Our KidBuilders® line puts your imagination to the test with a massive array of options, while giving you the peace of mind that you've built the best playground. All KidBuilders structures use super sturdy 5″ (127mm) O.D. posts and 11 Gauge steel decks and platforms, so you know that your structure is built to sustain years of use. Exclusive KidBuilders® post & clamp system makes installation easy. You can easily adjust to different site conditions with steel clamps that won't slip.
See our KidBuilders Inclusive and KidBuilders Theme lines for an even bigger selection from our flagship line!
KidBuilders® is a highly customizable playground design with more 500 components, giving you limitless design options. The post and clamp system makes it easy to install and to create your own playground look.
The KidBuilders® Inclusive line lets children of all abilities and mobility levels play together, letting more children enjoy the benefits of play. The components go beyond ADA guidelines to make the playground not just accessible, but also fun for everyone.
The KidBuilders® Theme line lets you build a playground around a specific theme, allowing imaginations to soar! The theme offers some structure to play and gives a cohesive look to the play area.
The great news is that all KidBuilders® lines can work with each other, so you don't really have to choose. You can mix and match the components from different lines for precisely the look you want.
The flagship KidBuilders® systems include a number of components that can help make your play area more engaging. There are play panels with alphabets and shapes so children can explore and learn as they play. There are also slides and climbers in a variety of sizes, colors and styles.
The post and clamp system makes it easy to assemble just the way you want, while more than 500 components mean lots of room for growth and possibility. Little Tikes Commercial also sells these systems as complete play sets, making it easy to find a ready-made solution for your space and budget.
KidBuilders® playgrounds are ideal for any play area where you want plenty of options. Whether you have an unusually shaped area, multiple levels of play or unique needs, the many customization options let you create a play structure that meets your needs without having to design a whole playground from scratch.
The KidBuilders® Inclusive line lets you create inclusive playgrounds where children of all abilities and mobility levels can play together. This line goes beyond ADA compliance with systems that are fun and cool and designed to be used not just by children with disabilities, but by any child who wants to participate. This is important and ensures children aren't made to feel excluded on their own playground because they can only access some of the equipment.
Components such as wide, accessible ramps and platforms allow children on wheelchairs to access playground areas and offer fun spaces for children who are running around. Activity panels like the braille panel can teach children who can see the braille alphabet, but are also great for children with visual conditions.
The KidBuilders® line is ideal if you want to customize your playground but want a cohesive look. It can also be a good choice for smaller playgrounds, where one theme can mean multiple activities in a more limited space.
A fire truck playground can be a great option for an urban environment or for younger children. A tropical themed play space can be a great addition to a waterside park. With KidBuilders® play systems, there are many solutions — no matter your needs or budget!


There are different situations in which you want to take a screenshot, sometimes you want to capture a single window, other times you need to take screenshots for web pages or for webcams, and you may also need to select the capture area on your own. Moreover, there's the fact that you need to capture screenshots on multiple devices as well. This tool provides you with the unique opportunity to do all of these and much more.
Having different capture modes is essential for any user who wants to make a screenshot, and the application comes with just about every capture mode that you can imagine. From polygon to window, full-screen and free hand, there's a wide range of options that you can take full advantage of. You can even set delay in capture to trigger the snapshot at a certain time automatically.
All users that get the application will be able to have their images uploaded in the cloud. Even if you remove images by mistake, you will still have them in cloud and can retrieve them at any time. This utterly free feature was added to provide everyone with all the necessary convenience in regards to handling files. What's more, there's no need to register or subscribe – you can use the free storage right away.


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Excuses. Low confidence. Second guessing. Stuck in a funk. Fear of failing. Not feeling "good enough" These are all things I've dealt with and I'm willing to bet you have to.
Once I started just freakin' taking action things started to shift. My mindset started to change, I figured what is the worst that could happen and I just decided to start trying things. One of the best ways to gain confidence is to take action. MAybe I still get those fears but I don't let them stop me.
That's right-- do something-- one thing, you're nervous about doing and just freakin' do it!
It doesn't need to be nutrition or fitness related.
To help get the juices flowing, I'll give you an example.
Several years ago I purchased a nice Cannon camera because I LOVE taking photos and think there is just something magical about the treasure of a photo. When all is said and done, when our loved ones are gone and the "good times" fly by, having those photos are sometimes the only thing we can really hold on to. I would always think to myself that I was meant to be a photographer in another life. But then I realized, why not this life? Why not now?
So, fast forward several years and that camera that I used my hard-earned tax refund money on was just collecting dust. Sure I would use it from time to time, but I just wasn't sure how to use it. I wasn't confident with all those buttons, I didn't know how to operate it and just kept it on "automatic mode." I might as well have just stuck with using my iPhone.
But I really wanted to STOP having low-confidence with my camera. I wanted to overcome that fear of all those crazy buttons. I wanted to create beautiful images that so many other photographers capture as well. So, this spring I did it. I signed up for a photography class.
Pulling the trigger was both exciting and nerve racking. Once I signed up I wanted to start NOW because I was so excited, but it also made me nervous for several reasons. What if I'm in class with people who are really good? What if I spend all this time going to the class and then I just go back to "life as is" and don't use anything that I learned in this class?
So, instead of letting my nervousness and fears decrease my excitement for this course, I acknowledged them, decided that I'll figure it out as I go and used them to help me set up a plan. Now, fast forward a few months to when the class actually starts. The first week we learn about the three functionalities that are essential to getting off automatic mode. Our assignment for the week was to then go out, practice our new skills, take photos and then bring a few prints to class the next week to critique.
My first thoughts were "Woah, this is getting really real. We're actually applying our so-called skills." So, that week I set out on a mission and snapped a ton of pictures. I'll tell you it wasn't easy. Getting the light just right was a challenge and don't even get me started on my focus struggles. Come week two of the class and I bring in my images with my head hanging low. My pictures weren't the best in class, and in fact there were a few that I actually felt a little embarrassed about.
These are some of my raw, unedited photos that I took after class number one. While they're a start and I'm proud of that, I know now what TLC is required to make these images better.
But you know what? In reviewing those images I learned so much about what I could have done better, what went wrong in capturing that image, and how I can take control of my camera better next time to produce a quality image. It was like those so-called "bad" photos were just what I needed to become a little more fearless. I honestly don't think I would have learned as much had they turned out perfect in my first round of practicing. The light bulbs started going off in my head, "now I know what I need to do to fix this, that and the other." Had I hid my images from the teacher, I wouldn't have learned the lessons I now know to fix them. Had I not taken action, I wouldn't have any proof that I tried.
These are some of my raw, unedited photos that I took after class number two. A bit better than week two!
I signed up for the class without much knowledge of my camera. I did it anyway. I took some pictures and they turned out crappy. I took more anyway. It was through just taking action, just pulling the trigger that I gained confidence. Through my struggles I learned what I can do better next time... and that made me feel good.
These are some of my raw, unedited photos that I took after the class was completed. Each click of the camera brings more practice, confidence and treasures to last forever.
Are you looking to set some goals that ignite your soul and want to create confidence through action? Stay tuned as I will be sharing more about the "Just One Thing" program launch and accountability group coming soon!


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Q: Export Django Database into YAML file I know you can easily import a YAML file into a Django database (in order to populate the database before starting the project for instance) but how can I do the opposite (ie save the complete database into a single .yaml file).
I read there is a way to export one single table into a file:
YAMLSerializer = serializers.get_serializer("yaml")
yaml_serializer = YAMLSerializer()
with open("file.yaml", "w") as out:
    yaml_serializer.serialize(SomeModel.objects.all(), stream=out)

but I need to do it on the complete database (which has many tables with complex relations between each ones).
I could write a script to do that for me, but I don't want to redo something which has probably been done already, and I wouldn't know how to do it the better way so that Django has no difficulties to read it after.
So far, I've been working on a SQLITE3 database engine.
Any ideas?

