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Shafi Ahmad's The Half Widow is an important addition to the handful of historical fiction novels that have portrayed the troublesome lives, in recent times, of the residents in the picturesque state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Ever since Kipling's notable novels, "Kim" and "The Man Who Would be King," readers have been fascinated with this region located high up in the Himalayan mountain range. Most would be looking forward to more novels set in that romantic vale. However, the romanticism soon ends when one reads about, and watches on TV, the heart wrenching problems faced by the people of J&K state. This novel begins, much like in the opening scene of a movie, showing a woman scrubbing pots and pans in a kitchen late at night. Her son questions the reason for their move from the village to the city, where the life is so different and the family she works for takes their dinner so late. The novel proceeds to depict the plight of the half-widows [women whose husband have disappeared and cannot be traced. [Recently, the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) reported that there are between 2,000 - 2,500 half-widows in the Kashmir valley]. Half-Widow is highly recommended..


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Taller Than The Empire State Building, The World's Largest Flagpole Plans to Open in Maine
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The creators behind the vision of Flagpole of Freedom Park want this to be the newest travel destination, with the flag and flagpole at the center of the park in Columbia Falls, Maine.
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Columbia Falls is about an hour northeast of Bar Harbor in Downeast Maine, and yes, you read that headline correctly. The plan is for the flagpole to be taller than the Empire State Building.
According to its Facebook page, the men behind this venture are the founding family of Wreaths Across America. Morrill, Mike, and Rob Worcester say this is 12 years in the making, and are thrilled to now share their vision for this architectural wonder.
Flagpole of Freedom Park, they say, will be a historical and educational adventure with an immersive tech-driven museum surrounding the base of the flag. It will also be the only location with the names of all 24 million American veterans killed since the Revolutionary War.
Plans for restaurants, shops, and a hotel at the park are part of the bigger vision as well.
The plan is for you and me to venture all the way up the flagpole to the tippy top, where we enter the gold dome and look out at the expansive tip lands of their balsam fir farm, which is the largest in the country and where the wreaths for Wreaths Across America are made.
According to the Worcester men, this is all about unity as an anti-political coming together as Americans with no agenda. News Center Maine says this park will create some 8,000 year-round jobs and $27 million in tax revenue each year.
However, to build this for-profit park, the first phase will cost about $1 billion. The Worcester's are trying to raise this right now.
They hope to break ground within a year and open on July 4, 2026, which is America's 250th birthday.
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Q: Dual of a smooth hypersurface Is it true that the dual of a smooth hypersurface $X$ of $\mathbb{P}^n$ of degree $d\ge 2$ is a hypersurface? If yes, could you give me a simple proof ? Or a reference?
Note that in this case, the dual is birational to $X$.

A: A reference for this statement is Dolgachev's beautiful book Classical Algebraic Geometry, Chapter 1.

A: Yes, the dual is a hypersurface.  Here is a simple proof when $n\geq 4$.  First of all, by the Lefschetz hyperplane theorem, the restriction homomorphism, $$ r : \text{Pic}(\mathbb{P}^n) \to \text{Pic}(X),$$ is an isomorphism.  In particular, every invertible sheaf on $X$ is either ample, trivial, or anti-ample.
Denote the Gauss map on $X$ by, $$ G : X \to (\mathbb{P}^n)^\vee, \ \ x \mapsto \mathbb{T}_xX, $$   where $\mathbb{T}_x X$ denotes the tangent hyperplane to $X$ at $x$.
The invertible sheaf $G^*\mathcal{O}(1)$ is either ample, trivial or anti-ample.  If $G$ is nonconstant, then $G^*\mathcal{O}(1)$ has positive degree Hilbert polynomial, hence $G^*\mathcal{O}(1)$ is neither trivial nor anti-ample.  Therefore $G^*\mathcal{O}(1)$ is ample.  In particular, $G$ can have no positive dimensional fiber, since this would give a subvariety of $X$ on which $G^*\mathcal{O}(1)$ is not ample.  Therefore $G$ is finite, and hence $\text{dim}(G(X))$ equals $\text{dim}(X)$.
Finally, if $G$ were constant with image $[H]$, for $H$ a fixed hyperplane in $\mathbb{P}^n$, then for every $x\in X$, the tangent hyperplane to $\mathbb{T}_x X$ equals $H$.  In particular, for every $x\in X$, $x$ is contained in $H$.  Thus $X$ is contained in $H$, contradicting that $X$ is a smooth hypersurface of degree $d>1$.
Edit. I just want to add, I heard this argument long ago, but I do not know who first proved this result.  Fyodor Zak has done important work on the Gauss map, so you might consult his work to try and find a reference.
Second edit. The OP asks about $n=3$.  One could probably adapt the "fast" argument above using Noether-Lefschetz, but it is probably more honest just to compute $G^*\mathcal{O}(1)$.  Indeed, the morphism $G$ arises from the short exact sequence sequence,
$$ 0 \to \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}(-d)|_X \xrightarrow{u} \Omega_{\mathbb{P}^n/k}|_X \to \Omega_{X/k} \to 0,$$
and the Euler sequence (restricted to $X$),
$$ 0 \to \Omega_{\mathbb{P}^n/k}|_X \xrightarrow{v} \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}(-1)^{\oplus(n+1)}|_X \to \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}|_X \to 0. $$
The adjoint of $v\circ u$ is an invertible quotient,
$$ \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}(1)^{\oplus(n+1)}|_X \to \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}(d)|_X, $$
which is equivalent to an invertible quotient (after twisting),
$$\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}^{\oplus(n+1)}|_X \to \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}(d-1)|_X. $$
This invertible quotient defines the morphism $G:X\to (\mathbb{P}^n)^\vee$.  Thus, $G^*\mathcal{O}(1)$ is isomorphic to $\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}(d-1)|_X$.  Thus, if $d>1$, then $G^*\mathcal{O}(1)$ is ample.  Hence $G$ is finite.

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class Rosters(RepScrWrap):

[docs]    """
    Roster report contains all players that dressed for the game, healthy scratches, coaches and officials. The
    roster for either home or away is returned as

    .. code:: python

        {
            player_num: {
                'pos': 'position',
                'name': 'player name'
            {
        }

    :param game_key: unique game identifier of type :py:class:`.GameKey`
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    def __init__(self, game_key):
        super(Rosters, self).__init__(game_key, RosterRep(game_key))

    @property
    @dispatch_loader('_rep_reader', 'parse_rosters')
    def home_skaters(self):
        """
        :returns: all home skaters
        :rtype: dict
        """
        return self._rep_reader.rosters['home']

    @property
    @dispatch_loader('_rep_reader', 'parse_rosters')
    def away_skaters(self):
        """
        :returns: all away skaters
        :rtype: dict
        """
        return self._rep_reader.rosters['away']

    @property
    @dispatch_loader('_rep_reader', 'parse_coaches')
    def home_coach(self):
        """
        :returns: the name of the home coach
        :rtype: string
        """
        return self._rep_reader.coaches['home']

    @property
    @dispatch_loader('_rep_reader', 'parse_coaches')
    def away_coach(self):
        """
        :returns: the name of the away coach
        :rtype: string
        """
        return self._rep_reader.coaches['away']

    @property
    @dispatch_loader('_rep_reader', 'parse_officials')
    def refs(self):
        """
        :returns: the refs for the game
        :rtype: dict, ``{ num: 'ref_name' }``
        """
        return self._rep_reader.officials['refs']

