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Learn English at Home Toward's LEAH's expansion into Hounslow so that isolated refugees and migrants with poor levels of English can improve their language skills. £10,000
Over 2 Years Other - social London 2017
The Race Equality Centre Towards the integration of refugees, supporting them into employment, education and volunteering. £10,000
Over 1 Year Other - social East Midlands 2016
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited Towards a pioneering collaborative programme, STROKESTRA, designed to enhance stroke recovery for patients and their carers using group creative music-making alongside professional musicians. £10,000
Over 1 Year Other - arts Yorkshire & The Humber 2019
Philharmonia Ltd Towards a creative music-making project for Looked After Children. £10,000
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The Royal Marsden Hospital Towards improving childhood cancer care so that young patients lead longer, healthier lives. £10,000
Over 1 Year Young People's Improved Mental Health London 2017
The Jerusalem Foundation Towards the Jerusalem Music Centre. £10,000
Over 1 Year Other - arts London 2016
NoFit State Community Circus Ltd Towards redesigning NoFit State's vibrant Youth Circus programme to increase accessibility for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. £10,000
Over 2 Years Young People's Improved Mental Health Wales 2019
SOS Domestic Abuse Projects Towards delivering Inspiring Families Programme in Southend for families who are experiencing domestic abuse but who wish to stay together. £10,000
Over 1 Year Other - social East of England 2017
Manchester Jewish Museum Towards addressing growing racial intolerance in Greater Manchester through the recruitment, training and support of non-Jewish volunteers from local migrant communities. £10,000
Over 2 Years Arts as a tool to achieve social change North West 2019
Action Foundation Towards the development of a model of informal social English classes for vulnerable migrants delivered through community groups and churches. £10,000
Over 2 Years Other - social North East 2018
NoFit State Community Circus Ltd Towards core costs to safeguard NoFit State's community team and redesign to better meet the needs of the communities it serves. £10,000
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Langdon Foundation Towards supporting the salary of an Employment Co-ordinator which will extend its service to the community, upscale the New Chapters operation and provide an effective working model. £10,000
Over 1 Year Other - social South East 2017
Fitzrovia Youth in Action Towards a general donation £10,000
More Music Towards the final phase of More Music's redevelopment plan in order to benefit participants, audiences and artists. £10,000
Over 1 Year (OLD) Arts in Deprived Communities North West 2015
Dementia UK Towards a two-year pilot Admiral Nurse service to provide specialist family centred support to people living with a diagnosis of young onset dementia. £10,000
Over 1 Year Other - health UK-wide 2018
National Centre for Circus Arts Towards a project of weekly workshops to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of young people aged 8 to 15 who are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. £10,000
Over 1 Year Young People's Improved Mental Health UK-wide 2019
UK Men's Sheds Association Towards the construction of a shed building at Anchor Hanover's West Hall retirement village in partnership with UKMSA and Woking Men's Shed to pilot a working shed in a care setting. £10,000
Over 1 Year Improved quality of life for carers and for older people South East 2019
Grampian Hospitals Art Trust SCIO Towards the development of work with older patients and carers. £10,000
Over 1 Year Improved quality of life for carers and for older people Scotland 2018
The Paper Birds Theatre Company Towards a pilot digital project exploring the concept of empathy and what makes us care for others with 90 young people £10,000
Other - arts England 2021
Young Futures Towards additional expenditure related to Covid-19 £10,000
OCD Action Towards an online peer support network, helpline, support 'app' and social events for young people with OCD. £13,300
Aspex Visual Arts Trust Towards the extension of a programme of visual arts workshops for people with dementia and a carers support group. £13,700
Over 1 Year Arts as a tool to achieve social change South East 2020
National Activity Providers Association Towards expansion of the helpline during C-19 £15,000
Over 1 Year Improved quality of life for carers and for older people UK-wide 2020
Empire Fighting Chance Towards core costs £15,000
Over 1 Year Young People's Improved Mental Health South West 2020


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I can't prove it is true, but I can't prove it is false with a counter-example either. Thanks for the help.

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This meal is as Southern as it gets. Pork chops and field peas. YUMMY. We usually serve dishes like this in the fall when we get the field peas fresh from the garden. It's heaven on earth. In the South, the pork chops are normally served straight out of the skillet but I'm going to give this a try because it sounds so good.
Now, this is my kind of eatin'. I guess I'll have to wait until December to try this though. Out here in Richmond there are no field peas, no butter beans, no crowders, no etc. It is said Richmond is the south but I have to wonder what south? It sure isn't the south we all know and love.
This looks SO GOOD!! I'm going to have to give this a try!
Ok, here's my 'review'……….FANTASTIC………..IT'S A KEEPER! Even Rick, (and we know how picky he is) loved this! He made a suggestion for me to add a whole sweet potato on top because he loves that with pork. So, keep posting recipes!
Definitely a keeper! I like sweet potatoes with pork chops, too. One of my favorite meals is a pan-fried pork chop with a baked sweet potato and a Ceasar salad!
I'm very glad Rick liked this. And, if Mary wants to put a sweet potato on top the next time she makes this I'm all for it. But, if you feel so inclined to put a sweet potato on top the next time WE have this dish, I recommend you go lie down until the feeling goes away. Don't mess with this meal.
Note to Mary: If Peggy ends up putting a sweet potato on MY pork chops I will personally drive to Clinton and shoot out your porch light.
Making the recipe for the 2nd time today and added a sweet potato. Really think you need to give this a try on Chip! Just tell him it's Halloween mashed potatos!
This is such an excellent, simple recipe. i found this recipe by trying to figure out what I was going to do with a 5 lb. bag of frozen field peas I found at Wal-Mart for $1. We have enjoyed this dish several times since then.
This is one of my favorite dishes! I serve it with rice (to serve the peas over), greens and chow chow. Hot cornbread makes it complete.


We're in the mood for staying warm and cozy around this time of year, but there's too much to do. Before the weather truly turns, we can fit in a few more great days of running, hiking, and even biking. Cooler weather often causes our little aches and pains to rear their heads, and those first aches of the season always catch us off guard. That's back already?
But not all aches are linked to cooler weather. Keep reading to learn about what may be causing that stabbing pain in the bottoms of your feet.
Our feet each have a thick band of tissue that spans the heel to your toes. These tissues helps support the arch and the muscles of your foot. It's when they're overly stretched when problems can occur. Tiny tears can start to form in the surface of these tissues, causing pain and inflammation.
Stabbing pain the bottom of your foot is a common symptom of Plantar Fasciitis. It may only occur in the morning or after you've gotten back to your feet after sitting for a long time. The pain may last for a few steps, and then fade away.
Your physician will want to examine your feet to make sure you really are suffering from Plantar Fasciitis, and not from a broken bone or other injury. Your doctor will discuss the options with you and will help you select the best one for your situation.
Possible treatment options include medication to reduce inflammation, steroid injections, or physical therapy. Surgery or more invasive methods may be helpful in reducing pain from Plantar Fasciitis as well.
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A Reckoning in Boston
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Duke Ellington's "New World A-Comin'," composed by Duke Ellington in 1943 and premiered at Carnegie Hall. The piece features Ellington admirer Aaron Diehl on the piano. Diehl is the artistic partner of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. The title was inspired by Roy Ottley's book by the same name which envisioned a better life for African Americans after World War II.

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Her: I feel so dreadfully sorry for these poor local women.
Me: Oh? I didn't quite understand.
Her: Yes, the women, the poor souls. Mothers have no babysitters, absolutely no support. They have to do it all on their own. I just don't understand how the women can manage.
I smile at the innocence and ignorance of the comment.
Me: Ah, but they don't. They have more readymade support in a small local village than an entire American city will offer.
She looked at me, puzzled, and added: And you, too. All on your own as well. How do you handle it?
Seeing that she hadn't grasped my first statement, I gathered things weren't sinking in. I just smiled.
See, it is impossible to travel through the islands and claim exemption from local custom. You do not own your children; they are the responsibility of the entire community. With a white-skinned towhead, you present a magnet irresistible to the local villagers. The cruising community came to call our local fan club the "Bracarazzi." as other cruisers traveling behind us would be asked in awe if they knew Braca, opening their phones to proudly show a small Caucasian boy swamped in a crowd of grinning faces. I once had to chase down a woman who had swooped in on Braca, then eleven-months old, and ran as fast as she could into the bush with a screaming baby. When I heard my child's cries and realized what had happened, I quickly took chase. There she was, clinging onto a child in full-fit, clicking off Selfies at fifty a second with a cheek-splitting grin and a red-faced toddler clearly in distress. When I approached she proudly looked up at me, clearly quite pleased with her efforts.
Finding your child is no problem; they are either trailing a long line of enthusiastic playmates or they are at the epicenter of a thick crowd of curious observers. It is reclaiming them than can provide some tricky negotiation. I've often had to clamber through a crowd five deep and watched the faces of disappointment when I've pulled my children away. Childcare is by no means difficult to procure as a local; nor by extension is it difficult to obtain as a guest to the community.
While I am not a mother willing to drop my child in the arms of strangers in my own neighborhood, I am more than willing to do so on a small remote island hundreds of miles from home. Indeed, we have done so on many occasions and have returned to find them fully entrenched in local activity – dragging a cardboard car across the sand or playing naked in the shallows surrounded by a dozen kids. Doted on and adored, the villagers take your child into the fold with no hesitation or reservation. If you want the key to the door of local acceptance, travel with children. I left my Russian friend on the beach with her pity and her misconception. Perhaps she will come back one day as a mother herself and gain a totally different insight into the local culture.