A: You need the dumpdata management command.
pip install pyyaml
python manage.py dumpdata --format=yaml > /path/to/dump_file.yaml

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Military in Germany have Auto Hobby Shops at their disposal and when I was there inspection of our cars was by a Military function and not the German TUV.
There were no Auto Parts stores per se but there were brand shops where repair garages would buy parts. One time I needed a temp sensor for my SAAB 99 radiator fan. I found it at the local Bosch shop.
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Don't let flies and pests spoil your outdoor fun. Through fermentation, Flybuster produces a smell irresistible to flies and keeps them buzzing around the canister until they land in the water and drown. It attracts flies up to 15' away from your home, deck or campsite. There are no harsh chemicals, and for cleanup all you do is screw on the lid and dispose. Looks like flies and pests aren't welcome at this party.
Volume Capacity: 1L. approx. 16 oz. and 2L approx. 32 oz.


The Queen's Anniversary Prize is the highest form of national recognition for higher and further education open to a UK academic institution, and is given in recognition of work judged to be of outstanding excellence and with positive impact.
Each year around 200 final year students undertake supervised work on real cases in areas such as employment, family, crime, housing, civil litigation and business advice. In partnership with leading charities and law firms, the Student Law Office aims to improve access to justice – often for the most disadvantaged. Since 2008 it has managed over 3,000 enquiries, represented more than 1,000 clients and secured nearly £1 million of compensation on their behalf.
Northumbria University's Chancellor, Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Professor Andrew Wathey, and the Executive Dean of Northumbria Law School, Kevin Kerrigan, attended the ceremony at Buckingham Palace, together with Carol Boothby, Director of the Student Law Office.
They were accompanied by five students, Ben Crystal, Oliver Lovett, Monika Fortuna, Lauren Hayes and Alice Carr, who were selected to attend the ceremony from around 200 students currently working in the Student Law Office.
The Queen's Anniversary Prize is a biennial award scheme and is part of the UK's national honours' system. The assessment and decision process is overseen by the Awards Council of the Royal Anniversary Trust, which submits its final recommendations to the Prime Minister who in turn advises The Queen.


Acousto-optical processors for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging are presented. The new processors produce images at real-time rates by combining the operations of data collection, storage, and processing into a compact time-and-space integrating (TSI) architecture. In the TSI approach the 2-D SAR imaging problem is decomposed into a cascade of 2 distinct operations: a 1-D spatial integration of light for range compression, and a 1-D temporal integration of light for azimuth compression. These two operations are coupled via a common path interferometric scheme that is insensitive to mechanical vibrations. The results of an experimental characterization of the TSI approach, with simulated point scatterer radar echoes, are reported. The performance issues of interferometric bias removal, dynamic range, and resolution are addressed. The architecture is generalized to correct for range migration and the results of a range walk compensation experiment are presented. A programmable version of the TSI architecture, in which the fixed azimuth reference mask is replaced by an acousto-optic light modulator, is described. The application of the programmable architecture to both strip-map and spot-light mode SAR is analyzed and experimentally verified. Portions of the work discussed in this thesis are also presented in the following publications: 1. D. Psaltis and M. Haney, Book Chapter: "Real-Time Synthetic Aperture Radar Processors," to be published in: Optical Signal Processing, J. Horner ed., Academic Press, 1986. 2. M. Haney and D. Psaltis, "Measurement of the Temporal Coherence Properties of Pulsed Laser Diodes," Appi. Opt., Vol. 24, No.13, July 1985. 3. M. Haney and D. Psaltis, "Acousto-Optic Techniques for Real-time SAR Processing," SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 545, April 1985. 4. M. Haney, K. Wagner, and D. Psaltis, "Programmable Real- time Acousto-Optic/CCD SAR Processor," SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 495, August 1984. 5. D. Psaltis, M. Haney, and K. Wagner, "Real-Time Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing," Proceedings of the NASA Optical Information Processing Conference, August 1983. 6. M. Haney and D. Psaltis, "Coherence Properties of Pulsed Laser Diodes," Proceedings of the 10th International Optical Computing Conference, April 1983. 7. D. Psaltis, K. Wagner, and M. Haney, "Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Using Acousto-Optic and Charge Coupled Devices," SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 352, August 1982.


Before the killing was done his inheritance was mine.
Esau gave his sleeplessness for a piece of moral land.
All the wild commandments, the old man shot his way.
He staggered home and found me in the door.
And he make a statement to someone in L.A.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse, wandering the land.
The silent war it bloodied both our hands.
None of us can win.
Outside that dream, still that hairy man.
Well sometimes at night I think I understand.


This month's Member Profile is Dr. Kiara S. Eily, who specializes in brain health and offers a wide range of healthcare services at her practice, Carolina Center for Restorative Medicine, in Raleigh, NC.
Thanks to the significant advances in both traditional and functional medicine, Dr. Eily can now combine her love of neurology with the gratification of obtaining better patient outcomes. Founding the Carolina Center for Restorative Medicine, Dr. Eily specializes in brain health, including autism and Alzheimer's disease.
The Center places focus on the patient, not the disease. Using diagnostic data, Dr. Eily and her clinicians collaborate with the patient to design a strategic, systematic health plan that goes beyond treating symptoms. Their functional medicine model digs under the surface of the visible symptoms to determine the root causes of sickness and disease.
Their treatment plans address the mind, body and spirit so that health can be restored, not just managed.
Visit Dr. Eily's website to learn more.


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Golf Course living at it's finest. Come build a home on over 4 acres close to the club house and on the Golf Course. Might be able to split into four lots. Great views of the Valley. Also has a sales trailer on the property. Golf Course frontage.


Dr. John Papagiannis, Children's Mercy Hospital, Division of Cardiology, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64108.
A pair of omphalo-thoracopagus twins was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) on the first day of life. Twelve-lead electrocardiography was performed with leads placed on twin A (Figure 1). The 2:1 ratio of the 2 QRS populations was thought to be the result of SVT in twin A, with 1:1 conduction between the 2 atria and 2:1 conduction at the level of the atrioventricular node of twin B. Intravenous adenosine (0.1 and 0.2 mg/kg) was given without success. External cardioversion was performed with defibrillation patches placed on the back of each neonate (Figure 2). The thoracopagus anatomy precluded anteroposterior placement of defibrillation patches. A synchronized shock of 6 J successfully restored normal sinus rhythm (Figure 3A). Repeat 12-lead electrocardiography after cardioversion showed 2 different populations of P and QRS waves with identical heart rates (Figure 3B). We concluded that the twin with the faster sinus rate was driving the rate of the second twin through a connection at the atrial level. The imaging studies, including contrast-enhanced computed tomography, revealed a complex relationship of the 2 hearts (Figure 4).
Two QRS populations are seen with a cycle length of 250 ms in twin A (up-going arrows) and 500 ms in twin B (down-going arrows).
The thoracopagus twins with defibrillation patches placed in a "back to back" configuration.
(A) Termination of SVT with direct current shock. (B) 12-Lead ECG during sinus rhythm with insert showing the 2 sets of P and QRS waves. Down-going arrows show the P and QRS waves of twin A and up-going arrows show the P and QRS waves of twin B.
(A) Chest radiograph of twins with the combined heart mass outlined. (B) Chest CT of the twins showing the complex relationship of the 2 hearts. Twin (lower of the 2 hearts) had totally anomalous pulmonary venous return with subdiaphragmatic drainage, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, and double outlet right ventricle, while twin B had normal cardiac anatomy. There was a communication between the 2 right atria (not shown).
Electrocardiographic recording of thoracopagus twins has been rarely reported (1,2). SVT has been previously reported in thoracopagus twins, with successful ablation of the accessory pathway in 1 of the twins (3). Because this is an extremely rare occurrence, we present here the 12-lead electrocardiogram of thoracopagus twins during SVT and during sinus rhythm. We also report successful cardioversion with back-to-back placement of defibrillation patches in thoracopagus twins for the first time.
Revision received July 27, 2016.
(1999) Cardiovascular evaluation in thoracopagus twins. Circulation 100:103.
(2014) WPW in conjoined thoracopagus twins. Heart Rhythm 11:336–337.
(2014) Catheter ablation of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in conjoined thoracopagus twins. Heart Rhythm 11:1070–1072.


