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John Meads - 2015 - from the Northampton Mercury 13 January 1933
Alleged Destruction By Rats
Percy Herbert in WW1
Alice started keeping an
allotment during his absence
Alice and Percy Herbert in later years when they were
farming Wold Lodge
Councillor A.C. Harris, UDC
chairman when the claim
was discussed
ASTONISHED COUNCIL
WOMAN'S CLAIM FOR LOSS OF FOWLS
To the loss of eggs and fowls for the last two years:
211 Hens at 2/6 £26 12 6
17 Ducks at 2/6 £2 2 6
Eggs valued at 2/- daily £73 0 0
£101 15 0
This claim is for loss by rats from the tip
This bill, from Mrs. P.E. Herbert, 47, Church-street, Burton Latimer, astonished the Urban Council at Tuesday's meeting.
It was read in all seriousness by the clerk.
The Chairman promptly asked: Will someone propose we settle the claim? (Laughter.)
Mr. A.G. Miller: Are we doing anything to exterminate the rats there?
A member: There are very few there.
It was decided to inform the woman that the Council accepted no liability in the matter.
It was pointed out that in her computation Mrs. Herbert had reckoned wrongly in the item relating to the hens. In the egg item, too, she had overlooked the fact that last year was a leap year!
Interviewed by a "Mercury and Herald" reporter after the meeting, Mrs. Herbert said she had a poultry run on an allotment adjoining the rubbish tip and only a stretch of wire-netting separated them.
"I have been losing poultry like this for years," she said, "but I only claimed for the last two years because matters got much worse."
Mrs. Herbert discussed her claim somewhat heatedly. "I have got to find my bread and butter," she said. "I started keeping poultry when my husband went to the war. I don't know what the Council will do with my bill. I have charged nothing like what the poultry is actually worth."


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Q: SwiftUI Launchscreen not showing I'm just starting out with Swift and SwiftUI, so I'm a total beginner. My SwiftUI project came with a LaunchScreen.storyboard which I thought would be nice to use, but I have no idea how. The app loads the initial ContentView.swift, even though I filled the LaunchScreen.storyboard with an image. Is there any place I need to specify the app should load the LaunchScreen first and then go to the ContentView after like, 2 seconds or something?
I suspect it's probably in SceneDelegate.swift, but I don't know.
// Create the SwiftUI view that provides the window contents.
let contentView = ContentView()

// Use a UIHostingController as window root view controller.
if let windowScene = scene as? UIWindowScene {
    let window = UIWindow(windowScene: windowScene)

    window.rootViewController = UIHostingController(rootView: contentView.environmentObject(model))

    self.window = window
    window.makeKeyAndVisible()
}

Using XCode 11.2
Thanks in advance for any help!

Edit: It really is a cache issue. I deleted the ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/ModuleCache directory and removed the app from the simulator and test device. Then rebuilt and working! Thanks!

