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Joseph Gordon-Levitt () est un acteur, réalisateur, scénariste, producteur et chanteur américain, né le  à Los Angeles (Californie).

Biographie

Jeunesse et formation
Joseph Gordon-Levitt est le petit-fils du metteur en scène Michael Gordon, qui a réalisé Confidences sur l'oreiller et Cyrano de Bergerac.

Il a grandi en banlieue de Los Angeles. Son père, Dennis Levitt, était autrefois le directeur des nouvelles de la Pacifica Radio station, KPFK-FM. Sa mère, Jane Gordon, a concouru pour le Congrès des États-Unis en Californie dans les années 1970 au nom du Parti paix et liberté. Il avait un frère aîné Dan (photographe) qui est mort en 2010.

Il a étudié à l'université Columbia, notamment la poésie française, et a quitté la faculté sans diplôme pour se concentrer sur sa carrière d'acteur.

Carrière

Débuts d'acteur
Il a commencé sa carrière d'acteur dès l'âge de quatre ans en rejoignant un groupe de théâtre musical et a interprété l'épouvantail dans une production du Magicien d'Oz.

En 1991, il tient les rôles de David et Daniel Collins dans la série télévisée La Malédiction de Collinwood (Dark Shadows).

En 1992, il fait sa première apparition au cinéma dans le film de Robert Redford, Et au milieu coule une rivière, où il interprète le rôle du frère aîné.

En 1994, à l'âge de douze ans, il obtient son premier grand rôle avec Roger Bomman dans Une équipe aux anges (Angels in the Outfield) remake du film de 1951.

En 1996, il est révélé pour son interprétation du jeune Tommy Solomon dans la sitcom familiale de science-fiction Troisième planète après le Soleil, rôle qu'il tient jusqu'en 2001, durant quatre saisons. La popularité de la sitcom lui permet même d'apparaître dans l'épisode 11 de la première saison (Le Petit Copain d'Éric) de la série That '70s Show où il joue le jeune Buddy Morgan, qui tombe amoureux d'Eric Forman.

En 1999, il se fait remarquer au grand écran, dans la comédie romantique Dix Bonnes Raisons de te larguer aux côtés de Julia Stiles et Heath Ledger.

Cinéma indépendant et révélation

Il s'aventure dans des rôles complexes, dans des productions ambitieuses mais modestes : il se fait ainsi remarquer dans le rôle principal du drame indépendant Mysterious Skin, un film écrit et réalisé par Gregg Araki. Pour les besoins du film, l'acteur porte des lentilles bleues.

Il enchaîne avec deux autres œuvres remarquées par la critique : 2005, le thriller Brick de Rian Johnson, puis en tenant un second rôle en 2007 dans le polar The Lookout, écrit et réalisé par Scott Frank.

Après avoir enchaîné quelques productions plus mineures, il est révélé au monde entier en interprète masculin principal de la comédie romantique indépendante (500) jours ensemble, aux côtés de Zooey Deschanel. Sa prestation de jeune homme idéaliste et mélomane lui vaut une nomination au Golden Globe du meilleur acteur dans un film musical ou une comédie, et lui permet d'attirer l'attention des studios. La même année, le succès commercial du blockbuster d'action G.I. Joe : Le Réveil du Cobra, où il tient un second rôle, confirme ce potentiel.

Confirmation critique et commerciale

En 2010, il fait partie de la distribution de stars du film de science-fiction Inception, de Christopher Nolan. Aux côtés d'Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard et Cillian Murphy, il entoure en effet le héros incarné par Leonardo DiCaprio. Le blockbuster connaît un succès critique et commercial mondial.

En 2011, il continue à se distinguer au sein du cinéma indépendant, en tête d'affiche de Hesher de Spencer Susser, puis en tenant un second rôle dans la comédie satirique Elektra Luxx de Sebastian Gutierrez. Mais c'est dans le rôle d'un jeune homme atteint d'un cancer pour la comédie dramatique 50/50 de Jonathan Levine, entouré de Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick et Bryce Dallas Howard, qu'il impressionne. Ce rôle lui vaut une seconde nomination au Golden Globe du meilleur acteur dans un film musical ou une comédie. Ce film marque le début d'une suite de projets tous acclamés par la critique.

L'année 2012 s'avère particulièrement prolifique : il retrouve tout d'abord le réalisateur Christopher Nolan pour le rôle de John Blake, un jeune policier chargé d'une mission spéciale dans le troisième volet de la trilogie Batman, The Dark Knight Rises, aux côtés de Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy et Tom Hardy. Le même été, il est la tête d'affiche du thriller d'action Premium Rush, écrit et réalisé par David Koepp. La fin de l'année lui permet enfin de briller dans deux projets ambitieux : il est la star du thriller de science-fiction Looper, qui marque sa seconde collaboration avec le scénariste et réalisateur de Brick, Rian Johnson. Pour les besoins de l'histoire, ses yeux sont numériquement modifiés pour ressembler à ceux de Bruce Willis, qui joue la version plus âgée de son personnage. Le film connait un succès critique et commercial mondial. Et il est enfin au casting de Lincoln, biopic mis en scène par Steven Spielberg. Il y prête ses traits à Robert Todd Lincoln, le fils aîné du président. Ce film historique connait lui aussi un succès international et récolte 12 nominations aux Oscars. Durant cette même année, il abandonne le tournage de Django Unchained de Quentin Tarantino pour réaliser son premier long métrage.

Réalisation et tête d'affiche

En 2013, il sort son premier film en tant que réalisateur, Don Jon, dans lequel il donne la réplique à Scarlett Johansson, Tony Danza et Julianne Moore.

En 2014, il fait partie de la large distribution du thriller Sin City : J'ai tué pour elle, de Robert Rodriguez et Frank Miller, qui est un flop critique et commercial.

En 2015, il collabore avec des cinéastes de renom, pour lesquels il interprète des personnalités contemporaines : le funambule Philippe Petit dans  : Rêver plus haut de Robert Zemeckis ; puis Edward Snowden dans un biopic d'Oliver Stone, dont la sortie est programmée pour 2016.

Parallèlement à ces deux biopics, il reste fidèle à l'humour en retrouvant le réalisateur Jonathan Levine et l'acteur Seth Rogen pour la comédie potache The Night Before: Secret Party. Anthony Mackie complète le casting principal.

Vie privée

En 2004, il a fondé sa propre société de production en ligne, . Cette dernière utilise des vidéos, la musique, la littérature, la photographie, la performance et les arts graphiques de différents artistes du monde entier pour réaliser divers projets tels que des courts métrages, des livres et DVD.

Il est bilingue et réputé francophile.

Il est très ami avec l'actrice Zooey Deschanel, depuis leur rencontre sur le tournage du film Manic, sorti en 2001. Pendant le tournage du film (500) jours ensemble, ils passaient tout leur temps libre à danser sur la musique de Marvin Gaye.

Son frère aîné, Dan est décédé d'une overdose après avoir fait la fête avec des amis, le , à l'âge de 36 ans. Joseph lui a rendu hommage sur son Twitter en disant :

Joseph est aussi musicien, il pratique la guitare, le piano et le chant. Il a notamment repris, La Valse à mille temps de Jacques Brel, ainsi que Bad Romance de Lady Gaga lors de concerts.

En , il a publiquement déclaré être féministe.

En , il s'est exprimé sur le concept du « véritable amour » lors de la promotion de Don Jon, qui pour lui est une connexion réelle et unique entre deux personnes uniques. Il ne faut pas, selon lui, considérer le véritable amour comme un but qui doit être absolument recherché, sous peine de passer à côté.

Il a été le compagnon de Julia Stiles.

Le , il s'est marié avec Tasha McCauley. En , le couple annonce la naissance de leur premier enfant, un petit garçon. En , le couple annonce la naissance de leur deuxième enfant un petit garçon.

