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I might point out, that is Obama's high school graduation from the Punahou School in Hawaii. Their school colors are "buff and blue". Read the history of that school and decided for yourself if it's just a coincidence it's colors are Mason colors.
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...the largest independent school in the United States...
The Punahou athletics program is the most successful in the state. It has won more state championships than any other high school in the nation.
...Ka Punahou was given by Liliha and her husband, Oahu's Governor Boki, to Reverend Hiram Bingham, one of the first Protestant missionaries in Hawaii.[9] Powerful leader Queen Kaʻahumanu was a strong supporter of the mission, and built a house for herself near the Binghams. A portion of the stone wall she had built to protect the compound from roaming cattle has been preserved.
Founded in 1841, Punahou School was originally a school for the children of missionaries serving throughout the Pacific region. It was the first school with classes only in the English language west of the Rocky Mountains.[9] The first class was held on July 11, 1842, and consisted of only fifteen students.
Punahou has educated members of the Hawaiian Royal family in its history, but it is not to be confused with the Royal School.
Punahou requires all students (K - 12) to attend chapel once a week, where each homeroom is assigned its own seating and attendance is taken. In addition, academy students attend a mandatory, weekly assembly to listen to announcements or watch student performances.
Intermediate school students are taught Hawaiian History, Christian Ethics, and Oceanography. Academy students have coursework in Asian History between their years of European History and US History. Punahou offers French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Latin as languages in middle school. In high school, Latin is replaced by Hawaiian.


Hearing about a stranded yacht on a local beach, I wanted to see about taking a photo of it. Hundreds of people took snapshots of it, and the media was full of those. But I wondered about the potential of a different sort of capture. My friend and photography partner Bex and I decided a dawn shoot might be good with the sunrise and perhaps the lights of the local Pier in the background too. And so we arranged a 5 am start one morning. There was a heavy fog that morning and we took photos galore of the yacht in that strange eerie scene, but we didn't get our lovely sunrise.
Old shipwrecks are fascinating. Fascinating to everyone, not only for photographers. But for a photographer, there is nothing more magical than the combination of low tide reflections and beautiful dawn light to go with that particular subject. The one thing I always find is that as well as taking the photos, I enjoy the moments of pure pleasure just standing there and letting it soak in. That, is magic!
Here we have two scenes of the same wreck with the lights of the port at Bluff, and Tiwai Point in the background. The top image was taken pre-dawn, the above one as the sky was colouring up for a promising sunrise.
The local creek is just an ordinary drainage ditch type creek. Emptying into the Waimakariri river in Kairaki near the mouth means it is tidal with brackish water. Walking along the stop bank however, is a pleasure. Sometimes a white heron can be seen standing motionless at the edge of the water. Sometimes the kingfishers perch on the remains of small boat jetties. In whitebait season there are fisherman not far from the floodgate.
My favourite time to walk here is when it's foggy, usually early in the morning but sometimes late in the evening. I'm slowly building a bit of a portfolio of foggy creek scenes. This one shows a 'Waimak Flattie' chained to its mooring. These old-fashioned flat bottomed river fishing boats are beginning to disappear. I never see this one go out now. And it's beginning to show signs of dis-repair. I hope the owner will preserve it.
The latest photography expedition saw me in awe of some unspoiled forest in the Able Tasman National Park. A drive along hilltops on a windy road, then a slow drive on a muddy, slippery and narrow track for quite a few kilometres before finally heaving heavy backpacks on and making our way along a rocky track into the forest.
The lush rich greens of the mosses and lichens was incredible and I suspect that Winter is the best time for them. This pond was a bonus and I fell in love with this site the moment I got there. The rain didn't bother me, but my feet sure did at the end of the day! But, oh, so well worth the effort.
Back in February on a calm and beautiful morning I walked along the shore of Onawe Peninsula in Akaroa Harbour. I was intrigued by the rocks. Their swirls and strange outcropping had me inspecting them keenly. I realised that this was the result of volcanic action a long time ago.
I had taken some photos while they were still in the shade, but as the sun appeared above the hills the light suddenly highlighted them and streamed through the little gap between the cliff and the rocky outcrop. It was then I got serious with the camera. The light was magic.
I've recently gone through the archives to cull photos that I know will never be seen by anyone but me. We all have them. Failures. The ones that make you wonder what on earth you were thinking! The bloopers that you forgot to delete at the end of the day. Not all of course deserve to be binned so ruthlessly. There are images that although flawed, are important for one reason or another. Maybe they are 'sketch' images that show how you worked the scene to ultimately come up with the 'keepers'. They too will most likely never be seen by anyone but me. Only my favourites, the ones I love the best, will ever go on display for other eyes to see.


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Ethan Hawke has released two major films in theaters in 2022, starred in an Apple TV release, had a guest appearance in one of the most anticipated mystery films of the year, and starred as a villain in a release. from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What was most impressive was that each role was different, showing Hawke's range and talent as an actor. In 2022 alone, he was a serial killer in a horror movie, a warrior king in a historical epic, a cult villain in a superhero movie, and a man reaching out to his estranged brother in drama. , Raymond & Ray. That's nothing compared to the variety of personas Hawke has taken on in the past, boasting one of the most varied careers in Hollywood today.
With the release of the critically acclaimed The Black Phone, coming out just months after Disney Plus' Moon Knight, Ethan Hawke has had quite the year in 2022. These villain outings are among Hawke's many recent projects that have shown his true depth as a performer. . Although he's starred in top films since his teenage years, Hawke continues to surprise and excite audiences with acclaimed performances that underscore what a multifaceted actor he is.
For this reason, Hawke's most underrated performances include films where he was unfairly eclipsed or condemned because of the film's failure at the box office.
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Predestination (2014) – Agent Doe
Ethan Hawke isn't known for being an action hero, but he shows his badass qualities in Predestination. The film is a time-travel thriller that goes bankrupt, but is also grounded in Hawke's determined performance as Agent Doe, a law enforcement agent searching for a fugitive across the time.
Hawke brings nothing less than his A-game to this cerebral cat-and-mouse tale. Every time travel movie, at some point, threatens to go off the rails with its inevitably convoluted logic, but Hawke's commitment to the material always keeps audiences engaged. It led to one of the most surreal action movies of recent years with one of the weirdest movie endings of all time.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) – Hank
This entry is perfect because the film in question is itself criminally underrated. Alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman in Sidney Lumet's prolific latest feature, Ethan Hawke gives at first sight one of his most understated performances as a desperate, sleazy thug who commits a robbery with his drug-addicted brother, while having an affair with his wife.
