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Marco Island issues voluntary evacuation notice
People on Marco Island spent all day Tuesday boarding up windows and preparing to evacuate.
Wednesday, September 6th 2017, 12:04 AM EDT
The city of Marco Island issued a voluntary evacuation recommendation on Tuesday.
The recommendation comes ahead of Hurricane Irma, and was given so residents and visitors have ample time to leave before a large scale evacuation of southwest Florida.
Upon evacuation, the city of Marco Island says to carry an ID, tax bill, vehicle registration or other documents that link you to the island so that you may re-enter.
The city says there won't be any evacuation shelters on Marco Island.
As soon as Steve Hunter saw Hurricane Irma's projected path, he decided to kick his preparations into high gear.
"You just don't know what's going to happen. You don't know which way it's going to go," he said. "Is your stuff going to be okay, is it not?"
So, he's not taking any chances. Steve Hunter boarded up his home on Tuesday, and he and his wife plan to evacuate on Wednesday.
Shayne Hunter, Steve's wife, said, "It's hard to determine which way to go."
They haven't seen a hurricane this bad hit Southwest Florida since they've lived here.
"Just worry, worry," Shayne Hunter said.
And they're not the only ones who are worried.
Tony Smith has been running a beach rental hut on Tigertail Beach for nearly 30 years. He decided to get all of his gear off the beach sooner rather than later.
"You just never know what you're going to come back to when you're a beach concessionaire," Smith said.
The work is hard.
"It's a hassle for sure," Smith said.
"We bought six cases of water yesterday. I'm glad I did, I drank three of them putting these (shutters) up today," Hunter said.
Both Smith and Hunter say they're not willing to take a chance with Mother Nature.
Smith said, "You just hope you're going to get back to it all in one piece."
City council members told NBC2 they expect a mandatory evacuation to come soon, as that is standard procedure when a hurricane at least Category 1 is headed to the area.


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ADHD & Alcohol: How Are They Related?
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Hangover Anxiety: Feeling Down After Downing Alcohol?
Not having proper sleep at night can really affect your daily routine. It can upset your internal clock and make you feel drowsy and sleepy during the day. Moreover, it can also cause concerns for your health and emotional stability as well. Sleeplessness can be caused either due to stress or because of sleeping problems. If it is of a temporary nature then there is nothing to worry about, but if it lasts for a long period of time then it becomes necessary to learn about the symptoms of your sleeping problem and how to handle them.
Sleeping problems can be of many different types and can have a number of varying symptoms. The following are some of the common types of sleeping problems that can affect your sleeping patterns.
Insomnia is a common sleep complaint in which the person finds it hard to get some sleep. It is usually caused by an underlying condition or problem like anxiety, stress or depression. Insomnia also sometimes results from drinking too much coffee or taking some medications. The symptoms of insomnia include difficulty in falling asleep, fragmented sleep, waking up many times during the night and feeling sleepy throughout the day.
Sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is characterized by stoppages in breathing during sleep because of blocking of the upper airways. It can cause you to wake up several times during night. Its symptoms are loud snoring, frequent pauses in breathing while sleeping, gasping for air while sleeping, feeling sleepy or exhausted even after having a night's sleep and waking up with a headache.
Restless legs syndrome (RLS). Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is characterized by irresistible movements of the legs during sleep. The symptoms of this sleep problem include sensations in the legs along with a strong compulsion to move them, cramping of the leg while sleeping, temporary relief from the sensations when the legs are massaged and an increase of the sensations in legs when you get in a resting position.
Narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is characterized by extreme sleepiness during the day. It is caused by a flaw in the brain's structure that controls the sleeping and waking cycles. Its symptoms are hearing or seeing things when feeling drowsy, beginning to dream even when half-asleep, having sharp dreams, inability to move when waking or sleeping and feeling sudden weakness when experiencing emotions.
Insomnia caused by jet lag. Jet lag or insomnia caused due to flying between time zones is a common sleeping problem which occurs because of a disruption of the circadian rhythm. The symptoms of this sleeping problem, such as headache, stomach problems, fatigue, become more intensified if your flight is long, or spanning multiple time zones.
Lack of synchronization in work and biological clock. If you work in the night shift, then you are most likely to have lack of synchronization between your work timing and your biological clock. This is one of the most common sleeping problems.
Postponed sleep. Postponed sleep is a sleeping disorder in which normal sleep timings get delayed, resulting in late night sleeping and waking up late in the morning. This sleeping problem can be hard for you to function during the day.
Make a schedule for sleeping and stick to it. This can help you in getting a good sleep at night. Make sure that you go to sleep and wake up around the same time, even on holidays or weekends. This regularity will help in reinforcing your sleep-wake cycle.
Develop a routine or a ritual before going to bed. This is going to help you in telling your body that it is time to go to sleep. You can either choose to read a book, take a shower or listen to some relaxing music for this purpose.
Make your room as comfortable as possible. This could help you sleep comfortably as well. Create an environment that is conducive to sleep. Moreover, choose a comfortable pillow and mattress to sleep on. If you have pets, it is better to not let them sleep with you.
Perform some physical activities or begin an exercise regime. Doing regular exercise can promote good sleeping patterns. However, make sure that you do your exercising during daytime and not before going to bed, or you will be too energized to go to sleep.
Don't eat or drink too much before going to bed. It is going to make your uncomfortable and would result in regular trips to the bathroom during night. Also, avoid the use of tea or coffee before sleeping as they contain nicotine and caffeine that are enemies of sleep.
Try to avoid sleeping during daytime. Make sure that your afternoon naps are no longer than 10 to 20 minutes. If you work in the night, then you will have to sleep during the day, so keep your windows covered and avoid sunlight, or it will reset your biological clock.
Stress is not healthy for sleep. If you have too much on your mind, then you are not going to fall asleep easily. So, try to manage your stress and before going to bed, take everything off your mind and try to relax yourself.
You are bound to have a sleepless night once in a while. However, if you keep on having sleepless nights for more than a week then it is high time for you to see a doctor.


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Q: Cloudfront cache with GraphQL? At my company we're using graphql for production apps, but only for private ressources.
For now our public APIs are REST APIs with a Cloudfront service for cache. We want to transform them as GraphQL APIs, but the question is : how to handle cache properly with GraphQL ?
We thought using a GET graphql endpoint, and cache on querystring but we are a bit affraid of the size of the URL requested (as we support IE9+ and sell to schools with sometime really dummy proxy and firewalls)
So we would like to use POST graphQL endpoint but...cloudfront cannot cache a request based on its body
Anyone has an idea / best practice to share ?
Thanks

A: The two best options today are:

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*Use a specialized caching solution, like FastQL.io

*Use persisted queries with GET, where some queries are saved on your server and accessed by name via GET

*Full disclosure: I started FastQL after running into these issues without a good solution.

A: I am not sure if it has a specific name, but I've seen a pattern in the wild where the graphQL queries themselves are hosted on the backend with a specific id.
It's much less flexible as it required pre-defined queries baked in.
The client would just send arguments/params and ID of said pre-defined query to use and that would be your cache key. Similar to how HTTP caching would work with an authenticated request to /my-profile with CloudFront serving different responses based on auth token in headers.
How the client sends it depends on your backends implementation of graphQL.
You could either pass it as a white listed header or query string.
So if the backend has defined a query that looks like
(Using pseudo code)
const MyQuery = gql`
query HeroNameAndFriends($episode: int) {
  hero(episode: $episode) {
    name
    friends {
      name
    }
  }
}
`

Then your request would be to something like api.app.com/graphQL/MyQuery?episode=3.
That being said, have you actually measured that your queries wouldn't fit in a GET request? I'd say go with GET requests if CDN Caching is what you need and use the approach mentioned above for the requests that don't fit the limits.
Edit: Seems it has a name: Automatic Persisted Queries. https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/performance/apq/
Another alternative to remain with POST requests is to use Lambda@Edge on your CloudFront and by using DynamoDB tables to store your caches similar to how CloudFlare workers do it.
async function handleRequest(event) {
    let cache = caches.default
    let response = await cache.match(event.request)

    if (!response){
      response = await fetch(event.request)
      if (response.ok) {
        event.waitUntil(cache.put(event.request, response.clone()))
      }
    }

    return response
}

Some reading material on that

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*https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/networking-and-content-delivery/lambdaedge-design-best-practices/

*https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/networking-and-content-delivery/leveraging-external-data-in-lambdaedge/

A: An option I've explored on paper but not yet implemented is to use Lambda@Edge in request trigger mode to transform a client POST to a GET, which can then result in a cache hit.
This way clients can still use POST to send GQL requests, and you're working with a small number of controlled services within AWS when trying to work out the max URL length for the converted GET request (and these limits are generally quite high).
There will still be a length limit, but once you have 16kB+ GQL requests, it's probably time to take the other suggestion of using predefined queries on server and just reference them by name.
It does have the disadvantage that request trigger Lambdas run on every request, even a cache hit, so will generate some cost, although the lambda itself should be very fast/simple.

