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6 Classic Books with Misleading Movies
This comic book isn't as misleading as the movie. (image via Wikimedia)
The great thing about watching a movie based on classic literature is that there should be a sense of familiarity that comes with it. If a movie is based on classic literature, you should know ahead of time what the story is. There shouldn't be many surprises. But this is Hollywood we're talking about. Sometimes moviemakers want to update the book and end up with a movie that is unrecognizable from the classic novel it was based on.
I'm not complaining that the unrecognizable movies based on classic literature are bad. The problem is that anybody who sees a misleading movie based on classic literature might try reading the book afterward and then have a "What the F…!" moment. If you try reading certain classic novels after seeing a movie that changed everything up, it could keep you from reading more classic novels (not that avoiding certain classic novels is a bad thing).
The following is a (not complete) list of movies that took waaaayyyy too many liberties with the classic novels that they're based on.
Tom Cruise is not in the novel, and the book is not very exciting by today's standards. To be fair, no modern film maker is going to set War of the Worlds back in the early 1900's, but it could be awesome if they did! I might go see it, as long as Tom Cruise isn't in it. I've seen too many movies with Tom Cruise in them.
BEST TRICK EVER (to play on teenagers)!
Tell kids about the Orson Welles radio program based on The War of the Worlds and explain how a bunch of listeners thought the radio program was real and started panicking.
Listen to the kids as they make fun of people who panicked (probably calling them "dumb" or stupid").
A few minutes later tell the same kids that you just heard Justin Bieber is going out with Katy Perry.
Watch the kids as they react with disgust, disdain (or whatever probable negative reaction they have).
Explain to the kids that they just fell for a vicious rumor without verifying it (just as the radio listeners automatically believed what they heard on a radio program).
Laugh at the kids as they completely miss the connection.
The Frankenstein monster in the novel is far scarier than the movies' Frankenstein's monsters, but it's tough for some readers to understand that because of Mary Shelley's writing style. And whenever somebody tries to make a version of Frankenstein that is close to the novel, the audience always gets mad, and the movie tanks. Sorry, Mary Shelley, but Frankenstein's monster has a flat head with a bunch of staples in it. And he's not very introspective.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney animated version)
This has to be one of the most bizarre animated movies I've seen, with a happy ending (what?). I'd love to see what Disney would do with Romeo and Juliet, or Oedipus Rex, or The Awakening. Some classics are not for little kids.
I can watch the last hour of this movie, and it always seems new. I can read the novel over and over again, and it always seems new… but for a different reason.
The movie doesn't take that many liberties for Hollywood, but the movie is far more watchable than the movie is readable. Therefore, somebody trying to read the book after viewing the movie might toss the novel away in disgust (not that I've ever done that with The Last of the Mohicans or any other book).
Yet another movie where Will Smith says, "Aw, Hell no!" But at least none of his kids were in it.
The movie was kind of fun, but c'mon; that wasn't Sherlock Holmes!
Speaking of Robert Downey Jr….
WHAT ALMOST MADE THE LIST
Yeah, Iron Man is a comic book and not a classic (Maybe some of those Tales of Suspense comics were classic, but the Captain America stories were usually way better, except for that two-issue Iron Man vs. Submariner fight that crossed over into Tales to Astonish and…. Never mind). The point is that the first Iron Man movie was one of the BEST SUPERHERO MOVIES EVER, but Iron Man has almost always been a sucky comic book. Anybody reading an Iron Man comic book after seeing the first movie had to be disappointed.
The reason it's not on the list is that Troy wasn't that good of a movie (but had a few great scenes) so it didn't make a lasting impression on anyone (except those who liked seeing a shirtless Brad Pitt with long hair). Also, it wasn't called The Iliad.
What other movies based on classic literature were misleading? How was The Great Gatsby? The Raven? Catching Fire? Do you enjoy the movies that are faithful to the literature, or do you like the ones that are misleading?
thecuriousalouette permalink
Oh mon dieu, Notre Dame de Paris! Though one does not simply accurately adapt a Hugo novel (the Les Misérables miniseries that starred Gérard Depardieu was pretty damn close but even it had its shortcomings) the Disney adaptation of Notre Dame de Paris would surely make him turn over in his grave. I also wasn't a fan of the 1920s silent adaptation of L'homme Qui Rit starring Conrad Veidt looking creepy as fuck. Who thought it was a good idea to make a film of a Hugo novel with minimal language? And as much as I like the musical adaptation of Phantom of the Opera as its own thing, it wasn't particularly loyal to the novel.
I don't know. A lot of those silent films look creepy, even the ones that aren't adapted from Victor Hugo novels.
Fair enough. But the fact that this character literally only gets one facial expression becomes a lot creepier when he's not talking either.
MishaBurnett permalink
Actually the story of people panicking during the War Of The Worlds broadcast is another one of those stories that people believe without verifying–it didn't happen. It was a popular program, and a lot of people thought it was tense and exciting, but they knew it was a fictional program. The mass panic story is a myth.
Ha ha! Thanks for the clarification. I wonder how faithful the Orson Welles broadcast was to the novel.
John Guillen permalink
I am a HUGE Hunger Games fan. I know the books like I know my own. I thought the first movie was a good adaptation, though I came out wondering at the things left out. But I thought Catching Fire stayed more true to the book than any adaptation I've seen in recent memory. I think it's somewhere around 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, so I'm not the only one.
samara permalink
If you're going to give a shout out to a shirtless Brad Pitt, the least you could do is mention Daniel Day Lewis in a loincloth.
The Disney version of Oedipus Rex? Can you imagine the scene where in stabs his eyes out with a sword, in 3D? Awesome. My 10 year old would NEVER SLEEP AGAIN.
Yes. Iron Man was one of the Best Super Hero Movies ever. In my head, that's how I picture you. Like Robert Downey Jr. in that movie. Or even before, when he was a mess and on drugs and stuff. I liked him then, too.
I'm sure Disney would leave that part out, or turn the eyes into talking orbs that sing and tell jokes, and maybe his mom wouldn't really be his mom, and the whole thing with his dad, while tragic, would be a complete accident. There's a way to get a happy ending out of that, I'm sure.
John Callaghan permalink
I too am a huge Hunger Games fan. Loved the books and have taken a fair amount of ribbing from my wife and friends for this. I suffer for the art. I thought the movie adaptations were really good. I make my wife come with me to the movies however so I don't look like some creepy old man. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has yet to be turned into a decent movie.
The Commitments is one of the few movies I've seen that's better than the book.
I didn't even know The Commitments was a book until the author wrote a sequel this year (I think). Or am I confusing The Commitments with another book/movie?
The Commitments I'm talking about is the Roddy Doyle novella. I think the movie came out in the early 90's.
Yeah, that's the one. Doyle just wrote a sequel (or a somewhat related book) called The Guts.
Oh. I didn't know that. I read a few of his books: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, and A Star Called Henry wich was pretty decent but the sequel was tilting into post modernism and, well, I can't think of a better way to ruin a story so I had to stop reading it.
KokkieH permalink
I'm surprised The Hobbit doesn't make your list. The films are very entertaining to be sure, but it's not exactly the children's tale Tolkien originally wrote. I read one review on The Desolation of Smaug basically accusing it of turning the novel into a video game.
I haven't seen The Hobbit yet. I don't go to movies much anymore, The Hobbit movies are long, and the last one hasn't come out yet. I am might binge watch all of them once the last one is out on video. But I think you're right about it being different from the book. It might be one of the few times that the book is "easier" than the movie (if that makes sense).
I loved War of the Worlds, the book, and although the movie was alright, they were totally different. I would have loved to see the movie in the 1900s in England though. The scene in the book with the old ironclad attacking the aliens is one of my favorite in all literature.
Hollywood probably wouldn't make a version like that, but maybe some British studio would (or has and I just don't know about it). Maybe cast Sean Bean or that guy from Horatio Hornblower (or Mr. Fantastic). I'd watch it.
Jasmin permalink
JAWS. I read it only a few weeks ago, and although the novel is creepy as heck, even when you've seen the movie first (as I have), you might be a bit disappointed by the ending of the book version because in comparison to the movie, the novel ending is pretty boring. And the novel is much more about the relationships between the people and the differences between wealthy and poor people – the shark is more than just a monster in the novel, it's a damn good symbolic character because it doesn't care if you have money or not, so in one way the shark attacks make everybody equal but at the same time drive the community even more apart.
I guess what I want to say is, the movie is brilliantly done but you are afraid of the shark, and only of the shark. In the book, you are more afraid of the people, because they are the ones making the (wrong) choices and then blame somebody else for the bad outcome – which is absolutely frightening but wouldn't have made such a successful movie.
Szélrózsa.Mena permalink
I miss Fighters' Club from the list. I've seen the film first, and I didn't know that the end of the book and the film is different. It was quite a shock 🙂
I tried to read Fight Club after I saw the movie, and you're right, it's two completely different experiences.
meezeman permalink
War of the worlds mockery was bang on
The Howling Fantogs permalink
Although not fitting into the category of 'classic', Trainspotting was the biggest difference between film and book. The Beach took a few liberties too.
karenalyse permalink
Hahahaha Disney DOES have an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet!! It's called Gnomeo and Juliet xD with a healthy serving of happy ending and humor
Ugh! I forgot about that. My daughters even watched it (I didn't). At least the film makers had the decency to change the title so it wasn't Romeo and Juliet. But still…
"The film ends happily with the red and blue gnomes finally coming together to celebrate their newfound peace. Tybalt is revealed to still be alive having been glued back together, Featherstone is reunited with his wife after Benny finds and orders her online, Gnomeo and Juliet are married on a purple lawnmower, which symbolizes the new union of both gnome clans."
shawneemckee permalink
If Hollywood strays from the book, 1) they better make it good and 2) make sure you keep the essence of the story and characters. Though I don't complain if the book and movie are almost exactly the same.
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Twenty-seven, healthy, male volunteers were divided into four groups: immobilization only (IMM); immobilization with endurance and strength training, once-weekly (IMM + EST1) or twice-weekly (IMM + EST2); and control, without immobilization or training (CNT). Endurance training involved dynamic handgrip exercise, at 30 % of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), until exhaustion (~60 s). Strength training involved intermittent isometric handgrip exercise at 70 % MVC (40 s). Muscle oxidative capacity was evaluated after exercise using the phosphocreatine recovery time constant using 31phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Endurance performance was evaluated according to the total work during dynamic handgrip exercise at 30 % MVC at 1 Hz until exhaustion.
Muscle oxidative capacity and total work deterioration was restricted to the IMM (P < 0.05) group. MVC decreased in the IMM and IMM + EST1 (P < 0.05) groups. However, the MVC amplitude decrease in the IMM + EST1 group was smaller than that in the IMM (P < 0.05) group. MVC remained unchanged in the other groups.
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Microbes stand between Staunton poop and Middle River
The Middle River Waste Water Treatment Plant takes in nearly 4 million gallons of water a day.
Microbes stand between Staunton poop and Middle River The Middle River Waste Water Treatment Plant takes in nearly 4 million gallons of water a day. Check out this story on newsleader.com: https://stnva.nl/2vwyKS0
Brad Zinn, bzinn@newsleader.com Published 11:40 a.m. ET Aug. 3, 2017 | Updated 11:33 a.m. ET Aug. 5, 2017
The Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Augusta County..(Photo: Brad Zinn/The News Leader)Buy Photo
From bathroom to tributary, your waste and the water it pollutes goes through quite the journey.