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Cancer, Liposarcoma
Yurong Wheeler
Liposarcoma, a tumor of lipoblasts, is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm and involves deep soft tissues including retroperitoneum and popliteal fossa [1]. The relative frequency of liposarcoma at various body sites is much dependent on the tumor subtypes. For example, dedifferentiated liposarcoma is much more common in retroperitoneal location, while myxoid liposarcoma occurs in the lower extremities [2]. Liposarcoma is exceedingly rare in the esophagus [1][3]. Esophageal liposarcoma typically behaves as a slow-growing tumor and involves the upper part of the throat. Most of them are of a well-differentiated type, confined to the esophagus with a low risk of metastasis [[4], and have a high rate of local recurrence (10%), even up to 25 years after the resection [5].
The cause of liposarcoma is still unknown, although trauma has been implicated.
Although liposarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of adults, it is rare in the esophagus. The most common esophageal cancer in the United States is adenocarcinoma and worldwide is squamous cell carcinoma. Overall, sarcoma only accounts for 0.5% of all esophageal neoplasms [6]. Among those, only 40 cases of esophageal liposarcoma have been reported [5]. According to these published cases, esophageal liposarcoma tends to occur in the middle to elderly male patients (age range 38-83 years, with an average of 62 years; male to female ratio = 4:1) [5].
Liposarcoma is a complex tumor, and its pathophysiology can be best explained by dividing it into three subtypes (per WHO 2002), well-differentiated and dedifferentiated liposarcoma (WDLPS/DDLPS), myxoid and round cell liposarcoma (MLS and RCL), and pleomorphic liposarcoma (PLS). WDLPS/DDLPS will have a diagnostic giant marker and ring chromosome, which have an overall effect of uncontrolled cell proliferation [7]. For MCL and RCL, reciprocal translocation occurs between chromosomes 12 and 16, leading to the fusion of genes DDIT3 and FUS, and subsequently, activating some downstream targets such as PPARgamma2 and C/EBPalpha which promotes cell cycle proliferation [7]. Pleomorphic liposarcoma is the most complex and least understood type of these three. Mutations in various tumor suppressor pathways like p53, NF1, RB1 lead to many gains and hence account for the aggressive nature of this tumor [8].
The most common type of esophageal liposarcoma is the well-differentiated type, which is characterized histologically by mature adipocytes with a variable amount of fibrous stroma containing atypical nuclei. It has three main subtypes, the lipoma-like subtype, the sclerosing subtype, and the inflammatory subtype. The lipoma-like subtype frequently has lipoblasts and scattered atypical cells. This type closely mimics benign lipoma. The sclerosing subtype has abundant fibrous areas with scant lipogenic components. The inflammatory subtype has chronic inflammatory infiltrate, with a predominance of B cells. These cells can pose a diagnostic challenge as inflammatory infiltrate can obscure the adipocytes.
The second most common type of esophageal liposarcoma is the myxoid liposarcoma (MLS), which is subdivided into low grade and high-grade tumors. Low-grade MLS have low cellularity with bland nuclei and a rich, prominent network of curving capillaries, resembling a chicken-wire pattern. High-grade MLS are markedly hypercellular with solid sheets of round cells comprising at least 5% of the tumor.
The least common type of esophageal liposarcoma is the pleomorphic type, which has marked pleomorphic cells occupying at least 65% of the tumor and at least focal areas of typical liposarcoma.
The most common site of esophageal liposarcoma is the upper esophagus, which explains most of the symptoms associated with this neoplasm. Patients usually present with progressive dysphagia with weight loss[5]. In some cases, when the size of the tumor is large, patients also present with polyp/mass protruding from the mouth [9]. Regurgitation of food can occur. Shortness of breath and cough are less common symptoms due to the compression of the trachea [[6].
Different radiology diagnostic modalities such as barium swallow, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and esophagogastroduodenoscopy, can be used to diagnose esophageal liposarcoma. Although none of these techniques is specific, CT scan and MRI can be more helpful in narrowing down the differential diagnosis as both modalities can detect the percentage of a lipomatous component of the tumor. Higher fat content is associated with benign lipoma, while less fat is consistent with atypical lipoma or sarcoma. A definitive diagnosis can only be achieved by tissue examination. And in the majority of the cases, complete resection of the tumor is needed for a correct diagnosis [5].
Surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment [1]. Depending on the size of the tumor, the surgery can be either a minimally invasive endoscopic submucosal resection [10], or an aggressive partial or total esophagectomy. There are some case reports of using adjuvant radiation therapy to decrease the rate of recurrence. However, the role of adjuvant chemo and radiation therapy is controversial, and long-term follow-up is recommended due to the high rate of recurrence [[5].
There are some other benign or neoplastic lesions in the esophagus clinically and microscopically mimicking liposarcoma. First is the typical lipoma, which is composed of benign mature adipose tissue and lacks lipoblasts or any atypical nuclei. Second is the fibroepithelial polyp, which is usually characterized histologically by fibrovascular cores with overlying non-keratinizing squamous epithelium. Although large polyps may have adipose tissue with myxoid areas, closely mimicking myxoid or well-differentiated liposarcoma, they can be ruled out by immunohistochemical stains (fibroepithelial polyp stains negative for either CDK4 or MDM2). Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor are two other entities that can mimic liposarcoma. Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma are composed of intersecting bundles of smooth muscle cells that have characteristic nuclei with blunt ends and are immunohistochemically positive for actin and desmin. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor cells are also spindle-shaped but show immunoreactivity to CD34 and c-Kit (CD117) [8].
The prognosis of the esophageal liposarcoma depends on several factors. The most important ones are the histological type and grade of the tumor, location of cancer, and the status of surgical margins. [4]. A well-differentiated liposarcoma has been reported to have a 50% rate of recurrence with no risk of distant metastasis and an excellent five-year survival rate (75-100%), while myxoid and pleomorphic liposarcomas have a higher percentage of recurrence (up to 80%) and a poor to intermediate survival rate (ranging from 4 -107 months). De-differentiated liposarcoma has a risk of distal metastasis. Positive surgical resection margin is associated with local recurrence. Although there are some case reports of using adjuvant radiation therapy to decrease the rate of recidivism, the role of adjuvant chemo and radiation therapy is controversial as there are significant comorbidities associated with the radiation of mediastinum.
Long-standing esophageal liposarcoma can have serious complications, such as dysphagia and consequent anemia and weight loss, and regurgitation associated aspiration, asphyxiation and respiratory failure [11].
Esophageal liposarcoma is a rare entity with a high rate of recurrence. The clinical presentation and symptoms are not very specific. Radiological examination modalities such as barium swallow, esophageal manometry, chest CT/MRI, are not very sensitive to make this diagnosis. A definitive diagnosis can only be made by tissue biopsy/excision, and in most cases, an entire tumor excision with microscopic examination is required as the small biopsy material can be misleading.
an interprofessional approach is needed for better patient outcome. Specialized care nurses in perianesthesia, operating room, and critical care monitor the patients and provide feedback to the team. Surgical resection is the mainstay of the treatment. Depending on the size of the tumor, this can be performed either as a minimally invasive endoscopic submucosal excision (for small tumors with narrow stalk), or partial/total esophagectomy (for large tumor) [10]. The role of medical and radiation oncology is not clear at this moment. Adjuvant radiotherapy is used in some cases to decrease the rate of recurrence; however, this is controversial, and there are currently no established guidelines [5].
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Goldman Sachs and Democracy Are At Cross-Purposes
Goldman Sachs International (GSF) was fined £25,000 by ICE Futures Europe for a "breach of the Exchange Regulations concerning disorderly trading." So it continues: Goldman breaks the rules (and makes a lot of money doing so), acts unethically, pays a small fine and goes on its way. Breaching regulations sounds like fraud to me.
Stephen Lendman makes some important observations regarding Goldman Sachs in the linked article below:
Goldman Sachs: Making Money By Stealing It
By Stephen Lendman - Mathaba
Money power in private hands and democracy can't co-exist. Wall Street crooks transformed America into an unprecedented money making racket.
Goldman symbolizes master of the universe manipulative fraud. It's been involved in nearly all financial scandals since the 19th century.
It makes money the old-fashioned way. It steals it through fraud, grand theft, market manipulation, front-running them, scamming investors, bribing political Washington, having its executives in top administration posts, and getting open-ended low or no interest rate bailouts when needed.
It's business model and culture assure billions of bonus dollars for company officials, complicit traders, and others on the take. It's a crime family, not a bank. It's connected to others like it on Wall Street and corrupt politicians.
Compared to Goldman, Bernie Madoff was small-time. So are most other swindlers. Ones who matter most sit in Wall Street board rooms, plotting other scams.
Former bank regulator expert on white-collar crime, public finance, economics, and related law, Bill Black explained Goldman shenanigans pertaining to earlier SEC charges this way:
"Goldman designed a rigged trifecta. It turned a massive loss into a material profit by selling deeply underwater, toxic CDOs it owned. It helped make John Paulson (CEO of a huge hedge fund that Goldman would love to have as an ally) a massive profit - in a 'profession' where reciprocal favors are key, and blew up its customers that purchased the CDOs."
An SEC civil suit charged Goldman with defrauding customers. It made billions, and settled for $550 million. It was pocket change, the equivalent of four 2009 revenue days. It hardly mattered.
No executive was fined or imprisoned. Grand theft continues unabated. They include fraudulent pump-and-dump schemes. Major media scoundrels don't explain. Only scammed customers and insiders part of the dirty game understand.
On March 4, Black used James Q. Wilson's "broken windows" metaphor pertaining to blue collar crime. He applied it to far more serious elite white-collar offenses. None rise to the level of financial ones. The amounts involved are staggering. Broken lives, communities, and economies result. The landscape's littered with them.
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Fifth Harmony Announce Hiatus to Pursue Solo Careers
March 20, 2018	Entertainment Daypop
Fifth Harmony announced on Monday, March 19 that they would be going on an indefinite hiatus in order to pursue solo endeavors. The surprising announcement came from group members Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane and Lauren Jauregui.… Read More »
Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman To Host "SNL" With Musical Guest Cardi B
Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War star Chadwick Boseman will be hosting Saturday Night Live on April 7 on NBC. He'll be joined by musical guest Cardi B. The announcement came during this week's broadcast hosted by… Read More »
Academy Of Motion Pictures President John Bailey Accused Of Sexual Harassment
'Grey's Anatomy' Actress Sarah Drew To Co-Lead 'Cagney & Lacey' Reboot
Less than a week after the announcement that Grey's Anatomy cast member Sarah Drew will be exiting the series at the end of the current 14th season, she has been hired as Cagney in CBS' Cagney &… Read More »
Claire Foy Was Paid Less Than Co-Star Matt Smith For Netflix's "The Crown'"
Executive producers of the Netflix series "The Crown" confirmed that series star Claire Foy was paid less than co-star Matt Smith. Reports had surfaced that Foy, who plays Queen Elizabeth II, earned less than Smith, who portrays… Read More »
Disney Shares Progress Video Of Their "Star Wars" Attraction
There is still quite a wait before the "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge" attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World are set to debut, but fans are getting a sneak peak via the official video released by Disney… Read More »
Madonna To Direct Ballerina Michaela DePrince Biopic "Taking Flight"
Madonna is set to direct the new Michaela DePrince biopic 'Taking Flight'. The 59-year-old superstar is teaming with MGM Studios for the upcoming biopic, which has reportedly been in development since 2015. The movie will be based… Read More »
Movie Trailer For "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" Returns Fans To Hogwarts
The first trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the second in the series, was released on Tuesday, March 13. The trailer begins at Hogwarts, featuring a young Albus Dumbledore — played by Jude Law. The video also… Read More »
Actress Heather Locklear Facing Four Counts Of Battery And Banned From Owning Firearms
Heather Locklear has been charged with several counts of battery against first responders who answered a domestic violence call at her Southern California home. The 56-year-old actress was charged with four misdemeanor counts of battery on an… Read More »
ABC's 'American Idol' Revival Debuts With 10.3 Million Viewers
ABC's revival of "American Idol" was the top show on Sunday night, according to Nielsen overnight data. "American Idol" drew a 2.3 rating in adults 18-49 ad 10.3 million viewers. However compared to the final Fox season… Read More »


BlowUp is a Flickr gallery tool that allows you to have a standalone gallery at your site or blog. You can enter your username to see how it looks in the online version at Blowup site, but it is easy to set it up yourself for displaying your flickr collection.
Blowup will show your flickr sets on top of the page with the recent set highlighted and the first photo of the set will occupy the page. You can hover to see the sets and click to select the set to display photos. It creates a beautiful slideshow of all your flickr photos, you can navigate with the arrows.
To set up your own gallery with your photos, download blowup. Open "crossdomain.xml" file and enter your domain name. Now open "gallery.html" and enter your username at "line 14", thats all now upload the folder to your web directory. It should start displaying the photos immediately.


Patining is an acceptable word in Scrabble with 11 points. Patining is an accepted word in Word with Friends having 15 points. Patining is a 8 letter medium Word starting with P and ending with G. Below are Total 75 words made out of this word.
Note: There are 1 anagrams of the word patining. Anagrams are meaningful words made after rearranging all the letters of the word.
Note There are 3 vowel letters and 5 consonant letters in the word patining. P is 16th, A is 1st, T is 20th, I is 9th, N is 14th, G is 7th, Letter of Alphabet series.


Over the past few years, we've been exploring sound as a sensory channel for understanding the physics of real-time interactive molecular dynamics simulations. In the molecular sciences, sound is a vastly underutilized means for data processing, partly because audio representational standards are less well defined compared to graphics. For example, depicting an atom using a sphere is an arbitrary decision, but it's intelligible owing to the fact that an atom and a sphere are both objects which are spatially delimited. Defining clearly delimited objects in the audio realm is not as straightforward, neither spatially nor compositionally. For example, it is difficult to imagine what constitutes an 'atomistic' object in a piece of audio design or music. Our work suggests that sound is best utilized for representing properties which are non-local: potential energy, electrostatic energy, local temperature, strain energy, etc. The non-locality of these properties makes them extremely difficult to visualize using conventional graphical rendering strategies (and even if there were effective strategies, would lead to significant visual congestion).
The video shows a real-time interactive simulation of 17-ALA peptide in which our resident sonification experts (PhD student Alex Jones, Prof. Tom Mitchell, & Prof. Joseph Hyde) track potential energy in real-time, in order to interactively generate sound. The video shows Alex manipulating a small protein from within Narupa, and highlights how the sound responds to dynamical changes in the potential energy. The sound changes as Alex takes the protein from its native folded state to a high-energy knotted state. Eventually, Alex unties the knot, and you can hear as the protein relaxes to a lower energy state.