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TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4061 - I wanted to mention that Elvis Presley would have been 81 years old this past weekend, (January 8th), had he lived on.
I've posted a few blogs in the past about January 8th being Elvis' birthday, (# January 2010, January 2011 - #3319 ) and have been reading others tributes to Elvis since the 8th online.
I wanted to mention one of the sources I found to be of much interest to me, as what I've been reading in it is very informative. It is at: www.elvis-history-blog.com, and is written by Alan Hanson.
The blog is published twice a month, and it goes back eight years.
I found the blog titles fascinating and the 2,000 - 2,500 words in each blog makes fine reading!
If you are a fan of Elvis, or just would like to know more about him... Check out Alan's blog!
I've been playing many of my Elvis LPs during the last month... On the new record player I bought for myself for Christmas. Nice to have some thoughts about Elvis this week. It does seem strange that he would have been 81 had he lived on... He passed away at age 42.
TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4050 - Yes... 50 Years Ago this weekend came The Beatles to San Diego!
They came for one night only during their tour of America back in 1965!
The place the concert was at was the San Diego High School's Balboa Stadium!
I was still up in Kodiak, Alaska where my Navy Dad was stationed, so I missed out on this event. But then again I was only 13 at the time, so the odds of me attending would have been plenty slim.
The concert was NOT a sellout on this tour, as it was a surprise event, squeezed in before their scheduled event in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl on August 29th & 30th.
The schedule was called the 'North American Summer Tour'. There were a few sellouts on the tour, but at San Diego only 17,013 of the 27,014 available tickets were bought.
The Beatles earned $50,135.17 for this performance, just a little over the $50,000 they were guaranteed in advance.
The stadium therefore wasn't full, but for San Diego that was a huge crowd back in those days.
In addition to The Beatles, the opening acts were Cannibal and The Headhunters, Brenda Holloway, Sounds Incorporated, and King Curtis. Ever hear of them?!
BTW, most of the Balboa Stadium was torn down in 1979, so you can't even go back to where the Beatles performed!
Oh,and you want to know what the backstage food and accouterments were? How about: two cases of soda, two tubs of Kentucky Fried Chicken, three portable TV sets, four cots and sets of clean sheets, five 1 gallon bottle of water and 24 assorted sandwiches! Total cost $33.06!
Oh, and what does this have to do with comic books?
Well, the Beatles were featured in several comic books over the years, as seen at this link.
One of my favorites were when The Thing & The Human Torch met the Beatles as seen on the Strange Tales cover for #130 published March of 1965!
And to think... It was 50 Years Ago This Very Weekend that the Beatles played in the Town of San Diego!
For those of you near San Diego... On September 1st at 12:50 pm there will be: 'The 50th Anniversary' of the Beatles 1965 Balboa Stadium Concert at the Saville Theatre, San Diego City College, at 1450 C Street, Downtown San Diego. Admission is Free for the students and the public!
In the addendum to that blog post, I mentioned I would additionally be blogging about certain panels / programs that I found to be interesting to me, and possibly to readers of this Blog.
The first program I want to blog about is the one on Sunday, presented by Eric Shaower, titled 'The Disney-Oz Connection'.
I saw the Disney film 'Return To Oz' this past weekend at Winkie Con. Twice. Once on Friday and then again on Sunday morning with three persons that had been in the film or produced it. Emma Ridley who played Ozma, Justin Case who played the Scarecrow, and Paul Maslansky who was the producer of the film.
Other than that, I was not aware of any Disney-Oz connections.
Well... Eric's program showed what there was of that connection! The connection goes way back!
The program ran for about an hour. I videotaped the first half hour of the talk w/slide show presentation. That video can been seen at this link on my YouTube channel. My camera ran out of battery power at that point and I decided to not video tape the rest of the presentation. Photos of the rest of the presentation can be seen in my Sunday photo album from Winkie Con, at this link.
Eric did a great job in researching this topic and his verbal talk along with the slide show was very interesting, even to someone like myself who is somewhat of a 'newbie' to Oz history. I did not know of all the history between Disney & the World of Oz, so this was a great presentation for me on Sunday.
My thanks to Eric Shanower for his presentation!
And again, here is the link to the half hour video on Eric's presentation on my YouTube channel.
The 51st Winkie Con / Oz Con!
TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4042 - I am back from the 2015 Winkie Con (newly renamed to OzCon), which ran this past weekend, July 31st thru August 2nd!
As mentioned in blog #4041, I attended the 50th Winkie Con last year, and blogged about it at this link, (blog #4012). I also blogged about Batton Lash interviewing the Wicked Witch, (blog #4013), which features a pretty darn funny video!
So this year was the second year I've attended this convention. As per last year, registration at the con was smooth. Thanks to Jack Plummer and others who ran this department!
I've attended other cons at this location, as it is quite popular with the smaller conventions. (Town & Country Resort.) Also it is all centrally located at the East side of the resort, which is by the rooms that Resort rents out to con attendees.
The nice thing about this con is that there is a Meet n Greet at 9:30 am the first day, and then a 'welcome' program in the main hall before attendees go to the individual track programs. That is very good. There was a mention at the Con Wrap Up program that they are thinking about having a 'First-Timer' program to assist those attending the first time at this con. That would be helpful!
There were enough program tracks to keep me busy Friday and Saturday. However, there was, (in my opinion), too much time allowed inbetween attending different programs. Ten minutes would be enough since the con rooms are quite close together. Having 40 minutes between programs was a bit too much.
There were a few programs on the 40th Anniversary of The Wiz, and the 30th Anniversary of 'Return To Oz'. I've not seen either before this con, and took in Return to Oz on Friday, and then followed it up by viewing it again with several stars of the film on Sunday in the 'Live' program.
Once again I was fascinated by the programs / panels that I attended. I read most of the L Frank Baum books when I was in high school, but none by the other Oz authors. I've only seen the 1939 MGM Wizard of Oz film, so I'm not totally a 'newbie' to Oz, but also not a fanatic. This year's convention, as well as last year's, kept my attention for the most part with entertaining programs / panels / dealers room / Oz book room / Oz research room.
There was a few mentions of 'communal meals' again at the Con Wrap Up. The old timers to this con missed the fellowship of eating meals together. You see, the attendees of the earlier cons were at locations that had this feature. The only two meals together were the cookout on Friday night, and the Banquet on Saturday. For me, that was enough. Still, this was only my second year attending this con which has been running for 51 straight years. I can see the old timers point, but I would rather have more panels / programs instead.
Other than a few programs starting later than listed, the con ran pretty smoothly. I had a good time although like I said, I'm not an Oz Fanatic. I'm sure that you would enjoy attending this con if you only had a passing interest in Oz.
Next year's con will be in Portland, Oregon. The first time in 52 years that the con has moved outside of California!
So... That's My Take on this year's Winkie Con / Oz Con! For those of you in the Pacific Northwest, I'd suggest taking a look at next year's con schedule / event page. With the con being in Portland, Oregon next year you can take advantage of it being closer to you. Oh, and this year's con had attendees from as far away as Australia and the East Coast of the USA, so all Oz fans are welcome to attend!
Addendum: I'll be blogging and uploading videos from certain panels / programs from this Winkie Con in the days / weeks to follow. Just read this blog and see my Facebook Fan Page as items are posted.
Next Weekend... The 51st Winkie Con / Oz Con - Which is in San Diego!
Next Weekend Is The 51st Winkie Con / Oz Con!
TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4041 - I've been so busy celebrating my Birthday that I almost forgot to blog about the upcoming Winkie Con / Oz Con that is taking place in San Diego next weekend, July 31st thru August 2nd!
I attended the 50th Winkie Con last year, and blogged about it at this link, (blog #4012). I also blogged about Batton Lash interviewing the Wicked Witch, (blog #4013), which features a pretty darn funny video!
So yes, I'm familiar with Winkie Con, which is changing its name to Oz Con this year.
I'm attempting to attend most of the three days the convention is running, and suggest you take in at least one day if you are in Southern California. One day tickets will be sold at the door, or multiple day tickets. The online purchasing availability is already closed.
So... I'm letting you know that you don't have to be a Wizard of Oz fanatic to enjoy going to this convention. Last year was the first Winkie Con I ever attended! As a kid I had watched the Wizard of Oz film with Judy Garland several times on TV, and had actually read many of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. But a fanatic about Oz? No, and I still had loads of fun at the 2014 Winkie Con. I'm sure you would enjoy at least a day at this con at the centrally located Town & Country Resort in the Mission Valley area of San Diego!
Thanks for reading, and I hope to see YOU there!


