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Research PublicationsResearch outputsThe Politicization of Morals
The Politicization of Morals: Why the Political Trenches in Washington are getting deeper and deeper
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Haar, R.N.
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UCM Scientific staff
University College Maastricht
Maastricht Centre for Human Rights
American democratic politics has always been messy. In fact, the political system was designed that way—to be a bit scrappy and quarrelsome when it comes to making new laws of the land. The institutional fragmentation that is codified in the constitution results in many avenues to make policy but just as many brakes to block it.
While the Founding Fathers certainly wanted checks and balances in their new nation, they also believed in honoring what the Declaration of Independence called "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind." The Founders believed that any person of good will and common sense will be reasonable enough to understand the justice of the American's cause. But looking at Washington politics today, it feels like elected officials are preoccupied with ideology and have forgotten that compromise, based on a shared understanding of what is morally right, lies at the heart of the system.
American politics, Trump
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Published - 12 Jan 2018
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One Two Testing - Jan 1983	Talk On The Wildside
Talk On The Wildside
How to speak Musician
Understand record company executives, outwit shop assistants and grunt to roadies on their own level with our dictionary of musical terms.
Sending a demo tape
"We were impressed by your tape, but feel it is not material suited to this company."
Clear off.
"We were impressed by your tape, but feel it is not, at this time, material suited to this company."
Clear off and stay cleared off.
"Thank you for your tape. It has been passed to our A and R department."
We've lost it.
"Thank you for your tape. It is being considered."
Actually, one of our cleaners thought it reminded her quite a bit of those blokes with tatooed leg irons on that "Top Of The Pops" programme the other week — the Burnt Gymnasts or something — but the receptionist reckoned that the neo-gothic amorphism inherent in the cartesian understructure owed a greater debt of inheritance to a less arcanely moribund musical figurine, and favoured instead the heretic influence of The Wallpaper Bears.
We've lost the A and R man.
"Thank you for your tape. After initial consideration it does not seem suited to this company, but we have passed it on to the A and R department of a sister organisation."
We've lost it. Now clear off.
At the band interview
"We split up to pursue solo recording careers."
One of us fancies himself as an actor.
"He left because of musical differences."
We were musical, he was different.
"The record company were putting a lot of pressure on us to make a more commercial single, and you just can't work as an artist in that sort of situation."
The last album didn't sell enough copies to make a pair of ashtrays.
"We all met when we were at Borstal."
We used to be called Anvilhead and have very long hair.
"None of us had every played in a band."
Before that we were The Picking Fingers and had a Saturday night residency at the Meopham Country and Western Club.
"We just sorta went out and bought a synthesiser and started writing songs."
Actually, I studied the 'cello at college and Simon, the drummer, went to drama school.
"No, we leave all the business affairs to our manager."
The problem with royalties is that a genuine monetary yield of 12 per cent when represented by the points scale in an on-vinyl scenario works out to be at least 0.5 per cent lower than a suitably invested term from cassette duplication if placed with a wheat futures broker six months before the world rights were released from the band as a limited company or cartel of artistic involvements.
"I chose every one of my guitars."
I chose every one of my guitar roadies.
"And I tune every instrument myself."
And the roadie tunes every instrument himself.
We're taking a lot more interest in the visuals these days.
The record company has stopped giving us free teeshirts.
"It annoys me when the music press say we've started to copy ideas from Yes/Genesis/Pink Floyd."
We've ALWAYS copied ideas from Yes/Genesis/Pink Floyd.
Telling the time at a gig
"Hi! Welcome to the Ambulance Palais! We've got a great evening's entertainment lined up for you, and we just know you're gonna love tonight's act — 'Consumed By Pink Bathrobes'. The band will be on in half an hour, but first let's warm up the dance floor with a few of the latest sounds."
It's 8.00. The band have not arrived.
"Did you like that? Great, really great, Okay, the band will be on stage in about 20 minutes, just time for a bit more of THIS..."
It's 8.30. Consumed By Pink Bathrobes have been located in the nearest Chinky where they've been caught trying to do a runner. The guitarist's girl friend is accusing the waiter with the No 52 Egg Fried Prawn of assaulting her with a wok, the entire band is pissed and the manager is demanding that the promoter should pay for the meal, all breakages and a flat tyre he had on the way from Woking.
"Ha, ha, great, well, we're nearly ready for... Consumed By Pink Bathrobes, yeah, they're uh, just in the dressing room playing with the talcum powder... HA HA HA.. ha.. er, and there's just time to go for that last drink at the bar before they come on stage... Um, oh, yes, if anyone's lost a small calf skin handbag with a bike chain inside, could they go to the teeshirt counter by the entrance and pick it up from Maurice..."
It's 8.50. The bass player is being sick in the car park and the drummer has decided he once met the central heating boiler at a party. They are apparently talking over old times. Only the singer is dressed, no great feat this since her costume comprises two loofers joined by strips of liquorice.
"Hi, again! Just a slight technical hitch. Band'll be with you in a few minutes."
It's 9.10. The bass player has been pronounced clinically dead by a St John Ambulance nurse.
"We're still working on a minor problem back here. Don't go away now!"
It's 9.15. While the band are discussing the bass player's funeral arrangements, he surfaces from an alcohol induced coma screaming that his ears are being eaten by singing Jaffa Cakes. The nurse removes the Stowaway headphones that have been on him since breakfast and the artists assemble at the foot of the stairs.
"Are they ready?... Jesus, eh, waddya mean it's on? ...oh shi... Er Hi! right, Ha, ha! Okay, here we are ladies and gentleman, the band you've all been waiting for, will you welcome Consumed By Pink Bathrobes!"
It's 9.30. The promoter is contemplating carrying the band on stage one by one... limb by limb if there was a sharp instrument to hand. The guitarist turns with a look that mingles contempt, outrage and six pints of Fosters in equal quantities. "'Ere, the name is 'Consumed by Pink BathTOWELS'; 'oo ever 'eard of pink bathROBES fer christ sake? If you can't get your act together, mate, the gig's off."
Band departs, promoter faints, drummer and central heating boiler announce their engagement.
The repair shop calendar
"It'll be ready... tomorrow..."
End of the week.
"...the day after tomorrow..."
Week after next.
"...end of the week..."
The next full calendar month to contain the letter 'n'.
"...sometime next week..."
A Christmas before Armageddon.
"...oohh... probably about a month..."
One complete galactic revolution, or two millennia into the afterlife, whichever is longer.
How other nationalities say the word "hello"
"Heey, y'll get yerrass down here foh gooodd tahm, a'wright."
The promoter
"He. That's 33 per cent up front. You get the llo when you've finished the gig."
"Hewrff... uh."
The Record Company Executive
"Hey, I'm really sorry we missed the gig."
At the Social Security Office
"Have you been gainfully employed in the last seven days?"
Right you thieving, spikey haired little yobbo, I suppose you think you're going to take the DHSS for another week's worth of MY hard earned tax money just to support your revolting drug habit. And so that you and your gang of grasping, foulmouthed, unwashed loafers can play what you preposterously term 'music' in some low dive where the lighting is so dim you have to be a BAT to buy a drink.
Five ways for a music writer to say he didn't review your single
1) No, really I did it, but they must have lost the copy at the printers.
2) I was going to do it, but my record player blew up.
3) I gave it to... because he really likes the band.
4) It was pushed out by the new Bowie single.
5) A small terrier rushed into the office and snatched it off my desk. I chased him as far as the washing machine in reception but then the carpet turned into a huge caterpillar and I think I have to lie down now.
Five ways for a music writer to say he didn't like your single
1) Interesting
2) It's really changed from the first tapes I heard.
3) You should do a 12 inch.
4) It reminds me of an early B side by Lou Reed but with a bit of... uh... Kid Creole.
5) It's great.
Contest.
One Two Testing - Copyright: IPC Magazines Ltd, Northern & Shell Ltd.
One Two Testing - Jan 1983
Donated by: Colin Potter