    @property
    @dispatch_loader('_rep_reader', 'parse_officials')
    def linesman(self):
        """
        :returns: the linesman for the game
        :rtype: dict, ``{ num: 'lm_name' }``
        """
        return self._rep_reader.officials['linesman']

    @property
    @dispatch_loader('_rep_reader', 'parse_scratches')
    def home_scratches(self):
        """
        :returns: all home healthy scratches
        :returns: dict
        """
        return self._roster_rep.scratches['home']

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    @dispatch_loader('_rep_reader', 'parse_scratches')
    def away_scratches(self):
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        return self._roster_rep.scratches['away']

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'My children saved my life': the terrifying toll of a political scandal in South Korea | South Korea
A senior political aide who was forced to resign during the 2021 South Korean presidential election after revelations about her private life has said that online tormentors drove her to attempt suicide.
Speaking out in the hope that her story will help South Korean society address its damaging obsession with the private lives of public figures, Dongyoun Cho said the scandal had made her consider moving overseas, but added that she was determined to use her experience to help other women.
Cho made headlines in late November when she was named co-chair of the electoral committee for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic party's presidential candidate.
Then an assistant professor at Seokyeong University in Seoul, Cho was considered a surprise pick, given her lack of political experience, although she had built a reputation for her knowledge of defence and national security issues.
Lee, who was hoping to follow his ally Moon Jae-in into the presidential Blue House, believed that having a young, working mother of two on his team would appeal to female voters in a campaign that would be dominated by a poisonous debate on gender equality.
But just three days into the job, Cho's political career was over, her dream shattered by a scandal that briefly overshadowed the race for the leadership of one of Asia's biggest economies.
Now, in an interview with the Guardian, Cho describes for the first time the toll the episode took on her mental health.
'The right was determined to attack me'
During her 17 years in the army, where she rose to the rank of major, Cho had dreamed of putting her military experience to use in politics.
"One of my dreams after retiring from the army was to bridge the gap between the South Korean military and society," says Cho, who holds a master's degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and was a World Fellow at Yale University.
"It was an honour to have the opportunity to help, so I took the job. I thought I could help Lee Jae-myung win the election … but I had no idea what the repercussions my involvement would have."
On the day of her appointment, the controversial YouTuber Kang Yong-suk, a former conservative lawmaker, claimed Cho had had a child out of wedlock in 2011 while she was married to her first husband. The allegation ended Cho's political career.
South Korea's widening income gap and housing crisis momentarily took a backseat to a debate over the country's unhealthy obsession with the private lives of people involved in the public eye, including those, like Cho, who did not hold office.
Social media and online forums lit up with commentary on her supposed moral failings. Some defended her right to privacy, noting that her experience had no connection with her job as a political strategist.
As the crisis mounted, she decided to step down.
"I decided to resign because if I hadn't, they would have kept on and on, and my children were still young," Cho says.
Not long after her resignation, she revealed that her son had been born as a result of a sexual assault while she was a student at Kyunghee University, and not after an extramarital affair, as had been widely reported in the media following Kang's allegations.
"I intended to one day tell my son the truth about what happened to his mum, because I didn't want him to find out from the media and rightwing YouTubers, who don't care about my family. That makes me sad and angry."
Cho's abrupt resignation focused attention on South Korea's poor record on gender equality. South Korean women were quick to embrace the #MeToo movement as it spread from the US and Europe. And they had plenty to be angry about, from an epidemic of invasive footage filmed with spy cams to misogynistic online comments over their choice of clothes and hairstyle. They responded with an "escape the corset" campaign that challenged outdated expectations of how they should appear in public, while female speed skaters broke their silence over years of abuse and sexual harassment by male coaches.
Some observers were convinced that Cho had been targeted because she was a woman and, worse still, one with a successful military career who had decided to campaign for a liberal.
"The right in South Korea uses national security issues to attract voters, so seeing me, a female military officer, working for the Democrats bothered a lot of people," Cho says. "They felt it was contradictory. They were determined to attack me.
"The presidential election was all about division – between men and women, old and young generations and different parts of the country. What happened to me was a manifestation of that division."
Eight months on, she has decided to speak out to encourage other junior officers and her students, particularly women. "This is about more than just me. Only a few months ago a female noncommissioned officer committed suicide after being sexually harassed. I witnessed those cases almost on a daily basis … but they are covered up."
A torrent of sexist criticism
As one of a small number of South Korean women who made the rank of officer, Cho's appointment ruffled feathers in the political establishment. She had never worked in politics and, despite her army background, had joined the liberals rather than the conservatives – long considered the natural home of politically minded military officers.
Cho's appointment had triggered a torrent of criticism from Lee's political opponents in the conservative People Power party [PPP], whose candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol, would go on to win the presidency by a tiny margin.
The PPP election committee's co-chairman, Kim Byung-joon, described Cho as a "very beautiful brooch on a combat uniform" who "looks good now, but has no experience running a big organisation". After the revelations about her private life emerged, the party's spokesperson, Her Eun-a, accused her of having a "morality issue".
Cho has since launched a defamation suit against Kang and his company, while the Democratic party has filed a complaint against the YouTube provocateur.
Cho retreated from public view to look after her daughter, 14, and her 12-year-old son. She avoided friends and closed her social media accounts, which had been flooded with abusive messages, and kept her children off school for a month after they were pursued by reporters. She attempted suicide, and says she has contemplated it several times since.
"I was really angry with myself because it was my decision to get involved in politics," she says, fighting back tears. "My family and children suffered a lot … they have a future, and as a mum I wanted to protect them.
"One night, my children could see that I was upset and told me that whatever I had done, they were OK with it, because they knew all I wanted to do was to protect them. Those words saved my life."
Cho plans to continue teaching and, one day, write a book about her experiences. A return to politics is out of the question, and she has doubts about bringing up her children in South Korea.
"The public's expectations for celebrities and other public figures are so high in South Korea. Maybe, in 10 or 20 years, people will view things differently … and I hope that what happened to me helps bring about that change."
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Home Interaction with HE Mr. Ali Chegeni, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to India on "Indo-Iranian Relations and A perspective on Regional Security and Connectivity"
Interaction with HE Mr. Ali Chegeni, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to India on "Indo-Iranian Relations and A perspective on Regional Security and Connectivity"
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Following the official visit of Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran to New Delhi on June 8-9, 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction (in hybrid format) with HE Mr. Ali Chegeni, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to India on June 22, 2022. The Participants who were physically present for the discussions included Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar, Amb Skand Tayal, Lt. Gen Ravi Sawhney, Amb Anil Trigunayat, Prof Sujit Dutta, Brig Vinod Anand, Gp. Capt. Naval Jagota and Cdr Shashank Sharma. Amb D. P. Srivastava, Amb Satish Chandra, Dr Sreeradha Datta joined the discussion virtually. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF delivered the Opening remarks, followed by the remarks of H.E. Ambassador Mr Ali Chegeni. The agenda for the discussion broadly centered on India-Iran relations, connectivity and the regional security issues.
India-Iran relations are intertwined with deep cultural and historical ties which has become the foundation for the contemporary multifaceted relations between the two countries. Iran plays a critical role in facilitating India's connectivity with Central Asia. The Iranian envoy further emphasised that Chabahar is an important component of INSTC and that inclusion of Chabahar in INSTC makes it more economically viable. Since COVID-19 pandemic, trade between India and Iran has dropped. Both sides have expressed concerns about falling trade. India and Iran both agree that Afghanistan should not be used as a base for terrorist activity and that Afghan territory should not be exploited against any other country. The ambassador also made a strong pitch for continuing humanitarian assistance to Afghan people.
The talk by the Ambassador Ali Chegeni generated good interest and there were many points of discussion.
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The toys predicted to be topping the wish lists of children around the UK has been revealed in full with the unveiling of Dream Toys 2015.
Decided by a panel of UK toy retailers including Argos, Boots, Selfridges, Smyths, The Entertainer, TK Maxx and Toys R Us, the Toy Retailers Association's Dream Toys list was revealed this morning (Wednesday, November 4th) at the annual event.
"The 2015 Dream Toys line up has such a great variety of toys ranging from entertainment heavyweights like Star Wars and Thunderbirds through to highly creative and charming toys for tots like the Toot-Toot Friends Busy sounds Discovery Home," said Gary Grant, chair of the Dream Toys committee.


