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Q: jQuery .each() help (doesn't doesn't complete before running proceeding lines) I have a jquery function that takes the data from the 3rd column of a table - runs a function on it - and then replaces the field with the result.
Here's my code:
function getData() {

    $('#tab1_response').html(" Please wait...").show();

    $('#myTable tr').each(function(index){
        var col1 = $(this).children('td.col1').text();
        $(this).children('td.col3').load('doStuff.php?url='+col1);
    });

    $("#myTable").trigger("update");
    $('#tab1_response').fadeOut(2000);
}

For some reason the last two lines:
$("#myTable").trigger("update");
$('#tab1_response').fadeOut(2000);

Don't wait for the .each(function... to complete before running...
Instead the "Please wait..." loader doesn't appear and my table doesn't update meaning the new column isn't sortable (I'm using tablesorter for jquery found here - http://tablesorter.com/docs/).
The function does otherwise work and I can see my 3rd column updating with new data.
Is there a simple fix for this???
I hope I've provided enough details but please let me know if you need more information :)

A: The problem is not the call to $.each() it's the call to $.load(). This is an Ajax request, and by it's very nature is asynchronous - it returns before the round trip to the server completes.
I would also be slightly worried by the fact that you're doing an Ajax request per row in the table: how many rows are there?

A: .load() is asynchronous, meaning that your script won't wait for it to complete before continuing.
I'd suggest keeping track of how many requests you have going, and executing your code when they're all done:
$('#tab1_response').html(" Please wait...").show();

var requests = 0;

var requestDone = function() {
  requests--;
  if (requests == 0) {
      $("#myTable").trigger("update");
          $('#tab1_response').fadeOut(2000);
      }
  }
};

$('#myTable tr').each(function(index){
    var col1 = $(this).children('td.col1').text();
    requests++;
    $(this).children('td.col3').load('doStuff.php?url='+col1, requestDone);
});

A: There is a more elegant solution. Just invoke the sudo element :last-child and call a function after the last element in the each cycle has been loaded.
Something like this:
$('table tr').each(function (){
                 dosomething();
                 if ($(this).is(":last-child"))
                      {
                      $(this).load(function() {
                        dosomethingelse();
                      });
}

A: I think i understand.  you can chain the last two.
$('#myTable tr').each(...).trigger("update").fadeOut(2000);

The above is untested but won't be far off.
Look up jQuery chaining.

A: You could also add "last" id to the last tr and do the hiding for the last tr
function getData() {
    $('#tab1_response').html(" Please wait...").show();
    $('#myTable tr:last-child').attr('id', '#last');
    $('#myTable tr').each(function(index){
        var col1 = $(this).children('td.col1').text();

        if ($(this).is('#last')) {
            $(this).children('td.col3').load('doStuff.php?url='+col1, function () {
                $("#myTable").trigger("update");
                $('#tab1_response').fadeOut(2000);
            });
        }
    });
}

(not tested)

A: You have to use the callback in .load(), but only when you hit the last row. Rewrite your code like this.
function getData()
{
  $('#tab1_response')
    .html(" Please wait...")
    .show();

  var rows = $('#myTable tr').length;

  $('#myTable tr').each(function(index)
  {
    var tr   = $(this),
        col1 = tr.children('td.col1').text();

    if ( (index+1) === rows) //last row, use callback to update table and fade img
    {
      tr.children('td.col3').load('doStuff.php?url=' + col1, function(){
        $("#myTable").trigger("update");
        $('#tab1_response').fadeOut(2000);
      });
    }
    else //
    {
      tr.children('td.col3').load('doStuff.php?url=' + col1);
    }
  });
}

Warning I gave you an answer to your problem, but I'm with Dean Harding on the warning, doing one request per row is not a good idea. You should find a way to improve that (hint, use JSON ;)


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Q: Linux KProbe in Raspberry PI I am trying to use kprobes on Raspberry pi and and trying to store get the file struct from in the post handler of k_probe using the register struct pt_regs. I can't seem to figure out what register to fetch it from. In x86 it's ax so using below works.
struct file *file = (struct file *)regs->ax;

Please help me out.

