text:
Q: Storing encrypted credit card numbers in a SQL database I was wondering what the best approach is to store encrypted credit card numbers in a SQL database for C# (.net framework).  Should I do it manually by using String/SecureString/Byte Array with some sort of symmetric encryption?
I heard that for an alternative (and probably the easier option), a service provider (which you place the transaction with) will give you a key that can be used to retrieve transaction information.  I don't know how to go about this approach, but is this the better option?  I want the most safest and most secure option.  I want to be PCI compliant as well.

A: If you are going to store credit card numbers in a database you control, read the PCI DSS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Card_Industry_Data_Security_Standard
Why should you comply:
https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/why_comply.php
Then read how to convince the people who asked you to store credit cards in house the world of hurt you are bringing upon yourselves to do this:
https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/18677/how-to-convince-coworkers-to-not-store-credit-card-numbers-ourselves

A: Update: In the three years since I wrote this answer, I've learned more about PCI, and a newer spec has been released.  While the information below is not wrong, step 1 puts you in PCI scope at the "D for Merchants" level, which is the most onerous.
The better way to handle this is to not touch the card data yourself.  Either you use a form provided by your processor which sends them the data, or you just redirect to them (like with PayPal).  Both options can put you at the "A" or "A-EP" levels, which are much easier to certify.
Either way, you would still receive a token, which is safe to store, so steps 3 and 4 are still applicable.

Original Answer:

I heard that for an alternative (and probably the easier option), a service provider (which you place the transaction with) will give you a key that can be used to retrieve transaction information.

This is true.  Basically, the process is:

*

*Get credit card information from customer / user.  Store in in-code variable (i.e. not a file, or a log, or a database).

*Send credit card information to your processor (such as Authorize.NET, Payware, Paypal, etc).

*Receive a response which includes a "token" of some sort.  This is the way you identify this particular transaction for future communications with the processor.

*Store the token into your database.  Encryption would be nice, but not necessary, since the token simply refers to "Transaction #12345", and has no sensitive information by itself.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Amédée Delport est un homme politique français né le  à Cahors (Lot) et décédé le  à Paris.

Notaire, puis juge de paix, il est conseiller général en 1886, il est élu sénateur du Lot le  et meurt à la fin de l'année.

Sources

Liens externes

Sénateur du Lot
Conseiller général du Lot
Naissance en novembre 1840
Naissance à Cahors
Décès en novembre 1900
Décès dans le 6e arrondissement de Paris
Décès à 60 ans

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
This Is Nintendo's Next Console: The Switch
Oct 21, 2016, 1:20am
Nintendo's successor to the Wii U has arrived, and it's called the Switch. It's portable, it's cute and it's weird as all get out. Watch the three-minute trailer right here.
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine the next Nintendo console would look like a dinky metal cassette player, but here we are. The full Nintendo Switch trailer is below:
We'll be reporting on the Nintendo NX announcement tomorrow, but in the meantime, let us know what you think of the trailer in the comments section below.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Current Exhibit - Altar Call
4537 California Ave SW
ART | JEWELRY | HOME | FEMINIST
Reflections - Heather Marie Scholl
Reflections - July 9th - August 5th
Reception For The Artist - Sat, July 28th, 6 to 9pm
"Reflections" by Brooklyn Artist Heather Marie Scholl showcases selections from her two major bodies of work; Whitework and The Self Portraits. Both explore social justice issues through personal emotional investigation. Whitework examines white women's roles in the establishment and maintenance of white supremacy through whitework embroidery and other white on white techniques. By focusing on garments and home items, each piece reflects the personal yet invisible nature of white supremacy for white women, including herself.
The Self Portrait series works to highlight the complex emotional world of being a woman through framed embroidered illustrations. Playing with universal issues like trauma, identity, depression, femininity and belonging through her own image and experience. These works together manifest to tell a story of intimacy, conflict, and ultimately accountability.
This exhibit will be presented in conjunction with a Confront White Womanhood workshop, which gained national reputation after Cosmopolitan named it "the most popular workshop at the Women's Convention" ..... Presented at Theater Puget Sound on July 21st 1-4pm.
Heather Marie Scholl is a Brooklyn, NY based artist and activist, discovering the ways to bring a productive emotionality to social justice topics.
"I spend a lot of time thinking about how we're born into fantasies of the way life should be and the ways that comes crashing down around us. For me this means connecting personal experiences with contemporary and historical systems of power. I explore the emotionality of these topics and the personal ways they are enacted. By examining issues of racism/white supremacy, sexuality, gender, and sexual trauma through a personal lens I give space for others to feel the intimate nature of these large issues. Primarily I bring the physical craft of my work back to the body through the use of embroidery arts and garment pieces. My pieces are removed from time, weaving different eras of aesthetics together to create a new tale that lives in a place that is past, present and future."
Virago Gallery 4537 California Ave. SW West Seattle, WA 98116 206.933.2444


