perhaps, then, the charge of irrationality is motivated in your cases only from the latter perspective, but not the former.
This was a fun paper to read. Thanks to the editors at Ethics and those in charge of this blog for making it available. I'm admittedly not familiar with the literature on time-bias or risk aversion, so hopefully my comments will be on point.
As I was reading, I couldn't help but feel that there was something off about the thought experiment. I think the problem is that we aren't given any information about the agent's knowledge of the situation, and this seems relevant to me. Does the agent know in advance of taking the first pill that a second pill will be offered and that s/he will be stricken with amnesia? If s/he does, then it seems like s/he should recognize that it has the potential to turn him/her into a pain pump, and this potential seems like something that the risk averse person would factor into his/her risk calculation. As a result, it's not clear to me that the risk averse person would choose to take the first pill, and if s/he did, then s/he would be irrational if his/her preference was to avoid risk.
On the other hand, if the agent doesn't know the full situation, then I think Caspar's objection holds. We can't count the agent as irrational for choosing A over D since s/he was never explicitly faced with that choice.
One last point: I wonder if there's not another option to be included at the end of the paper. Could it be that it's rational to be both risk averse and time-biased but that there must be times when one preference overrides the other?
I like the example (and the paper) a lot. My sense that there is a serious rationality problem for time-biased agents is not much diminished by the suggested replies. Cross-time irrationality never seems quite as bad, to me, as at-a-time irrationality, but as dynamic rationality problems go, Tom Dougherty's problem for time bias looks pretty bad.
I'm assuming that the patient prefers (and ought to prefer) most of all not to suffer one more minute of pain and to gain nothing for it. If he takes both pills, then he will suffer one more minute of pain and gain nothing for it. Now, my view is that we must determine the rational permissibility of non-maximal sets of actions by determining which available maximal sets of action are permissible and then employing a distribution principle (the one that holds that permissibility distributes over conjunction) to determine the permissibility of those non-maximal sets of actions. And I also hold (very roughly) that the view that the relevantly available maximal sets of actions are those that are securable at the relevant time. So my view (very roughly speaking) is that a non-maximal set of actions, x (e.g., taking the pill on Monday), is rationally permissible if and only if, in performing x, the agent can see to it that she performs some permissible maximal set of actions. There is, I'm assuming no permissible maximal set of actions in which he takes both pills. He can, however, see to it that he doesn't take both pills by not taking the one pill on Monday. So unless he can also see to it that he doesn't take both pills by taking the one pill on Monday while simultaneously intending not to take the next pill on Thursday, then it is rationally impermissible for him to take the pill on Monday.
Of course, I'm talking about objective rationality. But let's just assume that the patient has all the relevant information since Dougherty doesn't say whether he does.
I agree with everything in your comment, and in particular I take back what I said about Independence violation. However, I still think that it is misleading to compare the kind of risk aversion Tom needs to the risk aversion of someone who buys fire insurance. While buying fire insurance is clearly the smart thing to do, once we factor out such things as the unpleasantness of uncertainty / thrill of gambling and the fact that being in pain might stop you from doing other worthwhile things, I can't see any reason to prefer an hour of pain for sure to a 50% chance of two hours of pain and a 50% chance of no pain. I think I am perfectly indifferent between the two options. In fact, Tom's example might be seen as a reason not to be risk averse in this way. But I worry that it is the wrong kind of reason in something like the way that non-depragmatized Dutch book arguments are the wrong kind of reason for being probabilistically coherent.
Can anyone explain to me why we should think (as Dougherty reports is the orthodoxy) that the money pump arguments show that intransitive preferences are irrational? Generally speaking, it is widely recognized that the fact that having some attitude would bring about bad consequences is not a good reason for thinking that it is irrational to have that attitude. That's, as they say, the wrong kind of reason. And that's all the money pump arguments show, right? Or am I missing something?
As Caspar points out, "For any attitude you might have there are situations in which it is undesirable to have that attitude. When your head will explode if you love your mother then it is undesirable for you to love your mother." But surely this doesn't show that it is irrational for you to love your dear mother.
So Dougherty dismisses that the self-binding response quite quickly it seems because the response implies that "a money pump argument cannot show that intransitive preferences are irrational" and that "denying that money pump arguments show intransitive preferences [to be] irrational would arguably fly in the face of orthodoxy." But, of course, the fact that some proposition is contrary to orthodoxy is not a good reason to dismiss a view, and I don't even understand what reasons there are to accept the orthodox position in the first place.
I'm assuming that the patient prefers (and ought to prefer) most of all not to suffer one more minute of pain and to gain nothing for it.
Hm. When? The patient's preferences for complete courses of events change over time. But as far as I can tell, there is no time at which the extra minute scenario is the patient's least favorite. Is that what you meant?
Now, these are prospects, not outcomes, one might say. (For outcomes we also have to include the choices made by 'nature', as decision theorists say — that is, another variable for whether the patient gets the early or late treatment.) Does this matter? I will proceed as if it doesn't, for my purposes. Correct me if I'm wrong about that.
The scenario in which the patient gets the extra minute of pain for no compensation is (MW). But on Monday, the patient prefers this prospect to (~MW). So, I think, it isn't true that the patient prefers most of all, on Monday, to avoid the (MW) prospect.
Now let's look at what is available. Suppose this is a patient who cannot form the binding intention. Then it seems plausible that on Monday the patient fully expects to take the Wednesday pill. (Right?) This means that (M~W) and (~M~W) are unavailable, in your sense. So only (MW) and (~MW) are available. And of these, on Monday the patient prefers (MW). So it seems rationally compulsory to take the pill.
Of course, it may be that the time-biased preference pattern is irrational. I only mean that insofar as this patient's preferences are rationally permissible, it is rationally compulsory to take the pill on Monday.
That's an interesting point, about the 'wrong kind of reason'. I haven't decided yet what I think about the dutch book argument.