While last night's tossed salad, medium-rare filet mignon, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus and the two glasses of wine you chased your meal with are simply an afterthought, your dinner is not yet done feeding others.
Not by a long shot.
Alas, every meal you digest is the gift that keeps on giving because your waste is another organism's treasure, and that treasure trove, so-to-speak, is guided to them on a constant basis, a never-ending buffet of fecal matter, urine and whatever else makes it through the sewer line.
These not-so-finicky diners that are gorging themselves on sloppy seconds are actually microbes, sometimes referred to as "bugs," and what they do is extremely important in keeping our water supplies safe.
Toilet to the Middle River
The sprawling plant sits out of sight off Laurel Hill Road in Verona. Large, circular tanks known as aerobic digesters spring from the ground, with the main section of the facility an in-ground, oval-shaped area that contains the brown sewage. The gleam of its metallic walkways and railings contrast the dull brown muck below. Computers silently bark orders as a symphony of valves, which hiss as they respond, constantly make the required adjustments.
Welcome to the Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Every time you eat and drink, your body takes what you consume through a careful and precise evolutionary process to absorb everything of value that will give you energy, help your body maintain and heal itself and keep you alive.
For what your body does not need, however, another journey awaits.
Imagine your waste traveling along the sewer line with everybody else's discharge, a dark, dank and pungent journey that eventually winds its way to your local wastewater plant.
In this case, let's say the waste originated in Staunton. It will travel through a collection system that, in total, is 145 miles long, reaching the Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant for what will invariably be a one-day stay.
The odor at the plant, just slightly rank at times, is surprisingly mild.
The plant, one of 10 in Augusta County and Waynesboro, is co-owned by the city of Staunton and the Augusta County Service Authority, which operates the facility. It handles wastewater from Staunton and Verona, and takes in about 3.9 million gallons per day.
That's a lot of flushes, but it also includes showers, dishwashing and stormwater runoff.
Larger products screened out of the waste water early on the process are squeezed out of a compactor at the Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Brad Zinn/The News Leader)
Step 1: Remove the big stuff
The first stop for wastewater at the Verona plant is a pump station, where the raw wastewater arrives and flows through a screening system that removes larger items such as towels, feminine hygiene products, hardier organic material and anything else that can be carried by the sewer lines.
Material known as "grit" is screened out of the wastewater early in the treatment process. (Photo: Brad Zinn/The News Leader)
Step 2: Getting gritty
After that, the water is pumped into what is called the "grit" building, where the smaller particles that were missed in the initial screening process are removed. Otherwise, it would start to collect and take up too much space in the treatment system. Two grit augers spit the debris into an awaiting trailer so it can be hauled away to the landfill.
From the grit building, the wastewater enters the site's main section for a trip through five more zones, about 12 feet deep, where oxygen and bugs play a major role.
"What we're doing now is light-years ahead of what we were doing 20 years ago," said Ken Fanfoni, executive director of the service authority.
Raw sewage is treated at the Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Brad Zinn/The News Leader)
Step 3: 'Bugs' go to work
The raw sewage, commonly referred to as "food," flows away from the grit building into the first zone, a tank where hordes of microbes that have been starved for hours, await. No oxygen is introduced into the first tank, where nitrogen is removed from the waste water.
"Those organisms need oxygen in order to do the conversion," Fanfoni said. "But instead of giving them pure oxygen, or air, we give them nitrate, which is NO3, and they have to extract the oxygen from the nitrate, and when they do that they split the molecule and the nitrogen gas goes up in the air, and that's how we're getting rid of nitrogen. So we're making them work for their air here."
Step 4: Different meals for different bugs
The second tank is aerated, so bubbles crest the surface. These microbes remove carbon from the wastewater, and convert ammonia — which can't go into the river because of its oxygen demand — into more nitrate.
"Now we're making more of it," Fanfoni said.
Hal McWhorter, an operator at the Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Brad Zinn/The News Leader)
Step 5: Out with nitrogen, again
A third zone, which is not aerated, helps the bugs breakdown the nitrates in the wastewater, and again nitrogen is released into the air.
The entire process calls for removing nitrates, then adding nitrates, and removing carbon, and then adding carbon in the form of glycerine so the bugs can survive.
"We're basically doing the same process back and forth several times, but because we're trying to do different chemical reactions in the process," Fanfoni said.
Step 6: Some clarity, please
The wastewater then heads to one of four clarifier tanks, where it is is separated after the bugs, who are full, sink to the bottom.
"We also have a collection system that pushes all the settled solids to the center, where it's piped from," said Anthony Morse, the director of treatment operations. Those solids — which are actually the 'bugs' that do the work — will eventually be sent back to the front of the system after not having eaten for four to six hours, where they will once again dine on fresh, incoming sewage.
A sample sequencer at the Middle River Wastewater treatment Plant. (Photo: Brad Zinn/The News Leader)
Finally: More filters and UV light
Lastly, the water is sent though yet another filter system before it readies for its journey into the Middle River. But even then, it has one more phase to pass through — ultraviolet lights that zap the water before it is released back into the wild.
"To kill pathogenic organisms or disease-causing organisms," Morse said.
"A retirement village for bugs"
"The microbes that do all the work are what we grow here at the plant," Fanfoni said. "There's different microbes that do different jobs."
However, problems can arise, so the operator has to track the population of the bugs in the tank.
"He has to match the number of organisms with the strength of the food coming in," Fanfoni said.
If there are too many bugs and not enough food, the bugs will starve and die. But if there aren't enough bugs and too much food, waste will find its way into the river.
"It may not be brown, it may be clear, but there's items in that water that are gonna use oxygen," Fanfoni said. "You're trying to make sure all the oxygen-consuming work is done in the plant."
A sign at the Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Brad Zinn/The News Leader)
The age of the bugs can also cause issues, so operators track that as well. "He can tell by looking in the microscope if the bugs are too old," Fanfoni said. The older bugs get flushed out to let younger bugs reproduce and take up the slack. The bug lifespan is anywhere from "hours to days," Fanfoni said.
When there are too many bugs, which continually reproduce, "we have to 'waste' some of those bugs," Fanfoni said. The doomed bugs are sent to digester tanks.
"A retirement village for bugs," Morse joked.
"We digest them," Fanfoni added. "Basically, they consume themselves because you're not putting any more food in there, so the bugs that are alive still have to eat, so they start cannibalizing themselves. We're providing air, and that air allows them to continue to function metabolically."
As they reduce their own biomass by eating themselves, the byproduct is CO2 that goes up into the air as the water becomes clearer. After the bugs sink to the bottom, the clear water is sent back to treatment and the bugs (solids) are removed.
Ken Fanfoni, executive director of the Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant, holds dried out sludge, known as "cake," which was taken to the Augusta County Landfill. (Photo: Brad Zinn/The News Leader)
"These are bugs that have been wasted, they've been cannibalized and they've been decomposed," Fonfoni said. The solids are then run through a water-removal process, producing a dry, dirt-like substance referred to as "cake."
"If you treat it well enough, you can bag it and sell it," Fanfoni noted. "We can land-apply it on farmland. It meets those standards."
About 95 percent of the solids are taken to the Augusta County Regional Landfill, where with ground-up wood chips it is used to create an artificial topsoil, which covers up landfill slopes when a trash cell is closed, Fanfoni said.
Dried sludge, known as "cake," is loaded into a truck at the Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Brad Zinn/The News Leader)
The old days: Lagoons and disease
Wastewater treatment has come a long way.
"It used to be cesspools or lagoons," Morse said.
Wastewater was stored in the lagoons, where natural processes would take about a month to do "whatever was going to happen biologically," he said, and then released.
This practice went on for centuries until the late 1800s, Morse said, when it was finally realized that the wastewater polluting waterways in the United States was sickening and, at times, killing the public.
"There was disease everywhere," he said, such as cholera, dysentery, hepatitis and typhoid. "Without treatment, you have pollution," public health and environmental threats.
By the 1890s, Morse said many cities were piping in water, mostly because of fire hazards posed by wooden structures favored by those cities. But people were also drinking that water and getting sick. By the early 1920s, chlorine was introduced to the piped-in water. During this time, Morse said sewage treatment plants were built to remove settleable solids from wastewater. Chlorine was also added to the effluent, and disease dropped off, he said.
In 1972, the Clean Water Act mandated secondary treatment to wastewater, Morse said, which meant removing decomposable organic material found in wastewater. In this process, organics are consumed by bacteria under controlled aerobic conditions, he said.
Pictured is a "Daphnia," one of the many microbes that can be found at the Middle River Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Submitted)
In the mid-1990s, Morse said it was discovered that dissolved materials found in secondary treated wastewater — nitrogen and phosphorus — were getting into the waterways, and by early 2000s the enhanced methods used at the Middle River Waste Water Treatment Plant were introduced to combat this problem.
Sanitation equals civilization
Sarah Albee, author of the children's book, "Poop Happened: A History of the World from the Bottom Up," said the history of sanitation coincides with the history of civilization. Mesopotamia and the Romans were early forerunners of moving wastewater with the help of pipes and sewer systems, she said. Although they weren't perfect in their methods, it was a start.
"While there was a lot of death and disease, there was less of it," Albee said.
As the centuries passed, Albee said much of what was learned in Rome concerning wastewater removal was lost after its overthrow by the "barbarian" tribes. As the seats of power shifter north, Albee said the colder climates clamped down on rampant disease and massive epidemics. It wasn't until the Industrial Revolution in late 18th and early 19th centuries where many urban centers such as London, New York, Beijing and Paris began experiencing massive epidemics once again, she said.
When the flush toilet came into vogue in the mid-1800's, slightly ahead of its time, troubles began.
"Toilets were really weapons of mass destruction," Albee said.
The problem, she said, was that water flushed from toilets had nowhere to go. Instead, it went into cesspools, streets and rivers before being pumped back into the water supply.
Sickness and disease continued.
"It was nasty," Albee said. "River water in many cities wasn't even screened, let alone treated."
She said the the Thames River in London the mid-1800s was so polluted that the only things living in the foul-smelling water were eels, and said there were stories of them wriggling out of people's faucets.
Albee said the real heroes are John Snow, an English scientist and anesthesiologist who first suggested in the mid-1800s that cholera was a water-borne disease, and French scientist Louis Pasteur and German microbiologist Robert Koch, whose germ theories led to significant breakthroughs at the microbial level. After all, it's the microbes that are now used to clean our wastewater.
"We can't really count the lives they saved," said Albee, whose new book "Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines" hits bookstores in September.
Future waste
Based on industry trends, Morse said the next major step in treatment appears to be determining how much and what types of medications are in our wastewater, and removing them. Many medications, he said, are not being disposed of properly and can pass through the plant.
"Don't flush old medications down the toilet," he said.
Jean Andrews, a lab and compliance manager for the Augusta County Service Authority, noted our planet only has the water it has and it won't be getting any more.
"We cannot manufacture water," Andrews said. "So we need to protect whet we have."
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Q: Insert method produces error on attempt of adding binary code in Python While I try adding binary code to the list using insert() method I got following error:

UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position
0: invalid start byte

With append() method this works just fine.
for c in range(len(nlist)):
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    nlist.append(header)

A: Solved this with append as I couldn't move forward with insert, had to create nested list first (nlist elements in tohash list).
for c in range(len(tohash)):
    with open (tohash[c][0], "rb") as chunk:
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Oh man, it's the Green Lantern/Batman amalgam from the Dark Multiverse coming at us this week and from all the Dark Knights that we've seen working for Barbatos, this one is probably the one I was most curious about........... maybe the Drowned beats Dawnbreaker out though, just because of the whole woman angle. Besides that though, let's find out what went wrong in this Batman's life that got him to go to the dark side and with that, work for Barbatos. Let's check it out.
Explain It!:
Our issue begins with us seeing the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne at the hands of Joe Chill, but that's the end of the story that anyone will recognize because at that moment, Bruce Wayne just felt a void in him that made him not feel a thing....... fear being one of those things that he wasn't feeling is what drew the Green Lantern ring to him and made him the Green Lantern of space sector 2814. That's the end of the story that makes any sense. From here on out, Bruce Wayne is just making the Green Lantern rules up as he goes along, whether they make sense or not and that starts with his will power spiking to the point that he could override the no kill protocol within the ring and put Joe Chill on ice.
I'm not really sure of the passage of time within this story, but with no training and with him in my mind still being nine years old, Bruce Wayne becomes the hero of Gotham, until he goes on a killing rampage that includes his villains, Bullock and even Lieutenant Gordon. The killing doesn't stop there though because finally the Corps and the Guardians show up to stop Bruce, but since he's welcomed the void within him and made it a part of him, he's able to make shadow monster constructs that somehow disable the other Green Lantern rings and allows him to murder them as well............ Then he steps into a gigantic power battery that comes out of nowhere and become The Dawnbreaker.......... where he then destroys the world.
In the end, after the Batman Who Laughs brings him onto team Barbatos, we see The Dawnbreaker go to our Coast City, where he immediately overpowers Hal Jordan, before Doctor Fate steps in and whisks Hal away......... I don't understand this Dawnbreaker at all.
That's it for this issue of Batman: The Dawnbreaker and while I've come to realize that we're not going to really gleam anything of any importance out of these one-shots, I was at least under the impression that they'd be at least kind of fun, but this issue just makes up the rules as it goes along and just throws a concept at us, which I don't understand at all and I doubt we'll ever really get an explanation about how the Dawnbreaker does what he does or how anything in this issue actually works. The artwork is amazing though and I just really wish that the story was as strong, but at the end of the day, it's just a mess that is there and will probably piss Green Lantern fans off.
While I've been liking the one-shots less and less as they've been coming out, the previous ones at least seemed like they were trying to make sense of their character, but this installment just throws concepts at us without really explaining them, which is a shame because as they are, they don't make any sense at all. The art in this issue is great, but the Dawnbreaker just doesn't shine like I expected it to.
Posted by Eric Shea
Labels: Batman: The Dawnbreaker, ethan van sciver, green lantern, hal jordan, Sam Humphries, WSReview
mike October 4, 2017 at 8:39 AM
So i been liking the metal tie in for the most part Dawnbreaker is the first one i actively disliked never a good feeling to want your money back after reading a comic like eric say alot on nonsense is thrown at us where the other two told a story how batman went dark this one brue wayne is an evil kid from the start
Jim Werner October 4, 2017 at 9:26 AM
Yep...bruce is the "good son" from the atart
Also I have a problem with the ring not able to tell difference between overcoming fear with a psychotic break
Action Jackson October 4, 2017 at 11:20 AM
The issue wasn't bad, but I don't give 2 shits about this metal event and tie ins anymore after today's pull list.
Well I had fun reading this issue so suck it! Stop being so critical and just enjoy the read.
Eric Shea October 5, 2017 at 3:43 PM
Alright Manship, for now on I'll just ignore everything that doesn't make any sense at all and just tell everyone that everything is perfect.
Aside from the art this books was good friggin awful spot on review.
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Christchurch's core is in the process of being slowly, and almost entirely, dismantled. Already partly leveled, the city's cordoned-off center (dubbed the "red zone") is filled with irreparably damaged buildings readying for systematic demolition. Some two-thirds of the city's heritage buildings will ultimately be lost, and the city is in the throes of (literally) picking up the pieces. But look only at the dismal surface, and you'll miss the subtly rising phoenix – a city revving to rebuild from the rubble, a movement led by impassioned locals oozing such resilient spirit that you can't help but join in on the cheering squad for this little city. After all, how could you not get behind a place that's created its own "Ministry of Awesome," developed by residents eager to ignite creative new projects throughout the city?
The most successful manifestation has come in the form of the Re:Start container mall, which has helped revitalize the city's central business district with colorful shipping containers repurposed as temporary retail units for both emerging and displaced local businesses – the result has been a funky alfresco district of 50-plus shops, cafes, and eateries that have become a symbol of Christchurch's renaissance.
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Write a letter. Send it to the Director of Admissions and your admissions representative. Focus on your strongest attributes and how you will be able to contribute to the college community.
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Vancouver Needs Way More Co-ops. Here's How to Get Them
December 27, 2021 | By patrickcondon
'Vancouver needs more False Creek South,' aptly noted a city councillor amidst the housing crisis. The area is home to many co-ops. Photo via City of Vancouver.
The cost of housing has reached a crisis point in Vancouver, with no clear agreement on what to do about it. Which made it a rare moment when council—perceiving threats to affordability in False Creek South—voted unanimously to turn back a staff proposal to dramatically densify and rearrange the neighbourhood using a market-based approach.
In the context of that marathon debate, and just before the vote was called, Coun. Michael Wiebe captured the tenor of the evening when he said, "What Vancouver needs is more False Creek South." None of our elected leaders argued the point.
But that leaves open the question of where to put more False Creek South?
False Creek South was built on a largely abandoned stretch of derelict waterfront. Succeeding developments in the city took over other vast parcels of similar swaths of industrial shoreline. But those days, and those parcels, are gone. If we need more False Creek Souths, where should we put them? The only answer available to us—in our neighbourhoods.
Not everyone is aware that affordable co-op buildings are already scattered in many parts of the city. They tend to be innocuous small structures that fit in respectfully with their privately owned neighbours. You might be surprised to see in the map below how many exist and where.
Co-ops and non-profit housing are located throughout the city, often in buildings indistinguishable from those around them. Map via the City of Vancouver.
Seen this way there is no shortage of locations for smaller co-op buildings, preferably, perhaps, close to neighbourhood schools where the young families who would be the likely beneficiaries of such an initiative could be close to, and keep full, that crucial piece of public infrastructure.
What stands in the way? Above all, land prices. Unless the provincial government comes in with billions of dollars to acquire available parcels, current land prices present us with a challenge. To make co-ops self-financing requires both affordable land and enough new square footage to make the land purchase amortizable through affordable rents.
If new co-op developments have to compete with market-based rental or condo developments in buying, the numbers won't work. That's because the more density allows on a parcel, the higher the price rises for the land, which then must be recouped through higher rents or unit price-tags.
The effect is baked in, as they say. Vancouver land is no longer sold by the acre, but by the square foot "buildable"—how many interior square feet of new housing zoning will allow. Right now, the price of land per buildable square foot is about twice the price of the construction.
Fortunately, there is a way to dampen this effect in order to let co-ops flourish. If the city only allows increased density on single-family zoned parcels for new co-ops, which it has the authority to do, but prohibits the same new density for private developers, land prices will not inflate nearly as much. Developers seeking to build condos or market-rent apartments, with the prospect of much higher sales or rent revenue, won't be bidding up the prices.