While it's not the first role anyone has associated with Hawke, he brought the perfect energy to match his character. Some critics might have thought he was upstaged by Hoffman at the time, but his refusal to upstage his costar elevates the tragedy of this gritty, sordid family drama.
Great Expectations (1997) – Finn Bell
The only genre that profited more in the 90s than science fiction was the modernization of literary classics such as 10 Things I Hate About You. But while it was a pop culture hit that embraced the MTV generation and was aimed at teenagers, Great Expectations is a totally serious adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel that features Ethan Hawke as Finn, a humble entertainer who falls in love with a rich girl.
Hawke was convinced to make the film by director Alfonso Cuarón, who thought it would be perfect based on his performance in Before Sunrise. Hawke brings the same bohemian sensibility to Dickens' iconic protagonist. While Hawke was ultimately disappointed with the film, critics still appreciated his portrayal of Finn (renamed from Pip in the original story). Had the film performed better at the box office, Great Expectations might be considered one of Hawke's best performances.
Gattaca (1997) – Vincent Freeman
The late 90s was a good time for science fiction. Unfortunately, that didn't do much to boost ticket sales for Gattaca, the directorial debut of Truman Show writer Andrew Niccol. Thankfully, the film received wider recognition, particularly for Hawke's performance as a "genetically inferior" man trying to overcome his futuristic society's caste system.
It's hard at first to buy Ethan Hawke as "genetically inferior" given he had the smoldering good looks of a GQ cover model. But his humble and heartfelt portrayal completely sells the character. Like the film itself, Hawke's character ponders grand and philosophical ideas while remaining human and resonant.
Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight (1995 – 2013) – Jesse
In the role that made him a critical darling, Ethan Hawke was able to fulfill an actor's dream in Richard Linklater's Before the Trilogy, where he plays Jesse, a writer who falls in love with a woman he meets in a train to Vienna. They embark on an emotional odyssey that encompasses romance, heartbreak, separation, and longing.
The trilogy wouldn't have the magic it has if it weren't for the undeniable chemistry between Hawke and Julie Delpy, and Hawke himself somehow manages to portray both an ordinary man and a hopeless romantic. Some of the most iconic scenes in this trilogy are just the silent exchanges between Hawke and Delpy, who contributed so much to their characters that they earned writing credits on Before Sunset and Before Midnight.
Taking Lives (2004) – James Costa
Fifteen years before his sadistic turn in The Black Phone, Ethan Hawke played a serial killer in Taking Lives, playing a psychopath who takes on the identity of his latest victims. Although the film itself received poor reviews, and even Hawke would call it "terrible", Hawke himself would still be recognized for what is still one of his most twisted and nefarious characters.
He basically plays two roles, and the whole premise of the film hinges on his ability to pull both sides of the character. Whatever bad things people had to say about Taking Lives, Ethan Hawke isn't one of them, and people should give his performance another watch before going to see The Black Phone. While not one of his absolute best films, it is absolutely one of his most underrated.
Society of Dead Poets (1989) – Todd Anderson
Portraying one of his earliest roles, Hawke's performance might be easy to overlook given that his stage partner is none other than Robin Williams. But on reflection, Hawke's portrayal as shy but curious college student Todd Anderson might be the true heart of Dead Poets Society, and he's a key reason the movie has resonated for so long.
While audiences will always remember Williams, her driving performance couldn't resonate so strongly if audiences didn't see its effect on her students, and Hawke's character is most directly affected by Mr. Keatings. It's through his character transformation that Dead Poets Society shows how the right teacher can make such a difference in anyone's life.
Daybreaker (2009) – Edward Dalton
At a time when vampire media was dominated by Stephenie Meyer, Daybreakers was one of the most refreshing creatures horror movie fans could have hoped for. In his first collaboration with the Spierig brothers, who will also direct Predestination, Hawke plays a vampiric scientist seeking to cure himself of his monstrous affliction in a post-apocalyptic universe where vampires totally dominated society.
He's the audience surrogate and portrays an idealist trying to fight his own bloodlust, which gives Hawke the opportunity to bring several layers to the character. Hawke constantly gives the audience a reason to care, which isn't easy in a movie populated by vampires.
Training Day (2001) – Jake Hoyt
It's odd to consider Ethan Hawke's performance as well-meaning but naïve cop Jake Hoyt "underrated" considering it earned him his first Oscar nomination. But it seems he was eclipsed in popular consciousness by his scene-stealing co-star, Denzel Washington, who gave one of the most explosive performances of his career.
But just like every comedy routine needs a straight man, Training Day needs Ethan Hawke. Washington's performance puts the audience on edge as Hawke's sense of idealism is constantly questioned. Yet through all of this brazen depravity and abuse of power, Hawke's character still gives audiences reason to hope that there may be better in all of us, even on the mean streets of Los Angeles.
Reality Bites (1994) – Troy Dyer
One might be tempted to scoff at Reality Bites. And the film's constant sense of ironic disillusion doesn't help. But what he does do is give Ethan Hawke the perfect vehicle to showcase all of his skills. He plays a little grunge-era rocker who goes up against a yuppie, played by Ben Stiller (who also directed the film), in a love triangle to win the affection of a documentary filmmaker played by Winona Ryder.
Reality Bites is about the identity crisis Gen Xers faced during the Clinton years, trying to decide between the virtues of selling out or slacking off. Hawke's character embodies the latter choice, and you'd think Troy would end up being his most punchy character. But Hawke brings humanity to what could have been an insincere schmuck, and he captures the character's anguish and confusion. The film itself may be dated, but that's no reason to overlook one of Hawke's most charismatic and relevant performances.
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Current recruitment processes in many nonprofit organizations commonly rely on familiarity with past directors whose terms have taken the obligatory year hiatus between tenure periods. Or a superficial scan is done of who's "available" that may conveniently favor friends and relatives—indeed often legacy directors. The process rarely includes "dark horse" candidates that could allow fresh viewpoints to broaden meeting discussions. And although recruitment grids can be filled by mid-career professionals with special expertise, they lead time compressed lifestyles and may show little interest in the governance function or strategic planning– so critical to running an organization. It becomes clear that the board needs new and different recruiting options.
This can involve identifying active board members in other nonprofits that are about to term-out of their current positions. In some instances, colleague CEOs or friends on other boards may help identify some of these types of candidates. Also seek the names of people who have had broad experiences in business or professions and are about to retire from full-time positions. Make finding atypical candidates a plank in the strategic plan because it calls for a different and more difficult approach to recruiting.
Look beyond the resume to candidates' behaviors.