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I was privileged to attend a Leadership Summit last week, sponsored by Willow Creek. The event was held in Chicagoland, but I watched the gathering on a big old screen, live stream to a church a few miles from here, much easier commute, though I hated to disappoint US Airways. (They'll get over it.) It was one of the many sites around the globe and the topic of leadership addressed issues that this email tries to explore each week. Questions like this: How do we put faith to work in the world, Monday through Friday, wherever God has placed us in the world? The Summit offered a fine line up of speakers, as I sipped from the firehose of their presentations, offered in quick succession. We heard from the CEO of GE. We heard from Susan Cain, author of Quiet, about the power of introverts in the world. (I savored her presentation as I sat by myself in the back row, empty seats around me, right on the aisle for easy exit if needed.) Tyler Perry, of movie fame, spoke. One session in particular focused on putting faith to work in the workplace, acknowledging the mystery of how to do that.
Mr. Don Flow spoke about how he faithfully tries to lead many thriving car dealerships that he leads in North Carolina and Virginia. How would you go about bringing values of faith into a setting like that? Using language we often throw around in religious circles, he spoke of covenant with customers, community with employees, commitment to common good. (These guys like alliteration. They also like acronyms.) He came up with one that spelled the word "serve": Show respect; Earn trust; Reach for perfection; Value input; Energize others. He noted that a key element was the time he spends each morning in prayer, committing the day with its work to God's guidance and provision. If you think it's tough to put faith to work in a business like selling cars, consider the next speaker.
Ms. Allen Catherine Kagina is Commission General of the Uganda Revenue Authority, the IRS of Uganda. With a background in social work, she was by her own admission, unprepared for work in government bureaucracy. She courageously took on radical reform of a corrupt and inefficient system. She led in transformation of a system that came to be marked by giving and sharing of resources. She entered thinking it would be an impossible task. So she invited God into the process. If you think it's tough to put faith to work in a government bureaucracy marked by inefficiency and corruption, consider the next speaker.
The Rev. Wilfredo De Jesus, Senior Pastor of the New Life Covenant Church in Chicago, was named one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2013. He began a church with 120 people. Now it has 17,000 members. He built a church that not only addressed the needs of the homeless, of prostitutes, drug addicts and gang members, but folded them into the life of the community. A seemingly impossible environment to build a church, probably the environment where God can really go to work.
Three different speakers. Three different stories. Each one faced huge obstacles in putting faith to work in their lives. But they did it. A consistent theme from each of the speakers was that prayer is integral. I don't know if you have ever had the experience that I have had. I set about to accomplish something, plan something, and I get all anxious as I get into it and think it can't be done. Then I realize somewhere along the line that I haven't considered that just maybe perhaps I don't need to freak out about getting it all done. Maybe I can try inviting God into it. Maybe I can "take it to the Lord in prayer." Maybe I can even relax a little.
As you think about your life this Monday morning, with all that lies before you this week, identify one situation or relationship, one obstacle or opportunity, that seems like intractable, immoveable, impossible. Think of a place that seems highly unlikely as a place where God can go to work with healing, saving power (Examples might include; a car dealership, a bloated bureaucracy, a poverty stricken urban community, a comfortable main line congregation, a contented main line Christian, a broken relationship, a health crisis, a battle with depression, the northern mountains of Iraq, the eastern border of the Ukraine, a St. Louis suburb, Sierra Leone, the southern border of our nation, the list unfortunately goes on). Invite God into that place. See what happens. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.


Explore the very nature of reality and human experience through the Buddha's quintessential teachings on the four applications of mindfulness.
In this course we investigate the nature of human identity and the possibility of freedom through the Buddha's foundational instructions on the cultivation of vipashyana, or insight. Alan Wallace presents the four close applications of mindfulness — mindfulness on the body, feelings, the mind, and phenomena — through rich pith instruction on selections from the Pali canon, Mahayana sutras, and commentary from the Vajrayana and Dzogchen traditions. Alan's unique presentation offers an integrative vision of the Buddhist path, and clarifies fundamental Buddhist truths such the nature of nirvana, the unique vision of the path of the arhat, as well as that of the bodhisattva. We learn that these paths share a common ultimate vision: the primordial and unborn nature of liberation. Alan offers step-by-step guidance through the four applications with clear instruction on the relationship between shamatha (calm-abiding) practice and vipashyana, making these timeless teachings applicable to daily life in the modern world.
In this first lesson, Alan Wallace introduces the significance of the four applications of mindfulness, across Buddhist traditions. We learn the depth behind core terminology, such as what is meant by samadhi, introspection, insight, and even the term 'mindfulness' itself. Alan provides direct and practical background that orients the journey of the course, introducing the texts, traditions, and foundational practices to develop a calm and stable mind, ready for the cultivation of vipashyana, or insight.
In this lesson, we learn how Buddhism understands the nature of suffering, as well as the nature of liberation. Alan Wallace insightfully shows us the relationship between both what veils the nature of mind, and what sets it free. Through clear teachings on the first noble truth, the three marks of existence, the five obscurations, and the five jhana factors, we develop a firm foundation in the practical philosophy of Buddhism, to enliven our practice of shamatha on the mindfulness of breathing, and vipashyana.
In this lesson Alan Wallace introduces us to core teachings relating to the theory and practice of the application of mindfulness to the body, and the application of mindfulness to feelings. With commentary on the Pali canon and several important Mahayana sutras from "Chapter Thirteen: The Four Close Applications of Mindfulness," of Shantideva's Siksasmuccaya, or A Compendium of Practices, we discover how essential these teachings are across Buddhist traditions. Alan guides us in deepening our practice of shamatha, with commentary and insights from the Dzogchen tradition, and presents initial teachings on the practice of vipashyana, or insight.
In this lesson, we explore the path of the arhat, the bodhisattva, and how teachings on the four applications of mindfulness highlight a continuum of traditions. Alan presents in depth instruction on how the Theravada and Mahayana traditions understand liberation, and the nature of suffering; both theoretical and experientially. Alan also continues his insightful commentary on Chapter Thirteen of Shantideva's Siksasmuccaya, or A Compendium of Practices, focusing on the close application of mindfulness to feelings.
In this lesson, Alan Wallace offers commentary that takes us to the summit of shamatha practice, defining terms essential to the Theravada tradition, and the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. We learn that the achievement of of shamatha is an important stepping stone for the practice and fulfillment of vipashyana. Through study and practice on the application of mindfulness to the mind we enter into the world of vipashyana, learn precisely what Buddhism means by mental afflictions, and precisely how these afflictions obstruct us from liberation. This lesson also includes an insightful discussion between Buddhist philosophy and contemporary science with respect to the Buddhist notions of karma and interdependent origination.
In this lesson Alan Wallace guides us through the close application of mindfulness to the mind, offering commentary and practice instruction on discerning the essential nature of mind, the sign of the mind, it's luminosity and cognizance. Through shamatha practice on the space of the mind, we learn to see and discern the factors of origination behind mental phenomena. Alan also presents insights from modern physics to illuminate the plasticity of the mind, as well as space, energy, and time.
In this lesson Alan Wallace takes us through the accomplishment of shamatha, and into the territory of the unconditioned mind, the realization of emptiness. Offering commentary from the Theravada, Mahayana, and Dzogchen perspectives, we learn how the nature of mind is understood and described across Buddhist traditions. In particular, Alan offers insightful commentary on both the Theravada understanding of nirvana and the Dzogchen tradition's discussion of pristine awareness. We also learn two essential perspectives on the path of realizing emptiness; the view presented by Padmasambhava, and the view presented by Tsongkhapa.
In this lesson Alan Wallace outlines the essential aspects of the Buddhist Path, and the how the four applications of mindfulness seamlessly weave into the unfolding of an authentic path. Alan also shares with us insightful commentary on a potential bridge between the first and second turnings of the wheel of Dharma. Practice in this lesson takes us from the the heart of shamatha practice, the awareness of awareness, into vipashyana on the nature of objective appearances.
In this lesson Alan Wallace clearly outlines the stages of dependent arising, according to Buddhist thought, in order to reveal how the subtle and conscious mind comes into being. Alan then relates discussion on the arising of the mind and phenomena to discoveries from contemporary science, and the insights of quantum mechanics.
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Dynamic lecturer, progressive scholar, and one of the most prolific writers and translators of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, B. Alan Wallace, PhD, continually seeks innovative ways to integrate Buddhist contemplative practices with Western science to advance the study of the mind. Dr. Wallace, a scholar and practitioner of Buddhism since 1970, has taught Buddhist theory and meditation worldwide since 1976. Having devoted 14 years to training as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, ordained by H. H. the Dalai Lama, he went on to earn an undergraduate degree in physics and the philosophy of science at Amherst College and a doctorate in religious studies at Stanford. He later studied Dzogchen with Gyatrul Rinpoche, a senior teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. With his unique background, Dr. Wallace brings deep experience and applied skills to the challenge of integrating traditional Indo-Tibetan Buddhism with the modern world. He is the author and translator of several books, including Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection (which provided the root text for this course), Stilling the Mind: Shamatha Teachings From Dudjom Linpa's Vajra Essence, Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, Natural Liberation: Padmasambhava's Teachings on the Six Bardos, and The Attention Revolution.