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Marion's new modern water plant went into operation on a limited basis today, Thursday. The public is asked to "bear with it" for a while for it will take several days for the plant to become regulated and the lines adjusted.
Boyce Baumgartner, a recent graduate of KSTC, Emporia, has been hired to work at the Marion National Bank, according to Matthew Classen, president.
Paul Shahan, Marion postmaster, announces this week his resignation, effective June 19. He has ben in postal service here for more than 46 years, serving under six postmasters before receiving his permanent appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower in July 1958.
Margaret Ann Weber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Weber, and A3/c Ora N. Hett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hett, were married at 4:30 p.m. May 29 in the Orville Hett home.
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The People We Keep
Allison Larkin
"Raw, surprising and ultimately uplifting, Allison Larkin's The People We Keep will break your heart a million different ways before putting it back together again." —Julia Claiborne Johnson, author of Be Frank with Me
The People we Keep is a "big-hearted and deeply moving novel" (Bruce Holsinger, author of The Gifted School) from the bestselling author of Stay and Swimming for Sunlight about a young songwriter longing to find a home in the world.
Little River, New York, 1994: April Sawicki is living in a run-down motorhome, flunking out of school, and picking up shifts at the local diner. But when April realizes she's finally had enough—enough of her selfish, absent father and barely surviving in an unfeeling town—she decides to make a break for it. Stealing a car and with only her music to keep her company, April hits the road, determined to live life on her own terms.
She manages to scrape together a meaningful existence as she travels, encountering people and places she's never dreamed of, and could never imagine deserving. From lifelong friendships to tragic heartbreaks, April chronicles her journey in the beautiful music she creates as she discovers that home is with the people you choose to keep.
"Larkin knows her characters so well," (Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park) and brings her "tender, and real" (Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six) prose to this unflinching, lyrical tale that is perfect for anyone who has ever yearned for the fierce power of belonging or to understand the profound beauty of a family found along the way.
Praise For The People We Keep…
"An emotionally gripping journey with one of the most compelling and determined protagonists I've met in a long time. April had me on the first page and hasn't let me go yet. Her quest to heal deep childhood wounds and find her true place in the world is one that will resonate with every reader. Allison Larkin has created the perfect tribute to the healing power of music, the road, and the souls we meet along the way, those who truly belong to us." —Brunonia Barry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader and The Fifth Petal
"In sparkling and unflinching prose, Larkin spins a propulsive story about friendship and intimacy, love and loss, and the healing power of art. A big-hearted and deeply moving novel." —Bruce Holsinger, author of The Gifted School
"Raw, emotional, and deeply consuming, The People We Keep is the kind of novel that sticks in your soul. Allison Larkin brings insight and emotion to this take of a young woman's odyssey, creating characters so believable you'll almost start Googling them to find out if they're real." —Ann Mah, bestselling author of The Lost Village
"Raw, surprising and ultimately uplifting, Allison Larkin's The People We Keep will break your heart a million different ways before putting it back together again." —Julia Claiborne Johnson, author of Be Frank with Me and Better Luck Next Time
"Tender, tragic, and triumphant. Allison Larkin has created a cast of characters in The People We Keep that thrums with realism—stripped bare, naked humanity—and a story that stings of what it means to build the family you need when life doesn't give that to you from birth. This is a story you will never forget. I loved it with all my heart." —Therese Walsh, author of The Moon Sisters
"The People We Keep is the stirring, intimate account of a young woman who, against all odds, forges her own path in the world of American folk music. As a child, April is denied everything—love, safety, support—yet she herself is undeniable. I was riveted. I could not put it down! It's a timeless and deeply compassionate story, told from the bone." —Caroline Angell, author of All the Time in the World
"Larkin writes with brave honesty and April's story will immediately connect to your heart. I worried about April endlessly, cringed at several of her choices, and ultimately found myself cheering her on. She is a heroine you will think about long after the novel ends." —Renee Swindle, author of Shake Down the Stars
"This book is for everyone who has known or has been the tough and troubled outsider in search of their place and their people. It's a story so true and tender-hearted that I want to wrap it in a hug and buy it some soup. Read it! You'll be so glad you did." —Therese Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald and A Well-Behaved Woman
Gallery Books, 9781982171292, 368pp.
Allison Larkin is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Stay, Why Can't I Be You, and Swimming for Sunlight. Her short fiction has been published in the Summerset Review and Slice, and nonfiction in the anthologies, I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship and Author in Progress. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, with her husband, Jeremy, and their fearful, faithful German Shepherd, Stella.