Nonprofit organizations have generally recruited board members on the basis of their working background title. Any attorney with expertise has been acceptable. But, for example, a board most often needs a corporate practice attorney who will become a behavioral role model for the other directors. It also needs several directors with strategic planning experiences. In recruiting a business CEO, it becomes necessary to assess personality. Some CEOs are great team players. Others have been successful as authoritarian figures. Taking recruiting actions like these have not been built into the DNA of nonprofit boards.
Diverse boards are usually a requirement for nonprofit organizations. But many boards do not pay serious attention to this requirement. Community centered boards, for example, may have gender diversity but continually recruit from family, colleagues, neighbors and friends, a homogeneous cohort. The 21st century calls for boards to be both diverse and inclusive and must recruit well beyond these four cohorts.
Recruitment needs to be speedy and efficient.
Knowledgeable candidates will first judge the nonprofit as to how well it has been managed or whether or not it is on the road to becoming better managed. Except for a person who is highly dedicated to the mission, nobody wants to join a board or organization in conflict. A desirable candidate will also judge the nonprofit board on the basis of how the recruiting process is conducted. A rapid, transparent and efficient recruitment process provides positive evidence.
In my view, much of nonprofit board recruiting is focused on who is available, rather than the board rigorously seeking who should be available. There is a need to use the four points listed above to add more rigor to the process in order to seek tomorrow's leaders today.
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Juha Kujanpää: Kivenpyörittäjä / Tales and travels (2013)
Composer and pianist Juha Kujanpää released his first solo album as a composer. The album "Tales and Travels" combines two sides of Kujanpää's musicianship, acoustic Nordic folk and electric rock/jazz music, resulting in a special, distinctive musical world. "Tales and travels" is instrumental music with a large ensemble and a strong "Finnish" sound. It combines beautiful violin melodies with aggressive fuzz guitars, sounds of Finnish forests and the nights of July.
Besides Kujanpää, who plays piano, reed organ and keyboards, the core line-up of the album consists of some well-established Finnish folk players and electric rock/jazz musicians: Tommi Asplund, Esko Järvelä and Kukka Lehto (violins), Timo Kämäräinen (guitar), Tero Tuovinen (bass) and Jussi Miettola (drums).
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Q: How to force an observable to read the value from the DOM Element I have a hidden input and bind the value to an observable property of my model. I'm using another plugin that internally updates the value of that hidden input, however the observable doesn't update it's value.
How can i force the observable to update it's value from the element?
something like valueHasMutated but in the other way.
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A: I realise you've already come up with a solution.
But I'd thought I'd post my own incase anyone comes across this, as it's up high in the Google results with no answers, so might come in useful for someone.
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            $(element).bind("change", function (event, data, formatted) { //hidden vars don't usually have change events, so we trigger $myElement.trigger("change");
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Because hidden inputs don't have change events normally, you'll need to trigger your own event when ever you change the value e.g.
$("#myId").trigger("change");

I'm not sure if this is the best solution, but the best I could come with in the timescale I'm working to :-) I might put something into the knockout wiki if I come up with something more elegant.

A: It worked by adding $("hiddenInputId").trigger("change"); for my case without adding a ko binding handlers.
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In August of 1777, German Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum found himself in a precaurious position as his dismounted cavalry trudged through an unfamiliar wilderness – on a continent seperated by the Altlantic Ocean from their European homes – accompanied by British marksmen, layalists, and Native Americans of uncertain discipline.
Treacherous Beauty: The Woman Behind Benedict Arnold's Plot to Betray America by Stephen Case and Mark Jacob (Globe Pequot, 2012) is the biography of Peggy Shippen, a Philadelphia society girl who became Mrs. Benedict Arnold and was involved in the most notorious treason in American history. When the plot was discovered, Peggy cleverly deflected blame. More than a century after her death, documents were discovered showing that she was a conspirator. But Peggy's story remains little known today.
The granddaughter of a Philadelphia mayor, Peggy was 17 when the British army occupied her city. She became friends with John Andre, a handsome British officer. Then, when the patriots retook Philadelphia, Peggy was courted by the city's top military man, General Benedict Arnold, who was considered the best battlefield commander in George Washington's army but had been grievously wounded at Saratoga. Peggy was 18 and Arnold was 37 when they married. A month later, they began secretly communicating with the British, offering to commit treason. The British officer who handled the negotiations was Peggy's old friend, Andre.
Ultimately, the Arnolds settled on a plan to surrender the vital outpost of West Point to the British and arrange the capture of thousands of troops – and perhaps even Washington himself. But Andre was captured behind enemy lines, and the plot unraveled. Arnold fled to the British, leaving Peggy behind to care for their infant son and convince the Founding Fathers that she was innocent. She put on one of the greatest performances in American history – a hysterical episode known as the "Mad Scene" that convinced Washington and the others that this highly intelligent woman was oblivious to the plot.
Andre was hanged as a spy. Peggy rejoined Arnold and eventually moved to London. Later they tried to settle in Canada, but Arnold's business disputes ruined their chances. Peggy spent her last years in England trying desperately to keep her family afloat despite her husband's financial recklessness. She succeeded in raising five children of the British Empire, four of them soldiers. Peggy died of cancer at age 44, and demanded the most modest burial possible. A keepsake was found among her effects: a lock of hair from John Andre.
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While policymakers are increasingly resigned to stalemate in Syria, the United States can still take action to aid moderate groups. We just have to act soon.
With the Syrian peace talks failing in Geneva and President Obama calling for a review of policy options, a much needed reset may have begun on how to solve the world's most complex humanitarian crisis.
The bloodletting in Syria has unfolded with deliberate relentlessness. Eight and a half million Syrians have been displaced from their homes and almost 150,000 have died. President Assad's regime continues its campaign of bombing, torture, and starvation of the Syrian people, while foreign jihadists carve out safe havens in the North. Countless political prisoners rot in Assad's jails and children remain under siege.
The opposition has regained some credibility after declaringwar on Al Qaeda and participating as constructive partners in the Geneva peaceprocess, but deep divisions of leadership remain. Nearly three years since thiscrisis began, no credible prospect for a Syrian peace is on the horizon. Butthe situation isn't hopeless.
The current paralysis is driven by the simple fact thatAssad will do anything to stay in power, and the opposition would never accepta peace deal that allows him to stay. Neither side is strong enough to win, orweak enough to lose. Minor concessions from the Assad government have only beengranted in the face of credible threats of force, but the internationalcommunity has effectively removed that threat. With his monopoly on air powerand support from the Russians and Iranians, Assad feels no pressure tonegotiate with the armed opposition, which has received tepid and inconsistentsupport from the U.S., even as it fights a second front against well-armedforeign jihadists.