Even so, Vancouver land isn't cheap. Which raises the question: How big must a new co-op be to "pencil out" and cover its land and construction costs while still collecting affordable monthly rents? Could one avoid buying up a lot of single-family lots and assembling them into one large development footprint as we see happening along arterials around the city now? We know that such "land assembly" can disrupt existing neighbourhoods by unleashing inflationary processes.
We can avoid this process and have many more co-ops, concludes local architect Sean McEwen. Working through the numbers, he suggests that a wood-frame 6,000-square-foot building of a size necessary to amortize current land costs with affordable co-op rents would fit into a typical Vancouver lot—without land assembly and without overshadowing neighbours.
Sean McEwen's Mole Hill restoration project in downtown Vancouver (top) demonstrates a medium-density prototype that can be built in sustainable wood-frame construction without inflating land prices through lot assembly. The cutaway view gives a clear indication of the varied demographic mix that might be housed in a co-op, including three-bedroom suites, studios and wheelchair-accessible units. Photo and diagram by Sean McEwen.
It's time that council took a more serious look at the potential of co-ops, and moved away from the land inflationary policies it has been quick to embrace instead. Earlier this month, council voted to allow four-storey "secured rental buildings" on blocks immediately behind arterial streets, in the hopes that the production of these units will help resolve the housing crisis.
An artist's rendering of Vancouver's newly approved form of four-storey rental projects, shown flanking existing detached buildings within neighbourhoods. (Out of scale automobiles and people in the foreground make the buildings appear smaller than they might appear in reality). Image via City of Vancouver.
Once again, critics predicted that this market-tied densification will merely raise land prices, making it impossible for developers to produce housing that can be rented at affordable rates. City staff maintain that even if this is the case, providing high-priced rental housing units throughout the city will take pressure off lower-cost housing in a process called "filtering."
But so far Vancouver exhibits none of the beneficial effects touted for filtering. Apartments in our more affordable neighbourhoods, such as Marpole or Mount Pleasant, show punishingly low vacancy rates of 1.1 per cent and 1.4 per cent respectively, while thousands of expensive downtown apartments go begging at 6.3 per cent vacancy.
If we agree that the housing market, left to its own devices, is incapable of supplying affordable homes no matter what new density we offer, we have to take a different path.
Authorizing co-op (or other non-market forms) in our neighbourhoods, with the advantage of "Goldilocks" density bonuses (not too little, not too much, just right) might just be, as Coun. Wiebe suggests, what Vancouver needs a lot more of.
There is no time to waste. Vancouver should shift gears as 2022 dawns. Our young families, who are rapidly being exiled from our city due to housing costs, can't wait any longer.
This piece was originally published on The Tyee.
Patrick Condon is the James Taylor chair in Landscape and Livable Environments at the University of British Columbia's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the founding chair of the UBC urban design program.
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Standing with Steven J. Rosen
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https://www.meforum.org/4537/standing-with-steven-j-rosen
Unquestionably, hiring Steven J. Rosen to become part of the Middle East Forum was the most difficult decision since I founded the organization in 1994.
Steven J. Rosen (left) and Keith Weissman.
On the one hand, this 23-year-veteran of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, where he served as director of foreign policy issues, offered an unparalleled opportunity to give the Forum a presence in Washington policy-making circles where we hitherto had been absent. At AIPAC, he was responsible for relations with the State Department, the National Security Council, and other Executive Branch agencies. His accomplishments are legion.
The Washington Post noted that "Rosen helped pioneer 'executive-branch lobbying,' a style of advocacy that was not widespread when he began it in the mid-1980s, but is now a routine complement to the more traditional lobbying of Congress." The New York Times called him "brilliant, energetic and one of [AIPAC's] most influential employees, with wide-ranging contacts within the Bush administration and overseas." National Public Radio's intelligence correspondent found that he "helped shape [AIPAC] into one of the most powerful lobby groups in the country." According to Ha'aretz, writing about Mr. Rosen just after he left AIPAC, he "is not merely another AIPAC official; in the eyes of many, he is AIPAC itself."
In addition, Mr. Rosen has an academic background, having taught at several universities (Pittsburgh, Brandeis, Australian National), headed Middle East issues for the RAND Corporation, and co-authored a best-selling textbook, The Logic of International Relations. So, he would fit right in our think tank.
On the other hand, he (along with his AIPAC colleague Keith Weissman) stood accused by the Bush administration of breaching the ominously-named Espionage Act of 1917, and faced criminal charges that could have landed him in jail for years. Although he was not accused of spying, his (and our) opponents reveled in calling him an "accused spy"; and, of course, we worried about the ramifications for us if he were found guilty.
During extensive consultations with the MEF's board of governors, I found a consensus on wishing to bring on board so formidable an analyst in his hour of need mixed with apprehension about the criminal case.
Two developments resolved the dilemma for us in September 2008. Our study of the government's case convinced us of its injustice, shoddiness, arbitrariness, hollowness, and futility. Certain of Mr. Rosen's innocence, the lawsuit against him would not stop us from hiring him.
Second, world events kicked in. Seeing the Iranian drive to get the bomb as the single greatest danger both to the Middle East and to the United States (in the later case, via electro-magnetic pulse), we realized that the outgoing Bush administration would not take steps to stop the Iranian pursuit of nuclear weapons; and that Barack Obama, with his soft approach to Iran, would likely win the election.
Accordingly, the Forum in October 2008 began funding Mr. Rosen to work on ways to stop the Iranian march to nuclear weapons. He is ideal for the job, having begun efforts to stymie Iranian nuclear ambitions fifteen years ago – long before these became a general concern. Working behind the scenes, for example, he initiated efforts to develop leverage over Tehran through graduated economic sanctions by securing two presidential orders in 1995, followed by the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 which laid the foundation for all subsequent efforts to bring economic pressure to bear against the Iranian government. He has been active in this arena ever since.
Following the inauguration, the Forum brought Mr. Rosen formally on board as a visiting fellow. In his brief time in this capacity, he initiated a Washington Project with his influential weblog, "Obama Mideast Monitor," and a new publication series called The Policy Forum. Notably, Mr. Rosen's blog started the chain of events that caused Charles Freeman to withdraw his name for consideration as chairman of the National Intelligence Council.
Then, on May 1, came the welcome news that the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its case against Messrs. Rosen and Weissman. In the words of the Washington Post, this decision amounted to "a stunning vindication" for them. Beyond that, it confirms the limits on arbitrary and prejudicial government actions.
I congratulate Messrs. Rosen and Weissman and, now that he is unburdened with legal woes, look forward to Steve's taking up the Iran portfolio with his full attention and renowned effectiveness.
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Anderson: A Great Team Performance
Keshi Anderson feels the squad showed fantastic character in coming back from a goal down and conceding a late equaliser to then go on and claim all three points against Hull City.
The Seasiders secured a huge victory over the league leaders, courtesy of CJ Hamilton's late strike after two fantastically crafted goals from Jerry Yates and Keshi Anderson earlier in the match.
"It was a great team performance considering the situation we were in at times in the game," Anderson said.
"We were disappointed to go behind and to concede an equaliser so late on, but I think the boys responded so well in the game. I think we were deserved winners in scoring three well worked goals at good times."
The 25-year-old scored his second league goal for the Seasiders in the win, and admitted he is pleased to keep up his fine form since returning from injury.
"It's always nice to get on the scoresheet personally, and I'm pleased to have had an effect on the game.
"We always look to win matches, and in playing at home we knew the pressure was on us to claim the win. I feel we dug deep for the full 90 minutes and were the deserved winners."
Critchley: A Game We Can All Look Forward To
Neil Critchley was pleased with the fourth round draw of the Emirates FA Cup, with Blackpool set for a trip to Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion.
Maxwell: A Nice Way To Bounce Back
Chris Maxwell was pleased to help the side through to the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup in his first game back since returning from a period of self-isolation.
Husband: We Had The Belief We Could Win
James Husband has admitted the side had confidence going into Saturday's match that they could beat West Brom, and feels the side were worthy of progressing to the next round.
Critchley: A Great Day For The Club
Neil Critchley was thrilled with his side's display in the penalty shootout victory over West Brom in the Emirates FA Cup.