Steve Jenner leads business development in the UK and Ireland for PlayPass, one of the world's top providers of RFID solutions for cashless payments, crew accreditation & management and access control at live events. This summer sees more UK events than ever before adopting PlayPass' technology, including We Are FSTVL, British Summer Time, Standon Calling, 2000Trees, Neverworld, Southbeats and over 200 events worldwide.
May 25 2018 is the day that the most significant legislation of the digital age takes effect, giving individuals enforceable rights over the collection, processing and distribution of their personal data. Data is the lifeblood of the live events industry and everyone involved in the sector will need to actively adapt their working lives around GDPR's new parameters or risk heavy reprimand.
But don't panic. The new legislation – much of which is still to be defined – only requires organisations to take reasonable measures to uphold their registered users' rights and is not intended to be heavy handed, impose onerous restrictions or make it any more difficult to capture or process personal data. It just lays down some fair, best practice rules and enforces these to limit fraud and abuse.
There is a lot of overlap between GDPR and the existing Data Protection Act (DPA) so if – like us – you are already complying with the current law, many of your processes will remain valid under GDPR and you are in an advantageous position. However, some changes are unavoidable, due to some new elements and enhancements being introduced now by GDPR.
At PlayPass we welcome GDPR and look forward to the reduction in online scams and exploitation it pledges, accompanied by a surge of public confidence in compliant digital platforms like our own.
This is to establish what personal data you already hold in your various systems and whether it is compliant.
Identify where the data is stored, when it was last used and what it was used for. If it is stored outside of the EU, is the host GDPR compliant?
Was it shared with other suppliers and partners?
GDPR does not significantly alter the rights that individuals currently have under the existing Data Protection Act but it does enforce them. If you are already geared-up to uphold these rights, your transition to GDPR should therefore be relatively straightforward.
When GDPR first takes hold, a swell of public interest and curiosity is inevitable, so brace for a surge of access requests. As data controllers and subjects fall in line with the new protocols, we envisage that the resulting increase in best practice by organisations and confidence from end users will result in a sharp reduction in complaints and access requests over time, however.
Bear in mind, you will need to reply to access requests within 30 days (rather than the current 40 days) and, if you cannot comply with the request, you must explain clearly to the individual why not.
Less relevant for the event industry which tends to deal directly with parents rather than children (eg. for ticketing, payments and marketing), GDPR is introducing some special protection measures for children's personal data. For example, they can only give consent for their data to be processed above the age of 16 (although this may be reduced to 13 in the UK) – otherwise verifiable parental consent is required.
It is essential to have one key person in your team to take ownership of GDPR and interface with all the moving parts of your organisation that will need to work around the new guidelines.
From now on, data protection and safeguards must become part of the DNA of all your systems and processes, and at the forefront of all marketing activity (no longer an afterthought).
Define a best practice internal data policy for keeping all personal data as secure as possible, which can be adapted between departments in your organisation that deal with data in different ways. For example, your partnerships team will process more corporate data whereas your marketing team will deal with public visitors.
Key to the GDPR obligations for any organisation going forward is ensuring that all the partners and suppliers they are dealing with are also fulfilling their legal responsibilities. An event is therefore liable for the non-compliance of its suppliers, just as the suppliers are liable for their sub-contractors.
Their Policy on Data Retention – how long to they keep it on their servers? Is it moved to other locations and/or deleted after a defined period of time?
The above is not intended as a complete list of everything you need to operate in a GDPR compliant fashion from May 25, but it's intended as a start to get you up and running in line with best practice.
For more comprehensive GDPR information from the official source please visit the ICO website.
Disclaimer: This article is intended for general information purposes only and does not contain legal advice. Please consult counsel for detailed info and analysis. Festival Insights and PlayPass are not responsible for your GDPR compliance.


Imagine Pong mixed with the essence of fighting games, on steroids. Easy to learn yet hard to master, Ultra Space Battle Brawl is a fun competitive game fit for settling disputes, be it with your friends and family or rivals and arch nemesis. Play the single player story mode campaign, if you don't have friends or enemies to fight against.


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The Relationship Version of a Holiday Horror Film
A Slasher Honey Real Life Fears Holiday Horror Review by Chassity
I think I've made it pretty clear by this point that when it comes to "scary," the more realistic, the better. And as a horror fan who's seen almost everything, it's easy to get very jaded and desensitized. When that happens, it's sometimes nice to go and find the horror in things that are completely outside the horror genre.
There is really no timing more perfect for this exercise than the holidays, because the holidays generally mean "family," and let's face it; there is really nothing scarier than family. Especially the idea of meeting someone else's family. For the first time. During a holiday vacation.
I present to you, horror pumpkins, the family from hell, and I ain't talking about Leatherface and the Sawyers.
No, I'm talking about the Stones, as in the movie The Family Stone.
Oh, sure, this seems like your average, stereotypically feel-good holiday film, but that's just on the surface. Under the surface, this is a movie about the most annoying, dysfunctional, borderline sociopathic family I've ever seen in a holiday film, and an annoying, horrifyingly robotic girlfriend to boot.
Putting the AW in awkward.
When I was younger, Chucky dolls, clowns, and Ghostface scared me. But now? Falling in love with a man and going home with him for the holidays, only to discover his family is… well, anything like this one? That crap is the stuff that nightmares are made of. Basically, The Family Stone is a horrible family of horrible people being absolutely horrible to the girlfriend of one of the sons. Lots of drama follows, until they magically all start to get along at the end because, yeah, that's how things work out in real life...
The mother: A shrill, shrieking, raging bitch who is completely unlikable. And then it's revealed that she is very, very ill. Because that makes it all okay. I say, she's the kind of mother that would give even Mrs. Vorhees pause and make her say, "Hey, lady? You might want to chill out a little bit."
The father: Well, he seems okay, but he lets his kids call him by his first name. and that's creepy enough for me. I've seen this movie a bunch of times, and every time I keep expecting him to turn into creepy pedophile guy or something. He at least has to be somewhat off for marrying Diane Keaton's character, and for even tolerating his absolutely dreadful family.
Deck the halls with stereotypes
The brothers: One is okay, but the other, Ben, is a creepy weirdo guy in at least his mid-30s who goes around acting like a horny frat boy half the time, and that one weird hippie who's…thinks he's just liberal and carefree but is really freaking everybody out. Not only is he generally sketchy, but he spends the entire film hitting on his brother's girlfriend in a roundabout, truly disturbing way. The only thing that isn't completely horrifying about Ben is that he is played by Luke Wilson, who is, let's face, generally adorable and nice to look at.
The sisters: The oldest sister, Suzanne, is the only sane one in the bunch, and that's not saying much of anything. But she spends the whole movie pining for this mysterious husband who everyone else barely mentions, to the point that you could almost wonder if he even really exists, and that's a whole other horror movie plot in itself. And then there's the younger sister, played by Rachel Mcadams, who is a completely narcissistic, whiny sociopath, spending the entire movie trying to make everyone else as miserable as she is. It is absolutely mind boggling that any of the other characters could resist punching her in the face.
The girlfriend: And speaking of characters you want to punch in the face, none takes that prize more than Sarah Jessica Parker's Meredith. Aside from the generic, one dimensional nature of having her be the career woman who's therefore an emotionally closed off, narcissistic awful person, she is basically a robot. Everything about her is off-putting. And disturbing. Her lack of any social skills is frightening enough, but it's the lack of compassion for anyone around her that makes it disturbing that either of the brothers, yet alone both of them, could fall for her.
I would not eat her baking.
The main character: The "good" brother that brings Meredith home to meet the family, Everett. He seems charming and handsome and likable, but then again, aren't those the same traits we often hear about when it comes to people we later learn are sociopaths? Everett is an enabler. He's little more than the son with the overbearing mother who's there to do Mommy's bidding. A little reminiscent of Jason Voorhees, Billy Loomis, and... well, about 25 other serial killers than came between and after them. What kind of decent human being would even subject someone he claims to love to the torture of meeting a family like his anyway?
The Family Stone was quite enjoyable the first time I saw it, when I wasn't of an age to be thinking about dating seriously, and it still is a good holiday viewing choice…if you watch it when you're single. But now that I am of that age where serious relationships are a reality, every time I see it I can't help but think about how it's the couples version of a holiday horror tale.


Like its sibling the Toyota Camry, the Lexus ES300 is all-new for 1997. The new vehicle is 2 inches longer in the wheelbase and 2.4 inches longer in overall length than the previous model. The new body design features a lower (.29 vs. .32) drag coefficient. The output of the 3.0-liter V-6 has been increased to 200 hp. Engine output increases coupled with a 78 pound weight reduction should help improve the performance of the ES300.
The SC coupe has received a minor facelift for 1997. The front end has been updated to include an integrated front spoiler. On the side of the vehicle, mud guards are incorporated into the rocker panels. The rear of the vehicle receives a new rear-spoiler and tail-light lens design. Softer leather seats have been added on the inside.
For 1997, Lexus has added side airbags to the flagship LS400. The airbags are located inside the seat edge as opposed to the door panels as seen on other vehicles.