You ask, "When?" That's a good question. So I think that that we must evaluate maximal sets of actions first in order to evaluate non-maximal sets of actions. And let's assume (and this is just for the sake of argument) that we should evaluate maximal sets of actions in terms of whether or not they maximally satisfy the agent's rational preferences. Now, if time-biased preference patterns are rational, then which maximal set of actions the patient will rationally prefer will change over time. So what will maximally satisfy his rational Monday-preferences will not necessarily be what will maximally satisfy his rational preferences over time. Now, as I've said, I want to hold that whether he is rationally permitted to take the pill on Monday depends on whether, in doing so, he can see to it that she performs some permissible maximal set of actions. But it seems wrong to me to assess maximal sets of actions only in terms of Monday-preferences (why just in terms of Monday-preference as opposed to Wednesday preferences?). Rather, I'm thinking that it is more plausible to suppose that if we're going to evaluate maximal sets of actions in terms of preferences at all, it should be in terms of rational preferences over time. That is, we should accept something along the following lines: a maximal set of actions is permissible (on our working assumption that they are to be evaluated in terms of rational preference satisfaction) iff performing that set of actions would maximally satisfy his rational preferences over time. And I'm thinking that his taking the pill on Monday in any instance in which he is unable to bind himself against taking the pill on Wednesday won't be what maximally satisfies his rational preferences over time. Maybe I'm mistaken to think this. But what I'm thinking (and this all just off the cuff) is that if it were the case that he could maximally fulfill his rational preferences by performing a maximal set of actions that involves his performing MW, then it would be a mistake to characterize MW as an instance in which the patient suffers an extra minute of pain and gains nothing for it. For if he gains the maximal satisfaction of his rational preferences over time, he gains something.
But I am interested to hear more about your view. Can you explain what you mean by "satisfies his preferences over time"? If someone prefers that p at one time and that not-p at another time, what will determine whether p or not-p satisfies his preferences over time?
You say that you want to evaluate sets of actions according to someone's "rational preferences over time". I'm not entirely sure I have a grip on this (and I suspect Jamie might not either.) Using Jamie's terminology above, could you say for us how you would rank the options MW, -MW, M-W and -M-W according to a time-biased and risk averse person's rational preferences over time? That might help with our discussion.
@ Nate. That's a really important point, and I'm embarrassed that I wasn't explicit about it. Yes, I had assumed that the patient knows in advance that all pills will be offered. You say that "it's not clear to me that the risk averse person would choose to take the first pill". I'd been hoping to address this in sections V A and B. Do you have a suggestion in mind for why she would refuse the first pill? I hadn't thought about the issue of one of time-bias and risk aversion overriding the other. It seems to me that these two don't conflict in the case I mention, since it's possible to act in a risk averse and time-biased way. Have I misunderstood your suggestion?
You say you can't see "any reason to prefer an hour of pain for sure to a 50% chance of two hours of pain and a 50% chance of no pain"—good for you… I think you're not even minimally risk averse about pain, and so you're safe from being turned into a money pump!
Uh-oh. Jamie's Hm's are getting longer and longer. I think that I do have a very different conception of rationality than what's being assumed here and what's been assumed by decision theorists generally. In any case, Jamie and Tom have helped me see that I've been confused on a number of points. So I'm just going think about all of this more.
Thanks for the response. Originally, I was thinking that if the agent knows the entire situation, then she would know that taking the first pill will cause her to become a pain pump, and, thus, she would refuse the pill. However, after reading the paper a second time, I think I'm inclined to agree with you. She would only refuse it if her other option was to keep the situation the way it was, but the way the puzzle is set up this just isn't an option.
As for my question about overridingness, I meant that as more of a general question. In the case of the ice cream flavors the agent will presumably figure out what's going on, and her preference not to be a money pump will override her preference for a different flavor of ice cream. I was just curious to know if it might be possible to apply the same sort of rule to these two preferences but not necessarily to your example. Again, I'm not familiar with the literature on either of these issues, so it may not be a question worth asking.
That's a great point about the money pump case. Schick's offered an argument along similar lines, saying that someone with intransitive preferences will foresee the money pump, and hence refuse the first deal.
It's an interesting response, for sure. I think it works for some money pumps, but not others. Suppose Jones prefers chocolate to strawberry, strawberry to vanilla and vanilla to chocolate. Suppose she has a pint of each. A trader announces she will offer Jones the following series of deals. First, she will offer to give Jones a pint of chocolate in return for her pint of strawberry and 10 cents. Second, she will offer to give Jones a pint of strawberry for her pint of vanilla. Third, she will offer to give Jones a pint of vanilla for her pint of chocolate.
Of course, on the conception of rationality that Caspar proposes at the end of his commentary, it turns out that Jones does not act irrationally. If Jones ends up with a sure loss of 10 cents, we cannot criticize her for failing to maintain the status quo, since doing so was not an option for her. (At least, that's how I interpret his proposal… I may have misunderstood Caspar's intention). Since I think Jones does act irrationally, I don't accept Caspar's proposal.
If I were minded to defend the proposal, I would say that we have to be careful when we talk about people 'acting irrationally'. One way to be irrational is to act in a way that doesn't make sense, given your preferences. Another way to be irrational is to have preferences that don't make sense. Say you 'act irrationally' when you act in such a manner that you must be irrational in one of these two ways.
so each deal is an upgrade, in her eyes. It's because her actions illustrate that her preferences at all times don't make sense — you can't successively upgrade to something worse.
Enough of that. In any case, your paper really brings home that we need a way of sorting all the cases where people act-over-time to their own acknowledged disadvantage (the time-bias case, the intransitive preference case, the Satan's Apple case, and other cases we have not talked about yet — like the Professor Procrastinator case and cases where you have a fuzzy propositional attitudes). I suspect that it is best to focus on developing a principled, general account of what sorts of things get to be rational or irrational (atomic actions?, composite actions?, preferences? beliefs about what is best?, patterns of deliberation? etc.) and why. The proper sorting will, hopefully, fall out of that account.