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March is National Women's History Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the achievements and contributions women have made to society. For an entire thirty-one days, we highlight and salute women who are making strides and shattering norms. This Women's History Month, we're taking a look at some everyday moms who inspire us. They are truly powerful, motivated, and admirable women who have made their mark in various fields. Enter Mallory Kasdan, author of ELLA, a professional voice actor for television and radio, and the host of the popular podcast, MILK: Getting in there with Moms I'd Like to Know. Once upon a time Mallory was a book publicist and accompanied RuPaul on a 5-city book tour. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two kids.
How do you define motherhood?
Motherhood is where I live. It's always changing and enriching to be the mother of my kids, and its weird to think I haven't always lived here. Being their mom shapes my life and decisions and I occasionally resent not being able to do exactly what I want to do all the time. Who wouldn't? But shaping people who I think are excellent people is worth any loss of my old self that I miss.
What superpower do you bring to motherhood?
I have no superpowers — I'm just doing my best as a human to raise kind and thoughtful smaller humans who can think for themselves and hopefully make the world a better place due to their particular special skills. I guess my superpower might be that I can generally find humor in most things. It helps me to laugh with my family, with friends, and even with strangers. Life is funny, and sad, and crazy, but humor often helps me muddle through.
What makes you do a better job at mothering?
I do a better job of mothering when I exercise daily or most days. And when I sleep enough, which is never. I try not to be too hard on myself because my kids are terrific and as humans we are all evolving all the time.
What's your funniest mom story?
I can't think of anything, oh crap!
What special project are you working on now (not mom related)?
I'm working on the second season of my podcast, MILK: Moms I'd Like to Know, a second children's book, and a few other podcast projects for other people/brands. The majority of my work is mommy related because my interests tend to be about what women can do while mothering, the books they write, the stories they tell, the feelings they feel, things they make. Most of my life I would say is through the lens of motherhood, at least right now while my kids still rely on me emotionally and physically. My work does allow me to amplify other women's voices and hear how they get it done.
Advice to other busy moms?
Assume that other moms are struggling, and be as kind and non judgmental as you can. Being a parent is crazy hard and we never know what some one else is dealing with in their life that might make things more challenging then they look.