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It's common knowledge among those who follow such things that global temperatures have not gone up very much in the past several years. This has caused many to believe that the recent lack of warming contradicts what climate models say should happen in response to the increasing Tyndall gases. This, in turn, has provoked the counterargument that the Earth is still warming, just on a longer time scale, or that the recent period is too short to yield statistically significant results.
These counterarguments are not compelling. Fundamentally, any change in global temperature, even if it's just from one year to another, must have a cause. Saying that we need to look at longer time scales denies the need to find the cause of the actual global temperature changes (or lack thereof) at shorter time scales.
Such causes have been sought, and a few papers have proposed various combinations of cloud cover, volcanic aerosols, the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), deep ocean heat uptake, and so forth. A recent paper I like by Foster and Rahmsdorf (discussed here and here) takes a statistical approach to attempt to eliminate the effect of the other known forcing mechanisms, and what's left over is a fairly steady warming. Others have noted, more casually, that 2011 was the warmest La Niña year on record.
I decided to take a simple approach at looking at the effect of ENSO. Using GISTemp Land/Ocean Index values and Niño 3.4 values, I computed 12-month running averages of Niño 3.4 and compared them to the average GISTemp values at lags of 0, 3, and 6 months. Foster and Rahmsdorf used a diferent ENSO index and found optimal lags between 2 and 5 months. So one would guess that a 3-month lag would fit the data best in my case, and indeed it did.
We see the latter half of the mid-century flat period, followed by the warming since 1970 and the relatively flat recent few years. We also see a few years that were exceptionally cold and whose timing fits with the known injection of aerosols into the stratosphere by the mighty volcanic eruptions of Agung and Pinatubo. It's easy to see that both of these eruptions caused global temperatures to drop by about 0.3 C temporarily before recovering as the aerosols settled out of the stratosphere over the following 2-3 years. Finally, we see that, as is well known, La Niña years tend to be globally cold years and El Niño years tend to be globally warm, with a global lag of three months as mentioned earlier. And, we see that in a head-to-head match between El Niño and Pinatubo, Pinatubo wins.
Somehow, it no longer appears that global temperatures have leveled off in the past decade. That is because, with the color coding according to the phase of ENSO, the eye is able to compare apples to apples: the upward long-term trend during El Niño years (red triangles) is plain, the upward long-term trend during neutral years (green squares) is plain, and the upward long-term trend during La Niña years (blue diamonds) is plain.
Stare hard enough, though, and you see that they have leveled off. The last ten data points have little or no trend. But we see that the lack of trend is at least partly due to the El Niño year near the beginning of the 10-year period and the two La Niña years near the end.
GISTemp global temperatures, with trends for El Niño, neutral, and La Niña years computed separately. Pinatubo years are excluded.
The spacing between the lines is a good measure of the impact of El Niño and La Niña. All else being equal, an El Niño year will average about 0.2 C warmer globally than a La Niña year. Each new La Niña year will be about as warm as an El Niño year 13 years prior.
As for whether this means that Tyndall gases are no longer having an impact: Nice try.