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The End of Surveillance for New York Muslims — For Now
Source: muslimwriters.org | Salaam Bhatti
Earlier this week, the NYPD disbanded its Muslim surveillance program.
Through all the pain, suffering, and headlines this operation caused over the course of a decade, it generated zero leads. A decade of surveillance should have crushed anyone's hope for a hopeful future. So how did New York Muslims cope in the past few years?
In 2008, civic-minded Linda Sarsour organized the largest voter registration drive in the Arab American community's history in Brooklyn. With the Arab American Association of New York, Muslim groups, and others, Sarsour also raised a lot of awareness about the NYPD surveillance problem.
In early 2011, New York Muslims passed out thousands of fliers in Times Square reading "Muslims for Loyalty." These fliers highlighted that loyalty to one's country was a part of a Muslim's faith. This led to a blood drive in honor of the 9/11 victims started in NYC, called "Muslims for Life." It collected over 11,000 pints of blood in its first month and is now an annual campaign that gets showtime at Capitol Hill. NYC comedian Dean Obeidallah was a key part of the "Axis of Evil" comedy tour from 2005-2011, which was instrumental in showing America that Muslims are normal. Now, he teams up with a NYC Jewish comedian in a show called "Stand Up for Peace." And many New York Muslims have made media appearances dispelling Islamophobic rhetoric.
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Tingstad var ett municipalsamhälle i Backa landskommun, Göteborgs och Bohus län.

Municipalsamhället var beläget på Hisingen omedelbart vid Bohusbanans övergång över Göta älv vid Tingstads station på nämnda bana och utgångspunkt för Göteborg–Tingstad–Sannegårdens järnväg. Genom kungligt brev av den 9 september 1904 infördes tre av stadsstadgorna, nämligen ordningsstadgan, byggnadsstadgan och brandstadgan, i området som omfattade 46 hektar.

Tingstad var Sveriges minst folkrika municipalsamhälle; det hade vid tillkomsten blott 12 invånare och som mest 52 invånare (1920). Ingen municipalskatt uttaxerades. Tingstads municipalsamhälle upplöstes den 31 december 1926.

Källor

Statistisk årsbok 1914, sid. 257.
Lars Nilsson: Den urbana transitionen: tätorterna i svensk samhällsomvandling 1800-1980, Stockholm: Stadshistoriska institutet, 1989, , sid. 59.
Patric Svensson: Storkommunreformen, municipalsamhället och andra indelningsförändringar, i: Storkommunreformen 1952: striden om folkhemmets geografi (red.: Peter Aronsson, Lars Nilsson, Thord Strömberg), Stads- och kommunhistoriska institutet 2002, , sid. 102.

Municipalsamhällen
Hisingen

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Иоаннис Кирастас  (; 25 октября 1952, Пирей — 1 апреля 2004, Афины) — греческий футболист и тренер.

Карьера игрока

В клубах
Основную часть своей карьеры игрока Иоаннис провёл в «Олимпиакосе» из родного Пирея. За девять сезонов, проведённых на левом краю обороны «красно-белых», он пять раз становился чемпионом страны, трижды выигрывал Кубок Греции. Перед сезоном 1981/82 Кирастас перешёл в стан принципиального соперника — «Панатинаикос», с которым за шесть сезонов ещё дважды побеждал в чемпионате и трижды — в Кубке, играя на позиции либеро, а также доходил до полуфинала Кубка чемпионов 1984/85.

В сборной
15 ноября 1974 года Кирастас дебютировал в составе сборной Греции, заменив Константиноса Иосифидиса после перерыва домашнего товарищеского матча против Кипра. За 11 лет в сборной Иоаннис принял участие лишь в одном крупном турнире — Евро 1980, где греки заняли последнее место в своей группе, а сам он провёл два матча, в которых они уступили Нидерландам и Чехословакии. Последняя игра Кирастаса за сборную закончилась разгромным поражением в Афинах от Польши (1:4) в рамках провального отбора к чемпионату мира 1986 года.

Карьера тренера
После завершения карьеры игрока Иоаннис не мог долго оставаться вне игры, поэтому сразу же занялся тренерской работой, начав с афинских региональных лиг. Он тренировал множество разных команд, среди которых «Этникос» из Пирея, «Панилиакос», «Паниониос» и другие.

В сезоне 1999/2000 Кирастас вернулся в «Панатинаикос» и завоевал с «зелёными» второе место в чемпионате, став при этом тренером года в Греции, после чего подал в отставку. Проведя оставшуюся часть года на посту главного тренера «Ираклиса», снова вернулся в «Панатинаикос», который тренировал до декабря 2001 года. Несмотря на удачное выступление своих подопечных в Лиге чемпионов, Кирастас подал в отставку после домашнего поражения в чемпионате от ПАОКа (1:2).

Личная жизнь
Был женат, имел трёх дочерей: Роулу, Эвелину и Веру. Покинул футбол ради семьи и рыбалки.

5 марта 2004 года Кирастас был доставлен в критическом состоянии в больницу. Он страдал от редкой болезни Фурнье (болезнетворной некротической гангрены и полиорганной недостаточности), которая была уже на продвинутой стадии. 11 марта врачи приступили к хирургической обработке раны, в надежде, что она не сможет остановить развитие сепсиса. После операции Иоаннис стал проявлять первые признаки улучшения, казалось, что он постепенно приходит в себя и мог дышать без помощи спецтехники. Утром 29 марта его состояние внезапно ухудшилось, а 1 апреля он скончался в отделении интенсивной терапии.