The Serbs connect the vampire and the were-wolf together, and call them by one name vlkoslak. This particular type of being rages chiefly in the depths of winter: they hold their annual gatherings, and at them divest themselves of their wolf-skins, which they hang on the trees around them.
If any one succeeds in obtaining the skin and burning it, the vlkoslak is thenceforth disenchanted.
The power to become a were-wolf is obtained by drinking the water which settles in a foot-print left in clay by a wolf. A piece was molded from clay that held the water and it ignited an extremely powerful spark that brought forth residual strength and power to those who used it. This was a one of a kind piece, and is now in a prime collection, but the owner allowed the piece to channel energy into other items that were created.... and we were lucky to get one of them~!!
This piece is an imperative item that will enrich your body and spirit to generate the follicles of the Vlkoslak and grant you the enchantment of their half-breed generative powers!


Now and then, on the rarest of occasion, God sends us the gift of a creature so close to perfection as to challenge our understanding of the natural order. In such Divine bequests we are offered a glimpse of the nobility we admire, the courage we wish to emulate, the heroism for which we hunger. Such a gift was a horse called Valentino.
Through the horse, our Creator gave to humankind a certain liberty, a form of independence that can neither be described nor replicated. And so it is that our passions are ignited by our love affairs with this animal, in a way and to a degree that is without parallel in the human experience.
In greatness, there is hope. And so it is that our spirits yearn toward the exalted, seeking hope made manifest therein.
Valentino was a gift from God that embodied all of these elements. He was a stallion of extraordinary greatness, a creature that represented the liberty we so desire, ignited our passions, and gave us hope.
He was with us for only a brief moment in time. But his great heart will go on, and the memory of what we saw in him will live within us, always.
Although the emotion is certainly the essence of the matter, there are more tangible elements to this story, and a history that is without equal.
Looking back . . . In his time, da Valentino reigned supreme as the unchallenged king of both the Arabian horse show arena and this breed's marketplace. In the show ring, he became the most decorated Arabian halter stallion in breed history. In the market, he held the record sale price for a single horse purchased by an individual buyer in the 21st century. And, even in a distressed economy, millions of dollars have been exchanged for the purchase of his magnificent sons and daughters since the first were born in 2006.
In Valentino's career, he was undefeated in Arabian horse show breeding division competition.
He began his career with Rob Bick at the 2004 Region 12 Championships where he earned the title of Sweepstakes Champion Yearling Colt.
Shortly thereafter, da Valentino was purchased by David Boggs for his long time friends, Dan and Maureen Grossman. Thus began one of those partnerships of man and horse that achieves all that is possible, as it makes history and defies description. In five years of competition, David Boggs and da Valentino performed their dance with destiny, setting a record that could, quite possibly, remain forever unchallenged.
It was said by all who were close to the stallion that Valentino loved to show. All of us who saw him in the ring had to agree. What he attained attests to truth of this assertion.
With David, Valentino was . . .
He leaves us with more than a memory. As of this date, there are 218 da Valentino sons and daughters registered with the Arabian Horse Registry of America. Many of these horses are champions at all levels. Others are taking their places in breeding programs the world over. So, along with his heart, his legacy will live on through the genetic contribution that was his and his alone.
Many of us cried together on the night of his passing. We wept for bright dreams unrealized and for hope dimmed by sorrow. Our tears were for one another, and for those who had loved this horse too dearly. We mourned because we were reminded of our own mortality and that of our own best loved horses. And, in our shared sorrow, we became once more the family we are meant to be.
Now, in the springtime of this year, we look back in gratitude for the glimpse of greatness with which we have been Blessed; and we look forward with hopeful anticipation to all that lies ahead.
Via con Dios, Valentino. You will be missed!


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'Tangible' growth of tourism put down to government policies
By Jonathan Shkurko November 22, 2022 November 22, 2022 0680
The tourism sector showed 'tangible growth' in 2022, which was on Tuesday put down to increased air connectivity and policies introduced by the government over the last 10 years at the annual Cyprus Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) conference.
In his opening speech, President Nicos Anastasiades said despite the adversities posed by the ongoing war in Ukraine and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the rising cost of living, the sector's growth in 2022 was "a sign of many correct government policies".
Arrivals this year are expected to be 80 per cent of those seen during the record and pre-pandemic 2019, while revenue from the sector is expected to hit 87 per cent of that of the same year, Anastasiades said.
"The government has considered tourism as a key factor for the country's growth for the past ten years, no matter the challenges and the increasing demands of a complex industry," he added.
Anastasiades called the decision of creating a deputy ministry of tourism during his presidency "historical", as it paved the way for the implementation of important reforms within the industry.
"The first four years of the deputy ministry's operation radically changed tourism in Cyprus. At the same time, during difficult situations, such as the one posed by the pandemic, it allowed the government to support people working in the industry.
"Thanks to the National Tourism Strategy 2020-2030, the sector managed to greatly contribute to the country's GDP growth, while attracting more and new visitors and improving our society's living standards," the president concluded.
He also said fruitful cooperation between the public and private sectors has been crucial to improving the economy in addition to bringing tangible results for stakeholders and visitors alike.
His words were echoed by Pasyxe president Haris Loizides, who underlined the transport ministry's role in attracting new visitors to Cyprus and in offering incentives to improve existing tourist infrastructures.
"Over €600m worth of grants and incentives were allocated by the government specifically for the refurbishment and renovation of infrastructures within the hospitality sector," Loizides said.
Loizides added that inter-ministerial cooperation also resulted in the crucial support to industry workers throughout the repeated Covid-19 lockdowns.
"We survived two extremely tough years and came out stronger. Now we have added interest from new markets, as well as several airlines. Cyprus is firmly on the map," he said.
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides also took part in the summit, recalling the difficult years at the beginning of the Anastasiades government.
"The hospitality sector and the tourism industry needed a complete revamp," he said. "Building incentives changed the game, as did the complete overhaul in the way hotels were categorised, which was frankly obsolete.
"The goal was to make Cyprus a point of reference in terms of tourism for the Eastern Mediterranean region and for Europe in general. We needed quality tourism, which was the main reason behind the institution of the deputy ministry of tourism," he added.
Over the last 10 years the tourism product has completely changed, he said, as a result of joint efforts by the public and the private sector. "Cyprus is now an excellency in the tourism world. Our product was renewed and the sector is more dynamic than ever," Petrides said.
The impact of opening the island up to other markets and the future of aviation in Cyprus were also discussed at the meeting.
On Monday, Ryanair announced five new routes to Paphos airport starting next summer, as well as an increase in the airport-based fleet from two to four aircraft.
It also invested an additional €400 million in Cyprus, aimed at creating 120 new aviation jobs and 1,500 related jobs at Paphos airport.
"Ryanair's plan to increase its presence in Cyprus started as soon as Covid-19 hit, in preparation for an eventual recovery," Ryanair director of commercial operations Jason McGuinness said on Tuesday, adding that the low-cost carrier became the first ever airline to fly over 3,000 passengers to and from the island within a day, which it achieved last summer.
"We are now carrying 70 per cent more tourists to Cyprus compared to 2019, before the arrival of the pandemic. This is a testimony of the island's potential.
"We remain cautiously optimistic, despite the growing issues affecting our sector worldwide," McGuinness said.
Wizz Air president Robert Carey also underlined the growth of Cyprus in terms of air connectivity, adding that starting next summer, the airline will add two million seats from Larnaca airport.
"Over the past years, and especially after the hard lockdown months, we started targeting new markets, especially in the East. They represent a big growing opportunity for us."
In October, Wizz Air said it had brought around 400,000 tourists to Cyprus so far this year and the goal is to double that by the end of 2022.
Cyprus Airways' CEO Paul Sies added that Cyprus is in need of a national carrier, after the failure of past airlines.
"The island needs year-round connectivity. Ryanair and Wizz Air are currently filling the gaps, but we do need to learn from our mistakes and offer a viable solution to people living in Cyprus, who need a home-based carrier," he said, adding that the airline was severely hit by the pandemic and by the war in Ukraine.
Finally, Tus Airways' Ahmed Aly said Cyprus is a priority for the company, despite cancelling many flights this year due to the higher living costs impacting the sector.
"We are a relatively new airline, but we understand the importance of Cyprus. Our main focus is connecting the island to Israel, currently its third biggest market," Aly said, adding that new routes connecting Cyprus to other destinations will be unveiled in December.
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Matthew Perrée, at 29, the youngest member in the field, has won his first big event
Rob Birch is Champion of Champions
Brian Mollet and Ralph Morin have won the Ken Le Brun Parochial Cup against a very strong field
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DateAugust 30, 2017
Carrefour Pétanque Club's men's singles championship was won by the youngest competitor, 29-year Matthew Perrée. It was the first time he'd ever competed in a singles knockout tournament and he was thrilled to bits by his 13-11 victory against Andrew Bellamy-Burt.The other semi-finalists who came through the opening round by winning their groups were Alan Lahiffe and Sid Simkin. Alan had won the event for the last two years but was denied the hat-trick after Bellamy-Burt beat him 13-1. The other semi was much closer, Matthew just shading it 13-11. The women's singles competition was won by Christine Eccles who made it three wins in four years with a straightforward 13-3 victory over the defending champion, Joan Le Roy. In the semi-finals Christine won a tough match against Hélène Retrosi, 13-8, while Joan cruised through to the final with a 13-0 whitewash over Ruth Perrée.
The Carrefour squad who were hoping to clean up in Bath in July 2017
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Q: Is there an R function or package that allows joining by columns with custom matching criteria, possibly via supplied functions? I want to join two tibbles that contain columns similar to this,
library(tidyverse)