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Geta Sandals History
Geta are a type of traditional Japanese sandals. They are wood based with a fabric attached to three sides, for the foot to have a grip. Geta are somewhat similar to the casual flip-flops.
Geta Sandals represent a part of traditional Japanese culture. In feudal Japan, Oirans, the high ranking concubines and mistresses wore tall sandals much similar to Geta, koma-geta and mitsu-ashi. These were worn when the Oiran walked in a parade with their caretakers.
The mitsu-ashi were also known as 'three-legs' because of their intricate shape. The Geisha and Maiko, art performers who used to sing and dance, wore these with white socks called tabi.
However, the Oiran chose not to even when the weather turned cold, they would not wear tabi as it was believed that bare toes were a sign of sensuality. They would further adorn it with layers of various vibrant colored fabric kimonos.
Different styles in which the Geta were worn represented the class, the person wearing them belonged to for example the Oiran only accompanied and amused the upper class while the Geisha could only work and perform for the lower class.
Other wearers of Geta were the merchants who used to sell seafood and fish. They would wear extra tall Geta's in order to prevent their feet from the scraps and bits of the products that were discarded from the shops on the grounds. These sandals were known as tengu geta
Making Process of Japanese Sandals
The process starts with connecting a solid and firm wooden piece or block horizontally on two other wooden blocks, which are vertical. The base of the vertical blocks is in some cases coated with metal as to aid the condition and life span of the sandal.
The upper part consists of a fabric, tied at the three point like that of a triangle, making a V shape in order to provide grip to the wearer. The vertical block known as the teeth are not separate blocks nailed or glued to the sole rather the whole Geta is shaped and shaved from one single piece of wood.
However, in some styles like the tengu, the tooth is special bounded as it solely bears the weight of the wearer. Other additions to the teeth of the Geta are also made to add extra insurance, better resistance and balance like tough wood pieces of rubber soles attached to the bottom of the teeth.
The hanao or the upper part that consists of fabric can either be wide or padded or narrow or hard. Any kind of fabric can be used to make the hanao. Traditional designs with cultural depictions are also common on fabric used for the hanaos.
The fabric is threaded through the three holes on the horizontal block and tied, making a V shape. The fabric also has a cord inside to provide a shape to the fabric. The wide hanaos are usually padded. The hanaos are usually placed between the toes and can be changed or replaced.
Significant of Samurai Sandals
Samurai sandals are traditionally important as well as they have scientific significance. The thong type structure provided pressure on the acupressure point which improves the functions of the body.
They also provide space and freedom of movement and the wooden sole provides comfort to the base of feet. The Samurai wore them for another purpose too as it assisted them with length to travel easily in snow and rain.
Geta comes in various styles and designs. Most of them consist of a wood called 'Dai' and then a fabric that is in shape of V attached at three corners and settled between the thumb and second toe, called 'hanao'.
The teeth are also wooden pieces called 'ha', the teeth are the essential part as they provide the certain uniqueness to the sandals and a clacking sound known as the 'Karankoron'.
Although the origin of Geta was not for style or fashion purposes rather to prevent the feet from the dirt and filth of ground however, the Geta are popular in the modern world as a symbol of Japanese traditions.
Some of the famous designs of Geta are;
Hiyori/Masa Geta
These are casual wear Geta for everyday life. They follow the classic design and have a rectangular base. Hiyori/Masa Geta are generally worn in pleasant weather and addition of white socks, tabi is optional. Some of the modern designs eliminate the classical teeth and the base is only a rectangular wooden block.
Taka Ashida Geta
Taka-Ashida Geta follow much of Hiyori Geta design however, the teeth are an obligatory part and are to be tall in length as these are meant to be worn in rainy and snowy weather. Ippon Geta / Tengu Geta.
In Japanese Mythology, a demon named Tengu is shown to wear Geta with a single teeth. This is where the name for these Geta comes from. Geta with a single wooden block is called Tengu Geta. These require a lot of practice to walk and are most commonly used in festivities and performances.
Pokuri Geta/ Okobo
These are made of one block of wood without any teeth and a bell is placed in its hollow centre. Mostly worn by Maiko's with or without tabi.
The modern sandals
With time different additions and upgrades are made, with the increase of Western influence and popularity, some models of the Geta are also now inspired by the Western foot-wear.
The additions that are made in modern sandals are more roundness, the Geta made now are more curved in shape. Furthermore, the Dai are now shaped to provide maximum comfort and minimize any sort of physical discomfort.
Then, the separation of teeth at the base is substituted by one thick heel as in Western wedges etc. and the upper part more similar to that used in flip flops. They have chic designs and modern, attractive patterns as well.
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Microsoft has announced it will be hosting a new flagship event – NexTech Africa – in Kenya in February, bringing together business leaders with local developers and entrepreneurs.
NexTech Africa will take place February 2-3 in Nairobi, aimed at encouraging stakeholders to listen, engage and collaborate on developing more locally relevant technology.
The event is running under the theme "Building for Africa", with the two-day lineup to include a series of talks, sessions and forums on topics including cloud, big data, machine learning, the Internet of Things, digital transformation and technology in emerging markets.
Speakers will include Kenyan Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Joseph Mucheru, icolo.co chief executive officer (CEO) Ranjith Cherickel and M-KOPA Solar chief information officer Andreas Fruhen. A variety of Microsoft representatives will also speak.
"African entrepreneurs seek to solve many business and market related challenges, and developers play a critical role in developing locally relevant solutions across various sectors from healthcare to fintech," said Kunle Awosika, country manager of Microsoft Kenya.
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How Reliable are Breathalyzers?
The question as to the reliability of breathalyzers has become a topic of great debate. Breathalyzers, or breath analysis, are one of the tools most commonly used by law enforcement to determine if someone is driving while under the influence of alcohol above the legal limit.
Despite the intent, more and more scientists and experts agree that breathalyzers generate inconsistent and inaccurate measurements of a person's blood alcohol content, better known as BAC. Some courts are even throwing out cases involving breath tests due to these inconsistencies.
Opinions regarding the reasons for the inconsistencies involving breathalyzers vary. The thermometers in the breathalyzers have been cited for some of these inconsistencies. A woman in Washington took her 2002 case to the Washington Supreme Court citing the unreliable nature of the breathalyzers, specifically the thermometer used in the breath test.
Essentially, the thermometer in a breathalyzers is used to test how accurate the readings on the breath machines are. The thermometer must be calibrated with a mixture of water and alcohol that is kept at 34 degrees centigrade. The thermometer gathers a reading from the mixture. In her case, the woman in Washington was able to prove that the thermometers was not certified as reliable; the case against her was reversed.
Courts in other states have been following suit, and throwing out or reversing DUI cases involving breathalyzers. Four defendants in New Jersey consolidated appeals against the State of New Jersey citing unreliability of the breath tests in State v. McGinley.
The defendants cited new scientific evidence that showed inconsistencies in the Breathalyzer models 900 and 900A. The Court said such models were "scientifically reliable", but still took this new evidence into consideration. The evidence showed that a variance in blood-breath ratio could produce errors in reading.
These errors showed high readings in 14% of the population. Importantly, as mentioned above, there may be errors in the temperature of the machine, resulting in skewed test results. The body temperatures of the human beings, which vary from person to person, may also affect the readings of the breathalyzers. Lastly, blood particles called Hematocrit vary between males and females and can affect test results.
Other factors influencing tests results can be calibrating errors, the lack of testing blank specimen, and/or making sure a person is not affected by the environment. Most good defense lawyers know how to properly challenge the reliability and accuracy of breathalyzers. Because state laws do vary, you should contact an attorney in the state where you are charged for proper legal advice concerning the facts of your particular case.
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A comics panel event at the Barbican Library, which was excellent – over 100 people listening to some great speakers on three themes: meaning, art and diversity. I left with a cloud of ideas buzzing around my head, which were dampened with rain and alcohol afterwards (everyone went to the pub, of course). Before my terrible memory dissipates the rest, here's what stuck out at me.
Although Crissy Williams helpfully dropped some McCloud-esque science about how the comics form creates meaning (your imagination filling the gaps between panels etc), much of the discussion went wider than comics itself. A lot of it was about where meaning happens – is it about the intentions of the creators, or is it about the response of the reader? Mike Carey was an eloquent champion of the latter view, suggesting that as comics are a collaborative medium, reconstructing a single set of intentions is futile. I'm a little sceptical of that line of argument. Comics are a part of history like everything else, and therefore you should be able to assemble evidence that can support particular interpretations of the creative team's intentions, and adjudicate between which interpretation is best supported by the available evidence (full disclosure: I did history at uni).
If Carey is right and the important stuff happens at the point where the reader responds to the work, does that mean that all interpretations are of equal worth? In some ways, yes absolutely. We're all people reading the same thing, why is your experience more accurate or valuable than mine? However, this made the presence of a critic and an academic on the panel quite interesting, as their interpretations of comics are (almost by definition) priviledged. What is the role of the critic or the scholar if all interpretations are of equal worth?
J. A. Micheline (the critic) said something interesting towards the end of the discussion that responded to this question. She said that it is actually quite exhausting to hold all sorts of interpretations of a work in your head. Eventually, you do look for a way through the maze by reaching for the threads of authorial intention. Always dangerous to do, but Micheline went on to read this development into the wider cultural conversation – postmodernism's assault on the modernist idea of the auteur is getting tired, and people have gone back to looking for some leadership and authority when it comes to the meaning of art.
This was a discussion about comics art, and particularly how to distinguish between what is 'good' and 'bad' art. There was a helpful intervention from an audience member towards the end who tried to separate the question in two. Firstly and most obviously, comics art is 'good' in a functional sense – it helps rather than obstructs the narrative. Mark Stafford was particularly useful in providing some examples of this (how an artist has to draw the reader's eye to things, how they can embellish or add texture to a story).
But then beyond the question of functionality, people do still have preferences. It's all a question of a person's taste, as Hannah Chapman insisted. But should we leave it there? David Allison was interesting on this – in his introduction he talked about encouraging and becoming comfortable with a 'Tower of Babel' when it comes to the language of comics art. I think this gets at something important, which is that taste isn't innate – you're not born loving Jack Kirby. Rather, taste is something you develop, and a variety of experiences with different styles and methods might overcome some of the pigeon-holing that occurs within the form.
Speaking personally, the role of gatekeepers in clueing you into or evangelising about things you would otherwise pick up and put down again is crucial. So much of my favourite music was initially encountered as a result of criticism, but with comics a lot of it has been me fumbling around in the library on my own.
This was probably the most interesting and important panel, but being less familiar with the issue, I have less to say about it. Alison Sampson did bring up the fear among some creators of causing offence, which can inhibit their creativity. Most of the panel disparaged the idea that only certain people should be allowed to write certain characters, although Ramzee (with reference to The Danish Girl specifically) insisted that creators should be knowledgeable about the cultures and issues they are representing. Was also interesting that Kieron Gillen ruled out certain stories as not his to tell, so there is some policing and self-policing going on. I think figuring out (or being aware of and highlighting) whether a work is cynical or exploitative is a valuable role for professional critics (of all mediums) to play, but I suspect many don't see this as part of their job description.
The problem isn't so much what gets portrayed, in my view, as who gets to do the portrayal. And the comics industry still has a lot of work to do here. I think this is a rather dry process issue about the way the industry works (although some speakers preferred to go bigger and allude to the evils of capitalism). A member of the audience did introduce the idea of 'the underground' as being useful in this respect, but both Ramzee and Hannah Chapman were quite dismissive of the opportunities created by the small press scene. The general impression I got was that the most exciting stuff was happening online (tumblr, kickstarter and so on), but there wasn't time to get started on the impact of these platforms. Suspect gatekeepers upping their game and trawling these online communities is relevant here as well.
...feels like a lot of the above can be summarised as 'comics criticism is important, go critics', so I guess I'll leave it there.