Достижения

Командные
Как игрока национальной сборной Греции:
 Чемпионат Европы:
 Участник: 1980
Как игрока пирейского «Олимпиакоса»:
 Чемпионат Греции:
 Чемпион: 1972/73, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1979/80, 1980/81
 Второе место: 1971/72, 1976/77, 1978/79
 Третье место: 1975/76
 Кубок Греции:
 Победитель: 1972/73, 1974/75, 1980/81
 Финалист: 1973/74, 1975/76
Как игрока «Панатинаикоса»:
 Чемпионат Греции:
 Чемпион: 1983/84, 1985/86
 Второе место: 1981/82, 1984/85
 Кубок Греции:
 Победитель: 1981/82, 1983/84, 1985/86
Как тренера «Панатинаикоса»:
 Чемпионат Греции:
 Второе место: 1999/2000

Примечания

Ссылки

Футболисты Греции
Игроки сборной Греции по футболу
Игроки ФК «Олимпиакос» Пирей
Игроки ФК «Панатинаикос»
Футбольные тренеры Греции
Тренеры ФК «Этникос» Пирей
Тренеры ФК «Паниониос»
Тренеры ФК «Панилиакос»
Тренеры ФК «Ираклис»
Тренеры ФК «Панатинаикос»


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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Data;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using PdfSharp.Drawing;
using PdfSharp.Pdf;
using XDrawing.TestLab;

namespace XDrawing.TestLab.FormPages
{
  /// <summary>
  ///
  /// </summary>
  public class GeneralPage : System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
  {
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnBackground;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblFillMode;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Panel pnlBackground;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox cbxFillMode;
    private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown udTension;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblTension;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnClear;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblPageUnit;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox cbxPageUnit;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblPageDirection;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox cbxPageDirection;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblDirectionInfo;
    private ComboBox cbxColorMode;
    private Label lblColorMode;
    private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

    public GeneralPage()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      UITools.SetTabPageColor(this);
    }

    void ModelToView()
    {
      if (this.inModelToView || DesignMode)
        return;

      this.inModelToView = true;

      this.pnlBackground.BackColor = this.generalProperties.BackColor.Color.ToGdiColor();
      this.cbxFillMode.SelectedIndex = (int)this.generalProperties.FillMode;
      this.udTension.Value = (decimal)this.generalProperties.Tension;
      this.cbxPageUnit.SelectedIndex = (int)this.generalProperties.PageUnit;
      this.cbxPageDirection.SelectedIndex = (int)this.generalProperties.PageDirection;
      this.cbxColorMode.SelectedIndex = (int)this.generalProperties.ColorMode;
      this.inModelToView = false;
    }
    bool inModelToView;

    public event UpdateDrawing UpdateDrawing;

    void OnUpdateDrawing()
    {
      if (UpdateDrawing != null)
      {
        ModelToView();
        UpdateDrawing();
      }
    }

    public GeneralProperties GeneralProperties
    {
      get {return this.generalProperties;}
      set {this.generalProperties = value; ModelToView();}
    }
    GeneralProperties generalProperties;

    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
    {
      if (disposing)
      {
        if (components != null)
          components.Dispose();
      }
      base.Dispose(disposing);
    }

    #region Component Designer generated code
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    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.pnlBackground = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
      this.btnBackground = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
      this.lblFillMode = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.cbxFillMode = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
      this.udTension = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
      this.lblTension = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.btnClear = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
      this.lblPageUnit = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.cbxPageUnit = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
      this.lblPageDirection = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.cbxPageDirection = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
      this.lblDirectionInfo = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.cbxColorMode = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
      this.lblColorMode = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.udTension)).BeginInit();
      this.SuspendLayout();
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      // label1
      //
      this.label1.AutoSize = true;
      this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 24);
      this.label1.Name = "label1";
      this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(68, 13);
      this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
      this.label1.Text = "Background:";
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      // pnlBackground
      //
      this.pnlBackground.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
      this.pnlBackground.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 12);
      this.pnlBackground.Name = "pnlBackground";
      this.pnlBackground.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(44, 40);
      this.pnlBackground.TabIndex = 1;
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      // btnBackground
      //
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      this.btnBackground.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(144, 19);
      this.btnBackground.Name = "btnBackground";
      this.btnBackground.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(24, 23);
      this.btnBackground.TabIndex = 2;
      this.btnBackground.Text = "...";
      this.btnBackground.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnBackground_Click);
      //
      // lblFillMode
      //
      this.lblFillMode.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 61);
      this.lblFillMode.Name = "lblFillMode";
      this.lblFillMode.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 16);
      this.lblFillMode.TabIndex = 3;
      this.lblFillMode.Text = "FillMode:";
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      // cbxFillMode
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            "Winding (1)"});
      this.cbxFillMode.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 58);
      this.cbxFillMode.Name = "cbxFillMode";
      this.cbxFillMode.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
      this.cbxFillMode.TabIndex = 4;
      this.cbxFillMode.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.cbxFillMode_SelectedIndexChanged);
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      // udTension
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      this.udTension.Increment = new decimal(new int[] {
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            0,
            0,
            65536});
      this.udTension.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 85);
      this.udTension.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
            10,
            0,
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      this.udTension.ValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.udTension_ValueChanged);
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      // lblTension
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      this.lblTension.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 16);
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      // btnClear
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      this.btnClear.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
      this.btnClear.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Firebrick;
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      this.btnClear.Name = "btnClear";
      this.btnClear.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(19, 19);
      this.btnClear.TabIndex = 10;
      this.btnClear.TabStop = false;
      this.btnClear.Text = "X";
      this.btnClear.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnClear_Click);
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      this.lblPageUnit.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(60, 16);
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      this.cbxPageUnit.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 111);
      this.cbxPageUnit.Name = "cbxPageUnit";
      this.cbxPageUnit.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
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      this.cbxPageUnit.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.cbxPageUnit_SelectedIndexChanged);
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      // cbxPageDirection
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      this.cbxPageDirection.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
      this.cbxPageDirection.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
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      this.cbxPageDirection.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 138);
      this.cbxPageDirection.Name = "cbxPageDirection";
      this.cbxPageDirection.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
      this.cbxPageDirection.TabIndex = 4;
      this.cbxPageDirection.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.cbxPageDirection_SelectedIndexChanged);
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      this.lblDirectionInfo.Name = "lblDirectionInfo";
      this.lblDirectionInfo.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(148, 16);
      this.lblDirectionInfo.TabIndex = 12;
      this.lblDirectionInfo.Text = "(applies to PDF pages only)";
      //
      // cbxColorMode
      //
      this.cbxColorMode.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
      this.cbxColorMode.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
            "Do not care",
            "RGB",
            "CMYK"});
      this.cbxColorMode.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 165);
      this.cbxColorMode.Name = "cbxColorMode";
      this.cbxColorMode.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
      this.cbxColorMode.TabIndex = 4;
      this.cbxColorMode.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.cbxColorMode_SelectedIndexChanged);
      //
      // lblColorMode
      //
      this.lblColorMode.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 168);
      this.lblColorMode.Name = "lblColorMode";
      this.lblColorMode.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(60, 16);
      this.lblColorMode.TabIndex = 11;
      this.lblColorMode.Text = "Direction:";
      //
      // GeneralPage
      //
      this.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Control;
      this.Controls.Add(this.lblDirectionInfo);
      this.Controls.Add(this.lblPageUnit);
      this.Controls.Add(this.btnClear);
      this.Controls.Add(this.udTension);
      this.Controls.Add(this.lblTension);
      this.Controls.Add(this.cbxFillMode);
      this.Controls.Add(this.lblFillMode);
      this.Controls.Add(this.btnBackground);
      this.Controls.Add(this.pnlBackground);
      this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
      this.Controls.Add(this.cbxPageUnit);
      this.Controls.Add(this.lblColorMode);
      this.Controls.Add(this.lblPageDirection);
      this.Controls.Add(this.cbxColorMode);
      this.Controls.Add(this.cbxPageDirection);
      this.Name = "GeneralPage";
      this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(380, 240);
      ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.udTension)).EndInit();
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
      this.PerformLayout();

    }
    #endregion

    private void btnBackground_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      try
      {
        using (ChooseColorDialog dialog = new ChooseColorDialog())
        {
          dialog.ColorProperty = this.generalProperties.BackColor;
          dialog.UpdateDrawing += new UpdateDrawing(OnUpdateDrawing);