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The Arctic's Metabolism Is Speeding Up, and That's Bad
Maddie Stone
Filed to: small changes with big consequencesFiled to: small changes with big consequences
small changes with big consequences
A tundra landscape near the peak of the summer growing season.
Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service
The Arctic tundra keeps an enormous amount of carbon in check in its soils, but as the region warms, that carbon could start leaking back into the atmosphere in a big way. A new study adds fuel to this concern by showing that at the longest-monitored site in the Arctic, our planet's metabolism is speeding up.
For the past four decades, researchers in the remote Alaskan town of Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow) have been taking year-round measurements of carbon dioxide in the air to track the tundra's seasonal cycle—the drawdown of CO2 by plants during the summer growing season, followed by an earthly exhale in the fall as vegetation is gobbled up by soil microbes. By carefully examining this carbon ledger, scientists have started to notice changes.
The seasonal swings are getting bigger, for one. The tundra appears to be sucking down more carbon in the summer, and releasing more in the fall. This in itself isn't shocking: As the climate becomes warmer, plants are expected to grow more vigorously. Soil microbes should also get a boost from fairer weather.
But in Utqiaġvik, carbon is escaping into the air faster than plants are taking it out. Put another way, the bugs appear to be more temperature sensitive than the shrubs. And that's causing carbon to cycle through the entire ecosystem faster: When the researchers plugged their data into models, they found carbon's "mean residence time" in the tundra had decreased 13 percent in just 42 years.
"This is a tremendously significant amount," Charles Miller, a carbon cycle scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and co-author on the study published Wednesday in Science Advances, told Earther.
Miller said the carbon cycle speed-up reflects a "borealization" of the tundra—a transformation of an ecosystem where all biological processes are sluggish into something more akin to the boreal forests hundreds of miles south. If that finding holds true in other parts of the tundra, it's a big deal.
"If we are indeed shifting toward a faster carbon cycle, that is essentially saying we're losing the capacity to hold onto that carbon in the ground in the Arctic," Merritt Turetsky, an ecologist at the University of Guelph who wasn't involved with the study, told Earther.
How much Arctic carbon could be lost to the atmosphere as the Earth warms is still an open question. But only a fraction of the 1,300 billion to 1,600 billion tons of carbon locked away in permafrost soils needs to escape to have climate impacts.
Turetsky noted that the new study didn't pin down precise mechanisms driving the changes in Utqiaġvik, and that it only focused on CO2. Another big piece of the carbon puzzle up north is methane, a greenhouse gas up to 84 times as potent as CO2 that's released from water-logged soils. If the Arctic becomes leakier with respect to methane, that could amplify warming even further.
The biggest strength of the new study, in Turetsky's view, is that it presents a simple tool—mean residence time—for detecting subtle but significant changes in the carbon cycle that are often hard to tease out from all the ecological noise.
"It's basically a clever way of thinking about a complicated problem," she said.
More Arctic dispatches
As Alaska Thaws, Everything Changes
In a Single Generation, Alaska's Landscapes Have Transformed
The Arctic Ocean Is Quickly Becoming the Atlantic
Has the Arctic Finally Reached a Tipping Point?
It's Ridiculously Hot and Smoky in Siberia Right Now
More Shipping in the Arctic Is Bad News for Narwhals
Maddie is the Managing Editor at Earther, yo.
Recent from Maddie Stone
Update on Our 2020 Climate Summit
West Coast Residents Seriously Underestimate the Threat of a Catastrophic Earthquake, Survey Finds
Alaska's Wildfire Season Is Exploding, Spreading Smoke Across the State


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Federal Courts › Courts of Appeals › Second Circuit › 1971 › United States of America, Appellee, v. Frederick Pordum, Frank C. Ludera, Appellants
United States of America, Appellee, v. Frederick Pordum, Frank C. Ludera, Appellants, 451 F.2d 1015 (2d Cir. 1971)
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - 451 F.2d 1015 (2d Cir. 1971)
Argued Nov. 10, 1971. Decided Nov. 18, 1971
William B. Mahoney, Buffalo, N. Y., for appellants.
James R. Richards, Atty. in charge, Buffalo Strike Force, U. S. Dept. of Justice, H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr., U. S. Atty., for Western District of New York, for appellee.
Before KAUFMAN and MANSFIELD, Circuit Judges, and LEVET, District Judge.*
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Henderson, J.) entered on June 16, 1971 after a jury trial convicting both defendants on one count, a bribery conspiracy. We affirm.
The appellants, Frederick Pordum and Frank C. Ludera, were accused in a four count indictment of violating Sections 2, 371 and 1952, Title 18, United States Code. The first count, the only one on which appellants were convicted, charged that appellants, along with an unindicted co-conspirator, one J. Lloyd Walker, conspired to use and cause others to use the facilities of interstate commerce and to promote, carry on and facilitate an unlawful activity of bribery in violation of Section 200.10 of the Penal Law of the State of New York, McKinney's Consol. Laws, c. 40; and of violating Section 371, Title 18, United States Code, alleging that they conspired, as members of the Erie County Legislature, to solicit and obtain bribes in return for the exercise of their official powers; all in violation of Sections 2, 371 and 1952, Title 18, United States Code. There is little dispute as to the facts.
The appellants argue, however, that (1) the court misconstrued the principle in United States v. Geaney, 2 Cir., 417 F.2d 1116 (1969), cert. den. 397 U.S. 1028, 90 S. Ct. 1276, 25 L. Ed. 2d 539 (1970); (2) the court incorrectly admitted, subject to connection, the hearsay testimony of three persons, Messrs. Anderson, Stievater and Mueller, with respect to statements by Walker, a co-conspirator, but not a defendant; and (3) the court erred in denying the motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. We find no merit in these arguments.
First, we find that the trial judge properly applied the conspiracy test enunciated in the Geaney case. In Geaney Judge Friendly articulated the guidelines that in a conspiracy trial, if hearsay be admitted subject to connection, the trial judge "must determine, when all the evidence is in, whether in his view the prosecution has proved participation in the conspiracy, by the defendant against whom the hearsay is offered, by a fair preponderance of the evidence independent of the hearsay utterances." If he has, then the utterances go to the jury for it to consider along with all the other evidence. In addition, the trial judge's finding of the existence of a conspiracy must be supported on reasonable grounds. United States v. Geaney, supra, 417 F.2d at 1120.
Judge Henderson correctly applied the Geaney test. After reviewing the testimony submitted by the prosecution, Judge Henderson found that a conspiracy existed and that a fair preponderance of the evidence, independent of hearsay utterances, established the participation of the two defendants in that conspiracy. He submitted his findings along with the other evidence to the jury (Tr.Rec. 374-375).
The contentions by the defendants that there was no independent non-hearsay evidence and that the court made premature instructions to the jury conveying the impression that a conspiracy had already been established are not valid. Independent non-hearsay testimony was produced on the first count and the comments made by the trial judge after Walker's testimony were not premature instructions but merely an explanation to the jury as to the circumstances under which the testimony was being tentatively received.
Second, the court properly admitted, subject to connection, the testimony of Messrs. Anderson, Stievater and Mueller. After meeting the test in Geaney that there was sufficient independent non-hearsay evidence to prove participation in the conspiracy, the hearsay declarations of a co-conspirator are admissible insofar as they are made in furtherance of the conspiracy. United States v. Renda, 56 F.2d 601 (2d Cir. 1932). The finding that a defendant was a co-conspirator can be based solely on the non-hearsay assertions of another co-conspirator. See United States v. Jacobs, 431 F.2d 754, 760-761 (2d Cir. 1970), cert. den. 402 U.S. 950, 91 S. Ct. 1613, 29 L. Ed. 2d 120 (1971); United States v. Calarco, 424 F.2d 657, 660 (2d Cir. 1970), cert. den. 400 U.S. 824, 91 S. Ct. 46, 27 L. Ed. 2d 53 (1970); United States v. Corallo, 413 F.2d 1306, 1323 (2d Cir. 1969), cert. den. 396 U.S. 958, 90 S. Ct. 431, 24 L. Ed. 2d 422 (1969).
Third, the court's denial of the motion for a new trial was proper. Although the appellants allege that there was newly discovered evidence which would have induced them to call a certain witness (one Cottrell) to the stand, this evidence was no more than an extension of what they already knew. The appellants had known of statements and testimony made prior to and during trial by this witness but on account of their trial strategy elected not to call the witness to testify. To permit the appellants to change their strategy after an adverse verdict would be improper.
United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation