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RCS will Replace the SMS in Android
Over the world, Facebook-owned applications use WhatsApp more than half a billion people a month to connect with their loved ones because it is free to send messages and simply requires the internet.
But it seems that WhatsApp is facing its biggest rival because Google has made text messages on Android phones almost as good as the WhatsApp.
Google was informed Thursday that the Google Messages app has been updated on the phones operating on the world's most popular smartphone operating system, which is currently being introduced in the US.
With this update, users will be able to find many features that are currently used by iPhone users on iMessages or WhatsApp, such as red recipes and group chats.
The Google Rich Communication Service (RCS) has been in operation since 2016, and for this, Google shared it with mobile operators and smartphone makers around the world, but its access to customers still lacks mobile operators. It could not be possible.
RCS will replace the SMS or short message service in Android that has been in place for over 25 years while allowing users to send and receive chats, high-resolution photos, and videos over Wi-Fi, read receipts, typing. Indicators will be able to use features such as add or remove people in group chats and group chats.
Google Product Management Director Sanz Ahari confessed during an interview that this update should have come a long time ago because at this time the SMS protocol in the Android system does not have the latest features available to users.
He said that these are features that work in accordance with the requirements of the present covenant, this is an important step in the right direction.
RCS can be turned on by opening the Android Messages app and various new chat features will appear, text messages will automatically start using the new protocol if your acquaintance also has this system in place. The service is currently only available on one percent of Android phones after the update on Thursday, but by the end of this year, these new features will be available to consumers across the United States.
However, the service does not have end-to-end encryption and Sanz Ahari said that it is a complex matter and there are technical complications as we have to look into the legal and policy issues of the partners.
RCS was first introduced in the UK and France this year by Google and is now being offered in the US. According to Sanz Ahari, the RCS launch is a big step, but this is not the end but it will be pushed forward.
The RCS service will also require a phone number like WhatsApp. Google was introduced last year to Android messages in this regard, aimed at giving users a chance to get an early glimpse of the RCS and use it instead of the standard SMS app on their phones.
SMS is a service of 160 characters that have existed for decades, but today's phones are more powerful and users are demanding more features and that is what has made WhatsApp and Messenger successful.
Now Google wants to push them through this new service that will provide Google digital assistant services to users along with other features.
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Originally from Madrid, Spain, Carlos has been steeped in all aspects of the yoga tradition during more than 40 years of practice and study. He spent 18 of those years as a monk of the Saraswati order, under the name Swami Gitananda, including 9 years of traditional training and practice in India.
During this time he learned the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the practice of yoga, becoming one of the senior monks of the tradition and teaching meditation and philosophy to tens of thousands of students around the world. He combines this experience and traditional training with his academic background, which includes two Masters Degrees: one in Sanskrit, from U.C. Berkeley (where he has taught) and another one, in Religious Studies, from U.C. Santa Barbara. He is currently working on a book on the topic of "Karma and the Journey of the Soul", as well as a new translation of the Śivasūtra, an important Tantric text of the Kashmiri tradition .
Carlos currently lives in the US, and travels extensively around the world conducting a variety of retreats, courses, seminars, workshops and lectures on the Wisdom of Yoga and related subjects.
As a teacher, Carlos is renowned for the breadth of his knowledge and the clarity with which he conveys it. His great love of the Indian yoga traditions, his insight, his humor and his deep connection with his audiences give him the ability to transmit the deepest scriptural teachings in a way that is clear, meaningful and applicable. Studying with Carlos is an enjoyable and transformative experience.


Our focus is parenting, coparenting, two-home children, child-sharing dilemmas, and new research on children!
COOPERATIVE COPARENTING - HOW DO I GET THERE?
The transition from coparenting under the same roof to coparenting in different homes is complicated. Most people find it challenging to keep their feelings about the failure of their couple relationship out of the discussion of issues dealing only with the child when they first make that transition. You will hear advice like "be cordial" ... "be business-like" ... "be civil." All good advice! But not so easy to do sometimes when the feelings you're carrying around are so intense and unpredictable - hurt, pain, shock, anger, fear, anxiety, and depression.
While your child is learning the skills of successfully going back and forth between Mom's House and Dad's House, you are trying to learn the skills of coparenting with someone you may not trust or like or respect anymore. At the same time, you are trying to put yourself back together and figure out how to function everyday. It is critical that each parent recognize that learning the skills of coparenting is essential to protecting the child.
(5) holding ALL non-emergency issues for the next scheduled coparenting meeting instead of asking for information immediately! NO texting, emailing, calling between the regularly scheduled face-to-face meetings unless it is an urgent schedule change or illness of the child.
No matter how motivated a parent may be to be a good coparent for the sake of the children, far too often the impulsive verbal or written jab is thrown. Once those words are gone, it's too late to reconsider. Just that quickly, damage is done to a relationship that is already fragile and struggling.
Facilitated coparenting meetings are one of the tools offered at Transitions Family Program at Hannah's House to help parents make the transition to face to face meetings and ordinary child exchanges. A facilitated meeting is conducted by an expert in both child development and family transitions. Each parent completes a list of issues they would like to discuss in the initial meeting. The coparenting facilitator compiles a rank-ordered agenda based on the highest priority issues for the particular family situation and provides that back to each coparent. The facilitator also gives each coparent some basic ground rules that will be followed during the meeting.
Most coparents find that a once a month meeting works well for approximately the first three-six months following the initial family transition. The next step is usually every other month for about six months. Some parents are able to meet on their own fairly early on in a cordial, civil and business-like fashion, with the help of friends, family and professionals.
For those that are concerned about their ability to do that on their own immediately, the facilitated coparenting meeting is a resource available that can help parents avoid any pitfalls and land mines during the first meetings following the transition. Coparenting meetings, phone calls and emails are not the place to try to deal with your unresolved issues and feelings left over from your couple relationship.
If you have unresolved issues six months after the family break-up, it's time to get some help to move on. Start therapy or work thoughtfully with friends and family members who don't automatically endorse you and trash your coparent. Use a journal but definitely not a public blog!
Those adult issues have no place in the middle of a relationship that exists for the sole purpose of providing care for your child so don't do it. If you can't hold the boundaries, for the sake of your child, then admit it and let someone else - a neutral person - hold that responsibility for you...at least at the beginning.
Coparenting is a challenge but it does get easier. There really is a set of skills you can master, with time and practice.
Creating positive divorce and separation transitions for parents seeking coparenting solutions that support and nurture children.