text:
Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
USA | 2020 | 86 minutes | Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Featuring the voices of Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto as the eponymous duo, this dual-portrait documentary from director Lisa Immordino Vreeland (Love, Cecil) charts the friendship and professional rivalry between author Truman Capote and playwright Tennessee Williams.
Closed Captioning available
"I was 16 years-old when I met him," Truman Capote reminisced of his dear friend Tennessee Williams upon the latter's death. "He was 13 years older than I was, a waiter, and an aspiring playwright. We became great friends." Yet their relationship was both profound and tempestuous. Both were openly gay men from the South who fled to New York City in search of literary success. Each would attain it, becoming famous in the process, though this celebrity, particularly later in life, often eclipsed their artistic achievements. Personal heartbreaks, creative failures, and substance abuse damaged both men, straining their friendship to the point where Capote and Williams publicly traded unsparing, malefic critiques of each other. Filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland uses archival interviews and extensive excerpts from the writers' letters, diaries, and published works to chart the parallel development of their lives and careers. Giving voice to these words, Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto—as Capote and Williams respectively—channel the personality, voice, and distinctive wit of each author, reinvigorating their enduring works for generations new and old. What emerges is a cinematic collage that provides illuminating insight into the towering talent and troubled psyches of two great American writers.
— Dan Doody
Director Biography
Lisa Immordino Vreeland has been immersed in the world of fashion and art for the past 25 years. Her first book was accompanied by her directorial debut of the documentary of the same name, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2012). The film had its European premiere at the Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. It went on to win the Silver Hugo at the Chicago Film Festival and the fashion category for the Design of the Year Awards—otherwise known as "The Oscars" of design — at the Design Museum in London. Her second film Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015) premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and had its European premiere at Art Basel. Love, Cecil (2017) premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to win the Audience Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. It was accompanied by her second book "Love, Cecil" published by Abrams. In addition, Immordino Vreeland directs the award-winning short documentary series "Art of Style" for M2M (Made to Measure).
Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Principal Cast: Voices: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto
Premiere Status: Seattle
Producer: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Mark Lee, Jonathan Gray, John Northrup
Screenplay: Shane Sigler
Cinematographers: Bernadine Colish
Music: Madi
Filmography: Love, Cecil (2017); Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015); Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
US Distributor: Kino Lorber
International Sales: Dogwoof


Cambridge Analytica may have harvested the personal data of up to 87 million Facebook users, Facebook's CTO said on Wednesday, a number far higher than original media estimates.
Most of the affected people —over 70 million —were in the U.S., Mike Schroepfer wrote in an official blog post, discussing plans to limit the data accessible by third-party apps. This includes more restrictions on what developers can request through Facebook logins, and what's accessible through Events, Groups, and Pages APIs.
Initial reports from March pegged Cambridge Analytica's data trove at about 50 million users. The political consulting firm abused Facebook's 2014 privacy policies to scrape data on the non-consenting friends of people who used a particular research app. While Facebook later tightened its policies, Cambridge Analytica was able to build "psychographic" profiles of U.S. voters that did not opt-in to the company's data collection.
The fallout from the revelations has been severe, not just for Cambridge Analytica but for Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. The company's stock has taken a beating, and executives have been put on the defensive. Zuckerberg is set to testify in front of the U.S. Congress next week.
The situation has even prompted a minor war of words between Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
"The truth is, we could make a ton of money if we monetized our customer — if our customer was our product," Cook said recently, adding that he would never find himself in Zuckerberg's shoes. Apple has regularly positioned itself as a pro-privacy company, famously resisting Justice Department demands for a backdoor into iOS, though it has complied with the authoritarian Chinese government on matters of censorship and localizing iCloud data.
"You know, I find that argument, that if you're not paying that somehow we can't care about you, to be extremely glib," Zuckerberg responded through a Vox interview. He argued that to build a service "which is not just serving rich people," a free ad-based model is essential.
"I don't think at all that that means that we don't care about people. To the contrary, I think it's important that we don't all get Stockholm Syndrome and let the companies that work hard to charge you more convince you that they actually care more about you. Because that sounds ridiculous to me," he continued.
In a Twitter post, Cambridge Analytica has denied the scope alleged by Facebook.
"Cambridge Analytica licensed data from GSR for 30 million individuals, not 87 million," the firm wrote. "We did not receive more than 30 million records from research company GSR."


Beautiful 1800+sqft home located on a quiet street in the community of Evanston. This two storey home features a main floor with hardwood, tile and carpet flooring throughout, large front living room, kitchen with stainless steel appliances, upgraded granite countertops, plenty of cupboard space, side pantry and island with flush eating bar. Open concept with the dining area and rear family room with access to a 2pc bathroom and rear low maintenance backyard with a huge stone patio and double detached garage. The upper level features the master bedroom with walk-in closet and 4pc ensuite. Two other great sized bedrooms, full bathroom, central bonus room and upper floor laundry room. The basement is unfinished with roughed-in plumbing awaiting your personal touches. Large windows throughout bringing in great natural light. This home is in immaculate shape and shows the pride of ownership. Located just a few steps away from a playground, minutes from Our Lady of Grace K-9 School, shopping and easy access to major transportation routes. This is a must see home. Make your private showing today.