In pre-World War One Europe human zoos were often big business, with larger shows attracting thousands of visitors. Having participated in the 1896 Berlin Colonial Exhibition Nayo Bruce (J.C. Bruce), a trader and member of the Togolese coastal elite from Aného, was quick to recognise the financial opportunities such shows potentially offered. He returned to Germany in 1898 with over thirty followers including members of his family and established his own human zoo. Over a period of almost twenty years Bruce toured large parts of Europe with various incarnations of his troupe. Barbadian Charles Burkett also established a touring troupe pre-1914 which continued to perform during the interwar period.
This postcard, a souvenir from around 1904, presents Bruce, dressed in a suit and tie, as a successful impresario surrounded by his performers. His dress contrasts with the more exotic costumes the performers wear. The musical instruments, spears and swords held by some of the performers hint at the type of spectacle that audiences could anticipate.
Source: Postcard (ca. 1904), Collection Aitken.
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And that is exactly what sets me off!
Whatever it means to the experts, the "sharing economy" suggests the idea of people sharing. The $25.5 billion suggests, at least to me, 1% of the people are making barrels of money with a very successful "app". If – on the internet – you found a lovely apartment to rent on holiday, chances are you were not sharing, in their absence, anybody's home; you were renting a space from a person, corporation, or conglomerate for whom that space was an investment, i,e. a way of making money. Just like a hotel, except you didn't get clean towels every day, or have your bed made every day, and there wasn't a front desk you could call to ask to please explain the written instructions on how to turn the tv on.
And oh – I forgot to mention - Airbnb has INC after its name.
So does TripAdviser. I mention them because it used to be my entré to the world of home-away-from-home, and I had some really good luck with it, until I didn't. One bad experience can be forgiven, of course, but when the complaint is false advertising on the "parent" website and there is no way to reach a PERSON….Even if you do find a telephone number, you get a recorded message that indicates you may not leave one. And there is no address to reach "corporate headquarters", etc. It all becomes very clear – do as we say, click here and then there, and pay up and leave a lovely review of how great the host was and the place was so perfect. etc. And PLEASE, the insurance we advertise covers you if you charge directly on line with us, don't be silly, it is not really insurance that you will find the place to be as shown, it simply insures (why didn't you read the fine print for heaven's sake?) that if no one shows up to give you the key, you're covered. That's it that's all.
We are not sharing any of that!
So I don't want to hear about Uber or the next new thing in "the sharing economy". You don't have to understand economic theory to understand that we are not sharing anything more from these corporations than we are sharing from any other corporation unless we are stock holders. It's the same deal without "Customer Care". There's no one to call.
So I think it's appropriate to take back the word, indeed the concept, and return it to the world of my youth – the 1930′s where I learned about a true sharing economy without the slightest knowledge of "the Great Depression", without sadness or pity or complaint or regret. I wasn't the bread-winner, I wasn't the parent who had to feed the brood, I was just a kid who thought everyone put cardboard inside their shoes to keep their sock from also getting a hole in it when there was a hole in the sole. I thought it was a treat to go with my dad to distribute food he had brought from the country to my married sister and my aunts and uncles. I never thought my dad was the rich one -he wasn't. That's where his job took him, to the country to deliver produce and bring back live chickens and fresh eggs. TO SHARE.
I wrote not long ago about why I love to shop at Costco. Some people who know me couldn't believe I shop there. – a giant corporation if there ever was one. I explained: I love to buy in quantity because I always feel like I will have some to give to my family, my children or their children. It just seems so natural.
But times are different, of course. There is so much of everything. Lots of it so affordable. I cannot give away a perfectly good toaster-oven because the kids (the third generation!) already have one, so I give it to charity. That's o.k. but somehow it 's not the same. Not as it was in my youth when Daddy took me and my sister to drop off this basket for this one and that basket for someone else.
Does it make me sad to realize now how very "poor" everyone was back then? No, not at all. I do not remember ever not having something to eat. I remember very clearly sometimes not liking what was on the menu and insisting, no thank you, I'm fine with Mama's bread. We always had fresh fruit to eat, and always in the right season.
What a strange world – where even if I buy a whole magnificent cheese thinking to share it with a near and dear one just starting out, that one is too busy to come and pick it up, and I wouldn't dare drop in on Sunday morning – after a late night gig on Saturday – are you kidding????
People! don't let them kid you – the sharing economy is not a balanced economy – it is the same old same old corporate rip off. It started innocently enough – someone had a room to rent and used the internet to let it be known, and made a few bucks. And word got around – and someone else rented their whole apartment for a couple days and went to camp out at a friend's or mom's, and made a couple of bucks. And word got around. And someone bought an apartment to rent for short stays, as an investment, you know? And word got around, and someone invented and app and gave it away for free, just see what you can do with this, you'll be rolling in dough. It's so convenient.
Boring! The sharing economy is exploitative. I've rented some lovely places on my trips. I think I'll find them still on the internet without sharing with Airbnb or TripAdviser or any of those greedy corporate types who can't answer the phone or give an address where they can be reached. They stand apart, aloof…what is it that they share exactly?


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Having originally debuted with no annual fees and above-average limits, the Discover card disrupted the industry when it became available in the mid-'80s and remains a popular choice among consumers to date. While Samsung Pay's newly added support for Discover cards will ennoble the company's mobile payments solution and make it more versatile, the service still has a relatively limited availability seeing how it's only supported by high-end Galaxy-branded devices in select countries. The Seoul-Based consumer electronics manufacturer previously hinted that it's looking to bring Samsung Pay to its mid-range and entry-level offerings in the future but the firm has yet to make such a move. A number of industry insiders believe that Samsung Pay will initially be made available on a wider variety of the firm's devices in India, one of the most lucrative markets for mobile payments services in the world.
Samsung may eventually also decide to bring its solution to third-party devices, though that possible expansion is likely still years away. Unlike most of its alternatives, Samsung Pay utilizes both Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) and Near Field Communications (NFC), making the service compatible with everything from modern to traditional payment terminals. Samsung is expected to add more banks and financial institutions to its mobile payments ecosystem going forward, in addition to expanding the capabilities of the service itself. An update on the company's efforts to do so should follow in the coming months.