Remerber before you hit me that I have teeth that could easily crush the bones of your hand,but that I choose not to bite you.
Don't be angry for me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work,your entertainment and your firends. I have only you.
Be aware that however you treat me, I'll never forget it and if it's cruel it may affect me forever.
Take care of me when I get old. You too,will grow old.
Go with me on difficult journeys. Never say I can't bear to watch it or let it happen in my absent. Everything is easily for me if you are there. Remember,I love you.


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Alec Baldwin turns over cellphone in 'Rust' shooting investigation
Alec Baldwin has turned over his cellphone so it can be searched for evidence in the criminal investigation into the fatal "Rust" shooting.
On Friday morning, the star and producer of the low-budget western — who fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21 — provided his cellphone to sheriff's deputies in New York, according to Santa Fe County Sheriff's spokesman Juan Rios and Baldwin's attorney.
Suffolk County Sheriff's investigators in New York will review the contents of Baldwin's phone to search for text messages, emails, photos or other data that may be relevant to New Mexico's Santa Fe County Sheriff's investigation into the accidental shooting, Rios said.
"Once that data is retrieved from the phone, they will provide the data to us," Rios said.
As recently as Thursday, sheriff's investigators expressed frustration at the delay in obtaining Baldwin's cellphone.
New Mexico First Judicial Dist. Atty. Mary Carmack-Altwies — Santa Fe County's top law enforcement officer, who is overseeing the case — had stepped in to lead negotiations with Baldwin and his Los Angeles attorney, Aaron Dyer, to allow Baldwin's phone to be searched.
The process was complicated because Baldwin didn't provide his phone voluntarily, according to an affidavit for the search warrant.
In addition, the actor had returned to New York, where he has a home in the Hamptons, and New Mexico authorities seemed powerless to force him to turn over the phone.
"Alec voluntarily provided his phone to the authorities this morning so they can finish their investigation," Dyer said in a statement.
Santa Fe County Magistrate Judge David Segura on Dec. 16 authorized a search warrant allowing local law enforcement to search Baldwin's iPhone for evidence that may prove valuable to their investigation of the fatal shooting that also injured the film's director, Joel Souza.
The search warrant issued by Segura was enforceable only in New Mexico, according to local attorneys, leading to the behind-the-scenes effort to work out a consent agreement. Because of these jurisdiction issues, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office was brought into the negotiations.
The various parties worked out an agreement over what data could be taken from the phone, Rios said.
Baldwin's delay in turning over the cellphone fueled additional controversy surrounding his role in the tragedy.
Last weekend, Baldwin posted a video on Instagram, denying that he was trying to impede the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office investigation.
"Any suggestion that I am not complying with requests or orders or demands or search warrants about my phone, that is bull-[expletive], that's a lie," Baldwin said in the video from his car.
"This is a process where one state makes a request to another state. Someone from another state can't come to you and say, 'Gimme your phone, gimme this, gimme that.' They can't do that," Baldwin said in the video. "They have to go through the state you live in. It's a process that takes time."
Dyer downplayed suggestions that Baldwin's cellphone would provide any tantalizing evidence.
"This matter isn't about his phone, and there are no answers on his phone. Alec did nothing wrong," the attorney said. "It is clear that he was told it was a cold gun, and was following instructions when this tragic accident occurred. The real question that needs to be answered is how live rounds got on the set in the first place."
Earlier this week, the movie's 24-year-old armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, sued the weapons provider in New Mexico, Seth Kenney, alleging he supplied a mismarked box of ammunition containing live rounds to the set. Kenney has denied supplying any live ammunition to the set.
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Almost a year ago I came across a three tiered shelf at a garage sale. My friend was covered with envy. She really wanted it. I'm sure I should have just given it to her, but for whatever reason I hung on to it.
Last week I was at Goodwill and what do I spy? An almost identical three tiered corner shelf. I immediately knew I had to purchase it for Emily.
As my wheels turned I thought about how fun it would be for us to have a craft day, repurposing our funky shelves to see what different ideas we could come up with.
So here it is….one shelf, two ways.
We each painted our shelf with chalk paint and waxed it**. We both decided on our own to use it sideways instead of standing. I wanted a place for my youngest to organize some of his books in his room. She was looking to corral some scarves and jewelry. There are so many ways you could utilize these fun shelves.
I had the idea of finishing my shelf out with old baseballs. Emily had some great garage sale finds she hung on to for a project just like this. They are old picture frames she placed wallpaper scraps in.
I always find it interesting when I post a project the varying opinions and suggests it will receive. The truth is if I found ten shelves and asked ten friends to transform them there would be ten different results.
There is more than one way to skin a cat, so the kind of gross saying goes.
Why is it then we tend to react so severely when something is not done our way?
What fun would this project day have been if I would have told Emily how to paint her shelf, what it should look like and how to do it? I would never have had the opportunity to be blown away by her creativeness. Unfortunately, I don't handle all situations with the same open-mindedness.
Those closest to me suffer from my affliction to be right.
The roots of this problem are big ones, mainly pride and dis-trust if I am being honest. Sure sometimes my ideas are good ones or I am able to see an easier way for things to get done, but even then, do I really need to always voice my opinion?
I'm sure my husband, Todd, is sayin' AMEN about right now.
My girlfriend and I were having this exact conversation about how hard it is in marriage to sit back when you don't agree with the way your husband is handling a situation and even sometimes when you think his way is flat out wrong. It is so hard. SO HARD!
And I'm not just talking about disagreeing on how he loads the dishwasher (because he will always be wrong there)! I mean big stuff like finances and kids and work situations and helping around the house.
We clearly see the right way, better way, faster way and if we could just handle it ourselves then these would be non issues, right?
It happens in friendships, committees, PTO, bridge club, classrooms, with our kids and even in Sunday school. If you are saddled with another person disagreement is sure to arise.
The bible is clear about how to handle these sticky situations of not seeing eye to eye. It doesn't say choose your battles, it doesn't say if you really think your right it's ok to make waves and it doesn't say it even matters if you are right (except on Jesus being THE way).
I remember the light bulb moment I had when God revealed this truth to me. It changed the way I handled disagreements with my husband and friends.
The word submit is such a dicey and misunderstood word that I don't even really want to focus on today. If it helps you, read submit as find peace with one another out of reverence for Christ. Reverence is the word I'm drawn to.
One definition I found and love is that reverence implies profound respect mingled with love, devotion, or awe.
Do you respect the Lord and His ways? Do you love God? Are you devoted to Him? Are you in complete awe of your maker?
If so, then drop having the upper hand all the time.
Have you ever tried having a conversation with your kid (or maybe husband) when the TV was on something they were really into? You know the way they look at you, but aren't really looking at you or listening to you…they are looking straight through you…focused on the TV behind you.
That's what I think of when I find myself wanting to tell my husband what he is doing wrong and how to do it my way. I look through him and see Christ on the other side. I give in to God, not my husband.
Submitting out of respect, love and devotion to God, not my husband…because usually in these pivotal moments I don't have those feelings for Todd. Remember – there are two ways to skin a cat. My way may not even be the right way and it's likely not the only way. I find that when you back up this submission with prayer, God will cover the situation, good or bad. Even if the person you are submitting to is a non-believer, wrong, stubborn or mean. God will honor when you submit in His name.
With this fresh mindset it's never about me knowing more than the other person or me trusting the other person is making the best decision. When I chose to make peace instead of a power struggle I am trusting in God's faithfulness and knowledge.
When you stand back and let the situation unfold in complete trust and reverence you will be blown away by God's sovereign and creative hand. You'll see there is always two ways to do things.
I pre-drilled a hole in the shelf and the baseball with a drill bit slightly smaller than the long screw I was using to hold the ball to the shelf. I used a screw that had threads all the way to the top. Screwing from the inside of the shelf towards the outside I attached the baseball. Before screwing the baseball I laced the screw with Gorilla Glue for a firm hold once attached. Then I touched up the screw head with paint.
Hi! Your words were just what I needed this morning.
Submit is SUCH a dirty word for me, Lol! My husband is my partner, not my "boss". But seeing past him (anyone) and submitting to God is REALLY what it's all about. Thank you for helping me to see that.
Of course we know that doesn't mean being a doormat either. Which brings me to a very toxic and troubled person in our family… my sister-in-law. Every time she is mad at her brother (my husband) she treats us/me in a vile, verbally abusive manner. I have always "forgiven and forget", pray for her, and move on. This has gone on for a decade. Enough is enough.
We no longer talk to or go around her. I am so conflicted, as this feels so wrong. She may need professional help, but refuses to think she is in any way wrong- EVER! I don't know what to do, but we won't tolerate her controlling behavior anymore. She does it to everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE. Any advice??
Friend, I just soak in your goodness! You have such a gift!!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! Lunch soon?
So cool that you bought it for your friend. I also love that you both refinished it differently. Such cool ideas. Blessed to be your neighbor at the Ra Ra Linkup today.
Thanks Tara – it was a fun thing to do with a partner in crime 🙂 thank you for stopping by!
I like it. The Baseball is a nice touch.
What a beautiful color and such a great repurpose!
Wow! I had a situation with my husband this morning as I was leaving for work. I've been asking God all day to help me not open my mouth, to just let it go. And now I read this and I have tears in my eyes. Thank you for the wisdom. This is my blessing today from the Lord for focusing on Him and not myself and what I think is right or wrong.
I don't know why things like this always blow my mind but they do. Our God is in the details and cares for us in such sweet ways. I am beyond thankful and blessed he could use me and this space to speak into your life. Blessings to your marriage. It can be so hard but is one of life's richest blessings in my opinion!