The Ottawa Valley ATV Club rides mostly in the Ompah area, and each year the club holds a Charity Ride for Camp Trillium, a camp for children with cancer. This ride is open to the public and anyone with an ATV can participate.
The ride will be held on September 8, and will start from 1018 Folger Road, RR#1 Ompah. Registration is between 8 and 10 a.m. and the cost is $20 per bike (or at least $20 worth of pledges). There will be a BBQ -hamburgers $2, hot dogs $1, drinks $1, and there will be prize draws, a raffle, and a 50/50 draw during the BBQ. The entry fee includes one hot dog or hamburger and one drink at the BBQ, and enters you into the draw for awesome prizes!!
For anyone who hasn't been on the Charity Run before it is a day to get out for an enjoyable ride with fellow ATV'ers and raise money for a great cause in the process. Last year 158 bikes, and almost 200 people attended the event, with over $8,300 being raised.
The club donates 100% of the proceeds raised to charity.They are very fortunate to have great sponsors and businesses/members of the community who pick up the costs of running the event and donate prizes.
The majority of the money raised will be donated to Camp Trillium. A small portion of the money raised will be donated to the North Frontenac Volunteer Fire Department. The club tries to donate a small amount to a local non-profit organization each year.
This is the Ottawa Valley ATV Club's 7th annual charity ride. To date they have raised well over $25,000 for charity. Their goal is to do the best they can, but they would love to exceed last year's total of $8,300.


"Would you PLEASE let all the wonderful staff at HG know how much we LOVED today's family event!!! Everything was wonderful, right from the front door with the very nice valet gentlemen. Our children loved the bounce house, of course, and the magician, but the balloon artist was a very special touch! She was truly gifted and the smiles on the faces of our little ones was priceless! Our parents were thrilled to share this event with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As mother said to us as we left: we made another special memory! We truly appreciate your support and care for them and we look forward to participating in more family occasions. Thanks again." Debi C.
"If there was any place that I could live when I become chronologically advanced, it would be Highgrove. This place is the best!!" Raina F.
"It's the people–the grounds and building are beautiful, but the staff and directors make all the difference. The kindnesses and attention that have been shown to my husband have been inspirational." Marta H.
"Highgrove kind of had all those aspects that I was looking for for my mom. For instance a lot more normal kind of lifestyle things: the club, the happy hour, the ability to go out, outdoor living, which is really important to my mom. And she had the ability to choose from the options that they had here. Dining that would allow you to order from a menu, those kinds of things.
I think that with mother here, I feel it's given her some safety, some security, while still honoring her independence. And that's been a comfort for me, that I'm not thinking she's by herself. She's very social and she has lots of friends. Lots of activities, which she did not have in her condo. My husband and I were her social outlets, probably for quite a while." Kathy W.
"I felt I should make the change. I was getting older, my husband and I are getting older, I have a big home. And so I thought I should make that change. And I saw this building going up and what I saw I liked. Opening day, I came and I fell in love with it. From the management all the way down, absolutely great.
The chapel I do appreciate having because I visited it the other day and they have a mass every last Friday of the month. I look forward to that and that's a nice feeling right there. And if I have nothing better to do, I walk up to the chapel and there's always someone there having a service. That's a nice feeling, too." Dot H.
"Highgrove at Tates Creek is by far the best place I have ever worked. Everyone on staff is so friendly and helpful. I look forward to coming in every day and seeing all of our wonderful residents." JoEllen H.
"Highgrove at Tates Creek is a beautiful senior living facility. My mom has been a resident at Highgrove for over a year and we love EVERYTHING about it! From the administrative staff, across-the-board we couldn't ask for more. My mom has adjusted nicely and refers to her caregivers as 'family.' We have found Highgrove to be a loving, caring environment and the perfect place for her. We are so grateful. Thank you!" Grace J.


Just wanted to take a quick opportunity and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be closed from December 24, 2013 through January 2, 2014.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on December 23, 2013 by David Freitas.


text:
L'Empire allemand déclare la guerre à la République française le , et la France participe ainsi durant quatre ans à la Première Guerre mondiale, dans le camp des Alliés et contre les empires centraux. Quelque  français, dont des soldats coloniaux, sont tués à la guerre durant ce conflit.

Le régime politique en France est celui de la Troisième République, et Raymond Poincaré (Parti républicain démocratique) a été élu en 1913 président de la République, au scrutin indirect par l'Assemblée nationale. Des élections législatives ont eu lieu en avril et mai 1914, produisant le gouvernement de coalition de centre-gauche que mène le président du Conseil René Viviani (Parti républicain-socialiste). Le 26 août, en raison de la guerre, René Viviani prend la direction d'un nouveau gouvernement, d'Union sacrée, auquel participent tous les partis.

Engagés dans les forces armées ou bien civils, seize membres de la Chambre des députés et un sénateur sont tués à la guerre et reconnus comme morts pour la patrie. S'y ajoutent deux sénateurs morts après avoir été retenus en otage par les forces allemandes. En voici la liste.