One of the tipoffs that transgender people aren't mad is the sheer variety of our presence in society. In other words, we appear in every profession, education level, economic class, ethnicity, age group and religious affiliation. This is a clear sign to the fact that we aren't crazy.
Conversely, if there was a traceable pattern we could then look for reasons why a certain culture or class of people had adopted this identity and perhaps find an answer to its origin. This is what the right has desperately tried to do to no avail. The fact that we can at once have brilliant scientists like Lynn Conway, ex-Tibetan monks like Tenzin Mariko and Hasidic Jews like Abby Stein (who grew up with no internet or television) come from such drastically different origins and all identify as transgender, proves the point that we are just part of the larger fabric of human diversity.
This amazing reality is what proves our claim to authenticity and leaves the dissenters with less of a strategy for their attacks. Not that this will stop them mind you, but it should give the rest of us confidence in that our natures are not fabrications dreamed up for our own pleasure.
Let's face it: being transgender is certainly no picnic even in today's world. But we can take solace in that our presence all over the human map, proves we aren't making any of it up.


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Denver School Of The Arts Principal Announces Retirement
By Jenny Brundin
· Jan. 16, 2019, 4:27 pm
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The Denver School of the Arts.
The principal of the prestigious Denver School of the Arts announced he will retire at the end of this school year.
William Kohut leaves after 10 years at the helm. He has been with Denver Public Schools for 33 of his 36 years in education.
"To lead an arts-focused institution has been the highlight of my career," Kohut wrote in a letter sent Monday to DSA community members. "It is time for another leader to take the brush and palette and paint their colors, texture, and design onto this amazing canvas we call Denver School of the Arts."
Kohut's retirement announcement comes after a turbulent year for the school. There were investigations into both its vaunted dance program and the vocal program.
Allegations of emotional abuse prompted the resignation of two longtime dance teachers following a five-month district investigation. The two vocal teachers initially returned to the school but later left after a CPR News report led to a second district investigation into accusations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
District officials said Kohut's dedication and commitment has ensured the school serves as a national model for arts education.


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Boston Celtics Coach Doc Rivers blames himself for Ray Allen leaving Boston, and dissolves the rumors about the fallout between Allen and Boston point guard, Rajon Rondo.
"People can use all the Rondo stuff — and it was there, no doubt about that — but it was me more than Rondo," Rivers told Yahoo! Sports in an interview conducted at the London Olympics, where the coach is working as an NBC analyst.
"I'm the guy who gave Rondo the ball I'm the guy who decided that Rondo needed to be more of the leader of the team. That doesn't mean guys liked that — and Ray did not love that — because Rondo now had the ball all the time.
Allen turned down Boston's two-year, $12 million offer to accept half that from the Heat, who could offer only a $3 million annual salary utilizing the taxpayer's mini-midlevel exception. Rivers questioned the notion that Allen will find a bigger role with the Heat.
Ray Ray…. You in there?


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The iconic British Sci-Fi character Dan Dare has returned to the airwaves in a new audio series produced by B7 Media for Big Finish. The hero's new incarnation takes off sonically with a reassuring swoosh of jet sounds in the first seconds of the opening episide, Dan Dare: Voyage To Venus, written by Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle. The listener is dropped directly into the breathless action of a cocky, confident test pilot who is recruited for the latest British space program. The rest of the show is pure audio adrenaline.
If it all comes through in a rush, it's supposed to. Dan Dare began as a comic book in 1950, and quickly morphed into a radio series that gets called back at least once a generation. Referred to as the "British Buck Rogers," the fast-paced series relies on hard Sci-Fi settings (spaceships, antagonistic aliens) wedded to furious plotting in order to deliver maximum entertainment. He has become almost as much a touchstone of British Sci-Fi culture as Doctor Who, being referenced, for example, in songs by pop-rock icons Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Art of Noise and Elton John. A punk bank, the Mekons, took their name from the primary villains in the Dare mythos.
As audio drama, it's not Shakespeare, but then again, it's not meant to be. The series is not afraid of entertaining its audience. Despite its decline in Canada (the CBC stopped producing audio drama in 2012, for example), the medium remains wildly popular in Britain and countless other territories around the globe. Indeed, audio drama is still a vital art form, one that pauses to re-invigorate itself every few years.
Dan Dare is one of those periodic revivals, full of energy and insight on why a non-visual medium would become so imaginative. The comic book narrative transferred to the air makes for an ideal listening situation, allowing its audience to fill in the images for themselves. The delivery mechanism has changed (podcasts, direct downloads), but the wonder remains.
With expertly executed direction by Mark Andrew Sewell of B7 Media, a top-notch cast (Ed Stoppard as Dare, Geoff McGivern as Digby, Heida Reed as Peabody, and Raad Rawi as The Mekon), and fabulous music by Imram Ahmad, the cast and crew of Dan Dare: Voyage To Venus deliver a blast of pure audio excitement that sets the stage for an exciting series of Sci-Fi adventure.
What do legendary country star Hank Snow and I have in common? Well, we both worked at the landmark Halifax radio station CHNS… sort of. Hank did the morning wake-up slot at 8 am when CHNS was broadcasting out of the Lord Nelson in the early 1930s. The Depression was in full throttle and his wife worked in the Moirs Chocolate factory, where the Scotiabank Centre is today.
I, on the other hand, worked on a Junior Achievement posting in High School in 1976 and 1977 at CHNS, where we produced one half-hour show per week. We recorded on Wednesday or Thursday nights when the station was located in a beautiful Art Deco building on Tobin Street deep in Halifax's South End. The show was then broadcast at 8 pm on Sunday Night, right before 'Dutch Corner', a program for the Netherlands' Community in Nova Scotia.
It was the Sunday Night Community access slot, a ratings dead zone that demanded none of CHNS real stars – at the time they were Frank Lowe, Johnny Gold and Jerry (Jer Bear) Lawrence. Lawrence would ascend to the Nova Scotia legislature a few years later, being the first wheelchair-bound MLA, and a formidable force who brought the first accessibility issues to government buildings and to the business community.
CHNS may have morphed through several incarnations, having moved from Tobin Street with a couple of ownership changes in between. But it's still there pumping out music when the pundits said that radio is a dead issue in the age of the internet. That's what they said with television, and when vinyl went out and CDs came in. Now vinyl is back. And Radio is indeed as alive as ever. Long live CHNS, and may radio continue to live forever.
For my part, I'm happy to have played a very minor part in Halifax's first major radio station.
So… Happy 90th birthday CHNS!


