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#2 Kentucky Wildcats: College Basketball 111 in 111
November 11, 2011 By patrick pierce 3 Comments
Welcome to The Sports Bank's second annual college basketball season preview series. Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days. We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We'll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick a player to watch for each team.
The Kentucky Wildcats tip-off their 2011-2012 season tonight against Marist. All eyes will be on the top recruiting class in the country which features four McDonald's All-Americans, three of whom were named to the Naismith Award Watch List. With that type of talent and a few key returning players from last year, John Calipari will have the Big Blue back in the national title picture.
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Last Season: 3rd in SEC, 10-6 in SEC, 29-9 overall
Predicted SEC Finish: 1st
Projected Depth Chart
F/C: Anthony Davis (Fr)/Eloy Vargas (Sr)
F: Terrence Jones (So)/Kyle Wiltjer (Fr)
SF: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Fr)/Stacy Poole (So)
SG: Darius Miller (Sr)/Doron Lamb (So)/Jon Hood (Jr-out for season)
PG: Marquis Teague (Fr)/Twany Beckham (Jr)/Jarrod Polson (So)
Gone: PG-Brandon Knight, C-Josh Harrellson, G/F-DeAndre Liggins
2011-2012 Outlook:
The crown jewel of their recruiting haul is the number one prospect in the country, Anthony Davis. He will replace Josh Harrellson as the team's starting big man but is far from a true center. Listed at a generous 220 pounds, Davis is not at all physical but can still make his impact felt defensively due to his length and athleticism which makes him a dangerous and effective rebounder and shot blocker. Offensively, he can play like a guard but is still a work in progress with his all-around game.
Kentucky received a major boost when Terrence Jones chose to return to school rather than leave for the NBA Draft. The lefty is a combo forward who does a little bit of everything on the floor. He can post up smaller opponents, take defenders off the bounce, and also shoot the three ball. If he can show better maturity and decision-making, he will likely be an All-American.
Backing up Davis and Jones in the frontcourt will be newcomer Kyle Wiltjer and Eloy Vargas, giving Calipari a lot more depth inside than he had a year ago. Wiltjer is a face-up four who can stroke it from the outside but also has a solid skill set with his back to the basket. Vargas brings more physicality off the bench and will be relied on to bang around down low in the limited opportunities he will see.
The Wildcats have three wing players who are more than capable of being starters. Darius Miller will provide the leadership for this year's young team. He understands his role and won't try to do too much, but really be an asset with his improved three-point shooting he displayed last season. Miller can also play multiple positions which gives Calpari a lot of flexibility with his line-up.
Another versatile wing is Co-MVP of McDonald's All-American Gane, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. MKG (this is what people are obviously going to call him, right?) will be the consummate glue guy. He doesn't need to score to impact a game due to his tenacity especially on the defensive end. MKG has a NBA-ready build and is another guy capable of playing several positions.
With Miller and MKG expected to start, Doron Lamb will be the most talented sixth man in the country. He is a pure scorer who has a sweet stroke from the outside and will likely see some time running the point as well. Stacey Poole is the other reserve wing but is reportedly on his way out of Lexington as he is mulling over the possibility of transferring. Seldom used Jon Hood will miss the entire season due to an ACL injury.
Marquis Teague is the next in line of Calipari-coached point guards expected to be a game changer. He is extremely quick and athletic, but also a physical finisher at the rim. Teague knows when to be a distributor but can also take over as a scorer when he needed. Mississippi State transfer Twany Beckham becomes eligible after the first semester and will add depth at the point. Jarrod Paulson gives Kentucky another option but won't see steady playing time.
UK also picked up a key transfer in N.C. State point guard Ryan Harrow. He will have to sit out this season per NCAA transfer rules but will practice with the team and ultimately be trained as the point guard of the future. Harrow will join a talented crop of recruits for the 2012-2013 season which includes recent commit, SF Alex Poythress, SG Archie Goodwin, and C Willie Cauley.
Kentucky is just about everybody's consensus number two team in the country behind North Carolina. We will get an early look at who is the favorite to win it all when the 'Cats and Heels square off in Lexington on December 3rd. However, with new faces acclimating themselves to the college game and one another, it will take some time for UK to reach their potential. Assuming that happens by March, Kentucky has as good a shot as any team in the country of cutting down the nets.
Player to Watch: Anthony Davis
Despite being the likely number one pick in next summer's NBA Draft, Davis might actually be the fourth scoring option for the Wildcats this season. He will need to make his biggest impact in other area of the games (like he did in high school when he posted a quadruple double) especially since his offensive game is still rather raw.
Key Non-Conference Games:
11/15 vs. Kansas (at Madison Square Garden)
11/19 vs. Penn State (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
11/20 vs. Old Dominion/South Florida (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
12/1 vs. St. John's
12/3 vs. North Carolina
12/10 at Indiana
12/31 vs. Louisville
OTHER 111 IN 111'S:
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes
#4 UConn Huskies
#5 Duke Blue Devils
#6 Syracuse Orange
#7 Baylor Bears
#8 Pitt Panthers
#9 Vanderbilt Commodores
#10 Memphis Tigers
#11 Florida Gators
#12 Xavier Musketeers
#13 Louisville Cardinals
#14 Arizona Wildcats
#15 Wisconsin Badgers
#16 Alabama Crimson Tide
#17 Gonzaga Bulldogs
#18 Marquette Golden Eagles
#19 Texas A&M Aggies
#20 Michigan Wolverines
#21 New Mexico Lobos
#22 Temple Owls
#23 Cincinnati Bearcats
#24 Kansas Jayhawks
#25 UNLV Rebels
#26 Washington Huskies
#27 UCLA Bruins
#28 Butler Bulldogs
#29 Missouri Tigers
#30 Texas Longhorns
#31 Villanova Wildcats
#32 Michigan State Spartans
#33 Florida State Seminoles
#34 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
#35 Harvard Crimson
#36 Illinois Fighting Illini
#37 Oregon Ducks
#38 Wichita State Shockers
#39 Cal Golden Bears
#40 Belmont Bruins
#41 Mississippi State Bulldogs
#42 Saint Mary's Gaels
#43 Purdue Boilermakers
#44 BYU Cougars
#45 Kansas State Wildcats
#46 West Virginia Mountaineers
#47 Virginia Cavaliers
#48 George Mason Patriots
#49 Old Dominion Monarchs
#50 VCU Rams
#51 Kent State Golden Flashes
#52 Arkansas Razorbacks
#53 St. John's Red Storm
#54 Northwestern Wildcats
#55 Georgetown Hoyas
#56 Miami Hurricanes
#57 Nevada Wolfpack
#58 Detroit Titans
#59 UCF Knights
#60 Long Beach State 49ers
#61 Virginia Tech Hokies
#62 Clemson Tigers
#63 New Mexico State Aggies
#64 Tennessee Volunteers
#65 Iona Gaels
#66 Murray State Racers
#67 N.C. State Wolfpack
#68 Fairfield Stags
#69 George Washingon Colonials
#70 Indiana State Sycamores
#71 Oklahoma State Cowboys
#72 Indiana Hoosiers
#73 UAB Blazers
#74 Iowa State Cyclones
#75 Creighton Bluejays
#76 USC Trojans
#77 Weber State Wildcats
#78 Maryland Terrapins
#79 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
#80 Minnesota Golden Gophers
#81 Western Michigan Broncos
#82 Dayton Flyers
#83 Stanford Cardinal
#84 Yale Bulldogs
#85 Georgia Bulldogs
#86 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
#87 Richmond Spiders
#88 Ball State Cardinals
#89 Utah State Aggies
#90 Arizona State Sun Devils
#91 Marshall Thundering Herd
#92 Oregon State Beavers
#93 Washington State Cougars
#94 Iowa Hawkeyes
#95 Ole Miss Rebels
#96 Nebraska Cornhuskers
#97 Oklahoma Sooners
#98 South Florida Bulls
#99 LSU Tigers
#100 Colorado Buffaloes
#101 DePaul Blue Demons
#102 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
#103 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
#104 Seton Hall Pirates
#105 Providence Friars
#106 Auburn Tigers
#107 South Carolina Gamecocks
#108 Texas Tech Red Raiders
#109 Penn State Nittany Lions
#110 Boston College Eagles
#111 Utah Utes
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Physical Education is aimed at developing pupils' physical competence and confidence and their ability to use these to perform in a range of activities. It promotes physical skillfulness and development, and an understanding of the body in action.
We believe that physical education is an important contributor to a pupil's physical and emotional health, wellbeing and development. The PE programme aims to provide a safe, caring environment in which all children, irrespective of their physical ability can learn effectively through physical tasks and activities. The teaching of PE develops physical and creative skills; promote fitness, engender enjoyment and enthusiasm; develop a responsible attitude towards safety; foster cooperation with other people and an appreciation of all movement.
The children face different challenges as individuals and as part of groups and teams. The learning of rules for team games is an important element; pupils are taught these rules at an early age. Good sportsmanship is fundamental in all team sports. Emphasis is put on the inclusion of every pupil.
Football and netball are the key sports and are taught alongside hockey, rounders and athletics.
We work closely with a local youth development organisation which provides football coaching for our pupils.


