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I am an Indian teenager and to be honest, it is nothing like I imagined it would be. Years of watching American teen dramas on TV should have prepared me for my life as a teenager, but believe me, they did not. Every day is a new challenge. There's always something new to be tensed about. In addition, the drama of being a student in an all-girls school hasn't really helped my case. I am in my final year of high school and I can safely say that I am tired now.
I am a living mass of contradictions. I spend most of my day wishing no one would bother me. But then having to check my phone for messages or calls every two minutes is also something I can't help. It could mean that I might possibly have some sort of a psychological disorder, and I keep checking Google from time to time trying to find something with a cool name that fits my symptoms.
I have generally been called a good student. This single fact and the stereotypes attached have caused me a lot of heartache. That I get good marks doesn't mean I am a bookworm! That I have my concepts right doesn't mean I can't be helpful! I am not arrogant or proud about my scores, and no, marks do not come easily to me. I do have to study hard to do well in the exams! It is not just the many jokes or snide remarks that affect me; I find the constant pressure to remain where I am and hold on to myself despite being the center of these jokes exhausting.
I know it might seem really absurd, but this is my truth. I have never been good at sports or music or dance; in fact, the only thing I am really good at is academics. It's not that I haven't tried other things, but I was either not good at them or not good enough to make it count. I won't be appreciated for trying to play cricket or trying to sing, it only matters when I win. I wonder who put this idea in my head in the first place but the need for appreciation, the thirst to excel, and to only enjoy that which I excel in, is not something I can escape from.
This horrible responsibility of maintaining an image is getting to me. The need to come first in class with marks higher than everyone else in all my subjects and fulfill expectations is overwhelmingly strong. I understand that the attention of today's world can only be sought by being truly extraordinary at something. But what if I want to be ordinary for once? Would it really be bad if I was, for once, allowed to be satisfied with what is, rather than adhering to the demands to do more, be more?
I am becoming increasingly strange as the days pass. Talking to my best friend too isn't the same. There are too many abrupt and long pauses nowadays. On some days, I sit down to think about why that might be but I give up feeling like I already have too much drama in my life. In the time I have spent in high school I have made new friends but have lost many more. Everyone is busy with their own lives but it is suddenly a problem for them if I don't give them enough time!
Every time I see someone upload a picture of a prize they won, or even of an outing with their friends, a feeling of inadequacy engulfs my heart. I never thought I would turn into such a person and it shocks me to look back at my past. I was much happier and much more carefree back then. It is scary how life can change so much in a matter of a few months. The question of 'what if' constantly haunts me today and I don't have any answers for it.
I don't want to be the odd one out; I need everyone to like me! There are too many emotions trying to control me and I don't know how to handle them all. It's suffocating in some ways, but liberating in others. Nowadays I constantly look for flaws in other people so that I can use them to mask the problems I am facing in mine. I try sounding philosophical while talking so that no one can understand that I haven't figured out my own life yet. I laugh at all the jokes other people laugh at even though most of the times I don't get the joke or don't care much for it.
The need to be accepted, to have my efforts acknowledged, to be known as part of a social group are all constants in my life. I cannot bear the thought of being alone even for a moment. I wish I could just talk to someone about everything that is happening to me and cry the whole day while I am at it. But I know I can't, firstly because there is no one who will truly understand and secondly I don't want pity and I definitely do not want the world to consider me a weakling.
An avid Manga fan, Amrita tries her hand at painting once in a while. She loves following different cooking shows on TV, although Maggi is presently all she can 'cook'. She enjoys studying Political Science and English Literature. Shy is a little shy and take time to open up to people. She likes to talk a lot, but feels that writing is the best way for her to express herself.
Hey! The very fact that you did not publish this article anonymously shows that you are a confident person.
I would say it's really well written as many a times its not easy to express one's feeling in words that too in such a good manner.
I have found it happening with so many teenagers when they fail to understand that what we see on television or in films its rarely true. Basically these are meant for entertainment not to assimilate with our real life.
Children at this stage need sincere counseling.
A victim of "what if" too. But seriously, is thinking and stressing so much going to help?
Nah, right? Been through this. This unknown chaos. Found a solution, a temporary one but seems to be working for now. First thing, stop pitying yourself and stop worrying about something which hasn't even happened yet, the future. Today, look at the positive side, count the things which make you happy. Sounds childish, I know but make a list of those things which you are looking forward to if you have to. There's nothing you can't do if you really want to. And that 'need to be accepted and maintain the image' , won't last long when you finally find you in you and fall in love with that you.
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Stauchitz is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.

Municipality subdivisions
Stauchitz includes the following subdivisions:

