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Wenstrup Bill to Make VA 100% Smoke-Free Reported Out of Committee
Washington, May 17, 2017 Contact: Hailey Sadler (202-225-3164)
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Veterans' Affairs Committee unanimously reported H.R. 1662 out of committee. This legislation was introduced by Congressman Wenstrup, Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Health Subcommittee, and would prohibit smoking in any Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility.
"Ensuring those who have served receive the best possible care is a national priority – and that starts with making sure our veterans receive the same considerations and treatment in the VA, as they would in the private sector," said Chairman Wenstrup. "Requiring that VHA facilities become 100% smoke-free within the next five years helps bring VHA standards on par with those at private sector facilities, in order to better protect the health and well-being of our nation's heroes. I am grateful for the Committee's swift passage and look forward to this bills consideration on the House floor."
"As a doctor and chairman, I am always concerned with the health and safety of America's heroes, as well as those who accompany them to VHA facilities and VHA employees," said Committee Chairman Phil Roe. "I thank Rep. Wenstrup for his leadership on this issue and look forward to passing this legislation that brings VHA's smoking policies into the 21st century through the House."
Background: According to VA, only 20 percent of veterans enrolled in the VHA are smokers. Many non-smoking veteran patients are at an increased risk for cardiovascular events associated with exposure to secondhand smoke. The VHA currently provides 971 outdoor designated smoking areas and 15 indoor designated smoking areas, as required by the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992. In contrast, smoking is prohibited in non-VA federal facilities, indoor military facilities and in most private-sector national healthcare systems.
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Association of the United States Navy: "On behalf of the Association of the United States Navy, we would like to pledge our support for H.R. 1662… Thank you for taking an active role in such an important issue to the military and veteran community by working to improve the lives and careers of those who served our grate nation."
Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service: "The Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service (COA) wants to go on record as supporting H.R. 1662, your bill that would prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration… Having smoke-free areas at VA medical facilities will undoubtedly contribute to a decrease in the number of deaths among veterans."
Health Coalition Letter of Support: "We write in support of H.R. 1662, which would make facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) smoke-free. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States and exposure to secondhand smoke has a significant impact on Americans' health."
Resources: The VA provides a variety of smoking cessation resources for veterans looking to quit smoking, including medications, counseling, and online support on VA's website and mobile apps. The department also offers free over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy medications to its employees. Additionally, The National Cancer Institute has a veteran-centric smoking cessation website, "SmokefreeVET," which provides resources on reasons to quit, how to quit, and quitting smokeless tobacco. For immediate assistance, veterans are encouraged to call the VA's smoking "quit line" for support from a smoking cessation counselor at: 1-855-784-8838 (1-855-QUIT-VET).
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Post by JimmyPaladin on Mar 10, 2005 0:38:34 GMT -5
It'd also make sense if two of the nations were on one land mass and not entirely separated by mountains, though given that it's a video game this isn't of much importance.
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Post by vespuleth on Mar 10, 2005 0:50:43 GMT -5
well, yes, thats what i was getting at. but as the religious definitions get to be more dynamic, they play a larger role in the motivations for war. what i was looking for were groups fighting for reasons other than religion, but fighting more fiercely because of the religion they dont want to lose. and yes, what you propose, where country one starts to indoctrinate countries occupied with its religion is exactly what im talking about. it will make the remaining unoccupied countries fight that much harder to remain unoccupied, so that they may keep their land, freedom, and religious identity.
although im not sure why the character cant find out about it until late in the game. maybe you could clarify?
I'd think the hero would be less inclined to continue 'uniting' the world if he found out that he was leading everyone else's culture to destruction. Also, if you wait until late in the game to introduce this fact to the hero, you will have a bigger basis as to why he would be against that. If that isn't what you are looking for, then by all means, introduce it sooner. Makes me wonder how the other potential party members would feel once they found out, because anyone from a different country would likely fiercely oppose it.
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Post by The Final Rune on Mar 10, 2005 10:06:17 GMT -5
Ok, here's a quick layout. The countries are labled to match KingSpooms idea. Its a very crappy drawing, but its just for representation.
I'm thinking, the best way to have the (Group 4) people so hard to take over is that there country is elevated higher than the others, and surrounded by cliffs. The only way to invade said country would be by travelling through caves in the mountain side. Emerge on G4's side and get pelted to death as your soldiers come out of the small exit one at a time. I think the waterfall would look cool asthetically, but maybe having G4 be at the origin of the contient's only fresh water supply might tie in well with the story, maybe not, whatever.
I just wanted to know what you guys think the geographical reason for G4's safety/isolation is?
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Post by JimmyPaladin on Mar 10, 2005 10:27:40 GMT -5
I drew two samples from the game brigandine ( !) and sent them to doan because I don't know how to post them up. I don't think it should be entirely secluded, but just mostly (like the other 3 in that last srawing.
www.doanthenado.com/BoardImages/WillsMap.jpg
edit by Doan: there ya go.
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Post by vespuleth on Mar 10, 2005 11:14:47 GMT -5
will, you can put them up using the [ img] tag, and host them on your site.
im neutral to the map, as i havent got layout in my head right now. so if thats the way it gets done, thats cool.
He he, he...easier said than done.
Post by Doan the Nado on Mar 11, 2005 3:21:38 GMT -5
I like that map, Final Rune. I don't think all of country 4 should be higher than the rest, but I do like the idea of the portions bordering the rest of the world being mountainous and rocky with fort-type cities guarding all of the mountain/cave passes. In region 4's interior, however, there should be low areas (with water running to them out of the mountains and to the sea) where crops grow and cities develop. As for 1, 2, and 3, I think 1 and 2 need to be a bit more separated, and I don't understand the bridge from 2 to 3 if they are oftentimes at war. But again, I'm sure this is just rough, beginning sketch work, and I like what I'm seeing so far.
As for Ves and KingSpoom's exchange, I like what I'm hearing. I do like the idea of the invading countries changing the world to their views and then the main character realizing it after it's too late (or, alternatively, when it's almost too late). I think what we have so far is setting the stage for the main character to be some kind of scout/spy for the conquesting country, someone who gets into enemy territory unnoticed and gathers critical information on them to relay back to the military forces behind him. If this is the case, I don't see how it will be possible for him to recruit people from other lands to his cause, as he is obviously against them. Perhaps corrupt rulers are in charge in country 4, and he is led to believe that they want to spread peace among the world, and others in the lands they are going into believe the same and help out. That could work I suppose. Even better, maybe the rulers aren't corrupt, but region 4 actually truly believes they are making the world a better place by spreading peace everywhere, but in the end they have caused more death and destruction (of both people and cultures) than war ever caused. That would make for a very interesting game, as it even serves to comment on current world politics.
At any rate, I like where this is going, and if no one else really has much more to add, I will be starting up the next topic soon.
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Post by Bigfoot on Apr 5, 2005 15:22:34 GMT -5
It would be cool if the main character can get an eye patch, or a scar on his face depending on the choices you make.
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Post by vespuleth on Apr 6, 2005 1:20:54 GMT -5
you should mention that in the character thread...