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Showcasing the grit behind the glamour and the man behind the clothes, Inside Amato by Furne One pulls back the curtain on runway romance, revealing the backstage chaos and tireless work required to run a high fashion show. Directed and produced by Rocco Leo Gaglioti, Inside Amato gives the audience a front row seat and a backstage pass to the chaotic world of high fashion runway shows.
Shown at New York Fashion Week, LA Fashion Week, and Fashion Forward Dubai, the fashion short has been acclaimed internationally by industry professionals and fashion elites. The documentary centers around Dubai-based fashion house Amato Haute Couture and designer Furne One, who has dressed celebrities such as Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Heidi Klum, and Beyoncé. Equal parts dramatic and mesmerizing, Furne's one of a kind couture creations have graced runways and red carpets alike.
The film follows the world-renowned designer from his first moments of inspiration to his final conception on the runway. Furne and his team struggle under pressure to put together a show as original as his designs. There is alway some final detail to think about, some little moment of panic, and some glimmer of doubt that there will be enough time to pull off the show succesfully. From every hand-stitched piece to the runway music, Furne never fails to tell a compelling story via style. Gaglioti's authentic portrait of this fashion icon's pressure to attain perfection is sure to captivate fashionistas everywhere.


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Universal Orlando's Grad Bash 2012 to feature Pitbull
Grad Bash at Universal Orlando invites high school seniors to celebrate graduation with exclusive access to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. The event also includes street entertainment and live performances by popular musical artists. Grad Bash 2012 will be held from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. on April 20, 21, 27 and 28, and May 4.
Seniors can watch performances on the Music Plaza Stage at Universal Studios by Reggaeton rapper Pitbull, who has scored four Top 10 singles including his most recent smash hit, "GiveMe Everything;" and DJ Khaled who has topped the Billboard Rap Charts with his single, "I'm On One." Together, these artists lay claim to nine platinum and multi-platinum singles.
Seniors also get late-night access to rides and attractions at both Universal Studios and Universal's Islands of Adventure. Rides such as Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Revenge of the Mummy and Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit will be open during the event.
High school seniors can purchase tickets from their senior advisor.
For more information on the event, visit UniversalOrlando.com/GradBash or contact Group Sales at 1-800-YOUTH-15.
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Georgia: In The Shadow of The Bear by George Georgiou (171 images)
In the shadow of the bear
In late 2003, Georgia's 'Rose revolution' brought the promise of an open, free and democratic future. In the years since, the new government has faced increasing hostility from its giant neighbour Russia.
This has been manifested in many ways, including military and economic support for the breakaway Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the banning of Georgian produce from the Russian market, a hike in gas...
This has been manifested in many ways, including military and economic support for the breakaway Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the banning of Georgian produce from the Russian market, a hike in gas prices, erratic delivery of energy supplies during winters, a transport and economic blockade from October 2006, and a harsh crackdown on and expulsions of Georgians in Russia. It culminated in the war between Georgia and Russia in August 2008.
Throughout this time Georgians have struggled with the daily task of surviving in difficult conditions while trying to create a viable democratic country.
This work examines the domestic and public spheres to show how the people of Georgia negotiate the space that they find themselves in.
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The choice of the theme for the 2019 Message confirms Pope Francis' attention to the new communications environment and for social networks, especially, where he is present in the first person with his @Pontifex account on Twitter and @Franciscus on Instagram. The Cathedral also has Facebook and Instagram to help you stay in touch with us.
The Archdiocese of Vancouver is blessed with its own weekly Catholic newspaper, the BC Catholic. With this newspaper we are given helpful updates on world, national and local events from a Catholic point of view as well as faith – building articles to ponder.
There is a second collection this sunday to help defray that cost to our Cathedral parish. Please give generously to this collection and support the good work of the BC Catholic with your prayers. Please call the cathedral office if you would like to receive the BC Catholic.


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Dutch deepwater construction vessel launched
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Heerema Marine Contractor's new DCV Aegir will be deployed in Australia to perform transportation and installation work on FPSOs and CPF facilities
The Aegir is the first in the world to make use of a portable reel system
Dutch marine contractor Heerema Marine Contractor (HMC) officially launched their new 210m by 46.2m deepwater construction vessel (DCV), Aegir, on Sunday, preparing it for its voyages to Mexico and then Australia for FPSO and CPF construction works.
Started in July 2010 in Okpo, South Korea and continued in Rotterdam in March, the vessel is the first in the world to make use of a portable reel system which means the ship does not need to sail back and forth to shore. It will also offer sufficient lifting capacity, up to 4000 mT, to install platforms in relatively shallow water.
Aegir's first project will be the installation of risers at a depth of 2,000 meters in the Gulf of Mexico's Lucius Field for US firm Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
The vessel will then be deployed to Australia where HMC will carry out the construction of in-field flowlines, subsea structures and moorings for future FPSO and CPF facilities at Australian firm INPEX's Ichthys Offshore Development, 200 km off the coast of Western Australia.


