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'Noise, not law': While Trump blusters, Biden plays the long game
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By Matthew Knott
November 11, 2020 — 12.40pm
Washington: As Donald Trump continues to dispute the results of the US election, Joe Biden and his advisers are seeking to convey a sense of inevitability about the eventual transfer of power.
With chaos swirling around them, they are trying to project a sense of confidence and calm.
As Democrats grow increasingly frustrated at Republicans for refusing to acknowledge Biden as the President-elect, his team is working to turn down the temperature.
President-elect Joe Biden said his transition team's efforts were proceeding smoothly, despite Republicans' refusal to acknowledge defeat. Credit:AP
A week on from the election, Trump and the vast majority of Republican officials are showing no sign of accepting defeat. There's no reason to expect this to change soon — certainly not within the next month. The members of the Electoral College won't meet until December 14 to certify each state's election results. It won't be until December 23 until those results are transmitted to Congress.
This process would usually be a formality: the losing candidate would already have conceded, a transition process would be under way and the departing president would have invited his successor to the White House for a meeting. But this is no normal presidential election year.
Trump is going to string this out for as long as he can, and it's in Republicans' self-interest to play along. They are terrified of being seen as insufficiently loyal to Trump. And with two Senate run-off elections looming in Georgia in January, they know it is to their benefit to keep the base fired up and keep donations coming into the Republican National Committee's coffers.
Expect more, not less, of the rhetoric we saw on Wednesday from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo when the nation's top diplomat said there would be a "smooth transition to a second Trump administration".
Pompeo was apparently joking, but this explanation didn't placate Democrats.
"This isn't just delusional—it's dangerous," Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said. "The peaceful transition of power is a cornerstone of our democracy. @JoeBiden won this election, and this administration needs to accept the results and let him get to work."
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy took aim at his Republican colleagues, saying in a speech: "There is an epidemic of delusion that is spreading out from the White House and infecting the entire Republican Party in the wake of this election.
"President Trump didn't win the election. Every single one of my colleagues knows this."
Biden and his advisers, however, are trying to play it cool and reduce Trump's all-caps tweets to background static.
When asked at a press conference about the Trump administration's refusal to formally authorise the start of the transition process, Biden declined to take umbrage, saying that it "does not in any way change the dynamic of what we're able to do".
"We have already started the transition; we are well under way," he said.
"The fact that they're not willing to acknowledge that we won at this point is not of much consequence in our planning and what we're able to do between now and January 20."
Biden pointed out that he had already spoken to several world leaders — including key allies Germany, France and the United Kingdom — which solidifies his status as the incoming president.
The same message came at a briefing soon after with Biden's legal team. Biden legal adviser Bob Bauer brushed away the Trump campaign's legal challenges as "noise, not really law" and "theatrics, not really lawsuits". He added that since election day, the courts had dismissed seven legal challenges brought by the Trump campaign in different states.
The Biden campaign, in other words, is happy to play the long game. And they have little doubt it's one they will win — even if there's lots of drama on the way to the White House.
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Cast's Dream Bunker Foods and Favorite NYC Restaurants
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski and Carol Kane reveal what they'd eat if they were trapped in a bunker for 15 years, plus their favorite spots to chow down in New York City.
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Ellie Kemper's Dream Bunker Food
"In a way, I feel like it should be nutritious, so I probably would say a banana, just because I feel like there's vitamins in it, but if this is my fantasy, it would be Levain chocolate chip cookies. If I were in the bunker, those chocolate chip cookies. I mean, I might not survive that long. But the thing is, doesn't chocolate release endorphins? I think that's why I'm leaning towards the cookies. There's nuts in those cookies, so lots of protein." — Ellie Kemper (Kimmy Schmidt)
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Tituss Burgess' Dream Bunker Food
"Perhaps in a bunker, my goodness. Is there a bar and preparation and freshness and all that? I'm overthinking it. Oh, gosh, that is so tough. Pizza, I guess. Maybe. Even though sushi is so right up there. I live for it. Also fried chicken. OK, pizza." — Tituss Burgess (Titus Andromedon)
Jane Krakowski's Dream Bunker Food
"I would like Bar Pitti's Pasta Pitti and to wash it down with Pinot Noir by Titus, of course! If this is a dream bunker, can we have 16 Handles in there, as well?" — Jane Krakowski (Jacqueline Voorhees)
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Carol Kane's Dream Bunker Food
"Potatoes! Any assorted potatoes cooked any way. If I had only one thing that I had to have the rest of my days, that would be it." — Carol Kane (Lillian Kaushtupper)
Ellie Kemper's Favorite NYC Restaurant
"We go to a place called Malatesta in the West Village. Delicious, delicious Italian food. Always packed. They don't take reservations, and it's cash only. That's my favorite place to eat. I have their spaghetti ... is it chitarra? It's just, like, spaghetti with cheese. The two best food groups. I feel like that's a very Kimmy food. I could eat that in the bunker." — Ellie Kemper (Kimmy Schmidt)
Malatesta Trattoria
Tituss Burgess' Favorite NYC Restaurant
"My favorite place to eat is a restaurant called Rosemary's. They grow their own produce; it's just delicious. I had their skirt steak last time I was there. Before that I had the chicken, and it was exquisite — literally cooked to perfection. It was so good." — Tituss Burgess (Titus Andromedon)
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Carol Kane's Favorite NYC Restaurant
"I don't even want to say because it's getting so crowded already, but I have a neighborhood coffee shop that I am just in love with. I am really a creature of habit, so that I would eat 99 times out of 100 at the same place. I'm not going to say the name because nobody will ever be able to get a table again, but I love it. It's just my neighborhood coffee shop." — Carol Kane (Lillian Kaushtupper)
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The countdown to Thanksgiving and the holiday shopping days thereafter - infamously known as Black Friday and Cyber Monday - has begun. The holidays are a time for family, reunions, and social gatherings. But these days are also some of the biggest shopping days of the year, with promos and deals available in nearly every store. In fact, according to National Retail Federation, holiday sales in 2015 increased 3% (to $626.1 billion).
With a huge opportunity for increased revenue, retailers all over the country are gearing up their businesses to skyrocket their sales for the season. And one of the most important tools businesses use to keep up with the holiday rush is none other than their Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system.
In this article, we'll take a look at some of the ways you can your use VoIP phone system to help you reap in the sales benefits of the holiday season.
Are you expecting a surge of phone calls for holiday orders or technical and customer support? Don't wait until the last minute to prepare: consider adjusting your telephony setup and hiring extra staff now. Unlike a traditional landline service, adding new lines or extensions is easy with a VoIP system. Most providers have an online portal where you can conveniently scale up your service. Plus, there's no need to worry about long-term contracts or termination fees in case you need to revert back to your normal setup. You can simply scale down your service or inform your provider once the peak season is over so you can return to your original setup.
One of the best ways to measure the effectiveness of your holiday campaign is through the use of virtual numbers, which can be purchased and kept separate from your primary phone number. Virtual numbers (especially when they are easy to remember, like vanity numbers) attract customers and let you organize calls better. Plus, with the help of VoIP call analytics, virtual numbers can also reveal a lot about your prospects and customers, including information about how and where they heard about your business.
Make sure your customers know that you're offering special deals, sales, and promotions over the holiday weekend. Aside from advertising via traditional methods and social media channels, be sure to customize your auto attendant and on-hold music/messages to help voice your promotions or deals. Use holiday-inspired greetings for your auto attendant to set the mood for the call. And as the caller waits for a live representative to pick up the phone, you can also play announcements to entice customers to continue with the call and learn more about your current or limited-time offerings. It also helps to include your holiday schedule and/or hours, too, so customers will know when to contact you.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the busiest days of the year for retailers. After these days, though, you might receive some calls but probably not for the best reasons: callers may be phoning you to return a product or raise customer service issues. To avoid any misunderstanding and to ensure customer satisfaction, make sure you are tracking all phone conversations from the beginning. VoIP's call recording feature can help you make a copy of each call that you can later review to help resolve any customer dilemmas or misunderstandings.
Small to mid-sized businesses do not need a large marketing budget to compete alongside bigger retailers in the upcoming holiday shopping season. With the right strategy and a feature-rich VoIP phone system, businesses have the potential to double or even triple sales. So plan your holiday campaign strategy accordingly and don't let yourself fall behind.