Amidst this brutal stalemate, there are glimmers of hope.Assad's extreme tactics and intransigence, even on humanitarian access, hascreated distance with the Russians. At moments when Assad's fall looked likely,some Alawite leaders expressed more interest in joining a pluralistic transitionalgovernment than going down with the ship. The armed opposition has gainedground against extremists and the political opposition has gained somecredibility at Geneva. Tireless efforts by Secretary of State Kerry havemaximized the limited leverage we have, and anti-atrocity voices may be gainingground. The international community has learned some important lessons and laidthe groundwork to turn new conditions on the ground into a stronger Syriapolicy.
Those who supported early intervention in Syria, includingmyself, see the current crisis as a "worst case scenario" and proof of thehuman and security cost of our inaction. Those who opposed intervention inSyria see this chaos as proof that we were right to keep our distance from theconflict. But the "if only we had" and "thank God we didn't" arguments bothturn our gaze backward and suggest it is too late to have any constructiveimpact in Syria. But the stakes and circumstances have shifted in ways thatshould drive a new approach towards the crisis, not simply a sense ofresignation.
The starting point for any strategy must be acknowledging that Assad is the primary barrier to peace. Assad has been unwavering in his use of terror and starvation to consolidate power. The intensification of Assad's barrel bomb campaign, an improvised explosive munitions carrying shrapnel capable of injuring civilians for miles around, compelled Secretary Kerry to say, "Each and every day that the barrel-bombing of Aleppo continues, the Assad regime reminds the world of its true colors." Sir Desmond de Silva, my former colleague from the Special Court for Sierra Leone, recently detailed the "industrial-scale killings" perpetrated by the regime within their prisons. There is consistent evidence of Assad's direct targeting of civilian populations that have been deemed "pro-opposition", including Human Rights Watch's report detailing first-hand accounts of the massacres in the towns of al-Bayda and Banyas. Assad's agreement to relinquish his arsenals of chemical weapons only came after he gassed his own people, and even now the regime is slow rolling destruction of its chemical weapons.
Further, while Assad claims to be fighting terrorists, the Syrian dictator is in fact supporting them. In addition to his alliance with Hezbollah and Iran, Assad made the Machiavellian decision to release Sunni terrorists from his prisons to discredit a moderate and popular revolution. Multiple sources on the ground report that Assad consistently targets opposition fighters whenever they reclaim territory from terrorist organizations, while leaving the headquarters of ISIS, the al-Qaeda affiliated Islamist terrorist group untouched. A recent Frontline documentary showed FSA fighters retaking the town of Atareb from ISIS control, only to show that Assad's bombing of the town resumed as soon as extremists were ousted. Assad's strategy for survival requires convincing his base and the world that any alternative to him will be worse, even if that means enabling the alternative himself.
Second, time is not the ally of peace. We consistently facepolicy options worse than a few months earlier yet still better than weinevitably face down the road. Some say we should stay the diplomatic courseand hope for peace, but failed talks have a cost. The fragile legitimacy of theSyrian Opposition Coalition (SOC), bolstered briefly by a better-than-expectedperformance in Geneva, erodes each time Assad uses another round to play fortime. When the SOC sits with a regime that refuses to stop killing its ownpeople, even in the midst of negotiations, their credibility with Syrianserodes. This lack of urgency is further complicated by Assad's intention toorchestrate an election in the near future. The U.S. and UN need to imposetight timelines for the peace process and demand that conditions that makecredible talks possible, such as a ceasefire, are demanded ahead of the nextround.
Time is also not on the side of the Syrian people as foreign extremists continue to spread across the North, cutting off humanitarian access and targeting journalists, activists, and moderate leaders. Earlier this year, the rebels boldly stood up to AQ affiliates throughout Syria, but remain under vicious ISIS suicide attacks. Without greater international support, these gains are already receding, and ISIS will reassert brutal control over population centers. To put their brutality and unpopularity in perspective, even Al Qaeda has begun to distance themselves publicly from these groups. Already, ISIS has regained full control of Raqqah province from rebel incursions and is making a comeback in vital areas of Aleppo. If either ISIS or Assad gain control of this rebel-held stronghold in the heart of Syria's second largest city, the humanitarian consequences would be severe. The risks to Syria's territorial integrity and the long-term damage to Syrian civil society presented by these foreign extremists cannot be overstated.
Third, daylight has again appeared between the Russians andthe Assad regime. Russia has proven its ability to alter regime behavior whenthe diplomatic cost gets too high, most notably during the chemical weaponsdeal and its recent steps to allow some marginal humanitarian relief into Homsafter the Assad delegation's outrageous performance in Geneva. The U.N.Security Council appears to be revisiting a resolution to impose humanitarianaccess without conditions, which would force Russia to veto such a positionpublicly. If vetoed, the General Assembly should consider a non-bindingresolution demanding immediate access of food and medicine without conditionsto all areas of Syria. A victory on this resolution would have immediatehumanitarian consequences, and a defeat would raise the diplomatic cost toRussia of propping up Assad.
Fourth, the regime elements that could join a pluralistictransitional government are most likely to do so if they believe Assad's fallis likely. If the international community remains unwilling to threaten force,it can support the opposition to a level that threatens the survival of theregime. The remnants of the Free Syrian Army and the moderate Islamicbattalions who are currently battling both ISIS and the Assad regime have yetto receive such a level of support.
In my trips to the border, there has consistently been a clear preference for moderate battalions and rejection of foreign fighters, particularly those backed by Al-Qaeda. The refugees and civilian leaders believe the illiberal rhetoric from their armed allies reflect fundraising, not ideology. People in Washington should be sympathetic to "following the money," and when the money and guns are coming from the Saudis and Qataris, one should not be surprised to see public statements take on sectarian or theocratic tone. Currently, fighting for the moderate Free Syrian Army pays one-fifth of what the more ideological groups offer, and they have been known to run out of bullets. Syrians believe that the recruitment levels of different groups represent the relative investments of proxy powers and not the ideology of the fighters, much less the people. Our intelligence agencies report that current shipments from the U.S. to more moderate rebels in the south are not enough "to defeat Assad." This aid needs to be increased if they are to appear significant enough to threaten Assad's handle on the conflict, and keep apace with those funding more extreme fighters.
Finally, the young people who began this revolution continueto risk their lives for a Free Syria and do not believe the U.S. has had theirback. These courageous, creative young people, who marched against Assad onlyto be met by machine gun fire from police, are still preparing the foundationsfor a pluralistic, democratic Syria through civil society, conflict resolution,and education. The long game is investing in this generation of civilianleaders, thinkers, organizers, and journalists. State Department officials haveworked hard to support such leaders, but cumbersome vetting restrictions andother factors have burned almost as many bridges as they have built. WhenCongress sets bureaucratic standards of zero risk, the only thing we guaranteeis that the U.S. alienates potential allies and loses leverage at the table. Wemust offer more support more quickly to those who share our deepest values andhave lost faith that the world cares.


NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, chances are that at some point in your life/career, you're going to need a bio. Maybe you're a poet about to give a reading, or about to accept an award. Maybe you're a real estate mogul, a financial planner, or a mortgage broker. That little "About Us" tab on your website? Yeah, it's more important than you think.
I know whenever I'm considering engaging a new provider's services, I want to find out everything I can about that person. Both their professional achievements and their personal story--why they're doing what they're doing, where they come from, and where they're going. Because a photo speaks a thousand silent words, I always scrutinize that, too. How does the person carry him/herself? What image are they trying to project?
Okay, not actually 300. But the typical long bio (as in, for a book jacket or a web page) is 300 words, and it should be chock-full of details. NO FLUFF, people. Every word should count, and they should be interesting words. Make yourself come alive on the page! Consider including favorite activities, quotes, or family fun facts.
Again, not 150 points exactly, but a short bio (for use in having people introduce you, or for the brief tagline following a HuffPost article, for example) is 150 words, and now you have to be even more concise! If fluff snuck into your long bio, it absolutely must be weeded out here. Instead of the three achievements you listed in your long bio, pick the most important one. Balance it with something non-work-related. Do you love dogs? Baking? The X-Games? Shine, you beautiful soul.
— My career, my achievement, my pastime, and my current campaign.
There was a time when hashtags had nothing to do with literature, and then a time when they were only relevant to tweets. Now hashtags create instant communities wherever & whenever they're used. They help track metrics and unite themes and causes. They're memorable. Use a 6-word hashtag-heavy bio for your social media presence and/or byline.
4. Put the "I" back in TEAM.
MAKE MY BIO ROCK, JESS!


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Поддерживаются следующие видеокарты: ATI Workstation Product FireGL V7350 FireGL V7300 FireGL V7200 FireGL V7100 FireGL V5200 FireGL V5100 FireGL V5000 FireGL V3400 FireGL V3300 FireGL V3200 FireGL V3100 FireGL X3-256 FireGL X3 FireGL X2-256 FireGL Z1-128 FireGL T2-128 FireGL X1-128 FireGL X1-256p FireMV 2200 Mobility™ FireGL™ V5000 Mobility™ FireGL™ T2 ATI Mobility Product Mobility Radeon X1800 Mobility Radeon X1600 Mobility Radeon X1400 Mobility Radeon X1300 Mobility Radeon X800 Mobility Radeon X700 Mobility Radeon X600 Mobility Radeon X300 Mobility Radeon 9800 Mobility Radeon 9600 Mobility Radeon 9550 Mobility Radeon 9500 Radeon Xpress 200M series ATI Integrated Product Radeon Xpress 1250 IGP Radeon Xpress 200 series ATI Desktop Product Radeon X1900 series Radeon X1800 series Radeon X1600 series Radeon X1300 series Radeon X850 series Radeon X800 series Radeon X700 series Radeon X600 series Radeon X550/X300 series Radeon 9800 series Radeon 9700 series Radeon 9600 series Radeon 9550 series Radeon 9500 series Поддерживает работу со следующим ПО: XOrg 6.
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I read (Greg Miller Modernizing an Academic Monastery SCIENCE vol. 335 no. 6067 January 27, 2012 page 398) that the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences is refining its mission and that you have taken point. I have something to offer.
As you can see, nature was pretty much obliged to come up with something like this, and evidently nature has done the job. Of course there is a very strong prejudice against marrying kin, but it is utterly irrational (once you get out to second cousin) and I must say not very attractive.
Next, consider that people could be described along an axis of tolerance; those who dislike outsiders in one regard probably dislike outsiders in other regards, the same going for tolerance. So tolerant people you would expect to be less likely to marry kin. So disproportionately, each generation is weighted toward in children of the intolerant of the generation before. They will elect leaders that will get them into wars (even though the wars tend to be against outside people who are no worse as prospective mates than all but a handful of the in group). Now those nice tolerant folk are out there marrying non-kin and think they are building world peace. But they are doing just the opposite.
Somebody needs to tell them. Then the fertility premium of intolerance goes away. At least so one would hope. Although the idea is simply stated, it wallows all over academic borders. It involves genetics, computer simulation, natural history, psychology, archeology, history and politics. It's nobody's problem until somebody makes it such.
So I thought you might be interested. Sadly, I pretty much gave up a successful career in diagnostic radiology to pursue this. Otherwise I would probably be rich enough to get your attention. But then I would not have known what to do with the money. Still, you might be able to get top talent because the attempt would be so noble. I'll bet Niall Ferguson would be tempted if approached.
Meanwhile I shall be fumbling along doing such things as putting pleading letters on my web site.
There have been 45069 visitors so far.
Dr. Kosslyn was kind enough to reply, but we did not get into specifics.


This article tells the story of how a plan to facilitate a classic kaizen blitz grew to become a strengths-based event, the effects of which are still visible after two years. This article examines how a kaizen blitz works in a public and administrative organisation and how the strengths-based approach added value to the event, both short- and long-term. The case study examines the results of Appreciative Inquiry interviews we conducted recently with the manager and members of the team involved in a kaizen blitz.


Ecuador appears to be modifying its offer of unconditional residency to the embattled founder of the online whistle-blower WikiLeaks.
Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said in a TV interview Tuesday that the possibility "will have to be studied from the legal and diplomatic perspective."
His deputy Kintto Lucas said Monday that Ecuador was open to giving Julian Assange residence "without any kind of trouble and without any kind of conditions."
The 39-year-old Australian has incensed Washington and many other governments by releasing hundreds of sensitive diplomatic cables.
He had sought residency in Sweden. But a court there has ordered him detained for questioning on sexual assault allegations. Assange denies the allegations.


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The Digital Divide is Real—And It's Sexist
You're reading the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society's Weekly Digest, a recap of the biggest (or most overlooked) broadband stories of the week. The digest is delivered via e-mail each Friday.
Round-Up for the Week of November 11-15, 2021
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For many, the digital divide is the gap between who has access to broadband infrastructure or who does not. But a truer definition is the gap between who's actually using our most powerful communications tools and who is not. Using this broader measure and examining use around the world, we see that women are being left offline. And this gender gap costs everyone.
This week, the Alliance for Affordable Internet, a global coalition working to drive down the cost of internet access in low- and middle-income countries, released The Costs of Exclusion: Economic Consequences of the Digital Gender Gap. The findings are troubling to say the least:
By the latest estimates from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a majority of women in the world (52%) have never used the internet. Estimates for Africa put the gender ratio at nearly three-to-two in favor of men over women.