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Donald Trump Is Right to Coerce the Palestinians
This White House's preference is for crudely breaking things. But to end the negotiations impasse, the Palestinians need a strong reality check - and Trump's generally grotesque administration has, to its credit, provided just that jolt
Chuck Freilich
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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House. Oct. 1, 2018.Credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais,AP
Twenty five years after the Oslo Accords, the prospects for a two-state solution are dissipating in front of our very eyes, due to changes on the ground and the Israeli and Palestinian sides' ongoing differences. The Trump administration is trying to find a way out of the impasse,as it is so often does, by breaking things.
It is rare that this grotesque administration is worthy of a good word. Its ongoing preference for breaking things, in almost all areas, reflects a fundamental inability to comprehend complex realities and is usually doomed to failure.
There are, however, some cases, such as the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, where the sides' have become so entrenched in their positions, that nothing less than a major jolt can succeed.The administration correctly identified Jerusalem and the refugees as the primary issues requiring changes in the sides' positions.
The first indication of the administration's new approach came with the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and relocation of the U.S. embassy there. A welcome move in and of itself, it was not done as part of a negotiating process and not in exchange for Israeli concessions.
The second attempt to break things was the administration's decision to cut American aid to the Palestinians, heretofore granted primarily via the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), a corrupt and ossified organization, whose very existence perpetuates Palestinian refugeehood.
We Palestinians Should Never Have Negotiated With Israel at All
Netanyahu Says 'Will Consider' Trump's Peace Plan 'With Open Mind'
There's No 'Resistance' Saving Israel-Palestine From Trump
Trump and Israel's 'Vision' for the Palestinians Is to Blind Them. Literally
This, too, was a positive move in and of itself, but was done without any prior attempt to establish alternative assistance mechanisms for the Palestinians and is likely to lead both to a humanitarian crisis and heightened violence.
>> Trump's Hardball Policy on the Palestinians Will Blow Up in Israel's Face | Opinion
It rapidly transpired, however, that the above was just the beginning of a broader move by the administration, which began trying to undercut two almost sacrosanct Palestinian precepts: the unique definition of refugeehood that both they and UNRWA use, whereby Palestinian refugees are deemed to be not just the original displaced persons – the accepted international definition – but all of their descendants, ad infinitum, a definition which then strengthens the demand for the second precept, the so-called "right of return."
This definition intentionally inflates the number of refugees from the few tens of thousands of original refugees still alive today, to over five million.
The administration truly shook the foundations in Ramallah, when it then made clear that a Palestinian state is not necessarily the only outcome of the negotiating process and that other options exist, for example a confederation with Jordan. The final turn of the knife came with the administration's announcement that the PLO office in Washington would be closed.
In effect, the administration's actions constituted a dramatic collapse of the Palestinians' diplomatic positions from Oslo to the present. All those who truly wish peace know that the Palestinians really do need a strong reality check.
In typical form, however, rather than considering where they might possibly have gone wrong, the Palestinians responded by digging in their heels even further, casting mud at the administration and - in an act of desperation that demonstrated their utter fecklessness - severing all contact with it. Ties with the U.S. had been one of the Palestinians' primary achievements following Oslo.
In reality, the administration decided to teach the Palestinians a lesson and coerce them into changing some of their positions. The question is whether it is capable of sustaining a policy of diplomatic coercion over time and is willing to pay the price of doing so.
A Palestinian protester throws a stone towards Israeli forces during clashes during the "Great March of Return". Gaza Strip, October 1, 2018.Credit: AFP
To be successful, diplomatic coercion has to be part of a coherent strategy and requires intensive and continuous involvement of top administration officials. These are not known to be the Trump administration's primary areas of excellence.
Diplomatic coercion also requires the determination to mete out punishment at levels that exceed the other side's tolerance for pain. For the Palestinians, the issues under discussion are of supreme importance and they have pursued them uncompromisingly for decades. Donald Trump has a hard time focusing on any issue for more than minutes.
Moreover, the Palestinians have important sources of leverage of their own. The administration will have a hard time pursuing diplomatic coercion when the Arab states clamor for it to ease the Palestinians' suffering, following the cut in assistance to UNRWA, or when Israel faces growing attacks from Gaza and possibly even the West Bank, as a result.
The Palestinians may even make use of a highly sophisticated ruse to thwart the administration's moves – simply wait for the storm to pass, in just over two years.
A further critical question is whether the administration wishes to balance its efforts and give Israel a badly needed wake-up call, too. One possible indication that this may be the case was the president's recent expression of support, for the first time since entering office, for a two-state solution.
>> Whatever His Intentions, Trump's Endorsement of Two-state Solution Changes Reality
More advanced options would be recognition of a Palestinian capital in parts of East Jerusalem and even calling upon Israel to do the same; or a clarification that the administration does not recognize Israel's sovereignty over the approximately 90% of the West Bank that lies east of the separation barrier, along with a demand that Israel renounce any claims to sovereignty there.
The accepted wisdom holds that the refugee issue can only be addressed as part of a final peace agreement. In the final status negotiations they conducted, Israeli Prime Ministers Barak and Olmert agreed to a limited return, possibly up to 10,000 refugees a year for ten years.
If the administration wishes to truly shake things up, a further option would be for it to call upon Israel to agree today to a limited and controlled return of refugees to Areas A and B in the West Bank and an unlimited return to Gaza (i.e. those areas that will not be part of Israel in any final settlement, and are already not under its control), as well as to agreed parts of Area C, in exchange for a Palestinian renunciation of the "right of return," end to violence and restoration of PA rule in Gaza.
An Australian graffiti artist works on his mural showing U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on the Israeli barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. October 28, 2017Credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS
Israel would be forced to confront a national consensus that objects to any return, while the Palestinians would be forced to make a historic choice: whether they are willing, after 70 years, to make do with a limited, but concrete and immediate achievement, or prefer to continue holding out for a dream that will never happen.
Those who bemoan the ostensible failure of the Oslo process ignore two painful realities.
First, it is highly doubtful whether a Palestinian state will be any more moderate, stable, prosperous and peaceful than any of its Arab brethren. To the contrary, bitter experience with the corrupt dictatorship in the West Bank and murderous theocracy in Gaza, indicate that a Palestinian state is far more likely to be another failed, authoritarian, unstable, irredentist and violent Arab state, even after peace is signed.
Second, and contrary to its public image, the Oslo Accords never predetermined the nature of a final agreement. Israel's willingness to consider the option of an independent Palestinian state was thus contingent, correctly, on the Palestinians' ability to meet two critical tests: A proven ability to govern effectively and to prevent terrorism against Israel. Their resounding failure to do so has cast a heavy shadow on the entire peace process.
A two-state solution is thus necessary, not because it is a panacea, but because the alternatives are even worse. Both sides will undoubtedly oppose the administration's attempts to change the rules of the game. Sometimes, however, to build things, you have to break them first.
Chuck Freilich, a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center and adjunct professor at Tel Aviv University, is a former Israeli deputy national security adviser. He is also the author of Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change, Oxford University Press, 2018
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Now a new scientific study published in the online journal Neobiota maps the extent of the invasion on Santa Cruz Island, finding that almost half of the island's humid highlands are covered non-native trees, shurbs and grasses from other parts of the world.
"People may be shocked that a place considered so iconic for biodiversity is so overrun with weeds in some areas, but this really is a global story," lead researcher Mandy Trueman of the University of Western Australia said on the university's website.
The study mapped a 35,000 acre area (14,214 hectares), documenting the plant invasion through satellite images and observations on the ground. The number one invader was Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata), covering almost 2,150 acres. Common guava (Psidium guajava) came in second at 1,920 acres. Orange Cestrum (Cestrum auriculatum) came in third at almost 1,350 acres.
The study was a joint effort by a team of researchers from the Charles Darwin Foundation, Galápagos National Park and the University of Western Australia. The researchers hope their findings will guide Galápagos officials in developing programs to scale back the plant invasion in places like the Santa Cruz highlands.
Trueman, a doctoral candidate at the University of Western Australia, lived on Santa Cruz from 2008 until earlier this year.