Liste

Voir aussi
 Liste de parlementaires français morts à la Seconde Guerre mondiale
 Liste de parlementaires britanniques morts à la Première Guerre mondiale
 Liste de parlementaires néo-zélandais aux deux guerres mondiales

Notes et références

Histoire de la France pendant la Première Guerre mondiale
Politique en France


No one ever wants to feel the cold within their flat as we all want our homes to feel comfortable and warm all of the time. So when your boiler does break, it can be a nightmare, and to put right your boiler, you can call a trained qualified plumbing engineer as soon as you can in Wandsworth SW95.
We can patch up your heating device at an affordable rate without compromising on quality Give us a call today for a free quote in Wandsworth SW95. Needing to get the boiler serviced at short notice is a stressful situation, thankfully successful trained plumbing experts are never far away in Wandsworth SW95. If you notice a headache with your central heating, then it would be desirable to get in touch with a Electric boiler Safe engineer as soon as it is in your interest That technology they can patch up your heating equipment quickly and give you the joy of mind that you need in Wandsworth SW95. Needing to get the boiler serviced is a capital crisis, so it is successful when the trained plumbing professional can come out promptly in Wandsworth SW95.
Gazillions of insurance for boilers only actually covers the boiler for professional set right, that means that if you attempt to set right the boiler on your own, you could end up voiding your cover in Wandsworth SW95.
It is better never attempt to put right your heating system on your own, as any books done on your heating system should be done by an expert professional. Even the smallest of faults within your heating system could to lead a lot of big problems if it is not managed correctly in Wandsworth SW95. If your radiator valve desires replacing, our boiler repair mend has got you covered. Phone us for a cost-effective and efficient solution in Wandsworth SW95. Most of the time you do not have to be a punctual customer to get a trained plumbing engineer to patch up your heating system, most experienced plumbing specialists see the hiccup as an emergency and will be happy to aid in Wandsworth SW95. In a diligent manner the rate of having to place in situ a state of the art boiler will be less than the price that you'll have to pay if you feel the need to service your heating system on zillions of occasions in Wandsworth SW95. When you need to mend your heating system, trying to put right it yourself will inevitably lead to bigger complications further down the line. Permanently use a qualified plumbing professional for a patch up you should to trust in Wandsworth SW95.
mend your heating system without the stress of a huge bill. Get in touch today to find out more in Wandsworth SW95.
Our organisation of experienced plumbing technicians offer an affordable boiler repair patch up that does not compromise on quality in Wandsworth SW95. If you are worried about your boiler in wood supply, then the easiest technology to check that It's working is by checking the other household appliances that use boiler in wood. If they are working, and your heating system is not then you must contact a guaranteed plumbing expert to service your heating system in Wandsworth SW95. Our engineers are fully qualified to fix your heating system, no matter what type of boiler you have in Wandsworth SW95. Private tenants are reliant on hot water and heating; landlords should've a boiler put right mend in set up in situ in Wandsworth SW95. It takes a professional experienced plumbing expert to service your heating system properly. Do not risk your safety and wasted your time by attempting the job yourself. Get in touch with our professional team today in Wandsworth SW95.
When you are looking at boiler patch up services, you are looking at a skilled plumbing expert that you must trust. Continually use a trained engineer that's accredited in Wandsworth SW95.
Our team of specialists can help your business with a team of expert tradesmen who can service boiler complications in Wandsworth SW95. We understand just how terrible it can be when your heating tool does break, and that your home can to to attack to feel as though the temperature is dropping below zero. That is why we aim to patch up the boilers that we see within a short time frame, as we want your flat to be warm again just as much as you do in Wandsworth SW95. Boilers are an vital part of your home's infrastructure, and having yours in need of service can be a nightmare without a successful trained plumbing specialist in Wandsworth SW95.
As soon as a boiler put right complication is reported by a landlord a skilled team should visit the property to sort the complication in Wandsworth SW95. If you have a boiler put right problem that just can't wait, local plumbing specialists will get to your property sooner in Wandsworth SW95!
From a noisy boiler to low pressure, there's nothing that our certified skilled plumbing experts haven't seen when it comes to boiler service Get in touch today for a quickly and smart solution in Wandsworth SW95.
Sometimes it happens that it may sometimes, seals on boilers can leak, which involves an engineer to repair your heating system. Constantly use a trained for a safe and sensible solution in Wandsworth SW95. There are heaps of root causes why boilers can fail - but whatever originally you can rely on our sensible and affordable boiler mend services to find the solution to the quandary in Wandsworth SW95. If the pilot light inside of your heating system is off, then you can try to ignite it on your own. If you cannot do that, then you should contact a trained to fix your heating system in Wandsworth SW95. Regularly boilers break down, so 'tis a useful thing that getting a decent expert in plumbing in for the services is so easy in Wandsworth SW95. To make sure you get the most out of your heating system, it is in your interest always get it serviced by someone qualified in Wandsworth SW95.
Periodically, you should have your heating apparatus serviced by a trained plumbing specialist, to head off expensive services further down the road in Wandsworth SW95.
Sick of waiting around for boiler mend Our dedicated team can always be trusted to arrive at the agreed time in Wandsworth SW95. A habitat without heating can fast begin to feel like an igloo, find a Fuel oil Safe engineer to set right your boiler as swiftly as possible in Wandsworth SW95. Trust a locally based plumbing set right to get the job done when you have to repair boiler issues in Wandsworth SW95. Electric heater ball ball is the calamity the sacrifices we make to provide it, and one of these is getting a useful skilled plumbing engineer in to patch up the boiler when it breaks in Wandsworth SW95. You can call a Fuel oil Safe engineer to set right your boiler on a 24 hours a day 7 days a week basis, as we understand that you do not get to select when a predicament arises in Wandsworth SW95.
When disaster strikes, and you have to patch up boiler complications quickly and get your business back up and running straight away in Wandsworth SW95.
Limescale build-up in your heating equipment means it is a great time for for a boiler put right. Experienced and accredited engineers can resolve this predicament fast and at an affordable fee in Wandsworth SW95. Getting a respectable skilled plumbing professional to come and put right your heating equipment is much easier without waiting for more that you should to use the internet to find them in Wandsworth SW95. Landlords can prevent rental disputes by assuring a local plumbing put right is ready if boiler services are important in Wandsworth SW95. Making sure you have got a functioning boiler is for the winter is a successful idea, make sure your skilled plumbing professional is qualified for both servicing and services in Wandsworth SW95. In need of a professional skilled plumbing professional to put right your heating instrument Speak with one of our team for a friendly put right and affordable valuation in Wandsworth SW95.
Why wait around for a tradesman to arrive? Our dedicated team will arrive on time and get the job done in Wandsworth SW95.
Electric hot water tank is mandatory to keeping your residence feeling like a welcoming set in place so It is useful to have someone qualified close at hand for a boiler service in Wandsworth SW95. To safeguard your of bliss of mind, it is better entrust your heating utensil repair to a guaranteed expert in plumbing in Wandsworth SW95. Servicing your heating instrument is quickly simple and affordable with the support of our skilled plumbing technicians. Telephone us today for a valuation in Wandsworth SW95. Our experienced plumbing engineers can offer an affordable yet professional fix when it comes to boiler fix Phone us today for an affordable quote in Wandsworth SW95. If you are guaranteed and your heating tool does break, then you should it is in your interest contact your insurer. Your insurer will make a reservation for a professional to come and set right your heating equipment for free to you in Wandsworth SW95.
One thing that you must do to avoid the wish to put right your heating instrument is to make sure that you frequently put right the boiler in Wandsworth SW95.
Rapid response to the telephone quandary a little complex of healthy recommendations from the technician.