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Bushfires that started in September last year continue to wipe out and ravage Australia, particularly its south east region. Photograph by AAP Image/News Corp Pool, Jason Edwards/via REUTERS
Is the reality of Australia's forest fires closer to the Philippines than we think?
Land continues to blaze down under, and horrifying images coming out from the country continue to haunt everyone's feeds. Is there still something that can be done, and how far off is the Philippines from such a disaster?
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In December 2016, I was sitting on a tour bus making its way to the Great Ocean Road, a 243-kilometer road on the southeastern coast of Australia. We were about two and a half hours away from Melbourne, and headed to the Twelve Apostles, a scenic collection of eroded limestone stacks in the Southern Ocean. Some Filipino friends—fellow graduate students from Sydney and Perth—came to visit us during school break, and we decided to bring them to a tourist spot commonly featured on Melbourne postcards.
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On the long drive, I couldn't help but to, loudly, notice the stretches of apparently dead trees along the coast. Our tour guide was quick to assure us that the trees were just fine. "Those trees aren't dead yet," he said, explaining that some Australian trees have somehow evolved to quite literally rise from the ashes after a bushfire, taking some time to shed their charred barks until a new one appears.
Eucalyptus trees—the shelter of choice for koalas—are even considered by some experts as "fire-loving" plants; their flammable oils make it easier to eliminate competition than other plant species less resistant to fire. They have somehow adapted to it, our tour guide said, giving us some measure of comfort. He added that Australians who live near fire-prone areas have also been trained to know what to do in case the fires start encroaching their properties, including dousing their homes with water and running to the nearest evacuation spot.
Fire down under
Yes, bushfires have been a part of Australian life for thousands of years. When I joined a tour group in Western Australia that taught the Aboriginal way of life, I learned that Aborigines have long mastered the use of controlled burning to rid the forest floor of dried leaves and other fuel, which, if left accumulating on their own, might start an even bigger, uncontrollable inferno. To control the composition of flora and fauna in certain areas, they have harnessed the power of fire. Nomadic groups in need of food also burned forest floors for hunting purposes.
Some bushfires are started by natural causes such as lighting strikes, but there have been incidents caused by careless camping and other human activities. Notably, there have been documented cases of Australian raptors starting bushfires to flush out prey.
It's been two years since I left Australia, but reading about the sheer scale of ongoing bushfires that started late last year makes me wonder if the trees, along with the wildlife and affected Australians, will make it through.
Workers and volunteers continue to try everything to contain the fires, including felling trees to prevent more damage. Photograph by Tracey Nearmy, Reuters
Since September 2019, fires have been razing areas in almost all the states and territories in the country. With some parts of Sydney reaching record-breaking temperatures as high as 48.9 degrees Celsius, it doesn't take much to turn a sprawling area of trees and shrubs into a crawling hellfire. A typical 30-degree weather is enough to cause dehydration-induced headaches. You can just imagine what 48.9 degrees can do.
With about 200 bushfires happening all over the country, more than 20 people are dead and almost half a billion animals have been killed. The displaced have started seeking refuge in relatively safer cities. What is particularly frightening about what's going on in Australia is that it's currently summer in the southern hemisphere. With temperatures reaching their hottest in different areas across the country, the fires are expected to last for a few more months.
News agencies attempt their hardest to conjure analogies of the catastrophe, comparing the size of areas burned to that of Manhattan and even Belgium. Almost every day, my feed is filled with images of burnt koalas, dead kangaroos, and people fleeing from their homes amid an atmosphere of general despair. Some of my friends who live in Australia have been complaining about the poor air quality, which a scientist from Sydney has described as akin to smoking 32 cigarettes a day.
An Australian friend who lives in Melbourne told me that the general mood in the country is unlike anything he felt before. He said emergency services have admitted that the scale of the fires is nothing they've experienced previously, and they simply cannot respond to the unfolding disaster like they normally do. "There is a collective acceptance that these fires cannot be fought," he says.
Back home, wildfires happen every now and then, but don't garner much attention compared to incidents that happen elsewhere in the world. Just last year, Philippine news agencies reported that about 140,000 hectares of forest in the Cordilleras burned during the first quarter, and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the region recorded about 90 forest fires in the same period last year. These incidents, mostly caused by human activities like kaingin (slash-and-burn) farming, were aggravated by dry spells caused by the El Niño phenomenon.
According to the BFP, about 290 towns in the Philippines lack their own fire trucks, relying instead on assistance from nearby cities and municipalities. This prompted the Department of the Interior and Local Government to support a PHP 10 billion House Bill for the modernization of the country's fire protection capabilities.
Climate catastrophes
As early as the 1950s, experts have sounded the alarm on the implications of the link between a warmer climate and the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In June 1988, a scientist from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration told the US Senate that global warming has already begun. Despite overwhelming consensus from the international scientific community, there are still governments that justify polluting the environment in the name of economic growth. The responses to concrete changes in the earth's climate have yet to catch up with a rate that would reverse or even arrest the speed by which the world burns.
In the Philippines, typhoons are becoming more destructive and irregular, ravaging even typically unaffected regions in Mindanao like typhoon Pablo did in 2012. As of this writing, monsoon floods are killing people in Indonesia. The global rise in temperature is creating conditions that magnify the effects of drought, forest fires, typhoons and flash floods.
The scientists of the world are warning us that we only have a decade to implement unprecedented measures to prevent climate change catastrophe. But the fires in California, the Amazon, Siberia, Australia and everywhere else in the world remind us that we already live in the era of climate change. So what are we to do as the world burns?
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«На початку століття» — радянський художній фільм 1961 року, історико-біографічна кіноповість про життя і діяльність молодого В. І. Леніна в селі Шушенському, в Петербурзі, Женеві і Мюнхені.

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Фільм оповідає про життя і діяльність молодого В. І. Ульянова (Леніна) і його дружини Н. К. Крупської в сибірському засланні (село Шушенське), а потім в Петербурзі. Епізоди їх життя під час першої еміграції в Женеві і Мюнхені, де Ленін зустрічався з Г. В. Плехановим і налагоджував випуск першої загальноросійської газети РСДРП «Іскра».

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Знімальна група
 Режисер-постановник:  Анатолій Рибаков
 Автор сценарію:  Сергій Єрмолинський
 Оператори-постановники:  Віктор Листопадов,  Юрій Схіртладзе
 Художник-постановник:  Стален Волков
 Грим: Антон Анджан
 Композитор:  Микола Пейко
 Звукорежисер: Лія Беневольська

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Фільми СРСР 1961
Історичні фільми СРСР
Біографічні фільми СРСР
Фільми про Володимира Леніна
Фільми студії «Мосфільм»

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Like all good things, choosing the top places to visit in 2017 took us some time, but we're thrilled to present our picks for the best travel experiences for the year ahead, with off-the-beaten path journeys, emerging destinations (get there before the crowds do!), and hidden wonders revealed by our expert Trip Leaders. The readers of AFAR Magazine have just voted Wilderness Travel as the World's #1 Tour Operator…and in their words, "the best company for getting you off the grid." Check out our full list below and we hope to see you on one (or more) of our epic adventures in 2017!
Nestled high in the jagged mountains of northern India is a magical realm marked by gompas (Tibetan Buddhist monasteries), colorful prayer flags strung above stupas, and a rich heritage steeped in ancient tradition. We've been exploring "Little Tibet" for decades and it never ceases to amaze us how rarely visited it still is. Our special Tso Moriri Trek is a true high-altitude adventure, with camps at around 15,000 feet and pass crossings of up to 19,200 feet. On our Journey to Ladakh, you'll experience a Tibetan Buddhist festival, with its sacred dances and rituals performed by costumed monks representing guardian deities. See our Ladakh trips here.
When people think of Japan, images of bustling Tokyo and a high-tech world come to mind, yet there is an equally tranquil realm all throughout this enchanting country. On our Japan: Castles, Samurai, and Legends adventure, we'll explore feudal Japan, walking parts of the Kumano Kodo (one of only two pilgrimage routes designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site), and visiting spectacular cities that look as if they're frozen in time. On the small island of Shikoku, an ancient pilgrimage route connects 88 temples, and we hike to the best of them on our Hiker's Journey to Shikoku. If you want ancient traditions paired with delicious food, a vibrant culture, and spectacular country trails, Japan is blossoming with options. See our Japan trips here.
Greenland is as remarkable as it is remote, and our summer adventures here take full advantage of the 20 hours of daylight. Our journey to Iceland and Eastern Greenland explores the ancient hunting trails used by Inuit hunters and Sermilik Fjord, whose vast ice wall is part of the Greenland ice sheet. On our Expedition to Greenland, we head out on a muskox safari, fish in the great western fjords—and later have a chef cook up our "catch of the day", savor a traditional Inuit barbecue dinner, and enjoy a "midnight cruise" near Sermeq Icefjord, the most active glacier in the world (said to have spawned the iceberg that sank the Titanic). See our Greenland trips here.
With the rising strength of the U.S. Dollar against the British Pound, now is the time to venture into the ancient land that makes poets out of explorers. We designed Great Peaks of Scotland, England, and Wales for those wanting to hit the trails, hiking the three legendary peaks that crown the British Isles: Snowdon in the wild north of Wales, Scafell Pike in England's dreamy Lake District, and Ben Nevis in the craggy highlands of Scotland. You can also follow in the footsteps of writers, from Wordsworth to the Brontes, on our England: Coast to Coast adventure; hike in Wales, Cornwall, or enjoy the highlands and islands of Scotland. See our British Isles trips here.
The sun-dappled island of Sicily, just off the "toe" of Italy, is an entirely separate world with a unique culture and cuisine all its own. On our Hiking in Sicily adventure, we'll explore ancient Greek ruins, explore fascinating nature reserves brimming with history and delightful views of the turquoise sea, sip and savor the wonderful wine and local cuisine inspired by the many cultures that have settled here, and hike fantastic trails through vineyards on the slopes of exquisite Mt. Etna. See our Sicily trip here.
Alaska, despite being part of the U.S., is still far off the beaten path and one of those special adventures that are fun for the entire family. Our favorite way to experience the wonders of southeast Alaska is aboard a classic historic vessel. By day, we sea kayak in remote bays and past islets, take Zodiac cruises to the shores for fascinating walks with our guides, then relax on deck while watching the sun set. Our two journeys explore southeast Alaska's famed Inside Passage between Juneau and Petersburg, and the former Russian outpost of Sitka on Baranof Island. See our Alaska trips here.
You may come to Madagascar for the lemurs—after all, there are more than 50 species (and it's the only place to see them in the wild)—but you'll stay for its abundance of unique flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world. Walk forested trails shaded by huge tree ferns looking for colorful chameleons, enjoy early morning birding walks, join our expert leaders as we meet wildlife researchers, and savor a sundowner in the astonishing Avenue of the Baobabs. See our Madagascar trips here.
As far as safari destinations go, Zimbabwe has flown under the radar, resulting in an uncrowded African bush experience. Our adventure here is safe, and our safari dollars directly support wildlife protection and local communities. We set out on game drives, game walks, and even by canoe on the Zambezi, all in search of incredible wildlife—elephant, lion, giraffe, and hippo to name a few—and stay in award-winning lodges that benefit not only the wildlife but the surrounding communities. Some highlights on this journey include the jaw-dropping views above the Zambezi from our cliffside lodge and getting trunk-level with elephants as they come to drink near our underground "look-up blind". See our Zimbabwe trip here.
Choquequirao is today what Machu Picchu was in the 1900s, with much of the ancient site still unexcavated—it's a true Indiana Jones experience of discovery! If you've ever wanted to explore ancient Inca wonders without the masses, head to this extraordinary complex of ceremonial buildings and grand staircases. Our epic adventure Choquequirao: Trek to the Cradle of Gold is guided by expert Kevin Floerke, an archaeologist, educator, and photographer specializing in the cultures of the Andes. He has done extensive research and excavations in the region, and our spectacular and challenging hiking journey brings us from the depths of the canyon carved by the roaring Rio Apurimac to breathtaking Choquequirao, with its stunning plazas and mysterious shrines. And no Peru adventure is complete without a stop at the famed Machu Picchu. See our Choquequirao trip here.
We're thrilled to have the chance to share Bolivia with our travelers. From the world's highest capital, La Paz, to the world's largest salt plains, Salar de Uyuni, to the largest lake in South America, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia is a phenomenal destination for adventure. And the culture and history are equally as fascinating as the natural landscapes. On our journey Bolivia! we take an "urban trek" in La Paz, spend two nights on the mystical Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun), make our way to the austere Salar de Uyuni, and explore the "White City" of Sucre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See our Bolivia trip here.