Edit: 7/30/2017 If you downloaded these stl file before 7/30/17 you will need to get the updated files. These new files are labeled v3. There is a whole in the model right above the breathing unit in the old stl files. I do check the files for whole before I post them but I missed this one and did not notice until I started printing. Sorry for any inconvenience.
This is a Boba Fett Concept Helmet designed by the late great Ralph McQuarrie.
There are several different versions of this helmet so I based this one of a statue I found on the internet.
I would like to also thank all the people who helped me on my patreon page. They are the reason this helmet looks as awesome as it does. Thanks!
This helmet is designed to fit an adult male but check the dimensions on the pdf file I uploaded. The units are in millimeter.


Flashforge Dreamer has dual nozzles, which allows users to print 2 colors or 2 materials (dual print). Also, Flashforge Dreamer 3D printer is embedded with full color touch screen, which can let users to control the printer in more convenient way.
Flashforge Dreamer has dual nozzles, which allows users to print 2 colors or 2 materials (dual print).
Flashprint is an easy-to-use 3D slicing software, enable user to set up 3D printing in simple way.


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Q: How do assignments work in enqueue operation in Java linked list implementation I recently tried to implement a queue with linked list in Java. enqueue, The function to add items to the queue is as follows.
void enqueue(int key)
    {

        // Create a new LL node
        Node temp = new Node();

        // If queue is empty, then new node is front and rear both
        if (this.rear == null) {
            temp.setData(key);
            this.front = this.rear = temp;
            return;
        }
        temp.setData(key);
        // Add the new node at the end of queue and change rear
        this.rear.setLink(temp);
        this.rear = temp;
    }

class Node{

    private int data;
    private Node link;

    public int getData(){
        return this.data;
    }

    public void setData(int data){
        this.data = data;
    }

    public Node getLink(){
        return this.link;
    }

    public void setLink(Node link){
        this.link = link;
    }

    public Node(){
    }
}

This is working as expected, but the thing that I cannot understand is the last two lines of this function.first we set the link of current rear to the new node, then immediately rear is assigned the new node. What happened to the previous value stored in rear?

A: rear is just a reference which points to the last element inserted into the Queue. Lets say your current queue has the following elements 1 -> 2 -> 3(rear). The rear is now pointing to 3. Now let's say you call enqueue(4). The current rear's link(next) pointer should point to the new node. The line this.rear.setLink(temp) is doing exactly that. The current queue's contents will be 1 -> 2 -> 3(rear) -> 4. We need to update the new rear. this.rear = temp is doing exactly that. Eventually the queue's contents will be 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4(rear)


Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian has revealed that he's missing the Serie A hinting that he would be open to a move in the near future.
The 29-year-old versatile full-back has made just thre appearances this season and has been at Old Trafford since his €18m transfer from Torino in 2015 under Louis Van Gaal.
"I must say, I really do miss Serie A and Italy now," Darmian told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I know that I am at one of the best clubs in the world and I am proud to be at Manchester United, but I do miss Italy. I love my country.


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Athens-Clarke County has one of the highest rates of poverty in the state, and poverty is often linked with drug addiction, crime, and recidivism. The Athens Justice Project's mission is to break that cycle. AJP is a non-profit organization that provides legal representation, counseling, and employment enhancement opportunities to criminal offenders who struggle with addiction. Through these services, AJP helps individuals to become self-supporting and law-abiding citizens which in turn alleviates some of the effects of poverty in our community and makes Athens-Clarke County a safer and more opportunity-rich place for all residents.
I recently met with Jenni Olson, AJP's Executive Director to learn more about AJP.
"Recently, we're looking at record restriction. Because we've become a much more transparent society with the internet, and background checks are more prevalent. And with that, and employer's right to know or a leasing manager's right to know a lot about your past in order to make a decision about whether or not they should hire you or you should live there. It's used as a disqualifier often times. So when you think about the fact that one in thirteen in the state of Georgia is in some sort of correctional control be it incarcerated or on probation or parole, or finishing out a sentence of some sort. That's a wide number of our citizens who are affected by that. So we've looked at what they used to call expungement and how that can affect somebody's ability to maneuver post disposition or after they finished out their sentence. We look at hiring policies. The EEOC [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] states that somebody shouldn't be disqualified simply because they have a criminal arrest, but often that's what's happening. The EEOC guidelines tend to be more direct about, "does this position have anything to do with that individual's arrest?" but that's not really how it's used.
AJP partners with many other organizations in the community to achieve their goals. Family Counseling Service provides the therapeutic and counseling case management services, and AJP also collaborates with Action Ministries and Northeast Georgia Homeless Coalition as well as local probation and parole and law enforcement agencies.
Though they have already hosted their biggest fundraiser of the year, an annual luncheon, there are still ways to become involved and show support for AJP. Olson emphasized that, "we need to engage everybody in this conversation. It's really important about how we treat individuals once they've been arrested. We can decide to mark them as criminals forever and bar them from every pathway back into reintegration, or we can try to come up with better solutions." She seeks to engage employers and housing officials in this discussion.
Anyone who has a professional interest in the type of work AJP does is welcome to seek volunteer opportunities with the organization. You can find out more about the Athens Justice Project through their website.