text:
This Wooden O: I, Joan
Posted on Sep 2, 2022 Sep 2, 2022 by Debbie
I, Joan
Photo credit: Helen Murray
The last few weeks have been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for I, Joan – and the show only opened last night! It sparked a debate not only about Joan of Arc's identity, but the nature of using theatre to explore ideas in a physical format; without having seen the show, people had decided that it was sacrilegious, misogynistic, and inaccurate. But you and I know that you can't judge something before you've seen it (or at the very least read the full text), and keeping an open mind is key.
The main argument seems to be that an historical woman is being erased – that's simply not true, and on a number of levels. For one thing, this is a work of fiction and writers are entitled to their share of artistic licence (Shakespeare's histories aren't exactly fact-fests either, you know); history is, however, a movable feast – just like science, if new evidence is uncovered then the facts change. History can always be rewritten, so don't get too comfy! The other thing to consider is that if someone relates to a certain figure and can perhaps see something of themselves in them, they have every right to explore that; it's not dissimilar to re-gendering established roles, something that is widely accepted and applauded by theatregoers.
Let's also consider Joan of Arc (or Jeanne d'Arc, La Pucelle) specifically. She has been widely adopted as a feminist icon, but the fact is there is no guarantee that she held any recognisably proto-feminist beliefs; her whole 'thing' was to subvert gender norms herself, not to create an environment in which other women could do the same – in that way she carved a niche that Queen Victoria and Margaret Thatcher (to name but two) followed in later years. Charlie Josephine's play, however, does give Joan a feminist mantle; that is probably for the best, as the character would be pretty unbearable if focused solely on their religious and nationalist quest – it also speaks more to a modern audience, and makes more sense in the context of other creative choices in this play. Instead, Yolande and Marie occupy the space for powerful but non-feminist women, cynically using Joan to win more power but disregarding them as a person.
The play's narrative covers Joan arriving at the Dauphin Charles' camp, eventually convincing him of their visions and what it would mean for his status. After being subjected to an ecclesiastical trial (of sorts), Joan is deployed to Orléans to raise the siege, only to find more men who need persuading of their credibility – though once this is achieved, there is seemingly no end to their success. Whilst paving the way for Charles to be crowned king, Joan steadily discovers who they really are and feels confident to be true to themselves; like all good things, though, this could never last…
Whilst the play is mostly dialogue, Joan is afforded a few moments to share their thoughts with the audience alone; many of their monologues have the feel of a spoken word performance, which feels like a nice subtle link to the place in which their story is being told. That is just about the only subtlety in the show, with Joan's motivations & intentions writ large throughout the piece. It is definitely a bit repetitive, with several sections of dialogue going round in circles (slightly ironic given that Joan is constantly telling people to hurry up), but nothing that couldn't be reworked & trimmed down a bit. During these sections you feel every second of the 2h50 running time (even sat on a cushion, the Globe is mega-uncomfortable), so if there were to be any future life for this show it could do with some tightening up.
The use of movement and dance when Joan's army heads off to fight is an excellent way of depicting the physicality & skill of the soldiers, plus it breaks up the wordier scenes and makes the audience feel more involved. Jennifer Jackson's choreography is marvellously rough around the edges, each individual doing things their own way but still working cohesively with the rest of the group; it shows real spirit, and the backing from the band (Joley Cragg, Kiyomi Seed, Hannah Dilkes & Hanna Mbuya) injects real fire.
Movement and sound also combine in the trial scene, but this is slightly less successful – clearly there's an attempt to reflect the absurdity of the Church's laws in the jerky movements of the clergy, but it's a bit too much of a shift in tone (considering how serious the situation is). What is enjoyable about this scene is that Joan gets their dignity back; in reality, Joan was deliberately confounded by the academics, and would probably have been a physical & mental wreck because of the conditions and uncertainty of the prison environment. In this version, their intelligence & spark is allowed to shine through.
The company mostly comprises the Henry VIII cast, though there are a few new faces – what a pair of productions to jump between! Jolyon Coy is excellent comedy value as Charles, and equally capable of tarnishing the Dauphin's charm once his ambition is sated and no longer wants to support Joan. Adam Gillen shows sensitivity as Joan's friend & ally Thomas, the only person at court who can truly understand their background, having been raised up "from the gutter" himself; it's great to see a bit of intersectionality in this play, with the class divide joining the feminist & trans/non-binary core – we have to remember that none of these things exist in a vacuum.
Unsurprisingly, Isobel Thom is the heart and soul of the show. It's a quite remarkable professional debut, juggling the outside noise and all the while trying to put together a production of a brand new play. Thom fills Joan with incredible energy and a naïve optimism that barely falters, sweeping the audience along on for an extraordinary adventure. Their relationship with the groundlings in particular really adds to the show, quickly drawing everyone in with a bit of cheekiness and a twinkle in their eye.
I may not have had the visceral reaction that Emilia provoked when that debuted four years ago, however you'd be a fool to ignore the response of an audience that probably contained quite a few Globe newbies; it's clear that this play is having an effect already. Nobody would budge until they saw their Joan come and take one final bow, and the emotion in Thom's face as they stood and took it all in was incredibly moving. And that's the power of theatre.
My verdict? An important play that has already won over a legion of followers, in true Joan of Arc style – Isobel Thom makes an outstanding debut.
Rating: 4*
I, Joan runs at Shakespeare's Globe until 22 October 2022. Tickets are available online.
Tags: Adam Gillen, Charlie Josephine, Hanna Mbuya, Hannah Dilkes, I Joan, Isobel Thom, Jennifer Jackson, Joan of Arc, Joley Cragg, Jolyon Coy, Kiyomi Seed, London, Off West End, review, Shakespeare's Globe, theatreCategories: all posts, review, theatre
2 thoughts on "This Wooden O: I, Joan"
Paul Coe says:
Thoughtful and fair review, thank-you. I saw I, Joan last night and have find myself smiling this Sunday remembering the support coming from fellow yardlings for this moving performance.
Pingback: Most popular posts of 2022 – Mind the blog
PreviousMidsummer Mechanicals 2022
NextWalking With Ghosts