Aiming to ready its infrastructure to receive tourism high sweason in the last quarter of the year, this central Eastern city focuses today in the patrimonial values, especially its lodging facilities.
In a locality that at the end of 2017 showed a rise in operations at its international air terminal due to the constant arrival of foreigners from several world destinations, diverse projects aimed especially to improve the chain of Hotels E, are being carried out in the area declared Cultural Patrimony of Humanity.
Together with the Provincial Tourism Enterprise of City Santa Maria, the Office of the City Historian of Camagüey also boosts actions to promote the movement of city tourism lovers. The institution was key to the recent inauguration of the first boulevard of the locality, initial phase of the Project of the Railroad Museum, in a village that was among the first of the country to have a railroad system in the second half of the 19th Century. The actions in that space included the rehabilitation of the zone of gastronomical services of the Hotel Plaza, also in surroundings of the patrimonial area, comprehensive projects of reanimation that will give the city an efficient nucleus regarding a balance of operations, equipment and vital networks.
In the case of refurbishment of Hotels Encanto: Santa Maria, Camino de Hierro (Iron Road), Avellaneda and The Marquis, all samples of colonial architecture of Camagüey of the 19th Centuryi, has the contribution of valuable pieces of the Cuban Fund of Cultural Goods, to help personalize every space and function. For the architect Yosmel Diaz, in the decoration of Hotel Camino de Hierro (Iron Road) were used "pieces of the railroad , paintings recreating urban landscapes linked to terminals and railroad crossings, alluding to furniture used in the colonial period, updated with the contemporary style". The different buildings being refurbished annually in this locality, one of the first villages founded by the Spanish in Cuba, in 1514, have as fundament the recreation made by artists of fine arts of Camagüey.


Jakarta (ANTARA News) — The Islamic Community Forum (FUI) is to conduct a series of mass actions during the next three months to persuade the government to ban the Ahmadiyah sect in Indonesia, a spokesman said.
"We are going to stage various kinds of mass actions, including demonstrations and prayer rallies at a number of mosques, during the next thee months," FUI Secretary General Muhammad Al Khaththath said here Friday.
Speaking at a prayer service at the Al Azhar Grand Mosque in south Jakarta, Al Khaththath also voiced suspicion about the 12-point clarification the Ahmadiyah sect's leadershp had given to the authorities in defense of its existence.
The clarification should have been accompanied by Ahmadiyah followers' preparedness to repent by renouncing their belief that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was a prophet, Al Khaththath said.
"They also must destroy their book containing Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's teachings which blaspheme the Holy Koran," he said.
After Ahmadiyah had been dissolved, its followers could be put under the charge of the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) and various other Islamic organizations for guidance to return to the right path, he said.
Earlier, on Tuesday (Jan 5), the government's Coordinating Board for Supervision of Public Faiths (Bakor Pakem) had decided not to ban Ahmadiyah and to give its followers the opportunity to improve themselves.


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Global Building Materials Manufacturer - Incentives
Success Stories > Incentives > Global Building Materials Manufacturer
Silverlode helped a global manufacturer with a host of projects ranging from site selection to feasibility assessments.
Incentives, Site Selection and Location Analysis, Other Services
A privately-owned, global manufacturer of industry-leading residential and commercial building products had several needs which included site selection, incentives, market analysis and other consulting projects. The client engaged Silverlode to help with a variety of projects related to the company's growth in the United States.
Headquarters Expansions
The manufacturing client's headquarters were located in an aging manufacturing area. The building was landlocked, being surrounded on all sides by contaminated and abandoned facilities. The rapidly growing company, which was an economic development anchor for the neighborhood and employed a significant amount of residents, was committed to retaining its location and improving the community.
Silverlode assembled $4 million in state, county and city incentives to acquire an adjacent property, demolish the collapsing portions of the building, and remediate the contamination. A few years later, Silverlode repeated the success by assembling $1 million in state, county, and city incentives to purchase and remediate another adjacent property to further expand the headquarters.
Advanced Energy Product Integration
The client was seeking financial assistance to facilitate the launch a new suite of solar roofing products. Silverlode helped the company to identify and secure a $1 million Ohio Third Frontier Advanced Energy Cluster Development program grant for the development and integration of the new products. We also connected the company to a university partner to further develop the Company's expertise on building integrated photo-voltaic (BIPV) roofing solutions.
Distribution and Manufacturing Opportunity Evaluation
The company manufactured most of its products in Northeast Ohio and shipped them directly to end users throughout the country. To reduce distribution costs, Silverlode developed financial pro-formas for a range of options including contracting with a third party logistics company and purchasing a west coast manufacturing and distribution facility. The analysis considered facility costs, labor costs, taxes, logistics and supply chain costs, and other relevant factors which ultimately helped the client to make their decision.
Silverlode continues to help them find and assess new opportunities.


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Hong Kong dockworkers' union shuts down strike
Twenty-four hours after 450 striking outsourced contract workers for port operator Hongkong International Terminals Ltd (HIT) rejected a 9.8 percent pay rise offer and vowed to maintain their 40-day strike, leaders of the Union of Hong Kong Dock Workers (UHKD) over turned the workers' decision and accepted the employers offer. The union claimed that 66 percent of dockworkers surveyed agreed with the offer. The survey, however, included workers not involved in the walk out.
Dock workers, crane operators and stevedores downed tools and occupied the HIT berths on March 28, to demand a 23 percent pay increase, resolution of other long-standing issues and a collective bargaining agreement. Other issues included health and safety, degrading and unhygienic conditions, and pay parity with directly employed workers. Contract employees are forced to work 24-hour shifts without breaks, no fixed holidays and no formal meal periods. Many have not had a pay rise for over a decade.
Under the deal negotiated between the UHKD, the four contract companies and the government, workers' basic wage will increase to $US7.70 an hour, effective from May 1. The four contractors gave written commitments to improve safety as well as providing crane operators the right to stop for lunch and toilet breaks. Ignoring widespread opposition by its members, UHKD stated that the outcome was a "real" victory, claiming it "laid the basis for the union to further engage the contractors and HIT in good faith in the future."
South Korea: Hyundai workers reject union deal
A significant number of workers involved in a dispute over weekend work at Hyundai Motor have rejected a deal between the union and the company to end an eight-week ban on weekend overtime. Workers condemned the union negotiators for accepting an overtime rate 17,000 won ($US15) below their original demand of 450,000 won ($US400) for a total of 17 hours worked.
Hyundai previously introduced a new shift system for its South Korean plants in March, ending decades-old overnight work, but management increased the weekend work hours from 14 to 17 hours and refused to pay overtime rates for the additional hours. Hyundai claimed that the ban on weekend work stopped the production of 63,000 vehicles, costing $1.81 billion.
Laid-off workers in Taiwan continue hunger strike
Over 200 workers laid-off by four bankrupt companies 16 years ago are maintaining a sit-in protest, begun on February 7, at the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) in Taipei. Several protesters have been on hunger strike since April 28. They are protesting CLA's demand that they repay compensation received from the government when they lost their jobs. CLA added interest and fines to the repayments.
Scores of textile and electronics plants closed in 1996, leaving hundreds of laid-off workers without retirement payouts or months of unpaid wages. The CLA gave the laid-off workers retirement payouts as loans, and promised that it would ask the workers' employers to repay the debts. Last year, however, workers who accepted the loans were asked to repay them and those unable to do so were sued.
Government officials have refused to meet the protesters, stating they have no intentions of changing policy.
Bangladeshi garment workers from collapsed Rana Plaza demand dues
Almost 1,000 survivors of the five garment factories in the collapsed building Rana Plaza in Savar staged a sit down demonstration on the Dhaka-Aricha highway on May 7 to demand four months' outstanding salaries promised by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). Protesters accused factory authorities of trying to pay just two months.
Workers ended the demonstration when Dhaka district deputy commissioner and a BGMEA claimed they would be paid the full amount. Bangladeshi garment workers earn just $US38 a month.
New Delhi teachers demand job regularisation
On May 6, teachers of Academic for Action and Development at the Delhi University demonstrated outside the Vice Regal Lodge to demand job regularisation of around 4,000 teachers. The issue is a long-standing one and many teachers would lose their jobs as a result of a proposed new four year programme.
Tamil Nadu: Part-time teachers rally for job regularisation
Thousands of part-time special teachers in government middle, high and higher secondary schools, appointed to villages throughout Tamil Nadu under a government scheme called Universalisation of Elementary Education, marched in Tiruchy on May 6 to demand job regularisation and better pay and conditions. The teachers complained that they are only paid 5,000 rupees ($US100) a month because this meagre amount is determined by the individual village education committees. The teachers want the central government to deposit salaries direct into their bank accounts and preference for future vacancies that arise for regular postings.
Punjab teachers demand salary
Around 150 teachers employed in Punjab state under one of many Centre [government] Sponsored Schemes (CSS) rallied in Bathinda on May 5 to demand 13 weeks of unpaid salaries. Police detained all the demonstrators entering government premises. The rally followed a protest three days earlier in which 50 teachers were detained by police. An estimated 500 CSS teachers have been teaching at government schools across the state without regular salaries.
Sri Lankan doctors on national strike
Some 1,500 Registered Medical Officers and Assistant Medical Officers began a national strike on May 6, affecting 1,000 government hospitals, including peripheral, district and rural hospitals. The action followed a work-to-rule campaign which began on April 8 to demand improved allowances. Doctors ended a 24-hour national stoppage last October after the government falsely promised to negotiate pay and allowances. The latest strike was sparked after the government failed to honour a previous commitment to pay a monthly communication allowance by April. According to doctors, issues over allowance payments have been in dispute for six years.
New South Wales coal loader workers to strike
More than 200 members of five unions at Australia's largest coal export terminal at Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) in Newcastle, north of Sydney, have voted to strike on May 12 after nine months of negotiations for a new work agreement reached deadlock. The industrial action will also include an unlimited number of bans associated with shift changeover and overtime.
The PWCS plans to widen the use of contractor labour at its terminals. Unions involved in the dispute are the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Australian Workers' Union, CEPU for communications and electrical staff, the Maritime Union of Australia and the Transport Workers' Union.
Thermal and coking coal from Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Idemitsu Australia Resources, Rio Tinto, Xstrata and Yancoal is exported from the PWCS.
Melbourne taxi drivers protest
Taxi drivers held mass blockades at Melbourne airport for two hours on May 3 and again on May 6 over an airport management decision to end the "short fare queue." This system allowed taxis to bypass the taxi holding yard and go directly to the terminal taxi rank if they had only received a short fare to a nearby suburb.
Drivers are routinely forced to queue for two to three hours in the yard with poor toilet and other facilities, often earn just $2.50 an hour on short fares. Airport authorities responded to the protest by proposing a ticketing system for short fares.
Papua New Guinea LNG truck drivers strike
Drivers of contract trucking companies at the Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas (PNGLNG) project site in Hela province walked off the job for 24 hours on May 5 to protest dangerous and poorly maintained roads leading to the site. More than 60 semi-trailers sat idle at the Curtain Brothers camp in Tari during the walk out.
The industrial action began after two drivers were badly bashed and an escort vehicle was reportedly seized in the Southern Highlands province last weekend. The strikers want project developers—ExxonMobil and the national government—to immediately repair the roads because drivers have to slow down or stop on the Highlands Highway and face the danger of assault, robbery and looting.