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Provision for Linguistic Diversity and Linguistic Minorities in India ... Vanishree V.M., MAPL and ELT, M.A., PGDHRM.
Impact of Students' Attitudes on their Achievement in English: A Study in the Yemeni Context ... Hassan Saeed Awadh Ba-Udhan
Natural and Supernatural Elements in
Arun Joshi's The City and the River
P. Bala Shanmuga Devi, Ph.D.
Arun Joshi's Cultural and Literary Ethos
Arun Joshi's creations are enhanced by the three-fold faculty of a poet's expansiveness, minuteness of a scientist and the vision of a spiritual sage. Under the British rule Indians were exposed to Western culture, and of course to the potent English language which has become the most suitable backdrop for Joshi's creative frame of mind.
As befitting his period of dual culture exposure on most of the affluent, foreign educated elite, Joshi's heroes are all equipped with shrewd discerning intelligence, as sharp as the first intellectual hero depicted in Virgil's Aeneid and like the best intellectual hero of Indian Vedic literature Nachiketa who vied with Yama to learn about life. Through these characters Joshi deals with lofty themes springing from his moralistic inner soul, by plotting around them anecdotes that relate to the socio-cultural background. Simultaneously, he draws in huge Indian cities like Bombay and New Delhi, highly developed Western cities like New York and Boston, and the neglected primitive untrodden forest of Maikala hills in central India as well the Harlem of America.
The City and the River and the Mystery Around
The City and the River was the last novel of Joshi, published nine years after his previous Sahitya Akademi Award winning novel The Last Labyrinth. The City and the River is a parable of times, set in a wider backdrop, using an artistically satisfying mixture of prophecy and fantasy. The strong undertone in favor of environmentalism make this novel sound more as a political novel, couched in metaphors, etc.
Unlike Joshi's other four novels where the narration is to see the world through the eyes of the protagonist, this story is narrated by an omniscient narrator, a sage named Great Yogeswara, who is both within and without the narrative. This political fable also falls into a
New literary genre called apocalypse, from the Greek Apo-calyptein, meaning to 'un-veil'�in the form of a revelation of the end of history. Violent and grotesque images are juxtaposed with glimpse of a world between good and evil� Apocalypticism has been described as a genre born out of crisis, designed to stiffen the resolve of an embattled community by dangling in front of it the vision of a sudden and permanent release from his captivity. It is underground literature, the consolation of the persecuted. (Garrard 86)
The narrator recites to his Name-less disciple the events that took place in the city at a particular point of history. At the end of the recital, he commissions his disciple, the nameless child of the boatman to move forward to another historical point. The novel ends where it begins.
Relentless cycle of birth and rebirth is highlighted and man's endeavour to overcome this cycle of endless repetition of birth is dealt with. "On the ruins of that city, as always happens, a new city has risen. It is ruled by another Grand Master" (City and River 262). The city in question is governed by benevolent but greedy Grand Masters who are bent on lording over its citizens.
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Setting The Trend In California With Gary V At The Hall Of Flowers
By Joshua Jacob Mezher | Published: October 5, 2018
Hall of Flowers, one of the first legal business-to-business cannabis trade shows in California, recently took place at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. Friendly regulations and proximity to top producing areas have made the city an ideal location, and Santa Rosa has quickly become a hub for cannabis business.
Green Street Agency, no strangers to putting on a top show, curated the event, with company founder Rama Mayo having cut his teeth by throwing high-end fashion shows while making his bread in the music industry by managing two record labels. Mayo and his partner Joshua Shelton launched Green Street in 2014, and it's now one of the leading cannabis marketing and branding agencies in the biz, representing the likes of rappers 2 Chainz and The Game, while helping to market such cannabis brands as Apothecanna and Care by Design.
Naturally, the Green Street gang brought a taste of LA with them to NorCal, including entrepreneur and author Gary Vaynerchuk, who gave one of his trademark motivational speeches as the event's keynote speaker. This made the show hit a fever pitch with the social-media-savvy crowd, leaving the older generation scratching their heads as to who this guy was. Largely thanks to Vaynerchuk, the event successfully attracted almost every licensed dispensary in California — around 400 of them — along with about 1,500 pundits who also have a stake in the industry. Green Street even went so far as to pay for some of the flights and hotels for buyers from SoCal to ensure the vendors had the best opportunity to peddle their wares while everyone was under the same roof.
Inside the hall was a glimpse into the future of the cannabis industry — 150 of the coolest, biggest, best brands showing off their products. Bryce Berryessa, a longtime dispensary owner in Santa Cruz, launched a new edibles line at the event called La Vida Verde.
"This show has been great for us. It's a unique opportunity to network with every buyer in the state at once," said Berryessa. Vendors sought out attendees sporting buyer wristbands like they were golden snitches from Harry Potter. Meanwhile, outside, you could find a consumption area with a dab bar, food trucks boasting healthy treats, benches scattered between oak trees, and bean bags. All of this baking under the late summer sun. Business deals were discussed openly and inked between puffs of smoke and smiles. It was a sight to marvel at, and something that not so long ago seemed like a distant utopian dream. At certain moments, you might think this was some sort of festival or celebration of legalization.
In California, regulators have banned the distribution of free samples, but try telling that to an industry that thrives on sharing the love. Samples were on the figurative menu, naturally, by use of a clever loophole. Attendees were gifted a numbered ticket, which could be exchanged for samples at a temporary on-site dispensary. For a flat fee of $2, attendees received whatever present lay in with their corresponding ticket number, presented in a cute little brown bag. The post-regulation landscape in California is a different marketplace, with new rules, higher taxes, and more regulation than any other industry. During 2018, so far an unprecedented number of cannabis businesses had to shut their doors, leaving the state with a mixed bag of old, new and out-of-state brands, all doing their best to play by the rules as they navigate the unknown landscape of regulation.
The event's consumption area boasted a dab bar and healthy food trucks. (Image courtesy of Joshua Jacob Mezher)
With an open-price race to the bottom, growers are no longer boasting about how dank their buds are. Rather, they brag about how cheap their prices are, though the flowers on display did not disappoint. It's a competitive space, and you still need to grow good flowers at a great price point. One of the interesting effects of legalization has been felt by organic grows like Aster Farms, which is run by a group of third-generation growers from Mendocino. Their organic and sustainable flowers have become the gold standard, enabling them to find their way into around 40 dispensaries almost overnight.
For others, vertical integration is a key strategy to surviving these first few years of legalization. Grupo Flor is an umbrella group of cannabis companies that has 1.4 million square feet of licensed properties ranging from dispensaries and farms to manufacturing facilities. Founding partner Gavin Kogan, one of the first cannabis lawyers in the United States, pointed out that "California regulators are using cannons instead of carrots, and that is strangling the industry. We would need to have 10,000 more dispensaries in the state tomorrow if we were to be on track with Colorado's legalization efforts, per capita." That is a scary number. With such a limited supply of sales outlets, how can the market sustain so many brands?
As the market becomes a commodity play, the lines of differentiation are getting thinner and thinner. Companies like Sōmatik were one of the early providers of infused cold brew drinkables, finding a new place in the market by teaming up with mainstream brands like Ritual Coffee and award-winning chocolatiers. This brought an unprecedented quality to the ingredients of Sōmantik products. The team has brought the community to its business by building a shared manufacturing space in San Francisco and an in-house ecosystem to band together and rise above the tide.
The cannabis industry has been going on for a lot longer than anyone in this room has been alive," Gary Vee told the crowd at Hall of Flowers. (Image courtesy of Joshua Jacob Mezher)
Vaynerchuk Gives His Cannabis Keynote Speech
The word "hustler" was born out of illicit drug deals on the streets, but popularized and mainstreamed for and by guys like Vaynerchuk. It's now reserved for people who grind it out day and night, making no excuses to make their dreams come true. Gary Vee, as he's known, is easily recognizable for high-energy social media videos where F-bombs are dropped like they're going out of fashion, all the while laying down blunt facts about life and business. He made his early fortune by taking his family liquor shop online, growing it to an impressive annual revenue of $60 million. Next, he moved into the tech space in its early days and is now regarded as a mainstream marketer and investor. In 2017, Entrepreneur magazine estimated Vaynerchuk's net worth at an impressive $160 million.
His talk at Hall of Flowers was on point; his background of battling regulations in the booze industry gave him a unique perspective. He was able to empathize and educate the crowd through his experience in selling online and overcoming regulations.
"[Cannabis] is going to be a long game, regulations and rules are here until you die. Don't cry about it. Go be a historian and learn about the first 15 years after Prohibition in America. If you do, it will help you make good business decisions," Vaynerchuk told the audience. His point was valid if you operate a non-ancillary business. By working in such a highly regulated space, you've got to be prepared for the challenges that come with that. He further emphasized his message: "If you're signing up for this industry early, be prepared to take some punches in the fucking mouth and when it doesn't go your way, be prepared for that."
In the second part of his talk, Vaynerchuk drew on his knowledge from his early social tech days, remarking on how similar the room looked and how it had the same zeal of those early times when he was introducing Zuckerberg to a search engine that doesn't even exist anymore. He went on to deflate some egos by pointing out that no one in this community is an OG.
"The cannabis industry has been going on for a lot longer than anyone in this room has been alive," he said, drilling the crowd further by reiterating his point, "This is a mature industry — but it's getting started! Those who are in it to make a fast buck are going to miss out on the bigger picture. … In 30 to 50 years' time, people are going to look at you as one of the geniuses who got into the marketplace early."
It turns out Gary Vee is putting his money where his mouth is. Unbeknown to almost anyone in attendance, he was not paid to speak at the Hall of Flowers. In a way, everyone was at Vaynerchuk's show, because he has recently acquired a 50-percent stake in Green Street, at a $28 million pre-money valuation. But that is the difference between Gary Vee and other "motivational speakers." He is not a motivational speaker. Rather, he is an entrepreneur and investor, the mind behind a successful marketing business. He is keen on generating content, expanding his presence, and staying true to his personal brand. Underneath all the pep talks and pump-ups in Vaynerchuk's speak, you extract a few things. He doesn't do anything half-assed, he's in the industry for the long run, and he's not looking for a fast exit.
The Hall of Flowers has plans to return and expand as one of the top B2B trade shows next year. It has left its mark on the entrepreneurs who came to pay homage to Gary Vee. Hopefully, his talk helped to motivate them on their mission to imprint their legacy on the cannabis industry. In the years to come, we will see which businesses and entrepreneurs rise above the tide of regulation in this new legal market.
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John («Jack») Peter Caffery ( – ) est un athlète canadien d'athlétisme qui participe au marathon des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1908, où il termine à la 11e place. Caffery est également double champion du marathon de Boston. Il gagne ceux-ci avec respectivement des temps de  2:39:44,4 en 1900 et de 2:29:23,6 en 1901, à chaque fois améliorant le record du parcours qui avait une longueur de 25 miles à l'époque (soit environ 40,2 km, 2 kilomètres de moins qu'un marathon actuel). Ce dernier record tiendra pendant plus de 20 ans.

Lors du marathon de 1900, il se place premier devant Billy Sheering, futur vainqueur du marathon des Jeux olympiques intercalaires de 1906, et Fred Hughson, deux compatriotes canadiens. Cela constitue le premier podium entièrement occupé par des non-américains au marathon de Boston.

Caffery est le fils d'immigrants irlandais, ce qui lui vaut le surnom "the dapper little Canadian".  Il est cocher de métier et représente la St. Patrick's Athletic Association / St. Patrick's Athletic Club. Il nait à Hamilton, Ontario et décède dans la même ville à 39 ans des suites de complications de la grippe espagnole.