text:
Napeogenes lycora är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av William Chapman Hewitson 1870. Napeogenes lycora ingår i släktet Napeogenes och familjen praktfjärilar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Bildgalleri

Källor

Externa länkar

Praktfjärilar
lycora


text:
KIF18A () – білок, який кодується однойменним геном, розташованим у людей на короткому плечі 11-ї хромосоми. Довжина поліпептидного ланцюга білка становить 898 амінокислот, а молекулярна маса — 102 281.

Кодований геном білок за функціями належить до білкових моторів, фосфопротеїнів.
Задіяний у таких біологічних процесах, як транспорт, транспорт білків.
Білок має сайт для зв'язування з АТФ, нуклеотидами.
Локалізований у цитоплазмі, цитоскелеті, ядрі, клітинних відростках.

Література

Примітки

Див. також
 Хромосома 11

Кінезини


All our artificial plants are great for low-maintenance decoration. They do not require watering, just an occasional dust to keep looking their best.
Our potted plant designs are intended for indoor use only. The unpotted artificial plants however can be used both indoors and outdoors. It is worth noting that, although the colours do not run in water, some colour fading may occur after prolonged exposure to direct sunlight (both indoors and outdoors). This is the same with any types of fabric and is to be expected.
Potted plants are delivered ready for display and are perfect for home and office users.
Unpotted plants on the other hand are best in the hands of DIY customers, including of course professional use by interior designers, landscapers and design architects, event planners and the like.
For something larger than 'just' a potted plant, consider using our display planters instead.


Public International Law offers a comprehensive understanding of international law as well as a fresh and highly accessible approach. While explaining the theory and development of international law, this work also examines how it functions in practice. Case studies and recent examples are infused in the discussion on each topic, and critical perspectives on the principles are given prominence, building an understanding of how and why the international legal system operates in the way it does and where it is heading. The book explains the theoretical foundations for each principle in detail before illustrating how these principles function in practice. Features include: * a focus on fundamental principles of international law rather than specialist sub-topics * integrated and contextual explanation of the political and extra-legal dimensions of the international legal system * principles of international law placed within a contemporary real-life context * traditional and contemporary case studies explained in the context of legal principles * uniform structure to facilitate understanding. With insight founded on the author's many years of experience as a practitioner and academic in the field of international law, this work will offer legal practitioners, policymakers and students, both undergraduate and postgraduate, an invaluable insight into the field of international law.