Bloßwitz
Dobernitz
Dösitz
Gleina
Groptitz
Grubnitz
Hahnefeld
Ibanitz
Kalbitz
Panitz
Plotitz
Pöhsig
Prositz
Ragewitz
Seerhausen
Staucha
Steudten
Stösitz
Treben
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Boehner Faces Conservative Backlash Over 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks
The Internet has not been kind to House Speaker John Boehner in recent days. On Twitter, there are some new, not-so-subtle hashtags going around: #boehnermustgo, #fireboehner and #purgeboehner.
It's backlash from the right for what it sees as a pair of sins — giving up too much in his opening offer to President Obama in the fiscal cliff negotiations and ousting four outspoken Republicans from key congressional committees.
Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a Tea Party freshman from Kansas, was one of them. He was booted from the House Budget Committee.
"It's vindictive," Huelskamp said. "It's meant as not a message to me. It punishes my constituents [as] I still represent them. But it's meant as a message to the Republican conference in general."
The message appears to be: Get in line. Though the only thing Boehner's spokesman will say officially is that the steering committee makes decisions based on a range of factors.
In past negotiations with the White House, like last December's fight over extending the payroll tax holiday, conservative members of the House GOP conference were openly critical of the deal the speaker made. This time — as leaders try to find a compromise to avoid the automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to hit after the first of the year — some of these same members are keeping their concerns to themselves.
When asked if Boehner gave away too much in his opening offer, Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., responded: "I guess I don't want to speak to that."
"I think that our speaker is in an enormously difficult position," Franks continued. "And I think he's doing the best he can. And I really do believe that. And that doesn't mean that what he finally arrives at will be something that I can support or it won't. You know, I don't know."
Contrast that to the conservative blogosphere, where Boehner has been described as a sellout by writers like Erik Erickson. Earlier this week, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina portrayed the $800 billion in revenues Boehner offered as a job-killing tax hike. And Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips said in a statement that his "plan leaves conservatives wanting."
Then there's what Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. — who has a 97 percent rating from the conservative Club for Growth — said to reporters earlier this week: "Speaker Boehner has a very hard job. I could not do his job, and I would not do his job. So, it's easy for me as the lowest-level member of the House to criticize what others are trying to do, but I'm not going to do it."
In not so many words, many House Republicans are admitting the president and Democrats have the upper hand, both politically and practically. If the country goes over the fiscal cliff, taxes would go up on virtually everyone, and polls show Republicans would take the blame.
"I don't think we have much leverage, to be honest with you. We're just trying to do the right thing," said Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio.
Tibieri and his colleagues seem to be encouraged by the fact that at least for now, the speaker is holding firm on tax rates — saying they shouldn't rise, even on the rich. But even on that point, Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold isn't willing to draw a hard line.
"I've got some lines that are going to be difficult to cross," he said. "I'd be very hard-pressed to vote for a tax-rate increase. But you've got to see the whole package and see what it is."
If there is a deal, there's no telling just how bitter a pill Boehner will end up having to ask his members to swallow. But Farenthold seems resigned to the process.
"You're always worried that your side is going to give up too much," he said. "When was the last time you walked out of a car dealership thinking you got a good deal?"
But when asked if that's how he feels now — like the speaker is making a bum deal — Farenthold turned philosophical about the nature of negotiations.
"Nobody gets what they want," he said. "But most people get what they can live with."

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Q: Can't find SSH keys settings under travis project settings My CI project is dependent on another private repo. So I refer to the document to upload the private key using
➜ travis sshkey --upload ~/.ssh/id_travis_rsa --pro
Updating ssh key for Jeff-Tian/uni-sso with key from /Users/tianjef/.ssh/id_travis_rsa

Current SSH key: key for clone k8s-config
Finger print:    65:25:66:26:4d:5d:9f:ac:25:ba:ea:be:c4:d5:e3:5f

From the above I double checked the finger print, and compares to the github ssh keys:

They are matched.
However, the travis build still fails by:
(https://travis-ci.com/github/Jeff-Tian/uni-sso/builds/161350192)
$ git clone git@github.com:Jeff-Tian/k8s-config.git ${HOME}/k8s-config
Cloning into '/home/travis/k8s-config'...
Warning: Permanently added the RSA host key for IP address '140.82.114.4' to the list of known hosts.
Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.
The command "git clone git@github.com:Jeff-Tian/k8s-config.git ${HOME}/k8s-config" failed and exited with 128 during .

And then I check the settings on travis settings, can't find the ssh keys settings pane:

Help:
Where goes wrong? Is it a Travis CI bug?

A: Seems the ssh keys config is only available for private repos.
The issue here is the main repo is public, but when deploy it, a private repo need to be downloaded. This scenario is not covered by the official document.
The workaround is to switch copying the private repo via https instead of ssh, so no need to upload the ssh keys.
By setting up the GH_TOKEN in the setting, and then write that token to .netrc file. Then copy the private repo using https is working:
.travis.yml:
  - echo -e "machine github.com\n  login $GH_TOKEN" > ~/.netrc
  - git clone https://github.com/Jeff-Tian/k8s-config.git ${HOME}/k8s-config

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The road back to monetary normal cannot be smooth
Max Walsh, 12 March 2015, The Australian Financial Review (subscription required)
The official short-term interest rate as set by the US Federal Reserve has been in a range between zero and 0.25 per cent since December 2008. The Fed's chair, Janet Yellen, told a congressional committee last month that this rate would, on current expectations, be the subject of central bank tightening later this year.
Following Yellen's appearance in Washington, her Federal Reserve colleagues fanned out across the US bearing the message that official interest rates, which are the most potent weapon in the Fed's monetary arsenal, were going to be raised later this year.
This marketing blitz was aimed at reassurance that the policy change would be incremental, smooth and seamless.
Back in 1994, the Fed precipitated a financial crisis when it unexpectedly raised interest rates that had been set at the favourable level of 3 per cent to ease the US economy through the collapse of the nation's savings and loan system.
Compounding the pain involved in that surprise tightening was the Fed's decision to move the rate by a king-sized 75 basis points in one go. The Fed was, as they say, behind the curve and had to regain control of policy.
This proved to be a disruptive episode with global dimensions, as emerging economies had become quite active in the international bond market. The crisis in 1994 left a legacy of damaged corporations that were ill-prepared for the Asian contagion of 1997-98.
Globally there were a number of high-profile bankruptcies, the most prominent being Orange County, one of the most prestigious counties in California.
The lesson of '94 was not forgotten nor fully understood in May 2013 when the then chairman of the Fed, Ben Bernanke, gave a heads up to a congressional committee hearing that the Federal Reserve expected to begin tapering its quantitative easing program later in the year.
Financial markets were much more connected than had been the case in 1994. In addition there had been over the previous decade a quantum leap in global debt exposure across corporate, household and public sectors.
Read the full article here: The road back to monetary normal cannot be smooth (subscription required)
Prepare for turbulence
Maybe it's time to switch into reverse
Time to rethink pensions


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class FinderTests(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):

    """Basic tests for a finder to pass."""