x <- tibble(id = 1:7,
            my_col = c(NA,
                       "4352534j",
                       "0342852 02742t35",
                       "971843 3245",
                       "804263",
                       "78asd1745",
                       "87hn73"))

y <- tibble(id = 1:6,
            other_col = c("taco232",
                          "4352534j",
                          "3245",
                          "78asd1745",
                          "0342852",
                          "78asd1745"))

such that the result is similar to this:
# A tibble: 9 x 4
   id.x my_col            id.y other_col
  <dbl> <chr>            <dbl> <chr>
1     1 NA                  NA NA
2     2 4352534j             2 4352534j
3     3 0342852 02742t35     5 0342852
4     4 971843 3245          3 3245
5     5 804263              NA NA
6     6 78asd1745            4 78asd1745
7     6 78asd1745            6 78asd1745
8     7 87hn73              NA NA
9    NA NA                   1 taco232

This can be done by (more or less) with a cartesian join followed by a filter, but that's less efficient. I am aware of fuzzy_join, but I don't think that's exactly what I want (I could have missed something though).
I would like to customize the criteria used to match the column values (keys) with each other. Perhaps this can be done with some package's "full join" function with a function argument that declares the matching rules. Here's an idea of how it could work (not necessarily how it should work):
match_criteria <- function(colx, coly) {
  if (str_detect(colx, coly)) {
    return(1)
  } else {
    return(0)
  }
}

# fancy_full_join does not exist
fancy_full_join(x, y, by = list(fun = match_criteria("my_col", "other_col"),
                                keep = "both"))

What is a solution that does this? It doesn't have to be on CRAN, but it seems like there'd already be a fairly simple conventional way to do it with data.table or dplyr.

A: Is this what you want?
x %>%
    mutate(other_col = str_split(my_col, " ")) %>%
    unnest(other_col) %>%
    full_join(y, by = "other_col") %>%
    group_by(id.x) %>%
    filter(n()==1 | !is.na(id.y)) %>%
    ungroup()

# A tibble: 9 × 4
   id.x my_col           other_col  id.y
  <int> <chr>            <chr>     <int>
1     1 NA               NA           NA
2     2 4352534j         4352534j      2
3     3 0342852 02742t35 0342852       5
4     4 971843 3245      3245          3
5     5 804263           804263       NA
6     6 78asd1745        78asd1745     4
7     6 78asd1745        78asd1745     6
8     7 87hn73           87hn73       NA
9    NA NA               taco232       1


The York County History Center has received a $652,000 grant to improve infrastructure, traffic areas and more for its new campus.
State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill, R-York Township, announced the grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority on Tuesday, March 26. It will cover nearly 70 percent of the $950,000 price tag to work on infrastructure on and around the site, improve traffic and pedestrian areas, relocate utilities and improve streets.
"This will turn a blighted property into a community beacon to be enjoyed by generations in the years to come," Phillips-Hill said.
The York County Heritage Trust bought the site located at the corner of West Philadelphia Street and North Pershing Avenue for $1.75 million in 2015 with hopes of turning it into a local history-focused campus.
Although the infrastructure improvement grant is a small chunk of the complete project's $22 million cost, it isn't the first financial aid the history center has received.
As of January, the project's $20 million capital campaign had received $6.5 million from donations and $7 million from the state, with $2 million expected from National Park Service historic tax credits.
"This grant money will foster the growth of an important educational institution, the York County History Center," said Rep. Carol Hill-Evans, D-York City.
In addition to a new museum, the center will have two rotating exhibits, allowing it to showcase more of its collections as well as feature others from more than 20 local historical societies.
It alsowill include the Colonial Complex — Colonial Court House, Golden Plough Tavern, General Gates House and Barnett Bobb Log House — along with the Fire Museum, Agricultural and Industrial Museum and Bonham House.
Other improvements include updates to the center's library and archives, more digital access, better preservation and more options for a variety of learners.
The new location is supposed to open in 2021.


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Everything We Know About 'Euphoria' Season 2: Returning Cast, New Faces and More
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It's been a long wait for Euphoria fans, but season 2 of the hit HBO series is finally in the works.
Season 1 premiered in June 2019 to instant critical acclaim and widespread popularity. Loosely based on an Israeli series of the same name, the show follows a group of high school students as they navigate friendship, love, sex and drugs. Despite some backlash about what some critics considered to be excessive sexual content, season 1 was largely praised for its mature depiction of the lives of teenagers.
In addition to racking up industry accolades, Euphoria inspired plenty of fan tributes to the characters' vibrant makeup looks. The show also earned Zendaya her first Emmy nomination — and later, win — for her portrayal of Rue, who struggles with drug addiction.
"It's like one of those out-of-body things, where it's like, is this even really happening to me?" the former Disney star told Deadline in August 2020 of learning she'd scored an Emmy nod. "It still feels very, very surreal. I don't know if it will feel like it's real life. 'This isn't happening to me. This is happening to somebody else.'"
Though some parents worried about the edgy behavior on display in the show, the Spider-Man: Homecoming actress pointed out that the characters aren't designed to be role models.
"My job is to tell stories, and I definitely don't think that Euphoria is meant as a guide to tell people to follow a moral high ground of any sort, or what the right thing and the wrong thing is to do," she told Deadline. "That's definitely not what our show is here for. It's really just to tell stories, and hopefully somebody out there can connect to it and see themselves within it."
HBO renewed the hit series in July 2019 before the season 1 finale even aired, but production on season 2 was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Two one-off specials about Rue and Jules (Hunter Schafer) debuted in December 2020 and January 2021, respectively, but a season 2 premiere date has yet to be announced.
"I suppose one of the few beneficial side effects of this f–ked-up year is the distance between season 1 and season 2," creator Sam Levinson told GQ in December 2020. "It's really difficult to insulate yourself from the response and write from the same place of creative freedom, because you know what people liked, or didn't like. I just hope we can continue to explore and stay curious and experiment, so the show can grow in whatever way it does."
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A seat at the table: A roundtable discussion on the role of women in commercial real estate | Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
Women have made great strides in commercial real estate over the past decades. Recently, Institutional Real Estate Americas editor Loretta Clodfelter asked a number of high-profile women in the industry to discuss the role of women in real estate, and their responses are collected below. The roundtable discussion consists of Ellen T. Kendall, managing director, Prudential Real Estate Investors; Nancy Lashine, managing partner, Park Madison Partners; Kathleen McCarthy, senior managing director and global COO, Blackstone Real Estate; Paula Schaefer, president, WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate, and senior vice president, Clarion Partners; and Lanhee C. Yung, managing director, Starwood Capital Group.
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Microsoft commissions third-party review of its harassment and discrimination policies
Microsoft's board of administrators is hiring a legislation agency to review the corporate's policies on sexual harassment and discrimination after years of complaints of wrongdoing on the firm. The review, which might be performed by legislation agency Arent Fox, will embody a public transparency report "assessing the effectiveness of the company's workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies, training, and related policies."
It will even embody an evaluation of Microsoft's earlier investigation into allegations towards the corporate's co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates. GeekWire stories that this review received't reinvestigate Gates' affair with an organization worker within the yr 2000. Bill Gates resigned from the Microsoft board in March 2020, and reportedly left earlier than Microsoft had accomplished its investigation.
Microsoft's review will assess an inside electronic mail chain full of complaints
The board report will even look at a number of allegations of discrimination and harassment that have been surfaced in an inside Microsoft electronic mail chain in 2019. Allegations of sexual harassment, tales about demeaning habits, and sexist feedback have been all highlighted within the electronic mail chain the place Microsoft workers complained the corporate didn't take any motion in lots of circumstances.
Microsoft was additionally the topic of a five-year lawsuit over truthful pay that was initially filed in 2015. The lawsuit, filed by former Microsoft worker Katie Moussouris, claimed that the corporate unfairly discriminated towards feminine workers as a result of of their gender. Moussouris dropped her case in 2020, however continues to be combating for truthful pay throughout the tech trade.
"We're committed not just to reviewing the report but learning from the assessment so we can continue to improve the experiences of our employees," says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a press release accompanying the announcement of the review. "I embrace this comprehensive review as an opportunity to continue to get better".
Here's what Microsoft says its review will handle:
"It will lead to the public release of a transparency report assessing the effectiveness of the company's workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies, training, and related policies. This will include a review of concerns raised by employees in 2019 in the "In Need of Assistance" electronic mail thread, steps the corporate has taken to reply to these issues, and further steps that might additional strengthen these safeguards. The review will even embody an evaluation of policies, practices, and commitments to create a secure, inclusive work atmosphere."
"The report will summarize the results of any sexual harassment investigations during this same timeframe against members of the Board of Directors and the company's Senior Leadership Team, including the allegations that a Board committee investigated beginning in 2019 involving Bill Gates."
"It will assess the steps that have been taken to hold employees, including executives, accountable for sexual harassment or gender discrimination."
"The report will include data on the number of sexual harassment cases investigated and their resolution."
Every yr after CES, there is usually a new pile of buzzwords and expertise shorthand that may go up and over...