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Twitter Is Trying to Track Down the Couple in This Viral Engagement Photo
By Kelly Richman-Abdou on June 25, 2019
At Yosemite, a couple was getting engagement photos taken and when I went to take a pic of their glory, a beam of LIGHT shown on them. I. Am. Emotional. Someone find them. pic.twitter.com/ufsFhkZqu0
— Faith Taylor (@16faithtaylor) June 22, 2019
Last year, photographer Matthew Dippel snapped a stunning photo of a proposal at Yosemite National Park. The best part? Dippel wasn't hired by the couple; in fact, he had no idea who they were, and relied on social media to identify them. Amazingly, another person has found herself in a strikingly similar situation—and, like Dippel, has turned to Twitter for help.
In a now-viral post, 21-year-old Faith Taylor shared a photograph taken with her iPhone while in Yosemite. Set against the park's picturesque landscape, it shows a man and a woman standing on a rock and staring into each other's eyes. When Taylor noticed that the couple was also illuminated by a perfectly placed ray of sun, she knew she had snapped something special.
"At Yosemite," Taylor tweeted, "a couple was getting engagement photos taken and when I went to take a pic of their glory, a beam of LIGHT shown on them. I. Am. Emotional. Someone find them."
Taylor later commented on the post to clarify that the photo is from May 14, and that, at the time, she was hesitant to approach the couple during their professional shoot. Now, however, she hopes to track them down with her tweet, which has since been shared over 18,000 times—giving us hope that Taylor will find the happy ending she's searching for.
"I want to find them just to give them the picture," she says. "I didn't think it would blow up like this. I just know if someone ever took a picture of me like that, I would want it."
Want to help find the couple in this viral engagement photo? Join the Twitter search!
h/t: [Cosmopolitan]
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Kelly Richman-Abdou is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. An art historian living in Paris, Kelly was born and raised in San Francisco and holds a BA in Art History from the University of San Francisco and an MA in Art and Museum Studies from Georgetown University. When she's not writing, you can find Kelly wandering around Paris, whether she's leading a tour (as a guide, she has been interviewed by BBC World News America and France 24) or simply taking a stroll with her husband and two tiny daughters.
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Uncensored Volume 12
Fraternity Vacation
Verotika
The Mummy's Shroud
11.17 Bigfat
TV Version
DVD Version
Release: Jan 30, 2014 - Author: Muck47 - Translator: Tony Montana - external link: IMDB - more from this series
Compared are the TV Version and the DVD Version, the latter represented by the US DVD set "Volume 12".
6 differences, among them 3 with alternate footage
Length difference: 52.2 sec
Here we go. New DVD set, new bunch of comparisons. The here compared US release "Volume 12" contains all episodes of Season 11. Contrary to the US TV Versions, all the DVD Versions are uncut and uncensored.
Episode 17 ("Bigfat") is approx. 45 seconds longer resulting from four new scenes most likely removed from the TV Version for time reasons. In the second half of the episode, there's a pointless alteration when Peter is humping the TV - typical US thing because the difference is barely recognizable with the naked eye. At the end, the cellulite butt is better to recognize as well.
After the song, the scene with Peter and the others continues earlier. Quagmire keeps listing advantages of the Canadian strip club.
Peter: "Wow, that sounds amazing."
Quagmire: "It is. And the best thing about Montreal strip clubs is you're never the most pathetic guy in the bar. If you weigh 300 pounds, they'll hire a guy to sit next to you who weighs 350 pounds."
Joe: "And if you're a paraplegic?"
Quagmire: "They'll have a quadriplegic. Or a bag of rocks with a bow tie."
In the TV Version, Joe only says "Boy, this is nice" and Peter goes to use the facilities - no screens.
In the DVD Version, Joe is more explicit: "Boy, this is nice. I wonder what the inflight movie is?"
Peter: "Joe, it's a private plane. There is no inflight movie. Instead, Topher Grace himself comes out to entertain you."
So be it: "Hey, guys, as you probably already know, I'm Topher Grace. So, I'm here to answer any question you have. Personal, life, career. I'm an open book."
Peter: "No questions."
DVD Version 18 sec longer
Peter also turns around and admits: "Listen, in case I die out there, I need you guys to know something. I've been fake brushing my teeth for the last 20 years."
When Peter is humping the TV, his movements are faster in the DVD Version plus the animation is a little longer.
DVD Version 0.8 sec longer
Another conversation between Lois and Brian before Lois wakes up by Peter's grunting.
Lois: "Well, good night, Brian."
Brian: "Wait. Is Peter not coming to bed?"
Lois: "No. He's active at night because it's cooler."
She turns off the light.
Mrs. Garrett shows more skin.
TV Version DVD Version


A very moving experience...you need to visit Mauthausen with Christian to understand. Christian knows everyone! Took us to an outstanding spot for lunch and spent the afternoon in the Danube river valley wine country. Christian is an outstanding tour guide...recommend you engage him!