    @abc.abstractmethod
    def test_module(self):
        # Test importing a top-level module.
        pass

    @abc.abstractmethod
    def test_package(self):
        # Test importing a package.
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    def test_module_in_package(self):
        # Test importing a module contained within a package.
        # A value for 'path' should be used if for a meta_path finder.
        pass

    @abc.abstractmethod
    def test_package_in_package(self):
        # Test importing a subpackage.
        # A value for 'path' should be used if for a meta_path finder.
        pass

    @abc.abstractmethod
    def test_package_over_module(self):
        # Test that packages are chosen over modules.
        pass

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    def test_failure(self):
        # Test trying to find a module that cannot be handled.
        pass

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        Attributes to verify:

            * __file__
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        After the loader returns the module should be in sys.modules.

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        imported."""
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        the reload began."""
        pass

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        it can't."""
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The global automotive industry involves the manufacture and sales of automobiles and other retail activities, such as gas-station retail and the sale of car parts. The industry's yearly growth rate is expected to exceed 5.5% from 2010 to 2015, reaching a value of more than $5.1 trillion by 2015, according to research from MarketLine.
The auto industry is a leading driver of global economic growth, says the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, and it has expanded over 30% in the ten-year period ending 2005. The industry is a leading employer throughout the world, with 9 million people involved in making 60 million vehicles, or 5% of global manufacturing jobs. Indirect employment from automotive activity is fivefold, representing 50 million jobs connected indirectly to the auto industry. Other industries involved in the manufacture and service of vehicles include textiles, plastics, iron, steel, glass, aluminum, computer chips and rubber. The industry also involves significant research and development activity, representing investment of nearly $85 billion. It is estimated that the manufacture of vehicles contributes more than $430 billion to the governments of 26 countries combined.
Safety plays a key role in the automotive industry with car manufacturers constantly investing in safety technology to both avoid and lessen damage from collision, and improve braking systems, lighting and stability. The industry is also involved in improving environmental safety by finding alternatives to petroleum such as electricity, natural gas, hydrogen fuel cells, sustainable biofuels and clean diesel. According to Pike Research, electric cars are soon to occupy a large share of the market, including battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). HEVs and PHEVs combined are expected to reach a market worth of almost 3 million by 2017, driven by environmental initiatives such as purchase incentives and rising fuel-economy standards.
US vehicles sales and production account for around 40% of the global automotive industry, according to Global Automakers, whose members have contributed close to $45 billion to US automotive activity. The investment represents 300 facilities and employment for around 80,000 people with a combined yearly payroll of $6 billion. Leading US manufacturers include Ford, General Motors and the Chrysler Group.
The European automotive market is lead by production in Germany, Italy and France. In the EU, the industry employs 2.3 million people directly and almost another 10.5 million indirectly, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association. The region produces more than 17 million vehicles a year, representing a quarter of overall global production. There are just less than 170 facilities in operation across 16 member nations, run by 17 vehicle manufacturers. Leading players include BMW, Fiat, Renault, Volkswagen, Volvo and Peugeot Citroen.


Mrs. June Saupin, née Clark was born in Calcutta on 18.06.1933. She spent her early childhood in Chakradharpur and Kharagpur. She studied in St. Joseph's Convent, Jabalpur and after completing the Senior Cambridge Certificate Examination.
She went on to do social work with the Damian Social Welfare Centre in Dhanbad, Bihar serving the lepers and distributing medicines to the patients of the Leprosarium in the Coal Fields of Dhanbad and Asansol.
She came to Chandigarh in 1975 and founded a small Nursery School in 1976. In the almost 3 decades of existence as an institution, the small nursery school has culminated into a chain of schools located in the tri-cities of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula.
1.	A Member of the Parish Council of Christ the King Cathedral, Chandigarh.
2.	President of the Central Council, Chandigarh of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
3. Vice-President of the All India Anglo-Indian Association, Chandigarh Branch from 1998 to 2003.
4.	President of the All India Anglo-Indian Association, Chandigarh Branch.
5.	Member of St. Vincent de Paul's Society.
6. Member of the Governing Body of Caritas India,representing the Regional Bishop's Conference of North India from 1994 to 1998.
7. Director Principal of Saupin's School, Panchkula from 1999 to 2006.
Friend, mentor, guide and confidante of Mrs. June Saupin. She is fondly retained in our memory for having inspired and inspirited our Director Principal in starting her first Nursery School.