          XColor oldColor = this.generalProperties.BackColor.Color;
          if (dialog.ShowDialog(XGraphicsLab.mainForm) != DialogResult.OK)
          {
            this.generalProperties.BackColor.Color = oldColor;
            OnUpdateDrawing();
          }
        }
      }
      catch
      {}
    }

    private void cbxFillMode_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      if (this.inModelToView)
        return;
      if (this.cbxFillMode.SelectedIndex != -1)
      {
        this.generalProperties.FillMode = (XFillMode)this.cbxFillMode.SelectedIndex;
        OnUpdateDrawing();
      }
    }

    private void udTension_ValueChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      if (this.inModelToView)
        return;
      this.generalProperties.Tension = Convert.ToDouble(this.udTension.Value);
      OnUpdateDrawing();
    }

    private void btnClear_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      this.udTension.Value = 0.5M;
    }

    private void cbxPageUnit_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      if (this.inModelToView)
        return;
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Inside the Photographer's Mind: Vivienne Gucwa
Inside the Photographer's Mind
Lead photo by Vivienne Gucwa.
Yesterday we filed the pilot episode of our new Inside the Photographer's Mind web show with Adorama TV. Inside the Photographer's Mind takes the ideas we've presented in our interviews, and brings them even further into an in-person interview. Our tagline is "The Psychology of Photography" and so it only makes sense to get deeper into the psyche of how and why photographers create.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pi48Y_HDNM&t=20s
The first episode was filmed with Vivienne Gucwa and explores her beginnings growing up in Queens and having to move out of her home at an early age. While under a lot of stress, she would take long walks and eventually was convinced to get a camera. From there she learned how to use GIMP, got a pretty serious following on Tumblr, and became a Sony Artisan.
We also ask Vivienne some trivia questions about photography.
The interview can be watched above or you can check it out at Adorama TV.
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REVIEW: Glenn Tipton – Baptizm Of Fire (1997, 2006 reissue)
October 2, 2012 September 30, 2012 by mikeladano
GLENN TIPTON – Baptizm Of Fire (1997, 2006 reissue)
One cool thing about working in a record store: I actually bought this album 3 times. Essentially, I bought it once and the other two times were upgrades! When it first came out in 1997, I ordered in three copies — one for myself, and one each for my regular customers Len and Shane. Then another regular, Conrad, traded in the Japanese version. I upgraded mine, trading it in and paying the slight difference. Then in 2006 when the remastered edition came out (with the addition of the bonus track "New Breed"), I traded up once more, this time getting some money back for my Japanese printing. All for an album I don't even like that much!
In fact, if this album came out today, without my staff discounts, most likely I would have skipped it. Back then though, things were very different. Priest was seemingly on ice since 1991. There wasn't a new Priest album to look forward to. Halford's most recent solo material (Fight's A Small Deadly Space) had failed to excite me the way his debut album had. Now it was now up to Glenn to carry the Priest flag for me, and I eagerly ordered three copies of his debut solo CD from our distributor, for me and my customers.
The problem with Baptizm of Fire is, sadly, Glenn's voice. Glenn's always sung backup vocals with Priest, but as a lead…sorry. I don't think so. Sounding like an out-of-breath Dave Mustaine, Glenn definitely gives it his all, which just isn't enough. Not for metal this powerful. You need a soaring vocal to give you a melody to sing along to, not to whisper.
The songs are good enough though. I really liked "Fuel Me Up", "Hard Core", and "Extinct". Back then, mainstream magazines like Rolling Stone treated rockers like Tipton as dinosaurs, better off extinct! Well today, things have changed and they are considered living legends. Such was the 90's! Tiptop furiously refutes the claim that he was a dinosaur in "Extinct", one of the best songs on Baptizm Of Fire.
The original Japanese bonus track, "Himalaya" is included on the remaster, a tribute to the Japanese people according to the liner notes on that version of the CD. Well, Glenn, I am really sorry to be the one to break this to you. Japan is nowhere near the Himalayas. I'm not sure I get it. The other bonus track is included, "New Breed" is of unknown origin but I assume from the album sessions.
In fact so much was recorded that there's a companion album available: Edge of the World, consisting of tracks recorded with the late John Entwistle and Cozy Powell. More outtakes, they were released under the name Tipton, Enwistle & Powell.
Glenn generated some pre-release hype by loading up this album with guests. Besides the aformentioned Entwistle and Powell, there's also the devastating Billy Sheehan, Rob Trujillo, Neil Murray on bass! Cozy Powell on drums! Don Airey on keys! And Ugly Kid Joe drummer, the excellent Shannon Larkin! There's absolutely nothing wrong with the performances.
Production-wise, this is a little over-processed sounding, a bit like the soon to come Jugulator album by Judas Priest. Tipton had a hand in producing both.
I'm sorry Glenn. I really wanted to love your solo album, but today it sits on a shelf, seldomly played. Sorry man.
"Hard Core" – 4:39
"Paint It Black" – 2:56 (yup…Stones cover…and not that good)
"Enter the Storm" – 5:56
"Fuel Me Up" – 3:02
"Extinct" – 5:33
"Baptizm of Fire" (Instrumental) – 5:16 (one of the best tracks if not the best!)
"The Healer" – 4:56
"Cruise Control" – 4:08
"Kill or Be Killed" – 3:21
"Voodoo Brother" – 5:36
"Left for Dead" – 3:45
"Himalaya" (Bonus track on Japanese and remastered editions)
"New Breed" (Bonus track on remastered edition)
baptizm of fire billy sheehan black sabbath cozy powell glenn tipton john entwistle judas priest jugulator metallica mr. big neil murray rainbow rarities rob trujillo shannon larkin the who ugly kid joe whitesnake
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5 thoughts on "REVIEW: Glenn Tipton – Baptizm Of Fire (1997, 2006 reissue)"
Heavy Metal Overload says:
I don't think you should apologise, you bought it three times! You must be his favourite guy ever! Haha
I was working in the Borders when the reissue came out so I gave it a listen in the stockroom and didn't think much of it. But I should apologise to Glenn cause I never bought it at all. I bought Jugulator twice though so maybe that'll make up for it.
mikeladano says:
You bought Jugulator twice? Whyfor? I don't think it was reissued or remastered or anything?
No, I bought it on release, though it was terrible and got rid of it. Then I was listening to a podcast about them and wondered if it was worth a revisit so I picked it up again. At a stupidly low price admittedly – £1.50 or something like that!
I bought Demolition twice and still hoping to find the Japanese version.
isaacandsophie says:
I've never heard any of these records. Aaaaaaand there goes my metal cred! haha


Actor Daljeet Singh Gujral, who featured in Varun Dhawan-starrer "Main Tera Hero", will play actor Tiger Shroff's friend in Karan Johars upcoming film "Student of the Year 2".
"I play the role of Abdullah who is a friend of Tiger in the college. We are a gang of boys. I am close to all of them, especially Tiger. I am also the heaviest of the lot and Tiger defends me in some way or the other in the movie," Daljeet said in a statement.
"Abdullah is one character who brings smile and humour with him. I am really looking forward to the movie and I hope people love and appreciate my work," he added.
He also featured in a commercial for Hotstar for Indian Premier League.