Men are 21% more likely to be online than women globally, rising to 52% in the least developed countries.
In the 32 countries studied, just over a third of women were connected to the internet compared to almost half of men.
Since 2011, the gender gap has only dropped half a percentage point, from 30.9% to 30.4%.
Barriers to Adoption
Various barriers prevent women and girls from accessing the internet and participating online, including unaffordable devices and service, inequalities in education and digital skills, social norms that discourage women and girls from being online, and fears around privacy, safety, and security.
Affordability: The cost of connectivity keeps women offline. Handset cost remains one of the most frequently cited reasons among mobile phone users in low- and middle-income countries for not using the internet. Beyond handsets, the cost of data negatively limits how much 25% of respondents use the internet in three low- and middle-income countries.
Wage Gaps: Gender pay gaps make the problem of the cost of connectivity worse for women. In a 2021 survey of device costs in 187 countries around the world, the cheapest new smartphone costs $104 on average. As a fraction of the average monthly income, this is roughly one-quarter. However, in the context of the global gender wage gap, where women globally earn around 77 cents for each dollar a man earns, these costs are, on average, higher for women as a percentage of their income. By that ratio, if a man could pay for a smartphone on one month's wages, a woman would need to work an extra ten days to afford the same device.
Device Gaps: In part because of cost, women globally have lower rates of device ownership. These lower rates of device ownership replicate into lower rates of meaningful connectivity (that is, having internet access of sufficient quality to enable someone to work, live, and participate in the online world).
Privacy/Security: Women, generally, also hold higher fears around online privacy and security. In nationally representative surveys in Colombia, Ghana, and Uganda, women more frequently reported being afraid about personal data privacy at the same time as they reported lower rates of creating content online. In the study's focus groups in Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, India, and Bangladesh, women remarked on the fear of being manipulated or targeted because of what they posted on social media. In their own eyes, the internet is not a safe place for women.
Literacy and Skills: Educational gaps by gender also keep women offline. Along with handset cost, literacy and skills are one of the two most common barriers to mobile internet use. As the literacy gap between men and women in the world persists (90% of adult men, compared to only 83% of adult women as of 2019), this gap replicates itself in the digital world. Differences in mean years of schooling also replicate into lower access to digital skill-building in an educational context. Together, the educational disadvantages against girls become digital divides for women.
The accumulation of these individual barriers that discourage women from using the internet – each a small manifestation of the digital gender gap — has a cumulative impact on the content that women see and the experiences they have online. At the same time, women report facing greater family and social pressures against internet use.
Together, the financial, technical, safety, and educational gaps faced by women on an individual basis accumulate into a social norm that reinforces the myth that "access to technology and the internet by women is … immoral, inappropriate, or unnecessary." This myth discourages women and girls from participating in the online world, defers the potential benefits to their own education, health, or wellbeing, and hinders the potential cultural and economic benefits of the greater digital inclusion of women and girls throughout the world.
In the early 2000s, the overwhelming majority of new internet users were male. This began to change about a decade later as the internet became more ubiquitous throughout the world. Between 2011 and 2020, the share of women connected to the internet rose from 12.2% to 34.3%. Despite this increase, it wasn't substantial enough for women to catch up with their male counterparts.
The Costs of Exclusion
Beyond the social cost, excluding women from the digital economy takes a significant economic toll on low and lower-middle income countries (LLMICs).
The Alliance for Affordable Internet estimates that, over the last decade, LLMICs have lost a total of $1 trillion USD in gross domestic product (GDP) to the gender gap in internet use. Based on current tax-to-GDP ratios in these countries, this loss represents an estimated $24.7 billion in lost tax revenue in 2020, revenue that could be invested in education, health, housing, and transportation.
As the Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating toll on LLMICs and as their economies have contracted, the need for new, robust sources of economic productivity has rarely been greater. At the same time, the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns throughout the world have shown how internet access is an essential lifeline for millions. Access has enabled economic activity in helping suppliers reach new markets, enabling consumers to purchase essentials in the context of the pandemic; and it has facilitated digital payments. Since the pandemic has pushed more of the world online, the economic returns associated with connectivity have likely risen. The Alliance for Affordable Internet estimates that closing the gender gap offers billions in economic activity, but further analysis of the economic impact of Covid-19 on the digital world will offer a full picture of the consequences of not being connected during and after the pandemic.
Moreover, too often today, women who connect to the internet only benefit from a very limited connection. In many instances, women are only able to connect infrequently or are limited by a slow connection with minimal bandwidth. Where this is the case, users are not able to benefit from data-intensive online activities (e.g., video calling, online education, and telemedicine) and are unlikely to be able to reap all the economic benefits the internet can offer. Women that only benefit from a marginal connection to the internet are unlikely to reach their full potential—economic or personal.
Principles for Closing the Digital Gender Gap
Adopted in 2016 by attendees of the inaugural Africa Summit for Women and Girls in Technology, the REACT framework offers strong guiding principles for closing the digital gender gap: rights, education, access, content, and targets.
Rights: Protect and enhance everyone's rights online.
Challenge gender norms that would curb a woman's or a girl's right to own a device, use the internet, and express herself.
Adopt adequate data protection laws that ensure users' privacy is respected.
Update consumer protection laws to build confidence in the online marketplace.
Education: Use education to equip everyone – especially women – with the skills they need to access and use the web.
Close the educational gap and support the schooling of all children with free primary and secondary education.
Include digital skills within the curriculum to introduce new technologies.
Attract and retain women as teachers and professors in STEM fields, especially computer science.
Access: Deliver affordable—or free—access to an open web.
Reduce the cost of connectivity through policy strategies.
Adopt, regularly review, and update national broadband plans and universal access strategies/policies, including gender as part of its mandate.
Include gender and inclusivity as an evaluation criterion in public access projects and the operation of universal service and access funds.
Content: Ensure relevant and empowering content for women is available and used.
Support the creation of locally relevant content.
Prioritize the development of content in local languages and audiovisual content that reduces the need for literacy to participate in the digital economy.
Provide fair and free information to women and girls on topics important to them, including sexual and reproductive health, legal rights, and digital financial services.
Targets: Set and measure concrete gender-equity targets.
Set clear targets, including for indicators on meaningful connectivity, with gender-disaggregation within policies.
Regularly collect gender-disaggregated data through standard statistical practices to track progress and monitor any other emerging gender gaps.
Make targets and data publicly available for other stakeholders to engage and create accountability.