Voir aussi

 Liste des gagnants du marathon de Boston

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Liens externes
 Liste d'athlètes canadiens

Mort de la grippe espagnole
Athlète (homme) aux Jeux olympiques de 1908
Personnalité canadienne née d'un parent irlandais
Décès en février 1919
Naissance en mai 1879
Décès à 39 ans


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Beekeeping can be a full-time profession or a hobby that is simple. Yet, more often than not, what started as a hobby would become a profession. But you cannot simply determine and tell yourself you will start to do beekeeping. Before starting on any avocation or profession, you need to have adequate knowledge and understanding on the field that you are going to enter. Then it's about time to indulge yourself if you really have been putting off your curiosity about beekeeping for a long time. Bee farming may not look difficult; by learning the fundamental beekeeping lessons, you can be got off to a great start.
On beekeeping to begin at the right foot first, you should have complete interest. You've got to spend time taking care of your colonies of bees. You should also have agreed to share your dwelling space with the bees. There are potential dangers in beekeeping that can damage you but your family as well. Your focus isn't just to make money by selling honey; a great beekeeper should have fire and a keen interest in rearing bees.
An apiarist ought to know the right place for the beehives. You have to make sure beekeeping is enabled in your area, if you decide to set your beehives at your backyard. There are several places restricted to beekeeping; you should get permission about this.
Beekeepers must know whether beekeeping supplies are offered in the area where the beehives are situated. You may never understand when you should visit an area beekeeping store; it is best that a nearby beekeeping store is not inaccessible.
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On 'Support the Girls', Love Substitutes, and the Dangers of Good Intentions
In Classic Film Throwback Series, Featured, Reviews, Sam Hendrian by Impact Admin October 10, 2018
– By Sam Hendrian –
Won't forget, can't regret/What I did for love. So go the famous closing lyrics of the Marvin Hamlisch/Edward Kleban song "What I Did for Love" from the Broadway musical A Chorus Line. While these wistful words may seem nothing but beautiful at first glance, they bear a darker subtext upon further analysis. Just what exactly did the singer do for love? Was it genuine love or a mere substitute?
Such are the questions explored subtly but profoundly in the 2018 indie comedy Support the Girls. Starring Regina Hall as Lisa, the steadfastly warm-hearted and well-intentioned general manager of a Texas "breastaurant" called Double Whammies, it both humorously and hauntingly examines the "love substitutes" that people settle for on both the giving and the receiving ends. It also delivers an effective warning about the dangers that often belie good intentions.
Why would any woman want to work at a restaurant where they put on skimpy clothing and get ogled by men all day? When we first meet Maci (Haley Lu Richardson) and the other young women who come to work at Double Whammies, they stress great tips and sisterhood as the two answers to this reasonable question. But as we grow to know them a little better throughout the course of the film, it becomes clear that there is a third answer: they enjoy making people happy. Maci is a bundle of energy and then some, welcoming patrons of Double Whammies with the warmth of a Disney princess and frequently shouting/laughing with a contagious bubbliness. While she understands that none of the male patrons really value her for her bright personality or dignity as a person, she knows that many of them are lonely, and she feels an almost motherly urge to soothe their loneliness with a little female attention.
The manager Lisa is also motivated by a similar sense of compassion. She does not view her employees as pawns for exploitation but rather as perpetrators of perkiness in an often dark and unsatisfying world. All of the women at Double Whammies love her like a mother, as do many of the regular patrons. In her mind, a woman's sexual charms can be a vehicle for neighborly love and kindness as long as they are used with proper discretion. After all, Double Whammies is supposed to be a family-friendly restaurant.
But what exactly is the meaning of "family-friendly?" This concept grows increasingly gray as the film progresses, especially when a pending new hire named Jennelle (Dylan Gelula) begins to act like she is working in a strip club. Lisa's intentions are seemingly so pure; she simply wants to foster an environment in which both the workers and the patrons feel good about themselves. Yet as she has a troubled conversation with her porn-addicted husband, meets with a former employee who refuses to end a destructive relationship, and finds the definition of "family-friendly" bended in every direction at the restaurant, she begins to realize that good intentions do not always reap good results. In fact, sometimes they have disastrous consequences.
Some people feel deprived of love on the receiving end, while others feel deprived on the giving end. Lisa and Maci are perhaps bereft of both, but what they experience most achingly is a longing to put smiles on the faces of others, especially those who seem sad and lonely. This is a natural human desire rooted in noble intentions, but when it takes advantage of Man's fallen nature rather than his capacity for virtue, it can only go so far. The smiles sparked at Double Whammies are all fleeting, as they spawn from the simulation of affection rather than the true experience of it. Self-sacrifice and commitment are absent, and without these two essential components, real love cannot exist.
In the film's final scene, Lisa's sassy friend Danyelle (Shayna McHayle) facetiously tells her, "You're an angel sent from heaven to show the rest of us what a good attitude looks like. And for lonely old men to jerk-off to. God sent you here for that too." Her eyes briefly flashing a deep sadness and sense of greater purpose, Lisa replies, "No, He didn't." This sincere reply forms the crux of what the movie is subtly trying to tell young women and all human beings:
You are a person of immeasurable dignity and priceless value, and you are made for a Love that is lasting and pure, not fleeting and artificial.
Sam Hendrian is a student at John Paul the Great Catholic University (Class of 2019) pursuing a double emphasis in Screenwriting and Directing.


Tomorrow morning pay close attention to your cat, your dog, your gerbil, your hamster, or your ferret---as soon as they open their eyes to greet the day. The first thing every mammal does after waking is to systematically stretch every muscle, elongating tendons, and breathing fresh air into every cell.
Slap your alarm clock until the noise stopped, throw yourself out of bed, and stagger to the bathroom. Perhaps your morning routine is a shave, a shower, a pass by Starbucks on your way to your desk for the next 10 to 12 hours. Perhaps there is a trip to the gym on your way home, or a pub, and then rushing to pick up your children at school or day care. At home it's homework, or housework, meal prep for the rest of the family, children's bedtime routine, a few minutes for your partner and then falling into bed for not enough time asleep.
Your pet or any mammal on the planet knows better. From birth, every mammal is aware of the body, their body---because their survival depends upon their bodies, not their minds, not the weather, nor other members of their pack, herd, or extended family. In addition, is their awareness that the survival of their species also depends upon their body and its ability to reproduce. Without human distractions, such as greed, lust, envy, and competition for status and power, the mammals maintain their awareness of their bodies from the first breath they inhale to their last exhalation.
During the day, your cat or dog's awareness of their bodies continues in the forefront of their minds. An injury, an infection, an illness gets immediate attention. The body's ability to perform the basics required to survive is the paramount value in every mammal's life. When the animal senses a weakness or a vulnerability, all activity takes a back seat to healing their personal primary survival tool: their body.
When injured, your dog or cat will apply healing saliva to the open wound to prevent infection. When ill with a viral or bacterial infection, your dog or cat will retreat to a safe place to rest and sleep off the invader. When aging makes the end inevitable, the elder will not waste energy in futile attempts to escape his destiny, rather he will do what is necessary to survive for the remainder of his time on earth.
Tonight, pay attention to your pet's nighttime routine. A dog will circle the den checking for snakes or poisonous insects before flopping onto the sleeping place to refresh their bodies in order to survive another day. Listen carefully. Preceding sleep will be a deep inhale followed by a loud exhale that guarantees total relaxation for a sound night's rest.
A glass or two of wine, an hour of mindless media entertainment on your TV or PC, floss and brush your teeth, perhaps popping a few sleeping pills before falling asleep over a book, a magazine, or late night TV. Do you take the time to ease your body into sleep through meditation, yoga, breathing deeply or simply smiling about what a wonderful day you have just experienced and in anticipation of a better day tomorrow? Mammals have one important and significant advantage over human beings, and that is their ability to "live in the now". By being present in every moment of every day guarantees their wellbeing and fulfills their purpose on the planet.
Body Knowledge contributes to fulfilling an individual's purpose (for mammals lower on the food chain, it's reproduction). Feral animals experience the purist form of body knowledge. Sensitivity to their physical wellbeing contributes to the quality of life as well as their longevity. Domestication of any species creates space between the natural existence and a life imposed upon the animal by others.
As human beings, we are the most "domesticated" species in the food chain. Therefore, experience the widest gap between the body knowledge we were born with and the influences of our environment. As individuals, in order to conform to external rules, we learn to ignore our bodies, our intuition for guidance. Under the misconception that our survival depends on external elements, we widen the separation as we accept values and standards that are created by others.
If your life is less than perfect, it's past time to return to the gift everyone was given at birth: body knowledge. Pay attention to your body again. As your awareness of your physical well-being increases, so will your overall comfort level. Respect your body, listen to it, take the time, and spend the energy to make it feel good not just on the weekends or vacations, but every day for the rest of your life.