Filmographie

Cinéma

Longs métrages
 1992 : Beethoven : un étudiant
 1992 : Et au milieu coule une rivière (A River Runs Through It) de Robert Redford : Norman jeune
 1994 : Sacré mariage (Holy Matrimony) : Ezekiel
 1994 : The Road Killers : Rich
 1994 : Une équipe aux anges (Angels in the Outfield) : Roger Bomman
 1996 : La Jurée : Oliver Laird
 1998 : Sweet Jane : Tony
 1998 : Halloween, 20 ans après (Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later) : Jimmy Howell
 1999 : Dix Bonnes Raisons de te larguer (10 Things I Hate About You) : Cameron James
 2000 : Morceaux choisis () : Flaco
 2000 : Coup de foudre pour toujours (Forever Lulu) de John Kaye : Martin Ellsworth
 2001 :  : Lyle
 2002 : La Planète au trésor, un nouvel univers (Treasure Planet) : Jim Hawkins (voix originale)
 2003 : La Tentation d'Aaron (Latter Days) : Elder Paul Ryder
 2004 : Mysterious Skin de Gregg Araki : Neil McCormick
 2005 : Brick de Rian Johnson : Brendan Frye
 2005 : Jeux de gangs (Havoc) : Sam
 2005 : Shadowboxer de Lee Daniels :  DonScott
 2007 : The Lookout de Scott Frank : Chris Pratt
 2008 : Stop-Loss de Kimberly Peirce : Tommy Burgess
 2008 : Miracle à Santa Anna (Miracle at St. Anna) de Spike Lee : Tim Boyle
 2008 : Une arnaque presque parfaite (The Brothers Bloom) : le patron du bar (non crédité)
 2008 : Killshot de John Madden : Richie Nix
 2009 : Big Breaks de David Krumholtz : Todd Sterling
 2009 : (500) jours ensemble ((500) Days of Summer) de Marc Webb : Tom
 2009 : Uncertainty (The Ways) de Scott McGehee et David Siegel : Bobby
 2009 : Women in Trouble de Sebastian Gutierrez : Bert Rodriguez
 2009 : G.I. Joe : Le Réveil du Cobra (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) de Stephen Sommers : le  / Rex
 2010 : Elektra Luxx de Sebastian Gutierrez : Bert Rodriguez
 2010 : Inception de Christopher Nolan : Arthur
 2011 : 50/50 de Jonathan Levine : Adam Lerner
 2011 : Hesher de Spencer Susser : Hesher
 2012 : The Dark Knight Rises de Christopher Nolan : Robin John Blake
 2012 : Premium Rush de David Koepp : Wilee
 2012 : Looper de Rian Johnson : Joe - également producteur exécutif
 2012 : Lincoln de Steven Spielberg : Robert Todd Lincoln
 2013 : Don Jon de Joseph Gordon-Levitt : Jon Martello / « Don Jon » - également réalisateur et scénariste
 2013 :  : Jiro Horikoshi (voix anglaise)
 2014 : Sin City : J'ai tué pour elle () de Robert Rodriguez et Frank Miller : Johnny
 2014 : L'Interview qui tue ! (The Interview) d'Evan Goldberg et Seth Rogen : Joseph Gordon-Levitt (caméo non-crédité)
 2015 : The Walk : Rêver plus haut (The Walk) de Robert Zemeckis : Philippe Petit
 2015 : The Night Before: Secret Party de Jonathan Levine : Ethan
 2016 : Snowden d'Oliver Stone : Edward Snowden
 2016 : Straight Outta Oz : The Wizard
 2017 : Star Wars, épisode VIII : Les Derniers Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) de Rian Johnson : Slowen Lo (caméo vocal)
 2019 : 7500 de Patrick Vollrath : Tobias Ellis
 2019 : À couteaux tirés de Rian Johnson : un inspecteur (caméo)
 2020 : Project Power d'Ariel Schulman et Henry Joost : Frank Shaver
 2020 : Les Sept de Chicago (The Trial of the Chicago 7) d'Aaron Sorkin : Richard Schultz
 2022 : Pinocchio de Robert Zemeckis : Jiminy Cricket (voix originale)
 2022 : Glass Onion de Rian Johnson : Hourly Dong (caméo vocal)
 2023 : Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley de Mark Molloy

Courts métrages
 2009 : Sparks (court métrage d'après la nouvelle homonyme d'Elmore Leonard) - en tant que réalisateur
 2010 : Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny : Morgan M. Morgensen / le narrateur - également réalisateur
 2010 : Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo : Morgan M. Morgensen / le narrateur - également réalisateur

Réalisateur
 2013 : Don Jon - également acteur

Télévision

Téléfilms
 1988 : Stranger on My Land : Rounder
 1989 : Settle the Score : Justin
 1991 : Une autre vie (Changes) : Matt Hallam
 1991 : Hi Honey: I'm Dead : Josh Stadler
 1991 : Plymouth : Simon
 1993 : Partners : ?
 1993 : Les Parents que j'ai choisi (Gregory K) : Gregory Kingsley
 1995 : The Great Elephant Escape : Matthew

Séries télévisées
 1988 : Sacrée Famille (Family Ties) : Dougie (2 épisodes)
 1990 : Arabesque (Murder, She Wrote) : le garçon  (saison 6, épisode 20)
 1991 : La Malédiction de Collinwood (Dark Shadows) : David Collins / Daniel Collins (12 épisodes)
 1991 : China Beach : Archie Winslow, âgé de 9 ans (saison 4, épisode 13)
 1991 : Code Quantum (Quantum Leap) : Kyle (saison 4, épisode 5)
 1991 : La Loi de Los Angeles (L. A. Law) : Ricky Berg (saison 6, épisode 7)
 1992-1993 :  : Pierce Van Horne (13 épisodes)
 1993 : Docteur Quinn, femme médecin : Zach Lawson (saison 1, épisode 17)
 1993-1995 : Roseanne : George (4 épisodes)
 1996-2001 : Troisième planète après le Soleil () : Tommy Solomon (139 épisodes)
 1998 : That '70s Show : Buddy Morgan (saison 1, épisode 11)
 2000 : Au-delà du réel : L'aventure continue : Zach Henniger (saison 6, épisode 18)
 2005 : Numb3rs : Scott Reynolds (saison 1, épisode 11)
 2015 : The Mindy Project : Matt Sherman (saison 4, épisode 1)
 2015 : The Muppets : Joseph Gordon-Levitt (saison 1, épisode 9)
 2021 : Le Droit d'être américain : Histoire d'un combat : Joseph Gordon-Levitt (2 épisodes)
 2021 : Mr. Corman : Josh Corman
 2022 : Super Pumped, la face cachée d'Uber (Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber) : Travis Kalanick
 2023 : Poker Face

Série d'animation
 2021 : Star Wars: Visions :	Jay (doublage version anglophone - épisode Tatooine Rhapsody)

Distinctions

Récompenses
 Young Artist Awards 1992 : Meilleur jeune acteur de moins de 10 ans pour Et au milieu coule une rivière
 Young Artist Awards 1997 : Meilleur jeune acteur dans une série de télévision comique pour Troisième planète après le Soleil
 Young Star Awards 1997 : Meilleur jeune acteur dans une série de télévision comique pour Troisième planète après le Soleil
 Young Star Awards 1998 : Meilleur jeune acteur dans une série de télévision comique pour Troisième planète après le Soleil
 Teen Choice Awards 1999 : Meilleur acteur dans une série de télévision pour Troisième planète après le Soleil
 Golden Space Needle 2004 : Meilleur acteur au Festival international du film de Seattle pour Mysterious Skin
 People's Choice Awards 2009 : Meilleur acteur pour (500) jours ensemble
 Teen Choice Awards 2009 : Meilleur acteur dans une comédie romantique pour (500) jours ensemble
 Spike TV's Scream Award 2010 : Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle et de la meilleure scène de combat pour Inception
 Hollywood Film Festival Awards 2011 : Meilleur acteur pour 50/50
 Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2011 : Meilleur acteur pour 50/50
 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2012 : Body of Work pour The Dark Knight Rises, Lincoln et Looper

Nominations
 Young Artist Awards 1991 : Meilleur jeune acteur dans une série télévisée pour Code Quantum
 Young Artist Awards 1992 : Meilleur jeune acteur dans une série télévisée pour The Powers That Be
 Saturn Awards 1994 : Meilleur jeune acteur pour Une équipe aux anges
 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1997 : Meilleure distribution dans une série de télévision comique pour Troisième planète après le Soleil
 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1998 : Meilleure distribution dans une série de télévision comique pour Troisième planète après le Soleil
 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1999 : Meilleure distribution dans une série de télévision comique pour Troisième planète après le Soleil
 Young Star Awards 1999 : Meilleur jeune acteur dans un film de comédie pour Dix bonnes raisons de te larguer
 Gotham Breakthrough Awards 2004 : Meilleur acteur pour Mysterious Skin
 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2009 : Meilleur acteur pour (500) jours ensemble
 Film Independent's Spirit Awards 2009 : Meilleur acteur pour (500) jours ensemble
 Golden Globes 2009 : Golden Globe du meilleur acteur dans un film musical ou une comédie pour (500) jours ensemble
 Teen Choice Awards 2009 : Meilleur méchant pour G.I. Joe : Le Réveil du Cobra
 Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2010 : Award de la meilleure distribution pour Inception
 MTV Movie Awards 2010 : Meilleur combat et du plus beau baiser avec Elliot Page pour Inception
 People's Choice Awards 2010 : Meilleure distribution pour Inception
 Phoenix Film Critics Society 2010 : Award de la meilleure distribution pour Inception
 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2010 : Award de la meilleure distribution pour Inception
 Golden Globes 2011 : Golden Globe du meilleur acteur dans un film musical ou une comédie pour 50/50
 MTV Movie Awards 2011 : Meilleur acteur pour 50/50
 Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 : Meilleur acteur dans un film d'action

Voix francophones

En France, Alexis Victor et Donald Reignoux sont les voix françaises les plus régulières en alternance de Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Alexis Tomassian, Taric Mehani et Franck Lorrain l'ont également doublé respectivement à quatre reprises pour le premier et à deux occasions chacun pour les deux suivants. À titre exceptionnel, il a notamment été doublé par Pascal Nowak dans Stop-Loss et Pinocchio et par Gwendal Anglade dans Snowden. Par ailleurs, lors de son caméo dans le film L'Interview qui tue !, l'acteur n'a aucun dialogue.