Matthew is a solicitor in our national family team, joining Weightmans in May 2015 having previously worked at London firm Clintons.
He specialises in the financial ramifications of divorce and separation and is a Resolution Accredited Specialist for complex financial and cohabitation cases. He has extensive experience of high net worth matters, including those involving complex company, pension and trust assets. He represents cohabiting couples in relation to disputed property interests under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and advises in relation to financial provision for children under Schedule 1 Children Act 1989. He is also frequently instructed to prepare pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements.
Matthew also represents clients in children matters, including where a parent wishes to permanently remove a child from the jurisdiction of England and Wales, or relocate to another area of the country.
Matthew takes a proactive approach to reach the best possible settlement for clients in a cost-effective and timely manner, whether negotiating out of court or using the court process.
Clients praise Matthew for being "helpful and sympathetic", for his "excellent advice" and for being a "rock", while he is recognised in the legal directories as being "excellent and thinks through cases very carefully to make very sound tactical decisions" (Legal 500 – 2018).
He is a well-known figure in the local family law community, being Chair of Merseyside Resolution, the membership group for family law professionals in the Merseyside region. He also sits on numerous court committees and the Liverpool Law Society family law committee.
You have been a rock and I thank you for your advice and professional manner throughout.
I found Matt to be both helpful and sympathetic to my position. I was very pleased with his work at all times.
We just want to thank you so, so much for this last couple of days. Your professionalism and support have made an extremely difficult situation bearable.
Matthew Taylor is "excellent and thinks through cases very carefully to make very sound tactical decisions".
I would like to take this opportunity to thanks you for all your excellent advice and help. I would have no hesitation in recommending you.
Matthew Taylor is praised for his 'sensible approach'.