The Alliance for Affordable Internet estimates that if countries are able to break with the past and significantly close the gender gap in internet connectivity in the next few years, LLMICs will be able to generate over half a trillion dollars in additional gross domestic product (GDP) between 2021 and 2025. Conversely, if little changes during this time, the total loss of GDP between 2011 and 2025 among LLMICs due to the gender gap will surpass $1.5 trillion. This, as well as other equity benefits, is a powerful reason to close the digital gender gap.
Weekend Reads (resist tl;dr)
ICYMI from Benton
Oct 19—Advancing Digital Inclusion Services in Native Communities (Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums)
Oct 19—39th Annual Parker Lecture & Awards Ceremony (United Church of Christ)
Oct 20—Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program Webinar (NTIA)
Oct 21—Internet Policy Wars 3.0 / Is The Past A Prologue To The Fight For Web3? (Congressional Internet Caucus Academy)
Oct 22—The Decade of Digital Inclusion (Marconi Society)
Oct 26—October 2021 Open FCC Meeting
Nov 2—Lessons from the First Internet Ages (Knight Foundation)
Nov 3—Meeting of the Communications Equity and Diversity Council (FCC)
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For many, the digital divide is the gap between who has access to broadband infrastructure or who does not. But a truer definition is the gap between who's actually using our most powerful communications tools and who is not. Using this broader measure and examining use around the world, we see that women are being left offline. And this gender gap costs everyone.
Privacy/Security: Women, generally, also hold higher fears around online privacy and security. In nationally representative surveys in Colombia, Ghana, and Uganda, women more frequently reported being afraid about personal data privacy at the same time as they reported lower rates of creating content online. In the study's focus groups in Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, India, and Bangladesh, women remarked on the fear of being manipulated or targeted because of what they posted on social media. In their own eyes, the internet is not a safe place for women.
Together, the financial, technical, safety, and educational gaps faced by women on an individual basis accumulate into a social norm that reinforces the myth that "access to technology and the internet by women is ... immoral, inappropriate, or unnecessary." This myth discourages women and girls from participating in the online world, defers the potential benefits to their own education, health, or wellbeing, and hinders the potential cultural and economic benefits of the greater digital inclusion of women and girls throughout the world.


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Bashford House
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Bashford house, Gurley Street, Prescott, Arizona. Before moving to Museum in 1974.
The Bashford House is connected to some of Prescott's earliest residents. Coles Bashford, a former governor, attorney general, and senator from Wisconsin, came to Arizona with the party of the first territorial governor, John Goodwin. Mr. Bashford was the first lawyer admitted to practice (1864) in the Territory of Arizona. He was later appointed secretary of the territory by President Grant in 1869. The elegant Victorian home is named for his son, William C. Bashford.
Born in Wisconsin in 1853, William C. Bashford came to Prescott in 1874 to make his fortune in the mercantile business. He later became a partner with his brother-in-law in the Bashford-Burmister Store, at that time well known throughout Arizona and the Southwest. Bashford contributed greatly to the development of Prescott, as he helped to organize the Prescott National Bank and served as one of its directors. He also served as Yavapai County treasurer and as Prescott City treasurer.
William Bashford married Mary Louise Evans in 1876. Two years later, he bought from Samuel Baker an almost new house on the corner of Pleasant and East Gurley streets. The price was $2,000. It was a simple house with two stories, rectangular in shape, with an outside stairway. The young couple enlarged and remodeled the house, and within ten years, added a large two-story addition perpendicular to the original house, tripling the size of the home. The Bashfords also added fancy Victorian ornamentation and an all-glass solarium.
The 1891 catalog of C.S. Ransom and Company of Cleveland, Ohio, features the 1885 patented invention of Moses Younglove Ransom known as Moorish Fretwork. Ransom's "design" patent covered the way that his milled helical moldings could be interwoven in multiple patterns. The wooden solarium screens in the Bashford House feature Moorish Fretwork and also incorporate stick and ball patterns which were quite popular in fretwork grilles in the 1880s and 1890s.
Another feature is the fireplace with hand carved designs and unique tiles. An 1891 photo shows the non-functional fireplace with encaustic tile made in Ohio at the Rookwood factory.
On display is a sample of the original wallpaper which had cheesecloth backing and was attached to the wall with large tacks. In 1890 such embossed wallpaper was made in France. Two wallpaper historians have indicated that it came from Paris due to the "fleur de lis" in the design.
William Bashford resigned from his mercantile business in 1895 to direct his energies to mining investments. He and his family moved to California in 1905.
Later, other owners of the house made additional changes, lengthening the porch to run completely across the front and building a new solarium. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, other changes were made, including new walls, additional kitchens and bathrooms to create six apartments in the house.
The house sat at its original location — 403 East Gurley Street — until its move to the Sharlot Hall Museum in 1974. In April 1974 over a period of several weeks, house movers managed to jack the 160-ton house onto an enormous flatbed trailer and transport it a half mile west to its present site.
Two years later in May 1976, the restored Bashford House was dedicated and opened to the public during the Museum's annual Folk Arts Fair.
In 2010 a marble urn (jardiniere) that had belonged to the Bashfords was acquired by the Museum and re-installed in the solarium thanks to the generosity of the Toci family (which once owned the house) and several civic associations. The Museum's Facilities Department reinforced the floor to once again accommodate the beautiful 800-pound urn.
Today, the Bashford House has museum members and visitors coming to view the stained glass front doors, ornate fireplace and solarium fretwork on the last point of their tour. Since the house serves as the Museum Store, books and Arizona handicrafts enlarge the museum experience.


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FCL's net profit falls 15.1% in Q3
Artist's impression of Northpoint City in Yishun, which is expected to be up and running in 2018. FCL is upbeat about suburban malls despite a tough retail scene. PHOTO: FRASERS CENTREPOINT
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Singapore remains the home market of Frasers Centrepoint (FCL) despite the struggles of the residential sector, it said on Friday.
One of the big projects it is working towards is the launch of a private condominium in Siglap Road next year.
It is also upbeat about suburban malls, which are expected to continue attracting steady shopper traffic despite a tough retail scene.
The new Northpoint City mall is expected to be up and running in 2018. Also, renovation at The Centrepoint is slated to be done by September.
"Vacancy levels in the office market, however, are expected to rise as new developments are completed, and prime Grade A rentals continue to face pressure," said FCL.
REVENUE: $682.1 million (-32.5%)
NET PROFIT: $154 million (-15.1%)
Lower contributions from FCL's development portfolio in Singapore, Australia and China, hurt its bottom line in the third quarter.
Net profit for the three months to June 30 fell 15.1 per cent to $154 million, while revenue slumped 32.5 per cent to $682.1 million compared with the same period a year ago.
However, the property firm said the falls were partly cushioned by the recognition of profits from the Twin Fountains executive condominium following its completion, as well as new income streams from the Malmaison Hotel du Vin group of 29 hotels that were acquired in June 2015 and the group's share of profits from an associate in Thailand.