Ask yourself whether you have an innovative team that is always looking for ways to use big data and analytics for good.
Making data accessible to the right people is the key to fully extracting value from it. Try to share as much data as you can in a safe, compliant and responsible manner.
Check whether your big data initiative violates privacy or government regulations. When in doubt, consult your legal and compliance organizations.
Always ask yourself what else you can do to mitigate the risk of breach or misuse.
Always ask yourself what other groups you can work with to identify and push forward big data for good projects.
What is unique in your data and solution that will help society? Are you developing a groundbreaking solutions, or me-too solutions?
Is your solution scalable? Try to develop one that benefits a large population and scales as demand increases.
Ask whether you are using state-of-the-art technology to fully unlock the value of data.
Big data for good projects are not always obvious. It's important to keep an open mind and to think out of the box when identifying and pushing forward such projects.
Does your solution address significant pain points of society? Concentrate on solutions that can have an impact.
Ask yourself how to quantify the benefit of your solution to society and use it to guide your design and development.
News of fraud and data breaches can shake confidence and cause legitimate concerns, but not all data stories have a foreboding end. Experian DataLabs wants to call attention to the good that data can do. To that end, it has launched its Data For Good Initiative, which reflects the company's belief that big data and insights derived from it are good for the economy, people and society. Chief Scientist of Experian DataLabs Shanji Xiong shares his tips for how to use big data to do good. Xiong grew up in communist China where his experience with censorship inspired his lifelong quest for information and passion for working with data. "Almost all books and movies were banned because they were not considered appropriate for the younger generation to become revolutionaries," he said, "I had a habit for reading. I was really hungry to get my hands on books. Whatever book I could get. It's unimaginable in today's world the lack of information and the natural hunger of people to try to get their hands on whatever work has been done to learn and satisfy their curiosity and internal desire for reading." Here are his suggestions for building an analytics team that analyzes data carefully and intelligently.


Nonintubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS)] is an emerging treatment modality for a wide variety of thoracic procedures. Under nonintubated VATS, the patients are able to breath spontaneously therefore FRC is better reserved. By surgically induced open pneumothorax, the operated lung could collapse progressively while the dependent lung is responsible for sufficiency of respiratory function. The understanding of respiratory physiology is essential to achieve the four pillars of nonintubated VATS: amnesia, analgesia, and areflexia, and adequate surgical window. This talk will review the basic physiology concepts that involved in the process of nonintubated VATS.
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Tetris Ultimate is also coming to Nintendo 3DS
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jul 22, 2014 07.22.14
Tetris Ultimate, this generation's hi-fi answer to the classic block-stacking puzzle game of yore, is coming to Nintendo 3DS this fall with a handful of exclusive modes, publisher Ubisoft...
30th Tetris anniversary inspires the creation of a playable Tetris T-shirt
By Jenna Pitcher on Jul 07, 2014 07.07.14
To commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Tetris, developer Marc Kerger created an interactive T-shirt that allows the wearer to play Tetris on their torso. "I always wanted a playable T-shirt, well...
Tetris Ultimate trailer, E3 2014
By Samit Sarkar on Jun 19, 2014 06.19.14
Tetris Ultimate is on its way to PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC and Xbox One from Ubisoft, which announced the title prior to E3 2014. You can watch the debut trailer below. To see...
Tetris Ultimate bringing downloadable multiplayer puzzling to PS4, Xbox One and PC
By Dave Tach on Jun 04, 2014 06.04.14
Tetris Ultimate, a downloadable, multi-mode version of the classic puzzle game from developer Blue Planet Software, will arrive for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this summer and PC this fall,...


At Little Wych we offer the ultimate in individual care for your horse, with a stress-free environment for your horse on 300 undulating acres of improved pasture.
We have limited the number of agistment positions available to ensure the optimal attention for each horse and to manage the risk of injury.
We cater to long-term agistment, seasonal agistment, racehorse spelling and sale preparation. We pride ourselves in the individual attention provided to our horses, particularly those recovering from illness or injury.
We encourage you to visit Little Wych, which is located 5km south of Bathurst in Central West NSW. We are close to the regional racecourse and less than three hours from Sydney.


The Cookie Jar with our girl DJ Carisma returned last night with a brand new show, which featured emerging singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger (Usher, Ne-Yo, Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Hudson) as the special guest. The LA native spoke about all sorts of topics including, his writing, current projects, upcoming mixtape, and of course answered all of Abby De La Rosa's revealing questions. Watch his live acapella below and hear the full mixshow HERE… Enjoy!!
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Sarah Crowell has literally been a mover and a shaker at Destiny Arts Center for 25 years. In her dynamic presentation she will describe Destiny Arts Center's work, talk about ways that she has navigated the tumultuous world of a youth arts nonprofit, and invite the audience to literally move ideas and concepts into their bodies.
Hear from advocacy leaders on the NEA and California Arts Council budgets, as well as, the agenda for Napa County arts and culture funding. Brad Erickson of Californians for the Arts and California Arts Advocates returns to State of the Arts to present on the latest news on the state and federal level, while ACNV Advocacy Committee Chair, Christopher deNatale, speaks to local issues like the Napa County's Arts & Culture Special Projects Fund. Laura Collins, Development Director for diRosa, will facilitate Q&A's and discussion on next steps for local advocates.
How can arts education empower students and how might community partnerships enhance that? What partnerships and pathways already exist and how might artists support existing public education initiatives? Join Chuck Neidhoefer, the Arts Coordinator of Napa Valley Unified School District, to discuss these questions and others with a panel of local arts advocates, activists, and educators.
As the "third leg" of Napa County's wine, food and arts stool, the arts are positioned to be a keystone social and economic engine for our community - but it's not always that easy. So what will it take to not only sustain but to flourish as a sector? Arts in April Producer and PR specialist Danielle Smith will host a discussion covering ideas of what is unique about the landscape of Napa County, what are the opportunities and challenges, and how we can work together to build a thriving creative industry. Panelists include Sonia Tolbert, General Manager of Festival Napa Valley, artist and entrepreneur Richard VonSaal, and Jessica Penman, Development Manager for Napa Valley Museum and Chair of the ACNV Leadership Network Funding Committee.
Brave Space as a Container for Arts-Based Social Change | Mandisa Amber Wood, M.A., M.F.A.
Dialogues about diversity and social justice frequently come up in the classroom, at community events, and at work. In this roundtable, Wood will provide a brief presentation of brave spaces based on the work of social justice educators Arao & Clemens in The art of effective facilitation: Reflections from social justice educators (2013). Participants will discuss tools and approaches for moving from personal and creative practices to transformative work in the world. Mandisa Amber Wood is an adjunct faculty member at Napa Valley College as well as artist, dancer, food justice activist, and urban farmer.
Network with fellow colleagues and live performances.
Continue the arts celebration and join us at Humanitas Wines and The Wine Foundry's fundraiser at Blue Note Napa benefitting the ACNV Education Alliance at 7pm!
(USA). With each showcase set, Blue Note Napa Chef Jessica Sedlacek will create a series of four course small plate dishes inspired by each artist's country of origin to pair with Humanitas and Foundry Wines.
Special thanks to A&R Worldwide, Heritage Eats and Hampton Inn & Suites.
Parking: Park in Lot A will not require a parking permit. Parking permits for this lot have been waived for the duration of the event.


The Aumulet® in the versions CERAMIC White und Black will be available again from mid-February 2019!
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rian.ie - Result: "Automated microscopic analysis of optical fibre transmission surfaces"
Outlined in this thesis is the design of a prototype device for the inspection of optical fibre endfaces. The device designed uses lenses with different magnification's to acquire scaled microscopic images of the endfaces for analysis purposes. The design specifications for the device are established based on the optical transmission requirements of the fibres and the impact of defects on transmission losses in various regions of the optical fibre endface. The specifications of this device are as follows: • Optical System o 3 lens automated changeover • Imaging System: o Minimum Resolvable Object Size of 2.43j.im o Maximum Field of View of 0.9mm o Resolution of 740 X 560 pixels • Autofocus System with Focus Resolution of 1.25pm • Coaxial Illumination System • 12Mbits/sec USB video acquisition hardware The device designed realises all the mechanical, optical and electronic functionality required to automate the inspection process of optical fibres. The hardware and software challenges involved in designing and building the prototype are discussed in detail in the thesis. A complete evaluation of the design is also carried out, difficulties and problems that occurred with the project are analysed, and recommendations for the improvement of the design are made.


An executor cannot begin to administer or distribute the estate of a deceased person until probate has been granted to him or her.
Similarly, if there is no Will the person entitled to the major share of the estate cannot begin to administer or distribute the estate until a grant of Letter of Administration in his or her favour.
However if there is a dispute and the dispute is going to take many months to be resolved sometimes a limited or interim grant of administration is required to enable someone to carry out some of the most urgent duties to ensure the estate is not wasted whilst litigation is in progress.
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Elevator Riders See an Upsurge In the Level of Entertainment
By Michael J. McCarthyStaff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK -- Something has been going on in the elevators at Le Parker Meridien hotel. Children have been plopping down on the floor, riding up and down -- and up again. "People have been missing their floors," says one of the bellhops, Arega Endifru.
The hotel management couldn't be happier. Months ago they brought in a San Francisco designer, Colum McCartan, with this directive: "Make the elevators a less self-conscious experience." In elevator No. 1, Popeye cartoons now play on a large screen above the doors. In another, it's Tom & Jerry antics, and, in another, Charlie Chaplin shorts.