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New Year's honour for PASMA MD
PASMA managing director Peter Bennett has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours List for his services to business in the access and work at height sector.
PASMA is a not-for-profit organisation representing the international mobile access tower industry. Managing director of PASMA since 2006, Peter is also chair of the Access Industry Forum (AIF), a founding trustee and current chair of the No Falls Foundation charity, and, most recently, was instrumental in establishing the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Working at Height.
In 2007, he was appointed executive director of the Ladder Association. He has also served as a Council member, Training Committee chairman and president of IPAF, the International Powered Access Federation.
PASMA chair Gillian Rutter said: "This honour is richly deserved and reflects the huge contribution that Peter has made, not only to the growth and success of PASMA, but to the development and recognition of the work at height industry in general."
"He is passionate about height safety as evidenced by the fact that PASMA alone now trains upwards of 75,000 people a year - an increase of 2,500 per cent compared with 1999/2000."
Peter Bennett adds: "In accepting this honour I am deeply conscious of the need to acknowledge the unstinting help and support I have received, and continue to receive, from the PASMA secretariat, PASMA members and, of course, my colleagues in the Access Industry Forum and the wider work at height community."
"I would also like to pay tribute to those individuals who willingly give up their precious time to serve as PASMA officers and committee members to advance the work and role of the Association. This honour is as much for them as it is for me."
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Back in January, the Melbourne mom gave birth to a 13.36 pound boy ― without an epidural.
Instead, Corrigan was given "laughing gas," according to BuzzFeed. That was probably necessary considering "little" Brian was twice the size of the average Australian baby when he was born.
Before he was born, doctors told her Brian would be on the large side ― around 11 pounds ― but she posted on Facebook that she was still in shock that her child exceeded that goal.
Brian, who was named after his father, is Corrigan's third child. One daughter weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces while the other was 7 pounds, 12 ounces.
Corrigan credits the hospital staff and hubby Brian with helping her give birth to her baby.
"This is the first pregnancy I've got to experience with a natural labour, the longest I've ever been pregnant and I've got the fat little man that I wanted," she added.


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Based on a comparison of 31 countries in 2015, Iceland ranked the highest in Duration of Working Life (Total) with 46.6 years followed by Switzerland and Sweden. On the other end of the scale was Turkey with 28.0 years, Italy with 30.7 years and Macedonia with 31.2 years.
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Predawn Atlas V launch visible for hundreds of miles
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An Atlas V rocket flashed through the predawn sky as it blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 6:28 a.m. Friday. It carried a a Mexican government communications satellite toward orbit on United Launch Alliance's 100th mission.
The launch from Launch Complex 41 used 1.6 million pounds of thrust, lighting up a low deck of clouds before shooting through into darkness.
The rocket with Mexican communication satellite left swirls of vapor from it contrails in the Floridas sky that could be seen as far south as Miami. The white streaks stood out clearly in the ink blue of the early morning as the waning gibbous moon still hung high
Instead of at the opening of Friday's 20-minute window, liftoff came at the end of it.
The launch came after several holds including a dramatic hold with less than a minute left in the countdown when a boat strayed into the hazard area, USA Today reported.
Weather conditions, including a towering 13,000-foot cloud also kept the attention of NASA and U.S. Air Force range officers.
"It just added excitement to the mission," said Omar Charfen, the Mexsat program manager. "It's a long flight, so we still need to wait until the end."
The Boeing made Morelos-3, the third of three ordered from Boeing to form Mexico's $1 billion Mexsat constellation, was deployed 2 hours and 52 minutes after liftoff on a trajectory that put it 22,300 miles over the equator.
Two more Atlas Vs could launch this month, including a national security satellite targeting a liftoff next Thursday morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Launch of a Global Positioning System satellite from Cape Canaveral is planned at the end of the month.
United Launch Alliance is a joint venture owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which merged their Atlas and Delta rocket fleets in December 2006.
The Colorado-based company has a near-perfect launch record since then, but is beginning an overhaul to phase out use of the Atlas V's Russian main engine and lower costs to compete with SpaceX and international competitors in the commercial launch market.
United Launch Alliance has begun developing the new Vulcan rocket, which it hopes will be ready to fly for the first time in 2019.
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The KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer is constructed completely of metal and comes in 37 color choices to match any kitchen décor. If you are looking for power and perfection for all things cooking and baking, then look no further.
It has a 325 watt motor, giving it enough power to handle heavy mixes, including bread dough. It has 10 speeds that range from a fast whip for whipping cream to a very slow mix for blending wet and dry ingredients. The pin holding the beater attachment spins in a counter clockwise direction while the beater itself moves in a clockwise direction. This double motion allows the beater to cover more of the surface area of the bowl, eliminating the need to rotate the bowl itself.
The head of this mixer tilts back to give better access to the bowl. There is also a locking mechanism while the head is in the down position, to ensure that the beater maintains proper contact with the bowl.
It comes with a 5 quart bowl made of stainless steel; enough space for a double batch of cookies. The handle of the bowl is designed with a special contour to fit the hand comfortably, making lifting a bowl full of ingredients easier on the wrist.
The unit comes with a detachable pouring shield. This shield is designed to make pouring batter from the bowl spill-proof. It also acts as a funnel when adding ingredients to the bowl with the mixer head in the down position, and a splatter shield when the mixer is in motion.
Three beaters come packaged with this unit: the flat paddle beater is used for mixing batters of medium to heavy density, the wire whisk is for lighter weight tasks and whipping air into a mixture, and the dough hook is used for both the mixing and kneading of bread dough. The flat beater and dough hook are coated and dishwasher safe.
The Artisan 5 quart mixer is designed to work with other KitchenAid stand mixer attachments that are sold separately. The head of this mixer contains what KitchenAid refers to as a power hub. This power hub uses the mixer's motor to power an assortment of optional attachments that include items such as pasta rollers and presses, a slicer/shredder, and even an all metal grain mill. Extra stainless mixing bowls and replacement beaters are available.
The KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer just might revolutionize the way you bake and cook.
KitchenAid's 5 quarts are always considered classic. Love the Artisan, really nifty piece of equipment with lots of features that making prep work a LOT more efficient, and is pretty solid too. Pretty suitable name.


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Eagles Youngster Earns Rising Star Nod
Discussion in 'Blog' started by walesy, Aug 19, 2019.
By walesy on Aug 19, 2019 at 12:22 PM
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It's been a successful season for the West Coast Eagles in many ways, from their impressive run of form since round seven to the way they've handled the pressure as reigning premiers over the course of the entire half and away season. Another real positive to come out of this year has been the continued improvement of many of this team's younger players; in particular, forward Oscar Allen. The youngster, who is capable of playing in a range of positions, has undoubtedly been one of the standout members of his team this season.
The 20-year-old earned the Round 21 Rising Star nomination following a brilliant three-goal showing against the Adelaide Crows, capping off what has been a fantastic season for the Western Australian. Having broken into the team at the end of last season after being selected 21st overall in the 2017 draft, Allen has established himself as a competent, ever-present member of the team this year, scoring 19 goals in 19 appearances as a third tall forward.
Allen's versatility has been highlighted on a number of occasions, with him switching into defence and the ruck, looking well at home whenever and wherever he's been asked to do a job. But it was as a forward where his real season highlight occurred, with Allen kicking the game-winning goal against the Crows at Adelaide Oval in round 10. However, it's been his consistency that has been the real takeaway from Allen's first full season in the team, and the club and fans will be delighted he is contracted until the end of 2022.
What this means for the future of the Eagles
Having come so close to appearing in last season's Grand Final after being placed on standby for Jeremy McGovern, Allen will now be desperate to play a key role in the Eagles earning their place in this year's showpiece and potentially back-to-back flags. Currently priced at around 7/2 with the latest Aussie Rules betting, West Coast will be as confident as anyone when it comes to the finals.
There are some who have labelled Allen as the prototype footballer of the future - the ultra-swingman. The 20-year old has all the attributes to play across the park; key forward, key back, ruck and even in the middle. For the time being, it's up top as a prized tall forward where the Eagles think they can get the most out of Allen, and so far the results have proven them right. But it also gives head coach, Adam Simpson, options that he may well need between now and the end of the club's season, whenever that is.
The battle for the Eagles is to now secure a top-two spot, something they managed to do last season, going on to beat Collingwood in a thrilling Grand Final. Based on their current form, though, there won't be many teams in the finals who will want to draw West Coast at any point in the playoffs. With a squad packed with experience and the ability to provide what it takes to win a premiership, the addition of younger players like Oscar Allen has added an element to the side that perhaps wasn't there last year.
walesy, Aug 19, 2019