A young motorcyclist is gearing up for a world motorcycle tour to raise cash in memory of a close friend who died from a rare bowel disease.
Ben King, from Croxley Green in Hertfordshire will set off on his solo world motorcycle tour on a Honda CRF250L on Sunday, August 13, 2017.
The 21 year old explained: "The plan was originally to ride from the UK to India, and after looking at a map I thought maybe I could travel overland beyond India to New Zealand where my sister lives.
"But I was still really keen to ride the Trans-America Trail in the States, and ride across Russia.
During the world motorcycle tour he will raise money for St Mark's Hospital, in Harrow, which cared for a friend who died from complications caused by Crohn's disease.
Having taken months to plan the expedition as a fundraising adventure, Ben said: "I can't believe the trip is so soon. I feel terrified but excited. This trip has been on my mind for years.
"The next time I set foot in the UK, I will have been around the world.
"I'm aiming do it in two or three years as that will make me the youngest person to finish the trip, however, if I enjoy myself I may stay abroad longer – perhaps even for 10 years.
He said: "When I was 17 I flew to Asia where I bought my first motorcycle, a Honda 125cc, and travelled overland from Malaysia to Vietnam.
"Two years later I travelled through South America on another Honda, starting from Colombia, but I didn't make the entire length of the continent because I had an accident.
"I had to resort to travelling by buses the rest of the way, which just wasn't the same!" he explained.
Ben only passed his UK motorcycle test seven months ago after having to learn how to ride in this country.
When he picked up his world motorcycle tour bike he celebrated with a little jaunt down to France and Spain and spent a week trail riding in The Pyrenees.
He said: "It was a great test of the bike and all my gear. I was blown away with how well my bike handled everything I threw at her.
To track Ben's world motorcycle tour, visit thekingontheroad.com.
If Ben's extreme adventure has whet your appetite for a rather less gruelling motorcycle ride-out, check out the European touring and breakdown policies offered by Bikesure, the specialist motorcycle insurance broker.


This is @JoanDidion on Twitter.
Today it was announced that @JoanDidion would be retiring from Twitter. So over it.
Unfortunately, @JoanDidion was never run by the National Book Award winner. It's an ad guy inspired by her, as is mentioned pretty prominently in the bio.
So it was a bit awkward when the Wall Street Journal reported on the account as though it were actually Joan Didion.
The Wall Street Journal quickly posted an updated version of the article with a correction.