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Six things almost every parent does that set kids up for financial misery
Parents may hate talking to their kids about money but that could be setting them up for future failure.
No one is born knowing how to handle money.
Smart money management has to be taught.
Guess whose job that is? That's right: parents.
Yet teaching their kids about money is something most parents dread.
Instead, they'd rather go to the dentist (39%), talk about sex (36%) or pay a speeding ticket (6%). That's according to a survey from Country Financial, which asked 1,021 adults in August about their feelings around parenting and personal finance.
Bottom of the list is talking to their kids about money.
Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said parents are key in shaping how people first learn to manage money, but parents themselves admit they don't have the best grip on their own finances. Almost half (46%) gave themselves a grade of C or lower when it comes to financial literacy.
Brad Klontz, author of "Mind Over Money" and co-founder of the Financial Psychology Institute, recommends people identify their money beliefs and take a close look at their family's money story.
Cultural events can have a huge impact on people's relationship with money, Klontz says. The Great Depression created a generation of savers, hoarders and even some who mistrusted financial institutions because of the failures of the banking system.
Many parents are generally reluctant to talk about money with their kids, says Thomas Henske, a certified financial planner and partner at Lenox Advisors in New York. They may not want to answer questions like, "Are we rich?"
"That's such a good conversation starter, " he said. And it doesn't have to be directly answered if you don't want to.
"Answer with a question," Henske said. "Rich means different things to different people.
"What do you mean by rich?" he added. "Can you be rich in other ways?"
Henske didn't feel ready to reveal his net worth to his children when they asked about it at dinner, so he turned the exchange into a conversation about what they thought the figure was — "They gave horrendous answers," he said — along with the value of their house and their mortgage.
"We're struggling with the mindset we need to take care of ourselves financially," Klontz said. "We haven't really gotten the memo as a culture, and we're not teaching our kids that this is the new reality."
Here are six classic parental missteps around money.
1. Always saying yes
"Parents sometimes sacrifice too much for their kids," said Liz Gendreau, who blogs about family finance on her website, Chief Mom Officer. Gendreau has three sons ages 16, 12 and 4 .
Gendreau believes it's a mistake to give kids everything, especially if it comes at the cost of saving for a parent's own retirement. Whether it's expensive college tuition or a lot of after-school activities, parents should balance their own financial needs with those of their kids.
Everyone has to make decisions about houses, cars, vacations and education, Gendreau says. "Help kids talk about alternative options," she said. "Sometimes they have no idea what things cost."
"It may not be something they want to hear, but you have to make choices with your money," Gendreau said.
People commonly confuse loving with giving. The amount of time you spend with someone is more meaningful. "That is finite, and it's the ultimate currency," Henske said.
2. Buying things right away
Young kids need to learn the difference between a need and a want.
"They're in a store, they want something, you say no, and they get into a hissy," Henske said.
Instead, teach them strategies and have discussions around how much they want something.
When Henske's own kids were small, he used to have them put things on their list. He recommends starting this strategy at age 5 or 6.
Older kids can write down what they want in a notebook. Younger kids can, with your help, print out a picture online of the desired object.
Two days later, they may find they no longer want it, Henske says.
3. Not teaching the basics
What's credit, what's debt, what's the difference? "It's really important to sit down with your kids if they're still young or even have a conversation with a young adult, and really teach them about the dangers of using credit cards," Klontz said.
People don't understand how credit works. "You're actually taking a loan from a bank at a very high interest rate," Klontz said.
Debit cards work on money that is yours. When you use the card, you're subtracting money from your own account.
Kids who don't understand how credit works can face financial disaster when they first sign up for a card, which may be in college, Henske says.
4. Excluding kids from big decisions
If kids aren't part of the process when a family buys a car or plans a vacation, they miss out on some important money lessons, Henske says. That means a lost opportunity to teach them the value of a dollar, since they rarely understand how much big things cost.
They might think it would be cool to buy a Maserati, but they have no idea of the dollar amount.
The danger is that, later on, they won't have all the tools to make informed decisions around what college to go to and what careers they might like. "They don't understand the income and lifestyle that a specific income affords you," Henske said.
Vacation planning is perhaps more fun than talking about car alternatives and dealer negotiations. "Talk about the airfare, whether you'll drive or fly, how much are meals," Henske said.
This is a conversation that can go on for days, and kids can help with ideas for meals and recreation.
5. Paying for everything
Henske recommends always letting kids contribute something financially.
High school students might pay for their own car insurance. If someone wants an expensive iPhone, they might pay for the data service portion of the bill. "It doesn't have to be an unworkable amount," Henske said.
When his son wanted to go to a private school, Henske came up with a dollar amount that he could contribute. "It's not huge, but he has to go out and referee games, work at an ice cream place," Henske said. "It shows me he really wants to go."
6. Treating money as a taboo
Not talking about money is like not talking about sex, Henske says. Just as most parents have some kind of conversation about intimacy so their kids go out into the world prepared, he recommends talking about money openly, too.
"We still treat personal finance and money as a kind of taboo," Gendreau said.
She's not recommending deep financial conversations with preschoolers, but by the time kids are in their teens, parents can talk about college costs or buying a car.
"They benefit from learning how to budget," Gendreau said. "The more you can educate your kids through real-life examples, even things you wish you'd done differently, the better."


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Adventure is the first album by the New York City alternative rock band Furslide, released in 1998. It was produced by Nellee Hooper.

Critical reception
The Washington Post gave the album a mixed review, writing that singer/guitarist Jennifer Turner "has a strong, expressive rock soprano, and Hooper wraps her songs in a dizzying psychedelic-synth-pop swirl. The problem is the songs, which have neither memorable melodies nor coherent lyrics." The Austin Chronicle called it "an excellent introduction to pop's latest dynamic frontwoman: Jennifer Turner, a thoughtful songwriter who's perhaps the best female guitar hero since Jen Trynin." Spin wrote that it deserves to be a "pop hit."

Singles
 Over my Head
 Love Song

Track listing
"Over My Head"
"Shallow"
"Skinny Girl"
"Hawaii"
"Bring You Down"
"Love Song"
"My Friend's Gallery"
"Today Forever"
"Faith"
"One Hit Downer"
"Postcard"
"Curious Have Guns"
"The Cleaning Lady" (hidden track)