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Utilizing Adaptive Advertising as Brands Taking Stands Becomes More Common
Putting a plan in place before a controversial campaign avoids having to pull an ad
By Ben Lamm
Millennials aren't the only consumer base asking for brands to take definitive stands.
It's once again in vogue for brands to take stands on important social issues. The 2018 Edelman Earned Brand study found that "nearly two-thirds of consumers around the world now buy on belief, a remarkable increase of 13 points since 2017." This isn't simply the rise of social good-minded millennials, either. "Belief-driven buyers are now the majority in every market surveyed across all age groups and all income levels."
Some of that rapid change in consumer mindset is undoubtedly driven more by the current political and social climate than the deep-seated consumer wants, but it's no longer simply a fad. It's something that all brands need to consider.
However, it's a fine balance to walk. The age of personalization meant looking outward, reflecting the customer back on themselves. In many ways, that is far easier to adapt to than taking a firm stance on who you are and hoping they agree. That can often put brands in tough situations, whether they are trying to project their sincere corporate values or are just keeping a heads-down focus on business.
Values, but at what cost?
[AI can] adjust campaigns based on reactions, allowing brands to see not just how a message is received, but reactions and unanticipated pitfalls.
It's important to recognize that a brand like Nike can pull off socially conscious and even controversial ad campaigns because they have built their reputation around those issues. They have a long history of directly pushing social causes, so while the Colin Kaepernick or Serena Williams ads may still stir some controversy, they are completely in line with how the brand has expressed and promoted itself. Any infuriated consumers are simply showing their own ignorance to the brand they supported.
Even Coca-Cola can pull off more socially progressive messaging because of their long history of feel-good, teach-the-world-to-sing marketing. Of course, when Pepsi took a step in that direction, the result was disastrous. There were many problems with the infamous Kendall Jenner ad, but certainly one of the biggest was simply consumer expectations and a misaligned campaign.
So how does a brand navigate marketing in this world where consumers want values but are extremely fickle in how those values are expressed, especially when it's not why they bought from that brand in the first place?
Gillette's recent "The Best a Man Can Be" campaign highlights the pitfalls. By most metrics, the campaign was a success for the razor brand, even in some unanticipated ways. Yet it still received a backlash and sparked controversy that the razor company didn't seem to anticipate nor know how to respond to.
The takeaway from Gillette shouldn't be that brands need to be cautious in taking a stand, but rather that they need to be able to anticipate the response, be ready for it and, in some ways, harness it.
The future will be A/B tested
The beauty and the challenge of this era is that once posited, brand values can't waver. Customers will immediately call out any hint of pandering, trend-chasing or insincerity. But there are of course right and wrong ways to express those values in marketing, especially when the impact is as much on your bottom line than actually shifting culture.
Where many go wrong, however, is in the assumption that a value must be born, complete and true, from day one. There is also a marketer's fallacy that not wavering means not iterating, finding different lifeforms and delivery mechanisms to make sure it reaches the customer in the best possible way. Advertising that seeks to make a statement needs to still be adaptive and responsive. It needs to be proactive and to anticipate reactions.
Adaptive advertising offers brands a way to negotiate the fine line of expressing social values that their customers expect, and our Twitter-enraged cancel-culture that reacts with hair-trigger ferocity at any misstep.
Test-worthy technology
Luckily, we live in an era where we can test without going all in and before we're truly held to our word. Leveraging technologies like AI, adaptive advertising can feel out reactions as campaigns are being developed to help guide them internally before Super Bowl budgets are spent on asinine takes and build-ups like the recent corn syrup beer brawls.
https://adweek.it/2LlsxAY
Ben Lamm
@federallamm
Ben Lamm is co-founder and chairman of Hypergiant. (Disclosure: Adweek's parent company, Beringer Capital, is a minority investor in Hypergiant.) He is also a member of the Adweek Advisory Board.


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Biografia
Nato a Sulmona nel 1855 dal barone Domenico Tabassi, già sindaco della città, e da Anna Rossetti, sposò nel 1892 una sua parente, Giulia Tabassi, dalla quale ebbe una figlia, Maria. Fu direttore della Banca popolare di Sulmona e fu eletto sindaco della città nel 1899, ricoprendo tale incarico fino al 1906; tornò nuovamente alla testa dell'amministrazione cittadina nel 1926, diventando podestà a seguito dell'emanazione delle leggi fascistissime, ma lasciando l'incarico già nel 1928. Morì nella sua città natale nel 1939.

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How fast do snowflakes fall? Do they come down at 50 miles per hour? Or 20? Or perhaps as slow as 10 mph? Could a person run faster than a snowflake falls?
This question came into my head last December as I looked out at an early season snowstorm from my study window. It seemed that the flakes were fluttering down quite slowly, almost in slow motion. But this was a subjective impression, and could even be an optical illusion. The question really needed to be answered in a scientific way. I sighed wistfully. It would probably take a million-dollar NSF grant to assemble all the fancy electronics needed to measure snowflakes in flight, right?
Science experiments are fun. Photo by Jim Payne.
But I could not put the question out of my mind. Over the ensuing weeks, every time I saw another snowflake—and, as you recall, there were many to see!—I kept wondering about it: How fast were they going? Then, rather by accident, I bumped into a method of approaching an answer to my question.
I had taken some pictures outdoors, and looking at the shots later, I noticed some blurry white streaks. These, of course, were snowflakes, moving too fast to be frozen at the slow shutter speed I was using on that dim day. It occurred to me that these streaks did give a clue about the speed of the snowflakes that made them.
The logic is simple: the snowflake starts making the streak when the camera shutter opens, and ends the streak when the shutter closes. So if you know how long the shutter was open, and the actual length of the streak, then you can calculate the snowflake's speed.
To put this idea into practice, I taped a square of black paper to a yardstick and propped it on a snow bank. When the flakes started coming down, I ran out with my camera and took lots of pictures of the black square.
Sure enough, when I downloaded the pictures to my computer, white streaks of snowflakes showed up against the black background (see photo). It was a simple matter, using dividers, to gap the length of a streak on the screen, and then to transfer that gap to the yardstick to establish how long the streak was.
For example, in the photo, the streak identified with the arrow is 0.4575 inches long, as measured against the yardstick in the picture. Since the shutter speed was 1/80th of a second, this means the snowflake moved 0.4574 inches in 1/80th of a second. With a little bit of arithmetic we can calculate that this snowflake was moving at a speed of 36.6 inches a second, or 2.08 miles per hour.
Of course, there are imperfections in this method. For one thing, it assumes that the snowflake is falling close to the paper target. If it is away from the paper—and closer to the camera—then this method will produce an exaggerated estimate of its true speed. For example, the broader, fuzzy streak above the arrow in the photo is probably a flake closer to the camera (and hence out of focus). So its greater length does not, in fact, reflect a greater speed.
Another thing to watch out for is wind. Obviously, wind can blow flakes around, and we don't want to count the wind speed in our estimates. I've used the assumption that if the flake is moving straight down, or nearly so (as in the photo), then there is very little wind effect. Flakes moving in a more sideways direction are assumed to be influenced by the wind and are disregarded.
Over a period of several days, I took many pictures of the target when snowflakes were falling, at different shutter speeds, including 1/30th, 1/40th and 1/80th of a second. In all, I obtained 54 useable measurements of snowflake streaks. The calculated speed of these flakes ranged from 1.1 mph to 2.6 mph. This seems a rather wide range, but it is plausible that flakes of different sizes and different densities could fall at quite different speeds. The median speed of these 54 different flakes was 2.0 miles per hour, and I suggest we take that as the official answer if we are ever find ourselves on a quiz show and are asked, How fast do snowflakes fall?
Can you outrun a snowflake? Obviously yes. In fact, you can out-walk them, unless you're really dilly-dallying. A typical walking speed on flat pavement is around 3.0 miles per hour, so you can make it to City Beach and back before that flake that started in a mile-high cloud hits the ground.