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NCAA.org | March 21, 2016
Oklahoma's Castiglione recognized for diversity efforts
The NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee is recognizing Castiglione as a Champion of Diversity and Inclusion.
During March, Joe Castiglione is perhaps best recognized as chair of the selection committee for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. But people who have worked with Castiglione in his role as University of Oklahoma athletics director hail him as someone who consistently promotes and practices diversity and inclusion.
The NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee is recognizing Castiglione as this quarter's Champion of Diversity and Inclusion due to his work building an important pipeline of ethnic minorities in college athletics administration. Former Castiglione aides who are ethnic minorities saluted him for his tireless mentoring efforts.
"Joe Castiglione's success (at Oklahoma) epitomizes the true essence of leadership in our industry," said Brandon Martin, who is athletics director at California State University, Northridge, and formerly was an associate athletics director at Oklahoma. "He has remained committed to his core values and prioritized the advancement of diversity and inclusion within the athletics department and campus community. I am fortunate to have worked for such a great man and leader."
One of Castiglione's most notable initiatives at Oklahoma is the Athletics Diversity Council Graduate Assistant Program, which rotates four diverse graduate students through various roles within the athletics department to gain practical work experience while earning master's degrees.
China Jude, chair of the Champions of Diversity Subcommittee, said Castiglione's priorities serve as a sound example for college sports administration.
"The committee was extremely impressed," Jude said about Castiglione's advancement programs for graduate students as well as full-time administrators. "He has created this pipeline for ethnic minorities to succeed, and other FBS athletics directors should consider these initiatives and strategies."
Gloria Nevarez, senior associate commissioner and senior woman administrator for the Pac-12 Conference, credited Castiglione for the lessons he imparted. He "truly values and works hard to embrace diversity," she said. "I am grateful for his support and friendship in my career and the opportunities he afforded me."
Castiglione moved to Oklahoma in 1998 after serving for 17 years in the athletics department at the University of Missouri, Columbia, including nearly five as director. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, he is a 1979 graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park.
Derrick Gragg, now athletics director at The University of Tulsa, was hired by Castiglione about 20 years ago at Missouri. Gragg quickly gained a deep appreciation for Castiglione's knowledge and standards.
"I have experienced his commitment to fairness firsthand," Gragg said. "Not only has Joe actively recruited ethnic minorities for his staffs on a consistent basis, several of them have gone on to assume prestigious positions within college athletics. I can think of no one more deserving of this prestigious honor."
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Official: Musharraf To Give Up Army Post
September 18, 2007 / 9:21 AM / AP
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will step down as army chief and restore civilian rule to Pakistan, but only after he is re-elected president, a government lawyer said Tuesday.
The announcement was the first clear official statement that Musharraf is ready to end direct military rule, eight years after he seized control of the Islamic world's only declared nuclear power in a coup.
The party of exiled opposition leader Benazir Bhutto condemned the plan as unconstitutional and undemocratic and threatened to withdraw its lawmakers from parliament unless "steps for national reconciliation" are taken.
Musharraf plans to win a new five-year term in a vote by all federal and provincial lawmakers due by Oct. 15, a month before the end of his current term.
However, his popularity and authority have waned after a failed attempt to fire the Supreme Court's top judge and his political foes insist he is ineligible to continue as head of state.
He also faces a wave of violence blamed on Taliban and al Qaeda militants which has intensified discontent with his alliance with the United States. Fifteen soldiers and 14 militants were killed Monday in a militant attack on an army post near the Afghan border.
Sharifuddin Pirzada, a government attorney, announced Musharraf's intentions in the Supreme Court as judges heard petitions challenging his dual role as president and army chief and his eligibility for the presidential vote.
"If elected for the second term as president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf shall relinquish charge of the office of the chief of army staff soon after election, but before taking the oath of office of the president of Pakistan for the next term," Pirzada said.
Mushahid Hussain, secretary-general of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q party, predicted Musharraf's decision "will lower the political temperature and it will deprive the opposition of a major contentious issue."
Musharraf's military role "had undermined Pakistan's international image because people said you don't have full democracy. I think we have moved on," Hussain said.
Information Minister Mohammed Ali Durrani said Musharraf was assured of a majority in the current assemblies.
However, opponents said they would continue their campaign against Musharraf's continued rule.
"He is blackmailing. This is a threat from him. He is saying that first you elect me as the president and then I will quit as the army chief," said Zafar Ali Shah, a leader of the party of Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted as prime minister in the 1999 coup.
Authorities deported Sharif back into exile in Saudi Arabia when he tried to return last week to campaign against Musharraf.
Opposition parties are challenging the legality of Musharraf's re-election, including a rule change announced Monday by the Election Commission opening the way for the general to seek a new term without resigning from the army first.
Zaffar Abbas, resident editor in Islamabad for the Dawn newspaper, said the general's decision had sent a message to the Supreme Court he planned to restore civilian rule and was a coded appeal to Bhutto, who plans to make a triumphant return to Pakistan on Oct. 18, for support after parliamentary elections due by January.
For months Musharraf and Bhutto have been discussing a possible power-sharing deal, but talks have stalled amid opposition from hard-liners in the ruling coalition who could be eclipsed if Bhutto's liberal Pakistan People's Party wins the general election.
Abbas said he believes those negotiations would be revived, but Bhutto's party reacted icily to Tuesday's announcement.
"General Musharraf's decision to get himself re-elected in uniform is both unconstitutional and undemocratic," said Sherry Rehman, the party information secretary.
Rehman said the party's lawmakers might resign in protest unless the government dropped corruption cases against Bhutto and other politicians and let her run for a third term as prime minister.
First published on September 18, 2007 / 9:21 AM
© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Entire Dutch government resigns over child welfare scandal
700 kids crossed the U.S. border alone after being required to wait in Mexico
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Do you loathe sounding like an old man all day and every day? After consulting with your doctor, try these tips to help alleviate the problem.
The first step is to consult with your Primary Care Physician. If you are feeling annoyed and self-conscious about clearing your throat, and close friends/family have made comments, DON'T delay. Sometimes doctors will send you to an ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat specialist). You may get diagnosed (or not) with a myriad of possibilities: Asthma, GERDS, Acid reflux, Sinusitis, Rhinitis, Allergies ... The primary cause of throat clearing is post nasal drip. Follow your doctor's advice, and review the following tips with your doctor to see if they will work in conjunction with his/her treatment plan.
Eat non-fat dairy products, the high fat content in dairy thickens mucus, especially for the lactose intolerant. The calcium in dairy is fantastic for the aging ladies, so do not feel compelled to cut dairy from your diet unless you can find your calcium somewhere else. Be realistic.
Drinking plenty of water will help to thin the mucus so that it moves more easily. Most people should consume 6 to 8 8-ounce glasses of non-caffeine non-alcoholic fluid daily (Drink the H20). When you feel the need to clear your throat sip some water to clear the mucus.
Another concept on throat clearing is Habituation. You have perhaps gotten into the habit of clearing your throat the instant you feel the tickle of mucus. Become conscious of this and PRACTICE refraining from clearing. If you must clear, close your mouth and use your throat muscles to SLOWLY clear, with just 1-2 short clears. It might sound like a grunt, but you will get better at controlling this habit by practice.
Extra strength Sudafed can help vasoconstrict and reduce the need to clear your throat or a nasal spray can sometimes help with this problem. Saline nasal washes and steroid nasal sprays can be effective. Ask your doctor what medications are available and any long-term effects they may have on your liver.
Acid imbalance in the body can cause many symptoms. Adding lemon to your water can actually PREVENT your body from getting too acidic... do some research on this topic.
Try to drink some warm water after food and whenever you feel the urge to do this "clearing" act. Eat and drink slowly, if you even slightly choke during consumption, it can cause inflammation in the airways and in turn mucous production.
Try drinking thyme and hot water. Pursue a diet/lifestyle change. Make sure that you drink a lot of water during the day, and try to avoid salt. Spicy food can be a trigger. Other causes of constant throat clearing are: Anxiety, Smoking, Dehydration, Aging, Radiation therapy, Enlarged tonsils, Enlarged adenoids, Upper respiratory tract infection, Tourette syndrome.
Always consult with your Doctor Keep a health journal, these are great. Jot things down with a date so you stay aware of symptoms and their duration. Be in charge of your health ... stay proactive ... remember you are the consumer and you are PAYING your doctor for his services.