This smooth and shiny sauce has a dark mahogany hue. Its syrupy texture is broken up with some small bits that look like they include garlic, onion, and black pepper. The sauce runs medium-thin, flowing quickly in a steady stream off a suspended spoon, leaving a thin, transparent coating left clinging to the silverware. Chipotle is a classic tomato based sauce starting with ketchup, worcestershire sauce, sugar, seasonings, and smoke. Just enough heat to let you know it's present, but not enough to overpower the meat flavor. Chipotle gains it heat from a great combination of cayenne mash.
If the shrimp is frozen place in a colander and run cold water to thaw.
Place shrimp in a bowl with some olive oil and Championship rub, and set aside.
Cut the smoked sausage into 1/2" circles, then add seasoning and set aside.
Take a piece of shrimp and place down flat, and lay a sausage round right in the center of the shrimp where it curves in a C shape.
Push a toothpick or skewer through the sausage and shrimp to hold them together. Repeat on the remaining shrimp and sausage.
Smoke at 250 degrees 30-45 minutes until warmed all the way thru.
Glaze with Three Little Pigs Spicy Chipotle BBQ Sauce.
Ingredients: Ketchup (Tomato Concentrate, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Onion Powder, Spice, Natural Flavors), Brown Sugar, Water, Vinegar, Chipotle Peppers, Worcestershire Sauce (Distilled Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Carmel Color, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Spices, Anchovies, Tamarind and Natural Flavor), Spices, Natural Smoke Flavor, Garlic, Onion, Black Pepper. Contains Anchovies.
The Shed Cluckin Awesome Poultry BBQ Seasoning - 5.5 oz. Butcher BBQ Sweet Chipotle Rub 10.5 oz. Three Little Pigs Touch of Cherry BBQ Rub - 12.25 oz. Fergolicious Red Hot Luv BBQ Seasoning - 6.0 oz.