48 hours is all it takes to fall in love with Jersey. In fact, I think I knew right away. The largest of the channel islands, sitting between England and France, has an awful lot going for it. Impressive actually, how much can be packed into an island just 9 by 5 miles and yet still feel slightly off the grid. Jersey will spoil you with good food, breathtaking coastal views (many, in fact) and friendly faces. Just an hour direct flight from Bristol, it's an easier reach than I thought. Quiet in Winter but no less beautiful, the perfect time for a getaway to escape city life for a weekend.
Just a few weekends ago, I found myself back in the wonderful city of Berlin. Here I joined the sisterMag team and other international bloggers to celebrate the launch of SCHOTT CERAN's® exciting new cooktop innovations.
Honestly, I thought I was done with festivals. The camping, being knee deep in mud, not showering for four days, naff pints of warm beer, eating cold beans out of the can. I loved it at the time but had definitely had its day for me. Then comes an invite to The Lost Village Festival with The Botanist Gin. I pondered...cocktails and a teepee with a real mattress? Go on then, I can handle that!


Online ordering menu for China East. Just South of White Oaks Elementary in the Target shopping center, China East is a delicious place for Chinese food. We have all your favorites like; Crab Rangoon and Beef and Broccoli. Get your food faster and fresher by using our online ordering feature. So kip the line, order online, and come pick up you delicious China East food today!