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Jet Li All Wrapped Up In THE MUMMY 3?
Gracias! Well, unfortunately my review of Shooter is non-existent. We arrived at the theatre the other night, free passes in tow, to be told that the theatre was full. Seems they handed out buttloads of free passes and we were screwed... Even though my friend Tom won them on a radio station giveaway. So, don't blame me! Blame the nitwits at Tinseltown Cinemas! Instead, out of boredom, we went to the Joel Schumacher directed (Never a good sign) Jim Carrey "thriller" The Number 23... I'm not going to do a review but suffice to say it is the biggest load of crap to be deposited in theatres so far this year. Avoid at all costs! Yuck. So, that tragedy aside, lets focus on some news brewing down in ol' Hollywood town about a franchise that we'd almost forgotten about.
In case you hadn't heard, the big news of today was posted on a few sites (but specifically Rotten Tomatoes) (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=409039 39) and it's... Meh. Universal, in all their collective wisdom, have decided to film another entry in the exceedingly vanilla Mummy franchise. You probably remember them vaguely: Lots of sand, a bunch of hokey CG, the dude from Encino Man, and wasn't The Rock playing a lobster or something in one of them? Well, the answer is yes to all of that and so... little more.
The first one, directed by hack extraordinaire Stephen Sommers) starred Brendan Fraser (The Encino Man in question), Rachel Weisz (Now an Oscar winner for The Constant Gardener), Arnold Vosl oo (Darkman II &III), Oded Fehr (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, TV's Sleeper Cell), and John Hannah (JOHN HANNAH, ladies and gentlemen...). It featured a bunch of goofy mumbo jumbo about the evil Mummy Imhotep doing evil mischief and, consequently, kidnapping Brendan Fraser's son. The second one (Also "directed" by Sommers) was pretty much the same except The Rock (very briefly) showed up as the Scorpion King and did cheesy battle with our heroes. Finally, the Scorpion King showed up in his own self-titled spin-off (Produced by Sommers, directed by Chuck Russell) where the cheesiness continued in hopelessly clunky dialogue and battle scenes ripped from Conan The Barbarian.
Now, I saw all three of these films in theatres. Why? Because I'm a sucker, that's why. The first one was a weak, disposable Indiana Jones knock-off that I'd forgotten by t he time the credits rolled. Perhaps it was this amnesia that led me stumbling into The Mummy Returns. I actually thought it was kinda fun. It was dumb as a pile of rocks but it had a certain charm that made me smile at its inanity. It was good for a laugh. That mild (very mild) affection is probably what drew me to The Scorpion King. Like Returns, it was hokey and stupid and kinda fun. Instantly forgettable, but enjoyable.
Well, the franchise went dormant after Scorpion King failed to match the success of its predecessors. Audiences didn't really notice, and the cast, for the most part, went on to better things (John Hannah is presumed missing and if anyone finds him please notify his agent.). Stephen Sommers moved on to the soulless abomination Van Helsing, continuing to bore audiences with his unique brand of talentless monkey-direction. For the most part it was as if the whole thing had only been a really vague dream...
But the news today was a wakeup call. The franchise is now in the hands of uber-clown Rob Cohen (XXX, Stealth, that upcoming Bruce Lee movie I wrote about a while back! - Pictured), and they have announced their villain. Well, since I killed all suspense with the title of today's entry, let's just state the obvious. Jet Li is now contractually obligated to be seen in this film. So, whether he's the Mummy remains to be seen. Perhaps a kung-fu Mummy would be the next obvious step for this franchise to go in...
From what I have bothered to read, the new film is set a fair number of years after the events so wondrously chronicled in The Mummy Returns. This time, Brendan Fraser an d Rachel Weisz's son is now all grown up and ready to kick some Mummy tail. So young... uh... Billy (I made that up), with mumsy and dadsy along for the ride, will do epic battle with the undead Ninja Mummy. I don't know about you, but I'm thrilled... beyond... belief... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
I swear Hollywood doesn't learn their lessons well! ("Really?", you say.) This one has all the makings of a big 'ol flop. It reminds me of when they made that sequel to Tomb Raider even though no one liked the first one and it (Surpr ise!) fizzled. And attaching Rob Cohen to it doesn't help matters. This guy is a magnet for box-office duds lately... Possibly because he lacks the subtlety of even Michael Bay. The only way I can see this franchise thriving is under a director with a serious creative vision for it. I'm talking total reinvention. Start from square one and bring in a whole new cast of characters (And no villains with dumb names like Imhotep).
I'm not slagging Jet Li (Pictured) or nothing either. I thought he was really good in Unleashed, and I still consider Kiss Of The Dragon to be an underrated gem. I want nothing more than for this guy to get some good material (Like I feel about Chow Yun-Fat) and really break through to the mainstream (With something better than The One or Cradle 2 The Grave that is...). That Kato role in the now-in-development Green Hornet sounds promising... As it stands though, I have a feeling Jet will be the only real reason to see The Mummy 3. That and to see if they throw some work John Hannah's way. John Hannah gotta eat!
This next bit sounds like a really, really cool project (In fact, probably more deserving of the A-story slot Mummy 3 got...). Director Bryan Singer (Usual Suspects, X-Men, X2, Superman Returns - Pictured) is teaming up with everyone's favorite punching bag Tom Cruise to film a yet-to-be titled epic WWII adventure about a mission to assassinate Hitler! The film's been scripted by Nathan Alexander, Singer and his Usual Suspects co-writer Christopher McQuarrie. The project is off and running already, scheduled to film this summer (So as to not interrupt Singer's Superman sequel).
Me, I'm a sucker for anything WWII. Whether its Saving Private Ryan, Flags Of Our Fathers, Dirty Dozen, U-571, Great Escape, Bridge Too Far, or even Pearl Harbor (I kno w, I know...), I can't get enough. And with a pedigree like this it almost makes me forget about Tarantino's frequently stalled WWII adventure Inglorious Bastards. Either way, I'll be there when this one hits theatres. Singer has yet to falter in my eyes, and Tom Cruise, love him or hate him, always give these types of movies his all. Last Samurai was a testament to that.
So, sorry folks about the lack of Mark Wahlberg in today's post. But c'mon, The Mummy 3! Eh? Eh? Bah, see ya next time you ingrates!
Just kidding. Please come back!
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Q: Anchors disappearing under fixed navbar I am having the classic problem of my anchors disappearing under my fixed navbar. I've tried various solutions on stackoverflow but none of them have worked. I'm using a flexbox. Since it's for a fcc assignment, I want to keep to vanilla html/css at the moment. No bootstrap or JS.
I also want to keep my flexbox in one piece of 4 adjoining squares.
Is this possible?
My codepen is here.

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November 6, 2018 | The "magazine" was mostly laughable with its bad cartoons and red accent fonts that wouldn't have looked out of place in a fifth-grade Halloween party flyer. But it was also a perfect metaphor for the 2018 election, and the fight that we're in for the next two years.
Monika Bauerlein is CEO of Mother Jones.
September 19, 2018 | There are moments when you can tell what they will feel like in retrospect: hitting bottom, a dam cracking. Between Michael Cohen's guilty plea, Paul Manafort's conviction, a cascade of semi-mutinous signals from inside the White House, and a slew of polls and election results showing the extraordinary civic energy building for the midterms, the last month had that quality.
Fairness and accuracy are not served by pretending to have no point of view. They are served by acknowledging where you're coming from and then being rigorous about following the facts where they lead.
It felt like truth breaking, if briefly, through the miasma of lies. Like confirmation that the institutions of democracy cannot be bent at will by an authoritarian impulse, or fully paralyzed by its enablers.


Photo by Alanna Christman. Sophomore Bryanna Morykan reading a comedic YA novel.
Young adult(YA) fiction has been growing in size and popularity ever since the 1960's. In fact, the first book written specifically for a teen audience, Seventeenth Summer, was published in 1942. "YA books" got their name from the increase of books that targeted the teenage audience in the 1960's.
"My favorite thing about YA fiction is the realness within the novels themselves," said junior Cayla Kouadio, who is an avid reader.
Authors are expanding their targeted age audience by including situations and storylines that different ages can relate to. According to thebalancecareers.com, 4,700 different YA books were published in 2002, but over 10,000 different YA books were published in 2012. Additionally, according to a Pew survey, the largest age group checking books out of the public libraries is sixteen to 29 year-olds.
Whatever the formula is, it's working. According to BookStats, in 2002 there was 143 different YA ebooks, and in 2012 there was 4,370 different YA ebooks. The ebook fiction sales went up 117 percent for children's/young adult.
While this genre is unified in its relation to the everyday teenage life, each book also has its individual appeal.
"I love The Giver because it lets you decide the ending, The Outsiders because the meaning of the book will stick with me always, and The Five People You Meet in Heaven because it shows a new perspective on life after death," said sophomore Julia Gallo.
Young adult books are showing teens how influential and enjoyable reading can be. Even in SHS's own library, the YA options have been growing significantly.
"I'd say we've probably doubled our YA," said librarian Ms. Karin Kraeutler. "We have 3,500 fiction books, and we didn't have [nearly] that many before." Kraeutler mentioned bringing in a significant number of books starting in around 2005. Both Kraeutler and librarian Ms. Gwenn Davis have made a major impact on the quality of books SHS has now. This includes plenty of young adult fiction.
Young adult books tend to contain themes of misunderstood teens who want to make sense of their lives. They single out the insecurities most teens feel, yet are unable or hesitant to express. They capture a real quality taken from the average teenage life, and build it to be more intense and relatable.
These books slowly evolved from The Chocolate World by Robert Cormier to Fear Street by R.L. Stine to the Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling. J.K.Rowling inspired authors like Stephanie Meyer with the Twilight saga and Suzanne Collin with The Hunger Games. Now there's authors like Meg Cabot who write simple teen novels to help teens gain hope throughout their problems.
Relating an extraordinary and creative storyline to simple teenage life is what makes those authors successful. One is Rick Riordan, a fantasy author of the Percy Jackson series. Davis also mentioned The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas, Maximum Ride by James Patterson, and The Maze Runner by James Dashner as influential novels that have helped build the YA audience.
These new authors brought different items to the table, allowing a more diverse group of teens to find a piece of themselves within YA fiction. Another main reason behind the variety of YA choices was the echo baby boom in around 1992. More books became published for that audience: teenagers.
Teenagers like Hodzhova are promoting young adult fiction in their everyday life. They have common contact with large groups of teens daily. Authors may be realizing this growth and switching their writing styles because of it.
Since YA books are getting more and more attention, authors that began writing for an adult audience are switching over to YA writing. Also, writers from different backgrounds are getting published. Different viewpoints and experiences are coming out in writing. Teens have more options so that they can relate to the books on a personal level.
Not only is there a more diverse selection of YA readings, but there's a new way of accessing it: technology.
Technology not only increases the availability of YA novels to teenagers, but also to adults. Actually, according to the Bowker Books in Print database, 35 percent of YA book purchases are made by 18 to 29 year-olds. Adults make a major contribution to the continuous growth of YA fiction.
All in all, the increase in YA fiction is affecting the hearts of both teens and adults all around the world. It's a step forward, not back.
It's an outlet for some and a hobby for others. It helps writers become better writers, and allows students to exercise their imagination.