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Land Management Gets a New Look with Mobile Map Annotation App
Spring Creek Outdoors, LLC, is a 15-year-old wildlife and habitat consulting company based in Texas. Its offerings include conducting wildlife population assessments, making harvest recommendations, hosting seminars, and doing appraisals, but its true focus is on education. When the company first began employing ArcGIS technology in 2017, for instance, it used the software to create visualizations that helped teach landowners and land managers how to better understand their properties, as well as how to provide the support their lands needed to thrive.
For many of its clients, Spring Creek Outdoors revolutionized how they got their properties inspected. This used to entail hiring a helicopter to perform in-person aerial assessments, but the cost and logistics of that were out of reach for many property owners. So the company came up with an effective solution: GIS-enhanced aerial drone imagery. This worked well for clients and even made aerial surveys a possibility for a wider range of landowners. But eventually, Spring Creek Outdoors wanted to learn more about how to apply location intelligence to the challenges landowners face.
"Shortly after we began using GIS in our business, we attended a short course on GIS for ranchers and had our eyes opened to the range of ways ArcGIS could be used beyond providing an overview of a property," said Cathy Ledbetter, vice president at Spring Creek Outdoors. "We came back to the office and went right to work on finding ways to enhance our services by using GIS software."
The company wanted to make the aerial survey data more versatile and useful for its clients. So Ledbetter and her team set out to find a user-friendly way to access maps in the field and annotate them on the spot with quick sketches and notes. Esri partner Bluefield GIS —a 2020 graduate of the Esri Startup Program—had the answer.
Seamlessly Annotating Maps On-Site
Bluefield GIS was founded in 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the goal of developing innovative, easy-to-use mobile mapping apps for GIS users. Its Draw Maps for ArcGIS is a mobile mapping app that allows users to employ virtual colored pencils, pens, and highlighters to make sketches and notes right on a map using a tablet or mobile phone.
On a tablet or mobile phone, users can employ virtual colored pencils, pens, and highlighters to make sketches and notes right on the map.
When Spring Creek Outdoors started working with Draw Maps, team members were pleased to see that the app allows them to choose a surveyed area of interest—called a Collaboration—and load it into their mobile devices. From there, they can discuss the map with their clients and annotate it using the drawing tools of their choice. The resultant sketches are immediately transferred to ArcGIS Online, where staff back at the office can follow the field crew in real time and start working on the clients' issues right away—even while the surveys are still under way.
"Draw Maps provided exactly what I had been wishing for," said Ledbetter. "Our clients have been very excited about Draw Maps and always ask if they can have a copy of the annotated map."
Fortunately, Draw Maps makes it easy for Spring Creek Outdoors to share marked-up maps as well. Field crews can share documents with clients using AirDrop, text, or email. Clients can open documents in the consumer version of Draw Maps and continue editing them on their own devices.
Bringing a Biologist's Vision to Life
Spring Creek Outdoors really discovered how helpful Draw Maps could be when a new client arrived with approximately 1,200 acres of wild land to survey and restore.
First, Spring Creek Outdoors' biologist used the aerial imagery to make adjustments to the property boundaries, which were taken from a fragmented paper map. Then he used Draw Maps to sketch in the areas that needed to be cleared of overgrown brush and restored to native grassland. After that, he drew in areas to be irrigated to encourage native growth and sketched out where to put partition fencing to divide the types of wildlife that would be managed separately. The landowner and contractors were able to use the resultant maps to visualize and plan out the recommended work.
The final output is a solid, GPS-based document that contractors can use to implement the planned project.
"An experienced wildlife biologist can stand on a high spot on a property and visualize exactly what needs to be done and what the finished project will look like, but the average landowner has a harder time seeing that in their mind's eye," said Ledbetter.
Draw Maps for ArcGIS enables biologists to share their vision with clients. Additionally, the app provides a polished way for the team to make notes and draw directly onto aerial maps while still in the field, yielding solutions that are faster and more accurate than ever before. And after all that, with ongoing help from Spring Creek Outdoors, clients can continue to change and refine the maps, making them into a solid GPS-based document that contractors can use to execute the planned project with precision.