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Exodus culminates and concludes with the construction of a tent that is far more than a tent.
God saves us so that we will be a holy people.
God saves his fearful, doubting people by parting the Red Sea and he defeats the Egyptians by causing the Sea to fall back on them. He does this all to show his power over Pharaoh and his forces, and the people of Israel praise Him in response. This salvation story points forward to the greater salvation story where God rescues His people from their sins through the cross, and they praise Him for eternity.
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De Pous, who is currently president and chief executive officer of Gucci Japan, will report to Patrizio di Marco, Gucci's president and ceo.
De Pous succeeds Laura Lendrum, who left the firm in April after nearly two years in that role. Di Marco oversaw the Americas region in the interim.
At the end of 2011, North America accounted for 18 percent of total Gucci revenues.
De Pous joined Gucci in September 2009 and has since been strengthening the brand's positioning in Japan, the company said in a statement. He was formerly the president of trading company Bluebell Japan.
Matteo Mascazzini, associate president of Gucci America, will succeed de Pous as president of Gucci Japan and also report to di Marco, effective Jan. 1. Mascazzini joined Gucci in August 2007 and has been developing the American market for the company since May 2010.
Also on Jan. 1, Roberto Correia-Paz will be promoted to president of Gucci Latin America, reporting to di Marco. Correia-Paz joined the luxury goods brand in November 1995.
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Raped, tortured: Preacher's wife treated as 'sex slave'
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THE wife of fanatical Queensland preacher Larry Harris has told of being raped, tortured, and losing her son, all at the hands of her abusive husband who described himself as a man of God.
The Cairns grandmother told 60 Minutes her husband would rape her "up to seven times a day", as a way to prove how macho he was to former wife Joy, 63.
"He didn't care if it caused me pain," she told host reporter Liam Bartlett.
Pastor Harris pleaded guilty to two counts of rape in Queensland earlier this year.
Ms Harris intends to press charges in NSW, where most of the abuse occurred, once he is released.
The abuse and violence also cost Ms Harris a relationship with her son Kevin, who admits the preacher was a flawed man but also blames his mother for his father's evil actions.
She said her son has turned away from her for criticising the church.
Kevin himself leads a congregation of the Illawarra Community Baptist Church in Dapto.
[Kevin thinks] I'm just as guilty as a rapist, my rapist. I'm wrong; I'm displeasing God.
Kevin Harris, a fanatical preacher, blames his mother after she "treated like a sex slave".
Mr Harris, her son, stormed out of an interview with 60 Minutes, saying there was "disobedience to the Lord on both parts" in reference to his mother and father.
"I believe my father is guilty, but he has expressed his remorse and his repentance."
Mr Harris' own church has an event titled "Biblical Husbands and Fathers", which it advertises with scripture about telling husbands to love and honour their wives "as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it".
In 2008, Mr Harris was disowned by the Baptist Union of NSW amid claims he said Jews were "going to hell" and faced a fate "worse than the holocaust" for not believing in Jesus. He later said his comments including the statement "all sinners, including me, would deserve hell" had been misinterpreted.
The Independent Baptist Church is separate from the mainstream Australian Baptist Ministries.
Her other son Jason left the church after witnessing his mother's prolonged abuse.
"We didn't realise it at the time complete, but she was a sex slave," he said.
Detective Sergeant Brendan Young led the investigation into Pastor Harris. He agreed with Jason's description.
"It was sexual assault, it was rapes, it was deprivation of liberty," he said.
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Iconic Adventist Church Celebrates 125 Years, Apologizes to People of Color
By: Brenda Dickerson, Mid-America Union Conference, and Adventist Review
College View Church, a Seventh-day Adventist congregation in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, recently turned 125 years old. As part of the celebration, the church, the largest in the Mid-America Union Conference church region, took what some leaders think is an authentic look at its history. It was a look that included an honest assessment of the way the congregation related to people of color in the past, congregation leaders said.
The September 7 celebration was the first of several planned activities, said worship pastor Deneil Clarke. "More activities will follow later in the year, but this opening event is especially important," he said.
Church With a History
Clarke shared details about the history of the original wooden church structure dating from 1894 and said that many early Adventist pioneers passed through Lincoln and preached from the original pulpit on display in the lobby, including Adventist Church cofounder Ellen White.
Several stained-glass windows that had been installed in 1937 were saved when the wooden church was demolished, he said, and were kept in storage until they were reinstalled when the present church building was expanded in 2007.
Terry Bock, who served as College View Church administrative pastor for 33 years before retiring in 2018, made himself available to give tours of the building and the stained glass windows in the afternoon.
Following a slide presentation with photos of the various church buildings and construction through the years, several former pastors sent greetings by video as they encouraged the congregation to continue serving the Lincoln community.
A Time to Apologize
After the focus on the history of the iconic congregation, church head elder Linda Becker shared a true story she recently heard about the power of forgiveness. "It was a story that touched me deeply," she said.
Becker went on to say, "In the past, College View Church did not treat people of color the way we should. They were asked to sit in the balcony or even turned away at the door," Becker acknowledged. "They were not accepted as white people were."
Attendees were invited to participate in a responsive reading prayer created for the day, confessing shortcomings, asking forgiveness, and committing themselves to worship and celebrate God's goodness with all brothers and sisters, for all time.
"Today, we ask forgiveness from our friends of color for what previous generations did to you," Becker said. "We are sorry we did not see you as God's children just like us. We ask you and God to forgive us, and may God's love flow to all people — regardless of color, status, or background — who enter this church in the future," she said.
The original version of this story was posted on the Mid-America Union Conference news site.