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WASHINGTON — Six Flags America is closing its Apocalypse stand-up roller coaster.
Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, Maryland is planning a new thrill ride for next season, and that means closing one of its existing rides.
News of the closure comes on National Roller Coaster Day.
The roller coaster Apocalypse: The Last Stand will close forever on Saturday, Sept. 8.
Apocalypse debuted at Six Flags America during the 2012 season. Six Flags says since then, it has given more than 1.6 million rides.
The stand-up roller coaster is set among thematic elements, including a plane crash, explosions and zombies. It features two high-speed inversion and several twists, turns and drops.
"Our wheels are always turning when it comes to new and innovative thrills and attractions to bring to the park," said Six Flags America President Rick Howarth.
Howarth did not say what new ride would replace it.
Six Flags America has several other roller-coaster rides in its park, including one of the first virtual reality roller coasters in the country, Superman – Ride of Steel, and dozens of other rides.
Six Flags America is one of 25 parks across the U.S., Canada and Mexico owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the largest regional theme park company and largest operator of waterparks in North America. It had $1.4 billion in revenue in 2017.


I have received comments where people believe that lean is really unnecessary and that the workforce itself is driving development forward only it is sufficiently motivated and have the right leadership. I then asked, how do leaders together with the staff know that they run the business in the right direction? And what is the right direction? It is extremely important not to sub-optimize and to see the big picture in the entire value chain, from producer through the supply chain to the end customer. There is no better pedagogical tool than lean when it comes to seeing the big picture of a company or organization. One of the strengths of lean, it starts from scratch and make an inventory of your current resources and how you can optimize the use of them. Then look for time thieves (waste) such as unnecessary work processes that takes time and value or packing materials for example. Lean can also mean removing expensive inefficient machines that forces the business to work with batch and queue.
Often when a western company trying to improve the efficiency of the value chain it means investing in expensive technology that forces the business to work with batch and queue. We do not see the good potential we already have in existing operations, the first thing we come to think of is investments in the latest and most expensive technologies. I am sure it is not just enough with a good leadership to take a company to the next level, there need to be a new way of thinking about resource management and time optimization. I mean that lean is the most important tool we have regarding these subjects. I am not against investments in technology, what I mean is that you should be careful with money and first look at what you have and mainstream the supply chain as much as possible so you make the right investments and keep the flexibility.
I often write that you should have strong leadership in the company, many people have misunderstood me and think that I mean a typical large man who is loud and pointing with the whole hand. Nothing could be more wrong, strong leadership has nothing to do with gender, physical size or voice resources. Below are five points that clarify what strong leadership means.
It is one of the most important factors, in order to become a good leader, you must have a good self-esteem. You don't end up in defense as easily when you get constructive feedback or meet resistance in change processes. Good self-esteem also means that you can convey feedback to your staff in a respectable manner without having to exert power demonstrations. If you have good self-esteem, you feel secure in difficult interpersonal situations and you don't have an adrenaline rush. That is important because when you get an adrenaline rush your intelligence reduces with thirty percent! Then it is not so easy to be objective and to have a qualitative dialogue with your staff or colleagues.
As a leader you must achieve credibility. For the staff to trust you and follow your decisions are required to have credibility. Below are five key points to get credibility.
Do you as a leader take responsibility for the consequences and impact of your actions?
Do you as a leader looking for solutions instead of looking for scapegoats and blame others?
Do you as a leader saying no and set limits when needed?
Do you as a leader use failures as opportunities to learn and grow?
Do you as a leader take responsibility for your temper, attitudes and behaviors?
As a leader you must be able to listen to people. Listening is so much more than just keeping quiet. You must create a safe climate by using the "tell me more" pedagogy. You encourages the person you listening on to continue his story. This way you show you engaged and curious. You'll also help the narrator to feel understood, as a listener you summarize and give back periodically. Listening actively is a lot harder than you think.
As a leader, you must be a team player and flexible. Unfortunately, too many people mistaken a flexible leader without prestige with showing weakness. Nothing could be more wrong. Rigidity is a leader's greatest enemy, I can guarantee that the workforce quickly lose confidence in you as a leader if you are rigid and inflexible. Workforce quickly becomes disloyal. Your employees quickly lose interest and a desire for development if they are treated by a manager who is unreasonable and inflexible. As a leader you have to be human, be able to admit you are wrong. Encourage staff to make suggestions for improvements, etc. You must as a leader be able to discuss and give the employee the right if it turns out that they have the arguments on their side. In this way you ensure the quality of your business and you get a much greater commitment of your workforce. You are paid to lead others not to have excellence in every single task in the business. You are not paid for thinking for your employees, then you have misunderstood leadership. You should encourage your employees to think for themselves and evolve in their fields. Your responsibility as a leader is to get everyone working in the same direction.
Strong leadership can make a miracle for business. Strong leadership provides a strong organization, which in turn build a strong company.
Lean together with strong leadership makes your warehouse to a winner.
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Disney Legend and Imaginner Marty Sklar passed away in his Hollywood Hills home on Thursday. He was 83. His last public appearance was just a few weeks ago at the D23 Expo.
According to his Disney Legend biography Marty attended the University of California at Los Angeles where he served as editor of the Daily Bruin campus newspaper. In July 1955, the student editor was recruited to create an 1890-themed tabloid newspaper, The Disneyland News, which sold on Main Street during the Park's debut year. After completing his education, Marty returned to Disneyland publicity and marketing. There, he established Vacationland magazine.
He joined WDI in 1961 as part of a team assigned by Walt to develop industry-sponsored shows and pavilions for General Electric, Ford, Pepsi-Cola and UNICEF, and the State of Illinois at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Ever since, Marty served as a key representative working with American industry in developing and sponsoring attractions for Disney parks and resorts around the globe.
During his early years at Disney, Marty not only learned Walt's philosophy firsthand, but metabolized and translated it into materials he wrote for the master showman which were used in publications, television appearances, and special films. Among them was a 20-minute movie devoted to communicating Walt's vision of EPCOT, his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, originally intended to help resolve the urban challenges found in American cities.
Marty first became an Imagineering officer in 1974 when appointed vice president, concepts and planning, a role in which he guided creative development of Epcot Center at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. In 1979, he was named vice president of creative development, followed by executive vice president in 1982. He served as president and vice chairman from 1987 to 1996.
As vice chairman, Marty provided leadership for the Imagineering creative staff, delivering breakthrough entertainment concepts for Disney parks and resorts including Disneyland Paris, the Tokyo Disney Resort, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Imagineering is also responsible for all Disney resort hotels and the Disney Cruise Line ships, and has created concepts for restaurants, children's museums and hospitals, traveling shows, and exhibitions.
In 2001, the Company honored Marty with a special award for 45 years of service and leadership. After the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in 2005, he transitioned into a new role as Imagineering's international ambassador. He is the only person to have attended the grand openings of all Disney parks.
He retired from Disney on July 17, 2009, after 53 years with the Company.


A 35-year-old man, one Simon Ugbala, suspected to be running mad, has allegedly killed his two sons, wife and seven others, and fled to an unknown destination in Ebonyi state.
The suspect, who was residing at Onyikwa in Nkaliki community in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi state, was said to have used cutlass to cut off major parts of the victims.
It was gathered that Ugbala reportedly killed the family members at eve of Monday and ran to a nearby community and killed another two in the early hours of Tuesday.
As at press time, several persons received machete cuts from the suspect and currently receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.
When contacted, the police public relation officer, Ebonyi state command, ASP Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident.
"On 21st January, 2019 at about 2pm, a councillor from Ebonyi Local Government Area representing Onyikwa ward, Mr Friday Nwigube, came to B Division Kpirikpiri and reported that on the same day, one Ogbala Simon of 35 years, suspected insane man, was going about inflicting machete cuts on people.
"A combined team of detectives rushed to the village where they found several persons with deep machete cuts. They were rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki where the victims, seven of them, were confirmed dead by a medical doctor. Four others were still receiving treatment but on critical condition," she said.
Meanwhile, the suspect is yet to be apprehended by the police as at the time of filing this report.