Ledbetter said that the simplicity of Draw Maps is a major advantage because it is easy for employees to learn and use. "Our chief biologist is more interested in animals than technology, but he learned to use the iPad, Apple Pencil, and Draw Maps within an hour. He took it on a job the next day and was able to produce his first map while making it look like he'd been doing it for years."
For more information on how Spring Creek Outdoors uses GIS and Bluefield GIS Draw Maps for ArcGIS, email or call 325-623-5464.
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2023 HVAC Regulation Changes: Everything You Need to Know
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HVAC equipment standards are constantly changing. More regulations are on the horizon — and they might be coming into effect much sooner than you'd expect.
Starting on January 1, 2023, there will be new minimum efficiency requirements put in place for all HVAC equipment. The new changes will affect homeowners all across the country — but what do they mean for you?
If you're planning to replace your air conditioning system soon, it's important to understand how these 2023 HVAC regulation changes can impact you and your plans. Let's go over everything you need to know below.
New Minimum Efficiency Standards
The Department of Energy (DOE) is updating the minimum efficiency standards for air conditioners and heat pumps. As you may know, the energy efficiency of many HVAC systems is measured according to a seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER rating). The higher the SEER rating, the more efficient the system will be.
Let's go over how the 2023 HVAC efficiency standards are changing, starting with one of the most popular types of units: central air conditioners.
The 2023 HVAC regulation changes will vary by region. In the Southeast, minimum efficiency requirements will increase from 14.0 to 15.0 SEER — same goes for Southwest. In the North, the standards will rise from 13.0 to 14.0 SEER.
Although you'll only see a difference of 1 SEER point, it's important to mention that the minimum efficiency is actually increasing by seven to ten percent.
As mentioned, the 2023 HVAC efficiency standards will affect heat pumps and mini-split systems as well. Keep in mind that all mini-splits are heat pumps but not all heat pumps are mini-splits. The regulations will increase from 14 to 15 SEER for certain products. The DOE has established a national standard for heat pump efficiencies, so there won't be different requirements according to region.
Updated Testing Procedures and Metrics
The 2023 HVAC regulation changes also include new test procedures. HVAC manufacturers will be required to follow a new procedure that is stricter and more accurate. These updated procedures will have a new system of measurement, which means we're waving goodbye to SEER, EER, and HSPF. Instead, all manufacturers will be using the metrics SEER2, EER2, and HSPF2.
What we currently call 14 SEER will be referred to as 13.4 SEER2. Also, what we refer to as 15 SEER will now equate to 14.3 SEER2.
Will HVAC Prices Go Up in 2023?
There are many benefits to installing an HVAC system with a higher SEER rating. The more energy efficient your air conditioner is, the more energy it will save you. As a result, you'll end up saving tons on your utility bills. This can be excellent news for homeowners — especially those that are looking to lower costs and live a little more eco-friendly.
Of course, it's understandable if you're worried about upfront costs. Installing a new HVAC system can be a significant investment for homeowners — and hearing about the new 2023 HVAC regulation changes could have you feeling worried.
When it comes down to it, yes, HVAC prices will go up in 2023. These pricing increases are due to the rising costs of HVAC equipment. For example, many high-efficiency air conditioners come with advanced components, such as variable speed air handlers, that are known for being more expensive than their lower-grade counterparts.
When the 2023 HVAC efficiency standards go into effect, it's safe to say that the cost of a new air conditioning system will never be lower than it is right now. However, if you're prepping to replace your AC, it's important to note that stock is limited.
Install a New HVAC System With Environment Masters Today
As you can see, the 2023 HVAC efficiency standards will have a great impact on the industry as a whole. If you're ready to upgrade your air conditioning system, many Madison HVAC companies will recommend scheduling your replacement as soon as possible.
Environment Masters is here to help. Our Jackson AC repair and replacement technicians are happy to discuss makes and models with you to help find the best solution for your home.
However, you will only be able to upgrade your HVAC unit at 2022 pricing while supplies last. Get in touch to schedule your replacement right away!