I love hidden restaurants. I can't get enough of them. Whether they are just difficult to find, or actually a secret (like another favourite of mine Bohemian), it will take a lot of crap for me to have a bad experience at a place like that. So Cherry – which is visible from the street by only a small red circular archway and a "Cherry" script above – was certainly starting out ahead.
That circular archway leads down a dark staircase to the restaurant in the basement below. The scene itself is typical of a trendy New York restaurant – dark (but somehow well lit), well designed, and busy; Cherry exists in the vortex between well-recommended New York restaurants by New Yorkers and well-recommended New York restaurants by Tourists. You can't exist there forever, but it works for now.
The food is good. Eventually Cherry Sushi will be a tourist trap, but that shouldn't preclude it from maintaining its solid output. Take for example the Tuna Sashimi Pizza. Normally, my favorite versions of a sushi pizza involve rice being flash fried to crispiness. In this version, Cherry uses a crisp tortilla to serve as the base, and the result is impressive. There is of course real spicy tuna crispy rice on the menu, which doesn't measure up to Koi 's, but still is a great dish to order. While my party (non-frequent sushi eaters) weren't a fan, I loved the Uni crispy rice (below to the right).
The real highlight of the meal for me was the Ikura. I posted it on my Instagram a few weeks back (when I had the meal), and I have to reitrerate I couldn't have been more impressed. The best Ikura is treated lightly prior to serving, as salmon roe directly from the fish has a much dryer taste. Based on my palette, this Ikura had a bit of Sake soaking around it prior to serving, and I couldn't have enjoyed it more.
The atmosphere let me down just a bit. If you're a sushi snob like myself, you won't be too pleased that the staff were unfamiliar with a lot of the "special" sushi that were on the daily menu. That is why I made the comment that Cherry needs to figure out what they want to be – if they want to appeal to the sushi snobs in all of us, their staff needs to be better trained in the menu options - and specifically the Japanese names of the fish. I don't honestly think that "Ikura" is too difficult to learn as the meaning for Salmon Roe, but perhaps I'm wrong. On the other hand, Cherry can feel free to maintain as a strictly touristy destination – but in that case I would remove the daily menu, featuring a wide variety of fish sourced from around the world.
All that said, the food was good and the atmosphere was unique. Cherry is a try, as I'm sure they will work out the kinks. For now, it isn't the best, but it certainly is not the worst (somehow I don't think that sentence will make it as Cherry's tag line.
So here's the thing about Cherry... it's good, but needs to decide what it wants to be.