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Q: How do we filter the entities which is not start with "msdn" using MSDynamics Web API I want to get all entities which are the name not start the prefix as 'msdn' from ms dynamics.
I tried the below APIs, got the error.
GET /api/data/v9.1/EntityDefinitions?$select=LogicalName&$filter=not startswith(LogicalName,%27msdn%27)
Response :
{
"error":
      {"code":"0x0",
       "message":"The \"startswith\" function isn't supported for Metadata Entities."
       }
}

I referred https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/common-data-service/webapi/query-data-web-api#standard-query-functions

A: I have checked that in one of my environment as well. What you require is not possible.
You will have to go 2 steps.
Retrieve all entities and then filter them out in your local program may it be JavaScript/C# or Json filtering/Power automate or something.


do something over do again I have to do the project over because I used the wrong data.
dress up wear nice clothing They dressed up for their anniversary.
drop back move back in a position/group The troops dropped back after the big explosion.
drop in/by come without an appointment What are the drop in hours for the clinic?
drop someone / something off deliver one or something some place Just drop me off by the market, I will walk home.
drop out quit a class, school etc I dropped out of high school because I started working.
eat out eat a meal at a restaurant We eat out every weekend.
end up eventually decide to, to end with I don't want to end up buying a new house.
fall apart break into pieces This is not good, my entire plan is falling apart.
fall for be tricked by, believe I can't believe you fell for his lies.
figure out find a solution by thinking I can't figure out how to solve this problem.
fill in to write in blanks Please fill in the form.
fill something out to write information in blanks Fill out an application.
fill something up fill to the top Fill the bottles up with water.
find out discover What if she finds out that you are lying?
get along with like each other Do you get along with your in-laws?
get away go on vacation I feel so tired, I just want to get away.
get away with something do without being seen or punished Do you think we can get away with cheating?
get back return I need to get back to work.
get on/in something step onto a vehicle Come on, get in the car.
get over something recover from an illness, difficulty You can' be sick this weekend, please get over it.
get over something overcome a problem I just want to get over this school project.
get to someone/something reach They know where he is, they finally got to him.
get to do something have the opportunity I get to go out with the most wonderful girl tonight.
get up get out of bed I feel sleepy, I got up so early today.
get up stand Get up, we need to go, it's getting late.
give someone away reveal one's secret He will go to jail if you give him away.
give something away give something for free They are giving away free books at the library.
give something up quit a habit He needs to give up smoking.
give up stop fighting She is very passionate, she won't give up easily.
go after someone follow someone Make sure nobody is coming after us.
go ahead start, proceed Go ahead and press the search button.
go back to return I need to go back to school.
go out leave home and go on a social event Are you going out tonight?
go out with someone date Do you think she will go out with me?
go over something review We will go over the phrasal verbs before the exam.
grow apart> stop being close over time Mathew and Anna grew apart after they started college.
grow up become older She has grown up since the last time I saw her.


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dermal absorption in vivo
No information on study dates, study reported in 1975
other: Published study conducted according to sound scientific principles.
Absorption, distribution and excretion of terephthalic acid and dimethyl terephthalate
Moffitt AE Jr, Clary JJ, Lewis TR, Blanck MD, Perone VB.
American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 1975 Aug;36(8):633-41. Publ.: Taylor & Francis (http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713608243~db=all )
A radiotracer study was conducted in rats to determine the rate of absorption, distribution and excretion of the test substance following dermal application.
predates GLP
Terephthalic acid uniformly ring-labelled with carbon-14 was obtained from the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, Missouri.Unlabelled terephthalic acid (TPA) was obtained from Matheson Scientific Company, Ohio. The purity was not stated, however the batch used in this study is considered to have been representative of commercial production and to have been at least 99% pure.
[14C]-terephthalic acid
other: Charles River
The animals were adult male Charles River rats weighing 200-225 g. Animals were housed in metabolism cages during the study, and allowed free access to food and water.
other: 1% solution of Triton-X-100 in distilled water
Single dose study: 10 daysRepeated dose study: 10 days (the patch was removed only to allow re-dosing).
Single dose of 80 mg [14C]-TPA (4 µc). Repeated dose of 80 mg [14C]-TPA (4 µc) on alternate days for 10 consecutive days (five doses).
No. of animals per group:
Five rats per group
[14C]-TPA was prepared in 1% solutions of Triton-X-100 in distilled water. The application volume was 0.2 ml of [14C]-TPA in the vehicle. The application site was approximately 2.5 cm².The test material was applied to the unabraded shaved backs of the rats. After dosing, the treated area was covered with a gauze patch. In order to determine the total dose applied to the skin, the gauze patches were counted for residual radioactivity at the end of the study.A group of controls animals receiving the vehicle only were maintained for the 10 day observation period.After dosing, animals were housed in metabolism cages for collection of urine and faeces. A fine mesh screen was used to separate urine and faeces. All rats were sacrificed on the tenth day of each study by decapitation followed by exsanguination. The following organs were removed and assayed: liver, lung, heart, kidney, spleen, adrenals, pancreas, testes, brain and femur. The skin of the application site was also assayed for radioactivity.No attempt was made to recover the total unabsorbed dose remaining on the skin application site, which was washed free of residual material after sacrifice.
Details on in vitro test system (if applicable):
Signs and symptoms of toxicity:
Dermal irritation:
no effects
there was no evidence of skin irritation at the time of final patch removal
Absorption in different matrices:
Negligible absorption and excretion occurred following single or repeated application.
Total recovery:
Total recovery in the single application group was 5.1%, total recovery in the repeat application group was 9.4%. The highest amount of radioactivity was recovered in the liver when compared to the other organs: single application - 0.7% recovered from liver, 0.3% recovered from all other assayed organs; repeat application - 0.6% recovered from the liver, 0.2% recovered from all other assayed organs.
Recovery of radioactivity following dermal application
Total administered dose (%)
Single application (80 mg)
5 dose repeat application (80 mg/dose)
Skin – application site
Organs (total)
It was concluded that skin absorption of terephthalic acid is minimal, and there was no evidence for accumulation of the test material in tissues.
Data from a radiotracer study in rats to determine the absorption, distribution, and excretion of terephthalic acid (TPA) following dermal administration demonstrate no evidence of skin irritation in rats after a single or repeated dermal application of 80 mg of 14C-TPA and no significant skin absorption of 14C-TPA.


So today marks quite a special day in Hindu culture, Raksha Bandhan. It's a day to celebrate siblings.
Sisters tie a sacred thread on their brothers right hand wrist to wish them health, wealth and happiness in their live. The brothers repay by giving the sisters a gift or money in return and vowing to always be there when their sister needs anything.
This year, it's the first year EmJay and myself have been settled in our new home so I wanted to do something special for my brothers and make my own sweet snacks to post to them.
I took a look online as I thought from a postal transport perspective, cookies would be the best thing to do, so I ordered some presentation bags from Lakeland and off I went to find some cookie recipes.
One of them had to be chocolate based, who doesn't love chocolate hey? I adapted a recipe from Sainsbury's online Jamie Oliver collection, the original recipe can be found here.
The second batch, I wanted something plain and simple and came across a picture on Deena Kakaya's Instagram feed of some chocolate chip cookies made by her lovely little boy, she kindly sent me his hand written recipe so I used that with some adjustments to make the second batch.
I made a batch of each and allowed them to cool fully and then placed a piece of baking parchment in the bottom of each presentation bag and filled them up.
I love the idea of a day to celebrate your siblings, they are so often taken for granted but there when you need them. Sending homemade cookies – What a great way of showing your appreciation.
Thanks Jacqui! It is a special day, I always love hearing from my brothers later letting me know how much they enjoyed everything!