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Young People in Zimbabwe Are Using Social Media to Combat COVID-19 'Infodemic'
Coronavirus myths are a danger to public health. These activists are working against misinformation.
By Kim Harrisberg and Lungelo Ndhlovu
JOHANNESBURG/BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, July 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Drinking alcohol will kill the coronavirus. It is okay to share face masks. Africans cannot get COVID-19. The pandemic is not even real.
These are some of the coronavirus myths that a team of 20 Zimbabwean youth have been busting online since the country's lockdown began in late March, using social media and radio shows to reach an estimated 100,000 people to date.
"There is a common saying that 'ignorance is bliss'. Well, in this instance, ignorance is not bliss, if anything ignorance is death," said Bridget Mutsinze, 25, a volunteer based in the capital, Harare.
Although relatively low compared to the rest of the continent, Zimbabwe is experiencing an uptick in the number of coronavirus infections, with more than 1,800 cases and at least 26 deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
To stem the spread of the disease, Zimbabwean youth working with development charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) have taken to Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, and radio to comb through online comments, identify, and correct COVID-19 misinformation.
The spread of coronavirus misinformation has been a global issue, with the World Health Organization describing it as an "infodemic".
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While tech giants WhatsApp and Facebook have teamed up with African governments to tackle fake news through interactive bots, adverts, and push notifications, VSO volunteers are leading the battle within their communities.
Across the continent, 86% of Africans aged 18-24 own a smartphone and nearly 90% use it for social media, according to a survey by the South African-based Ichikowitz Family Foundation.
VSO volunteers are tapping into the informal conversations taking place on these platforms.
"If we do not get facts out there, people will continue to live as they wish and the number of people who get the virus will continue to spread," Mutsinze told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
'Part of the solution'
When Zimbabwe's lockdown was announced in March, Christon Zimbizi, a VSO project manager based in Harare, assembled volunteers, including Mutsinze, and asked them how they thought they could tackle the pandemic.
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"We gave them the job of coming up with a plan and a budget and they decided that they could use social media, memes, radio, online videos, and WhatsApp stickers in local languages to fight fake news about the virus," said Zimbizi.
Zimbabwe has 16 official languages.
According to the Ichikowitz survey, 52% of young Zimbabweans feel that fake news severely impacts their ability to stay informed, even before the coronavirus hit.
Using information provided by the WHO, the volunteers went online to dispel misconceptions, inviting hundreds of Zimbabweans to WhatsApp groups as well as Twitter and Facebook conversations.
WhatsApp stickers — custom-made images that can be shared with contacts — were designed by the VSO volunteers, with slogans such as "Fake News Alert" in red capital letters and "Wash your hands thoroughly b4 you touch your face".
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"I worked with a popular Bulawayo local comedian, Ntandoyenkosi Moyo, to create two videos, one in Shona language and one in Ndebele," said Sithandekile Mlauzi, 29, a VSO volunteer.
"We used humour to share accurate information about COVID-19," said Mlauzi, who estimated the video reached at least 10,000 people over different platforms.
In Gwabalanda, the Bulawayo suburb where she lives, dozens of residents were waking up at 6 a.m. to run after a rumour circulated that exercise would protect them from COVID-19.
Maluzi used social media to share WHO guidelines with her neighbourhood.
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"Since then the number of people running has decreased now that they have more accurate information," she said, scrolling through her tablet.
She said: "I feel I'm part of the solution in my community and this encourages me to do more because I am helping them make informed decisions about their daily lives."
But telling people they are wrong is not as easy at it sounds, said VSO volunteers.
"It takes a lot of courage and guts to denounce fake news," said Terrence Makusha, 28, a VSO volunteer from Masvingo, a city in southeastern Zimbabwe.
Being called a "know-it-all" and accused of oversaturating people with information means the volunteers have to face criticism and even threats as they devise new ways to communicate, such as sending videos of songs about fake news.
"Dispelling someone's post appears as if you want to humiliate them or you are insulting their intelligence. People tend to use an extra muscle to silence me when trying to do what is right," Makusha said.
Related Stories June 30, 2020 Thomson Reuters Foundation How an Unsung Army of Women Is Waging War on COVID-19 in Africa
The volunteers' anti-fake news campaign could be used to help spread information around other issues such as reproductive health and HIV, Makusha added.
But to be truly effective the fight against online misinformation must come from volunteers and the public at large, said South African advocate Ntando Yola from the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation.
"Each of us needs to be responsible in not spreading panic by sharing unverified messages in communities already struggling to manage the impact of the pandemic on their lives," said Yola, adding that the same strategy could apply to other health campaigns.
Gibson Mhlanga, acting secretary for the Zimbabwean health ministry, said it had established a COVID-19 hotline for related inquiries and is sharing coronavirus information on its social media pages.
For Mutsinze, seeing the success of their work is worth the occasional online pushback. "It feels like a breakthrough when people respond to our efforts and make lifestyle changes to combat the virus. It may be like a long shot, but it feels like we will be victorious."
(Reporting by Kim Harrisberg @KimHarrisberg and Lungelo Ndhlovu @Luxy58, Editing by Zoe Tabary. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers the lives of people around the world who struggle to live freely or fairly. Visit http://news.trust.org)
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Q: Value not printed in checkbox when retrieving value using Django and MSSQL I have code that should retrieve the content to checkbox using the value from other dropdowns. So currently am able to get value of dropdown but not checkbox. I checked the name of column and all related things but everything is same as in database table. And was not able to find the reason why it is not working.
index.html