Au Québec, Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque est la voix québécoise régulière de l'acteur.

Versions françaises
 Alexis Victor dans Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Looper, Project Power
 Donald Reignoux dans (500) jours ensemble, Lincoln, The Walk : Rêver plus haut, Les Sept de Chicago

Versions québécoises
 Note : La liste indique les titres québécois.
 Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque dans Origine, 50/50, L'Ascension du Chevalier Noir, Looper, La Marche, Snowden

Notes et références

Liens externes

Acteur américain
Féministe américain
Naissance à Los Angeles
Naissance en février 1981
Acteur ayant interprété un personnage DC
Acteur ayant incarné Robin

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But when a young woman goes missing from a house full of live webcams, and is found drowned in the lake outside Flynn, Tabitha is dragged into the whole mess— film crew, murder victim, love life and all.
There were two girls using the internet pseudonym French Vanilla, and only one is dead. So where is the other one? Why is everyone suddenly behaving like they're in a (quite specific) Raymond Chandler novel? And how the hell did the best kiss of Tabitha's life end up on YouTube?
Even ice cream isn't going to get them out of this one.
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Drowned Vanilla - Livia Day
ICE CREAM FLAVOURS: A GRAND EXPERIMENT, BY TABITHA DARLING
Bluebelderberry (fruit + cordial)
Pepperberry Fizz (sherbet)
Caramel Surprise (how surprising do people want their caramel to be, seriously?)
Vegetarian Bacon
Peanut Butter and Jelly Jam
Sweet Potato and Cinnamon
Pineapple Chilli
Black Forest … something less obvious. Pink Forest?
Summer in Hobart starts long and dry at the beginning of December, and the sun just keeps getting brighter. Hats, sunscreen and ice cream are all essential.
Also? Any music with a salsa beat.
The music flooded out from the windows of my kitchen — probably annoying any of my neighbours who were home on a Wednesday morning. The day was already heating up as I danced around the table in a tank top and undies, scooping freshly made sorbet into tasting dishes. And then went to pounce on my housemate.
'Cee-ege,' I said in my best whiny voice.
He was at his computer as usual, in the same scruffy clothes he'd been wearing for three days. Since his horrible girlfriend (we do not speak her name in this house) dropped him, I'd been watching for signs of depression and non-showering. It was hard to tell, since staring blankly at his computer screen for eighteen hours a day making clicky click noises wasn't completely out of the ordinary for him.
'No,' Ceege said, not looking up. 'Whatever it is, no. You have to learn to entertain yourself.'
'I bring ice cream for tasting,' I said, at the most annoying wheedling girlie frequency I could. He tunes out all non-extreme sounds. 'You don't have to look away from the screen. Though you should, every fifteen minutes.'
'Yeah, yeah, ergonomics, very important, don't care,' he said, opening his mouth obediently.
I scooped up a small spoonful of a virulent purple sorbet and held it out for him to taste.
'Guh, what is it?' he said, pulling a face.
'Blackberry hazelnut.'
'Too complicated. Next!'
I offered him a bright pink one, and noted the look of vague horror that crossed his face. 'Raspberry vinaigrette. Bad?'
Ceege grabbed his ever-present bottle of Coke Zero, swilled and swallowed. 'Why would you even do that to ice cream? What's wrong with strawberry, chocolate, vanilla?'
'Vanilla is boring. I take it that means you don't want to try my spicy avocado gelato.'
'Not in this lifetime, Tabs.' He dragged his eyes away from the screen (a miracle!) and peered at my tray. 'What's that one?'
'Banana,' I said, all innocent. He opened his mouth. Three seconds later, when the true wonder of the experience had been tasted and swallowed, he gave me a reproachful look. 'Bananoffemato,' I admitted.
'Banana and toffee and tomato?' Ceege said with a wince.
'Banana and coffee and tomato.'
'My mouth hates you right now, just so you know.' He went back to his shiny computer screen. 'How much more of your day off is left?'
'Most of it.'
He picked up the phone and handed it to me. 'You fail. Make them take you back.'
I eyed the phone like a chocaholic staring at her first Kit Kat in a month. 'Maybe I'll just check in.'
'You do that.'
Ceege buried himself in a sea of clicky noises, and I returned to the kitchen, balancing my tray of icy goodness. I hit the instant redial button and Xanthippe picked up on the second ring. 'Nin has everything under control, one of the annoying arty waitresses is due here in ten minutes to swap shifts with the other annoying arty one, and I almost have the hang of the coffee machine. We don't need you, we don't love you, stay home.'
'You're mean,' I said, perching on the edge of my kitchen table. 'Let me come in. I've had like three days off already in cat years. And what do you mean almost? You're not allowed to make coffee until you can name all the components of the machine and you know how to spell macchiato.'
'Hate you too, no frigging way, and Nin said that was crazy talk. She let me loose on the latté.' Xanthippe's voice was unbearably smug.
Not fair. 'Can I come in after lunch?' I tried.
'Café says no to Tabitha Darling. Thank you and good morning.' Xanthippe hung up. I hate having a business partner. Correction: I hate having a business partner who doesn't shut up and stay out of my business.
I binned the sorbets and started flicking through my recipe books for the next trial batch.
'Vanilla!' Ceege yelled from the other room.
'Not in this lifetime!' I yelled back.
Ten minutes later, the phone rang and I leaped on it, not at all desperate for a distraction. 'Forget what I said,' Xanthippe said in a grumpy voice. 'We need you.'
'I'm sorry,' I said sweetly. 'I did not hearrrrr you.'
'People are crying, Tabitha. I can handle coffee, I cannot handle crying. Get in here now, or I take a blowtorch to the mural.'
'I'll think about it.' I hung up and bounced back into the living room. 'They need me! I am indispensable. I knew it.'
'Put some clothes on,' Ceege grunted. 'Don't want to frighten the customers.'
'And deprive them of the sight of my Batgirl undies?'
'Since when do you have…' Ceege peered closer and then squeezed his eyes closed. 'Holy batarangs, Tabitha, that's a terrible thing to do to a bloke who hasn't had sex in two months. If I start fancying you, I might as well throw myself off the bridge.'
'Fine, I'll put a skirt on,' I said, rolling my eyes. 'But only to avoid sunburn.'
'Whatever helps you sleep at night.'
When I was a little girl, my mum used to take me to this beautiful old fashioned bookshop in a sandstone building that sat squarely on a corner of two busy streets. I was sad when they moved the shop, but even sadder to see the array of uninspiring businesses that took over that building in the years that followed. Lawyer's offices, accountants, a surf shop. It seemed such a waste.
Three years ago, a smooth-talking mate of mine tried to convince me to go into business with him. My talent for goopy cakes, his talent for spending money. It was all far too good to be true, and when Darrow happened to mention that he had bought a certain sandstone building which was just crying out for an amazing café on the ground floor, I hung up on him and refused to take his calls for four days.
Getting your dream is scary.
Of course within a month of opening Café La Femme, I discovered that getting your dream actually entails a whole lot of hard work, and you don't have to worry about karma and hubris and 'life being too good' when you're getting up at 5am to slave over a hot oven. More recently, I had to cope when Darrow handed over most of his share in the business to his ex, Xanthippe — a woman I would trust to protect the café against terrorists, but not to scramble eggs.
Seriously. How can you not know how to scramble eggs?
'What's the problem?' I asked as I burst through the door of my café, trying not to look too pleased that they had only managed half the morning without me. 'Who did Xanthippe make cry?'
'I resent the implication,' said my new business partner from under her perfectly stylish swoosh of dark hair. 'I almost never make people cry.'
'Just keep telling yourself that,' I said. 'Tears?'
'Kitchen,' said Xanthippe.
'Wuss.' I headed for the swinging doors, to see what the damage was.
My crew looked up at me, a haze of extreme innocence emanating from them. I looked from one to the other. No evidence of tears. 'Lara, why are you still here? Yui, why haven't you got your apron on yet? Nin, just keep rolling the pastry, you're good.' I folded my arms. 'Why are none of you crying?'
'We've gone well past crying,' Lara said helpfully. 'We've had vomiting.'
'Panic attacks,' Yui put in, sounding unreasonably gleeful.
Nin just nodded, working on her pastry.
My eyes narrowed. 'Yet … I see calm and not chaos. The reason for this is?'
'It's not us,' Lara said. 'As if. It's Melinda.'
My crew all nodded enthusiastically, assuring me that yes, it was Melinda. Which was still unhelpful. 'Someone called Melinda has been crying, throwing up and panicking in my kitchen… What did you do, put her in the pasties?'
'We gave her to Stewart,' said Yui, wiping a blue hair extension back out of her eyes and smiling at me. 'You know how good he is with the crying woman thing.'
Stewart. I tried not to look as if I'd been kicked in the stomach. 'Courtyard?' I headed out before any of them saw anything completely wrong on my face. Crying and puking and panicking. All things to be avoided.
I stepped out of my kitchen door and stood on the steps, looking out at it. A quiet corner, my favourite little haven. I'd finally cracked and put a café table out here, but never let anyone use it but the crew.
Customers didn't belong here in this little patch of green surrounded by convict-era sandstone blocks, just a couple of metres from one of the busiest roads in the city. It was ours.
Stewart sat at the table, comforting a messy young woman. She had dark hair in bunches, and clothes that just screamed 'quirky fine arts student'. Who thinks it's remotely justifiable to bring back the poncho? More to the point, who wears a poncho in December, a month when the sharp sunlight cuts through Hobart like a newly honed knife?
I wasn't really paying attention to her. Stewart had let his hair grow longer, and it hung in his eyes. He was still a complete scruff, in jeans that should have been turfed to the Salvos years ago. Nothing had changed.
But I hadn't seen him in seven months, and he was really here, and oh, yes there was the panic welling up inside me, with a twist of guilt on the side.
I'd really screwed things up.
Stewart handed one of a small hoard of napkins to the messy art chick who blew her nose on it and wiped her streaming eyes. Then he looked up and saw me, grey eyes steadily on mine for a moment before his face broke into a grin. An entirely friendly, 'everything's fine' grin. 'Tabitha. Miss me?'
I ignored the question, because throwing myself into his lap right now would be bad. 'Here we are again,' I said, bouncing into one of the cast iron chairs. 'Should have known, McTavish. As soon as the crying women turn up, you roll into town to save the day.'
'I like tae be where my skills are needed,' he said solemnly.
I put my feet in his lap. 'Introduce me to your friend.' See, this was easy. I could do this. Friends, with occasional flirting and none of that stupid awkwardness that had wrecked it all for us, after the Kiss That Shouldn't Have Happened.
'Melinda,' said the girl, wiping her eyes and looking almost normal. 'Sorry for the fuss, I didn't mean to … explode at everyone. I'm pregnant, it's weird. I start sobbing at ordinary things, and when I get stressed all hell breaks loose. Really, I shouldn't be allowed out in public.'
'Hey, I have days like that,' I told her. At Stewart's startled look, I added, 'Not the being pregnant part. General emotional wear and tear. I'm Tabitha, by the way. This is my café. Mostly.'