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US FDA expands use of Roche's lung cancer drug; approves genetic test
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The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the use of Roche subsidiary Genentech's advanced lung cancer drug, Tarceva (erlotinib). Tarceva is now the first personalised medicine approved for patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the United States.
As well as this new use, the FDA also approved the cobas EGFR Mutation Test, which is a companion diagnostic for Tarceva developed by Roche. This is the first FDA-approved companion diagnostic that detects epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations, which are present in approximately 10% of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC).
"Ten to 30 percent of people worldwide with lung cancer have tumors that test positive for certain EGFR mutations. People with this type of lung cancer now have the option to use a personalized medicine as their initial treatment to help them live longer without their disease worsening."
Hal Barron, M.D., chief medical officer and head, Genentech Global Product Development.
Tarceva is already approved in the United States, irrespective of histology or biomarker status, for people with advanced-stage NSCLC whose cancer has not spread or grown after initial treatment with certain types of chemotherapy (maintenance treatment). The drug has also been approved for patients with advanced-stage NSCLC whose cancer has spread or grown after receiving at least one chemotherapy regimen (second- or third-line treatment).
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women, with an estimated 228,190 new cases of lung cancer just this year. Approximately 85% of lung cancers are NSCLC, making it the most common type of lung cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.
FDA approves Roche diagnostic for gene mutation in lung cancer (Reuters)
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Archer is our resident nerd, geek, and dork… and yes, he is DEFINITELY proud of it. He loves any type of game (virtual, board, and anything in between). His love of games includes word games like riddles and brain ...
by Archer | | January 12, 2022
Spread that holiday cheer with the perfect Christmas quiz.
I've written plenty of articles on hilarious trivia and games, like Best 80's Movie Trivia, Fun Icebreaker Games, and Presidential Trivia so it's safe to say that I have pretty extensive knowledge when it comes to quizzes.
So, if you're looking to kick off the best Christmas party games from Gamertelligence.com, do it with trivia questions. They should be number 1 on your list of fun things to do during the holidays.
Let's get the celebrations started!
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Do you love Christmas and know everything about it? This quiz will show you how much you really know:
Exciting Christmas Quiz To Make The Holiday More Fun
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Watch a Christmas special, build Frosty the Snowman, decorate the Christmas tree. There are so many traditional activities to get you into the holiday spirit. But this season, if you're looking for a Christmas activity that brings a challenge but is loads of fun, make some room for an exciting Christmas quiz! It will become a new family Christmas tradition, one you'll play for many years to come.
Easy Christmas Questions Perfect for Kids
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Easy trivia is ideal for kids. Christmas quiz questions should be about the things they know and love about the special holiday. So talk about Santa's reindeer, Father Christmas himself, and even argue about how Harry Potter is a great fit for the holiday season!
Whatever the topics, keep the festive season alive by playing Trivia for Kids!
Here are 5 perfect Christmas questions for kids:
1. From what country did the Christmas tree originate?
The tradition of Christmas trees was brought to England in the early 19th century, and they were decorated with toys and small gifts. They also had candies, popcorn strings, and fancy cakes hung by ribbons on their branches. Western missionaries introduced China and Japan to these festive trees in the 19th and 20th centuries. Their trees were decorated with intricate paper designs.
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2. Where did the word Christmas originate?
It originates from the words Cristes Maesse meaning 'Mass Of Christ'.
Christmas is actually a pretty recent word. The earlier term for it was "Yule" which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. Christmas in other languages is: Navidad in Spanish, Natale in Italian, Noël in French—all denote nativity.
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3. The short version of Christmas is also known as what?
Xmas.
Did you know people believe shorting Christmas to "Xmas" is an attempt to remove Christ from Christmas? But the "X" in "Xmas" is actually an abbreviation of the Greek name of "Christ", Χριστός (Christos). It starts with the Greek letter Chi. This abbreviation of "Christ" as "X" can be traced back to some written documents dated as early as 1100 AD.
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4. What does mistletoe symbolize?
Love, laughter, and compassion.
Mistletoe is a plant that grows on trees, and some species are toxic to humans if ingested. The mistletoe berry ripens in December, and the plant stays green, which is why it appeals in wintertime.
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5. Where was Jesus born?
A Palestinian town south of Jerusalem in the West Bank, Bethlehem is where the Church of Nativity stands. Within the church, the holy site known as the Nativity Grotto is thought to be the cave that Jesus was born. It's a major Christian pilgrimage destination.
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Fun Questions To Ask About Christmas
Be a kid again, play a Bing Crosby Christmas number, eat lots of Christmas cake, and enjoy a white Christmas, asking fun trivia questions! What runs Santa's sleigh? What's the biggest snowman ever built? Be ready to dish out fun questions to ask!
Here are 5 fun questions to ask:
6. Complete the lyrics: On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…
Five gold rings
The origins of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song are unknown, but the best known English version was first printed in 1780 in a book for children called Mirth Without Mischief.
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7. Name the kings who visited Baby Jesus.
Casper, Melchor and Balthazar
Their homage to the infant Jesus became one of the most popular themes in Christian art. Balthasar is said to be the king of Arabia or sometimes Ethiopia, Melchior as a king of Persia, and Casper, sometimes known as Gaspar, as a king of India.
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8. Can you name all Santa's reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
While raindeers may not fly, they can run as fast as 48 mph (80 km per hour) and can travel quite a bit. They are known to travel up to 3,000 miles (nearly 5,000 km) in a year! And Santa doesn't have to worry about them waking up the kids because they're very quiet, only communicating and vocalizing during mating season.
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9. Who stole Christmas?
Jim Carrey is famous for his role as The Grinch but did you know he almost quit the movie? It took eight and a half hours for the make-up and prosthetics application process, which he said in a 2014 interview on The Graham Norton Show was like being "buried alive".
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10. What does the word "advent" mean?
The first advent calendars were created in 1851 and were handmade. From Germany, Lutherans counted down the first 24 days of December.
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Hard Christmas Quiz for Everyone Who's Up For A Challenge
Nothing like a bit of competition with family and friends during the holiday season, right? So why not test everyone's knowledge with a few hard trivia questions?
This might be a great way to let the naughty children redeem themselves... if they get the questions right!
Here are 5 hard quiz questions:
11. What year was the Christmas card invented?
The cards used to be a status symbol; the number of cards you received was a sign of your popularity. They mainly circulated among the wealthy, and sometimes servants were hired to help pile up the points by being sent out to deliver them. The idea was the more you sent out, the more you'd receive in return.
12. What Christian group banned Christmas in Boston from 1659 to 1681?
Trees and decorations were said to be unholy pagan rituals, and typical holiday dishes like pudding were outlawed. The Puritans ordered stores and businesses to stay open all day on Christmas Day. Even town criers were sent through the streets yelling, "No Christmas, no Christmas!"
13. What political cartoonist is largely responsible for defining what the modern Santa Claus must look like?
Thomas Nast
During the holidays in 1862, the "Father of the American Cartoon" drew Santa Claus visiting a Civil War Camp. Thomas Nast's drawing of Santa Claus first appeared on the cover of the January 3, 1863, issue of Harper's Weekly.
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14. In what decade did Coca-Cola start using Santa Claus in advertisements?
Coca-Cola developed "Sprite Boy" in 1942, a character who appeared in Coca-Cola ads alongside Santa Claus during the 1940s and 1950s. Sprite Boy was given his name because he was a sprite, meaning elf. Coca-Cola didn't introduce the popular beverage Sprite until the 1960s.
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15. In what country did Silent Night originate?
It was Christmas Eve, 1818, when Father Joseph Mohr asked his friend, Franz Gruber, to help him with a poem he had written two years earlier. Gruber, a school teacher, wrote an accompaniment for the poem. That night, the two men sang their song at St Nicholas Church, and it was then that one of the best-loved carols was born.
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Christmas Trivia Questions Based on Movies
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One of the best parts of the festive season is the incredible number of movies brought out to warm our hearts, make us laugh, and bring us closer together. Ask some movie trivia questions to start a great conversation with the film buffs. Chances are, these aren't just watched during the holidays!
Here are 5 questions based on movies:
16. What's the name of the town It's a Wonderful Life takes place in?
Bedford Falls
Philip Van Doren Stern decided to give the gift of words to his closest friends for the holidays after years of unsuccessfully trying to sell his short tale, The Greatest Gift, to publishers. He sent out 200 copies of his story as a 21-page card. A producer at RKO Pictures, David Hempstead, got his hands on one of them and paid $10,000 for the film rights. It's a Wonderful Life became the film title.
17. How many Oscars did Miracle on 34th Street win?
Miracle on 34th Street made the world believe in Santa Claus. In 1985, the movie was one of the first films to be colorized. Maureen O'Hara, who played Doris, was one of the film purists who believed it should have remained black and white. It created quite a controversy.
18. In which state is Home Alone filmed?
There is a lot of fun Home Alone trivia, including the fact that it was the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time until Jim Carrey's 2018, The Grinch, took the top spot. When John Hughes wrote the film, he had Macaulay Culkin already in mind. Chris Columbus still auditioned over 100 kids for the part, but none proved as good as Culkin.
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19. What is the name of the head elf at the North Pole in the movie The Santa Claus (1994)?
Written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick, this comedy-drama film's title was almost going to be Such a Clatter until it was later changed. It starred Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, responsible for Santa Claus falling off his roof. The movie grossed $189 million and has since become a Christmas-time staple after its release in November 1994.
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20. What Christmas film features a train that takes children to the north pole?
This animated feature was based on a picture book by Chris Van Allsburg, the author and illustrator famous for the 1981 children's book Jumanji. Both books were awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal.
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Downloadable and Printable List Of Christmas Quiz
Here is a downloadable and printable jpg/pdf list of Christmas quiz (right-click the image and select Save Image As...):
8 Christmas Fun Facts To Share During Christmas Eve
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Impress your family and friends by sharing the best fun facts about the special day. You don't have to ask questions or play Christmas trivia; you can simply share fun tidbits.
Here are 8 fun facts:
1. The tradition of hanging stockings comes from a legend about marriage.
Hang your stocking, and they'll be filled with small toys and gadgets, lollies, money, and other small gifts when Santa Claus arrives.
2. Santa's sleigh has to travel 5,083000 mph to deliver presents to all the children in the world.
Thanks to time zone differences, Santa gets 31 hours to deliver all his presents. If his sleigh were real, it would be undeniably the fastest vehicle in the world.
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3. Jingle Bells became the first-ever Christmas song broadcasted from space in 1965.
When a Boston music publishing house first printed the holiday song in 1857, it was released under a different title. "One Horse Open Sleigh" was re-released two years later with its more familiar title, "Jingle Bells".
4. Menudo is a staple soup traditionally served at Mexican Christmas dinners.
The soup is made with cow's stomach, or tripe, in a broth with a red chili pepper base. It's traditionally prepared by the entire family and is also believed to be a hangover cure!
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5. Known as Christmas caroling today, the Winter solstice celebration actually started in Europe thousands of years ago when people sang pagan songs to celebrate.
The word "carol" means "dance" or a song of praise and joy! The pagans would celebrate as they danced round stone circles, singing their songs.
6. Martin Luther is believed to be the first person to put lighted candles in a Christmas tree.
The 16th-century Protestant reformer, Martin Luther, was said to be walking home one winter evening when he was inspired by the bright shining stars twinkling amidst evergreens.
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7. In central European popular legend, Krampus is a half-goat, a half-demon monster that punishes misbehaving children at Christmas time.
Although there are many variations to his appearance, Krampus is commonly described as a hideous and terrifying figure.
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8. Leaving milk and cookies for Santa on Christmas eve became popular in the united states in the 1930s during the Great Depression.
It was said to be a teachable moment! Despite the severity of financial issues during this time, parents didn't want their children to stop being charitable and thankful for what they had. They were encouraged to leave out milk and cookies to show their gratitude for the presents they would receive from Santa.
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How To Make The Yuletide Party More Fun With Quizzes
Spice up your party by introducing new and old games! And quizzes are perfect because they're suitable for everyone and can be tailor-made for its players. If you want to spice the game up a little to make it extra fun, here are some fantastic ideas:
1. Bring on the prizes!
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This holiday is a favorite because of all the presents. For every answer a player gets correct, why not reward them with a small gift.
2. Include a tie-breaker round.
If you're keeping score, sometimes a tie-break round is necessary! You can choose to save some really hard questions for this, or you can incorporate another popular game, like charades, to determine a winner.
3. Consider the order of your questions.
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Your family and friends should be having a good time. It's the holidays, after all. Create a great game by mixing up the difficulty levels of your questions. They should be ordered in a way that not too many difficult questions are put together. Scatter them. Your players should also get to feel victory.
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If you've got more questions about quizzes, then maybe these frequently asked questions can clear up some things.
Why is a Christmas quiz good for a family gathering?
Quizzes are fun. They're great at family gatherings because they're exciting. When they're tailor-made or questions are chosen for the players in mind, quizzes can increase self-esteem and confidence. From kids to grandparents, everybody can get involved. Quizzes are an entertaining way to hang out.
What time should we start our Christmas quiz?
The best thing about a Christmas party game is you can play at any time. You can throw some quiz questions over at your family and friends while having Christmas dinner to keep the conversations alive and interesting, or over a mince pie or Christmas pudding in the afternoon. However your Christmas celebrations are planned out, Christmas trivia is fine to do at any time.
What prizes should I prepare to make people participate in a family Christmas quiz?
Everyone loves a delicious candy cane. Or, if you've had enough of Christmas food, perhaps the winner can choose the Christmas movie. Depending on when you're playing, maybe the person that scores the most points can open a Christmas present early.
Are Christmas quizzes good for virtual parties?
Yes! Yes, they are! Any sort of trivia and question games are suitable for virtual get-togethers. They're easy to host, and anyone can participate.
How can I make everyone answer Christmas quizzes without making them bored?
If people are in a festive spirit, having everyone answer holiday-themed questions won't be an issue. Choose a mix of questions that the participants will know the answer to and some hard ones to challenge them.
What is a great Christmas story to share?
A popular favorite is Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The three spirits visit its protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold-hearted miserly person who despises Christmas to show him the error of his ways. The tale is of his redemption. There have been many movies adaptions made too.
More Fun Holiday Trivia Questions
Christmas isn't the only holiday where trivia questions are a fun game to play! If you're having a get-together on any special occasion, it's good to be prepared with some fun activities. Asking entertaining and themed questions is a great option!
Know any spooky facts? If you've got the ghosts, witches, and werewolves around, then Halloween Trivia is what you need.
The family is due to gather for the biggest feast of the year. Why not try some Thanksgiving trivia questions? It's bound to keep the dinner table lively.
Do you smell love in the air? Whether you play with your date or with your friends as you gather as singles, Valentine's Day trivia can help you find a new appreciation for this day of love.
I hope you've discovered a new yearly tradition in our Christmas quiz! While you have your family and friends gathered, give them the gift of entertainment because trivia questions really are surprisingly amusing and so enjoyable! Then find more fun things to do by checking out other Christmas party games on our site here. Merry Christmas!
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Иван Иванович Мозалевский (псевдоним Жан Алле; ) — русский и украинский советский график, живописец и искусствовед, член Союза художников Украины с 1953 года. Муж художницы Валентины Мозалевской.