Update, 10:50 a.m. PT: An Amazon spokesperson confirmed that the company has agreed to acquire Annapurna. It did not disclose the acquisition price.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Amazon.com is in talks to buy Israel-based chip designer Annapurna Labs Ltd. for $350 million, a potentially bold move by the online retailer to develop the semiconductors that go into its devices.
The Journal notes that the deal is expected to close soon, and could fetch a price tag of as much as $375 million. Annapurna is led by Avigdor Willenz, who previously founded Galileo Technologies. That chip maker was sold to Marvel Technology Group for $2.7 billion in 2000, according to the Journal.
Three years ago, Amazon was rumored to be in the market to buy the mobile chip unit of Texas Instruments. The Israeli newspaper Calcalist reported on those talks three years ago, and it was the first to report on the talks between Amazon and Annapurna.
The Journal reports that Annapurna's technology, which has yet to be unveiled, could be used in Amazon.com's expanding network of data centers.


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The "program rules" are located under "manual program control", at the bottom of the dialogue box. The IP address you are going to assign to your Nintendo DS must be 10 digits higher than the PC's. (e.g., 192.168.1.100 becomes 192.168.1.110). Friend's Settings If you recieve this error only when playing with a particular friend, then it is likely a problem with the friend's firewall settings on their connection. Please help?
If possible, ask your friend to visit the technical support area of www.nintendowifi.com (http://www.nintendowifi.com) for possible solutions. I got this code  - I use Windows XP and connected via LAN-Network. click here (http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc/en_na/ds/routerInfo.jsp) for help finding a compatible router. Click on your router's model number, if available.
Log In Sign Up Log In to GameFAQs Forgot your username or password? So the Wifi is there, but it doesn't want to work with Platinum.So what is the problem? Need help connecting my Nintendo DS to Wi-Fi, error code 52003? Set the IP address for the ports to forward to the same as the DS's static IP that you assigned in the previous step.
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No, create an account now. Please read the following information." Do you receive this error every time you try and connect? Try another Hotspot To search for known Hotspots in your area, click here (http://pinoy-n.com/forums/free-hotspot-directory-philippines-see-page-1-for-list-vt3016.html?sid=323f8b37e727dcf492b5828cdbc16590). Most routers have built-in firewalls.
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I can't figure out why this should work intermittently.As a related note, I have the A revision of my router model which I see, according to the Nintendo website, is not I STILL CAN'T CONNECT! Close TCP/IP options, then close the properties for the Local Area Connection. Please help.?
Type "cmd" in the box and press Enter. My opinion: Check if the router has internet connection, or maybe Traffic or get a compatible router for the DS :) good luck! Anyone have any idea to fix this error code? :) Actually I've been getting that error the last time I tried going online to trade, too. as for the error about FC, na ganyan na rin ako sa animal crossing ko.
How can i see it? Norton AntiVirus 2006 Launch Norton AntiVirus and click "Personal Firewall".


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The Duchess of Cambridge has become a patron of the Anna Freud Centre, following her regular visits to its Islington site.
In September, following the birth of Princess Charlotte, Catherine resumed her royal duties at the mental health charity's Rodney Street centre of excellence.
The Duchess, a staunch mental health campaigner, was back three months later for its Christmas party.
Peter Fonagy, chief executive of the Anna Freud Centre, said: "I'm particularly proud because I have come to recognise just how knowledgeable she is in relation to what is a complex and difficult issue that so few people genuinely understand.
The charity is also planning to build another centre of excellence in King's Cross to integrate its research activities.