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The museum's programme of events and activities includes talks, demonstrations, workshops and events on a variety of themes relating to our collections. Find out more about our programme or contact us for more information.
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is identical with your local power supply.
the plug, never by the lead.
microwave ovens or large loudspeakers.
other color systems cannot be guaranteed.
manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.
(+) end clicks into position.
used to operate your Sony TV.
• The TV/VIDEO button selects an input source of the TV from aerial in or line in.
The button does not control this VCR.
• With normal use, the batteries should last about three to six months.
the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage.
• Do not mix different types of batteries.
Set TV / VIDEO at the top of the remote commander to TV .
programme number buttons. Then release u.
VOL +/–, and WIDE with some TV.
you find the one that works with your TV.
*1 Press WIDE to switch the wide picture mode on or off.
*2 Press WIDE, then press VOL +/– to select the wide picture mode you want.
CURSOR >/./?// to select the wide picture you want and press EXECUTE.
with the VCR, you cannot control your TV with the remote commander.
• If you enter a new code number, the code number previously entered will be erased.
automatically resets to 01 (Sony). Reset the appropriate code number.
Connect the mains lead to the mains.
TV as shown on the right.
playback without sound, a vertically rolling picture, etc.
recorded in the NTSC 3.58 system properly.
Set the NTSC PB switch following the table below.
• If a video signal is input to the VCR (via the line input, tuner, or playback), the onscreen menus will appear on your TV regardless of the NTSC PB switch setting.
displayed in black and white.
Press ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR.
Press RF CH SET on the VCR with a ball-point pen, etc.
The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window.
The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV.
This channel will now be referred to as the video channel.
The TV system indicator appears in the display window.
Press PROGRAM +/– to select the desired TV system.
you want to play a tape, set the TV to the video channel.
PROGRAM +/–, the TV tuning is correct.
the sequence indicated on the TV screen.
Press u to turn on the VCR.
Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.
The TV SYSTEM menu appears.
located is displayed on the screen.
systems other than the one you selected.
"Resetting the TV system" on page 22).
"Presetting channels manually" on page 20).
your area, then press EXECUTE.
Changing/disabling programme positions" on page 35.
The CLOCK SET menu appears.
setup—Setting the clock" on page 38.
EASY SET UP from the beginning.
on the fixed TV system with the widest channel coverage.
(see "Changing programme positions" on page 35).
the EASY SET UP function.
• Turn on the VCR and the TV.
• Set the TV to the video channel.
distorted or noisy, or the color TV program may become black and white, etc.
depending on the area (see pages 24 to 31 for reference).
To preset CATV channels, select CATV.
channel you want is displayed.
shown on pages 24 to 31.
After tuning the TV channels, you can disable unused programme positions.
AND G-CODE menu (see page 32).
the number "0" beside CHANNEL SET.
this case, try the following steps.
Press MENU, then select TUNER PRESET and press EXECUTE.
Select FINE TUNING. The fine tuning meter appears.
Press CURSOR ?// to get a clearer picture, then press EXECUTE.
Note that the AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) setting switches to OFF.
channel number in the CHANNEL SET field.
using G-CODE, see page 34.
positions 6 to 50, press CURSOR >/.
To set the guide channel of another station, repeat steps 2 to 5.
programme positions" on page 35.
channel using the SET UP CH AND G-CODE menu.
set programme positions nor guide channel numbers for satellite channels.
Turn on the satellite tuner.
to tune the VCR to the satellite tuner.
satellite broadcasts from the satellite tuner.
same channel number as the one displayed in step 4.
Repeat this step for all satellite channels.
Setting up G-CODE" on page 32.
• The G-CODE used in this VCR is for Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macao, etc.
and cannot be used in areas such as U.S.A, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and U.K.
("Setting up G-CODE") in most areas.
However, this won't be applied in some areas (see pages 24 to 31 for reference).
• If you inadvertently entered a guide channel number, press CURSOR >/.
automatically records the programme from the LINE-1 IN jacks.
channel on the satellite tuner manually.
displaced to fill the gap.
Press CURSOR ? to confirm the setting.
you need to reset that channel manually.
Press CURSOR >/. to set the date.
The day of the week is set automatically.
set the month using CURSOR >/..
Press EXECUTE to start the clock.
changed, and select the digits using CURSOR >/..
When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.
At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press COUNTER RESET.
point afterwards by referring to the counter.
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.
streaks may appear even if the COLOR SYSTEM switch is set to PAL/MESECAM.
the SET UP MENU (see page 62 for details).
• The counter resets to "0H00M00S" whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
of the two video systems.
– the colour density increases or decreases.
You can only use this function if your TV is made by Sony (Trinitron TV).
commander while you are pointing it at the VCR.
Make sure that the TV's power is in standby mode.
place for about two seconds.
tape in the VCR, playback starts automatically.
– Wait a few moments, and press the button again.
– Replace both of the batteries with new ones, and press the button again.
you do so, the TV's input source will momentarily switch to the TV's tuner.
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
colour system, and SP or EP for the NTSC colour system).
better picture and audio quality.
Press r REC to start recording.
Select another programme position on the TV.
again, cover the tab hole with adhesive tape.
followed by the programme number buttons.
information won't be recorded on the tape.
• If you don't want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV.
eight programmes at a time.
than the total recording time.
enter the programme's G-CODE number.
CLEAR and re-enter the correct number.
To enter another setting, repeat steps 1 to 4.
Press u to turn off the VCR.
To stop the VCR while recording, press p STOP.
Follow the steps on pages 47 and 48.
to make a timer setting.
satellite programme for which you have made a timer setting.
the VCR after using the VCR.
Display tape information on the TV screen.
• To cancel the procedure, press G-CODE before pressing SET.
and cannot be used in areas such as U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and U.K.
– The G-CODE number is incorrect.
WEEKLY for a programme that airs more than seven days ahead.
preset up to eight programmes at a time.
2 Press CURSOR >/. to set each item.
return to that setting and reset.
Press CURSOR / to confirm the setting.
CURSOR > to change the indication in reverse order.
• To set the tape speed, you can also use the TAPE SPEED button.
"LP" in the tape speed position.
• "TIMER" flashes in the display window when you press u with no tape inserted.
During stop, press ) FF or 0 REW.
3 SEARCH. To change direction, press the other one.
During playback or pause, press & SLOW.
play one frame each second.
· PLAY on the VCR.
– streaks appear while playing in slow motion.
– bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing.
– the picture shakes while pausing.
• The playback sound is muted during these operations.
• In the LP mode, noise may appear or there may be no colour.
• If the playback mode mark doesn't appear on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.
• The playback mode mark may shake while playing or searching at various speeds.
recording automatically after a specified duration.
While recording, press QUICK TIMER on the VCR once.
Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set the duration.
Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes.
recording and turns off automatically.
Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set to the new duration.
• You can also set the quick timer and start recording during the stop mode.
• To cancel the setting, press TIMER CLEAR.
If any settings remain, turn off the VCR to return to recording standby.
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.
indicators in the display window.
onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape.
• To play a tape in stereo, you must use the AUDIO OUT connections.
regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting.
SET UP MENU is set to OFF.
and normal audio tracks. Pressing AUDIO MONITOR will not change the sound.
Insert an indexed tape into the VCR.
counts down to zero. Playback starts automatically from that point.
• No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording pause.
adjustment, eject the tape and reinsert it.
tapes and tapes that were not recorded with APC.
rapidly). This adjustment is retained until the tape is ejected.
indicator in the display window goes off.
indicator flashes slowly) and press P PAUSE to start recording.
Press MENU, then select SET UP MENU.
?// to change the setting.
Press EXECUTE to return to the original screen.
Initial settings are indicated in bold print.
• ON to output a beep sound when all illogical operation is made.
• OFF to deactivate it.
time. The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function.
the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button.
• STD to record standard sound on the hi-fi audio track.
• NICAM to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi-fi audio track.
For details, see page 57.
• OFF to switch off APC.
For details, see page 61.
• PAL to record/play back in the PAL colour system.
• You can also use the LINE-1 IN jacks instead.
• Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour.
the AUDIO R (red) jack, the sound is recorded only on the right channel.
VCR, select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise.
stereo system, using the RK-C510KS audio cable (not supplied).
(or "L1") in the display window.
or EP for the NTSC system).
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place into this (recording) VCR.
Search for the point to start recording and press P PAUSE.
Press r REC on this VCR and set it to recording pause.
Press the p STOP buttons on both VCRs.
• To edit more precisely, press the P PAUSE buttons on the VCRs to release pause.
• Connect the mains lead to mains securely.
are using a monitor, set it to video input.
The picture is not clear.
• Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING +/– buttons.
system that the tape was recorded in.
your local Sony service facility for more information.
• Adjust the vertical hold control on the TV or monitor.
The picture has no sound.
• The tape is defective. Use a new tape.
• Adjust the TV aerial.
PRESET menu is set to the system in your area.
tape, cover the tab hole.
SELECT button when recording from other equipment.
The timer does not operate.
Check that the clock is set.
Make sure a tape has been inserted.
Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
Make sure the tape is not at its end.
• Check that the satellite tuner is turned on.
A tape cannot be inserted.
at the remote sensor on the VCR.
with new ones if they are weak.
The VCR needs to be cleaned.


TODAY was a day for British fashion's established faces to make their mark on the schedule - we had Jasper Conran this afternoon and John Rocha taking us into the evening before Vivienne Westwood tonight. Of the man in the middle there, Rocha looked to the paintings of Pierre Soulages - an ongoing interest - and to the tones of Hank Williams to bring us his elaborately crafted spring/summer 2012 collection, which combined a strong and varied mix of fabrications.
"It was masterful craftmanship - the intricacies of all the fabrics used, there were so many varied ones. It appeared to be very theatrical, but actually was quite wearable with the trousers and separates," said Vogue's Calgary Avansino.
The theatre was encapsulated through ornate headpieces (structured curling feathers that developed into horns that rode the length of the back), and the strong bold and solid silhouettes that opened the show - a series of dresses that protruded to bustle effect smothered in feathers so much they looked like bark and the girls like woodland creatures. The show notes told us that Rocha had been inspired by mythical warriors - and these girls with their tightly plaited hair and wind-swept nymph hair looked just that.
Rocha's brand of clompy wedge shoe was still going strong, densely covered in the same rustic leave-feather mix of the dresses above them and either in black or honey gold.
Sweeps of pleats expanded out beneath crochet concoctions in waves that breezily contoured the body and wafted as they walked. Hems were in multi lengths and layers and tailoring soft and fluid with double-caped backs.
Though colour may be on the agenda for many a designer elsewehere, you can rely on Rocha to keep it controlled and serene next summer.