Choosing a stallion to breed to your mare can be both exciting and daunting simultaneously, and it is a great reward to see the combination of the pedigree you have selected born and standing in the paddock.
Breeding is very much a long term investment – and from the time you send your mare until the foal you breed is of racing age, you are looking at approximately four years of investment, and if you are breeding to sell, approximately 2-3 years from when your mare conceives. How you select your stallion is just as important as the quality of the mare you wish to breed with.
Your mare will require a certificate from a vet confirming she is free of any disease that can be passed onto the stallion, prior to coverings taking place. The breeding season begins on 1 September and ends on 31 December, so ensure you are ready and have your mare booked to a stallion well in advance. It might be a thought to select a "back-up" stallion, as sometimes the horses take a dislike to each other, and no matter how much we would like the covering to happen, it is not going to!
Take into your consideration your own mare's temperament – stallion owners reserve the right to cancel a breeding contract if they feel your mare is not being co-operative and is a danger to their valuable stallion.
Mogok There are many stallions available with varying service fees, both proven and unproven, but obviously the better the stallion, the more his service fee would be, and these can range from R5000 to R250 000.
Establish from the farm standing the stallion if there is a nomination fee payable, ie if a stallions fee is R25 000 – R5000 might be paid upfront and R20 000 when the foal is born.
Is there a Live Foal Guarantee? In this case, you only pay on the day the mare produces a live foal.
Establish from the farm the quality of the mares booked to the stallion if he is not yet established, and if they will accept your mare. Sometimes stallion managers/owners only accept mares with black type in their pedigrees if they wish to maintain a high standard.
Bear in mind when breeding a Thoroughbred it has to be a live covering. Your mare will need to travel to the farm where the stallion is standing. If the stallion you like is out of the area or province, you will need to consider the costs of boarding her at another farm until such time she is in foal, and the time frame from when she conceives until the time it is safe to travel back, which could be a few months. It is recommended you consider insurance costs too.
The farm standing the stallion can generally give you a recommendation after you have provided them with information about your mare such as her pedigree, is she a maiden or if she has prior progeny, her race record, who she is currently in foal to, and her conformation. Research on your behalf is important in this regard. If you are breeding a foal specifically to sell, bear in mind the future saleability of the foal based on its pedigree. The mare and stallion are each awarded points out of 5, and if they have enough points between them, and your yearling passes the selection process, will your yearling be considered for National Yearling Sales.
Most importantly – Is the stallion fertile? Has he been tested?
Will his pedigree suit your mare?
Is his conformation suitable, does he have any obvious faults?
Will he upgrade your mare if she has faults?
Does the stallion have presence and quality?
Does he have a good temperament? This will influence your foal's behaviour and temperament.
Does he "stamp" his foals? Look at their size and conformation too.
If he is a new stallion and has a first crop on the ground, ask to view his progeny if possible.
It is important to take into consideration, if your mare is a maiden, her first foal might be small, in which case the size of the stallion might not have an influence on size of the foal.