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Why didn't the European Commission's 1,000-plus PR army not make a better case for UK staying in the EU?
Tindle Newspapers buys three Isle of Man titles from Johnston Press in deal worth £4.25m
Telegraph pulls article that claims Theresa May is 'terrible Home Secretary'
The Telegraph has pulled a comment piece describing Theresa May as a "terrible Home Secretary" as she fights to become leader of the Conservatives and the next Prime Minister.
The piece was published on Friday in the News section of telegraph.co.uk but has since been taken down from the website.
It was written by regular freelance contributor Jonathan Foreman, who says the article was pulled after May's campaign team leaned on editors at the national daily.
He told Press Gazette: "The Telegraph told me they were delighted with my piece but had made an error in posting it up without my byline on it, making it look like a leader column.
"I said that's fine, just put my byline on it and republish it. But then I was told it was a technical glitch. Then later they said they had been lent on."
In his article, still available in a cached view online, Foreman compares May to conniving Game of Thrones character Cersei Lannister saying: "No one who challenges her survives undamaged".
Screen grab of the cached telegraph.co.uk article
He also says her tenure as Home Secretary "has been little better than disastrous" and that it was "as if the icy Home Secretary had a dark magic that warded off all critical scrutiny" after May avoided a rap over failing to deliver on a Tory pledge to reduce the number of migrants into the UK.
Claiming the Maidenhead MP is a "great self-promoter", Foreman added: "There's a vast gulf between being effective in office, and being effective at promoting yourself; it's not one that Theresa May has yet crossed."
A poll run alongside the piece asked readers "Do you want Theresa May to be Prime Minister?" with 13 per cent saying "yes" and 87 per cent saying "no".
Foreman added: "It's more of a reflection on the newspaper than the politicians, who are always trying to control things to some extent. For a big paper to give in like that is really shocking."
A spokesperson for the Telegraph declined to comment. Theresa May's office has been approached for comment.
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It all started in 1955, in a little brick building on Western Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After graduating with a degree in furniture design from the University of Oklahoma, the late Ron Thomson gave himself fully to his work - designing yachts, residential homes, offices, corporate jets, private buses, and helicopters. Ron had a fierce passion for interior design and loved sharing his talents with the community. Serving as a founding member of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Association of Interior Designers, the forerunner of the American Society of Interior Designers, Ron was able to assist young designers and cultivate the region's design community.
Following in his father's footsteps, Cam Thomson studied interior design at the University of Oklahoma. He served as Ron's sole apprentice for 6 years, and together he and his father were able to learn and thrive as designers. With years of family wisdom in their hands, the duo established Thomson + Thomson Designs. In 1977, holding a Master of Interior from the University of Central Oklahoma, Dencie joined the team as their intern. Shortly after, Cam and Dencie fell in love, married, and now have 4 remarkable children - two of which are carrying the family torch as partners at the firm. Cody and Ashford both graduated from Savannah College of Art & Design in Georgia with degrees in interior design, photography, and architecture.
With over 60 years of experience the Thomson design team is prepared for anything. Principal Designer, Cam Thomson, is a Professional Member of the American Society of Interior Designers and is registered with the Oklahoma Board of Architects & Interior Designers.


AT THE MARKET : Blood Oranges Starting to Crack the California Citrus Market : Santa Paula grower took a chance on the flavorful, aromatic fruit that is beginning to garner attention in this country.
Fruit lover's quiz: What has a memorable raspberry flavor, mottled or purple-hued flesh and aromatic juice?
Given the commercial obscurity of this delectable fruit in the United States, you probably didn't guess the answer: blood orange.
This unique citrus variety is wildly popular in parts of Europe--namely Spain and Italy--but it is just now beginning to garner mainstream attention in this country.
"The word is just starting to get around," said Santa Paula grower Mike Shore. "They are becoming more and more popular and sales are increasing."
When Shore began experimenting with blood oranges 10 years ago, he was one of only a handful of growers nationwide willing to give the unknown commodity a try. Today, 2 1/2 acres of his Timber Canyon Ranch are devoted to the blood orange and his agricultural experiment is looking bright.
Farmers across California are increasing their blood orange acreage. Sunkist--the Goliath of the citrus industry--has recently jumped on the bandwagon and is now packing and marketing the fruit, Shore said.
Stacked on the grocer's shelf, the blood orange is mostly unassuming. Its outer appearance looks, well, like an orange, but it is somewhat diminutive compared to its larger cousins, the navel and Valencia.
Slice it open, however, and all comparisons end. Two sensory responses will hit you immediately. First the color: Calling it the "blood" orange was no mistake. Next, the smell: A spicy blend of rich citrus and hints of berry are sure to please. The flesh is mostly seed-free and juicy and uniquely flavored.
"They have a distinct flavor all their own, which is unlike any other orange," said Shore, who expects to be harvesting his oranges through May.
Though prices can vary greatly depending on availability and quality, blood oranges are selling at local upscale grocery stores for about $1.80 a pound. Shore is offering fruit from his trees at the bargain price of 50 cents a pound at three area farmers' markets. Catch him at the Ventura (Saturday and Wednesday) and Thousand Oaks (Thursday) outlets.
A bonus: The rich hue of the blood orange can be an aesthetic wonder when added to fresh fruit mixes and salads or used as a garnish.
For regular attendees of the Thousand Oaks farmers' market, the ever-popular weekly bazaar must seem as though it's becoming a mobile outlet.
The market is moving in early May--for the second time in less than a year and the third time since opening in May, 1991.
The move is "unexpected," said market manager Karen Wetzel. The market is forced to move because Village Square Shopping Center is expanding into the parking lot, Wetzel said. The market will continue to set up shop through the end of April.
Wetzel met with Thousand Oaks city planners on Tuesday to discuss possible new locations for the market, which attracts about 50 growers and 1,500 to 3,000 shoppers each week. A new site is close to being chosen, said Wetzel, who declined to add specifics until the deal is finalized.
Wetzel is optimistic that when the time comes to pack, the market will continue without any off-weeks. "We want to have all of our moving and permitting procedures completed by the end of April so we can move to a new site the following week without delaying the market," she said.
Market maven Rodney Bosch contributes a bimonthly column to Ventura County Life. You can write to him at 5200 Valentine Road, Suite 140, Ventura 93003, or send faxes to 658-5576.


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**Inception v3** is a convolutional neural network architecture from the Inception family that makes several improvements including using [Label Smoothing](https://paperswithcode.com/method/label-smoothing), Factorized 7 x 7 convolutions, and the use of an [auxiliary classifer](https://paperswithcode.com/method/auxiliary-classifier) to propagate label information lower down the network (along with the use of batch normalization for layers in the sidehead). The key building block is an [Inception Module](https://paperswithcode.com/method/inception-v3-module).

## How do I use this model on an image?
To load a pretrained model:

```python
import timm
model = timm.create_model('inception_v3', pretrained=True)
model.eval()
```

To load and preprocess the image:
```python
import urllib
from PIL import Image
from timm.data import resolve_data_config
from timm.data.transforms_factory import create_transform

config = resolve_data_config({}, model=model)
transform = create_transform(**config)

url, filename = ("https://github.com/pytorch/hub/raw/master/images/dog.jpg", "dog.jpg")
urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, filename)
img = Image.open(filename).convert('RGB')
tensor = transform(img).unsqueeze(0) # transform and add batch dimension
```

To get the model predictions:
```python
import torch
with torch.no_grad():
    out = model(tensor)
probabilities = torch.nn.functional.softmax(out[0], dim=0)
print(probabilities.shape)
# prints: torch.Size([1000])
```

To get the top-5 predictions class names:
```python
# Get imagenet class mappings
url, filename = ("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pytorch/hub/master/imagenet_classes.txt", "imagenet_classes.txt")
urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, filename)
with open("imagenet_classes.txt", "r") as f:
    categories = [s.strip() for s in f.readlines()]

# Print top categories per image
top5_prob, top5_catid = torch.topk(probabilities, 5)
for i in range(top5_prob.size(0)):
    print(categories[top5_catid[i]], top5_prob[i].item())
# prints class names and probabilities like:
# [('Samoyed', 0.6425196528434753), ('Pomeranian', 0.04062102362513542), ('keeshond', 0.03186424449086189), ('white wolf', 0.01739676296710968), ('Eskimo dog', 0.011717947199940681)]
```

Replace the model name with the variant you want to use, e.g. `inception_v3`. You can find the IDs in the model summaries at the top of this page.

To extract image features with this model, follow the [timm feature extraction examples](https://rwightman.github.io/pytorch-image-models/feature_extraction/), just change the name of the model you want to use.