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Facebook And Twitter Lock Trump's Accounts Over His Comments On Violence That Rocked US Capitol Hill
Facebook and Twitter have locked the accounts of President Donald Trump over his comments on the violence that rocked US Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
KanyiDaily had reported how Trump's loyalists stormed the US Capitol Hill to protest the results of the US elections which produced Joe Biden as the next president of America.
Trump, who has refused to concede the election he lost to Biden, had charged his supporters to march to the Capitol Hill when the lawmakers were in the process of certifying the victory of his opponent in the November 3 presidential election.
The protesters had marched to congress in their thousands disrupting the process, resulting to the death of an unidentified woman who was shot dead during the invasion.
Reacting in a video posted on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter Wednesday afternoon, Trump repeated his baseless claims that the presidential election had been "stolen" while urging his supporters, who had caused the Capitol to go into lockdown, to "go home."
Although the US president didn't asked them not to be violent, he endorsed their action, saying "today will never be forgotten".
Reacting to his comments, Twitter said it has locked President Trump's account for 12 hours, and warned for the first time that it may suspend him permanently.
"We have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity Policy," Twitter said.
"This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked."
Twitter added that "future violations… will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account."
Facebook also blocked Trump from posting on its platform for 24 hours, the company said, after it removed a video he posted to his supporters who participated in the riot.
President Trump will also face a 24-hour block on Facebook-owned Instagram.
"We've assessed two policy violations against President Trump's Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time," Facebook said in a tweet.
YouTube also removed the video, saying the post violated its policies against content alleging widespread voter fraud during the 2020 elections.
The spokesperson said YouTube would only allow users to repost the video if it contained additional educational context.
The restrictions marks the harshest confrontation to date between the social media companies and President Trump whose account had been flagged several times by Twitter.
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News|Coronavirus pandemic
Indonesia cancels Hajj again amid concerns over COVID
Minister says the government will not allow Indonesians to travel for the Hajj 'due to pandemic and for safety of the pilgrims'.
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on October 4, 2020, shows Saudis and foreign residents walking around the Kaaba (Tawaf) in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca [File: Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umra via AFP]
Indonesia has cancelled the Hajj pilgrimage for people in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation for a second year in a row, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
For many Indonesians, the pilgrimage is a once-in-a-lifetime event, with an average wait time of 20 years due to a quota system.
"Due to the pandemic and for the safety of the pilgrims, the government has decided that this year it won't allow Indonesian pilgrims to go again," the minister of religious affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, said in a statement on Thursday.
Yaqut said Saudi Arabia had not opened access to the Hajj.
"It's not just Indonesia … no countries have received quotas, because the memorandum of understanding has not been signed," he said.
Pilgrims who had paid Hajj fees will be pilgrims next year, he added.
Saudi Arabia barred Muslims abroad from attending the Hajj in 2020 in a bid to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The move was the first such ban in recent history.
Authorities also dramatically reduced the number of pilgrims allowed to attend the rite to about 1,000 Saudi citizens and residents.
The Saudi health ministry said in March that it will allow people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend the Hajj this year.
But the Reuters news agency said in May that Saudi Arabia is again considering banning overseas pilgrims because of worries about the emergence of new coronavirus variants.
Two sources familiar with discussions told the agency that authorities will only allow domestic pilgrims who have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 at least six months before the pilgrimage.
Before the pandemic enforced social distancing globally, some 2.5 million pilgrims used to visit the holiest sites of Islam in Mecca and Medina for the week-long Hajj, and the lesser, year-round Umrah pilgrimage, which altogether earned the kingdom about $12bn a year, according to official data.
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Recording & Broadcast Studios
University of Alabama Studio
This new video-production facility for the University of Alabama was the result of a collaborative effort with both client and architect spanning over two years. SH Acoustics was engaged early in the planning and budgeting process and provided pre-design and broadcast-infrastructure consulting services involving acoustic and noise-control design.
The project involved building two new webcast studios for the College of Continuing Studies e-learning initiative but was part of a larger 100,000-square-foot renovation of the existing historic University Hall campus building, which will be the new home for the college.
One of the biggest design challenges was providing a flexible studio with multiple presentation configurations that could easily be operated by skilled and non-skilled broadcast staff. Our solution included easily movable scenery, roll-down graphic backdrops, and wall-mounted push-button stations for different lighting positions.
An additional project challenge was the existing building site. Once used as a hospital, the building was demolished down to the concrete structure and re-built. Our team coordinated with the project architect and engineering team regarding placement of base building systems (HVAC, electrical, and acoustics) to support the new studios.
Architect | Williams Blackstock
Scenic Designer | Provost Studio
Photos Provost Studio
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London Aquatics Centre, London, England by Zaha Hadid Architects – Flick through the gallery to see buildings shortlisted worldwide Architecture Festival's recreation group. The London Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects, seems above.
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Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, El Ain, Abu Dhabi by Pattern Design – The parametric design, which rotates, enables outdoors to move throughout the stadium. The stadium may be the house of Al Ain Football Club, one of many leading clubs within the United Arab Emirates Pro-league.
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…Why would he want to meet a challenge for a throne he obviously has no desire to take? Unless this guy is going to threaten him and is somehow a legitimate threat under the wizard he's currently claimed asylum under What in the world does this guy think would compel him to comply? Is he crazy? Francis Just say no to Crazy people. It's not wise to follow them to stupid challenges to which you gain nothing you want from. Flee Francis FLEE!!
He might be intending to appeal to Francis' better nature. If Dakkar is looking be a real nightmare of a ruler, it might be possible to convince Francis to take action to prevent Dakkar's ascension.
Well, from the point of view of an individualistic culture (like many of those found in Western Europe and North America), your reasoning makes perfect sense. If Francis himself doesn't want the throne, he has plenty to risk but nothing to gain from challenging Dakkar for it, so there's no good reason he should do it.
But plenty of cultures in the real world place a lot more emphasis on the needs of the family than on the needs of the individual, and there's no reason to think there aren't cultures in the Bardsworth universe that do likewise. It's likely that there are, in fact; many societies with clan-based structures operate on a system like this, and Praak does speak of clans here.
The idea behind such a system is that you have certain responsibilities toward your family, and your family has certain obligations toward you, and usually that works out to everybody's benefit–everyone gets their needs met, the family prospers, and so on–but the whole family is also shamed if someone doesn't keep up their end of the deal. Some deviation might be tolerable, if not exactly welcome (which would explain why we haven't seen Francis' family try to get him back yet), but when the family is in dire need, its individual members had better step up and do their part (which is why we're seeing Francis' brother make the effort to get him now). Most likely Francis is feeling tremendous pressure right now to do exactly what Praak says he should do.
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PM Narendra Modi Movie Review: Even The Greatest Stories Need Good Narrators!
Poorly written lines, melodramatic angles, characters overacting just add to the dragging narrative of the film.
Umesh Punwani
PM Narendra Modi Movie Review Rating: 2/5 Stars (Two stars)
Star Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Manoj Joshi, Prashant Narayanan, Boman Irani
Director: Omung Kumar
NOTE: Any of my below comments is on the movie and not the person. So, before bashing, please know I've always been a fan of Narendra Modi (and also I've never had suicidal thoughts).
What's Good: A rough idea of what all Narendra Modi has been through – though I can't vouch for how much shown in the film is a complete truth
What's Bad: It crosses every limit of calling itself a biopic – it just goes into a different zone from which it never comes back
Loo Break: Two conditions – If you're some other party's fan or you're a die-hard movie buff
Watch or Not?: Rewatch the election results' coverage that happened today, you'll be more satisfied
The story is set throughout the country, but it starts of course with Gujarat. We see Naru aka Narendra Damodardas Modi selling tea for his living. He stays with his parents and siblings with a vision of doing something for the country. Saluting wherever he sees Indian flag and he sees it very frequently, Narendra is confused in choosing his career from – an army-man, a monk or something in politics. He decides to become a monk and goes to hills, to spend the rest of his life.
He meets a senior monk there who teaches him a few important life-lessons over the course of two years. Now, Narendra Modi wants to do something for the country, and hence he joins Gujarat politics. He levels up to the political scenario over there, and free the public from the tyrannical rule over there. He becomes everyone's favourite but unfortunately is pushed from his own party. He returns back stronger and be the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The rest of the story sums up his race towards the top tier of political hierarchy – Prime Minister.
PM Narendra Modi Movie Review: Even The Greatest Stories Need Great Narrators!
PM Narendra Modi Movie Review: Script Analysis
Being a biopic, Sandip Ssingh's story is inspired by our Prime Minister's life, but it takes way too many liberties to prove a point. I'm not at all denying the greatness of Mr Modi, but the film emotionally manipulates you to believe things. The whole flashback sequences of PM's childhood, he going to the hills are stretched more than required. Poorly written lines, melodramatic angles, characters overacting just add to the dragging narrative of the film.
It has certain good moments but the majority of the film is filled with many cringe-worthy ones. The last thing it required was pop-patriotism, and it has a lot of it. The screenplay is as flawed as the story; it just doesn't give you a chance to connect with it. A very good point mentioned by someone at the screening: "I could've tried to like the film if it wasn't based on someone's real life." There are many incidents swept under the rug, very conveniently and we know it because we've seen it happen.
PM Narendra Modi Movie Review: Star Performance
Vivek Oberoi proves to be miscast. Neither he gets the tone right, nor he gets the look right. He looked similar in the later portions of Mr Modi's life, but that's mainly because of the make -up. He goes over-the-top in many scenes with his handwork and the way of delivering dialogues.
Manoj Joshi has done a decent job as Amit Shah. As described in the film he was Sehwag & Veeru to Modi's Tendulkar & Jai. The chemistry between both the leads could've been better, but everything crawls because of a lazy screenplay. Prashant Narayanan proved to be the best of the lot. His portrayal of a corrupt business is filled with sass, and he carries it very stylishly.
PM Narendra Modi Movie Review: Direction, Music
It's been a streak of very average films like Bhumi & Sarbjit for Omung Kumar. This being a little better attempt than Bhumi, stays one of his weakest works. Everything is abrupt & direction just lowers your interest in the film. Though comparatively, the second half is better than the first, the film lost the viewer in me in the first 10 minutes.
Going by the subject of the film, it never demanded a song. But we've so many, without remembering the name of any single one (let me Google). Saugandh Mujhe Iss Mitti Ki – the name is enough. We also have a rap song with a silent 'C' in the start; it's named Namo Namo. No other songs are worth mentioning.
PM Narendra Modi Movie Review: The Last Word
All said and done, the movie lacks entertainment value as it has nothing to offer. Even the greatest of the stories require good narrators, and that's what this biopic is missing.
Two Stars!
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La Sonata para violín n.° 10 en sol mayor, Op. 96 es una sonata para violín y piano de Ludwig van Beethoven.