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What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic
DISCLAIMER: All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s), not of EURACTIV Media network.
By Boris Herrmann and Virginijus Sinkevicius
Undated handout photo of a polar bear in the Arctic Barents Sea region issued by the University of St Andrews, which carried out what is thought to be the largest ever survey of Arctic polar bears. [EPA/UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS/HANDOUT]
The Arctic is once again at the centre of geopolitical and strategic discussions, mainly for one reason – climate change – and it is imperative to act now, write Virginijus Sinkevičius and Boris Herrmann.
Virginijus Sinkevičius is the European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries. Boris Herrmann is a German yachtsman and sea explorer.
We are facing an unprecedented phenomenon that has accelerated tremendously in recent years. It is imperative to act now and act together because what happens in the Arctic, doesn't stay in the Arctic.
It concerns us all. That is why we are addressing the public from two completely different angles: as the European Commissioner of Environment, Oceans and Fisheries from the Commission's headquarters in Brussels; and as a professional ocean sailor and ocean activist just returning from the Vendée Globe race, a single-hand regatta around the planet in just 80 days.
Virginijus Sinkevičius: The sign of alarm
The Arctic region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. We are probably only a few decades away from the definitive disappearance of the Arctic summer ice cap.
In Siberia, permafrost is now thawing at a dramatic pace, releasing methane – a greenhouse gas far more powerful than CO2. Greenland is losing trillions of tons of ice. The negative feedback of the melting polar ice cap may become the first irreversible (and accelerating) tipping point in the earth system, bringing us closer onto a slide towards a hothouse Earth.
The impacts of climate change are felt around the world: rising sea level, changes in climate and precipitation patterns, increasing severe weather events, an alarming increase in forest fires across the planet, and loss of biodiversity.
And in some regions of the planet, it already causes social and economic disruption such as climate migration or decreasing agricultural yields.
Protecting and safeguarding the Arctic requires keeping global warming below 1.5°C. We owe it to ourselves and to future generations. The must finally admit that The foundation of our civilisation is a stable climate and rich biodiversity.
The European Union is currently revisiting its Arctic policy and has invited all those concerned to join the conversation.
Most stakeholders that contributed to our public consultation consider that the current priorities of the EU's Arctic Policy, namely tackling climate change, protecting the environment, fostering sustainable development and reinforcing international cooperation remain critical.
At the same time, many voices encourage stepping up action and deliver a more effective and efficient response.
The Arctic Sea borders three continents. Regional and international coordination are therefore indispensable to protecting the Arctic marine environment. The EU already contributes significantly to the activities of the Arctic Council, such as its Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter, and will continue to do so.
It is only by pooling resources that we can achieve results. The EU is therefore promoting international cooperation at all levels.
To give you an example, the EU was one of the first signatories to ratify the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean and is now playing a leading role in establishing science cooperation under the future Joint Program of Scientific Research and Monitoring. The EU also co-organised the Second Arctic Science Ministerial.
Likewise, through the EU-PolarNet, we are bringing together Arctic research expertise and infrastructure from across the globe in the biggest research network focussed on the Arctic.
EU services like Galileo – for satellite navigation – and Copernicus – for earth observation – are providing international researchers with essential information on climate change and its impacts in the region.
We must also look to the future. With our forthcoming strategy, we intend to provide an outlook for the years ahead and outline common solutions to make our Arctic policy fit for the future. These solutions will be innovative and environmentally sound, through the prism of the European Green Deal.
Yet global changes always have millions of personal human-based stories. Thus, our policies must bring benefits to those who live there, including indigenous peoples, whose livelihoods depend on a balanced interaction with nature. It is a matter to us all.
Because what happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic. Especially those who put the ocean at the centre of their lives. Like Boris Herrmann to whom I pass the word.
Boris Herrmann: Every second breath you take comes from the Oceans.
As a professional offshore sailor, I have known the world's oceans for over 20 years. I have already raced around the globe on a yacht four times. About 150 days of each year I spend on the high sea.
I just finished the around the world alone and non-stop Vendée Globe Race which took me through the Southern Ocean. In these remote locations, I experienced the impacts of climate change on our Oceans first-hand.
The sea is my office, my home and my playground. And my friend. But even if you are not connected as literally to the sea as I am, you are more intrinsically connected than you think. Every second breath you take comes from the Oceans.
Protecting them is paramount to our survival on earth and the Arctic region plays a vital role in maintaining balance within the Oceans.
I initially experienced the Arctic region in 2015, when I became the fastest sailor on the planet to sail with only wind power through the North-East Passage in the Arctic region. Ironically this was only possible due to record low ice levels, and we used this trip to raise awareness for the severe reduction in ice levels in the Arctic.
We have already lost 50% of the Arctic ice. To stop this from happening there should be the strictest highest standards in place to protect these regions and indigenous people from exploration, climate change and exploitation.
Our partners in logistics have all signed the Arctic Pledge stating that they will not use this shorter Arctic route which will soon be commercially viable due to climate change, instead, they would rather work to reduce the speed of climate change. As a team, we fully support this notion and urge big companies to do the same.
In July last year, I sailed single-handed in a race from France to the edge of the Arctic Circle and back. I was ready to experience the plummeting temperatures, but the journey was not as cold as I had anticipated. Like many of us are noticing each day, we are living in a time when soaring temperatures in summer and winter are becoming the norm, but they shouldn't.
Extreme weather is something I am used to; I live on the ocean and experience the storms and weather patterns that frequent the seas.
However, we are noticing changes, we are finding that storms are lasting longer and are occurring more frequently or at unusual times of the year, I am encountering vast mounds of seagrass taking over in areas where I previously saw none and I see less wildlife than expected.
Onboard my vessel Seaexplorer, I carry an ocean laboratory, so I can constantly measure ocean CO2 levels on all my races. This data is sent to my scientific partners and is analysed to give scientists a clearer picture of the oceans' ability to uptake CO2 and store it within.
The data is showing us that we need to work as a unified group to seriously reduce our global CO2 footprint, we know that the ocean has a limit where it can no longer continue to absorb man-made CO2 and that this is having a negative impact on all life within her.
It is well known that soaring temperatures will leave places uninhabitable, that melting ice caps will release harmful trapped gases and cause sea waters to rise. It is also known that we need individuals, governments, industry and science to unite in order to tackle these issues.
We already see this with our current partners, uniting many in the shipping industry to measure, report and reduce the carbon footprint of their fleets under the Seaexplorer banner is a small but necessary step.
I am directly impacted by these changes in the Ocean, with warmer summers, ice drifts are happening sooner, so my race route may become longer or due to a hurricane, I may have to reroute my course. These consequences for my race are immaterial when you consider them.
What happens over the next 10 years will determine the state of the planet we hand over to our children. Our joint vision for the Arctic is that of a clean, safe, secure, sustainable and prosperous region.
This must be achieved through cooperation, onshore at the political negotiation tables and offshore within the entire ocean community.
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September 1st is the first Appreciation Day for Upscale tees. To celebrate, we're going to add a bonus to our early vintage designs.
That is—we're new, and not enough people know about what we're doing yet. So rather than raising our prices immediately, we're going to implement a grace period. Designs will still appreciate in the background, but will be sold at the $85 "shadow price," until the appreciated price kicks in.
So, until January 1st, you can continue to buy Upscale August, September, October, November, and December vintages at the $85 price–but once January hits, they will resume the proper appreciated prices of $135, $125, $115, $105, $95 respectively—right where they should have been—giving you more time to buy low and wear high. This is our way of saying "thank you" to our current fans, and "hello" to everyone new.
Also, if you already bought an early edition Upscale design this month, and were expecting to show off a shiny $95 shirt in September, for every design you bought, we'll send you another of your choice for free—from August or September. That way, come January, you'll get double the appreciation.
So, enjoy the bonus, and thanks again.


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Pip Blom is een indierockband uit Amsterdam, vernoemd naar de leadzanger Pip Blom. De band heeft de albums, Boat (2019) en Welcome break (2021) uitgebracht. Pip Blom heeft een internationale fanbase en treedt dan ook regelmatig in het buitenland op.