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Hyundai Nexo Sets Hydrogen Fuel Cell Distance Record
December 17, 2019 / CSA Executive Director
by Coleman Molnar, contributor, Driving, coleman@lietco.com
Hyundai's Nexo SUV recently was driven 484 miles (779 km) across France, setting a new world record for the longest distance traveled in a hydrogen-powered vehicle on a single tank. Within the category of zero-emissions options, the hydrogen fuel cell is constantly being eclipsed by electric power. But Hyundai thinks it's worth some attention.
The South Korean company chose Bertrand Piccard—Swiss psychiatrist, balloonist and president of the environmental foundation Solar Impulse—to take the wheel of the Nexo. As a champion of zero-emissions travel, Piccard has already circumnavigated the globe in a hot air balloon and a solar-powered plane.
"With this adventure, we have proven that with clean technologies, we no longer need revolutionary experimental prototypes to break records," Piccard said. "Everyone can now do it with standard zero-emission vehicles. A new era in performance is beginning, for the benefit of environmental protection."
The drive took Piccard, joined by some famous passengers including government officials and European royalty like H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, along a tour of northeastern France, allegedly purifying about as much air as 23 adults breathe in a day and keeping the approximately 111.2 kg of carbon dioxide a gas-powered vehicle would have emitted over that distance out of the atmosphere.
The Hyundai Nexo also made news earlier this year for its stellar performance in the IIHS crash tests, where it not only refrained from erupting into a fiery ball, but also scored a Top Safety Pick+ award on top of multiple "good" and "acceptable" ratings for its safety setups.
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Yes you read it correctly I am actually redoing my engineering again almost after 20 years. I am not really enrolling myself in a course or going back to university but I am actually relearning the things that I learned long long back again.
I made a video explain what are my plans. You can watch that video if you want but I am anyways sharing my plan in this blog.
I have been using Vagrant for a very long time now. I love it. It is perfectly to setup the environment and develop for Drupal, however recently I tried moving some of my sites to Drupal 8. I know I am late, very, very late but better late than never :) and I realised setting up the environment manually is a bigger pain, to be honest I am never comfortable setting up LAMP, I don't think I have ever configured Apache perfectly in one go. It always needs some R&D to make it work with Drupal or may be I am not good in it. I don't know. It is a pain.
Do you want to make sure that users cannot access your Jira instance when you are doing some maintenance? Well this can be done by changing the permissions but that can be cumbersome.
This Easter break was very fruitful for me. In fact I was quite satisfied with the work that I did in the last few days. In the past few weeks I am following IndieWeb principles and I implemented POSSE as well.


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John Oliver Walks Us Through the Upcoming French Presidential Election
There's a big election this weakened – and it isn't in Kansas, or Montana, or a run-off in Georgia, as you may have heard about this week. It's in France, where many speculate that the future of the European Union will be decided.
That's because one of the leading candidates, far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen has pledged that should she win the presidency, France will go the way of the U.K. and exit the E.U.
But at the moment, the French election looks like a pretty tight four-way race between Le Pen, a centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron, far-left independent candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and once-presumed favorite, center-right candidate Fançois Fillon.
In France, the presidential election happens in two phases. In phase one – set for this Sunday – all of the candidates will face each other. There's 11 people in total that are qualified to run. Then – assuming none of those candidates get over 50% of the vote (they won't) – the top two candidates will go on to face each other in phase two; a run-off set for May 7.
Of course, like all elections in this day and age, it's a lot more complicated than that in reality. Thankfully, we have comedian John Oliver here to explain the details for us.


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Busting the myth of bad airplane food: Alaska Airlines chef uses science to make food fly
Halley Knigge, Staff Writer	 July 11, 2014
A team of experts plates and samples every single dish before it is boarded. In this photo, Alaska Airlines onboard food and beverage product manager Kirsten Robinett plates a pasta dish in a recent menu quality check.
A team of experts plate and sample every single dish before it is added to the menu. In this photo, Alaska Airlines onboard food and beverage product manager Kirsten Robinett examines a first class meal in a recent menu quality check. Pictured here: Cucina Fresca penne with herb-roasted chicken breast and broccoli florets.
Let's be frank. Meals don't always taste so great at 35,000 feet.
Why does airplane food taste so bad?
Taste buds are dulled and even the most carefully prepared dishes are, at best, reheated leftovers. It's no wonder that airline food has a bum rap.
But Alaska Airlines' chef and a team of onboard food and beverage experts have spent the past few years working to change that.
"We don't want to just have good airline food – we want to have good food, period," says Lisa Luchau, director of Alaska Airlines' onboard food and beverage services.
Members of the food and beverage team scour Seattle's restaurants for inspiration for what's hot in the local market. Then they take those ideas and figure out how to make them fly.
Chef Joshua Rappaport has a background in classical French cuisine and has cooked in some of Seattle's most elite restaurants – but the recipe for good food is a little different at 35,000 feet than on the ground.
"It's all about balance," he says. "The latest science says you lose about 30 percent of your ability to taste at altitude."
Researchers at the flight test facility of Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics have tested and validated this phenomenon. They say a person's sense of taste at altitude is similar to their sense of taste with a cold. Salt loses 20 to 30 percent of its intensity, while sugar tastes 15 to 20 percent less intense.
"On top of that," says Rappaport, "we're trying to figure out 'What's this going to taste like after it's been heated up, cooled down and heated back up again."
And that calls for innovation in four distinct areas:
Flavor: Taste buds are dulled at cruising altitude, and simply dousing meals with more salt and pepper is not a great solution. Instead, Chef Rappaport looks to foods with acidity – citrus juices, vinegar, fruits like pineapple and mango – and flavorful spices like cumin and chili powder to add brightness and flavor without adding extra salt.
A penne pasta dish is draped with fresh cabbage leaves to keep it moist until it's ready to be served.
Moisture: Moistness is almost as challenging as spice, says Chef Rappaport. The combination of reheated food with dry cabin air can result in food that's either too dry or doused in sauces. To combat dryness, many airlines board food with a fresh cabbage leaf draped over the top. The cabbage helps trap the moisture as the food is transported, heated and served.
The same penne dish as served to a first class passenger onboard a flight from Seattle to San Francisco.
Reheating: "I always say that airline food is actually the best leftovers," says Luchau. Every dish has to be cooked enough on the ground to eliminate foodborne illness, but not so much that an extra 20 minutes at 275 degrees onboard will overcook it. That means every meal served onboard must be able to retain its texture and flavor through multiple reheatings.
Packing: You might come up with a meal that reheats beautifully, but that is too complicated to plate with limited onboard equipment, or too heavy to pack. A dish that requires each element to be individually packed in a ramekin until serving, for example, is going to be too heavy and cumbersome to fly.
One of Rappaport's first class recipes includes blanching (immersing briefly in rapidly boiling water) fresh ravioli, then flash-chilling it and covering it with fresh cabbage leaves until it's ready to be reheated and served – and that's just to cook the pasta. Cubes of smoked mozzarella cheese melt over the ravioli as its reheated.
Another, a Beecher's Cobb salad shaker available to purchase on select routes in the main cabin, features applewood smoked bacon, grilled chicken, hardboiled egg quarters and generous crumbles of Seattle-local Beecher's Flagship cheese. You may never look at a Cobb salad the same way again.
"I don't think many people realize how much goes into onboard meal planning behind the scenes," says Luchau."
Flying this month? Learn what you can expect to find on the menu.
11 comments on "Busting the myth of bad airplane food: Alaska Airlines chef uses science to make food fly"
JMO October 8, 2014, 1:37 pm
In first class, I am always disappointed by the food. There is almost never a vegan option, except for the mixed nuts. I can't even eat any of the packaged snack mixes as a vegan. I wish that in first class they would at least offer to give me one of the Mediterranean snack packs (which costs $6 in coach). I am an MVP gold member, and I would also like to see the option of being able to choose between an alcoholic beverage and a snack pack when traveling in coach. The snack packs cost less than some alcoholic beverages onboard, and not everyone drinks alcohol!
ricksamer66 September 27, 2014, 5:09 pm
Do you test the food in the air? according to the story on wine, food is supposed to taste different in-flight.
Halley Knigge, Staff Writer September 29, 2014, 10:13 am
Yes, our food and beverage teams do quality checks in the air as well as on the ground!
Sounds like a cool job.How do they keep from getting fat?
Patricia Corona August 19, 2014, 12:53 pm
Please remove the Poached Pear in Red Wine Reduction dessert from your Lihue to Oakland and Lihue to San Jose first class menu. It is disgusting. The sauce tastes like cough syrup. Please give us another choice like a Dixie cup of vanilla ice cream or a cookie or ANYTHING ELSE. How about something Chocolate? I complained about this dessert 2 months ago and they were still serving it yesterday when my sister flew. You gave me a $50 Discount Code, which was kind, however I can't use it with any other rewards program like Companion Fare or booking with air miles. Can I use the $50 discount code to buy a different dessert when I fly next month (Oakland to Lihue).?
Jet Bloat July 22, 2014, 6:41 am
I wish airlines would also consider the digestive effects of their meals – I was glad to hear the cabbage leaf is just for reheating! On non-Alaska flights, I've been served way too many bean / legume / broccoli side dishes. I already get extremely bloated in the air, the beans make it 10X worse, so I often prefer to just go hungry. I think the onions / garlic used to strengthen flavors are another culprit.
For the airlines that give us legumes / gassy vegetables: I eat these all the time on the ground, I know they are healthy and good, but this is one meal – give me something that won't blow me (or my fellow passengers!!) up like a balloon!
I've learned to watch what I eat and drink before and during the flight, and always carry gas-x or something similar on board, but it always seems really annoying when I'm served a nice portion of hummus or lentil pilaf.
James July 13, 2014, 2:42 pm
Enjoyed the cod on the return from ATL to PDX. Please keep this route going!
Normal person July 13, 2014, 10:27 am
It is actually really easy to please your customers, keep it simple. If you get on a 6 hour flight and the dish is complicated, it is considered "bad food" period
Jane Casey July 12, 2014, 9:37 am
The Beechers cheese and fruit is a definite hit – i purchase every time! The falafel, however, was a gigantic fail! Will certainly try that cobb salad!
Patsy July 12, 2014, 9:09 am
Just serve those small delicious apples…they were so delicious and refreshing many years ago when Alaska Air served them. Also, the prayer must be included again in first class. Those who were offended by prayer are known to be offended by everything except by themselves.
Religulous July 13, 2014, 4:57 pm
I agree with the apples but not the prayer cards. If you are going to have prayer cards, you need them for all religions and different languages to cater to the diverse client base. Print out your own prayer card/download it before the flight.