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Published by Member Best Western on 22 May 2019
Best Western adds The Midland Hotel in Bradford to its portfolio
Best Western Great Britain has announced the arrival of The Midland Hotel in Bradford to its growing portfolio of over 260 independent hotels. The Victorian hotel, in the heart of Bradford, is the third Peel Hotel Group to join the Best Western portfolio, with the remaining six properties following later this year.
The hotel boasts 90 executive, premium and standard bedrooms and conferencing facilities for up to 400 guests, which, combined with its central city centre location, makes it the perfect hotel for business and leisure travellers alike.
The hotel is situated next to Forster Square Railway Station, providing guests with the opportunity to be in Leeds city centre within 25 minutes, or the famous Saltaire Heritage Site in 14 minutes. It also has free onsite parking in which was once the city's railway station. The original Victorian walkway, linking the hotel to the train station, can still be used today.
Upon joining the Best Western Great Britain brand, The Midland Hotel now has access to a range of tools and expertise to support the tourism drive in the local area.
Robert Peel, Chief Executive of Peel Hotels Plc, said: "We are delighted that our third hotel has now joined the Best Western brand portfolio, The Midland Hotel is full of history and period features, and we look forward to welcoming new and regular guests to the property under the new Sure Hotel Collection banner. We're excited to see what the future holds now we are part of a 260-strong family of independently owned hotels across the country.
"I was looking for a brand that would allow our hotels flexibility to maximise their independence but at the same time support us with distribution, access a global loyalty scheme and benefit from new sales, marketing and revenue technologies. Best Western Great Britain's range of soft brands and strategy for the future made it the perfect fit for a profitable partnership."
Rob Paterson, CEO at Best Western Great Britain, added: "We're delighted to welcome the latest Peel Hotel, The Midland Hotel, to our Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western brand. Best Western now has brands to suit every guest, from economy to luxury, across over 260 locations in Great Britain. We look forward to working in partnership with the team at the hotel to showcase and celebrate their hotel both locally and globally."
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The overall objective of this programme is teach you how to reduce your pain and misery through the use of specific skills.
Pre-Treatment (1-6 sessions), in which you are socialised to the DBT model, and where I teach the 'bio-social' theory of DBT, and where we establish and enhance commitment to treatment.
You are taught how to focus the mind, direct attention and how to nonjudgmentally observe and describe what you are feeling and thinking in the moment. These skills can help you develop a more stable sense of who you are, and can help reduce reactivity to painful thoughts and emotions.
We target impulsivity by teaching you how to effectively distract and soothe yourself while considering pros and cons of specific actions. These skills typically replace problem behaviors such as self-inflicted cutting, overly aggressive behaviours, and using alcohol or drugs.
Together, we address extreme emotional sensitivity, rapid mood changes, and other unregulated moods such as chronic depression, anxiety, or hostility. Examples of specific skills include learning to identify and label emotions, learning how to increase positive moods, and learning how to make yourself less vulnerable to negative moods.
Here we tackle difficulties in maintaining consistent and rewarding relationships by teaching skills such as how to ask for what you want, how to say no in a gentle yet effective manner, and how to maintain your sense of self-respect and independence in the face of external pressure.
Telephone Coaching, designed to promote skills use where it matters most–in the real world. When you feel "stuck" and unsure what to do, you are encouraged to contact me for help in using DBT skills.
Family therapy - on an 'as-needed' basis to increase skills and improve communication between family members, and to reduce those family situations and interactions that interfere either with therapy or the quality of life, of both you and your family.
* Clients contract for an initial 24 sessions with an option to renew at the end of the skills cycle. At this point, you may well be eligible to enter the Advanced DBT Skills phase.


Arlene Davila, Professor of Anthropology, Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University.
Co-sponsored by the Program in Latino Studies and the Center for Migration and Development.
Mukti Khaire, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Social Organization.
Wednesday, December 8: "New Media and New Literature in Cuba"
Rachel Price, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Princeton University.
Friday, February 25: "How to Argue for the Arts? Arts Funding and the Rhetoric of Advocacy"
Friday, March 4: "Not Here, Not Now, Not That! Protest over Art and Culture in America"
Friday, April 1: "Caribana's Contested Origins"
Wednesday, May 4: "Governing Art Districts: State Control and Culture Production in Contemporary China"