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Kerri C. Sturm
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Kerri C. Sturm, Partner
"Every once in a while you come across a person who represents themselves and their company in such a professional manner that you feel compelled to share your experience with others. Kerri Strum is such a person." - Client testimonial for Kerri Coriston Sturm
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Kerri Coriston Sturm, partner in Bernstein-Burkley's Pittsburgh office, has always loved the library, and one of her favorite aspects of her job is hitting the books and absorbing information.
"I have a great memory," says Kerri, "and this is one career where that comes in handy. When I am in court, it is just me and my brain."
Kerri has developed a growing and loyal following of clients and co-counsel who consistently call her to handle both their routine and high-stakes litigation. She has a creative approach to her cases, and derives great satisfaction from exceeding expectations in terms of the result obtained and the cost of achieving it.
Kerri's practice focuses on high-stakes commercial litigation for plaintiffs and defendants, both at the trial and appellate levels. She has tried and managed cases in state and federal courts across the country involving a variety of claims, including:
Oil and gas disputes
Uniform Commercial Code matters
Breach of warranties
Fraudulent conveyances
She Represents:
Kerri represents plaintiffs and defendants in various types of complex commercial cases, and has developed several niche specialties, including:
Oil and gas contract disputes
Title and real property disputes
Prior to joining Bernstein-Burkley, the Youngstown, Ohio native worked for several AmLaw 200 firms and spent several years with a Texas-based energy boutique firm.
Grove City College (B.A. Economics, cum laude, 1999)
The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 2002)
Member of Order of the Coif and Moot Court
Public Relations Editor of the Ohio State Law Review
Admitted to the bar of Pennsylvania
Admitted to the bar of Ohio
Admitted to the bar of Florida
Affiliations and Memberships:
Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
Women's Energy Network (WEN)
Recognized as a Who's Who in Energy Law by the Pittsburgh Business Times
Notable Experience:
Represented a mineral buying company against two large oil and gas producers for a significant underpayment of oil and gas royalties. The oil and gas producers unilaterally decided to pay royalties according to an older, expired lease, which provided a lower royalty percentage. The Court decided in favor of Kerri's client, holding on summary judgment that the older lease was no longer in effect, and was superseded by a lease providing an 18% royalty.
Represented a large telecommunications company in a case brought by a bankruptcy trustee for fraudulent conveyance. The bankruptcy trustee contended that the telecommunications company purchased the assets of a defunct telecommunications company for $10 million less than the assets were worth. After aggressively pursuing discovery, Kerri was ultimately able to settle this matter for $80,000.00.
Obtained a $7 million judgment for a nationally-recognized bank for breach of a Forbearance Agreement that required a debtor to refinance its debt by a date certain.
After being sued by a former high-level employee for breach of an employment agreement, Kerri's client asserted a counterclaim based on various breaches by the employee. In an arbitration before the American Arbitration Association, Kerri's client was awarded a complete victory. The arbitrator ruled against the former high-level employee, and awarded the client all of its damages as well as attorneys' fees and arbitration costs.
After purchasing oil and gas rights through a sheriff's sale, Kerri's client was compelled to sue to quiet title against a divested property owner. The property owner claimed to be entitled to future royalties based on an Assignment of Oil and Gas Royalties. The Court ruled in favor of Kerri's client that the sheriff's sale completely divested the future royalty interest.
Successfully represented a non-profit organization in a claim against its former founder and director. In a hotly-contested hearing, the Court awarded the appointment of a receiver to terminate the former founder's interest in property owned by the non-profit.
Represented the Plan Administrator of a large bankruptcy estate in claims of professional malpractice against former counsel. Without spending a day in Court, Kerri was able to successfully negotiate a six-figure payout after a mediation in which the mediator specifically noted Kerri's persuasive arguments.
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Q: under which directory can i find the packages installed using yum where do the packages installed using the yum command go ? For example i installed some dependencies using the command :
yum -y install kernel-devel kernel-headers

Where can i find these installed ? (I mean under which directory)

A: If you have yum-utils installed, use
 repoquery -ql kernel-devel

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 repoquery --list kernel-devel

A: Every package is different.  kernel source will go under /lib,  some programs under /opt or /usr/local.  It depends on your distros defaults and the packager (althought there are standards)


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Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California.He is currently a University Fellow at USC Annenberg's Center on Public Diplomacy and an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Religion. He is the author of Natural Mystics: The Prophetic Lives of Bob Marley and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Figueroa Press, 2014) and his writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Crosscurrents, Jewish Journal, and Harvard Divinity Bulletin.Hear more inspirational stories like Varun's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0Dean Soni is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Academy of Religion, and the Association for College and University Religious Affairs. He is on the advisory board for the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Journal for Interreligious Dialogue, Hindu American Seva Charities, Hindu American Foundation, Future45, and the Parliament of the World's Religion. Prior to joining USC, Dean Soni spent four years teaching in the Law and Society Program at UCSB. Born in India and raised in Southern California, he has family on five continents and they collectively represent every major religious tradition in the world.


On Saturday, September 29th, 2018, we held our 4th annual Walk to Cure Cancer team event at Boyd Conservation Area in Woodbridge.
The host for this event was Canadian Cancer Society, and our goal this year was to raise $5,000. Similar to the previous year, all proceeds to be matched dollar to dollar by Brevitas.
Also congratulations to two of our team members, Sofia Li and Jessica Ng, who won the first and second prizes for the walk-a-thon!
Thank you to all participants, volunteers, donors and supporters for their support and contributions to this year's event! We hope to see you again at next year's event!


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Photo submitted by loyal KSST listener. An accident at the 118 mile-markers on I-30 Monday morning around 5 a.m. resulted when a semi-truck-trailer left the roadway into the median and went into a wide creek running under the roadway. According to reports there was one fatality and one serious injury. Traffic was backed up on both sides of the interstate into midday.


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In 2015, the University's Strategic Plan will have to be revised. One of the key features of the revised Strategic Plan will be the research strategy. The Board of the University feels it is important to outline this strategy together with the talented young researchers of the university. Therefore, three meetings with young research talent from Science, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences & Humanities were organized to discuss possible strategic choices concerning research .
During the meetings four general questions were addressed:
Which research areas have a clear added value for and fit within the research profile of the university but are currently not present but should be present to increase research excellence and the attractiveness of the university for staff and students?
Where do you see chances for ground-breaking inter-, multi-, cross-disciplinary research between faculties/disciplines? What kind of organizational structure do we need to support this?
The university has identified three societal themes. In which way can we strengthen and extend these themes? Should there be an additional theme?
How can the university increase its external funding for research? Which supporting facilities are necessary?
The general outcomes of the discussions were:
The added value of interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary research is recognized by all participants;
To enhance this type of research exchange of knowledge and ideas has to be facilitated via focussed strategy meetings or by bringing several disciplines under one roof;
The three societal themes of the university do not have to be extended. However, the "big" underlying questions should be defined to get young researchers to participate. Also helpful in this aspect could be stimulating interdisciplinary projects with seed money or other forms of appreciation;
Communication on funding possibilities, current research projects and the expertise of researchers should be improved;
A good partner programme is vital to attract talent.
Currently the University is implementing these outcomes in the Strategic Plan and in the organization where possible.
Please contact Ineke Ganzeveld, Research & Valorisation
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What does construction work actually mean? Well, we would all probably agree that the demolition of a block of flats, the construction of a school, the refurbishment of a hotel or an extension to a doctor's surgery is construction work; that seems pretty obvious.
So how about replacing your bathroom suite, painting and decorating a Care Home lounge, removing asbestos from a boiler room or a loft conversion to your Home. Perhaps less obvious, but these are all examples of construction work, where the full application of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 will apply.
It is important to recognise that the CDM Regulations applies to all construction work, regardless of complexity, size, duration and the number of workers or contractor involved. Many believe that the regulations only apply if the project is notifiable to the HSE (Health & Safety Executive); this is categorically false! To understand whether you have any statutory obligations, you firstly need to recognise the definition of construction work, so you'll know whether the regulations apply to your project or not; the definition is quite often misunderstood.
Provided below is the definition extracted from the Approved Code of Practice, Managing Health and Safety in Construction.
So next time you hear someone say "CDM doesn't apply to this project", politely remind them that it most probably does.
If you require any further guidance or information, please contact Paul Littlewood on 01332 668877 or email plittlewood@marpal.co.uk.