Del Frisco's wants to be your restaurant of choice during your stay. With our award-winning cuisine, USDA Prime Beef and Australian Cold Water Lobster Tail, we offer a classic steak house ambiance with renowned Texas hospitality. We offer reservations in our main dining room or in one of our 7 private and semi-private rooms including our Wine Cellar. Centrally located in North Dallas near the Galleria, we are 15-20 minutes from most points in Dallas, Irving, Arlington, Grapevine, Richardson, Plano and Frisco.


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Broome Nursing Homes Expected to Better Report COVID Numbers
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Broome County Health officials say nursing homes in the county will be doing a better job from now on reporting COVID-19-related deaths to the county after the December first update had the County reporting a huge increase in the number of reported deaths from the day before.
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says the nine deaths reported on December 1 were the result of one congregate care facility not notifying the county of deaths at the home for a month. In a facebook post, the Executive said the deaths occurred over the past month and include six women in their 80s and 90s and three men in their 80s and 90s.
Garnar and County Health officials say Broome doesn't regulate private nursing home and rehabilitation facilities and those agencies are accustomed to reporting to New York State. Since the pandemic started in March, the long-term care facilities have also been required to share information about number of cases to local officials but there hasn't been a clear path of communication for all COVID-related information. Officials say now that the facilities are aware that they should be reporting to the County, more timely updated figures are expected.
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Needed a very quick male card.
The image and backing paper for this card came from the new Forever Friends Retro CDs. I mounted the image on some silver holographic card as well as some light blue pearlised card. The card was finished with a few Craftwork Cards Card Candi and a silver sentiment.
Thank you Crafty Boots, I was not going to add this one but a friend changed my mind.


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Q: CakePHP Pagination with conditions on has_many So I have a User table and a History table with User hasMany Histories, and I'm trying to implement pagination on the user table.
My problem is that I have search, and some of the things one can search by are things in the History table. Is there a way to filter pagination results based on data in a table associated by hasMany? Containable, which initially seemed like a solution, allows such filtering but only in the retrieval of associated data, not the records themselves (unless I'm missing something?)
Has anyone had to solve this before?

A: Since it's a hasMany relationship, that means Cake will need to make 2 separate queries: 1 on the users table, and one on the histories table to retrieve all the associations.  Since the History data isn't being retrieved until the 2nd query, then your 1st query cannot be filtered via WHERE conditions for fields found in the History model.
To resolve this, you can do one of two things:

*

*Perform pagination on History using Containable (since History belongsTo User, meaning only 1 query will be performed).

*Perform pagination on User the way you're already doing, except perform an ad-hoc join to History such that it's no longer a hasMany relationship.
e.g.:
$this->User->bindModel(array('hasOne' => array('History')));
$this->paginate['User']['contain'][] = 'History';
$this->paginate('User', array('History.some_field' => 'some_value'));