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            {% for n in result5 %}
                <input type="checkbox" id="Server1" name="Server1" value="{{n.servername}}">
                 {{n.servername}}
                {% endfor %}

models.py
class Index(models.Model):
    # name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    invid = models.IntegerField(primary_key=True)
    apptypeofpg1 = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    customerofpg1 = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    #TemplateName = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    environmentofpg3 = models.CharField(max_length=20)
    patchconfigofpg3 = models.CharField(max_length=100)

views.py
if request.method == 'POST':
        if request.POST['ServerDetails']:
            print("Hi")
            cursor5 = conn.cursor()
            cursor5.execute("select distinct(servername) from PatchingUI.dbo.mainDetails WHERE abc= '"+abc+"' and qwe ='"+qwe+"' and chs= '"+chs+"'; ")
            result5 = cursor5.fetchall()
            print(result5)

But I am able to print contents in views.py. It shows the result of the query in views.py. But not in the HTML page. I am not able to understand what is the reason why.

A: You need to return result5 in the context dictionary from your view, so that template can have access to it:
return render(request, 'index.html', {'result5': result5})

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Q: A word for something impossible or near impossible to do but fun to try A word that describes something impossible or near impossible to do but fun to try. One example I can think of is trying to lick one's elbow. A contortionist can do it but not everyone else. We sure give it a try despite knowing we can't do it.

A: Perhaps the word is not specific enough, but I'd simply suggest challenging.
Something challenging is demanding, so perhaps it doesn't quite stretch to being "near impossible", however a challenge suggests something which is "fun to try". I suppose it depends whether you are looking for an obscure or common word. HTH

A: You can use Conundrum or Enigma to refer to difficult but interesting problems.
As per google-

conundrum- confusing and difficult problem or question.
a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle.

A: If referencing Sisyphusical, the word origin coming out of Sisyphus. The defining should be roughly, though most accurately with the following:
  An impossible task to accomplish, yet repeatedly attempted as that of a challenge, with demanding physical exertion. Mostly that as being damned to repeat attempting for an eternity.

A: Your endeavors are futile. Such a word simply does not exist.


Over 200 artworks by Jan Fabre displayed at St. Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum have drawn mixed reactions because of the Belgian artist's use of stuffed animals alongside classical paintings.
"Knight of Despair/Warrior of Beauty", which opened in the famed Russian museum last month, sees Fabre's contemporary creations such as stuffed animals mixed with work from the Hermitage's permanent collection, Reuters reported.
A stuffed swan, hare and dog are among installations that Fabre, known for his blue "Bic" ballpoint pen drawings, has put up, irking animal lovers as well as some art fans, who have complained on social media that such works have no place in the Hermitage.
The museum, which recommends viewers be at least 16 years old to see some parts of the exhibit, has defended the display, saying Fabre, whose inspirations include Flemish painters Peter Paul Rubens and Jacob Jordaens, explores themes such as life and death through his work.
"According to our monitoring, the most negative reactions came from people who didn't see the exhibition but saw (online discussions about it)," said Dmitry Ozerkov of the museum's modern art department.
"Those who have visited the exhibition understand that it has a very complicated idea and it is not about some simple flamboyant things but about a complicated cultural process, a modern artist's defense of the old art from barbarity," he said.
Fabre, also a performance artist and stage director, has eight films showing at the exhibition, including "Love is the Power Supreme" which features him.
During a visit to the museum, student Maria Abramenko said Fabre was "raising awareness that one should look at what is around them".
Fabre has previously had his work displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris among other international locations.


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\section*{Case A: $\alpha$ is an integer}

 Generally, we consider the case that the dimension $D$ of spacetime
 is greater than $4$. So we must have that $\alpha$ is an non-negative
 integer. In this case, by using the property of Gamma function $\Gamma(x+1)=x\Gamma(x)$,
 we have the following formulas
  \begin{eqnarray}
 &&\frac{\Gamma(-2\alpha-1)}{\Gamma(-\alpha)}=\frac{(-1)^{\alpha+1}\alpha!}{(2\alpha+1)!}\;,\nonumber\\
 &&\frac{\Gamma(\alpha+1-2i\varpi)}{\Gamma(-\alpha-2i\varpi)}
 =(-1)^{\alpha+1}2i\varpi \prod_{k=1}^{\alpha}(k^2+4\varpi^2)\;.
 \end{eqnarray}

 From these we can easily obtain the small imaginary part of the BQN frequencies as
 \begin{eqnarray}
 \delta=\gamma\frac{Y_{\beta+1/2}(j_{\beta+1/2,N})}{J'_{\beta+1/2}(j_{\beta+1/2,N})}
 \frac{j_{\beta+1/2,N}/r_m-e\Phi_H}{r_m^{2l+n}}\;,
  \end{eqnarray}
  where
  \begin{eqnarray}
  \gamma=\frac{\pi(r_+^{n-1}-r_-^{n-1})^{2\alpha+1}}{\left(2l+n-1\right)
 \Gamma^2\left(l+\frac{n}{2}-\frac{1}{2}\right)}
 \frac{(\alpha!)^2}{(2\alpha)!(2\alpha+1)!}\nonumber\\
 \times \prod_{k=1}^{\alpha}(k^2+4\varpi^2)\left(\frac{j_{\beta+1/2,N}}{2}\right)^{2l+n-1}\;.
  \end{eqnarray}
  One should note that the prefactor of $Y_{\beta+1/2}(j_{\beta+1/2,N})/J'_{\beta+1/2}(j_{\beta+1/2,N})$
  is always negative for our relevant range of $\omega$. Then,
  it is easy to see that, in the superradiance regime,
 $\textrm{Re}[\omega_{BQN}]-e\Phi_H<0$,
 the imaginary part of the complex BQN frequency
 $\delta>0$. The scalar field has the time dependence
 $e^{-i\omega t}=e^{-i \textrm{Re}[\omega] t}e^{\delta t}$, which implies
 the exponential amplification of superradiance modes.
 This indicates that, in this case, the scalar field with the frequency in the
 superradiant regime will undergo an instability in D-dimensional RN black hole
 surrounded by mirror.

 \section*{Case B: $\alpha$ is not an integer}

 In this case, by using the property of Gamma function $\Gamma(z)\Gamma(1-z)=\pi/\sin\pi z$,
 we have the following relations
 \begin{eqnarray}
 &&\frac{\Gamma(-2\alpha-1)}{\Gamma(-\alpha)}=-\frac{1}{2\cos\frac{\pi l}{n-1}}
 \frac{\Gamma\left(1+\frac{l}{n-1} \right)}{\Gamma\left(2+\frac{2l}{n-1} \right)}\;,\\
 &&\frac{\Gamma(\alpha+1-2i\varpi)}{\Gamma(-\alpha-2i\varpi)}
 =-\left[\frac{1}{\pi}\sin\frac{\pi l}{n-1}+
 2i\varpi\cos\frac{\pi l}{n-1}\right]\nonumber\\
 &&~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\times\Gamma^2\left(1+\frac{l}{n-1} \right)\;,
 \end{eqnarray}
 where we have assumed that the real part of BQN frequency
 is very near the superradiant bound and expanded the term $\Gamma(-\alpha-2i\varpi)$
 for very small $\varpi$. It should be noted that $\cos\frac{\pi l}{n-1}=0$ when
 $\frac{l}{n-1}=p+\frac{1}{2}$ with $p$ being a non-negative integer.
 In this special case, according to the discussions in Ref.\cite{mengjieprd} the asymptotic matching method fails. The numerical method must be employed to study this case.