Melinda nodded, dabbing at her eyes again. Someone had given her a cup of ginger tea, which smelled so good I had to resist the urge to ask if I could have a sip. No stealing from pregnant women, Tabitha. 'I know Lara and Yui from uni. They thought maybe you'd be able to help me.'
Help how? 'Does this involve cooking or shopping? Those are my two special subjects.'
'No,' Melinda said hesitantly. 'But … we can't go to the police. Friend of ours has gone missing. We're really worried about her.'
I looked at Stewart, who nodded. Which was a lot of help. 'How long has she been missing?'
'Five hours,' said Melinda, and her lip started wobbling again. 'I didn't know what to do, but Yui was there and she said you had this stalker earlier in the year, and you were good at figuring out how to do things without the police, and…' She started crying again, messily. Stewart handed her another napkin. 'Sorry, I'm normally not this bananas, but I'm so very worried about her.'
Oh, hell. Is that what I had a reputation for now? Someone who solved crimes? That was nuts. Surely everyone knew I couldn't be trusted with that sort of thing. If not, I was going to have to release some kind of memo. Tabitha Darling is not a private detective, but she's quite good with coffee.
'Couldn't she…' I said, and trailed off.
Melinda gave me a sharp look. 'Yes she could have simply gone shopping, or run away for some mad romantic fling or any one of a dozen things. But she didn't. I know Annabeth. She's a predictable person. Quiet and nice and sweet and considerate and very, very predictable. Something's wrong, and I have no idea how to help her.'
I gave Stewart a pleading look. He gave a small smile. The kind of smile that makes you go warm from skin to bone, and inspires even the slackest of lazybones to attempt virtuous deeds.
Or maybe that's just the effect he has on me.
www.sandstonecity.org - posted by random_scotsman
I'm back in sunny Hobart, Sandstone minions! My Random Scotsman tour of deepest darkest Tasmania has taught me several valuable life lessons, which I will now sum up for you:
Apparently the platypus isn't just something that you people invented to lure in the tourists.
Asking for platypus is a good way to get thrown out of several leading 4 star restaurants across the state.
There really are towns on the north east coast with three pubs and no people.
You have a town called Penguin. I know this comes as no shock to you locals, but naming towns after nouns? What's next? Paper, Rock and Scissors? (still getting over Moriarty and Bagdad, you sick, sick puppies)
Why do mainlanders (see I'm a real local now, I call them mainlanders) always complain about the weather? This is one of the sunniest places I've ever been. Admittedly all I have to compare it to is Glasgow, London and Melbourne, but still…
Thanks for all the great feedback about my postcards from the wild, but I'm back for good, settled into my squeaky chair and ready to dish the dirt on the City of Sandstone. You know you missed me…
Stewart would have come along to Melinda's place with us, but she patted him politely on the hand and told him no men were allowed. Which … okay. Interesting. I made Xanthippe join us instead, because she might be useful in discussing matters like missing people and stalkers.
Yes, I had a stalker once. Yes, I was — kidnapped, I suppose, for about half a day back in March. I was scared as hell, and it meant a lot that people started looking for me as soon as they realised I was gone. If there was a chance I could help someone else in the same situation, I wanted to do that.
One problem: I'm not actually any good at this. If you need to construct a tower of profiteroles or coordinate a vintage outfit, I'm your girl. But I only escaped my once-in-a-lifetime-abduction situation thanks to luck, stupidity, more luck, a handy half brick and some incredibly loyal friends. I wasn't convinced I had the necessary resources to rescue someone else.
Also, I was not the police. Who are professionally equipped to deal with missing people. They don't even make you wait twenty-four hours here in Australia.
There were many, many reasons why it was important to convince Melinda and her friends that they needed to talk to the professionals. Including my love life, but we'll get to that later.
Melinda's house wasn't what I was expecting. Student share houses are rarely to be found in the elegantly restored properties of Battery Point. Sure, these houses were slums a hundred years ago, but since then they've been renovated, restored, skylighted, water-featured, and generally transformed into the natural habitat for high flying lawyers, doctors, retired politicians — you get the picture.
This tall brick house didn't look particularly fancy, but it wasn't a deathtrap kennel either. 'We'll have to get you to sign a waiver,' Melinda said apologetically as she unlocked the front door and kicked her shoes off. 'We can't let anyone in unless they agree to have their face broadcast online, and to preserve our privacy — no sharing our address, that sort of thing.'
'Okay,' I said slowly. 'Why is that?'
Xanthippe pointed past my face, up into a corner of the little hallway, and I caught her scent — coconut and lime today. I wish she'd give up the fruit perfumes. Whenever I spend any amount of time with her I get the subconscious desire to make jam.
'Webcam,' she said in a low voice. 'Yeah?' she added to Melinda. 'Either that or you have a really full on security system.'
'Both, actually,' said Melinda, passing me a clipboard. I signed the waiver, taking note of the wording. Xanthippe hesitated when I passed it to her, but she signed finally. Curiosity is her weakness. We have that in common.
'Shoes,' Melinda said, almost making it a question.
I slipped my sandals off easily enough, but Xanthippe took longer with her black lace up boots. To her credit, she managed not to look completely hacked off about this. We made our way through a living room to a large, sunlit kitchen and I saw Xanthippe's eyes flick around, locating the cameras as we went.
'So, this is The Gingerbread House?' Xanthippe asked. 'Unless there are more webcam houses in Hobart that I haven't heard of.'
'That's us.' Melinda pulled her poncho off before she started laying out cups and things for tea. You could definitely tell she was pregnant now — I'm not an expert in these things, but I'd say she was second trimesterish. There was a definite bump going on under her close-fitting top. 'Call me Cherry, by the way. While the cameras are on.'
'Cherry it is,' said Xanthippe.
'Okay,' she said, boiling the hot water jug. The day was too hot for anything but iced tea, but I didn't object. Rituals are important. 'French Vanilla was supposed to be here until noon. It's her shift. She's always really good about it.'
Melinda had already told us that her missing friend's name was Annabeth French — but French Vanilla? Cute, and a little obvious as a pseudonym.
'Her shift,' Xanthippe repeated.
Melinda nodded. 'One of us has to be here at all times, for the webcams. Vanilla's great with the rules, normally. She takes them really seriously.' She pointed to the fridge. 'We have a schedule. She's not the sort of person to leave without a note, even if it was an emergency. And there was the power cut. Which is suspicious considering the timing, and it just makes me think that maybe it's her stalker.'
'I think I'm going to need a few more bullet points here,' Xanthippe said slowly. 'What exactly is going on?'
Melinda set a cup down with a clink. 'Oh. Um. I'm not sure of the best way to explain it.'
'Try,' Xanthippe suggested.
'Cherry, is that you home?' called a voice from further into the house. A tall woman with a boyish haircut walked in, and took her top off. 'Who are your friends?' she asked, unfastening her bra and laying it on the couch, with her top.
'Ginge, this is Tabitha,' said Melinda, grabbing another cup. 'And … Xanthippe? Yui thought they might be able to help us find French Vanilla.'
'Cherry,' said the bare breasted woman, sounding impatient. 'She's fine. You're worrying about nothing.'
'You're the one who said you didn't want to bring the police in here,' Melinda/Cherry said firmly. 'This is a compromise.'
'She's just gone off for a wander. She hasn't even been gone overnight!'
Meanwhile I was trying not to stare at the woman's nipples. Because that would be rude. But they were right there, what was I supposed to do, ignore them? Was ignoring them ruder?
Xanthippe accepted the cup of tea from Melinda with thanks. 'Is it hot in here, or is it just me?' she said archly.
The semi naked woman laughed, relaxing a bit. 'I'm Ginger. This is for the cameras,' she added, gesturing to her breasts. 'Pays the rent, you know.'
I hid my face behind my own cup, not sure whether I was in awe or appalled. It would have sent me screaming into the night. I mean, I consider myself a recreational exhibitionist. I wouldn't have as much fun with clothes if I stopped to think about the size of my thighs, and I certainly wouldn't enjoy food as much as I do if my mind was constantly on the way my tummy sticks out in front during a scone-heavy week. And yes, anyone who spends any amount of time on YouTube probably has seen at least six seconds of my boobs with smiley faces painted on them (don't ask!).
But being constantly under surveillance? Complete strangers watching me constantly, perving on me and my friends, critiquing every crease and curve? I think I'd have a nervous breakdown in a week.
'How long have you all been doing this?' I asked.
'Two years,' said Ginger, helping herself to coffee (never mind my other hang ups, I would definitely not handle hot water that close to unclothed tits!). 'Cherry and me, anyway. Vanilla joined us about…'
'Eight months ago,' said Melinda. 'We had another girl here before that, Pepperminty, but she got engaged to this super conservative bloke and he got funny about the webcam thing. We even had to erase her from the archives to keep him happy.'
'Can't imagine why,' I muttered.
Xanthippe kicked my chair. 'Don't be rude.'
'We're in their house,' she said firmly. 'Not nice to judge.'
She had a point, but I couldn't help being squicked. 'I don't mean to be rude — I am sorry, Melinda — I'm really not used to being the straightest person in the room.'
Xanthippe looked at me, then shrugged and pulled her top off, revealing a black bra.
'I can't take you anywhere,' I protested.
'When in Rome,' she said, laughing at me.
'Yeah,' Ginger said approvingly, leaning over to clink her coffee cup against Xanthippe's.
Okay, I was officially out-cooled. Or something. 'Can we get on with this?' I said plaintively.
'I haven't told you about the stalker ex-boyfriend yet,' said Melinda.
Xanthippe looked troubled. 'There's a stalker ex-boyfriend and you didn't go to the police straight away?'
'A stalker and an ex-boyfriend,' Ginger corrected. 'I don't know if the stalker even counts as a stalker; he's someone who has left creepy messages on our fan forums. And that doesn't exactly make him a special snowflake — we get a lot of creep attention. The ex-boyfriend sends postcards. I don't think they're the same person.'
'I do,' Melinda said firmly. 'It's possible for the same person to use the internet and snail mail. The postcards stopped a month ago, and now Vanilla has vanished? So not a coincidence.'
'She'll be fine,' Ginger insisted. 'Honestly. You're worrying about
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Better than book one - holds together better as a story; the characters are less two dimensional. I wasn't expecting more than a bit of a romp, given the first one - detective noir/murder mystery, with protagonist whose two true loves are clothes and creating food. Oh, and a bit of a confusing romance aspect that was a little on the heavy handed side. Having said that - I read it in one sitting, I ignored my family to do so, and I was fascinated by the way that the disparate aspects of the story pulled together.