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Q: Python and C Integration with CLion I work on a project that uses python script to run C code on CLion (with Python community addition).
I want to test the integration between Python and C. How can I get into the C code during a debug session while running the python code?


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Miami University Oxford, Ohio est. 1809 College of Arts and Science
Info For... Current Students Faculty and Staff Alumni
Rachel Serafin
Megan Zimmerer
Tiffany Campbell
Sydney Chuen
Ellen Florek
Emily Tatum
Kate Hanley
Olivia Vandervoort
Kaylie Schunk
Heather Burich
Daniel McClurkin
Keiko Wilkins
Sydney Chuen (Class of 2020)
sophomore honors double major in International Studies and French
minor in Arabic
from Gurnee, IL
conducted research on migrants and refugees in Lyon, France (Spring 2017)
continuing research on migration and transnational identity in Rabat, Morocco (Fall 2017)
"Miami offers so many opportunities (even if it may seem like there's no program for certain areas of study), so don't give up looking no matter how discouraging it may feel at times. Also, don't be afraid to try something new or different that may not connect completely to your major or specific area of study. Do something that interests you, not something that limits you."
Why Miami?
"I applied to Miami wanting to pursue my passion for foreign languages and cultures but not knowing exactly how to do it or what it would turn into. I chose majors in International Studies and French and started studying Arabic and Chinese with the intention of studying abroad as much as possible. Naturally, anything that I could find pertaining to any of these things became important to me.
"What I didn't know in the beginning was how well I would fit in my particular area of study and how open it would be to customization. Having a rough idea of my interests opened up so many possibilities that allowed me to make choices I didn't know I had, and this served as a foundation for my own goals.
"For example, studying French led me to Arabic, which interested me in discovering the myriad relationships between the two, leading me to pursue independent research opportunities in France, which would later contribute to a study abroad application to Morocco — which is where I am right now!"
Best Miami Experiences
Sydney Chuen and friend Noemie in Lyon, France (Spring 2017)
"My Miami professors and advisors have been extremely helpful, especially after I reached out to them. The most prominent figures are visiting assistant professor Jon Otto and senior lecturer Melanie Zeigler (both from International Studies in the Department of Global and Intercultural Studies) and associate professor Elizabeth Hodges and visiting assistant professor Anna Keefe (both from the Department of French & Italian).
"Dr. Otto and I worked together on an honors extension for his course Problems of Non-Western Societies [Honors ITS 302], which included an independent research project abroad in France for Spring 2017 and a study abroad application for Morocco in Fall 2017. Because of his expert guidance and our regular after-class conversations, I became more comfortable speaking not only academically about my studies but personally as well. My second semester at Miami was definitely characterized by this strong relationship, which surely will shape the rest of my academic career at Miami — and I believe this was the goal of the Honors Program's Course Extension option. Dr. Otto also guided my research question, methodology, and synthesis as I completed my first independent research project, and I couldn't have asked for a better professor to help me succeed.
"As my advisor for International Studies, Dr. Zeigler has the answers to everything. Without her advice and knowledge, navigating two majors and a minor would have been much more difficult. She was always open to speaking and laughing together whenever I felt a little lost!
"Dr. Hodges and Dr. Keefe were two of my French professors who not only taught life-changing courses but helped solidify my French speaking skills and provided me with the challenges I craved. As my major advisor, Dr. Hodges opened up opportunities for me in study abroad, research, and different media through which I could strengthen my functional language skills. Without her help, I would not have been aware of these opportunities. In fact, Dr. Hodges recommended that I approach Dr. Keefe, who was teaching a course on Francophone Sub-Saharan African cinema and literature — something that I'm finding extremely useful in Morocco right now. Her lessons have added nuance to my interpretations and reflections on culture, society, and migration, especially given the recent influx of sub-Saharan migrants to Morocco.
"There are a few others who have played a major part in making my Miami experiences so special. Lauren Brassfield in the Honors Program always kept me informed about study abroad grants and Honors opportunities. Saeda Abu Attiyeh is currently a graduate student whose lessons in Arabic gave me perspectives that made me rethink how I learn languages and my positionality within them. Su Liu is a lecturer of Chinese whose emphasis on speaking solidified my interest in that language.
"Finally, I must mention all my lovely friends I've made here at Miami who have always been there when I needed them most."
Miami and the Liberal Arts
Sydney Chuen (center) and friends near Essaouira, Morocco (Fall 2017)
"Having a double major in the liberal arts has introduced me to a number of amazing courses, including Dr. Otto's Problems of Non-Western Societies, which has been my favorite and most influential course at Miami so far. Because it was an Honors course extension, Dr. Otto and I were able to shape the focus in a way unique to my personal goals while connecting it to the broader context of the class.
"This course allowed me to conduct research in Lyon, France that focused on developmental discourses and the influence of exclusionary social categories. While there, my study shifted to the role of migrants, immigrants, and refugees in France's own identity crisis, and the discourses they have created together that reveal their collective tension and disillusionment with an old, disjointed social system.
"The second part of the course extension was a culmination of raw data, analyses, and conclusions which I submitted separately from the final paper. I appreciate very much Dr. Otto's attention to detail, guidance, and interest that he showed me throughout the semester. He was always open to after-class discussion about anything relevant to the lecture or life in general (basically everything!)."
Delving into Migrant and Refugee Experiences in France and Morocco
"As I write this from a rooftop terrace in Rabat, Morocco — a place I couldn't have dreamed of one year ago — I cannot imagine where the next year will lead me. At this moment, all I can confirm is that I am where I belong mentally and physically, at a university that allows me to reach beyond my goals. I truly feel that my first year at Miami was exactly as I created it.
"While I was in France doing research for Dr. Otto's Honors course extension, I knew I belonged. I was in a place where I could explore my own questions on the topics of immigration and perceptions of identity within Lyon, a migrant transit and (re)settlement city. This exploration led me to an understanding of why people express themselves in certain ways given their positionalities, perceived or otherwise.
Sydney Chuen and 'Snowflake' in the Sahara (Fall 2017)
"I spoke with both refugees on the street and university students and also conducted observant research. The experience made me think of several other relevant topics to consider in the future. Because I was using French the entire time, my conversational and academic language skills definitely improved. On top of that, the pure interaction helped me understand refugees and migrants in general and how I could involve myself further in their perspectives. The culmination of this research went into a paper that I submitted as the backbone of my application into SIT's Migration and Transnational Identity program.
"This process has taught me that writing is hardly the same for different disciplines. I feel that my research paper not only represents the most career-relevant piece of writing I've done, but also something I can build on for future applications to national scholarships or other independent study projects. The class solidified my belonging in both my majors and reinforced the ties between various areas of study that interest me.
"Here in Rabat, I'm continuing my research on migration and transnational identity and interning with an organization called Fondation Orient-Occident, which deals with undocumented migrants and refugees that come to Morocco from mainly Francophone Africa. While in France, I gained a perspective that has helped me analyze more carefully the relationships Morocco has with Europe, the Arab world, the Muslim world, and Africa — all regions that Morocco is a part of. I've also found that the politicized perspective of immigrants and migrants I encountered in France is paralleled here in Morocco; both French and Moroccans sadly use many of the same nationalist, discriminatory, and stereotypical discourses against these groups.
"As I continue to interact with migrants and refugees from all over the Middle East and North Africa, I've learned more about my positionality based on my own background. SIT's focus on ethical human subjects research has been a great help in increasing my awareness. After Morocco I plan to continue applying for international language scholarships and internships at NGOs or multinational organizations. Although I still do not know my career path, I intend to follow these interests to find out."
Advice to Students
"Outside of my studies and research projects, I've always found it important to spend time doing things that I enjoy: playing piano, drawing and sketching, painting, cooking, baking, eating out, reading, watching movies, hanging out with friends, going on long walks, listening to loud music, travelling, and exploring. I also play soccer and slalom ski competitively. On campus in particular I like meeting new people, laying outside in the sun, and getting involved in student organizations. I've even recently gotten into dancing, which is great as an involuntary enterprise-turned-stress reliever!
"One thing I wish I'd known before I started the process of studying abroad was how helpful and supportive my advisers and professors would be. Take advantage of their expertise! Miami offers so many opportunities (even if it may seem like there's no program for certain areas of study), so don't give up looking no matter how discouraging it may feel at times.
"Also, don't be afraid to try something new or different that may not connect completely to your major or specific area of study. Do something that interests you, not something that limits you. Good luck and happy travels!"
[November 2017]
As the center of Miami's diverse liberal arts curriculum, the College of Arts and Science (CAS) fosters a rigorous intellectual climate that promotes learning and discovery. The CAS offers 63 majors, 58 minors, and 10 co-majors to undergraduate students, as well as about 30 masters and 10 doctoral programs.
143 Upham Hall
Advising: 513-529-3031
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Q: How to keep blur contained within a div? I have this music player, where the album art is shown on the front and blurred as a background behind all the other elements. See image
I don't want that blur to extend beyond the container as shown in the image.
My css at the moment for the background album is looking like this:

 box-shadow: 0 10px 150px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3) inset;
-webkit-filter: blur(30px);
-moz-filter: blur(30px);
-o-filter: blur(30px);
-ms-filter: blur(30px);
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Blur(PixelRadius='30');
filter: blur(30px);
object-fit:cover;

If any more info is needed let me know.