We are looking to recruit a temporary to permanent Site Superviosr for a Social Housing Contract based in Nottingham, NG10. Our Client is a National Social Housing Contractor looking for a reliable and experienced Site Supervisor for their project in Nottingham.
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AEW announces UK broadcast details, pre-show for Double or Nothing
By Joseph Currier | @josephcurrier | May 8, 2019 8:05 am
All Elite Wrestling has revealed how fans in the United Kingdom will be able to watch Double or Nothing.
The Double or Nothing main card will air as a pay-per-view on ITV Box Office at 1 a.m. local time in the UK on Sunday, May 26 (Saturday, May 25 in the United States). There will also be an hour-long pre-show called "Buy-In" that will air for free on ITV4.
AEW's Casino Battle Royale will be part of the pre-show, along with a singles match between Kip Sabian and Sammy Guevara. The winner of the Casino Battle Royale will receive a future title shot against the first AEW World Champion.
Jimmy Havoc, Billy Gunn, MJF, Michael Nakazawa, Jungle Boy, Glacier, Sonny Kiss, and Joey Janela were listed as Casino Battle Royale entrants in a press release that AEW and ITV issued. There will be 21 wrestlers in the battle royal. Five will start the match, with waves of five entering every three minutes after that. The 21st entrant will then enter on their own.
"We're delighted to announce this partnership with AEW, whose entry into professional wrestling is already making a massive impact on the industry and promises to deliver an electrifying event later this month, and a fantastic experience for our viewers and wrestling fans in the UK," Niall Sloane, ITV's director of sport, said. "Joining forces with AEW for this event is faithful to ITV's More Than TV strategy to develop direct relationships with viewers through big events available on its platforms."
"We've stated since our launch that we want to make this the greatest time ever to be a professional wrestling fan, and part of this plan is to make our product as accessible as possible to a global audience," AEW president/CEO Tony Khan said. "Since our launch in January, we've signed the best talent, sold out our debut show in record time, and we've built relationships and formed bonds with the best media partners like ITV. This collaboration with ITV is so important to AEW, ITV is the best in the UK, they were always my first choice to be our international PPV partner for DOUBLE OR NOTHING, and we're looking forward to a great show."
The price for Double or Nothing on ITV Box Office is listed as £14.95. It was noted that a pre-event show called "Before the Bell" will air for free on ITV4 and ITV Box Office in the build up to the Double or Nothing broadcast.
AEW has yet to officially announce broadcast details for Double or Nothing and Buy-In in the United States, though Double or Nothing has already been listed as a PPV on some cable systems.
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Back in 2009, before facebook groups were so popular, I used to hang out at Cigar Asylum, which was created from the ashes of Club Stogie after it merged into the horrible puff.com board. And I made a lot of friends so in the spring of 2009 four of us, two Dutch and two Americans from Gainesville, decided to do a little road trip all along the east coast and then fly to Las Vegas and we would herf every night in a different state. It was an epic trip.
The day we landed in Orlando one of my American friends (who actually had the Casa Pineda named after him) hit me with a cigar that was hot on that moment but hard to get, a Casa Fernandez lancero. And much to my surprise I hadn't smoked it yet, it was still laying around in my humidor so I consider this an aged, maybe even vintage, Nicaraguan puro made in Honduras at Raices Cubanas. Casa Fernandez is from the Aganorsa/Tabacalera Tropical family and named after owner Eduardo Fernandez, who also helped the Pepin family get started in America at the now closed El Rey de los Habanos factory in Miami.
When I grab the cigar I suddenly hear The Beatles in the back of my head singing "they call me mellow yellow" because of the yellow cello after 9 years wrapped in the packaging. The corojo wrapper feels like very fine sanding paper, it still has a little oil and a nice dark wood color brown, with thin veins. It looks good. The ring has different colored gold, black outlines and a red curly F in the middle, on top it says Casa Fernandez and on the bottom Nicaragua, even though the cigar is made in Honduras. The cigar is straight, feels evenly packed and has a nice small pigtail. The medium strong aroma is quite dark, like dog poo with some wood.
The cold draw is great with a mild lemon and raisin flavor. After lighting with a soft flame I taste coffee with a little marzipan sweetness. After an inch I taste nutmeg, cinnamon and a little pepper. After a third I taste a mild salty nuts with some sweetness. Slowly the flavors change to herbs, spices and sugar.
The draw is great and the white smoke is medium full in thickness and medium in volume. The light gray ash is not very firm but the burn is razor sharp. The years of rest really smoothed the cigar, it's mellow yet flavorful, smooth and tasty. I can even retrohale, something that I usually can't. The cigar is medium bodied and medium flavored with a great balance. The smoke time is an hour and fifty minutes.
Would I buy this cigar again? I have a few oldies, now I want more to age.
Casa Fernandez is made by Tabacalera Tropical and have quite some reputation amongst cigar aficionados in the United States. I did smoke one or two of them when I visited the USA in 2009, but I never reviewed one. So when I visited Florida in the fall of 2010 I picked up a few different Casa Fernandez at Corona Cigar Co in Orlando. One of them was this Casa Fernandez Arsenio maduro robusto, a cigar made from aganorsa leaf from the Nicaraguan regions of Jalapa, Esteli and Condega.
The wrapper is dark, almost black with a double blend. The size is 5¼x54. The wrapper is dry with some veins. The transport has damaged the wrapper a bit. The construction feels good but the cigar seems to be a bit crooked. The cigar has a barnyard smell. The predraw is loose and I taste raisin with a sharp pepper aftertaste.
I taste a spicy and peppery coffee with a hint of chocolate and a lot of pepper in the aftertaste. After a quarter of an inch I taste wood with pepper and herbs. After an inch I taste some chocolate but that disappears straight away again. I taste a dry mixture of wood and herbs.
After a third the chocolate returns with some wood and herbs. After two thirds I taste the wood and herbs, the chocolate is far far away on the background.
This cigar lasted me for two hours. The draw was way too loose in the beginning but it got better after an inch. I thought about tossing the cigar, that's how loose the draw was. The smoke was poor and thin in the beginning too, but that got better once the draw picked up. The silvergray ash is firm but frayed. I had to correct the burn a few times. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied.
Would I buy this cigar again? I would like to try another one, without the draw problems.


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What is the best time of year to go to Raja Ampat?
Why should I visit Raja Ampat?
Where are Raja Ampat islands?
Is travel to Indonesia Open?
What is Indonesian famous for?
What is the weather like in Raja Ampat?
How to get to Raja Ampat from Bali?
October to April
So when is the best time to dive in Raja Ampat? General consensus is that the months of October to April when there is less rain and the seas are at their calmest. This being said, Raja Ampat really doesn't have an off season. The air and water temperatures and underwater visibility are excellent year round.
What is Raja Ampat known for?
For underwater enthusiasts, Raja Ampat definitely offers some of the world's ultimate experience. The territory within the islands of the Four Kings is enormous, covering 9.8 million acres of land and sea, home to 540 types of corals, more than 1,000 types of coral fish and 700 types of mollusks.
It is one of the best places to go diving and to see hidden gems that are a paradise in themselves. Snorkeling and Diving – In Raja Ampat, you can swim with colorful fish, dolphins and Manta rays. With more than 1,200 different species of fish, this island gives you the diving experience of your life.
Can I go to Raja Ampat?
To get to Raja Ampat you should first take a flight from Jakarta or Makassar to Sorong. There are small aircraft to take you to Waisai, the capital of the district of Raja Ampat, or alternatively, you can take a ferry from the port of Sorong to the islands.
West Papua province
The Raja Ampat archipelago, part of the Coral Triangle, located at the northwest corner of Indonesia's West Papua province, encompassing 40,000 km² of land and sea and including a series of more than 1,500 islands which surround the main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo.
Which country is Raja Ampat?
Indonesia's
Where is Raja Ampat? The Raja Ampat archipelago, part of the Coral Triangle, located at the northwest corner of Indonesia's West Papua province, encompassing 40,000 km² of land and sea and including a series of more than 1,500 islands which surround the main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo.
Effective on 12 January 2022, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia has re-opened Indonesia for international tourists.
What is the safest city in Indonesia?
To help you out, we've listed the safest areas to visit in Indonesia below….We've listed them below:
Jakarta – Jakarta is a GREAT city to visit and pretty safe as well.
Canggu at night (Bali) – since 2020, a lot of break-ins and theft have been recorded in and around Canggu, Bali.
Nowadays, Indonesia is famous for its diverse and multicultural islands, from deeply religious Aceh in the north; to the country's center of government in Java; to the tropical paradise of Bali; and all the way down to the province of Papua on the border with independent Papua New Guinea.
Where is Raja located?
Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province….Raja Ampat Islands.
Native name: Kepulauan Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat Islands Location in Indonesia
Archipelago Melanesia
Total islands 612
Temperature Raja Ampat lies on the equator and so enjoys a year-round day length of about twelve hours (~6.30am to 6.30pm) Air temperatures are also reliably constant with a daytime average maximum of 31oC (89oF) and a nightly minimum of 25oC (78oF) – although it can often feel hotter than that due to the region's average relative humidity of 83%!
Is it possible to see the Sun in Raja Ampat?
It's extremely unlikely that you won't see the sun if you're there for longer than a few days. Also, the above forecast is for Waisai on Waigeo. Being a much larger and higher island, Waigeo receives more rainfall than the other islands. April is usually a nice time to be in Raja Ampat.
Denpasar-Makassar-Sorong is currently the best way to get to Raja Ampat from Bali. Reply Rodolfoon May 16, 2017 at 10:43 pm Could you suggest me some air company that operates in this path (Denpasar-Makassar-Sorong)?
When is the best time to visit Raja Ampat and Waigeo?
Also, the above forecast is for Waisai on Waigeo. Being a much larger and higher island, Waigeo receives more rainfall than the other islands. April is usually a nice time to be in Raja Ampat.
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Hemiphyllodactylus engganoensis est une espèce de geckos de la famille des Gekkonidae.

Répartition
Cette espèce est endémique de l'île d'Enggano au large de Sumatra en Indonésie.

Étymologie
Son nom d'espèce, composé de enggano et du suffixe latin , « qui vit dans, qui habite », lui a été donné en référence au lieu de sa découverte, l'île d'Enggano.

Publication originale
 Grismer, Riyanto, Iskandar & Mcguire, 2014 : A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Enggano, southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia. Zootaxa, ,  (texte intégral).

Liens externes

Notes et références

Saurien (nom scientifique)
Gekkonidae
Faune endémique de Sumatra
Reptile d'Indonésie