Teicher came up with the idea for Tall as the Baobab Tree when he was a student working on This Is Us, a documentary for the nonprofit organization CyberSmart Africa in which the children of Sinthiou Mbadane created brief digital stories about their lives. Teicher, who directed Tall as the Baobab Tree and cowrote it with Alexi Pappas, chose to focus on the very real African problem of forced marriage of young girls between the ages of eight and twelve, collaborating closely with the nonprofessional actors selected from the village, allowing their own stories to meld together, blending fact and fiction. Another central issue is the importance of education, particularly for girls, as Debo clearly would rather follow in Coumba's footsteps and prepare for university instead of becoming a child bride. The narrative unfolds slowly and calmly, with no overemotional, melodramatic moments or any soapbox preaching, while the tender mood is enhanced by cinematographer Chris Collins's lush photography and Salieu Suso's Kora-based score. Presented in conjunction with the African Film Festival and Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, Tall as the Baobab Tree, the first feature ever filmed in the Puular language, is screening June 23 at the IFC Center at 7:00, followed by a discussion with Teicher and Human Rights Watch African division deputy director Rona Peligal, and again at 9:30, introduced by Teicher.


Harry Charles Oakes was born in 1892 in Shimpling, a small village in Norfolk some four miles east of Diss and about two miles from Dickleburgh where his father, who was also called Charles, had been born. The Hoxne connection comes from Harry's mother, Ada, who as a Rowe, was a member of a long established Hoxne family.
From the census records between 1891 and 1911 the family does not seem to have lived in Hoxne. In 1891 they lived in Shimpling where Charles was employed as an agricultural labourer. By 1901 the family had moved the short distance to Tivetshall Road, Moulton where Charles was a yardman but by 1911 they had moved closer to Hoxne and were domiciled in Watering Road, Denham where both Charles, together with his eldest son, William, were recorded as horse men on a farm whilst Harry and his youngest brother, Ernest, were recorded as agricultural labourers.
Harry enlisted into the Suffolk Regiment in October 1915 and was drafted, after basic training, into the 2nd Battalion. As Regular Army Battalion, the 2nd had been based at the Curragh in Ireland and on the outbreak of hostilities the Battalion was quickly transferred, via England to France, landing at Le Havre on the 14th August. Just as quickly they were involved in the retreat from Mons and were involved in the rearguard action at Le Cateau where their losses were so great that by time the battalion was withdrawn to St Quentin in the late afternoon of Thursday 27th August they could only muster 3 officers and 111 other ranks from a total of 998 that left the Curragh in early August. Losses continued through the winter operations during 1914 and 1915 and in the same month that Harry enlisted the battalion was transferred to the 76th Brigade of the 3rd Division.
It is not known when Harry's draft reached the battalion but the losses sustained by the 2nd were so severe, particularly on the 22nd January 1916 when a German mine was exploded under the trenches occupied by the battalion killing, wounding or burying alive over 100 men, that the War Diary records reinforcements being constantly received: February; 31 other ranks, March; 20 other ranks; April; 73, May 139 and 18 in June which brought the battalion up to strength.
Although not involved in the initial attack on the 1st July the Battalion moved into the trenches in front the village of Carnoy on the 10th July and whilst they were not involved in any attacks casualties soon mounted. Between their arrival and their relief on the 25th July they suffered 15 dead and a further 45 wounded, it is probable that Harry Oakes was one of the wounded during this period. Evacuated to the Regimental Aid Post then a casualty clearing station, Harry was admitted to one of the Base Hospitals in Rouen some 100 miles from the front. His wounds were clearly serious as he died on the 22nd July at No3 Stationary Hospital and was subsequently buried at the St Server Cemetery in Rouen. Harry's "Army Register of Soldiers Effects" reveal that he left £3.15.8 which was paid to his father on the 31st October 1916 and later a further £3.0.0 war gratuity was paid in October 1919.


The music on this CD was deliberately chosen by Corrado Canonici to feature 'all kinds of compositional trends' and show how varied is new music in Britain today.
Diana Burrell's Song for Harvey is transposed from a viola piece she wrote to play herself at a party; Maw's The old king's lament was the set piece for the first Isle of Man International Double-Bass competition in 1982. Fox's two Generic Compositions are played simultaneously. Rands has amplification controlled by a foot pedal. There is an early Knussen solo and one by Finnissy with one of his purposely oblique 'explanatory' notes.
The others are by composers that Italian bassist-extraordinaire Corrado Canonici has known since settling in London 1997. The title work by James Dillon, the longest in this selection, is a dialogue for "female voice" and double bass. Singing in inscrutable Gaelic & Provençal, Sarah Leonard sounds like a counter-tenor. She avoids any vibrato and eliminates all traces of femininity.
Canonici believes that 'a recording should not be too long' and apologises that time limitations forced exclusion of some composers he holds dear. This is rather mysterious, since everyone programmes their own CD listening - I rarely play a disc straight through - and CDs often accommodate most of 80 minutes music nowadays. Nonetheless, this is a good demonstration of innovation in Britain and the scope of the double-bass for experimental composers.
The physicality of the double-bass, stretched to its limits, comes across well on this CD.