## How do I finetune this model?
You can finetune any of the pre-trained models just by changing the classifier (the last layer).
```python
model = timm.create_model('inception_v3', pretrained=True, num_classes=NUM_FINETUNE_CLASSES)
```
To finetune on your own dataset, you have to write a training loop or adapt [timm's training
script](https://github.com/rwightman/pytorch-image-models/blob/master/train.py) to use your dataset.

## How do I train this model?

You can follow the [timm recipe scripts](https://rwightman.github.io/pytorch-image-models/scripts/) for training a new model afresh.

## Citation

```BibTeX
@article{DBLP:journals/corr/SzegedyVISW15,
  author    = {Christian Szegedy and
               Vincent Vanhoucke and
               Sergey Ioffe and
               Jonathon Shlens and
               Zbigniew Wojna},
  title     = {Rethinking the Inception Architecture for Computer Vision},
  journal   = {CoRR},
  volume    = {abs/1512.00567},
  year      = {2015},
  url       = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.00567},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  eprint    = {1512.00567},
  timestamp = {Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:49:07 +0200},
  biburl    = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/corr/SzegedyVISW15.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
```

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Collections:
- Name: Inception v3
  Paper:
    Title: Rethinking the Inception Architecture for Computer Vision
    URL: https://paperswithcode.com/paper/rethinking-the-inception-architecture-for
Models:
- Name: inception_v3
  In Collection: Inception v3
  Metadata:
    FLOPs: 7352418880
    Parameters: 23830000
    File Size: 108857766
    Architecture:
    - 1x1 Convolution
    - Auxiliary Classifier
    - Average Pooling
    - Average Pooling
    - Batch Normalization
    - Convolution
    - Dense Connections
    - Dropout
    - Inception-v3 Module
    - Max Pooling
    - ReLU
    - Softmax
    Tasks:
    - Image Classification
    Training Techniques:
    - Gradient Clipping
    - Label Smoothing
    - RMSProp
    - Weight Decay
    Training Data:
    - ImageNet
    Training Resources: 50x NVIDIA Kepler GPUs
    ID: inception_v3
    LR: 0.045
    Dropout: 0.2
    Crop Pct: '0.875'
    Momentum: 0.9
    Image Size: '299'
    Interpolation: bicubic
  Code: https://github.com/rwightman/pytorch-image-models/blob/d8e69206be253892b2956341fea09fdebfaae4e3/timm/models/inception_v3.py#L442
  Weights: https://download.pytorch.org/models/inception_v3_google-1a9a5a14.pth
  Results:
  - Task: Image Classification
    Dataset: ImageNet
    Metrics:
      Top 1 Accuracy: 77.46%
      Top 5 Accuracy: 93.48%
-->