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Based in Aspect's European headquarters near Heathrow, UK, Wilkins and Tustin will shape the company's channel strategy in the region, focusing on recruiting specialist cloud partners to deliver both mobile self-service and Aspect's cloud-based customer engagement solution, Zipwire. Both appointments join Aspect from contact centre technology provider Avaya, where they spent almost five years driving channel growth and developing key partners in Europe.
Majella Wilkins brings more than ten years' channel experience to Aspect gained in both vendor-side and VAR-side positions, including 3Com. With a strong track record in managing large portfolios of partners, she has worked with both large systems integrators such as T-Systems and CSC, and specialist VARs targeting the mid-market and enterprise sectors. With an increased remit on driving cloud deployments via the channel, Wilkins will be responsible for Aspect's relationships with systems integrators in Northern Europe.
Prior to entering channel sales, Kate Tustin spent 15 years in pre-sales engineering for both small and large resellers and IT service providers, including Avaya and Cisco. Since gaining five years' experience working with channel partners, Tustin specialises in helping resellers shift their go to market from on-premise to the cloud. At Aspect, Tustin will focus on developing existing relationships with key partners, and will join Wilkins in a hard-hitting recruitment drive for new partners, particularly those ready to transition their customer engagement offering to the cloud.


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Woman calls police after a strange van followed her for miles
She noticed a white van tailing her in her rearview mirror.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019, 11:28 PM EST by Victoria Wresilo
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - A Cape Coral woman called police in a panic after a van followed her for miles.
22-year-old Mikeria Cherry says she was followed on her way home from Fort Myers on Monday night.
She noticed a white van tailing her in her rearview mirror. She says the driver followed her through a gas station parking lot and onto a dead-end road.
"I thought he was going to block me in," said Cherry. "I automatically knew what I had to do because I didn't want to die."
Cherry called 911 and dispatchers with the Cape Coral police helped direct her safely to the police department.
She says the van was white with dark tinted windows, too dark to see a driver.
Cherry said police were patrolling in her neighborhood for the van on Monday night.


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A DAY IN THE HISTORY OF ESTERBROOK 1961
A day in the History of Esterbrook – 1961, The Race to the Moon started with an Esterbrook Pen
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy began a dramatic expansion of the U.S. space program and committed the nation to the ambitious goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik, and the space race was on. The Soviets' triumph jarred the American people and sparked a vigorous response in the federal government to make sure the United States did not fall behind its Communist rival President Kennedy understood the need to restore America's confidence and intended not merely to match the Soviets, but surpass them. On May 25, 1961, he stood before Congress to deliver a special message on "urgent national needs." He asked for an additional $7 billion to $9 billion over the next five years for the space program, proclaiming that "this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth." President Kennedy settled upon this dramatic goal as a means of focusing and mobilizing the nation's lagging space efforts. Using an Esterbrook pen , President Kennedy signed a bill on July, 21st 1961 which increased the budget of NASA in order to fulfill the goal of landing a man on the moon.
On February 20, 1962, John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit Earth. Launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Friendship 7 capsule carrying Glenn reached a maximum altitude of 162 miles and an orbital velocity of 17,500 miles per hour. After more than four hours in space, having circled the earth three times, Glenn piloted the Friendship 7 back into the atmosphere and landed in the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda.
Glenn's success helped to inspire NASA and the Nation to continue President Kennedys mission to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
To the Moon.
As space exploration continued through the 1960s, the United States was on its way to the Moon. Project Gemini was the second NASA spaceflight program. Its goals were to perfect the entry and re-entry maneuvers of a spacecraft and conduct further tests on how individuals are affected by long periods of space travel. The Apollo Program followed Project Gemini. Its goal was to land humans on the moon and assure their safe return to Earth. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts—Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.—realized President Kennedy's dream that begin with an Esterbrook pen and his signing of the bill that increased the size and budget of NASA with the goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely back to earth.