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Ali Pasha, Lion of Ioannina by Eugenia Russell & Eugenia Russell
Author:Eugenia Russell & Eugenia Russell , Date: June 11, 2018 ,Views: 38823
Author:Eugenia Russell & Eugenia Russell
Tags: HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Fig. 36: The town and harbour of Vathi, Ithaka from The Ionian Islands: twelve plates London, 1821 by Joseph Cartwright.
With any attempts to prise Parga from the British falling on the deaf ears of General Sir James Campbell, who was not to be taken in by any false claims, Ali turned to the Sultan. He accused Parga of being a nest of malefactors and along with the Suliotes, a danger to the Porte. When Campbell was replaced by Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Maitland as the governor of the Ionian Islands, the British Ambassador in Constantinople had been persuaded that a Turkish commissioner should be sent to Ioannina to treat with the various parties. Ali sent a deputy to Corfu on 16 March 1817 to inform Maitland that the Ottoman commissioner had arrived in Ioannina. Maitland was wary enough to have reinforced the thirty-man garrison at Parga tenfold while talks were under way lest Ali tried any pre-emptive moves. He was also aware that the Pargians would not take too kindly to any news that they might be ceded to Ali, so the garrison under Lieutenant Colonel Charles Philippe de Bosset was not there only to guard against any tricks by Ali but any violent reaction on the part of the inhabitants. While negotiations continued Ali set about undermining the population. The inhabitants were forced to repair the walls and prepare for attack in response to his feints and manoeuvres and he cut off supplies from his territories and grain from Cephalonia and Zante to create shortages. Finally on 17 May 1817 at loannina, the British, represented by John Cartwright, the British Consul in the Morea, and the Turks, represented by the Vizier Hamit Bey, signed a treaty ceding Parga to the Ottomans in return for Turkey resting its claims to the Ionian Islands. According to the treaty, it was left in the hands of Ali Pasha to guarantee the life, the security and the property of the citizens of Parga. Maitland promised any citizen who preferred to leave rather than remain under Ottoman rule would receive compensation for their losses. The Turkish government were unwilling to pay, but offered Parga to Ali if he were willing to pay. The first estimate by the Pargians was £500,000, the British and Turkish commissioners made separate assessments; the British, £276,075, the Turkish, £56,756. Nearly everyone in Parga chose to emigrate to Corfu, a humiliation for Ali and a burden to Maitland. The negotiations dragged on. In May, Maitland resolved the issue directly with Ali, an agreement was signed stipulating the terms including the compensation. The sum of £150,000 had to be paid by Ali before Parga was handed over.
On the Orthodox Good Friday, 1 April 1819, between 3,000 to 4,000 Pargians began their evacuation, carrying with them the disinterred bones or ashes of their ancestors, the images of their saints, flags and handfuls of soil as a reminder of their homeland; they took to the sea in boats provided by the islanders (the
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The Beretta Px4 Storm pistols have a blocking device that prevents forward movement of the firing pin unless the trigger is completely pulled.
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A Quarter of Barack Obama's Supporters Really Want Some Richard Nixon
Rasmussen's latest reveals more evidence that President Obama's strongest supporters aren't strongly connected with reality.
Voters think most radical Muslim groups in this country should be under close surveillance by the government as possible terrorist threats but are a lot less suspicious of Tea Party groups. President Obama's supporters, however, feel similarly about monitoring both groups.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% of Likely U.S. Voters believe most radical Muslim groups in America should be monitored by the government as potential terrorists. Just 14% think most Tea Party groups should be monitored by the government as possible terror threats.
Crunch the numbers and one-fourth of Obama's strong supporters are not so much into hopenchange anymore. They want some ruthless suppression of dissent.
Similarly, 26% of Obama's supporters believe that Tea Party groups, not Islamist terrorists, are the nation's top terror threat. So they're pretty serious that Obama's government should do things that when Richard Nixon did them, ended his presidency (see Article 2, sections 1 and 2).
Those folks must be pretty happy that the Obama IRS systematically oppressed Tea Party groups and leaders across the 2012 election cycle.


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Q: scope of variables when creating anonymous functions When creating a set of buttons I came across a strange behaviour. When writing it first, I expected every button to display its own number when clicked, but apparently this is not the case. But strangely I still get two different behaviours depending on how I define the string that should be displayed. So my questions are:

*

*Why do the two examples produce different outcomes, ans why are they different from what is displayed when we assign something using innerHTML?

*What do I have to change for getting the outcome I originally wanted? (Each button click displays own number.)

function test(){

  var foo = document.getElementById("foo")
  var bar = document.getElementById("bar")

  for(var k=0; k < 2; k++){

    // 1st example
    var a = document.createElement("button")
    a.innerHTML = "A button "+k
    var str = "click " + k
    a.onclick = function(){alert(str)}
    foo.appendChild(a)

    // 2nd example
    var b = document.createElement("button")
    b.innerHTML = "B button "+k
    b.onclick = function(){alert("click " + k)}
    bar.appendChild(b)

  }
}

test()

A: This is a common problem. What happens is that there's only one var k (and also one str) for all the buttons, and the results reflect that. In the A case, the last time the str updates is when k==1, and that is displayed. In the B case, k becomes 2 when the loop stops, and so that is displayed.
One way to fix that would be the following, which works because each time you call a function, a new set of variables is created.

function makeOnClick(k) {
    var msg = "click " + k;
    return function() {
        alert(msg);
    };
}

function test() {
    var foo = document.getElementById("foo")

    for (var k = 0; k < 2; k++) {
        var a = document.createElement("button");
        a.innerHTML = "A button " + k;
        a.onclick = makeOnClick(k);
        foo.appendChild(a)
    }
}

test();

Alternatively, you could pull the entire creation of a button into a separate function, and that would also work:

function makeButton(k) {
    var button = document.createElement("button");
    button.innerHTML = "A button " + k;
    button.onclick = function() {
        alert("Click " + k);
    };
    return button;
}

function test() {
    var foo = document.getElementById("foo")

    for (var k = 0; k < 2; k++)
        foo.appendChild(makeButton(k));
}

test();

Bottom line - you need at least one function call per button somewhere, so the button gets its own set of variables..

A: You need to do some reading on JavaScript closures. Basically here your k variable is defined outside of the click callbacks. So when you click the buttons, not matter which one, k will always be equal to it's last value in the for loop (k = 1).
One way to get the result you want is to encapsulate your variable in a function, like so:

function test(){

  var foo = document.getElementById("foo")
  var bar = document.getElementById("bar")

  for(var k=0; k < 2; k++){

    // 1st example
    var a = document.createElement("button")
    a.innerHTML = "A button "+k
    a.onclick = (function(num){
      return function () {
        alert("click " + num);
      }
    })(k);
    foo.appendChild(a)

    // 2nd example
    var b = document.createElement("button")
    b.innerHTML = "B button "+k
    b.onclick = (function(num){
      return function () {
        alert("click " + num);
      }
    })(k);
    bar.appendChild(b);

  }
}

test()

A: Javascript has a feature called hoisting. No matter where you declare a var in a function, the declaration is hoisted or pulled to the beginning of the function.
Additionally vars are not block-scoped. So your vars in your loop are pulled to the beginning of your function outside of your loop and you have only one version of it, not serveral Version in each iteration.
And then this single variable is referenced by a closure inside the function that is attached to the clicklistener of your button. Since this clicklistener is called after the loop has finished, the value of the var will be the last one from the last Iteration.
If you have the chance to make some architectural decisions you could consider using Es 2015 where the new Keyword let has been introduced. let is block-scoped and also prevents declaring the same variable more then one time. So this behaves more like one would expect it especially when you are used to other languages. Infact it is good practice not to use var at all in Es 2015.

A: Another solution using let instead of var
More info: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/let

function test(){

  var foo = document.getElementById("foo")
  var bar = document.getElementById("bar")

  for(let k=0; k < 2; k++){

    // 1st example
    let a = document.createElement("button")
    a.innerHTML = "A button "+k
    let str = "click " + k
    a.onclick = function(){alert(str)}
    foo.appendChild(a)

    // 2nd example
    let b = document.createElement("button")
    b.innerHTML = "B button "+k
    b.onclick = function(){alert("click " + k)}
    bar.appendChild(b)

  }
}

test()


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Q: How to set up geoserver with lattest jetty version ? Problem with geoserver web archive version Context : I was first using geoserver as a standalone (platform independent binary) version on Ubuntu.
Almost everything is fine. But the jetty version it is built on is really old (6.8.1) and deprecated according to the eclipse website (we are now at ver. 9 : http://download.eclipse.org/jetty/)
So I decided to remove this installation of geoserver, upgrading my java installation (from opendjdk-7 to openjdk-8), and installing latest jetty version.
Under the webapps/ directory of jetty, I have now extracted the latest stable geoserver web archive (2.8.1) (http://geoserver.org/release/stable/).
And again, everything is almost fine, except that when I shutdown jetty server, and start it again after some time, geoserver is just like it was the first time accessing it : I have to reset all passwords, parameters, layers, and so on...
Question : How do I make every changes on geoserver permanent just like it was with the standalone version?

A: As I have found the answer, I decide not to delete this thread but to post the solution here. It comes from : https://wiki.eclipse.org/Jetty_Expanded_Webapp_Deploy

Location Based Deployment

In a default Jetty installation, the directory $JETTY_HOME/webapps is scanned at startup for web applications to be deployed. So to deploy your web application simply place it in that directory.
Once the web application is detected it will be deployed in the following manner:

*

*If the web application is a file named foo.war it will be deployed as a context with a context path of /foo

*If the web application is a directory named foo/ will be deployed as a context with a context path of /foo. If the directory has a WEB-INF subdirectory, it will be treated as Servlet web application, otherwise it will be treated as a collection of static content.

*If both a foo.war and a foo/ directory exists, then the one with the most recent last-modified date is used.

Note, if the web application file or directory is named root.war or root, respectively, it will be deployed with the context path /.


NBC has released a new batch of photos from the upcoming fourth season premiere of Chuck, giving us new looks at guest stars Linda Hamilton and Olivia Munn and the cast. Click over the jump to see more.
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