Composición

Beethoven escribió la Sonata para violín n.° 10, su última composición para este género, en 1812 para el violinista Pierre Rode, que había llegado a Viena ese mismo año. Beethoven adaptó la obra a la habilidad para tocar y

el virtuosismo de Rode. La sonata pudo haber sido revisada en 1815 antes de su publicación.

Estructura y análisis

1.º Movimiento: Allegro moderato
El primer movimiento, que se hace eco del tema principal del 4º Concierto para piano de Beethoven contiene , comienza con un tema que se escucha primero por separado en las partes de violín y piano y luego en ambas juntas. El segundo tema se caracteriza por tresillos y ritmos punteados, pero no deja de ser lírico. El tercer tema del movimiento se escucha en el desarrollo del movimiento y también se acompaña de tresillos. Al final del desarrollo, la música se detiene por un breve momento. Después de la recapitulación, el tema de apertura del movimiento ocupa el lugar central en una larga coda.

Basado en el estilo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, el primer movimiento de la sonata contiene numerosos motivos. Con su carácter de interacción entre el violín y el piano, también pudo haber inspirado el grandiosoTrío en mi bemol mayor de Franz Schubert, quien admiraba esta sonata para violín por este motivo.

2.º Movimiento: Adagio expressivo
Concebido en forma de canción de tres partes, el Adagio comienza con un tema de dos frases en el que el piano y el violín intercambian papeles mientras se repite, en lo que Hans Eppstein llamó el "principio dialógico". La segunda parte se extiende desde el compás 21 hasta la cadencia del violín que conduce a la recapitulación. En la coda, el movimiento termina con un acorde de mi bemol mayor, que conduce, con un sonido agudo de mi bemol-sol-do, al acorde de re mayor del siguiente scherzo.

3.º Movimiento: Scherzo. Allegro
El Scherzo comienza con un acorde de Re mayor, preparado por un acorde de Mi bemol mayor del Adagio de transición anterior. Una transición similar se puede encontrar, por ejemplo, entre el tercer y cuarto movimiento del Trío para piano en si bemol mayor, Op. 97 de Beethoven compuesto en 1811.

Un trío en sol mayor similar a una canción se yuxtapone a la apertura sincopada del movimiento de 32 compases.

4.º Movimiento: Poco Allegretto - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I - Allegro - Poco Adagio - Presto
Los dos primeros compases de la canción de Jobsen de la comedia " El zapatero alegre o el diablo pierde parte II " de Johann Georg Standfuss y Johann Adam Hiller forman el núcleo del final de la sonata, un conjunto de variaciones en sol mayor.  Del tema, el Fa sostenido mayor conduce al Si mayor y las variaciones. A la quinta variación central se le da el carácter de una cadencia a través de sus numerosas carreras de semicorcheas y golpea un trasfondo reflexivo en su cromatismo, antes de que el movimiento termine en el final de varias partes del compás 221 con el tema relajado.

El movimiento surgió después de que Beethoven escuchara al violinista Pierre Rode por primera vez y le dejara una impresión bastante mediocre, por lo que el compositor decidió renunciar a la brillantez en el cuarto movimiento de su sonata, en favor de un final alegre y ligero. Sin embargo, en opinión del violinista Joseph Szigeti, la observación de Beethoven de que los "pasajes rugientes" en el final no atraerían a Rode tenía una intención irónica, "porque la última variación de la obra supuestamente es ciertamente de un entusiasmo entusiasta, con un clímax seguro". Esta madura, terrenal y alegre serie de variaciones, cuyo núcleo es la variación Adagio, con un diálogo cantabile y contemplativo entre los dos instrumentos, como nunca antes se había encontrado en el género de la sonata para violín."

El esquema de este movimiento en relación con el uso del compás y la tonalidad, así como las características de música folclórica, ya se puede encontrar en el final de la Sonata para violín n º 8 en sol mayor Op. 30 n º 3 de Beethoven. Como ha señalado el musicólogo Peter Cahn, el final del Op. 96 también contiene paralelos con el <i>Piano Trio No. 11 opus 121a</i> de Beethoven (Variaciones sobre Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu de Wenzel Müller), compuesto en 1803.