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Q: Is polymorphism possible with List ? How to do it in a constructor? I'm trying to use polymorphism in a constructor but cannot make it work without workaround.
I have :
public class A { }
public class B : A { }

Why doesn't this work :
 IList<B> blist = new List<B> ...
 IList<A> alist = (IList<A>)blist ;

When the same without the list works fine:
B bt = new B..
A a = (A)b;

This is especially annoying when wanting to use a list in a constructor, especially with the c# limitation of calling the base constructor before doing anything else.
which forbid to do this :
public X(IList<B> param) : base((IList<A> param))
{}

Any way to do it properly without calling a dummy base() and rewriting the constructor completely ?
One way I found is doing :
base(
sections.Select(b => (A) b).ToList()
)
but It feel quite klunky...
Edit:
This question emphasis on the construction aspect.
For this case I use a List because the order is important and the amount of elements could vary.
answers on this post and similar post focus on using Array or Enumerable.
However Array is limited when resizing and Enumerable does not guarantee the order.

A: Answer is simple, A and B share an Is a relationship, whereas List<A> and List<B> do not. Hence this is possible with only A and B:
A a = new B();

However, using the Covariance feature of C# there are a few possibilities which you can explore:
IEnumerable<A> a = new List<B>(); // possible due to covariance.
A[] a = new B[]; // or use an array

It depends on what you want to do with the list in your constructor/class, whether you just want a collection to enumerate or do you want to add/remove elements.
Of course, last option you already know is to cast each element.

A: There is a Linq Extension Cast<T>() that simply casts each element to the given type.
IList<B> blist = new List<B>();
IList<A> alist = blist.Cast<A>().ToList();

A: You'll find that, what does work is,
IEnumerable<B> blist = new List<B>();
IEnumerable<A> alist = (IEnumerable<A>)blist;

Why? This is because IEnumerable<out T> is covariant where as, IList<T> is not.
IList<T> cannot be covariant because of the Add method. So if you want a list instead of a sequence but don't need to mutate the list.
IReadOnlyList<B> blist = new List<B>();
IReadOnlyList<A> alist = (IReadOnlyList<A>)blist;

works too.