Leden

Huidige samenstelling
 Pip Blom – zang, gitaar (2016 – heden)
 Tender Blom – achtergrondzang, gitaar (2016 – heden)
 Gini Cameron - drums ( 2018 - heden)
 Darek Mercks - bas (2018 - heden)

Voormalige leden
 Casper van der Lans - bas (2016 - 2018)
 Bowie Thorig - drums (2016 - 2017)
 Camiel Muiser - drums (2017 - 2018)

Discografie

Albums
 2019: Boat
 2021: Welcome Break
 2022: Pip Blom on Audiotree live

EP's
 2013: Short Stories
 2016: Are we there yet?
 2018: Paycheck
 2019: Rough Trade Exclusive

Compilaties
 2017 : Indie-robots
 2018: Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 18 (Compilatie van Rough Trade Records )
 2019: Uncut: Tighten Up! - 15 Tracks of the Best New Music
 2020 : Hard-Boiled (EP) (met Surfer Blood )
 2021 : G-Mix: 2D (Remix) (met de Gorillaz)

Singles

2016
Hours (Demo)
Truth
Skippy Still Remains
Misty From Heaven
Pip Blom
Working on It

2017
I Think I'm in Love
Babies Are a Lie
Babies Are a Lie / School
''School
'Pussycat2018
''''Come Home
'Daddy Issues2019Keep it Together2021It Should Have Been FunYou Don't Want This''

Galerij

Externe links
 Officiële site
 Pip Blom op 3voor12

Nederlandse rockband
Nederlandse band


Almost six inches of snow could fall on high ground in the West Midlands tonight, the Met Office has warned.
It issued a yellow warning, an indication of possible severe weather, for snow and ice between 4pm today and noon tomorrow.
The Met Office also warned of possible transport disruption.
It said: "An area of snow is expected to extend across the Midlands.
More frosty nights are forecast with temperatures plunging well below zero at night.
But it could become milder from Friday as new Atlantic fronts move in, with temperatures lifting to 7C by late afternoon.
It will be changeable next week, becoming windy with a risk of gales.
A satellite image released by Birmingham-based The Weather Channel showed the anticipated path of snowfall expected to hit Birmingham and the Black Country this evening.


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"CD review by the Swedish "Lira Musikmagasin", for "Crisis"
"What happens to the culture and music of a country - a world - in a financial crisis? The so-called world music is global and can handle tours, but is the music poorer in some way, if it's harder to feed on it? Hardly, at least not for outside music listeners. The Greek band Kompanía depicts in the title track of his third album Krísis the economic crisis and how "taxes and political parties have created this crisis, making everyday life unbearable", from a song written in 1933 by the singer and composer Kostas Roukounas.
The band has been in different crews since 2011 and has been touring all the time. Several of the original members are left - Sotíris Papatragiánnis (song and baglama), Nikos Protópapas (guitar, song) and Dimitri Gkínis (accordion). Last year, musicians came from a younger generation: Ioulía Karapatáki (singing, percussion) and Theoderís Petrópoulos (Bouzouki, Oud, Guitar and Song).
The album is filled with classic rebetical songs from 1929 to 1958, dreamy, caring, longing and with a strong expression - here's the love longing for the "wrong" person, nightlife with ouzo and drugs and love that did not get lost. Especially expressive is Agapó miá pantreméni (I love a married woman), much because of guest play of Mános Ahalinotópoulos on clarinet. The song Krísis returns in Latin version last on the album together with the band Faela! (With musicians from Argentina, Chile, England and Sweden) - an unusually good mix and powerful ending of a strong album."
"CD review by fRoots and Elisavet Sotiriadou, for "Round Trip"
Kompanía are back less than a year since their previous release, Kompanía Live and they take us on a Round Trip journey of rebetika and smyrneika songs. Four of the album's thirteen tracks are traditional and the other nine are by composers like Tsitsanis, Toundas and Eskenazi.
The album starts with a gentle tsifteteli Arapína Mou Skertsóza sung by Katerina Tsiridou. Erináki is a slow song about unrequited love with heartbreaking lead vocal by Sotiris Papatragiannis, beautifully accompanied by Giannis Kalafatelis on accordeon, Loek Schrievers on slide guitar and then the resonator guitar and guitar of Dimitris Kranidas and Nikos Protopapas picking up the rhythm to turn it into a hasaposerviko, lightening the atmosphere, though the love remains unrequited. O Pinóklis is one of my favourites with faster rhythm and tragicomic lyrics. The slide guitar intro is reminiscent of Nashville, but we're actually en route from the port of Pireus to New York. I have never heard the name Tsoklis (it comes from Themistokles), but this song is the anthem of a true mangas, the strong cool guy who's sadly taken the wrong path in life and lost his money at cards. Papatragiannis' singing and the brilliant and witty lyrics make this a true diamond. Chanoumáki is a karsilamas dance with an upbeat rhythm that should get you dancing, although the album is otherwise fairly laid-back.
Two more favourites are Pame Sta Bouzoukia and the more serious Ksipnó Ke Vlépo Sídera (Ta Mandala). Don't be afraid of the long titles, the accompanying booklet has short descriptions of each song with titles in roman characters and English translations. Matia Mou (San Pas Sta Kséna) was sung in the past by Domna Samiou, Glykeria and Chronis Aidonidis, and now Kranidas gives his extraordinary interpretation. The final track Thalassáki Mou is one of the most beautiful ballads on this album, with Tsiridou again showing her vocal range and powers. Round Trip is by musicians that live and breathe rebetika and who have chosen less well-known songs. Beautifully arranged, with the voices of Tsiridou, Papatragiannis and Kranidas yet again capturing that authentic sound of rebetika and Greek blues to the soul and bone. Wonderful percussions by Ulas Aksunger too.
By Elisavet Sotiriadou, April 2014
www.frootsmag.com


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import gspread
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials
import sys
import os
import socket
import time
import pwd
import inspect

# Based on code from: https://www.twilio.com/blog/2017/02/an-easy-way-to-read-and-write-to-a-google-spreadsheet-in-python.html

def getIp():
    # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/166506/finding-local-ip-addresses-using-pythons-stdlib/1267524#1267524
    return([l for l in ([ip for ip in socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())[2] if not ip.startswith("127.")][:1], [[(s.connect(('8.8.8.8', 53)), s.getsockname()[0], s.close()) for s in [socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)]][0][1]]) if l][0][0])

def listIps(sheet):
    for ws in sheet.worksheets():
        values = ws.range('A2:C2')
        line = time.asctime(time.localtime(int(values[0].value)))
        line = line + '\t' + values[1].value
        line = line + '\t' + ws.title

        print(line)

def main():
    hostname = socket.gethostname()
    dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe()))) # script directory

    user = dir[:dir.find('/',len('/home/'))]
    client_secret =  user + '/.ssh/otros/errBot Youtube-7ff8701bdfdd.json'
    sheet_name = 'Registro IPs'

    # use creds to create a client to interact with the Google Drive API
    scope = ['https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds']
    creds = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(client_secret, scope)
    client = gspread.authorize(creds)

    sheet = client.open(sheet_name)

    if (len(sys.argv)>1 and (sys.argv[1] == "-l")):
        listIps(sheet)
    else:
        try:
            worksheet = sheet.worksheet(hostname)
        except gspread.exceptions.WorksheetNotFound:
            worksheet = sheet.add_worksheet(hostname, 5, 5)

        ip = getIp()
        print(hostname, user, ip, time.time())
        worksheet.insert_row([time.time(), ip, user],2)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Despite going a bit mad during my undergraduate years, I nonetheless managed to fall head over heels in love with the city of Cambridge, and the affair lasted rather longer than my academic career. Finally though the lure of the big smoke with her lights and her magic became too much, and I found myself decamping to North London, where I share a house with the ever stimulating robert_jones and my beloved obandsoller. I maintain about three people's social lives at once, and work a demanding but interesting job in the city. I don't get much sleep, but I have an awful lot of fun.
I am, most of the time, ridiculously, almost embarassingly happy. I'm still not quite sure how, after many years of depression and misery, this has come about. I laugh a lot. I love passionately and deeply. I look upon the world with a sense of awe and gratitude and wonder. I sound like some kind of hippie. I'm not without cynicism, but my sense of humour is black as pitch, so I find pleasure even in that.
"The mark of perfect Friendship is not that help will be given when the pinch comes (of course it will) but that, having been given, it makes no difference at all. It was a distraction, an anomaly. It was a horrible waste of the times, always too short, that we had together. Perhaps we only had a couple of hours in which to talk and, God bless us, twenty minutes of it had to be devoted to affairs!" The Four Loves, C.S.Lewis.
I could wax lyrical for hours about the amazing people I am so privileged to know and to call friends. I could marvel at the extraordinary acts of kindness shown towards me by so many people. I could wonder at the pleasure I have known on so many evenings, sharing thoughts and feelings, serious discourse and peals of laughter, over a glass of wine or several. I could speak, all astonishment, on how much I've learned of so many things, and how much there is still to learn from these people. I could not, however, begin to do justice to them.
"There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person." G. K. Chesterton.
I want to know more. I want to know about everything. Most of all, I want to know what people are passionate about, what they love, what makes their lives that little bit more exciting.
If you want to arrange to see me, my calendar is here.
If I've posted something publically then you're welcome to link to it if you want.