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Цолак Олександрович Степанян (. , Сатхе Ахалкалакського повіту Тифліської губернії — . 8 жовтня 2002, Москва) — радянський і російський філософ, фахівець в галузі історичного матеріалізму і соціальної філософії. Член-кореспондент АН СРСР з 26 червня 1964 року по Відділенню філософії та права (філософія).

Біографія
Закінчив Московський індустріально-педагогічний інститут імені К. Лібкнехта, там же навчався в аспірантурі. З 1933 року викладав історичний та діалектичний матеріалізм у закладах вищої освіти Москви. Кандидат філософських наук (1935). Член ВКП(б) (1938). З 1939 року — член редколегії та завідувач відділу пропаганди «Комсомольської правди». У травні 1941 року за публікацію статті І. Баканова «Вчення Леніна — Сталіна про війну» було звільнено з посади і направлено на наукову роботу в ІФ АН СРСР.

У період німецько-радянської війни перебував у діючій армії (учасник оборони Москви, лектор політуправління Московського військового округу). З 1946 року знову працював в Інституті філософії; заступник директора, у 1965 — 1988 роках — завідувач сектору (з 1972 року — відділом) наукового комунізму . Лікар філософських наук (1951), професор. З 1988 року — радник при дирекції Інституту.

Член редколегії журналу «Питання філософії» (1947—1968). Голова Наукової ради АН СРСР із закономірностей розвитку комуністичних суспільних відносин та духовного життя соціалістичного суспільства. 1968 року на засіданні Президії академії запропонував створити у її складі Відділення наукового комунізму. У доповідній записці ЦК КПРС Цолак Степанян вказував:

"Філософія вивчає загальносоціологічні, політекономія — економічні, а науковий комунізм — соціально-політичні закономірності виникнення та розвитку комуністичної формації… Пропоную виділити теорію наукового комунізму як спеціальний напрям у системі Академії наук, створити Інститут наукового комунізму і цим возз'єднати в АН СРСР єдність всіх трьох складових частин марксизму-ленінізму, організувати Відділення соціально-політичних наук. Воно має об'єднати інститути, які безпосередньо займаються комплексом соціально-політичних проблем: Інститут наукового комунізму, Інститут міжнародного робітничого руху АН СРСР ІМРД, Інститут соціології РАН ІКСІ.

Нагороди

 Два ордени Трудового Червоного Прапора (20.01.1971; 05.01.1981).
 Орден «Знак Пошани» (22.02.1961, 1953).
 Медалі СРСР.

Основні роботи

 Книги

 «СРСР — соціалістична держава робітників і селян» (1937);
 «Хто такі націонал-соціалісти» (1942);
 «Питання марксистсько-ленінської філософії: збірка статей» (1950, спільно з Григорієм Глезерманом та Федором Єневичем);
 «Велика сила ідей ленінізму» (1950, спільно з Павлом Юдіним);
 «Про поступовий перехід від соціалізму до комунізму» (1951);
 «Розвиток В. І. Леніним та Й. В. Сталіним вчення про соціалізм та комунізм» (1952);
 «Будівництво комунізму та криза антикомунізму» (1959);
 «Закономірності переростання соціалістичної свідомості мас у комуністичну свідомість» (1963);
 «Дві фази у розвитку комуністичної формації» (1963);
 «Будівництво комунізму та духовний світ людини» (1966, редактор);
 «Діалектика сучасного у суспільному розвиткові» (1966, спільно з Федором Костянтиновим та Олександром Фрішем);
 «Пролетарський інтернаціоналізм та сучасність» (1970);
 «Радянський народ — будівельник комунізму» (тт. 1-2, 1977—1981; спільно з Курман-Галі Каракеєвим);
 «Діалектика становлення комуністичної формації: теоретико-методологічні проблеми» (1985)

 Статті

 «О роли Советского государства в построении коммунизма в СССР» // «О развитии советского социалистического общества» (1950);
 Развитие И. В. Сталиным вопросов исторического материализма в период Великой Отечественной войны // Вопросы марксистско-ленинской философии. М., 1950;
 «О противоречиях при социализме» // «Вопросы философии», 1955, № 2;
 «В. И. Ленин об общих закономерностях и конкретных формах перехода к социализму» // «Вопросы философии», 1957, № 2;
 «О закономерностях перерастания социализма в коммунизм» // «Коммунист», 1959, № 14;
 «Строительство коммунистического общества и духовная нищета его критиков» // «Проблемы мира и социализма», 1959, № 5;
 «Успехи коммунизма и кризис антикоммунизма» // «Вопросы философии», 1959, № 12;
 «XX век — век торжества коммунизма» // «Вопросы философии», 1961, № 7;
 «О предмете курса "Основы научного коммунизма"» // «Вопросы философии», 1962, № 6;
 «Формирование коммунистического сознания масс» // «Коммунист», 1962, № 11;
 «Опыт ускоренного развития от вековой отсталости к современному прогрессу» // «Вопросы философии», 1963, № 1;
 «Ленин о закономерностях строительства коммунистической формации» // «В. И. Ленин — великий теоретик» (1966);
 «Социалистический интернационализм и националистическая идеология» // «Марксизм-ленинизм — единое интернациональное учение. Вып. 6» (1969);
 «Социалистический выбор и теория конвергенции» // «Проблемы и противоречия перестройки» (1990);
 «Единство и противоречия в развитии мировой цивилизации» // «Цивилизация на перепутье» (1992);
 «Новый социальный взрыв или исторический компромисс» // «Конфликт и согласие в современной России» (1993);
 «Разрешать социальные противоречия на основе философии здравого смысла» // «Социально-политические конфликты в современной России» (1994).

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Російські філософи
Філософи СРСР
Кавалери ордена «Знак Пошани»
Кавалери ордена Трудового Червоного Прапора
Члени-кореспонденти РАН
Члени-кореспонденти АН СРСР
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The average life span of people has been increasing dramatically in all around the world. The aging of the world population causes major health and socioeconomic problems. There are two models define health and illness. The first is the biomedical model, and the other is the quality-of-life model. The biomedical model is the most familiar model to physicians which is the basis for many of the advances in medicine that have occurred during the last 100 years and is most useful for unicausal processes. However disability in the geriatric population is often multicausal. On the other hand "the quality-of-life model", focuses on function and well-being. It is most useful for understanding complex behaviors and is derived from the fields of social science, psychology, and economics. The quality of life concept becomes the corner stone in providing the optimal health care and quality of life measures will assume increasing importance in the field of rehabilitation. The increase in average life span is an important goal but the more important is to maintain the quality of life in also older ages. Providing productive and healthy life for elderly has to be main goal for health care professionals and there are lots of things to do for reaching these goals.


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iPod to Support Digital Radio?
September 4, 2007 at 7:06 am PT
According to "a reliable industry insider," the touchscreen iPod that Apple is expected to uncrate tomorrow will support digital radio. "The source said that the new iPods will be able to receive digital radio, and will include a 'buy-now' function to allow the user to download and buy tracks as they are being played," Vnunet reports. "This facility will be limited to tracks sold from the iTunes store, but Apple hopes to dramatically increase the number of tracks available via the service."
An interesting rumor, and one we've heard before. Back in 2004 word on the street had it that Apple had cut a deal with Sirius to offer an iPod with a built-in satellite radio receiver. But it hadn't. And according to Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin, it probably never would, because the feeling at Apple was that "they don't need to put a satellite radio in their box."
Has Apple reconsidered its position in the ensuing years? It's certainly possible. Remember Jobs once said "people don't want to watch video on their iPod" too.
Tagged with: Apple, digital radio, download, iPod, iTunes, John Paczkowski, Mel Karmazin, satellite, Sirius, Steve Jobs, touchscreen
First the NSA came for, well, jeez pretty much everybody's data at this point, and I said nothing because wait how does this joke work
— Parker Higgins via Twitter


An oft-repeated line in A Series of Unfortunate Events, a Netflix TV show recently adapted from a book series, feels apt for the moment. "In a world too often governed by corruption and arrogance," it goes, "it can be difficult to stay true to one's philosophical and literary principles." The story, by Lemony Snicket, follows the Baudelaire orphans—Violet (14 years old, when the series begins), Klaus (12), and Sunny (a baby)—who are shuttled from guardian to guardian, each one as incompetent as the next, as they're chased by Count Olaf, a distant relative of theirs dead set on acquiring the children's considerable fortune by any means necessary. The saying resonates with Violet and Klaus, who are keen intellects, because their desire to be noble conflicts constantly with what ensuring their own safety (and that of their friends) demands.
In January 2017, Holiday was offered a possible post as a communications director for a cabinet member of the Trump Administration; that opportunity, in retrospect, given the turmoil at the White House, reminded Holiday of Seneca's plight, one he did not want to navigate. Holiday, unlike the Baudelaires, was able to avoid a situation that may have easily frustrated his ability to stay true to his philosophical principles (being truthful presumably being among them).
But the self isn't just the difference between what we might be, if we lived up to our ideals, and what we are. The philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre made this point in his play, No Exit, says Ken Perlin, an artist, engineer, and professor of computer science at N.Y.U., where he directs the Games For Learning Institute. Perlin has said that Sartre has influenced his ideas about how virtual reality will shape the self in the near future.