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The Palais de Tokyo occupies a monumental building which was built in 1937 for the Paris International Exhibition dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life. It is situated in the 16th arrondissement, a stone's throw from Trocadéro and the Eiffel Tower. The west wing of the palace houses one of the largest centres for creation and contemporary art in Europe. Entirely renovated in April 2012 by the architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vasall, the site offers visitors exhibitions, meetings, screenings, concerts and performances in a 22,000 m² space spread across 4 floors. The Little Palais offers special activities and workshops for children. Numerous amenities: two restaurants, including the Tokyo Eat, two gardens and a bookshop. The east wing of the Palais de Tokyo houses the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
Eiffel Tower.
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Flash visit (30 minutes): free and upon presentation of ticket. Tour of Lasco Project: free and upon presentation of ticket. Full tour: €2 supplement. Thematic tour: €2 supplement.
Contact a mediator of the Palais: +33 (0) 1 81 97 35 92 - reservation@palaisdetokyo.com
Job seekers, people receiving French welfare benefits, people working for the Ministry of Culture and Communication, ICOM, IKT, journalists, disabled people and accompanying person (upon presentation of proof of less than 3 months old).
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- the museum's 4 disabled parking spaces are located at the museum entrance on Place de Tokyo, on Avenue du Président Wilson and on the corner of Rue de Brignole and Avenue du Président Wilson
- disabled access is via the administrative entrance found to the left of the main entrance, via a small permanent access ramp to avoid the steps; buzz the security intercom to be let in
- a member of staff will welcome you when you arrive; then take the lift to Level 2 to access the Wilson Entry Hall.
- wheelchairs for hire at the welcome desk
- all spaces are accessible to people with reduced mobility
- a map for visitors with reduced mobility is available at the welcome desk and updated for new exhibitions
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- easy-to-read document available on counters during the visit
- regular tactile and sensory guided tours
- timetable of visits updated online for new exhibitions
- braille document presenting the Palais de Tokyo available at the welcome desk
- the Palais de Tokyo is a very large space (22,000 m²) comprised of several rooms; during exhibitions some rooms may be very dark or have obstacles at eye level, including the Galerie Wilson which has a number of unmarked pillars on the floor
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Work continues with watermain improvements on Gordon, Wilson
For the past few weeks, contractors have been working to replace watermains along Gordon Avenue and Wilson Avenue in Essex Centre. The improvement project will likely go on over an eight-week period.
As set out in the 2020 budget, the Gordon/Wilson/Station Street project was budget for asphalt milling and resurfacing, and is to be completed jointly with the watermain replacement. This will be at a cost of $150,000 for the resurfacing and $850,000 for the watermain replacements.
Richard Beausoleil, Manager, Capital Works and Infrastructure, said the first phase of the project is the Wilson Avenue watermain. From there, the Gordon Avenue watermain will be completed. When the watermains are replaced, any needed minor concrete repairs, such as on sidewalks or curbs, will be completed. Then, a milling machine will be brought in to grind up two-inches of the existing asphalt, and two inches of new asphalt will be laid in the Wilson Avenue, Gordon Avenue, Fox Street, Station Street, and Scratch Street corridor. New fire hydrants will also be added.
Beausoleil said the main reason this project went forward this year was because of the age of the existing watermains, which date back to 1968 and 1969. The watermains will be improved in size as well. He said the current 4-inch pipes will be upgraded to 6-inches, which will allow for a better flow of water and better fire protection. He suspects this construction project could go for another month to six weeks.
The Gordon Avenue, Wilson Avenue, and Station Street project was added to the budget last year, but did not go ahead as planned. Beausoleil said this was due to legal issues with tendering.
In addition, is the current watermain, storm sewer, resurfacing, and sidewalk project is being done on Queen Street in Harrow. The Essex Centre and Harrow Centre projects come in for a combined total of just over $2M. As the Queen Street works began earlier than the Essex Centre project, he hopes the Harrow-based project will be done within the next couple of weeks.
Starting the Harrow project first was a strategic move, due to COVID-19, Beausoleil said. All the works are outside the travel portion of the road. If the Town got orders from the Province that construction had to stop because of the virus, that job could have been stopped fairly easily. The Essex Centre portion was put into the second phase because it is taking place in the road allowance.
"If the Province stopped us, we would have caused disruption and congestion that we did not want to have," he said of the Essex Centre road project.


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Q: $stateProvider requests template in templateURL with accept header as application/json which must be text/html when we are actually requesting for a template url . The accept header is always application/json instead of text/html
I am currently Using nancy for generating both template and api request based on the content request type on accept headers .
Something like this
private dynamic Index(dynamic parameters)
{
    Students = NancyContext.Set<Student>().ToList();
    Negotiate.WithView("Index").WithModel(Students);
}

which basically when requested with application/json returns json . And when requested with text/html then it returns the template with model . But since its requesting the template with application/json . Its only returning json for the api request and not the template . Any workaround for to change the accept header to text/html instead of application/json for template url ?

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110 Galleries Converge On Intersect Aspen's Online Viewing Room
By Michael McCarthy By Michael McCarthy | July 15, 2020 | National
Intersect Aspen, an ambitious online viewing room, offers collectors the chance to see work from 110 galleries representing 28 countries, July 22 to 26.
Marc Posso's "Crown the Queen" (2019)
Great art can't be quieted by a pandemic. And collectors of great art can't be expected to wait a year to find the next great piece. Which is why so many collectors are excited about the new Intersect Aspen (formerly Art Aspen), with an impressive lineup of artists like Nicola Tyson (Petzel, New York), Alex Anderson (Gavlak, Los Angeles and Palm Beach) and Hassan Hajjaj (Yossi Milo Gallery, New York). In addition to exceptional stateside galleries, Intersect Aspen's global showcase includes artists represented by galleries like Afikaris (Paris), BEERS London, The Breeder (Athens), Umberto Di Marino (Naples) and Zetterberg Gallery (Helsinki).
The fair will be held online this year, July 22 to 26, at art-aspen.com. Organizers note the event will be back next summer in its physical form—an artistic stage that has become globally famous among collectors.
This year's online format spawned creativity in programming and accessibility to artists and galleries. "Galleries are excited about regional art fairs and their connectivity to communities known for their support and engagement in art and culture, such as Aspen," says Becca Hoffman, managing director of Intersect Art and Design, which also stages annual art fairs in Chicago and Palm Springs. "Our debut edition of Intersect Aspen has a totally fresh approach and will present a dynamic selection of artworks from a broad and globally engaged list of participants."
Ulrike Müller's "Rote Blume" (2018)
The fair also offers creative ways to experience art and learn more about the artists behind each piece. Hoffman and her team partnered with Artsy, which gives galleries an opportunity to promote virtual booths. Through this portal, collectors can save their favorite works and, via Artsy's AR mobile tool, purchase art directly from the global galleries exhibiting at the show.
Other fair highlights include One Thing, which focuses on a single artist or artwork each day with themes like one thing to celebrate, one thing to be thankful for and one thing to love. A silent auction caps off each thematic day and raises money for local and regional cultural partners like Aspen Film and The Center for African American Health.
Art critic and curator Paul Laster also will present Five Artists, Five Mediums, Five Days—A Curated Selection for One Thing, featuring work in a range of media. "Inspired by the Aspen art community's history of exhibiting art from diverse points of view in a variety of media, the curated exhibition for One Thing presents work by emerging and established artists who draw from the past, are conscious of our present moment, and give hope for the future," says Laster.
Tags: art art fair
Photography by: From top, photos courtesy of: Afikaris; Meyer Kainer


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Q: Can this be interpreted as an invocation expression in C#? According to the C# grammar, one can write
(A)(B)

which can be interpreted either as an invocation expression or a type cast.
Can someone please provide a valid C# example that interprets this case as an invocation expression?
This is the grammar rule I'm referring to:
invocation-expression:
    primary-expression   (   argument-list?   )

and primariy-expression can be a parenthesised expression.

A: Like this?
((Action<string>)Console.WriteLine)("test");

Or this, as an expression:
((Func<int>)Console.Read)()

Edit: I doubt there is a way for primary-expression to be a simple identifier, as this always gets parsed as a cast (even (writeLine)()), but it's not a big deal, as you can always just remove the parentheses.

A: It seems Visual Studio complains about this: (TestMethod)();
But this is evaluated as a function call (assuming TestMethod is a method): (this.TestMethod)();
Unless TestMethod is static, in which case even (MyClass.TestMethod)(); doesn't work.
I think it's because something like this.TestMethod unambiguously evaluates to a method group. There is no scenario where this.anything would evaluate to a type. But classname.something could be a nested type, or it could be a static method, so VS seems to interpret that as a type.


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