Gov. William Donald Schaefer personally apologized today for a state work crew that had mistakenly cut down seven trees bordering the yard of Arun Vohra, a resident of this Washington suburb.
"We made a mistake, and we're going to do everything we can to rectify it," the Governor said in a visit to Mr. Vohra's home.
Accompanied by several aides, including State Transportation Secretary James Lighthizer, Mr. Schaefer made the 40-mile trip from Annapolis, the state capital, to see Mr. Vohra and the stumps that remain along the highway outside his house after an incident known in these parts as the Bethesda Chain Saw Massacre.
One of the felled trees was a huge cedar about 80 feet high. "That was a great tree," the Governor conceded.
Mr. Schaefer called the tree-cutting incident a result of missed communications. "We made a mistake," he said, "and we learned."
The story of the seven destroyed trees, all on a state right-of-way, began last spring when Mr. Vohra, an engineer for the United States Department of Energy, notified the Maryland Highway Administration about a diseased pine tree on state property in front of his house.
A few days later he returned home and found that the tree was still standing but that six other trees -- two pines, three blooming dogwoods and a giant lilac -- had been cut.
Mr. Vohra complained, and soon another state official came to his house and was shown the diseased pine. Mr. Vohra marked the pine with a ribbon.
"I acted a little crazy," Mr. Vohra said. He called his state delegate, his Congresswoman, the Governor's Mansion in Annapolis and the State Department of Natural Resources. And the story began to get some press.
Mr. Vohra was informed this week that the Governor wanted to visit, so he made coffee and ordered some extra food for his guests.
As the entourage arrived today, Mr. Vohra expressed surprise at all the attention he was getting. "I had no idea this would ever happen," he said.
Governor Schaefer said, "We want to do the right thing," and promised that the state would replace whatever trees Mr. Vohra chooses. "I'm tree-conscious," the Governor added, reminding reporters that he had vowed to plant a million trees in Maryland.
The two men posed for photographs atop the cedar stump. Nearby was the pine that started all the trouble. State officials have since said it is not diseased at all, but only the target of woodpeckers.


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On the Campus From Princeton's vault: Why tigers?
By W. Barksdale Maynard '88
What: Founded in 1912 by the Class of 1894, the Society of the Claw honored prominent Princeton men with real claws from tigers hunted in the British Raj.
When did the tiger first become our feisty emblem? Orange and black team colors (from the House of Orange and Nassau in Holland) preceded it by several years. As late as 1879, a graduating class gave statuary lions to adorn Nassau Hall, a mistake that later needed correcting.
Nobody seems to have thought of us as Tigers until after the founding of Tiger, the humor magazine, in 1882. Its name was a play on the nonsensical "Princeton Tiger" cheer from Civil War days: "Hooray! ... Tiger! ... Sh-sh-sh-boom-ahhh!"
The Yale football team had a chance to "beard the tiger in his den," a letter to The New York Times said in 1886, in perhaps the earliest off-campus reference.
Online newspaper databases suggest that the feline association didn't start to become universal until 1890 – some years later than usually assumed — with the extensive coverage of the Yale game that year. "The Princeton tigers come running out on the field," said The New York Tribune. It's been Tigers ever since.
Where: Collection AC53, Princeton University Archives
Princeton history
An orange-and-black tale
By Smokey Williams '42
Stomach flu sickens many students on campus
In the comedy world, where women remain outnumbered, Ellie Kemper '02 gets the laughs


Scientific studies that suggest there is a relationship between food and mood.
The relationship between food and psychological well-being has increased globally.
We are committed to bringing you all the recent studies pertaining to mood and food.
Food and Mood is a project with the primary aim of finding how what goes into our mouth can impact on our mood. Scientists have often said that "We are what we eat", but how serious should we take this phrase? Food is an inevitable part of our lives and many people are only concerned about eating to stay alive. What if there is more to eating than just surviving? Inspired by these questions, this project was born to help find answers to some of these questions. By finding the relationship between what we eat and our mood, we can as well find a solution to some of the numerous mental health problems that many people go through, silently.
Food is an integral part of our life that we can hardly do without.
Comfort foods are considered a quick fix. They include snacks and drinks laced with sugar that can provide you with a burst of energy. While carbohydrates improve mood by slowly releasing energy to the brain, it is ok to resort to comfort foods if your neurotransmitters have gone off balance, according to an assistant professor and dietetics at St. Louis University, Joy Short. However, it has to be done in moderation.
Samantha Heller, a senior clinical nutritionist at the New York University compares mood to a chemical set noting that if your entire system is balanced chemically, your mood will be too. Anemia, predominantly in women, leads to fatigue and depression. Heller also noted that majority of adults lack enough of the B vitamins. A study conducted in 2010 reported that women with a higher intake of B vitamins.
The food we eat has a huge impact on our mood and emotions.
If you compare the human body to a car, food is just like petroleum which is burned to produce energy. Without petrol, the car will not move. Likewise, without food, the human body will lack the energy to perform properly. In fact, there are several studies that have shown that hunger can make someone to be angry.
If you ask many people the reason why they eat, their response will likely be "to live" – but in reality, it goes beyond that.
Are you intrigued by the possible relationship between food and mood? Will you want to know more about how what you eat can affect your mental health? At Food and Mood, we are committed to providing you with all the answers you need. You can contact us today through any of our channels.
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Q: UWP - Pass event to control (tunneling) I have a UWP question about inheriting/ passing a event to a user control from the parent view to child.
I created a user control to display text overlays (see code below). We had a parent view that would display an overlay when the window is resized (see code below). The overlay would display the dimensions of the window when this even is triggered.
I moved the overlay to a user control and now I'm trying to pass that resized event to the overlay control. The hope is that we can register more events to the overlay control so it can display more then the resize
information. However, I'm not sure the best way to do this. My first idea was inheriting from the view, so i could just listen to the event from the overlay control, but that resulted in errors.
I believe due to the fact that the parent view has a ViewModel (i also created one for the overlay, not sure if its actually needed yet).
I have been reading about a lot of possible ways to do this, but I'm not sure which would be the best way to do this. Does anyone have any insight on this issue ? I would be open to suggestions, links, or just a general answer of
what is the best way to achieve this in our project.
Parent view

User Control

Parent Event

Control class

Some information i have been reading about:
https://documentation.devexpress.com/WPF/17449/MVVM-Framework/ViewModels/ViewModel-relationships-ISupportParentViewModel
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/wpf/advanced/preview-events
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/742077f6-e875-44d1-8bc4-6e6516db9eda/passing-the-parent-control-event-to-child-controls?forum=winforms
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xaml-platform/events-and-routed-events-overview
http://irisclasson.com/2013/12/10/passing-event-arguments-from-xaml-in-windows-store-apps-inputconverter-inputconverterparameter-etc/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/how-to-create-and-consume-an-app-service
Update
Adding the viewModel to the parent viewModel (terminal), and passing it to the control via the Datacontext did not work

A: As you're already using MVVM, I'd recommend going the full route utilizing "Interactivity", "Commands", and "child ViewModels". This is a commonly used patter in MVVM WPF applications, and can be applied to UWP apps as well.
Using "Interactivity" and interactions
The interactivity / behaviors library from Microsoft allows you to bind events in XAML to an ICommand in the ViewModel. You can get the managed NuGet package here.
From the official examples on GitHub, shortened:
<Button x:Name="button1" Content="Increment">
  <Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
    <Interactions:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="Click" SourceObject="{Binding ElementName=button1}">
      <Interactions:InvokeCommandAction Command="{Binding UpdateCountCommand}"/>
    </Interactions:EventTriggerBehavior>
  </Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
</Button>

Forward command data to child ViewModel
Having this event now routed to your command in your parent ViewModel, you can now either call your overlay ViewModel and pass the info directly to it:
private readony IOverlayViewModel _overlayViewModel;

public ICommand UpdateCountCommand { get; set; }

ctor(IOverlayViewModel overlayViewModel)
{
    _overlayViewModel = overlayViewModel;
    UpdatedCountCommand = new MyICommandImplementation(UpdatedCountCommand_Executed);
}

private void UpdatedCountCommand_Executed(/* Add correct method signature */)
{
    // If needed, retrieve data from parameter...

    // Update overlay ViewModel text
    _overlayViewModel.Text = ""; // Whichever text was calculated before
}

Or you use a messenger (mediator pattern) to send it to an overlay.