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CEI-funded project strengthens capacities of frontline healthcare workers in South-Eastern Europe
The South-Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) Secretariat, a beneficiary of the CEI COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals, has unrolled the project "Strong nurses for strong health systems and a healthier world", a Know-how Exchange Programme activity funded under the CEI Fund at the EBRD. Its first regional webinar "Primary Healthcare as main gatekeeper and crucial systemic element in the COVID-19 containment", took place on 26 October 2020.
COVID-19 Extraordinary Call
CEI-supported pilot event on anti-corruption and good governance highlights challenges in Western Balkans
The Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI) anti-corruption initiative held a webinar presenting the State Capture Assessment Diagnostics (SCAD) tool on 30 October 2020 as part of the CEI KEP project "Capacity Building for Implementing Innovative EU Monitoring Tools for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption" funded under the CEI Fund at the EBRD.
Innovative companies from CEI Member States meet on PPE HEALTH PORTAL
Businesses and partners from Albania, Italy, Poland and Ukraine, met on 20 October in a webinar focused on the exchange of knowledge and the promotion of innovative products for countering the current health emergency.
Italian Health Institute sets two new CEI projects into motion
The Italian Health Institute (Istituto Superiore di Sanità – ISS), has recently kicked off two projects financed by Italy in the framework of the CEI COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals. Both actions will implement activities on Distance Learning on Epidemics and Pandemic outbreaks. One will target the countries of the Western Balkans and the other will target Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.
CEI Know-how Exchange Programme: Call for Proposals 2020 now open!
The CEI is glad to announce a Call for Proposals for the CEI Know‐how Exchange Programme (KEP) with funding made available by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely financed by the Italian Government.
Phase three of KEP project "CEI support for strengthening Energy Regulatory Authorities in Western Balkans" officially launched in Sofia
The transfer of know-how on market coupling initiatives among EU Member States to the National Regulatory Authorities of Albania (ERE), Energy Water Services Regulatory Commission of North Macedonia (ERC), Montenegro (REGAGEN) and Serbia (AERS) is the main objective of the third phase of the Know-how Exchange Programme project "CEI support for strengthening Energy Regulatory Authorities in the Western Balkans" launched in Sofia on 21 February.
Promoting geological, ecological and cultural heritage through sustainable development and creation of geo-parks in North Macedonia: GECCOSPARK officially launched in Skopje
Valorising the remarkable and unique geological, historical and naturalistic heritage of North Macedonia is one of the main objectives of the Know-how Exchange Programme project GECCOSPARK officially launched in Skopje (North Macedonia) on 12-14 February.
KEP Project on energy market integration: EU, Italy and Balkans get closer and closer
The second phase of the Know-how Exchange Programme Project "Support for Strengthening Energy Regulatory Authorities in the West
INNOVA.RISKS: know-how transfer from Italy to Moldova
In the framework of the INNOVA.RISKS Project, a Moldovan delegation (know-how recipient) went on a study visit to Italy on 23-26 October.
KEP project SAFEMEAT: final event held in Leskovac
In the framework of the 13th Symposium "Novel Technologies and economic development", the final event of the SAFEMEAT project was organised in Leskovac (Serbia) on 18 October by the Faculty of Technology in Leskovac, University of Niš, Serbia.
KEP Project: SMART RIVER GOVERNANCE 2.0 on integrated management of river areas in Moldova successfully completed
On 28 May, Chișinău hosted the Final workshop of the SM.Art RI.ver GO.vernance 2.0 Project. The project was supported by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, solely financed by Italy, and implemented through the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme.
CEI KEP Italy: Strengthening Energy Regulatory Authorities in the Western Balkans, first seminar in Trieste
In the framework of the CEI Know How Exchange Program (KEP) project for strengthening Energy Regulatory Authorities in the Western Balkans, on 29 March 2019, the CEI-Executive Secretariat hosted the first technical seminar aimed at sharing best practices and knowledge of EU procedures.
CEI-supported 7th International Master in Public Procurement Management: opening ceremony scheduled in Rome
The 7th edition of the International Master in Public Procurement Management (IMPPM) will kick off at the University of Tor Vergata in Rome on 5 March. The IMPPM is jointly organised by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the University of Rome ToR Vergata (Italy) and co-financed by the CEI Fund at the EBRD contributed by Italy. At the opening ceremony, a keynote address will be delivered by Mr. Antonio Capobianco, Acting Head of the OECD Competion Division.
CEI Fund at EBRD: four technical cooperation projects approved for 460,000 EUR
The First Committee of CEI National Coordinators' meeting was held in Rome on 22 February. The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi opened the gathering which witnessed the approval by the CEI National Coordinators of four technical cooperation projects to be supported by the CEI Fund at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), financed by Italy (2018 budget).
CEI KEP project We4Nature & Nature4us: valorisation of ecosystem services of Moldovan-Ukrainian borderland
On 10-13 February, the first practical laboratory on valuation of ecosystem services along with a workshop on identifying the institutional and economic barriers hindering the application of ecosystem services approach to local planning and resources management was held in Crocmaz, Moldova, in the framework of the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) project We4Nature & Nature4us: AAs Enshrined Ecosystem Services.
KEP Project TRAIN-DIE: kick-off meeting held in Parma
In the framework of the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) financed by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, the project TRAIN-DIE started with a kick-o
KEP ITALY: transferring best EU practice in field of waste oil management
The second capacity-building workshop of the WASTEOILFREE project (Integrated Waste-oils Management System. Transfer of Best Practices for Safe, Sustainable and Eco-friendly Transport in Serbia) was held in Belgrade on 19 October 2018 at the Serbian Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
KEP ITALY: conclusion of project "Support for Strengthening Energy Regulatory Authorities in the Western Balkans"
The final conference of the capacity building project "Support for Strengthening Energy Regulatory Authorities in the Western Balkans" was held in Budva - Montenegro on 12 October gathering representatives from the beneficiary countries, Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, as well as from the European Commission, the Energy Community, and energy stakeholders.
KEP ITALY: launching of the heritage first AID-HEFA project held in Tirana
The Heritage First Aid-HEFA project was launched on 20 June at the National Historical Museum of Tirana, Albania.
KEP project WASTEOILFREE: first capacity building training held in Serbia
Within the project "Integrated Waste-Oils Management System - Transfer of Best Practices for Safe, Sustainable and Eco-friendly Transport in Serbia (WASTEOILFREE)" the first training workshop on improvement of waste oils management framework in Serbia held on 24 April 2018.