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No place at PBS for hateful rhetoric
Updated on January 14, 2021 in General Stuff
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"There is no place for hateful rhetoric at PBS, and this individual's views in no way reflect our values or opinions," a PBS spokesperson said in a statement.
Actually, there is a place at PBS for hateful rhetoric. It's called the Office of General Counsel. Read the story here if you haven't already:
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/12/pbs-lawyer-called-for-firebombing-white-house-kidnapping-republicans-children/
I don't want to be wearing as shit-eating a grin about this guy getting busted as is the grin on his face as he fantasizes about re-education camps for the likes of my children. I'm really more pissed off than gratified, because I get fund raising letters from PBS from time to time, and I have contributed in the past. No more. I guess I still contribute involuntarily via taxation.
So there obviously is "a place" at PBS to sit around and mock me and my highly accomplished offspring. Am I wrong to suspect that the views of this jerk, which he is of course entitled to hold, are held by at least 66.666% of the management and professional staff at PBS? I bet no one ever stood up to him and said a kind word about any thing in any red state while he was there.
I am reminded of these rookies at the Dallas Cowboys who get fired after one season for going wild with drugs and strippers when they get that first big check. Doesn't anyone in management assign a big brother to these kids to stop them from embarrassing the organization? Does anyone at PBS give orientation to new staff?
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"There is no place for hateful rhetoric at PBS, and this individual's views in no way reflect our values or opinions," a PBS spokesperson said in a statement.
Actually, there is a place at PBS for hateful rhetoric. It's called the Office of General Counsel. Read the story here if you haven't already:
I don't want to be wearing as shit-eating a grin about this guy getting busted as is the grin on his face as he fantasizes about re-education camps for the likes of my children. I'm really more pissed off than gratified, because I get fund raising letters from PBS from time to time, and I have contributed in the past. No more. I guess I still contribute involuntarily via taxation.
So there obviously is "a place" at PBS to sit around and mock me and my highly accomplished offspring. Am I wrong to suspect that the views of this jerk, which he is of course entitled to hold, are held by at least 66.666% of the management and professional staff at PBS? I bet no one ever stood up to him and said a kind word about any thing in any red state while he was there.
I am reminded of these rookies at the Dallas Cowboys who get fired after one season for going wild with drugs and strippers when they get that first big check. Doesn't anyone in management assign a big brother to these kids to stop them from embarrassing the organization? Does anyone at PBS give orientation to new staff?
Fauxmaha 0 1 on January 12, 2021
I'm sure it was taken out of context, right? 🙂
I'm sure it was taken out of context, right? :)
Sidhedude 0 0 on January 12, 2021
Nothing gets me rubbernecking like a total lack of self awareness.
Except Scarlett Johansson.
This seems like as good a place as any for this thread from John Hayward:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1349342774479515648.html
Ever since 9/11, we've been instructed that tiny minorities of extremists are solely responsible for their reprehensible actions. There was no greater sin than blaming law-abiding people who share some of their beliefs.
That's how we got the "lone wolf terrorist" cliche. A great herd of lone wolves swept across the world, each completely isolated from anything but the most direct support for their heinous deeds. "Tiny minorities of extremists" were blamed for "hijacking" the beliefs of millions.
The Western world did backflips to completely firewall the actions of terrorists from the larger bodies of people they claimed to represent. We hired a legion of consultants to show us exactly where the line between extremism and legitimate belief was drawn.
We wouldn't even name the adversaries of civilization. We declared a "global war" on their methods, to avoid criticizing their beliefs. The Obama administration launched a huge, expensive "Countering Violent Extremism" initiative that pointedly treated extremism as generic.
The greatest of pains were taken to draw very sharp and bright lines between violent extremism and even the most provocative and incendiary acts of legitimate speech and political organization. This was true of the race riots in the Obama years, as well as terrorism.
Anyone who blamed the most fiery voices of racial hatred for inciting violence – even the ones who blatantly and repeatedly lied about the details of racially-charged criminal incidents, for the express purpose of whipping up violent hatred – was harshly slapped down.
This extended to the gigantic media apparatus that enthusiastically perpetuated the most divisive narratives and incendiary lies. We were not supposed to blame them for inciting violence in their mad rush for ratings and political gain.
This doctrine continued even after physical and verbal harassment was directed at Trump administration officials, and even after attempts were made to murder Republican lawmakers. Don't you DARE link those actions to the extremist rhetoric of Democrats and the media!
The media, and much of the left-wing Internet, actually thought it was amusing when Trump administration officials – even female ones – were confronted with violent threats from people hopped up on extreme Democrat rhetoric. No "safe spaces" for THOSE people!
Part of this strict division between heated rhetoric and violent extremism flows from the principle of zero tolerance for political violence. If you're going to have zero tolerance for something, it follows that you must define it very precisely. The line must be drawn clearly.
As we were told a thousand times after 9/11, if the line between legitimate expression and terrorism is not drawn very clearly, the actions of terrorists could be used to discredit, harass, and persecute law-abiding people. Likewise with rioters and looters vs. "activists."
As soon as someone steps across that line, they become a criminal, not an activist – and the people who stayed on the right side of the line were to be held completely blameless for their actions. Only the most explicit calls for violence should be denounced and punished.
During the racially charged riots of the Obama and Trump eras, we were told that even wildly out-of-control street actions that spawned riots and killings were beyond criticism. Only the specific people who looted and killed were to blame, and even THEY deserved latitude.
It was absolutely unthinkable to blame the people who organized those "protests," no matter how frequently they erupted into violence and destruction, as long as they didn't directly order destruction and murder in very specific terms. Otherwise they were legit "activists."
The speed with which that decades-old principle has been abandoned is breathtaking, and clearly indicates it was never a serious principle to begin with. But we SHOULD be absolutely intolerant of political violence, and very clear about where the line is drawn.From John Smith
robjh22 1 on January 13, 2021
Yes. And the overwhelming majority of both teams agrees to shake hands and move on after elections. It only takes a tiny sliver of a tiny minority to go nuts and give the impression, as broadcast and absurdly amplified, to keep us glued to the TV, because "something life altering is about to occur". And maybe it is. We can cower and worry about it or play music and drink wine.
I'm in the latter group, but not particularly proud of it. I should probably be out in the streets right now with a bullhorn screaming about … something or another … but that's just not in my wiring.
I think I'm what leftists call privileged.
I'm fairly sure of it.
Okay, I'm absolutely positive of it.
Yes. And the overwhelming majority of both teams agrees to shake hands and move on after elections. It only takes a tiny sliver of a tiny minority to go nuts and give the impression, as broadcast and absurdly amplified, to keep us glued to the TV, because "something life altering is about to occur". And maybe it is. We can cower and worry about it or play music and drink wine.
I'm in the latter group, but not particularly proud of it. I should probably be out in the streets right now with a bullhorn screaming about ... something or another ... but that's just not in my wiring.
I think I'm what leftists call privileged.
I'm fairly sure of it.
Okay, I'm absolutely positive of it.
[quote]Ever since 9/11, we've been instructed that tiny minorities of extremists are solely responsible for their reprehensible actions. There was no greater sin than blaming law-abiding people who share some of their beliefs.
That's how we got the "lone wolf terrorist" cliche. A great herd of lone wolves swept across the world, each completely isolated from anything but the most direct support for their heinous deeds. "Tiny minorities of extremists" were blamed for "hijacking" the beliefs of millions.
We wouldn't even name the adversaries of civilization. We declared a "global war" on their methods, to avoid criticizing their beliefs. The Obama administration launched a huge, expensive "Countering Violent Extremism" initiative that pointedly treated extremism as generic.
Anyone who blamed the most fiery voices of racial hatred for inciting violence - even the ones who blatantly and repeatedly lied about the details of racially-charged criminal incidents, for the express purpose of whipping up violent hatred - was harshly slapped down.
This doctrine continued even after physical and verbal harassment was directed at Trump administration officials, and even after attempts were made to murder Republican lawmakers. Don't you DARE link those actions to the extremist rhetoric of Democrats and the media!
The media, and much of the left-wing Internet, actually thought it was amusing when Trump administration officials - even female ones - were confronted with violent threats from people hopped up on extreme Democrat rhetoric. No "safe spaces" for THOSE people!
Part of this strict division between heated rhetoric and violent extremism flows from the principle of zero tolerance for political violence. If you're going to have zero tolerance for something, it follows that you must define it very precisely. The line must be drawn clearly.
As we were told a thousand times after 9/11, if the line between legitimate expression and terrorism is not drawn very clearly, the actions of terrorists could be used to discredit, harass, and persecute law-abiding people. Likewise with rioters and looters vs. "activists."
As soon as someone steps across that line, they become a criminal, not an activist - and the people who stayed on the right side of the line were to be held completely blameless for their actions. Only the most explicit calls for violence should be denounced and punished.
It was absolutely unthinkable to blame the people who organized those "protests," no matter how frequently they erupted into violence and destruction, as long as they didn't directly order destruction and murder in very specific terms. Otherwise they were legit "activists."
The speed with which that decades-old principle has been abandoned is breathtaking, and clearly indicates it was never a serious principle to begin with. But we SHOULD be absolutely intolerant of political violence, and very clear about where the line is drawn.[/quote]
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HomeGlobalismAustria Will Deploy Military if Italy Unleashes 200,000 Migrants on EU
Austria Will Deploy Military if Italy Unleashes 200,000 Migrants on EU
July 23, 2017 InfoWars Globalism 0
Austria is preparing for military action if Italy follows though on its threat to grant 200,000 'humanitarian' visas to migrants currently being held there. This would enable migrants to legally move deeper into the continent that already is overrun with foreigners. Over 100,000 migrants entered Europe via the Mediterranean in the first six months of 2017. 70% of the migrants are, not war refugees, but economic migrants seeking better living standards and welfare. –GEG
Austria is prepared to militarily secure its southern border if Italy follows through on a 'nuclear option' to grant 200,000 temporary visas to migrants currently being held in the Mediterranean nation, enabling them to legally move deeper into the besieged continent.
"Italy granting humanitarian visas to migrants is unacceptable," said Austrian Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka during a visit to the border. "In that case, we would immediately introduce controls in Brenner."
"Humanitarian visas are a European issue, not Italian."
Italy has threatened to unleash thousands of migrants who have landed on its shores into the rest of Europe if other nations do not begin accepting their 'fair share' of the catastrophic burden.
"In what has been described as a 'nuclear option,' Italian government officials have threatened to allow 200,000 migrants who enter the country to travel across Europe by using a Brussels directive," reports the Daily Mail. "If Italy does pursue this course of action, support for the Schengen scheme, which allows all EU citizens to travel freely across the Continent, may be in jeopardy."
The Austrian government has already moved 750 troops and four Pandur armored vehicles into the Tyrol region, where they can quickly deploy to the Brenner Pass, the primary connector between Austria and Italy through the Alps, if necessary.
"We need to prepare for the migration development in Italy, and I expect very promptly that border controls will be activated and assistance requested," said Austrian Defense Minister Hans Peter Doskozil in comments to local press earlier this month. "
His spokesman said the flood of migrants into Italy is unsustainable, and that riot tanks would have to be deployed.
"These are not battle tanks," he said. "These are armoured vehicles without weapons which could block roads. These were already used during the refugee crisis of 2015/16 at the Spielfeld border crossing (with Slovenia)."
Austria's military response comes on the heels of a recent meeting between six central European nations seeking to form a new anti-migrant defense coalition, as Infowars reported last month.
"Defense ministers and officials from Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Croatia met in Prague to discuss the details of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) that will act as 'the framework of civil-military cooperation' between the nations who seek to handle the on-going crisis in a markedly different manner than Brussels and other EU member states, such as Germany, Sweden and Italy."
The UN International Organization for Migration has announced that over 100,000 migrants have entered Europe in the first six months of 2017 via the Mediterranean, with nearly 85% arriving in Italy from Libya alone.
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The two-year old video was leaked to leftist German newspapers just a week ahead of the European Union elections in which far-right and populist parties are expected to do well. But, now, all of the FPÖ ministers have resigned. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will face a no-confidence vote on Monday
Italy: Migrants from Libya Took Crew on Rescue Ship Hostage, and Threatened to Kill Them
Italy: An oil supply ship rescued 67 migrants from Africa who were traveling in a wooden boat, seeking refuge in Europe. The illegal aliens became enraged and took the crew hostage when they discovered a Libyan coastguard boat arrived on the scene to take them safely back to Africa.
Salvini Calls for Elimination of Italy's Central Bank and "Prison Time for Fraudsters"
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Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Salvini, says the Bank of Italy and Consob, the country's stock-market regulatory agency, should be reduced to zero, and that "fraudsters" who inflicted losses on Italian savers should "end up in prison for a long time." [It's hard not to like this guy.


Data Scientist required by a high-tech start up company located in Southampton. Due to continued success and expansion the company is looking to hire an accomplished Data Scientist to its existing, highly skilled Data Science team.
The successful Data Scientist is likely to have relevant experience and/or qualifications in data, software or mathematical modelling in either a research, academic or commercial environment.
Relevant academic qualifications, ideally a PhD in Mathematics, Physics or similar, would be highly advantageous.
The Data Scientist will be responsible for the research and implementation of complex machine learning algorithms for key areas in the development of the company's core product.


I called this cake apple pie because its heart of fruit is enclosed between two thin layers of pastry. Its filling is made not only with apples but with bananas, pine nuts and raisins too. A real delight, very easy to do. Especially if you use ready-made pastry. Cake for autumn and winter. Serve a sweet wine of Apulia with this cake, more details at the bottom of the page.
- Soak raisins in warm water, about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile peel apples and bananas.
Slice your fruits and put in a bowl.
- Add pine nuts, sugar, grated lemon peel, cinnamon and then sultanas, squeezed of their soaking water.
If the fruit changes its colour, add some drops of lemon juice.
- Line a round baking pan with baking paper.
- Arrange the first shortcrust pastry sheet in your baking pan.
- Prick its bottom with a fork.
- Fill up with your fresh fruit.
- Cover with the second shrotcrust pastry sheet.
Moisten your fingers and join the edges of the two sheets.
- Prick pie surface with a fork.
- If you have some pastry left, you can make some decorations as you can see on the photo.
- Bake until cake surface is golden colored, about 60 minutes.
- Let your apple pie cool before removing it from the pan.
- If you have time you can prepare homemade shortcrust pastry with my doses. Link below!
- Keep your apple pie at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.
- This is a typical cake to prepare for your kids but adults like it very much too!
- Don't prepare this apple pie for you breakfast. I'll explain you why it is not suggested for breakfast below, in "healthy eating".
Here's a typical Italian menu. Start with Italian finger food, serve a first course based on fresh pasta or dried pasta or baked pasta, continue with a meat dish accompanied by your preferred side-dish and finally this apple cake!
- Apparently this apple pie does not seem to do much damage, right? But it is a cake, so be careful with sugars and other details. The sugar in this cake derives from: fruit, granulated sugar added to the filling and the amout present in its shrtcrust pastry. And there's more. You have to think about butter and eggs, main ingredients in shortcrust pastry. For all these reasons I don't suggest it for your usual breakfast but only for you special event.
- Well, at this point I would like to make a reflection with you about sugar. There is an increasing tendency of nutritionists to lower sugars in foods, especially food targeted at children. You should know very well the danger in excessive sugars. Cakes and desserts are the first culprits! The best thing would be filling our cake with fruit only with no added sugar. The fruit, when ripe, is already sweet. Do you agree with me?
In reality there would be no need to add more sugar. But we must adapt the palate ... and here lies the problem. We are surrounded by too sweet industrial products and then returning to true natural flavors can create some difficulties.
- How many of you would know what is my behavior? here it is!
When I throw a get-together with friends that share with me what I've just explained I add no granulated sugar to my filling and prepare a light shrtcrust pastry.
When I have a formal or semi-formal dinner with guests whose taste is unknown for me I'm obliged to make this recipe exactly as I explained you.
- This apple pie has only 2.5g of fiber.
What's the right wine for " Italian apple pie "?
My husband and I use to pair Primitivo di Manduria Liquoroso Dolce (red dessert wine from Apulia - Italy) with this apple cake. Orange juice fo children, obviously!