 Here, we will just consider the case that $\frac{l}{n-1}\neq p+\frac{1}{2}$.
 Then, the real part of $\delta$ is explicitly given by
 \begin{eqnarray}
 \textrm{Re}[\delta]=\gamma'\frac{Y_{\beta+1/2}(j_{\beta+1/2,N})}{J'_{\beta+1/2}(j_{\beta+1/2,N})}
 \frac{j_{\beta+1/2,N}/r_m-e\Phi_H}{r_m^{2l+n}}\;,
 \end{eqnarray}
 where
 \begin{eqnarray}
 \gamma'&=&\frac{2(n-1)\pi}{(2l+n-1)^2}
 \frac{\Gamma^4\left(1+\frac{l}{n-1} \right)}
 {\Gamma^2\left(1+\frac{2l}{n-1} \right)\Gamma^2\left(l+\frac{n}{2}-\frac{1}{2}\right)}
 \nonumber\\
 &&\times (r_+^{n-1}-r_-^{n-1})^{1+\frac{2l}{n-1}}
 \left(\frac{j_{\beta+1/2,N}}{2}\right)^{2l+n-1}\;.
 \end{eqnarray}
 So, it is easy to see that, in the superradiance regime,
 $\textrm{Re}[\omega_{BQN}]-e\Phi_H<0$,
 the imaginary part of the complex BQN frequency
 $\delta>0$. This means that, in this case, the BQN frequencies in the superradiant regime
 is unstable for the charged scalar field in the D-dimensional RN black hole with a
 mirror placed outside of the hole.

 In summary, we have studied the instability
 of the massless charged scalar field in the D-dimensional RN black hole mirror system.
 By imposing the mirror boundary condition, we have analytically calculated
 the expression of BQN frequencies. In the first case, where $\alpha=\frac{l}{n-1}$
 is an integer, the result is very similar to the case of Kerr black hole \cite{cardoso2004bomb},
 which indicates the feature of black hole bomb.
 Especially, for the case of $n=2$, the result (39) can be reduced to the
 case of four dimensional RN black hole bomb \cite{Degolladoprd}. In the second case,
 where $\alpha$ is not an integer and $\alpha\neq p+\frac{1}{2}$ with $p$
 being an integer, the result also indicates an instability of the black hole mirror
 system. One can conjecture that, for the case of $\frac{l}{n-1}= p+\frac{1}{2}$,
 where the analytical method fails,
 the system is also unstable. However, the numerical simulation methods are
 still required to verify this conjecture in the future work.

 \section*{ACKNOWLEDGEMENT}
 This work was supported by NSFC, China (Grant No. 11205048).

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Kurt Angle Speaks On His Connection To WWE, New Face Of TNA, Hulk Hogan, BFG
The following are highlights from a recent Busted Open Radio interview with TNA Impact Wrestling star Kurt Angle:
On how he feels after rehab: "I feel great. I'm a lot healthier now and a lot more clear minded. I feel a lot better right now. I needed the break. I needed to do what I did and I feel a lot better now."
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Home . Cybersecurity Startup WhizHack Raises $3 Million In Funding
WhizHack, a Gurugram-based cybersecurity startup, has raised pre-Series A funding of $3 million (around Rs 24.4 crore) from its existing investors Vedswasti Holdings and SAA Capital, which valued the company at $40 million.
As per the startup, the raised funds will be used for product development, geographical expansion and building a centre of excellence in IIT Jodhpur and National Power Training Institute.
WhizHack | Vertically Integrated Cyber Security Organisation
Founded by Kallol Sil, Kaushik Ray and Sanjay Sengupta in 2020, WhizHack builds security product IPs and provides global security services and security training for enterprises and students.
Its product portfolio is creating a secure digital cyberspace, ranging from surveillance tools, predicting impending advanced attacks and also remediation engines post attacks.
Speaking about the development, Kaushik Ray, Co-founder of WhizHack, said,
"Following growth in both research and development as well as getting customers that include Defence, Energy Sector and Universities, we are excited to emerge from stealth."
The Gurugram-based cybersecurity startup claims to have grown in enterprise and consumer segments by over 200% and maximized shareholder value by over 20 times in less than two years. Built for massive scale and efficiency, its products and services are used by leading defence, power and education institutions in India.
A report by NASSCOM -DSCI highlighted that the Indian cybersecurity services industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of about 21% to touch $13.6 billion by 2025.
Last year, numerous cybersecurity startups, including SafeHouse Tech, Securden, SubCom (Subconscious Compute) and BluSapphire Cyber Systems, raised funds.
Additionally, cybersecurity startup Traceable AI raised $60 million as a part of its Series B funding. The round was led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), with participation from Tiger Global Management and existing investors Unusual Ventures and BIG Labs.
In 2021, the cybersecurity services and product industry in India generated a revenue of USD 9.85 billion, according to a report by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI).
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I am getting intermittent SE hangs with mid-size assemblies. I had this with MP5 but not MP6.
Anyone else experience this? The hanging occurs during view rotation.
I may drop back to MP6 to see if my issue goes away.