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Vatis Tech raises €200K to develop its AI-powered online speech recognition platform
Vatis Tech intends to deliver, for various fields in several languages, the most accurate and easy-to-use voice recognition API ever.
Vatis Tech, a Bucharest-based firm, has announced that the AI online voice recognition platform has been closed for more than €200K.
Created in 2020, Vatis Tech intends to deliver, for various fields in several languages, the most accurate and easy-to-use voice recognition API ever.
They are specialized in the media, financial, technology, and medical areas, and the voice recognition algorithms they create.
Developers can utilize the API in order to incorporate Vatis technology in their goods and services, get special support, and profit from favorable rates.
Vatis Tech, a Bucharest-based firm, has announced that the AI online voice recognition platform has been closed for more than €200K. This funding is supplied by the TechAngels president, Early Game Ventures, the Sparking Capital, and the Mălin.
Created in 2020, Vatis Tech intends to deliver, for various fields in several languages, the most accurate and easy-to-use voice recognition API ever. At the same time, it works to enable everyone to use its infrastructure to create bespoke language recognition models with a minimum of resources.
"At Vatis Tech, we focus on creating European language recognition algorithms for European languages including French, Italian, German, Dutch, and Polish," says founder and CEO Adrian Ispas. "Of course we started with the Romanian language and we have demonstrated that our solution has better outcomes than the technology available to established players."
In tests conducted up to now, the transcription accuracy of its rival has reached 84 percent, compared to 94 percent for Vatis Tech. They are specialized in the media, financial, technology, and medical areas, and the voice recognition algorithms they create.
The service may be tried online by anybody. Developers can utilize the API in order to incorporate Vatis technology in their goods and services, get special support, and profit from favorable rates.
What makes Vatis Tech different?
As tech boys are imprecise, costly, and you must wait for their updates, the game was disrupted by Vatis Tech. They focus mostly on the European languages and are cheaper with their technology and can generate a minimum of resources for your custom-made models.
The Romanian-based company aims to deliver the most precise and user-friendly voice recognition API in several languages for many areas. At the same time, they seek to allow anyone to use their infrastructure to develop bespoke voice recognition models with little resources.
They are developing an automatic transcription platform and an audio and video information summary. They want to alter the way media material is created and edited. The platform presents the most significant thoughts, an edited transcript, an excerpt from a list of questions, referenced entities, and a short description. They intend to build specialist speech models for text fields like media, education, or medicine in order to provide voice-to-text functionality for people in different fields.
"We are pleased to assist Vatis Tech on its quest to become one of Europe's leaders in voice recognition," said Vlad Sarca, Sparking Capital Partner. The industry for automatic speech recognition has now reached more than $17 billion and is seeing substantial development."
They realize that company executives want to improve their customer experience, to train or to integrate their voice data with other data sources so that they may take advantage of rivals. This potential has been noticed by the Vatis Tech team and provides solutions that can be implemented in the cloud and on-site to organizations wishing to benefit from technology competitively.
Mălin — TechAngels Chairman — declared in a statement: "I loved Adrian, Emanuel, and Alexandru, and I believe Vatis Tech is developing in a generous, nevertheless innovative market." He feels that they can be the best, and they are here to assist them as investors. He is glad to be involved in a multiple-use initiative, helping technology to become more local and human.
Mobius Labs raises $6M to help more sectors tap into computer vision


Now, one of latest major recalls isn't a bacterial contamination but it might be just as dangerous. On Sept. 5, nearly 450,000 pounds of ready-to-eat, frozen chicken from Wayne Farms, LLC were recalled for possibly containing bits of metal.
Though there "have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or injury" associated with these products' consumption, she USDA is advising consumers to check their fridges and freezers immediately. Any chicken that may be affected should be thrown away or returned to the original vendor.


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What percentage of FF are platinum?
I am new to Qantas FF and am 480SC away from Platinum and keen to get it so that I can (hopefully) buy full price economy tickets from CBR-MEL during busy times when flights are otherwise full.
I am interested to know what percentage of FFs are Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum.
Does any body have any ideas?
Does anybody know what percentage of Qantas domestic flights are taken by FFs?
The reason I'm interested is that I have noticed that higher status people tend to get the seats they like more often, depending on many other factors as well, I'm sure. However, on some flights, Gold doesn't seem to make much difference, eg afternoon flights on Friday out of Canberra, or 7am flights from MEL-SYD. (however, GOLD does seems make a lot of difference for 6am flights from MEL-SYD) These observations got me thinking about the number of seats taken by frequent flyer / non ff travellers on domestic flights, and then the percentage of ff members in each of the status levels.
Try this thread Number of QFF Members!
Probably around 60,000 platinums. As for the rest of the statuses any figures mentioned would probably be guess work rather than fact.
Hi Paul, welcome to the board. Can concur it is almost impossible to get seats out of CBR some afternoons (except the late evening flight) at less than a weeks notice without a Platinum card.
Nor does a Platinum! Last time I flew on the 17:20 flight CBR-MEL I was in row 23 (an my preference is forward aisle), the time before was 20F (rear window). And neither of these involved last minute changes.
But on just about every other flight I take it does make a difference, so good luck!
I have been told by a QF staff member that there are roughly 4.5million frequent flyers, of whom approx 500,000 have status, of whom 60,000 are Platinum.
So roughly 1.3% of frequent flyers are Platinum.
I believe the issue here would be that flights into and out of CBR would have a much higher than usual percentage of Chairman's Lounge pax on them, hence row 23 for a WP!
Same with any airline. Certain business flights have an extremely high percentage of top status FFP members. Back when I used to commute it was typical for 1/2 to 3/4 of our flight up early Monday morning and back late on Friday to be the same pax, week in week out. They all were either NZ*G, NZ*E (top status) &/or Koru Club members.


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The BFI's seven biggest production awards of 2017
By Andreas Wiseman2017-12-30T08:50:00+00:00
The BFI awarded seven movies £1m or more in 2017 with satirist Chris Morris' anticipated follow-up to controversial 2010 comedy Four Lions the recipient of this year's biggest grant.
Since launching the BFI Film Fund seven years ago, the organisation's biggest single production grant remains the £2m awarded to Aardman and Studiocanal's animation Early Man in 2015. That film is due for release in 2018.
1. Untitled Chris Morris Project, See-Saw Productions Limited (£1.5m)
Source: Creative Commons
Satirist Morris's anticipated first film since controversial 2010 comedy Four Lions has been kept largely under wraps after shooting last year in the US and the Caribbean. Cast is understood to include Anna Kendrick, Kayvan Novak, James Adomian and Orange is the New Black's Danielle Brooks. Film4 backed the project which is produced by See-Saw Films and Archer Gray Productions
2. Country Music, Fable Pictures Ltd (£1.4m)
Jessie Buckley, Taboo
Taboo actress Jessie Buckley plays as a musician from Glasgow who dreams of becoming a Nashville star. The BFI and Film4-backed musical-drama, also starring Julie Walters and Sophie Okonedo, will showcase country songs from both sides of the Atlantic. Faye Ward (Suffragette) produces; Entertainment One snapped up worldwide rights last May. In-demand director Harper, whose TV credits include War & Peace and Peaky Blinders, is currently attached to Amazon Studios feature project The Aernonauts which has Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in talks.
3= Out Of Blue, Cannon and Morley Productions Ltd (£1.2m)
Out Of Blue
Patricia Clarkson (Shutter Island), Mamie Gummer (The End of the Tour) and Teyonah Parris (Chi-Raq) star in Morley's follow up to The Falling. Based on Martin Amis's neo-noir detective novel Night Train, Clarkson stars in the lead role as homicide detective Mike Hoolihan. Developed by BBC Films and BFI, the film is produced by Luc Roeg (We Need To Talk About Kevin), Cairo Cannon (Dreams Of A Life), Dignity Film Finance and Ellenglaze Films and is sold worldwide by UK outfit Independent. Picturehouse swooped on UK rights to the drama-thriller which shot in New Orleans, Louisiana and is now in post-production.
3= The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, Good Boy Developments Limited (£1.2m)
Chewitel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in his directorial debut which is adapted from the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. The film follows 13-year-old William Kamkwamba (newcomer Maxwell Simba) who is thrown out of school when his family can no longer afford the fees. Sneaking back into the school library, he finds a way, using the bones of the bicycle belonging to his father, to build a windmill which then saves his village from famine. Participant Media, BBC Films and BFI back the project which is produced by Potboiler Productions' Andrea Calderwood (The Last King of Scotland) and Gail Egan (A Most Wanted Man). The Malawi shoot wrapped at the end of 2017.
4= Been So Long, GreenAcre Films (£1m)
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Been So Long
In this modern-day romance set on the streets of London's Camden Town district, Bafta-winner Michaela Coel, whose TV series Chewing Gum was a hit for Netflix in the US, plays a single mother who, on a rare night on the town, is charmed by a handsome yet troubled stranger (former Screen Star Of Tomorrow Arinze Kene). Directed by Tinge Krishnan (Junkhearts), the film is based on the play by Ché Walker and Arthur Darvill. Supporting cast includes Joe Dempsie (Game Of Thrones), George MacKay (Captain Fantastic), Ronke Adekoluejo (NW), Luke Norris (Poldark) and Ashley Thomas (24: The Legacy). Netflix picked up world rights in a splashy multi-million dollar deal.
4= The Souvenir, JWH Films Limited (£1m)
Billed as Hogg's most-commercial film to date, Robert Pattinson, Tom Burke, Richard Ayoade and Ariane Labed star alongside an as-yet unannounced newcomer in the BBC Films-backed story of a young film student in the early 1980s who becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man. Martin Scorsese is an executive producer on the surefire festival friend, which wrapped shoot in late 2017. Hogg's previous drama Exhibition secured berths at Locarno, London and New York, among others.
4= Yardie, Warp Films Ltd (£1m)
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Yardie
Idris Elba's directorial debut stars Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner) in the lead role with Stephen Graham and Elba playing supporting roles alongside Jamaican actors Shantol Jackson, Sheldon Shepherd and Everaldo Creary. The Warp Films drama follows the story of a young Jamaican named 'D' who, on arriving in early 1980s London, unexpectedly finds the young man who assassinated his revered brother back in Jamaica ten years before. His quest for justice explodes into a violent street war that could end up killing him and his loved ones. Financiers include Studiocanal, BFI, BBC Films and Screen Yorkshire.
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