Now more than ever, the concern of network security should be one of the top priorities of small business owners. With accounts of unsuspecting startups devastated by cyber attacks becoming more and more common, network security is a concern that can no longer be ignored.
1. Smaller doesn't necessarily mean safer. Although some businesses assume that because their network is small it will escape unwanted attention, this assumption is incorrect. According to PC World, the idea that smaller networks are harder to crack is one of the top five myths of Wi-Fi security. While some network administrators assume that weakening their wireless router's transmission will make them less accessible to users with malicious intent, in reality they are just weakening the network's effectiveness for legitimate users. They should instead focus their efforts on boosting the network's encryption levels.
In addition to taking the basic steps of educating employees regarding cyber security and keeping firewalls up to date, small business owners are encouraged to consider placing their funds with larger, big-name banks, many of which have monitoring systems in place to identify anomalous, potentially-fraudulent account activity.
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I am a mid 30's woman from the UK wanting to travel to India without flying. I have been given warnings from friends about traveling alone through Iran and Pakistan, therefore I am willing to try a more northern route covering Russia > Kazakhstan > Uzbekistan >Tajikistan > Kyrgyzstan > China > India. The safety concerns I have relate to robberies, being kidnapped and suffering physical violence of any kind.
Is this route safe for solo female travelers? If not, which countries are safer to cross? Using which means of transportation?
If travel from Europe to India is the goal and specifically flying is the problem, you can travel by ship.
One option is vacation style cruise lines such as Norwegian, Cunard, Royal Caribbean which sometimes offer repositioning sailings.
Disclaimer: this is mostly personal experience, and quite outdated (2015).
China - Nepal (via Tibet) - India. This will require, besides a Chinese visa, a special permit for Tibet. According to a few agencies I talked to in Feb 2016, the permit required you to join an organized tour and stay with your group. Path to Lhasa would be reasonably easy (there is a train), but from Lhasa to Kathmandu you would have to hire a car - again, as part of your tour. Once you get to Nepal, from Kathmandu you can catch a direct bus to India, even all the way to New Delhi (although I'd recommend to take a bus to the border, and catch another one at the other side - it is much faster, and also cheaper).
You may hear stories about people crossing to India directly from China through Nathu La, but as far as I know, it is not opened for non-piligrim visitors.
China - [Laos - Thailand] - Myanmar (Burma) - India. Lots of paperwork. According to Myanmar authorities (Oct 2015), Myanmar-India overland border crossings were opened to foreigners. However they require special permits from both countries (i.e. to cross overland from Myanmar to India you need to get special permits - besides your visa - from Myanmar and India). This is very unreliable route. Situation in Myanmar regarding overland crossings changes often, and you're not guaranteed to be able to continue into the country once you cross the border. For example, at Tachilek crossing you can get in (from Thailand), but cannot travel far through overland, although you can fly from Tachilek airport via domestic flight. This way you also end up in the restricted areas of India, quite far away from Delhi.
Routes via Iran and Pakistan, or through Bangladesh are also possible but less safe. Unless you have been to, and feel comfortable in strict Islamic countries - and this includes covering up yourself - I would strongly advise against this route for a solo woman. For a mixed couple or a man those would be reasonably safe though.
Above I see someone mentioning Tajikistan, but I don't think there is a route there which does not involve Khyber pass in Afganistan (and crossing Pakistan too), and this is not considered safe for foreigners.
Russia is relatively safe if you're taking trains using a cheaper "platskart" class (the "coupe" class has a compartment for 4 with locked doors, and if you end up with three males who enjoy drinking, it might not be so safe).
China is safe, and this includes Tibet.
Nepal is safe. Natural dangers such as earthquake are higher risk there.
I'd say among those three you'll have higher risk of harassment in India itself.
The UK Government has travel advisories against all travel into the area of Iran within 100KM of Pakistan. Most of the rest of that path has ony "normal" advisories.
Within Pakistan itself, the Southern route has only "normal" advisories, while the Karakoram Highway itself has advisories against all travel.
The Northern route you mention (ending through China) has no advisories against travel for UK nationals, only general precautions.
So, from the perspective of whether or not you trust your Government, the Northern route through the 'stans would be "safer" for you.
The answer to your question is rather opinion based and very much depends on your personal behaviour. Meanwhile, few people who have actually traveled to Iran will call it 'unsafe', though of course Afghanistan and Pakistan can be quite volatile.
Plenty of people make this journey. Tony Wheeler and his wife, founders of Lonely Planet, are a well known example, who, if my memory serves me well, wrote their first guidebook on exactly this journey.
As anyone who has made this journey will tell you, it is very doable, with the most 'risky' section probably being south western Pakistan. More so if you need to rely on public transport. More so if, indeed, you are a woman traveling alone.
Then, there are other questions on SE that you should read; 1, 2.
Finally, if you want to avoid Pakistan altogether, you're going to have a hard time, with your only real option being going around Tibet, and thus through China, meaning either going through central Asia or through Russia, the former adding a bureaucratic challenge, the latter adding many thousands of kilometres to your journey (even if it would be a rather awesome journey).
I can answer only about Russian part of your trip.
You can avoid "Kazakhstan > Uzbekistan >Tajikistan > Kyrgyzstan", Russia has a common border with China. It will extend you trip, but not too much.
Your best option for most of the path is train (at least for solo trip). There is a train route from Moscow to Khabarovsk which is located near the Chinese border. It is pretty safe, but you need to learn at least basic Russian because there is a chance that no one speak English.
To get to Moscow you can choose train too. Moscow is safe enough for tourists if you do not go somewhere outside tourist places at night.
If you want to have a car trip you will have rough time. Some western parts of the country can be dangerous.
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Édouard Souberbielle (* 17. Juni 1899 in Tarbes; † 29. Januar 1986 in Clamart) war ein französischer Organist und Musikpädagoge.

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Édouard Souberbielle war ein Sohn des Advokaten und Amateurcellisten Adrien Souberbielle. Er wurde zuerst von seiner Mutter Thérèse Delmas unterrichtet, die Klavierschülerin von Élie-Miriam Delaborde am Pariser Konservatorium gewesen war. An der Schola Cantorum in Paris studierte er Komposition bei Vincent d'Indy und Orgel bei Maurice Sergent, Abel Decaux und Louis Vierne. Daneben besuchte er am Pariser Konservatorium die Klasse für Harmonielehre von Jules Moquet und nahm Orgelunterricht bei Eugène Gigout.

Seine Versuche als Komponist gab er trotz Ermutigung durch Maurice Ravel, Paul Dukas und seinen Jugendfreund Francis Poulenc bald auf. 1928 berief ihn d'Indy als Professor an die Schola Cantorum, wo er bis zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges unterrichtete. Ab 1935 unterrichtete er zudem an der École César Franck, 1943 wurde er Nachfolger von Abel Decaux am Institut grégorien de Paris. Zu seinen Schülern zählen u. a. Michel Chapius, André Isoir, Francis Chapelet, Emmanuel de Villèle, Antoine Sibertin-Blanc, Jean-Albert Villard, Michel Jollivet und Nicolas Gorenstein.

Als Organist wirkte Souberbielle an den Pariser Kirchen Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix und St-Léon, später an St-Ambroise und schließlich an St-Pierre-de-Chaillot und St-Joseph des Carmes. Verdient machte er sich als Interpret der Werke Olivier Messiaena, Jean Langlais' und Jehan Alains. Als Kenner der gregorianischen Musik gehörte er in den 1960er Jahren zu den Gründern der Vereinigung Una Voce um Henri Sauguet. Mit Maurice Duruflé und Albert Faverais gründete er 1963 das Syndicat National des Musiciens des Cultes.

Souberbielle war mit Madeleine Bloy, einer Tochter des Schriftstellers Leon Bloy verheiratet. Ihr Sohn Léon Souberbielle wurde gleichfalls als Organist bekannt. Auch der Enkel Jean-Christophe Souberbielle schlug eine Laufbahn als Organist ein, der Enkel Alexis Galperine ist Geiger.

Édouard Souberbielle verstarb 1986 in Clamart im Alter von 86 Jahren.

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 Musica et Memoria: Un Maître de l'orgue EDOUARD SOUBERBIELLE
 Editions Delatour: Édouard Souberbielle. Un maître de l'orgue
 Musica et Memoria: Jean Fellot

Literatur
 Alexis Galpérine: Édouard Souberbielle. Un maître de l'orgue. Editions Delatour France, ISBN 978-2-75210091-7.

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