A: I was misusing the bindings. x:Bind and Binding are using different types of context. For this binding to work we would need to set the parent's element Datacontext to 'this'. x:Bind on the other hand does this implicitly.
<views:OverlayView DataContext="{x:Bind ViewModel.Overlay}"></views:OverlayView>

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Wargaming Forum and Wargamer Forums > Fiction, Art and Roleplay Game Discussion > Black Library Book Reviews > A review of Kill Team from Big_Cheddars > Reply to Thread
Thread: A review of Kill Team from Big_Cheddars Reply to Thread
[QUOTE=Xisor;1162545]Oddly, [i]Kill Team[/i] is the only of the LC novels I've read, but I largely concur. It's a nice well-populated novel when it comes to characters and cameos. It's not obvious throughout what's going on, but it carries itself well and isn't so complex as to seem convoluted or absurd. More'n that, I think Gav's earlier writing is perhaps much less 'his style'; it's more conversational and...non-technical? Gav's later work, especially in [i]The Sundering[/i] and [i]Path of the Eldar[/i] series, he really carries off a much stronger 'voice' to his work (and, alas, it's one that isn't always popular). For me, I largely like the bulk of his work. A few 'dud notes' for me in places (the first half of [i]Caledor[/i], the prologue/epilogue of [i]Purging of Kadillus[/i]), but broadly I think it's very neat. In particular, though, the early/old distinction is particularly noticeable. I think [i]Kill Team[/i] and [i]Angels of Darkness[/i] is probably nearing unrecognisable compared to, say, [i]Malekith[/i] or [i]Path of the Seer[/i].[/QUOTE]
Big_Cheddars Hmm, Xisor, I gotta be honest; I haven't read any of the novels you just named. I've read five BL novels, and I've reviewed them all now (I've also read the entire hammer and bolter year one, plus a few other short stories), but from what I've read the sundering series is awesome, and I look forward to them. It's interesting what you say, and I must say Gav Thorpe's voice is repressed quite a lot in Kill Team. I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out, but I know what you mean. Kill Team is much more about Kage's story, and you can barely tell that it was penned by an author. You could easily believe it was Kage's memoirs. I don't mind, as I'm sure I'll like both styles, but you make an interesting point
Xisor Oddly, Kill Team is the only of the LC novels I've read, but I largely concur. It's a nice well-populated novel when it comes to characters and cameos. It's not obvious throughout what's going on, but it carries itself well and isn't so complex as to seem convoluted or absurd.
More'n that, I think Gav's earlier writing is perhaps much less 'his style'; it's more conversational and...non-technical? Gav's later work, especially in The Sundering and Path of the Eldar series, he really carries off a much stronger 'voice' to his work (and, alas, it's one that isn't always popular).
For me, I largely like the bulk of his work. A few 'dud notes' for me in places (the first half of Caledor, the prologue/epilogue of Purging of Kadillus), but broadly I think it's very neat. In particular, though, the early/old distinction is particularly noticeable. I think Kill Team and Angels of Darkness is probably nearing unrecognisable compared to, say, Malekith or Path of the Seer.
Mossy Toes I preferred 13th Legion and Annihilation Squad to Kill Team, personally. Though the training segments and the augur-surgery were nice touches. So: find the first and third books in the series ASAP!
Big_Cheddars Thanks man
Djinn24 I must be the only person who dislikes Gav's writing style! Very nice review.
Big_Cheddars
A review of Kill Team from Big_Cheddars
I know what you're thinking. Why is he reviewing the second part of the Last Chancer's series before the first part? Well basically it's because I bought Kill Team by mistake instead of Thirteenth Legion, but I didn't regret it for long!
Kill Team's plot is actually very complex, if you've read it you'll know what I mean. It's got many layers of depth, and it's one of those novels where you can't trust or care for a single character, because you never know who's agenda is real and who is going to live through events. Basically, Colonel Schafer is assembling a team to hunt down a tau commander, and Kage has to train them. This forms pretty much the first half of the novel, and the actual mission is the second half. I don't know about you, but sections of books that deal with training are always awesome in my opinion. I don't know why I like them so much, but I do. The novel is a little bit shorter than other BL novels, judging by the row of dots you get on a kindle that tell you how large it is. However, it took me as long as a novel to read because the pacing was a little slow at first.
Now, onto the characters. Kage is brilliant! I love Kage, the mix of insanity and pure killing power combined with a sort of animalistic cunning makes him wonderful to accompany through the novel. And because it's Kage, we know that Schafer doesn't really want him around except as a killing machine so Kage is always paranoid. Then we have Colonel Schafer himself, the eponymous bastard that holds all their fates in his hand. You really get a sense of how much Kage hates Schafer, but the two work well in harmony when they get on. I don't believe Kage ever would kill Schafer, as in a way they are the only comrades they both know inside and out. Then we have the supporting cast of the kill team itself. Like I said, don't get attached to any of these guys, as half of them will die, and it's never the ones you expect. The tau characters and parts of the novel are well-presented, and it's obvious to see that the Imperium hates the tau and only works with them out of necessity. The reason they're working with the tau is explained in the novel, so I won't spoil it here. But safe to say it's an interesting set of circumstances.
Finally the action. I've always been a fan of Gav Thorpe's writing, even more so after Kill Team. The dialogue is punchy and direct, like its deliverers, and the action is fast-paced and brutal. Especially when Kage is involved. Many people die in this book, so like I said, don't get attached to anyone. The ending is satisfyingly well done, and contains quite an unexpected twist. People who have read Thirteenth Legion will be surprised by the ending of Kill Team, definitely.
To sum it up Kill Team is a n excellent novel with a large and varied cast. Gav Thorpe is a master of his characters, and evidently thinks a lot about what they would do. I would give Kill Team an 8.5/10 (not quite a 9, but definitely more than an 8).


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Q: SQL Query to generate balance I have one table named LedgerReport which contain customer name,sales bill number and amount and i have to generate the balance of customer wise one by one row without using the cursors
and i hav send u the sample report below so please send me some suggestion to solve my problem...
Create Table LedgerReport
(
    Customer Nvarchar(64),
    Billno Nvarchar(64),
    Amount Decimal (10,3)
)

Insert Into LedgerReport Values ('Prem','Sb-001','5000')
Insert Into LedgerReport Values ('Prem','Sb-002','7000')
Insert Into LedgerReport Values ('Prem','Sb-003','2000')
Insert Into LedgerReport Values ('Prem','Sb-004','8000')
Insert Into LedgerReport Values ('Biswo','Sb-005','2000')
Insert Into LedgerReport Values ('Biswo','Sb-006','3000')
Insert Into LedgerReport Values ('Biswo','Sb-007','4000')
Insert Into LedgerReport Values ('Biswo','Sb-008','5000')

Select * from LedgerReport
------------------------------------------------
Customer  BillNo     Amount    **Balance**
----------------------------------------------
Prem      Sb-001   5000.000   **5000.000**
Prem      Sb-002   7000.000  **12000.000**
Prem      Sb-003   2000.000  **14000.000**
Prem      Sb-004   8000.000  **22000.000**
Biswo     Sb-005   2000.000   **2000.000**
Biswo     Sb-006   3000.000   **5000.000**
Biswo     Sb-007   4000.000   **9000.000**
Biswo     Sb-008   5000.000  **14000.000**

A: SELECT Customer, BillNo, Amount
    ,(SELECT SUM(Amount)
                FROM LedgerReport
               WHERE Customer = L.Customer
                 AND BillNo <= L.BillNo)
      'Running Total'
FROM LedgerReport L

A: You can also try this to avoid  selects in the column list
SELECT  l.Customer,
        l.Billno,
        l.Amount,
        SUM(lBal.Amount) RunningTotal
FROM    LedgerReport L LEFT JOIN
        LedgerReport lBal ON L.Customer = lBal.Customer
                            AND L.Billno >= lBal.Billno
GROUP BY l.Customer,
        l.Billno,
        l.Amount

A:
SELECT Customer,SUM(Amount)
FROM LedgerReport
GROUP BY Customer


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Vietnam opens world's 'first' gold-plated hotel
Published on: 11:24 am - Tuesday | July 7, 2020
Business / Entertainment / Exclusive / Features |
For guests at the "Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake" coffee comes in a gold cup and bath time is taken in gilded splendour.
The world's first self-proclaimed gold-plated hotel is open for business — and the Vietnamese owners insist they have the Midas touch despite the cramping of global travel during the coronavirus pandemic.
The hotel cost $200 million to construct with a 24-carat plating across lobbies, an infinity pool and rooms with even cutlery, cups, shower heads and toilet seats receiving the golden treatment.
While expensive for Vietnam, at $250 a night it is not prohibitive for wealthy locals craving a few nights living like Donald Trump, the US President renowned for his love of all things that glitter.
The hotel wants "ordinary people to the super rich… to check-in" both physically and on social media, said Nguyen Huu Duong, chairman of Hoa Binh group that owns the hotel.
A gold-plated infinity pool overlooks the city, while meals at the 25-storey hotel in downtown Hanoi may be mixed with a mysterious "gold substance", according to the owners.
So far, the smattering of customers appear to be delighted with Hanoi's flashiest new digs.
"When I arrived here… I felt like a king, you know, the Pharaoh… the king of Egypt," joked Phillip Park, a South Korean guest.
"I really enjoyed the luxury atmosphere," added Vietnamese guest Luong Van Thuan, saying he felt his status had automatically been "raised".
The relatively modest construction price tag was achieved by sourcing the gold plating locally — significantly reducing costs.
"Our group has a factory that can do gold-plated stuff, so the cost for our equipment and furniture here is quite cheap," Duong said.
And the pandemic which has strafed global tourism has not put him off opening, with Vietnam winning praise for its swift lockdown which has contained the coronavirus spread.
"For sure next year, we will make money," he added.
AFP/MUS


Should Rashford consider a move to a Premier League rival? Here is what we think.
Rashford is one of the best talents in world football and Waddle is right, he is being wasted by Mourinho, who doesn't like to use too many youngsters in his squads and if the special one does stay, then the Englishman needs to move on and continue his development elsewhere.
He loves United and has no plans to leave, but sitting on the bench every week is not doing his confidence or career any good at all.