It added the results also included a fair value gain of $77 million, "due to an uplift in the value of investment properties that were injected into Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (FLT) during the quarter".
Revenue at the commercial properties segment inched up 2 per cent to $102 million on the back of better results from Frasers Commercial Trust. FCL said this was from the acquired property at 357, Collins Street in Melbourne in August last year, and "positive rental reversions and economies of scale" at Alexandra Technopark.
But gains in the segment were partly offset by the lack of contributions from One@Changi City, which was sold, and softer operating results at Northpoint, which is being renovated.
Revenue from the development properties segment plunged 69 per cent to $200 million in the quarter.
Hospitality revenue was 63 per cent higher at $194 million, on the back of the acquired Malmaison Hotel du Vin hotels in Britain and Maritim Hotel Dresden in Germany.
FCL group CEO Lim Ee Seng said: "Amid the tapering off of contributions from Singapore development projects, coupled with timing differences in completions of overseas projects, the role of our recurring income base in providing stability and mitigating the impact of lumpy completion timelines has been clearly demonstrated."
On the capital management front, the listing of its fourth sponsored Reit FLT has lowered the firm's net debt to equity to 70.8 per cent, which he said gave the group "enhanced financial flexibility".
Quarterly earnings per share was 5.31 cents, slightly down from 5.71 cents a year ago after fair value change on investment properties and exceptional items. Net asset value per share was $2.19 as at June 30, compared with $2.25 as at Sept 30.
FCL shares closed half a cent up at $1.53 on Friday.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 08, 2016, with the headline FCL's net profit falls 15.1% in Q3. Subscribe


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By Jonathon Klein August 22, 2018
As we speak, there is a war happening on the Internet. I know that's not exactly news. It seems that's what the internet was built for. But this is less of politics war, and more a movie war. A war about who will play the next James Bond. With Daniel Craig's departure after the forthcoming film, another actor will come into Bond's perfectly tailored Savile Row and Kevlar suits, and many — including myself — wish for Idris Elba to inhabit those gorgeous threads. Others disagree. There, however, is now another option. What if I told you that you can become James Bond? Interested?
Of course, you are! Who hasn't pictured themselves ordering a dry martini, shaken, not stirred? There's just one problem: You won't be co-starring with a lovely leading lady. Nor will you be tussling with Blofield or Dr. No. Instead, what I'm offering is your very own piece of Bond's history — a piece of history that is so integral to the entire film series, it remains as truly the only constant in the ever-changing franchise.
An Aston Martin.
This is no ordinary Aston Martin. This is a 1964 Aston Martin DB5, the same model used by Sir Sean Connery in Goldfinger. The same model that helped solidify the bond — pun intended — between the British marque and the super-spy. The same model that gave us Q Branch's plethora of gadgets and gizmos. And with this DB5, you're going to get all those gadgets and gizmos.
Thanks to a collaboration between the Aston Martin Works division at Newport Pagnell, EON Productions, and Chris Corbould, who helmed the special effects production of the past eight Bond films, 25 continuation DB5s will be built to similar, though updated, specification as Connery's iconic Silver Birch DB5. Other than a revolving license plate, few other Q-type gizmos have been announced for the continuation DB5. What we do know is that the very special car will cost the Bond aficionado a cool $3.5 million apiece.
Delivery for your very own Bond DB5 is set for 2020. Three additional cars to the planned run of 25 will also be built, but won't be for public consumption. One for EON Productions, another for Aston Martin to keep at the company's home base, and a final to be auctioned off for charity.
Dr. Andy Palmer, Aston Martin's president and CEO, said this of the Goldfinger DB5: "The connection between Aston Martin and James Bond is something of which we are very proud and it is remarkable that the DB5 remains the definitive James Bond car after so many years. To own an Aston Martin has long been an aspiration for James Bond fans, but to own a Silver Birch DB5, complete with gadgets and built to the highest standards in the very same factory as the original James Bond cars? Well, that is surely the ultimate collectors' fantasy. The skilled craftspeople at Aston Martin Works and the expert special effects team from the James Bond films are about to make this fantasy real for 25 very lucky customers."
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As the Tony Award-winning artistic director of Chicago's famed Goodman Theatre, Robert Falls ('76) has a flair for the dramatic.
But cross his heart, this favorite Campustown memory — set in the winter of 1974, two years before he graduated with a bachelor's of fine arts — went down just the way he describes it.
Cue the lights. We'll let Falls take it from here.
"I was 20. I worshiped Joni Mitchell and had worn out the grooves of her landmark record, 'Blue.' She had recently released another masterpiece, 'Court and Spark,' and I was doing the same wear-and-tear job on it. I was convinced that if she only knew me, none of this angst she was experiencing and singing about would be necessary. I could make her happy.
"I discovered that she would be touring to Champaign and would be playing two nights at the Assembly Hall. I grabbed a ticket immediately for the second show on a Saturday night. A very long story, but I was living in the Hilton Hotel that year with two roommates and discovered that she and her band would be staying there for the engagement. As the time came closer to the concert, my obsession to meet Joni intensified.
"The weekend she arrived, I slipped the guy behind the desk a 10-spot and asked him for her room number. He told me. I realize this is a really creepy story in this day and age — well, any day and age — but I was possessed with love and awe for her extraordinary artistry. But I was also kinda stalking her.
"I knocked once, my heart pounding, and I stood there at least two minutes waiting. Nothing. 'Thank God,' I thought.
"'Just a minute,' she said and disappeared into the room. I felt ill. What was I doing?
"She appeared a few seconds later in a giant scarf, a long blue coat that matched her eyes, and a big hat that covered her face. 'Let's go,' she said.
"We went across the street — was it down a tiny hill? Are there tiny hills in Champaign? The Red Lion. A bar with a band. I remember popcorn and pitchers of beer. I remember Joni thanking me for getting her out of the room. She was mad at her drummer boyfriend and told me she wanted to go out and have a drink after her show, but he didn't. Apparently, a pretty big fight.
"She talked nonstop for maybe an hour and a half, mostly about boyfriend problems — never asking me my name or anything about me. Which was fine because I got to dance with Joni Mitchell and drink a pitcher of beer with her.


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We follow each of them as they navigate the treachery of first dates, temp jobs and roommates, failed relationships and unexpected affairs – all the things that make their lives seem full of possibility, but also rife with potential disappointment. Shot through with laugh-out-loud lines, yet still wrenchingly emotional and resonant, The Kissing List is a book about women who bravely defy expectations and take outrageous chances in the face of a life that might turn out to be anything less than extraordinary." - publisher
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