You can quit smoking with e-cigarettes and it won't take too long if you know what you're doing. Smoking is a lot worse for you than vaping. If you want to make the switch, it will take some patience but you'll find what works for you if you use this guide.
You're going to need to find an electronic vaping device that you can use to get away from smoking. First, try looking for vape kits that come with cartridges if you want to save money when compared to disposable e-cig options. You can also buy a unit with a tank on it that you can refill with your own juices, which is the best way to go when quitting smoking. That's because you can find juices that have less nicotine over time and don't have to waste a lot of money on cartridge refills or disposables.
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With e-juices, they can be custom made so you can have some with lower nicotine as time goes on. When you're quitting smoking with e-cigs, you need to start with a high amount of nicotine if you smoke a lot. Then, after a couple of weeks, you can step down to a lower amount of nicotine. Don't taper down too fast or you may have withdrawals that are not comfortable. But, if you taper down to 0% nicotine slowly, you'll feel a little of the withdrawals from nicotine but it won't be so bad you can't get through your days.
When you quit smoking with e-cigarettes, your life will be much better. You'll be able to feel better physically, and you won't have to worry about the health problems that come from smoking. Plus, it is a lot more exciting to try new flavors of e-liquids than tasting cigarettes all the time.
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Vapers who initiate with cig-a-preferences and vape pipes, in the long run, search for something all the more capable and adaptable. Although some vape pens provide some level, deliver more watts. This greeneries vaper somewhat starved for power.
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Once upon a time; in what seems like a hundred years ago, researching a topic use to be a bit cumbersome. Prior to the convenience of the internet, one would have to rely solely on finding information through physical informational means (such as the encyclopedia or going to the library to scour any resources that may or may not have been available); both of which are highly inconvenient. Have you ever come across a subject in which you were not able to find an answer to on the internet? The frustration is easy to feel if you have. We luckily live in the digital age and information is being created faster than we can consume it.
If there is a subject that you are unsure of or are interested in; enter the community driven website, Wikipedia. The online Encyclopedia offers information on a vast variety of information that is driven by the online community; anyone can submit, edit, or flag information in Wikipedia. On any given site within Wikipedia, you can view the information about the subject, when it was created/edited, and the sources in which were used to extract the information.
The pros of Wikipedia are easy to spot; it is convenient, accessible, vast, community driven, and it lists its sources; however, it's biggest pro can also be it's biggest con….the community. Many educators stray away from allowing students cite Wikipedia as a resource because of the right of the online community to allow article submissions and edits on the website. While Wikipedia does a fantastic job in keeping submission standards it does not rate the quality of sources cited. That could mean that articles published may contain the inaccurate information. Another pitfall (related to the community) is that anyone can easily submit articles, which means that special interest groups and biased information can easily make its way onto the website.
Although the reliability of Wikipedia's sources can be skewed by special interest groups or biased individuals, Wikipedia is an incredibly vast resource to find information on what seems to be virtually any subject. Whether you are looking to find a quick answer to a question or looking to expand your personal knowledge, Wikipedia is readily available for you to explore. If you have never come across Wikipedia, give it a try by: following the link to https://www.wikipedia.org/, simply type Wikipedia into your preferred search engine, or download the mobile app. Never feel unsure about a subject again! The information you are looking for is out there and it is most likely on Wikipedia.


Balu Mahendra was an Indian cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Born into a Sri Lankan Tamil household, he developed a passion for photography and literature at a young age. He graduated from the London University and started his career as a draughtsman with the Sri Lankan Government. In 1966, he moved to India and gained admission to the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to pursue a course in motion picture photography. Upon completion of his diploma, he entered Malayalam cinema as a cinematographer in the early 1970s. After working in over 20 films as a cinematographer, Mahendra made his directorial debut in 1977 with the Kannada film Kokila. Since then, he directed over 20 films in a span of 36 years. Along with P. Bharathiraja and J. Mahendran, he is regarded as a trendsetter in Tamil cinema. During the tail end of his career, he established a film school in Chennai, which offers courses in cinematography, direction and acting. Following a brief phase of poor health, Mahendra died of cardiac arrest in February 2014.


Ah, fair Verona! Famed for being the centre of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet', a huge 1st-centruy Roman amphitheatre and – of course – exceptional wine. We think the city is one of Italy's greatest. It's no surpise therefore, that our General Manager, Chris, didn't sniff at the chance to join Liberty Wines to journey to the beautiful wine region in April 2017 for the annual Vinitaly event – the world's biggest and most famous wine exhibition – to hunt for a wealth of fine new wines to add to La Lanterna's wine list! Just take a look at the wineries he visited along the way. We know – it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it!
The four-day fair, taking place between 9th-12th of April, celebtates Italy's best in wine production, and is responsible for boosting the city's population by a whopping 50% during the festival, this year attracting 128,000 visitors, who flocked to see the thousands of exhibitors.
While impossible to viist even a fraction of the exhibitors there, Chris followed a strict itinerary over the four days to ensure he got the chance to meet everyone on our hit list.
After a painstaking selection, Livio Felluga's estate-grown grapes yeild wines of unique fragrnac eand aroma. They include single-cariety whites that bring out the character of their grapes with style, as well as the elegant Terre Alte – a skilful blend of Tocai Fuilano, Pinot Biano and Sauvignon, and Illivio, obtained from a seclection of Pinot Bianco grapes. As you can see, Chris was graced with quite the line-up to sample!
One of the greatest opportunities during the festival is to meet all manner of characters, including some of the country's most famed wine producers. Here is the famous Andrea Pieropan, pouring from a five-litre bottle of Amarone!
Chris was honoured to be able to visit the Pieropan vineyard itself – the area is used to produce their world-famous Soave wine.
Now that's corking! This huge barrel contains thousands of corks for when the wines are ready for bottling.
Another day – any winery! Upoon visiting the Ca' dei fratti vineyard, Chris received a tour of the cellar. The secret to the success of their wines is outstanding vineyards. On the southern shores of Lake Garda, the wine is made from grapes gorwn on 10-35 year-old wines. The warmer days fives wines more weight and intensity. A very tempting line-up to behold indeed!
Nex stop? A Felsina wines tasting. These makers of wine – as well as olive oil – are hugely passionate about tradition. Chainti Classico Berardenga, Rancia and Fontalloro are the wines the really represent the idenfity of the winery.
It's safe to say that Chris definitely needed a good rest to recover from his jam-packed trip when he got back! We're very excited to say that a very fruitful visit was had. So stay tuned – you will most definitely be seeing new starring wines on our wine list later this year! We're looking forward to continuing to add to our ever-evolving wine list, and we stay exceedingly passionate about curating a world-class wine list for our guests to enjoy.
We've been Crowned Scotland's Best Italian Restaurant!