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Q: MUI Autocomplete – start filtering from 3 character I have such Autcomplete mui component which make a filter over a list of checkboxes.
Popup with options should always stay opened. What I need to do is to trigger filtering only when user input is more than 3 characters.
<Autocomplete
    open
    multiple
    disableCloseOnSelect
    options={permissions as Permission[]}
    getOptionLabel={(option) => option.name}
    disablePortal
    renderTags={() => <div>{`${values.permissions?.length} Selected`}</div>}
    id="combo-box-demo"
    renderInput={(params) => <TextField {...params} label="Permissions" name="search" />}
    ListboxProps={{ style: { maxHeight: '240px' } }}
    renderOption={({ name }) => (
        <Field
            style={{ height: '30px' }}
            as={FormControlLabel}
            name="permissions"
            value={name}
            label={name}
            control={<Checkbox color={'primary'} checked={values.permissions?.includes(name)} />}
        />
    )}
/>

This sounds like pretty simple task but after digging into documentation and googling I haven't found any solution for my particular case (input is uncontrolled and popup should always be in place).
Could anyone help with that?

A: You should use filterOptions with your custom logic for this.
 filterOptions={(options, state) => {
        console.log(options);
        if (state.inputValue.length > 2) {
          return options.filter((item) =>
            String(item.label).toLowerCase().includes(state.inputValue.toLowerCase())
          );
        }
        return options;
      }}

See the working here
You can use any filter logic, I am just checking (case insensitive search) for the input string anywhere in the label.


When you look at fitness magazines you see a lot of men and women who look amazing, yet is it possible to achieve this? You may not be perfect, but you can build muscle and look incredible in your own body. The advice in this article can help you in your quest to attain the perfect body.
TIP! Remember the main three exercises and include them in your routine. Squats, dead lifts and bench presses are the main muscle building exercises.
One common mistake is to be more concerned with the speed of your workout than the techniques you use. No matter the exercise, a steady pace that focuses on technique will offer the best results over repetitions pushed out too quickly. Take time to be certain you are doing the exercise correctly.
Keep the "big three" exercises in mind when developing your routine. Those are bench presses, dead lifts and squats. Correctly completing these exercises on a regular basis will add muscle mass, help to make you stronger, and generally condition your body. Every muscle building workout should include some combination of these three exercises.
TIP! Short term goals are a good motivator, especially if you give yourself rewards for achieving them. Motivation plays a key role in any long-term commitment.
If you are trying to build muscles, remember that carbohydrates are important! Carbs provide energy to your body, allowing you to make it through your workout. Otherwise, your body will break down your stored protein and muscle for energy instead. Eat the correct amount of carbohydrates to get your body through its workout.
TIP! If you are going to use creatine supplements to assist with your muscle gain, you should use caution, especially when taking them for an extended period of time. Those with kidney problems should not take creatine at all.
A great method of motivating yourself is to set short-term goals and give yourself rewards when you reach them. Achieving long term goals requires that you provide yourself with motivation along the way. Try making some of the rewards things that will help you to build more muscle. Investing in a new piece of fitness equipment will prevent your workout from becoming boring and help you achieve your goal.
If you are getting ready to run in a marathon or do something similar, do not try to increase your muscle mass. Cardio is important in achieving good fitness, but a lot of it could impede your attempts to bulk up through muscle development. When you are trying to build up your muscle mass, concentrate more on your strength exercises and a little less on conditioning.
TIP! Compound exercises may be the key to maximizing your muscle-building results and getting the most out of your workouts. Compound exercises work more than one muscle group at once.
Focus on your nutrition and calorie intake on the days that you will be do bodybuilding exercises. Fuel up for your exercise session by taking in some calories an hour before heading to the gym. This is not a license to overeat on the days that you workout, but just to eat more in comparison to the days that you are not planning to hit the gym for weight training.
A 60 minute workout is the optimum length for maximum results. After 60 minutes of exercise, your body starts to produce more of the stress hormone, cortisol. Cortisol neutralizes testosterone, making it hard for you to build muscle mass. Shorter workouts will help you to get greater results in a smaller timeline.
TIP! Keep your workouts to a sixty-minute maximum length. After you have worked out for sixty minutes, your body starts to produce a stress hormone called cortisol.
It may be possible to make yourself appear larger than you do already. When you spend the most effort building your chest, back and shoulders you can add mass and look larger in a faster time. This makes your waist seem smaller than it really is, which makes it appear that you are larger.
As you can see, there are many things you can do to make your muscles as good as they can be. You have set aside a few minutes to read this article and begin a fruitful journey. Now that you've taken this important first step, build on it by applying what you've learned so that you can get the muscles you want.


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"> Juanes, who lives in the United States, told the Miami Herald in an interview published on Wednesday he saw his scheduled September 20 concert in Havana's Revolution Square as a chance to promote reconciliation between Cuba and the United States, which have been ideological foes for nearly 50 years.
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Colombian rock star Juanes says a public concert he plans in Cuba next month could help further thaw U.S.-Cuban ties despite outcry from some Cuban exiles who accuse him of pandering to the island's communist rulers.
"I am not a communist ... I'm not going to Cuba to play for the Cuban regime ... Our only message is one of peace, of humanitarianism, of tolerance, a message of interacting with the people," he told the paper at his Key Biscayne home.
Juanes, 37, whose full name is Juan Esteban Aristizabal Vasquez, is a major star in the Spanish-speaking music world and has won a string of Latin Grammy Awards.
A 47-year-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba restricts travel to the Communist-ruled island by Americans, although special licenses can be granted.
A U.S. State Department spokesman said Juanes met Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in May to propose his concert and they had discussed the general support of President Barack Obama's administration for "people to people" contacts with Cuba.
But he said Clinton refrained from taking a specific position and it would be up to the Treasury Department, which enforces the U.S. embargo, to issue the necessary licenses for those involved in the concert to make the trip.
A Treasury spokesperson said Juanes required a license because he resided in the United States, which made him subject to U.S. jurisdiction even though he was Colombian. The spokesperson did not say whether the license had been granted.
Among the anti-communist Cuban exile community in the United States, critics have pilloried Juanes as "naive", saying his concert will be a boost for Cuba's communist leadership while ignoring the plight of detained Cuban dissidents.
A number of well-known Latino singers Juanes had invited declined to take part because of the political sensitivity.
But Juanes said the planned "Peace without Borders" event in Havana, which will follow a similar reconciliation recital he gave on the Colombian-Venezuelan border last year, could help revive U.S.-Cuban cultural exchanges that had remained largely frozen under former U.S. President George W. Bush.
"RIGHT MOMENT"
Obama, while calling on Cuban leaders to improve human rights and political freedoms, has said he wants to seek more normal ties with Havana and in April lifted restrictions on Cuban Americans traveling to the island, slightly easing the long-running U.S. trade embargo against Cuba.
"This is the right moment to start something," Juanes told the Miami Herald. "In the last administration, for sure we weren't talking about this. But with this administration, with Obama as president, I believe it's different."
Miami media have reported Juanes has received death threats over the concert and a small group of right-wing Cuban exiles smashed and burned CDs of his music in Miami last week.
Juanes said he met with Clinton and members of the U.S. administration and Congress in May to see if they would back his initiative and give permission to U.S. musicians and technicians to attend the show.
The Miami Herald said Juanes would hold the September 20 concert in the same Revolution Square location where Pope John Paul II gave a mass in 1998 during his historic visit to Cuba.
Fellow pop singers Miguel Bose of Spain and Olga Tanon from Puerto Rico would join the Colombian rocker, it added.
Cuban American commentator Ninoska Perez, a fierce critic of Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother, former leader Fidel Castro, said she had told Juanes she feared the Cuban government would use his concert for political manipulation.
"He said he wanted to sing for the people. I replied that what Cubans needed was freedom, not concerts," she wrote in the Spanish language El Nuevo Herald at the weekend.
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