A: For me. Use img and use position absolute. Fill the parent with width: 100%.
Note: parent element should have position: relative and overflow: hidden

body {
  padding: 20px; }

.player {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  position: relative;
  height: 300px;
  width: 600px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 5px; }

.player img {
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  filter: blur(10px); }

.player .container {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.7); }


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Q: Why equal and opposite currents don't cancel while calculating magnetic field on toroid?
Is at point S current entering is not equal to current leaving? I am confused over this concept. Like we have net current zero when we consider a point outside toroid, shown in first diagram - current entering equals current leaving. So why don't currents cancel when we consider a point between radii a and b- of radius r? As I have shown in diagram, current entering r radius circle (outside screen) is equal and opposite of current going inside page (inside screen) (at point S) even when we consider amperian loop in between two radii (not outside or inside). So, by law "net enlclosed" current should be zero but in book we get N times I as total current. Why? According to ampere circuital law, Bdl = uI.
Please explain thoroughly!

A: I will give you a simple answer.
Divide the wire in as many pieces as you can. Each current element will produce an element of magnetic field inside the toroid. All magnetic elements are in the same orientation (it is determined by the right-hand rule. Let's say, for instance, that it is clockwise).
The magnetic field will not be null simply because the currents do not overlay, and the currents do not cancel each other by the same reason (they do not overlay, and this is why there is still a net flow in the wire).
Now I want to make it clearer. Think about a system of two identical balls. They have the same velocity in opposite directions. The net momentum do cancel each other, because the total momentum in this case is proportional to the sum of velocity vectors (which is null). However, the total kinetic energy is not null, since the kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the modulus of the vectors, so that the energy depends on something else. The magnetic field, in the given example, depends not only in the direction of the currents, but also on the position of the element flow (something else).
Now imagine two straight wires with the same current, but in opposite directions. You could only think about cancelling the currents if the wires are near enough to each other so that the influence of the distance between the wires is sufficiently small. If they are not so near each other, even if the net current is null, the effects produced by the currents separately will not be null (for example, the magnetic field).

A: Your are confused because you did apply correctly Ampere's law:

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*Identify the amperian loop.
In your case, it is the circle of radius r.

*Find a surface delimited by the current.
In your case, the simplest choice is the disk of radius r.

*Orientate the surface.
Let's pick as positive side of the disk the one facing us.

*Count how many times the current enters your surface by the negative side and
leave by the positive side of the surface.
In your case, it enters N times.

If you choose an amperian loop with a radius R>b then there are N currents crossing the positive side of the surface and N currents crossing the negative side and the result is zero.


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Vocals take center stage in Yasmine Hamdan's new brand of Arabic electro-pop
Lindsey Parietti August 14, 2012
In the world of underground music, electro-pop singer Yasmine Hamdan is known for Soapkills, the duo she started with Zeid Hamdan (no relation) in Beirut in the 1990s. But as she breaks away from the influence of that formative band and defines herself as a solo artist, the singer-songwriter is slowing it down and taking the time to let her unique vocals sink in.
She relates to her audience with a sense of humor, evidenced Friday night at Al-Azhar Park not only in the way she jokes with her listeners, but also in the pieces of her outfit — a sequined belly dancing top over her shirt and a gold serpent headpiece — that seem to have come straight from Khan al-Khalili.
"I identify a lot to Egyptian humor and energy. Humor here is incredible, people are so funny, it's crazy," she says.
For Hamdan, experimenting is all part of the fun.
"It's really interesting to see my energy, the crowd … when you change the order of the songs how this can affect the public, so it was an incredible and very, very pleasurable experience," she said after performing at El Geneina Theater on Thursday and Friday.
Early in her set Friday night, the now Paris-based Hamdan sang "Beirut," an almost ballad-like homage to the city that has had so much influence on her music.
"I was on and off connected, disconnected to this place," says Hamdan, who as a young girl was shunted around the world to escape the conflict at home. "I was born in the middle of civil war and I have a very fragmented memory and a very fragmented childhood: escaping coming back, going, coming, living in many places. So I identify and do belong to this place but I'm an outsider also."
Listening to the great classical Arab songstresses like Asmahan, and singing her own modern music in Arabic helped Hamdan feel at home when she wasn't sure where she belonged.
"When I emigrated to Paris I took all my things and I had like 60 kilos of cassettes … this is my treasure."
Trying to reconcile the disparate sounds and styles of Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, Madonna, Daft Punk and Om Kalthoum would be enough to give some a headache, but Hamdan doesn't see anything unusual about pulling from as many different influences as possible.
"For me its so normal, natural. I lived in so many countries and traveled a lot. I guess I'm open to that, sensitive to that," she says describing her daily diet of music as her vitamins.
"I listen to a lot of old music also. I try to be in touch with what's happening, but I'm not always. I listen only to dead people, almost."
During the tour for her self-titled solo album, Hamdan is putting strong and sometimes spine-tingling vocals at center stage.
"This time I want to come with something more down-to-earth," she says.
"Something really calm and sensual and feminine and at the same time a weird mix, a new way of doing what I do."
After a few down-tempo beats Friday night, she brought her own blend of belly dancing moves and a tabla player to join her band, instantly rousing the audience to its feet. From there, her slow start was forgotten as she won the clapping, swaying crowd.
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Egyptian singer Angham becomes EQUAL Arabia sponsor, gets spot on Times Square billboard
'Teqdar' show scheduled at Cairo Opera House in January
Anghami became the 'Spotify of the Middle East.' Now it's moving into live events
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The Seventies è una miniserie televisiva statunitense trasmessa da CNN e da Sky Arte che esplora i principali eventi politici e culturali degli anni Settanta.

Episodi
The Platinum Age of TV
Gli Stati Uniti contro Nixon
War is over
What's going on
The state of the union is not good
Il terrore nel mondo
La battaglia dei sessi
Culti e delitti

Voci correlate
The Sixties
The Eighties
The Nineties
The 2000s

Collegamenti esterni

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The Summersville R-II school district uses a student information system called LUMEN. This system allows you to have Internet access via a Parent Portal for viewing your child's grades, breakfast and lunch accounts, discipline and health information. The data will be private and secure.
We hope to facilitate the communication between school and home with this system. As your child progresses through his/her education, this access will allow you to be actively involved in your child's education. If you have not signed up and would like to do so, you may download the document (Parent Request) from the link below.
Complete the information concerning your child/children, and the parent/guardian information and send the form to the school office of your oldest child or scan the signed form and email to terrillk@sville.k12.mo.us. Your login and password information will be mailed to you or emailed to you (please provide an email address). This information will remain active throughout your child's/children's years at Summersville.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Karen Terrill at 417.932.4613.
The district uses School Messenger as our school notification system. Parents can be reached through voice, text or email based on preference. School Messenger receives contact information through our Lumen Student Information System, so it is very important that your contact information is current.
If you're uncertain as to whether or not you've already opted in simply repeat the opt-in process above. There's no harm in sending the opt-in message more than once.
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Q: How do you make a div go above another div when the page reaches a specific width? I successfully created two separate divs: one that floats left and one that floats right. Both of them are in the same section.
I would like the div to appear above the second div when the page is resized to about 600px.
Here is the code

.wrapper {
  display: flex;
}

#left {
  float: left;
}

#me {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  max-width: 50%;
}

#right {
  float: right;
}

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A: You have already set display: flex; to your .wrapper so floating the nested elements is redundant. You can use media queries to achieve what you're after.

.wrapper {
display: flex;
}

#me {
width:auto;
height:auto;
max-width:50%;
}

@media all and (max-width: 600px) {
  .wrapper {
    display: block;
  }
}

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A: You can add a media query to get this layout. You just have to add flex-flow: row wrap; in media query for .wrapper.

When you are using flex property for an element, you don't have to
  give float property for it's child element.