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Seven Plus-Size Fashion Trailblazers on the Future of the Industry and How Much It's Changed
Tess Holliday, Gabi Gregg, CurvyCon founder Cece Olisa and more.
By Gianluca Russo
Illustration by Ana Leovy
Fashion's future is already here. This September, we ask What Is Fashion Now? by exploring the people, concepts, and ideas that are pushing us forward in times of unprecedented change. In this story, we talk with seven plus-size fashion trailblazers about how far the industry has come and what they hope to see change.
There is no longer a question about whether or not plus-size fashion is "worth the cost." Over the past decade, trailblazers within the industry have proven it is, growing the market, now worth more than $21 billion, and sparking an intersectional movement that cannot be silenced.
But the journey to now has been far more complex. Yes, the success of mainstream models like Ashley Graham and Paloma Elsesser has brought size inclusivity to the runways. But since 2008, numerous individuals — mostly Black women — have paved a path for the next generation of size inclusive advocates, like me, to follow. Instead of just fighting for a seat at preexisting tables, they threw caution to the wind and created their own. These "tables" established what is now not only an immensely profitable market, but a community that will stop at nothing, not even amid a pandemic, to bring much-needed change to the industry and society at large.
Their determination and fearlessness is what inspired me to launch my own table this summer, called The Power of Plus, a size-inclusive digital community aimed at proving that fashion is for every body. The fashion industry has been tasked with finding a new normal in the time of COVID-19, so Teen Vogue spoke with seven plus-size trailblazers — designer and influencer Gabi Gregg, And I Get Dressed creator Kellie Brown, model Tess Holliday, CurvyCon cofounder CeCe Olisa, 11 Honore in-house design director Danielle Williams-Eke, Henning founder and former fashion editor Lauren Chan, and photographer Rochelle Brock — about the work they've done over the past decade, the push for luxury and sustainable size-inclusive options, and how they're passing the torch to the next generation of game-changers.
Teen Vogue: Although the roots of plus-size fashion are in the 1980s and '90s, much of what we have today is because of what each one of you have contributed over the past decade. What inspired you to create your own tables within the industry?
Gabi Gregg: When I launched my blog in 2008, the conversation from the internet forums I was in was focused on body positivity, which definitely changed my life, but it wasn't as focused on fashion, and so I thought that element was really missing. We were creating our own community and creating our own place at the table. That being said, I still felt like we weren't taken seriously by the fashion world. So in 2011, I created the first-ever plus-size conference for bloggers called YFF Con, and that was the first time that plus-size influencers connected with brands in a real way.
Cece Olisa: I launched my blog in 2008 as well, and I started my blog anonymously because I was insecure about the way I looked. I was in this community of dating bloggers and I was the only plus-size girl there. Since then, what has been the impetus to any business that I've built to serve plus-size women is that, for me, being plus was always an isolating experience. I didn't have any plus-size friends in high school, college, work; I was the only one. So the minute social media introduced me to the women on this roundtable, my life changed.
Tess Holliday: I started by sharing my modeling photos on Facebook, which turned into a blog where I talked about how frustrating it was that people were shaming me because of my size, because of the way I looked, because of what I was choosing to wear. So in 2013, out of frustration, I created #EffYourBeautyStandards, just as an encouragement for other people to be whoever they want to be and present themselves how they want.
Teen Vogue: Over the past decade, the plus-size fashion industry has completely transformed into what is now a $21 billion market. There's still a massive amount of work to be done, but what change have you personally seen has had the biggest impact?
GG: It's gone from just tokenizing, which was never good, to actually having deeper conversations about size inclusivity and representation. I've seen a change in attitude even since Lizzo has gained popularity. I swear, walking into rooms after Lizzo got super popular and super famous, I've been seen differently because, for whatever reason, people need to see it done first before they can trust you.
Lauren Chan: A big change broadly that I've seen is the movement away from allowing one plus-size person to be the star of the entire industry and that person having the body of the plus-size beauty ideal. There was this prerequisite of an hourglass body, thin limbs, and thin face to even have the chance at being the one person who was going to hit it big. I think one of the most beautiful and impactful things of late is that we're seeing more diverse body types and the way that people are, through fashion, "allowed" to be plus size.
Kellie Brown: The biggest impact to me is the available-to-consumer product that is available. We've shown brands that we want clothing that is not dumbed down, that is not super simple. We want and will invest in clothing.
Danielle Williams-Eke: For a long time, plus-size has been its own aesthetic, in a sense, and not like you could have high-end or contemporary or basics or casual. It was just this one thing. I think with more brands coming along, with designers getting on board and extending their sizes, we've been able to really expand that assortment. I don't just want this thing in the corner or back of the store; I want up front, I want the same selection that my straight size counterparts have.
CO: As cofounder of The CurvyCon, my lens is always just a little bit more from a 50,000-foot view, and from that, I know that having clothes to put on your back that reflect your personality and who you are should be, like, a basic thing. I have a cute outfit, therefore I can run for office, be a lawyer, be president, etc. One of our biggest moves was bringing The CurvyCon to New York Fashion Week. And a few seasons ago, Lauren gave me her seat to the 11 Honore show. I was in line with this woman, not a blogger, not an industry person, but an everyday, plus-size woman from San Francisco who stayed in New York after CurvyCon to do fashion week. Why did she think she could do that? Because we do that, we post about it online, and that inspired her to [do it] too.
Teen Vogue: Many have started to push for more sustainable size-inclusive options, especially amid the pandemic. But those options are incredibly hard to come by, and many fat people have been shamed for turning to fast fashion brands for clothing. In your experience, what is the fast fashion dilemma currently plaguing our community?
GG: Obviously, fast fashion is problematic on a really global scale. But I do think fast fashion has been some of the only brands to offer plus-sizes in a trendy way. There's so much shaming around people buying fast fashion, but fat people often can't shop slow fashion because it's either too expensive or it doesn't fit them. I think there's something to be said for the fact that these fast fashion brands offer our size.
KB: I feel like the mid-range brands have truly been missing the mark. As you said, Gabi, the super-fast, accessible, $20-25 range has really led the charge. And on the flip side of that, you jump over to the luxury side, but everyone in the middle is failing.
Teen Vogue: Many plus-size designers have created their own tables by launching their own lines. While we certainly are still pushing preexisting brands to diversify themselves, it's even more important to support those within our community who are making clothes for us, by us.
Rochelle Brock: A lot of people in our community don't have the privilege of having a personal style because that option was never really offered. So we see people in Louis Vuitton and Gucci and wish we could wear that, even though brands probably would never make that size. People see that and want to be included, which is why it's so important to have independent plus-size brands so if you want high-end, you can buy it from the people who actually care about you.
LC: I designed the Glamour x Lane Bryant collaboration years ago. We did 10 collections, and I was never allowed to have a pant without an elastic-back waist. At Henning, we figured out a solution that costs $1, where you can fuse the elastic in part and sew it in part to the stretched material and it looks better. But in that room, they would not listen. And the thing that always shocked me the most was how much money went into that project and then, at the last minute, you're not going to listen to the person who has been deemed to be the expert over you?
GG: There's a reason I believe influencer-led collaborations are always more stylish than what brands put out on their own. It's because we have lived in these bodies and we're just like, "Well, why isn't this available? Let's make it."
Teen Vogue: Body positive is an intersectional movement, and plus-size fashion was founded largely on the backs of Black women. How does the fight for racial equality directly play into the push for size-inclusivity?
GG: Black people have been facing police brutality forever. But because everyone's at home, and they're able to actually not be distracted by their everyday lives, they're being forced to pay attention to it and spend time reflecting on their own internalized racism and all of these things. But unfortunately, we're already starting to see activism fatigue and ally fatigue, where people are just like, "Okay, that was hard, and I did it. So I'm done." So what I'm worried about happening is that like, yes, we're having this conversation now, but how do we continue? And how do we make sure people continue to be aware of these prejudices? And making sure they continue to question their internalized fatphobia and internalized racism? How do we stay at the table now that we finally have a seat at the table?
RB: From a social media perspective, I think, as brands start to be more diversified and younger people are starting to be noticed by these brands, we also have to protect them. Because in our circle, we're forward-thinking. But for the majority of the world, it's not like [that]. They see plus-size people as something that just shouldn't exist. And when brands showcase people on their socials, you get a lot of comments and online bullying.
Teen Vogue: The COVID-19 pandemic is completely shifting and challenging the current fashion landscape. What are your concerns right now for the future of our industry?
LC: In my opinion, the biggest challenge right now is that we stand to lose years of progression on the other side of this pandemic. With these big brands closing and going bankrupt, one of the first things that will be cut from their budgets are "extracurriculars," and that includes plus-sizes. On the flip side of that, small, independent brands like mine are also having a tough time.
KB: You can be very supportive of the things that you like right now without spending money. We still need to be arming the brands with data. If you are looking at your favorite influencers' images, click on them, like them, share them, and support in the ways that you can because business is cumulative.
DW: We're all trying to figure out this new normal, making shifts to our business and our assortment and working with our vendor partners to really make great things happen. It's really about how to do that in a smart way that makes sense financially, but that doesn't compromise the fit or integrity we're offering our customers.
CO: They say that the Renaissance came after the plague. So if this is going to be our plague, what's coming next is going to be epic.
Teen Vogue: A large part of being a trailblazer is opening doors for those behind you. How can we each continue to do that on our respective paths?
GG: So much of it really is about amplifying voices. As people who have the privilege and have platforms on this roundtable, we need to be sharing those platforms, amplifying other people, introducing our audiences to other people, and doing what we can to vote with our dollars.
KB: For the people coming behind us to take new opportunities, pay attention to history. Don't just assume that there was always a fatkini, because there wasn't. Pay attention so that you can also carry the torch and keep moving the movement that we've all started.
TH: My biggest advice to the next generation is to not shrink yourself or feel like you need to water down who you are for brands because we are all proof that you can be who you want to be in an authentic and genuine way and make your mark on the world and in your community, whatever community that is.
CO: Keep innovating. Don't just get popular on Instagram and be done. There's gonna be something in the market that no one else is doing and if it hits you, do it. Don't be afraid to get paid; ask for money. Use the money that you get to buy something from a designer, and keep it moving.
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Asie du Sud Est Research Network
The Asie du Sud Est Research Network (ASERN) brings together scholars of francophone Southeast Asian literature and film. ASERN explores the textual representations of "l'Indochine française," the contemporary nation-states of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, and their diasporas.
ASERN at the ACLA
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In June, ASERN members, Howie Tam, Tess Do, Alex Kurmann, and Leslie Barnes came together virtually to take part in Howie's seminar, "Transnational Southeast Asian Literatures in the World."
Much has changed since Benedict Anderson conceptualized the idea of the nation as an imagined community nearly four decades ago. Primarily, borders have become more porous as the trans-nation emerges as the new imagined community. In the Transpacific world during the first decades of the so-called Asian Century, some old divisions have deepened while new alliances have emerged. In 2010, the U.S. Mission to the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established as China increasingly exerted itself as a global power. Though ASEAN remains primarily an economic body, its member states have increasingly become major players on the global stage as Western economies find the need to strengthen their relations with countries in the Asia Pacific region while mitigating their economic dependence on China. As such, Southeast Asian countries, many of which were once colonies of Western empires, have had to navigate the rough waters of competing geopolitical forces, all while consolidating their own postcolonial national identities in the age of globalization. As part of the 2022 ACLA Conference in Taipei, this panel invites scholars of Southeast Asian literatures and cultures to think together about major literary and artistic trends that have taken place in various national traditions of the region from decolonization to the contemporary period in the age of transnationationalism. Recognizing that the regional designation of "Southeast Asia" is itself a colonial construct that has held over with much contention in diplomacy today, we seek paper abstracts that deal with materials in any language and genre (dance, music, written and/or oral texts, film, conceptual art, etc.), though we expect all presentations to be in English. Some cultural producers from Southeast Asia and its diasporas have found international recognition. For example, Filipina American writer Jessica Hagedorn's work has become a staple in Asian American literature syllabi at U.S. colleges and universities. Tash Aw from Malaysia has also found critical acclaim in the U.S. and the U.K. for his novels. In cinema, Rithy Panh's work continues to bring poignant depictions of the genocide in Cambodia to the larger public's attention. In making sense of transnational Southeast Asia and the world, we welcome papers that engage with the transnational elements of "local" movements such as Sastera Islam in Malaysia, Manifesto Kebudayaaan in Indonesia or the SingPoWriMo online writing community in Singapore, as well as those deal with broader cudltural imaginaries such as the Sinophone (Shu-Mei Shih, Brian Bernards, E.K. Tan), Arabic cosmopolis (Ronit Ricci, Engseng Ho) and the stateless Zomia (James C. Scott). We look forward to forming a panel with a diverse set of scholars from different countries working with a wide range of multilingual archives.
Here, Kurmann and Do discuss their research on the Lính Tho, the Vietnamese migrant community forced to work in, and for, France during World War II.
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Like so many talented acts going global, Slumberjack have their beginnings in Perth.
The two day, one evening event ran by industry professionals, dedicated to teaching the mechanics of blues and and how to apply it's teachings to modern music, as well as the art and importance of self-expression.
Empowering slogans like, 'Girl Power!', 'Sisters Doing It For Themselves', and 'Women Can Do Everything', just don't cut it when you're trying to describe the sheer ferocity of all-women tribute outfit Lez Zeppelin.
Merpire's unique brand of dreamy indie-pop is set to take her to ever bigger places in 2019.
Since hitting us with her debut album, 'Don't Let The Kids Win' in 2016, stunning folk songstress, Julia Jacklin has been crushing the music industry game, touring relentlessly, taking out the 'Next Big Thing' title at the FBi Radio SMAC Awards, and working in side project, Phantastic Ferniture.
We chat to Jason Aalon Butler from The Fever 333.
The program offers matched funding of up to $25,000 to help live music venues manage sound in their venue in an effort to keep up to date with local noise regulations.
Running from April 25 to 28, the music line-up boasts a boat full of talent with Kurt Vile, Mojo Juju, Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band, Vika and Linda Bull, Sibusile Xaba (Sth Afr), Xylouris White, No Mono, Tiny Ruins (NZ) and Cash Savage and The Last Drinks.
Celebrating the festivals 30 year anniversary, the 'Moon / Sun' singer will make his return down under to one of his favourite festivals.