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World's smallest LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT multimode module with quad band 2G fallback
The SARA-R412M is said to be the world's smallest multi-mode LTE Cat M1, NB-IoT (NB1), and quad-band 2G solution to offer global configurability in a single hardware version.
The device measures 16 x 26mm and has dynamic system selection, as Cat M1, NB-IoT and EGPRS in single mode, or as a preferred connection that doesn't require a module reboot to switch between modes, says u-blox.
The device is optimised for low-power wide-area IoT applications that require 2G connectivity to guarantee broad geographic coverage. u-blox claims it also works where LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT are not widely available yet.
The SARA-R412M is designed to enable global solutions based on a single hardware version. This should allow developers to select their own desired frequencies and operator configurations.
The device should also ensure data integrity between applications via secure communication protocols, including two-way authentication between client and server.
u-blox says that its device offers an extended temperature range of -40 to +85°, supports power save mode and extended discontinuous reception for LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT connectivity.
3GPP coverage enhancement is said to enable the module's Cat M1 connectivity to reach deeper into buildings and basements and also underground with NB-IoT when compared to other air interface technologies such as GSM or Cat 1.
https://www.u-blox.com/en
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import NavbarModule from './navbar'
import NavbarController from './navbar.controller';
import NavbarComponent from './navbar.component';
import NavbarTemplate from './navbar.html';

describe('Navbar', () => {
  let $rootScope, makeController;

  beforeEach(window.module(NavbarModule.name));
  beforeEach(inject((_$rootScope_) => {
    $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
    makeController = () => {
      return new NavbarController();
    };
  }));

  describe('Module', () => {
    // top-level specs: i.e., routes, injection, naming
  });

  describe('Controller', () => {
    // controller specs
    it('has a name property [REMOVE]', () => { // erase if removing this.name from the controller
      let controller = makeController();
      expect(controller).to.have.property('name');
    });
  });

  describe('Component', () => {
      // component/directive specs
      let component = NavbarComponent;

      it('includes the intended template',() => {
        expect(component.template).to.equal(NavbarTemplate);
      });

      it('uses `controllerAs` syntax', () => {
        expect(component).to.have.property('controllerAs');
      });

      it('invokes the right controller', () => {
        expect(component.controller).to.equal(NavbarController);
      });
  });
});

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3 Which book catapulted Germaine Greer to fame?
4 Which is the only continent occupied by one nation?
5 Which film saw Tom Cruise looking after his autistic brother?
7 How much is 252 pence in pre decimal currency?
9 What is the more common name for the medical condition 'epistaxis'?
10 What are the names of the five great lakes of north America?


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Hsiao-hsien Hou
Hsiao-hsien Hou – Le voyage du ballon rouge AKA Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)
January 7, 2021	2011-2020, Arthouse, Drama, France, Hsiao-hsien Hou Leave a comment 531 Views
Flight of the Red Balloon (Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge), first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d'Orsay, tells the story of a French family as seen through the eyes of a Chinese student. The film was shot in August and September 2006 on location in Paris. This is Hou Hsiao-Hsien's first western film. It is based on the classic French short The Red Balloon directed by Albert Lamorisse. Flight of the Red Balloon is one of those movies where nothing much happens. It's a simple, relatively peaceful film, notable in part because director Hou Hsao-Hsien is shooting outside Asia for the first time. Hou's starting point–dictated by Paris's Musee d'Orsay, which commissioned the film–is La Ballon Rouge, the 1956 Albert Lamorisse film about a little boy and his companion in the streets of Paris, a floating red balloon. Read More »
Hsiao-hsien Hou – Flowers of Shanghai AKA Hai shang hua (1998)
May 29, 2020	1991-2000, Arthouse, Asian, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Taiwan Leave a comment 2,914 Views
Based on an 1894 novel by Han Ziyun, and starring Hong Kong film and recording star Tony Leung, Hou's first film set outside of Taiwan takes place in the elegant brothels of late nineteenth-century Shanghai, a hermetic world with its own highly ritualized codes of behavior. It traces the destinies of the beautiful "flower girls", whose lives depended on their ability to win, and then hold, the affections of their wealthy callers. A mesmerizing and seductive tale of sexual intrigue. Read More »
Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Lian lian feng chen aka Dust in the wind (1986)
December 25, 2018	1981-1990, Drama, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Romance, Taiwan Leave a comment 1,842 Views
Dust in the Wind is a remarkable film, and one which will, no doubt, reward multiple viewings. Like most of the films of Hou Hsiao Hsien, viewers will be divided into two, sharply opposed camps.
The main characters in the film are two high-school students. The first is Wan, who – seeing his village as a dead-end career-wise, decides to leave their home town to go to Taipei to find work, intending to complete his education via night-school. His girlfriend Huen also leaves for Taipei after graduation. The other personages are family members, employers, friends and co-workers. Read More »
Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Kôhî jikô AKA Café Lumière (2003)
December 24, 2018	2001-2010, Drama, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Japan Leave a comment 2,133 Views
Hou's latest film continues in a similar vein Cafe Lumiereof hermetic environment and translucently slight narrative that have come to define his later, apolitical (and largely transitional) works (beginning with The Flowers of Shanghai). Opening with the reassuringly familiar sight of the Mount Fuji Shochiku logo that can be seen at the beginning of many of Yasujiro Ozu's films as well as a train traversing a horizon demarcated by power lines at dusk, Café Lumière then sharply diverges from Ozu's familiar camerawork and images of Japan in the film's inherent asymmetry, aesthetically irregular compositions, awkward angles (during the parents' visit in Yoko's apartment, Hou seemingly attempts an Ozu-like low angle then, faced with a troublesome, truncated image of the stepmother standing in the foreground, inexplicably pans up to reveal her face before resuming the low angle), and opaque and unengaging characters (except for Yoko's stepmother, played by Kimiko Yo). Read More »
Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Feng er ti ta cai AKA Play While you Play AKA Cheerful Wind (1981)
October 12, 2018	1981-1990, Arthouse, Asian, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Taiwan Leave a comment 1,500 Views
The pop-star leads from Hou's first feature, Cute Girl, are reunited in the director's follow-up, a brisk work of bubble-gum romance that begins to experiment with the rules of the genre. This time, Taiwanese singing sensation Feng Fei-fei plays Hsing-hui, a trendy photographer visiting a seaside village in Penghu with her successful boss/fiancé. When she happens upon a flute-playing medic blinded in an ambulance crash (Kenny Bee), sparks fly, songs are sung, and she's left with the tough decision of who to say "I do" to. Despite the eye-rolling premise, Hou infuses the film with enough formal ingenuity (long takes, telephoto lenses, on-location shooting) that a case can be made for its auteurial significance. Read More »
Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Nie yin niang AKA The Assassin (2015)
January 19, 2018	2011-2020, Arthouse, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Martial Arts, Taiwan Leave a comment 2,108 Views
An assassin accepts a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in seventh-century China.
J. Hoberman wrote:
"The Assassin" is extraordinarily beautiful. The film's editing and narrative construction are, however, no less remarkable. For all its exquisitely furnished interiors and fantastic landscapes, "The Assassin" is far too eccentric to ever seem picturesque. Nor does it unfold like a typical wuxia. Mayhem is abrupt, brief and fragmentary — predicated on suave jump-cuts and largely devoid of special effects. Read More »
Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Beiqíng chéngshì AKA A City of Sadness (1989)
August 16, 2017	1981-1990, Arthouse, Drama, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Taiwan Leave a comment 4,053 Views
A City Of Sadness opens with a credit sequence-shot of total darkness as the solemn voice of Emperor Hirohito is heard over a radio broadcast announcing the unconditional surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. The setting is then faintly illuminated by the warm glow of candles to reveal an anxious Taiwanese household that is preparing for the imminent birth of a child in the midst of a power failure. As the electricity is restored, the audible agony of the expectant mother gives way to the sound of a crying infant. The apparent metaphor is then reinforced in the subsequent intertitles that reveal that the concubine of Lin Wen-heung (Chen Sown-yung) had given birth to a son whom they name Kang-ming, meaning 'light.' However, as the film chronicles the lives of the Lin family during the turbulent four years between the Japanese withdrawal from Taiwan after 51 years of occupation in 1945, to the secession of Taiwan from mainland China in 1949, the hopeful and optimistic tone of the film's introductory sequence seemingly proves untenable. Read More »
Harun Farocki – White Christmas (1968)
Satsuo Yamamoto – Tengu-to aka Blood End (1969)
Don Siegel – Count the Hours (1953)
Ziad Kalthoum – Taste of Cement (2017)
Otto Preminger – Saint Joan (1957)