Биография
Родился 24 сентября 1890 года в городе Бреслау. В 1910—1912 годах учился в Киевском художественном училище у Владимира Менка и Ивана Селезнева; в 1913 году — в школе Общества поощрения художеств в Санкт-Петербурге, руководитель Иван Билибин); в 1914—1915 годах — вольный слушатель Петербургской Академии художеств (ученик Василия Матэ).

В 1917—1919 годах жил в Киеве, где основал собственную художественную школу и профессиональный союз художников «Искусство»; с 1918 года — главный художник типографии Кульженко; с марта 1918 года по июнь 1919 года возглавлял гравировально-художественный отдел Экспедиции заготовки государственных бумаг, созданной правительством Украинской Центральной Радой, разрабатывал проекты украинских денежных купюр. В 1919—1920 годах жил в городе Каменец-Подольский, где открыл художественно-промышленную школу, был избран председателем губернского школьного правления.

В 1920 году эмигрировал в Вену, где открыл художественную студию. С 1921 года главный художник издательства И. Ладыжникова в Берлине. С 1926 года жил в Париже, до 1930 года работал редактором художественного отдела газеты «Украинские вести»; сотрудничал с журналом «Наш Союз», газетой «Парижский вестник», где печатал статьи об украинских и российских художниках.

В 1947 году вернулся в Киев, впоследствии жил в Москве, а с 1953 года в Симферополе, работал в картинной галерее. Проживал в доме на улице Гагарина. Умер в Симферополе 5 января 1975 года.

Творчество
Работал в области станковой и книжной графики, плаката, живописи; в 1913—1916 годах — в техниках линогравюры, офорта, рисунка, акварели, автор миниатюры на слоновой кости, экслибрисов; рисовал виньетки, заставки, иллюстрации для петербургских журналов и издательств, обложки к:
 сборнику «Чемпионат поэтов» (Санкт-Петербург, 1913);
 книге «Счастливый домик» Владислава Ходасевича (Москва, 1914);
 сборнику «Блистательный Санкт-Петербург» Николая Агнивцева (Берлин, 1923).
 книге «История русского искусства» Виктора Никольского (Берлин, 1923).

Использовал мотивы украинского народного искусства, национальную символику и орнаменты.

Учась в школе Общества поощрения художеств в 1913 году принимал участие в оформлении оперы «Руслан и Людмила» Михаила Глинки для театра Народного дома. В 1913—1914 годах ряд иллюстраций художника был помещен в журнале «Аполлон», в частности рисунок птицы (1913, № 6).

Среди работ:
 знак Украинского свободного университета в Праге (1924);
 иллюстрации к
 стихам «Белые ПАВы» Поля Верлена (1911, тушь, перо), Эдгара По (1931);
 роман Ив
 «Идиот» Фёдора Достоевского (Берлин, 1923);
 «Манон Леско» Антуана Франсуа Прево (1934, офорт, акватинта);
 Сборнику сказок Редьярда Киплинга (Прага, 1924);
 пьесы «Горе от ума» Александра Грибоедова (Москва, 1950);
 станковая графика
 «Ш. Бодлер» (1912, офорт);
 «Летний вечер» (1913, тушь, перо);
 «Рыцарь» (1921, тушь, перо);
 «Рабочий» (1923, тушь, перо);
 «Труд» (1924, тушь, перо);
 Портрет В. Антонова-Овсиенко (1925);
 «Автопортрет» (1927);
 «Монмартр. Париж» (1930);
 " Гроза " (1930);
 «Индийский мотив. Охота» (1932);
 «Жена» (1934);
 «Кокер» (1936);
 «Серны» (1937, линогравюра);
 «Эльзас» (1937);
 «В. И. Ленин в 1908 году за работой в парижском кафе» (1946, акварель);
 «Это война» (1956—1957, линогравюра);
 «Черная пантера» (1957);
 «И. Репин» (1957, линогравюра);
 «В. И. Ленин в редакции газеты "Пролетарий"» (1960, линогравюра);
 «Париж, 1901 год» (1960, в соавторстве с Валентиной Мозалевской);
 циклы
 офортов «Виды Парижа» (1929—1934)
 гравюр «Звери. Птицы. Цветы» (1930-е);
плакаты
 «Иван Федоров» (1950, в соавторстве с Валентиной Мозалевской);
 «Каждому колхозу-рыбное хозяйство!» (1952, в соавторстве);
 живопись
 «Деревенская прогулка» (1931).

Автор проектов украинских бумажных денег, ценных государственных бумаг, почтовых марок, знака на монопольные изделия. По его проектам в денежное обращение выпущены банкноты 1000 и 2000 гривен.

Выполнил несколько нереализованных проектов бумажных денег и других государственных бумаг национально-освободительных соревнований, которые экспонировались на «Выставке современной украинской графики» Ассоциации независимых украинских художников во Львове в июне 1932 года:
 банкнота 5 рублей;
 консульская марка 25 шагов;
 3 рубля;
 талон 2 рубля;
 почтовая марка 2 рубля;
44 проекты выполнены тушью и 13 — карандашом.