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Photocatalytic and Biologically Active Materials in Construction
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Ultrafine TiO2 acts as a photocatalyst in the presence of ultraviolet light that initiates the reaction with atmospheric pollutants. Some ultrafine TiO2 grades show activity also in the visible spectrum, albeit at a reduced level compared to UV irradiation. Ultrafine TiO2, when suitably incorporated into formulated products, provides a photocatalytic reaction at the surface where the material is incorporated or applied. Depending on the formulation parameters, de-polluting performances (degradation of airborne pollutants such as nitrogen oxides – NOx) and self-cleaning performances (destabilization of the organic components of the particles of dirt sticking on the exposed surfaces) can be achieved. Other additional benefits can also be realized, such as control of mildew and bacterial levels, thanks to optimized formulations and choice of photocatalytic TiO2. Companies, represented by our speakers, supply the active ingredients that can be formulated into or onto various surfaces, such as concrete, building facades, paving blocks, tiles and many others.
SCI is proud to bring together experts who will explain the exciting possibilities and benefits of photocatalysis for construction both external and internal, specifically
Self-cleaning properties – The organic interface between the surface and the adsorbed species is broken down. The adsorbed species can then be more easily washed away by rinsing or rain.
Depollution properties – Pollutants and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) are altered once they contact the surface, to form less harmful molecules.
Deodorizing – Toxic and unpleasant odours can be neutralized.
The symposium will be of interest to everyone involved in construction, the environment, and health.
Registration and refreshments
Creating a European standard for photocatalytic activity Claire Hill, Crystal Global, UK
Using TioCem in concrete products Andrew Stalker and Ian Nicolson, Marshalls, UK
Colouring concrete with photocatlytic pigments Christian Egger, Rockwood Pigments, Italy
Ultrafine TiO2 products in concrete, NOX reduction and self cleaning Julie Kerrod, Cristal Global, UK
The Eoxolit solution Marc Lambrecht, Eoxolit, Belgium
A manufacturer's experience of producing NOX removing paving Peter van Mierloo, Struyk Infra, Netherlands
Ultrafine TiO2 products in internal applications, specifically killing bacteria in hospital and like applications Junji Kameshima , Hydrotect, Toto Europe, Germany
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The excellence and superiority of the clay of Karbala
Clay from Karbala is one of the soils on earth which Allah, the Exalted, has blessed for certain reasons, and one of the reasons is that this piece of the earth is where the pure and noble body of the Doyen of Martyrs, Imam al-Husayn (as), rests.
While explaining the hidden meaning of prostrating on soil from Karbala, 'Allamah Amini says, "This issue is based on two basic principles:
a. That the Imamate Shi'ahs try to always have a clean cake of natural earth in their possession so that they may prostrate on it.
b. That some graves are superior to others; therefore, there are special blessings derived from these tombs. It is for this reason that the precincts of the Ka'bah and other holy shrines have special religious laws.
One of the lands which has gained superiority over other lands and has become a source of blessings and favors is Karbala, the place where the body of the Doyen of Martyrs, Imam al-Husayn (as), lies. Karbala is that same holy piece of land from which Imam 'Ali (as), long before the martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (as), had picked up a handful of clay. He smelled the soil and cried so much that the soil got wet with the tears flowing from his eyes."
Then, he said, "Seventy thousand people will be raised from this land. They will enter heaven without their actions of this world being accounted."13
Can it not be said that prostrating on such holy soil is a desirable and virtuous act? Won't prostrating on such soil bring about nearness to Allah, the Exalted? Is it not deserving that man should prostrate on soil which is the symbol of monotheism and reminds him of the sacrifices which have to be made for the Beloved, Allah the Exalted?
A piece of soil which, if man looks at it from the perspective that it truly deserves, brings about tenderness of heart and brings man closer to Allah.14
Professor 'Abbas Mahmud 'Aqqad, Egyptian author, says the following about the land of Karbala,
"The land of Karbala is a holy place where Muslims go for pilgrimage in order to learn lessons from the example of Imam al-Husayn. For those who are not Muslims, they come here as tourists to see and visit the holy land.
However, in order for us to do justice to this land, we have to make it a place of pilgrimage for all inhabitants of the earth so that everyone might gain his portion of virtue which this land has to offer, regardless of what they believe in, because we do not have any piece of land in living memory that possesses as much virtue nor as many benefits as Karbala. The main reason is that this land called Karbala is the resting place of al-Husayn, and thus is connected and joined to him."15
Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Al Kashif al-Ghita', while explaining why it is preferable and desirable to prostrate on soil from Karbala, said, "One of the high motives and aims of preferring to prostrate on soil from Karbala is that when the person who is praying puts his forehead on this soil, he remembers the sacrifices that were made by Imam al-Husayn (as) and the love which he displayed when he was in the presence of Allah.
The man who is praying on the soil from Karbala becomes overwhelmed by such thoughts as how it is possible for a man to sacrifice as Imam al-Husayn (as) did for his beliefs and convictions, and stand up against the oppressors!
Considering the fact that prostration is the best posture where a servant of Allah finds himself in the presence of Allah, it is befitting that while in this state he remembers holy and pure souls; souls which sacrificed their lives in the way of their Beloved, Allah. At this moment, and with such thoughts, man acquires a condition of humility and modesty. Everything that is in this world will then appear low and abject before him.
With such thoughts, man's soul acquires a strong mystical and spiritual attachment to Allah, like the station of conviction which was attained by Imam al-Husayn (as) and his companions. This is the benefit of betaking a strong connection with Imam al-Husayn (as) by means of prostrating on soil from Karbala.
It is for this reason that we read in narrations about Imam al-Husayn (as) that his clay (the soil of Karbala) removes the seven veils [hijab]. Therefore, in reality, prostration on the soil of Karbala is a secret for ascending from the earthly domain towards the Lord of lords..."16
'Abd al-Razzaq Muqarram writes, "One of the methods that the Ahl al-Bayt (as) have employed to manifest the oppression which Imam al-Husayn (as) suffered is prostrating on soil from Karbala. This action has lots of hidden meanings.
The most important secret is that every time man's eyes fall on the soil of Karbala as he performs his five daily prayers, he is reminded about Imam al-Husayn (as) and his companions and the sacrifices they made. It is clear that remembering such role models will produce remarkable psychological and spiritual effects in man's soul..."17
13. Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, vol. 3, p. 111, hadith 2825.
14. Al-Sujud 'ala al-Turbat al-Husayniyyah 'inda al-Shi'ah al-Imamiyyah, pp. 69-87.
15. Abu al-Shuhada, p. 145.
16. Al-Ard wa al-Turbat al-Husayniyyah, pp. 32-33.
17. Maqtal al-Husayn (as), pp. 103-104.
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