Repercusión
Una primera interpretación privada de la sonata para violín tuvo lugar en diciembre de 1812 en la casa del príncipe Franz Joseph Maximilian von Lobkowitz, mecenas del compositor. Pierre Rode fue el solista de violín, mientras que el archiduque Rodolfo, alumno de Beethoven y dedicatario de la sonata, asumió la parte del piano. La primera actuación pública siguió el 7 de enero de 1813, también con Pierre Rode y el Archiduque Rodolfo como solistas.

Incluso después de la actuación privada en Casa de Lobkowitz, Beethoven no estaba muy entusiasmado con la actuación de Rode, como le informó al Archiduque: "Así que no me apresuré tanto en el último movimiento, más aún porque ya que tuve que escribir esto con más consideración en vista de la forma de tocar de Rode."

La composición fue publicada, posiblemente en forma revisada, en julio de 1816 por el editor vienés Tobias Haslinger. El "Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung" escribió sobre la obra en 1817:

 "El violín es absolutamente obbligato, de tal manera que uno difícilmente puede dar sentido a las líneas individuales solo con la parte del piano. Ambas voces no solo están excelentemente combinadas, sino que, cuando se juntan, cada una de ellas tiene una efectividad significativa.

– "Diario musical general", 1817

Al igual que el crítico musical Paul Bekker, quien describió la sonata Op. 96 como la "más poética, musicalmente más sensible" de las sonatas para violín de Beethoven, el violinista Carl Flesch también consideró que la sonata era la más exitosa de Beethoven cuando escribió:

 "Si uno destaca las sonatas para violín Op. 24, Op. 30 N° 2 y Op. 47 de Beethoven como las que gozan de mayor favor entre los oyentes, el conocedor considera que Op. 96 es la obra más perfecta de toda la serie. "

– Carl Flesch en: Carl Flesch: The Art of Playing the Violin, 2 volúmenes, Berlín, 1928, p.171

Bibliografía

 Folleto que acompaña a la caja de CD Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms – Violin Sonatas. Producciones de Deutsche Grammophon (Universal), 2003.
 Guía cultural de la música de cámara de Harenberg. Brockhaus, Mannheim 2008, ISBN 978-3-411-07093-0 .
 Jürgen Heidrich: Sonatas para violín. En: Manual de Beethoven. Bärenreiter, Kassel 2009, ISBN 978-3-476-02153-3, págs. 466-475.
 Lewis Lockwood : Beethoven: su música, su vida. Bärenreiter/Metzler, Kassel/Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-476-02231-8, página 242 y ss.

 Sieghard Brandenburg, Observaciones sobre la obra de Beethoven. 96 En: Beethoven Yearbook 9 (1973/1977), pp. 11-26.
 Peter Cahn : Sonata para violín en sol mayor op.96. En: A. Riethmüller, C. Dahlhaus,. A. Timbre (ed. ): Beethoven. interpretaciones de sus obras. volumen 2 Laaber 1994, págs. 86–92.