text:
PeopleSoft and IBM strike long-term development deal
By John K. Waters
PeopleSoft and IBM have struck a deal they are calling "the most significant enterprise application alliance in the companies' history."
Under the terms of the agreement, PeopleSoft will integrate IBM middleware and development tools -- including components of WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Business Integration, WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Studio Application Developer -- with its portfolio of applications. PeopleSoft will make the WebSphere products available to its customers at no additional charge.
The two companies also intend to invest $1 billion dollars in a five-year, joint development effort to create industry-specific software based on the WebSphere line. To smooth the progress of that development, PeopleSoft and IBM will swap development teams to work in each other's facilities.
"This is a very important strategic investment from IBM's perspective," Steve Mills, SVP of IBM's software group, tells reporters. PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway calls the deal "the most ambitious, aggressive announcement ever from PeopleSoft, and maybe the most ambitious announcement in the history of the enterprise application software industry."
The two companies announced the agreement at PeopleSoft's annual user conference, PeopleSoft Connect 2004, underway this week in San Francisco. During his conference-opening keynote, Conway joked about Oracle's much-publicized $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid, which he characterized as a distraction from his company's accomplishments during the past year.
"Have you ever had a bad dream that just wouldn't seem to end?'' Conway said, prompting laughter from a packed auditorium in San Francisco's Moscone Center. "Well, we have. And ours has been going on for 15 months."
During his speech, Conway talked about those accomplishments, which include the acquisition of smaller competitor J.D. Edwards, numerous product updates and the release of a new product, the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance product known as The Enforcer.
The acquisition of J.D. Edwards brings additional vertical industry expertise to the company, Conway says, as well as expertise in selling to the mid-market and most important, the potential for developing "the strongest integrated manufacturing product in the world."
In the past 12 months, 140 enhancements and 110 regulatory updates have been added to PeopleSoft World, and 300 enhancements have been added to PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne, including support for RFID technology, Conway says. An additional 250 enhancements are planned for EnterpriseOne by the end of the year, he notes.
During his keynote, Conway also spoke of his company's evolving Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) strategy. What he calls the "adaptive software generation" is now assembling business processes from different components, which means applications now must be Web services-enabled.
PeopleSoft came late to SOA. Frank Scavo, managing partner of Strativa, an Irvine, Calif.-based biz-tech analyst firm, who attended a post-keynote press conference, echoed the sentiments of many analysts attending the show. "It's probably a couple of years late," Scavo says. "Most of the major enterprise vendors have been working on a Service-Oriented Architecture for at least a year. But it's the right direction and I'm glad to see they've finally gotten there."
On PeopleSoft's decision to partner with IBM, the firm's Conway says: "To do SOA, you need this extremely strong layer of middleware infrastructure. Our strength is in delivering the most flexible and adaptable applications. Our expertise is in knowing the business processes, the assembly and structures for customers to put together these collaborative applications. Our expertise is not in this layer of middleware. IBM is the leader in this middleware infrastructure, the products, tools and services to help companies actually take these flexible and adaptable applications and connect them together. That's the basis of our announcement."
This year's PeopleSoft Connect conference was a sprawling affair, taking up all three wings of the Moscone Center and boasting some 15,000 attendees. From the opening multimedia light show and dance/gymnastics performance, to the Treasure Island blowout bash on the last night of the conference, the event was choreographed to reassure investors and customers that PeopleSoft is still in control of its own destiny.
John K. Waters is a freelance writer based in Silicon Valley. He can be reached at john@watersworks.com.


Order an original custom-printed jigsaw puzzle to make a marriage proposal. Surprise you dear fiancé with a unique caricature drawing of you and her as getting engaged, which will be printed on a puzzle of the selected size. Caricature will be drawn from photo in colored digital style. We can design any concept of background of your choice. Mention your ideas and requirements in the special field and we will draw everything brilliantly. A proposal with a caricature and customized photo puzzle will be remembered for a long life. You can make a gift with such a funny caricature printed on a puzzle on Anniversary, Birthday or simply on any days of your choice. Caricature will be designed individually according to your ideas. We will draw it till you will be on 100 percents satisfied and happy with a final result of custom-made caricature drawing.


The nine-track solo project has arrived from literally outta nowhere.
Alina Baraz has emerged from the shadows to deliver a surprise project today, a nine-track effort titled The Color Of You, accompanied by a video for the tape's lead single "I Don't Even Know Why Though." Baraz has steadily worked up towards a solo release, dropping the dazzling Urban Flora EP with Galimatias in 2015, and making waves in 2017 with "Electric" featuring Khalid. We're sure to get some of that lush, warm and smokey R&B that Baraz has capped as her signature sound.
Peep the project and watch the "I Don't Even Know Why Though" video below.