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revolving doors June 30, 2015
Donna Karan Stepped Down As Chief Designer
Donna Karan. Photo: Angela Pham/BFAnyc.com/BFA NYC
After 31 years at the helm of Donna Karan International, Donna Karan has stepped down from her position as the company's chief designer, WWD reports. Since founding DKI with her husband in 1984, Karan was a pioneer designer in womenswear and American fashion. Today's announcement comes after years of consideration and "much soul-searching," Karan told WWD, not without the help of luxury conglomerate LVMH, which owns DKI. A calmer path certainly seems ahead for Karan: She's focusing attention instead on the Urban Zen Foundation, her company centered around a "vision of philanthropy and commerce with a focus on health care, education and preservation of cultures." Still, she'll remain a "close adviser" to DKI according to a long-term agreement.
Donna Karan Collection's runway shows will be suspended, and the company won't seek a design successor, supporting WWD's sources that say it may merge with DKNY in a more widely priced line. DKNY at least seems to be in good hands: Popular Public School designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne took over as the label's creative directors two months ago.
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Ian Maxwell is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts School of Drama, where he majored in Directing. Subsequent to that training, he embarked upon academic work at the University of Sydney, where he completed his PhD–an ethnography of Hip Hop culture in the suburbs of Sydney in the 1990s–in 1997.
Ian teaches a range of units of study: two second year units: the core introductory unit PRFM 2601: Being There and PRFM 2604: Sociology of Theatre, a third year option, PRFM 3606: Theories of Acting and an Honours seminar on Critical Theory and Performance.
He has published extensively on a range of topics, including his 2003 book, "Phat Beats, Dope Rhymes": Hip Hop Down Under Comin' Upper (Wesleyan), chapters in several collections and a number of journals.
Ian is Chair of the University's Human Research Ethics Committee and Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He is also President of the Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies and a Vice-President of Performance Studies international.
In 2008 he was awarded the Marlis Thiersch Prize for research excellence in an English-language article published anywhere in the world in the broad field of theatre and performance studies for his essay on Victor Turner (see below).
Outside the University Ian divides his time between his family (which includes two beautiful daughters, Mia and Zoe), racing yachts and regularly screaming himself hoarse at the Sydney Swans.