Here is the working Sinppet

.wrapper {
  display: -webkit-box;
  display: -moz-box;
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: -webkit-flex;
  display: flex;
  -webkit-flex-direction: row;
  -ms-flex-direction: row;
  flex-direction: row;
}

#me {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  max-width: 50%;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 576px) {
  .wrapper {
    -webkit-flex-flow: row wrap;
    -ms-flex-flow: row wrap;
    flex-flow: row wrap;
  }
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Galvin at Windows seems to have achieved a winning combination. The views and setting are stunning, the menu consists of the kind of food you want to eat quite often, and it is executed precisely with a subtle flair. The food we had at our Sunday lunch was delicious and reasonably priced for this type of venue, and I am now eager to try out their other establishments.
It was the dead of winter, the afternoons were drawing yet shorter, and there I was, still a veritable Galvin virgin. I thought to myself, I must be one of the only self-appointed 'foodies' in London who has not yet frequented one of the (then) two Galvin Brothers establishments in the London fog (they have since added the much-lauded and doted over Galvin La Chapelle and offshoot Cafe de Luxe in the City). So, when I discovered after a bit of research that you could get a 3-course lunch at their highest-flying venue for a mere £25/person – even on a Sunday – I decided I that I would finally lose my Galvinity and treat Mrs. LF to what I hoped would be a nice lunch with stunning views.
Perched atop the London Hilton hotel, with a commanding view of a good deal of London, lays Galvin at Windows. I had heard many good things from various friends and food bloggers, so the bar had been set pretty, erm, 'high'. Upon taking the lift up to the top floor and soaking in the restaurant (and peeping into the nice and spacious bar), first impressions were certainly good. This place didn't exude much of the cookie-cutter, drab ho-humness that is the global Hilton brand, but actually seemed to radiate with its own design, ambience and energy. The greeting was smooth and the waiters were friendly and professional.
Although we didn't get a table right by the window, as I had requested through my toptable booking, we were given a lovely table on the lower floor that looked Northwest up Park Lane and beyond. There is also a raised rectangular dining area that stands about 4 or 5 feet above the ground-level tables. It was not that busy, probably due to the fact that our reservation was for 2pm.
As we soaked in the view, our tummies were growing hungrier by the minute, so we quickly made up our minds, although all the 3 options for each of the courses did sound very appetizing.
With our starters and main courses selected, we were provided with two types of bread and a lovely little beehive of butter, all of which were fine but not stellar. 6/10.
As I was mainly having veggies and fish, I wanted to go for a white wine (Mrs. LF was not drinking as per usual since 'the bump' had appeared :)). I was looking at the wines by the glass, but the sommelier persuaded me that their other deal (3 courses, half a bottle of wine, water & coffee at £39.50) would probably be more economical and enjoyable, and that they had some very nice wines on the accompanying half-bottle selection. Like The Dude I am, I abided, and chose the 2008 Mâcon Villages Caves de L'aurore (Burgundy), which served its purpose very nicely throughout the first two courses. It had a nice golden color, a subtle nose of tropical fruit and a nicely integrated touch of oak. I've seen this on other restaurant lists for about £15 per half-bottle, so it was a decent deal given that the water and coffee were basically thrown in for free.
Simply put, my starter of slow cooked hens' egg was as beautiful to look at as it was to taste. Everything here worked well together. When split, the egg yolk that oozed out was of a good thickness and orangey-golden hue. The sea of mustard beurre blanc was a perfect surface for the potatoes and haddock to float upon. The sauce itself was delicious – in fact, I spooned up a good deal of it on its own – and the potatoes were just warm, still firm and exhibited a note of sweetness. The taste of the smoked fish was not overpowering as not too much had been added, and as it all mingled together joyfully in my mouth I had the feeling that this was going to be a good meal. It was certainly an excellent beginning. 8/10.
I thought that Mrs. LF's was also presented in a beautiful and simple manner. Here's what she thought: "The braised beef short rib inside the ravioli was moist and tender and the ravioli was not too filled (compared to the one I had in the York & Albany earlier in the year). The foam, or velouté, was exquisite: it kind of looked like a cream velouté and almost tasted like so, but was in fact horseradish. This was delicious and very innovative as it was a fusion of Italian and British cuisine." 8/10.
Okay, here was the deal-sealer. These boys can cook. Well, it is actually Head Chef André Garret presiding at Windows, but I am sure you get what I mean. This was a pretty flawless bit of cooking. Like my starter, it may not have been the most inventive or complex dish in the world, but it is the kind of thing I like to eat, and could do so quite often. The fish had been cooked to textbook perfection, still moist and soft yet adequately firm with a crispy skin. But, in a way, the real star here was the shellfish sauce, which was truly delectable. Its saltiness and sea flavors played off brilliantly against the slightly sweet and mild flavor of the Gilthead ('Royal') Bream. The mushrooms also worked well and the creaminess of the sauce admirably tied the whole dish together. Another 8/10 for me.
It had become quite bright in the airy dining room, and it turned out that none of the pictures of Mrs. LF's main course really did it justice. It was a nice looking…risotto. Yes, risotto, an Italian dish if I ever saw one. And I was a little puzzled at what this and the earlier ravioli were doing at this very Anglo-French-seeming restaurant. But nonetheless, this is what the good lady ordered, so was it any good?
Mrs. LF recalls that, "The risotto was cooked perfectly, and the smooth taste of the butternut squash worked well, making the risotto creamy and unctuous – as it should be – although I would have liked some kind of kick coming from one of the remaining ingredients, in order to open my appetite and make me want to go back to the dish after each bite. The taste of the sage didn't do it for me, but maybe that's because I am sensitive to strong aroma at the moment (being pregnant). I didn't taste the mozzarella that was listed on the menu description, but noticed and tasted some shaved parmesan in its place." 6.5/10.
In the end, Mrs. LF decided to opt-out of dessert (so her 2-course lunch cost £19.50), and I eventually and reluctantly succeeded to sharing my dessert with her. I really wished we had both got our own portion of this though. After waiting for a long time, one of the waiters informed us that the kitchen had messed up the fondant and was making a new one from scratch – this was annoying but their honesty was appreciated. When it did arrive, it was pretty much the perfect chocolate fondant. A moist dark chocolate cake encased the hot chocolate which gently leached out from its shell upon being broken by my fork. The combination of salty caramel, praline and warm chocolate was divine and I truly enjoyed devouring this little piece of edible beauty. 9/10.
After all of the aforementioned lusciousness, I decided I definitely needed a coffee, and then realized that it was conveniently included in my upgraded lunch package. It was a high quality black filter coffee, and the petit fours consisted of two chocolates and two truffles from L'Artisan du Chocolat, which was a nice treat. We have had the pleasure of exploring their range thanks to my parent's holiday gifts over the past two years, and these didn't disappoint. I also noted the fact that they provided two of each, so that Mrs. LF could have one even though she hadn't ordered tea or coffee.
After relaxing for a bit more, we asked for the bill, and were pleasantly surprised when a glass jar of big, fluffy pink and yellow marshmallows were offered to us as well. They were really good and left us with a well-deserved sweet memory of our meal.
We looped around the dining room on our way out and had a look at the fun fair down below, and really were on Cloud 9 at this point.
On top of the world – well, London at least!
It had been a smooth, leisurely, pleasant and delicious lunch. Service throughout had been attentive, thoughtful, friendly and efficient. The views and the setting were fairly unique for London and the prices were reasonable within this context. I don't think I need to say it again, but the food was of a very high calibre: each dish was technically well-cooked and had the added bonus of delicious, tried and tested flavor combinations that we certainly both enjoyed. I can understand why they have just been elevated to 1 Michelin star status in the 2010 UK guide (they didn't yet hold the star when we dined there).
I am now eager to try their less formal Marylebone Bistrot de Luxe and am meant to be hitting Galvin La Chapelle with some other food bloggers in about a month's time. I just hope that Jeff and Chris Galvin heed the warning signs of other British chefs who have grown too fast and too furiously in recent years and are now paying the price. In Windows, they definitely seem to have found a winning combination. I hope their other restaurants do the same and that they keep their enterprise manageable and consistently infused with their obvious skill, know-how and cooking ability.


There are different types of mothers in Nepali film industry. Some mothers are celebrity mothers others are housewife mothers. I found a nice compilation of different types of mothers in which some mothers are like Sunita Paneru, the mother of actress Archana Paneru. Sunita did something no other Nepali mothers have done or might do to her daughter. It is strange, how a mother can encourage her daughter to smokes and drink. That is the reason she is in the top of the list.
Other mothers are celebrity mother themselves like actress Karishma Manandhar, Jharana Thapa, and Suvekshya Thapa. All these mothers have grown up daughters who are old enough to be featured as actresses. Despite of their old age, they still are featured as young girls in the movies.