"I make Brussels crowds dance to a mix of 'black infused music' from past and present." Philippe has been presenting his popular Strictly Niceness soirées in Molenbeek ten times a year since 2002. His radio show on city radio Bruzz goes by the name 'Back To Niceness'. When he plays records, he calls himself DJ Kwak. He frequents record stores like Arlequin, Dust Dealers, Veals & Geeks or Caroline Music to score new (or old) sounds.
Philippe's collection lives in the basement of the apartment he shares with his wife and three kids. He's amassed about 10000 pieces throughout the years. The legendary DJ Defi J also lives in the building. The cellar used to be the recording studio of Simon Le Saint, also a dj, record collector and drummer - he regularly plays gigs with Stromae. "CNN and Rival's albums, now considered Brussels hip-hop classics, were recorded here, among many others. I kept some of Simon's pictures and posters on the wall. This place totally breathes music, quoi."
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Our Dog of the Month for February is a whole lot of basset! With some lab thrown into the mix. Meet Theodore!
Theodore (Theo for short) is a little over a year old, and 45 lbs. He is a typical, energetic young dog who would like to find an energetic family to keep up with him.
He loves treats, and walks, and definitely both at once. However, he does not like cats. So, a cat free home is preferred.
If you would like to find out more about Theo, you can check out his Bio. Or if you just can't resist those puppy eyes you can fill out our Adoption Application.
And as always we are looking for volunteers to help foster wonderful dogs like Theodore. Click here to find out about becoming a BBRH Foster Family!
This entry was posted in Dog of the Month on February 1, 2015 by Richard.


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Coin Circulation in the Balkan and Danubian Provinces, A.D. 294-578. RNS SP26
1993. 208 pages, 5 maps. Casebound, dust-jacket, red cloth.
This book presents for the first time a complete survey of late Roman and early Byzantine coin circulation in four countries of South-east Europe: Hungary, the former Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece. The period covered, from the reform of Diocletian in AD 294 to the death of Justin II in AD 578, saw in turn a great expansion in the numbers of coins circulating during the fourth century only to be followed by a sharp decline in the fifth and a revival (in the Southern part of the area) in the sixth.
The author provides details of 60 hoards of gold and silver coins, 167 hoards and find-groups of bronze coins and some 250 isolated finds of precious-metal coins. Much of this material is unpublished and none of it has been brought together in this way before.
Dr Duncan explores in depth such questions as why fourth-century silver coins are so abundant in Rpmania but not elsewhere and examines the wider historical and economic implications of the data he has gathered.
This book will be of importance to all students of late Roman history and numismatics.
Dr Duncan studied at Oxford University and the institute of Archaeology, London, and is now a solicitor working in London.
Product Code: SPK 5219 (LQS)


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Sobrado dos Monxes - Serra do Bocelo (Caracochas)
Hiking TraIl nearby Serra do Careón natural area, in España and Sobrado population.
The largest locality in the area is Arzúa, with a population of 6,597 persons, at a distance of 17.171 kilometers from the center of the map.
The nearest is Sobrado (2,327 persons), at a distance of 0.463 kilometers.
Average slope uphill: 6.844 %.
Average slope downhill: -3.463 %.
Igrexa de Sobrado dos Monxes, AC-934, Sobrado, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
A Casa do Arco, AC-934, Sobrado, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Sobrado (La Coruña)
Boimorto
Estación de Teijeiro
Sobrado ( Population: 2,327 persons, At a distance of 0.463 kilometers from the center of the map)
Curtis ( Population: 4,408 persons, At a distance of 6.625 kilometers from the center of the map)
Vilasantar ( Population: 1,546 persons, At a distance of 7.634 kilometers from the center of the map)
Curtis ( Population: 0 persons, At a distance of 9.713 kilometers from the center of the map)
Boimorto ( Population: 2,470 persons, At a distance of 10.946 kilometers from the center of the map)
Melide ( Population: 0 persons, At a distance of 15.291 kilometers from the center of the map)
Arzúa ( Population: 6,597 persons, At a distance of 17.171 kilometers from the center of the map)
Friol ( Population: 4,522 persons, At a distance of 20.255 kilometers from the center of the map)
Sobrado de Monxes (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
SOBRADO (USC) (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
Sobrado dos Monxes - Serra do Bocelo (Caracochas) (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
Ruta por Sobrado (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
19-Sobrado dos Monxes (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
Sobrado Dos Monxes (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
Ruta dos Mosteiros (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
5 etapa Bono Iacobus-Camiño norte (at a distance of 0.002 kilometers)
Silvela - Sobrado (at a distance of 0.003 kilometers)
Campamento Romano de A CIADELLA (at a distance of 0.003 kilometers)