Участвовал в областных, всеукраинских, всесоюзных и международных художественных выставках с 1911 года. Персональные состоялись в Париже (1928—1929, 1931), Симферополе (1954, посмертная в 1990 году), Москве (1963, 1971).

Бóльшая часть работ была передана вдовой Симферопольскому художественному музею. В 1990 в музее состоялась выставка в связи со 100-летием со дня рождения художника. Представлен также в Киевском государственном музее украинского искусства. Материалы личного архива имеются в Государственном архиве Крымской области (Ф. Р-3510. 502 д.) и ГТГ (Ф. 60. 147 ед. хр.). Отдельные работы художника хранятся в Симферопольском художественном музее, Национальном художественном музее Украины.

Литературная
Автор книги «Современное положение художников во Франции» (Москва, 1950); статей в московском журнале «Художник», в частности:
 «Сколько стоит искусство?» (1961, № 10);
 «Несостоявшаяся встреча: Воспоминания о В. Серове» (1965, № 1);
 «Вдали от родины: Воспоминания о К. Коровине» (1965, № 6);
 «Памяти И. Билибина» (1966, № 8).
Неопубликованные исследования:
 «Техника офорта»;
 «Техника гравюры на дереве и линолеуме»;
 «И. Я. Билибин»;
 мемуары «Книга скитаний».

Литература
 Українські радянські художники. Довідник. — Київ: Мистецтво, 1972. — 563 с., сторінка 310;
 Словник художників України / за ред. М. П. Бажана (відп. ред.) та ін. — К. : Головна редакція Української Радянської Енциклопедії, 1973. — С. 154.
 Дмитриенко М. Ф. Енциклопедія історії України : у 10 т. / редкол.: В. А. Смолій (голова) та ін. ; Інститут історії України НАН України. — К. : Наук. думка, 2010. — Т. 7 : Мл — О. — С. 21. — 728 с. : іл. — ISBN 978-966-00-1061-1.;
 Андрейканич А. И. «Антология украинского плаката первой трети XX века». — Косов: Издательский дом «Довбуш», 2012. — 120 с.; ил. — С. 72. ISBN 966-5467-23-4;
 Бащенко Р. Д., Гаврилюк М. І. Енциклопедія сучасної України : у 30 т / ред. кол. І. М. Дзюба [та ін.] ; НАН України, НТШ, Координаційне бюро енциклопедії сучасної України НАН України. — К., 2003—2019. — ISBN 944-02-3354-X.

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 И. И. Мозалевский Реставратор Иван Кондратьевич Крайтор и наследие Константина Коровина // Журнал «Третьяковская галерея»
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The warmth of Winnie The Pooh has entertained audiences for just over 90 years; from book form in A.A. Milne's classic children stories, to Disney's success making him a global icon and brand with countless movies and products with Pooh and friends face plastered all over them.
It would be difficult not feel cynical going in after the success of other live action, bear-related film ventures. It could easily be soulless and a clear carbon copy of a movie named after a London tube and train station. Disney's Christopher Robin manages to avoid this and should easily strike an emotional chord with even the coldest of hearts.
About 30-ish years after growing up and leaving Hundred Acre Woods, an older and more broken-down Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) is forced to help Pooh return and find his friends when he shows up in London. From there they go on a journey that leads Christopher Robin to rediscover his inner child and mend the relationship with his family that he was torn away from due to the happiness-depriving business he works for. It is not as if it is an overly original story on the part of the film. These kinds of stories are synonymous with fish out of water family films that the other bear who is also cute and could be considered cuddly did in 2014.
Christopher Robin holds some very adult themes lurking in the background of its story. Post-war London is a setting for much of the movie and that brings all its baggage. A slightly distant and scarred Christopher Robin is at the centre, distant due to the Woozels in his life forcing him to work weekends and become increasingly fractured with his family. It is only due to its fun-filled army of stuffed animals that it doesn't feel bogged down in sadness, while also exploring this to the best of its ability in a way that is fun and entertaining whether for the younger members of the audience or older.
"It's always a sunny day when Christopher Robin comes to play"
Winnie The Pooh is quite rightly the heart and soul of this movie. He is such an icon of almost everybody's childhood and in this, he is the same: the star of the show. Pooh is the sole reason I didn't want the movie to end. He is a loveable and huggable figure who was effortlessly brought to life by some stunning CGI. His wise and ridiculously profound statements provide charm and comedy through the entire movie with the iconic Jim Cummings providing a voice he's been doing perfectly since the 1980s.
The best moments with Pooh come from observations of London and his child-like fascination with all things. Pooh's other friends are there for a lot of the journey as well. Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore and the rest of the gang; all of them are also in fine form. They will say their line and make the audience laugh and act as perfect companions to the human. A lot of the best moments came from their reactions to the humans they meet and their hilarious takes on the world around them.
Since these characters are synonymous with being a child and defined a lot of childhoods, you will need a small amount of emotional investment from your past for this movie to work. This is a complete contrast to Paddington. There, I finally mentioned him by name. He didn't come blasted to you from the Disney machine during your early years in the same way as Pooh; and still managed to dig his claws in and attach his emotional investment, which is what made those movies such a surprise and delight. With Pooh, it is almost expected from him. It is missing some of what made Paddington so marvellous, such as the feeling of wonder and the storybook elements, acknowledging the origins of the movie. The film tries to copy it with some very simple sketch drawings from the original book but never completely commits to this idea.
I cannot put it into words how this movie made me feel. Seeing Tigger sing his "Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" song made me well up. I didn't expect that to happen, but if you have the right connection to the characters it could wrap you up for this cute adventure. Christopher Robin dips its toe in with some deeper, more adult moments but never explores them to the best of its ability because to be fair it is a kids movie. It lacks the charm and amazement of Paddington as well as its inventive cinematography and stories by giving you spades and spades of Pooh Bear quotes. In terms of a bear-off, Paddington came close to defeat but pulled it out of the bag at the last minute.
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Jay Strosberg says a recent decision could mean that other private funders will feel more comfortable funding class action cases.
Australia-based company IMF Bentham Ltd. will not be required to post security for costs as part of a litigation funding agreement.
The case involved allegations that several bakeries and grocery stores, including Loblaw Companies Ltd. and Wal-Mart Canada Corp., conspired to defraud Canadian consumers with respect to the price of packaged bread. Since Australia has a similar legal system to Ontario, "there should be no problem seeking enforcement of an Ontario court order in the Australian courts," Justice Edward Morgan wrote in the decision, David v. Loblaw, 2018 ONSC 6469, released on Oct. 29.
Jay Strosberg, a partner at Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP, who represented one of the plaintiffs, says the decision could mean that other private funders will feel more comfortable funding cases.
"Particularly in antitrust class actions, they are capital intensive from the plaintiff's perspective," says Strosberg.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould named four new judges in Brampton, Ont. in an announcement on Nov. 2.
James Stribopoulos, a judge at the Ontario Court of Justice and former associate dean at Osgoode Hall Law School, was elevated to a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the announcement said.
Michael Doi, a legal director at the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, will be a judge at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Doi is a former military lawyer and has served as president of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers. The announcement also said sole practitioner Erika Chozik, who previously practised as a Crown counsel and a defence lawyer, will be a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice also announced a new judicial appointment in Toronto.
Susanne Boucher, who was appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Boucher, a chief federal prosecutor from 2016 to 2018, was previously a council member for the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
Wildfire LGBT, which focuses on LGBTQ members of the Canadian legal community, will host a fundraiser on Nov. 29 for Rainbow Railroad, a non-profit organization. The event will be at Toronto bar and restaurant Pollyanna, located at 1054 Gerrard Street East, from six to 11 p.m. Tickets are $60 and can be purchased online. More information is available by emailing wildfirelgbt@gmail.com.
An open letter, signed by a group of alumni and students, calls on the University of Toronto to cap law school tuition at $40,000 per year, saying high fees are hurting students. Law Times asked readers if they agreed with the protest over fees.
The majority, 86 per cent, said they agreed with the protest, responding that high tuition fees are inhibiting the long-term development of students. Fourteen per cent said, however, that they disagreed with the protest.