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Building of the Day: 626 Bushwick Avenue
Nov 12, 2010 • 03:00pm
by Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris)
The BOTD is a no-frills look at interesting structures of all types and from all neighborhoods. There will be old, new, important, forgotten, public, private, good and bad. Whatever strikes our fancy. We hope you enjoy.
Address: 626 Bushwick Avenue, corner of Jefferson Street
Name: St. Mark's Lutheran School
Neighborhood: Bushwick
Architectural Style: Victorian Gothic
Architects: Theobald Engelhardt
Landmarked: No
Why chosen: Bushwick's German community put an indelible stamp on the streetscape here. The breweries, the factories, the large homes of the brewers, bankers and businessmen who lived here, their community halls and their churches are still here. Today, all of the buildings that survived from the mid-19th century have new owners, new uses, but their architectural beauty can still impress. Theobald Engelhardt, the son of German immigrants himself, was one busy architect, and much of his work is concentrated in Bushwick and Williamsburg. St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church and School was built at the height of the community's prosperity. The church is a fine piece of sacred architecture, but I really like the school building. It's a classic late Victorian school, very similar to James Naughton's public schools, also from the same time general period, with a little extra tossed in. Engelhardt used very Eastern/Moorish details in his windows, indicating Gothic window tracery in a very non-Gothic building. The fish scaled copper roof, with its Moorish cupola is the highlight of the building. The terra-cotta detailing adds more texture to the facade, while the script, which says Evangelical Lutheran Sunday school above the entrance, is pure German Gothic. It's a really cool building, which demands attention. It's been reborn as a school again, now serving an entirely different population of students. Long may it stand.


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using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Text;
using FluentNHibernate.Automapping;
using FluentNHibernate.Automapping.Alterations;

namespace HeroicSupport.Core.Domain
{
	public class User
	{
		public virtual Guid UserID { get; set; }

		public virtual string DisplayName { get; set; }

		public virtual string EmailAddress { get; set; }

		public virtual string PasswordHash { get; set; }

		public virtual string PasswordSalt { get; protected set; }

		protected User()
		{

		}

		public static User CreateNewUser(string displayName, string emailAddress, string password)
		{
			var user = new User
				{
					DisplayName = displayName,
					EmailAddress = emailAddress
				};

			user.SetPassword(password);

			return user;
		}

		public virtual void SetPassword(string password)
		{
			GenerateNewSalt();

			PasswordHash = HashPassword(password);
		}

		public virtual bool IsThisTheUsersPassword(string password)
		{
			var hash = HashPassword(password);

			return hash == PasswordHash;
		}

		private string HashPassword(string password)
		{
			var hasher = MD5.Create();
			return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(hasher.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(PasswordSalt + password)));
		}

		private void GenerateNewSalt()
		{
			var cryptoService = new RNGCryptoServiceProvider();
			byte[] buffer = new byte[10];
			cryptoService.GetBytes(buffer);
			PasswordSalt = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer);
		}
	}

	public class UserOverrides : IAutoMappingOverride<User>
	{
		public void Override(AutoMapping<User> mapping)
		{
			mapping.Map(u => u.DisplayName).Unique();
			mapping.Map(u => u.EmailAddress).Unique();
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Enjoy World-Class golfing facilities against the beautiful Caribbean backdrop with this special golf around package. Play on our 3 featured courses; Apes Hill Golf Club, Barbados Golf Club and the Sandy Lane Country Club all starting at $375. USD per person. *Additional caddie rates apply for Sandy Lane Country Club.
Serious golfers travel the world to play their favourite sport and serious holidaymakers who enjoy the game combine the sporting experience with a holiday experience and get the best of both worlds. Thankfully Barbados has plenty to offer both types of visitor and provide an unforgettable experience on the fairways.
Like all the great golf courses over the world no two courses are the same, and when it comes to assessing the attributes of Caribbean courses there are many features that set them apart. These include idyllic settings, beautiful weather, quality design, pristine fairways, fast challenging greens, excellent clubhouses, well-stocked pro-shops, golf tuition, modern carts, and friendly and efficient staff to enhance the golf experience. But above everything else, golf in the Caribbean is what it is and that's what makes it unique.
Barbados is home to the finest beaches in the world. The Crane beach on the south eastern side of the island was rated by Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous as "one of the ten best beaches in the world".
Barbados as a holiday choice is perfectly suited to the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Many of this elite crowd have bought vacation homes here and come whenever their schedules allow.


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ISS staff provide vital public services and support for private businesses. Unite, Britain and Ireland's largest union, is spearheading a demo later today (Friday 5 April 2019, 13:00) to protest against ISS' plans at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and Broadgreen Hospital. ISS workers affected also include security staff at Barclays bank in Canary Wharf and Goldman Sachs.
The outsourcer has unilaterally decided to change its pay cycle for its workers including hourly paid workers. When workers get paid on the new pay date of 9 May 2019, hourly paid workers will have worked three weeks but will only be paid for two on the new pay day. The change means ISS will withhold a week's pay. The staff will not receive the money owed until they eventually leave the company.
Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe, Unite national officer for health, said: "Without any proper consultation ISS is withholding its workers' pay and plunging many who live from hand to mouth into genuine hardship. And in an act of astonishing nerve the company which is worth billions has offered to loan workers their own money to cover the shortfall . This is yet another example of bandit capitalism by the outsourcing industry.
"This decision will hit low paid workers keeping our public services safe and clean, as well as workers providing services to businesses including Barclays and Goldman Sachs. This giant outsourcer seems to believe that the impact of restructuring its pay roll systems should fall heavily on the shoulders of workers on low pay. It's clear the company has taken this callous decision without any regard for its hardworking staff who help run our public services.
"Unite is consulting its members on the next steps and we are determined to fight this decision. Unions are meeting the company next week where we will be demanding that ISS pay workers what they are owed.


If you're looking to release equity from your home to help fund retirement, pay off your mortgage or go on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday, we've got good news! The interest rates on fixed lifetime mortgages (one of the two main forms of equity release) have fallen for the eighth consecutive month in July, to stand at 5.53%.
This current average of 5.53% is down from 5.55% in June and from 5.77% in December 2016, before the run of rate cuts. It's also a substantial change from a year ago, when there was an average rate of 6.25%.
Richard Eagling, head of Pensions at Moneyfacts, explains why this is happening: "The greater number of lenders entering the equity release market combined with new sources of funding has helped to intensify competition among equity release providers, leading to lower equity release rates."
These rate cuts mean that equity release customers should now be able to enjoy significant long-term savings. For instance, an individual opting to release a lump sum of £75,000 using the average fixed rate lifetime mortgage today would face an outstanding debt of £168,151 in 15 years' time, £18,055 less than the same customer who opted for a similar equity release product a year ago.
The table below illustrates that over a 20-year term, the amount of interest saved is even greater, at £32,060. It also looks at the savings compared with seven years ago, when lifetime fixed mortgage rates peaked at 7.07%.
These figures show that even a small reduction in the interest rate can have a significant impact on the final outstanding debt. Specifically, someone opting for an average fixed rate lifetime mortgage today would save £40,816 in interest over a 15-year period and £73,968 over a 20-year period compared to a similar customer seven years ago.
What's more, these savings over a 20-year period would rise to £135,309 if they were to opt for the current lowest fixed rate lifetime mortgage of 3.82%, which reminds us that no matter how low (or high) the average, it's always a good strategy to compare the market to find the most competitive deals.
New customers aren't the only ones that can benefit, as Richard explains: "The extent to which equity release interest rates have dropped in recent years has not only enhanced the products' appeal to new customers, but has also made it worthwhile for existing equity release customers to review their products."
So, if you took out a lifetime mortgage seven years ago, when rates peaked, now might be a good time to see if you can get a better deal. After all, you wouldn't stay with a mortgage or electricity provider that wasn't giving you a good rate, so why stay with an equity release provider that charges you a high rate?
"With rates at record lows and a greater number and range of products to choose from, there has never been a better time to consider equity release," concludes Richard.