Referencias

Sonatas para violín de Ludwig van Beethoven


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HP introduces new Windows 11 devices: Spectre x360, 11-inch Windows 11 tablet, ENVY 34 AIO, and more
By Sanuj Bhatia September 21, 2021, 8:00 am
HP took wraps off its fall 2021 portfolio today. The devices introduced today include an all-new HP Spectre 16-inch 2-in1 Laptop PC that runs Windows 11 out of the box, an 11-inch iPad Air competitor, the ENVY 34-inch All-in-One Desktop PC, a curved screen monitor, and much more. Here's everything you need to know about HP's Windows 11 devices lineup.
HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 Laptop PC
One of the first products to be announced today was the HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 Laptop PC. It is the largest HP Spectre, in terms of screen size, with a resolution of 3072 x 1920, 16:10 aspect ratio, and a UHD+OLED display. To be precise, the new Spectre has an extra 22 mm of viewing space as compared to the older 15-inch version. It is powered by the 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and is backed by an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU.
It's got 16 GB DDR4 onboard memory and 512GB of NVMe M.2 SSD storage. In addition to the really fast SSD and RAM, HP Spectre x360 16-inch has a 32 GB Intel Optane memory. HP says you can launch apps faster using this memory as it keeps heavy apps and games ready to be launched in this memory. And yes, it is one of HP's first devices to run Windows 11 out of the box.
HP is really highlighting the web camera of the new Spectre. The company says it's the "world's first 16" laptop PC with an integrated, intelligent 5 MP camera" with Windows Hello support. Moreover, it has a physical shutter that is controlled by a hotkey and an indicator to help you when it's activated. On the privacy side of things, there's also a dedicated microphone mute button with an LED indicator light.
HP has also added a few software features here and there. One of the features is called HP GlamCam that "elevates the video call experience." It has a Beauty Mode to touch up skin tones during video calls, an Auto Frame feature to "take a break mid-call," and Lighting Correction to adjust the lighting of your face during video calls.
HP also says that the Spectre x360 16-inch is one of the company's first laptops to be made out of recycled CNC aluminum. It features a "sustainably made keyboard, bezels and a speaker box made with ocean-bound plastic."
HP has priced the Spectre x360 at $1,639. The laptop is "expected" to be available beginning in October at HP.com.
11-inch HP Tablet PC
HP has introduced its own iPad competitor. Weirdly named 11-inch HP Tablet PC, the tablet "is a thin and light device optimized for touch and designed for productivity and creativity on the go." It has an 11-inch 2160 x 1440 resolution display. It is powered by Intel Pentium Silver N6000, which isn't as powerful as Apple's A14 Bionic that featured in the latest iPad Air, but will still get the work done.
It's got 8 GB LPDDR4x memory onboard with 128 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD storage. Interestingly, the HP 11-inch Tablet PC runs Windows 11 Home in S mode. This means you can only install apps and games that are verified from the Microsoft Store and not directly from the web like you can in the standard version of Windows 11.
Again, HP has gone out of the way to highlight its rotatable camera. It is a 13MP sensor that rotates when you start a video call. The tablet also supports Windows 11 Snap Layouts in both landscape and portrait mode using the innovative built-in kickstand to view content, edit between two apps, and share content while on a video call.
HP 11 inch Tablet PC is priced at $599 and will be available for purchase in December.
HP ENVY 34 inch All-in-One Desktop PC
Along with the 2-in-1 laptop and a tablet, HP also announced the new ENVY 34 All-in-One Desktop PC. HP says ENVY 34 is a powerful hub with a high-resolution screen and incredible performance for creators. "Many creators experience the greatest level of productivity to complete multiple tasks when given an ultra-wide display versus a laptop, a single external monitor, and even a dual monitor set-up. These insights led to the development of the HP ENVY 34 All-in-One Desktop PC."
The ENVY 34 has a 34-inch 5K display with a resolution of 5120 x 2160. The display is height-adjustable and has a 21:9 aspect ratio. The HP ENVY 34 runs Windows 11 and supports the new Snap Layouts feature for an easy view of all things.
ENVY 34 is powered by an 11th Generation Intel Core i7-11700 processor. It's got an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card with 4 GB GDDR6 dedicated memory. It has 32GB DDR4 RAM and 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive. On the I/O front, the ENVY 34 has four 'SupersSeed' 10Gbps USB A ports, two Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps ports, two USB A 5Gbps ports, and one USB-C 5Gbps port. It supports the latest connectivity options like Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth Combo.
HP ENVY 34 AIO has been priced at $1,999 and will be available on HP.com starting this October.
The Other Things: 14-inch Snapdragon Powered Laptop, Curved Monitors, and More!
Other products HP announced today include a new 14-inch Laptop PC. It is powered by Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Compute Platform and runs Windows 11 ARM. It will have 8 GB LPDDR4 memory, 128 GB of storage, and 4G LTE support. HP hasn't disclosed the pricing as of now, but the company says it should be available in October.
And, along with the ENVY 34 AIO, HP also unveiled its new All-in-One Desktop PCs and Pavilion All-in-One Desktop PCs. The Pavilion All-in-One Desktop PCs are powered by AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors and have a Zoom Certified 5MP pop-up webcam. The standard All-in-One Desktop PCs have an option of AMD
Ryzen 5000 series or Intel processor. They also come with a dedicated emoji
key integrated on the keyboard.
As mentioned above, all the HP products announced today will run Windows 11 out of the box. What are your thoughts on HP's lineup for fall 2021? Let us know in the comments section below!
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DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty A quarter might not get you much more than a ketchup packet in the United States these days, but in India it's enough to buy a meal for one of Mumbai's poor. Well aware of this fact, dozens of destitute Indian men line the streets in front of the city's "hunger cafes" each ...
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A quarter might not get you much more than a ketchup packet in the United States these days, but in India it's enough to buy a meal for one of Mumbai's poor. Well aware of this fact, dozens of destitute Indian men line the streets in front of the city's "hunger cafes" each day, hoping the affluent will roll down their car windows and offer a rupee note or two.
Many of these cafes have stood for decades, and their poverty-stricken patrons keep coming back. "Car-bound charity" is typical in India, where "feudal giving" (e.g, when a patron pays school tuition for the children of his household's maid) also accounts for much of the nation's charitable work, reinforcing household and societal chains of command. Anonymous or "checkbook charity" is more popular in Western countries, where parading the poor out on the streets is considered degrading.
A quarter might not get you much more than a ketchup packet in the United States these days, but in India it's enough to buy a meal for one of Mumbai's poor. Well aware of this fact, dozens of destitute Indian men line the streets in front of the city's "hunger cafes" each day, hoping the affluent will roll down their car windows and offer a rupee note or two.
Many of these cafes have stood for decades, and their poverty-stricken patrons keep coming back. "Car-bound charity" is typical in India, where "feudal giving" (e.g, when a patron pays school tuition for the children of his household's maid) also accounts for much of the nation's charitable work, reinforcing household and societal chains of command. Anonymous or "checkbook charity" is more popular in Western countries, where parading the poor out on the streets is considered degrading.
Drive-by charity, however altrusitic, is clearly not going to cut it as India tries to deal with the global food crisis. As of 2006, the country already ranked 96th — below Nepal and Pakistan — on the Global Hunger Index. And more recently, malnutrition among children has skyrocketed in India's central regions. The government has promised to dole out 30 kg of subsidized flour a month to poor families, but corruption and inefficiency often foil such efforts.
The cafes also fail to address one demographic that continually feels the food-shortage burden: women. Second-class citizens in many parts of India, women often eat last and get the least to eat. Looks like India still has some historical vestiges to confront if its going to become the new world power that so many expect it to be.
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