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Carriera professionistica

St. Louis Cardinals
Rashād fu scelto dai Cardinals nel corso del primo giro, come 4º assoluto, nel Draft NFL 1972.

Minnesota Vikings
Dopo tre stagioni passate tra St. Louis e Buffalo, Rashād trova la sua dimensione a Minneapolis, giocando per 7 stagioni per i Minnesota Vikings. Il , ,  e il  sono le sue stagioni senz'altro migliori, durante le quali fa segnare numeri importanti dal punto di vista delle yard ricevute (1.156 nel 1979 e 1.095 nella stagione 1980), mette a segno 29 touchdown (8 nel 1978, 9 nel 1979, 5 nel 1980 e 7 nel 1981), viene convocato per 4 anni di fila al Pro Bowl, venendo eletto MVP dell'edizione del 1978. Precedentemente nel 1976, anno del suo debutto coi Vikings, era arrivato alla finale del Super Bowl XI perso contro gli Oakland Raiders nel quale aveva ricevuto tre passaggi per un totale di 53 yard, senza tuttavia mettere a segno alcun touchdown. Nel  la sua carriera subì una battuta d'arresto: gioca solo 7 partite, complice uno sciopero che annullò le classifiche di Division, e al termine della stagione, chiusa con una sconfitta al Second Round contro i Washington Redskins futuri vincitori del Super Bowl XVII, concluse la propria carriera. Il 14 giugno 2017 fu annunciato dai Vikings che Rashād sarebbe stato indotto assieme a Randy Moss nel Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor.

Palmarès

Franchigia
 National Football Conference Championship: 1
Minnesota Vikings: 1976

Individuale

 MVP del Pro Bowl: 1
1978
Convocazioni al Pro Bowl: 4
1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Second-Team All-Pro: 1
1979
First-team All-NFC: 3
1978, 1979, 1980

Second-team All-AFC: 1
1974
Second-team All-NFC: 1
1981
 Squadra ideale del 25º anniversario dei Minnesota Vikings
 Squadra ideale del 40º anniversario dei Minnesota Vikings
50 Greatest Vikings
College Football Hall of Fame (Classe del 2007)
 Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor (Classe del 2017)

Statistiche
Fonte: NFL.com

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This month my My Glam bag arrived later than usual and actually arrived a full day after its projected delivery date. You see this month the bags were shipped from a new warehouse that is based in North Carolina instead of the California location. I'm not sure if this will continue to be their shipping facility or if it was because this month's bag contained a nail polish, only time will tell.
I think this month was really good and I will for sure get some use out of these products. There were some "or" products this month and I'll get into those below.
I recieved the Juice Beauty Green Apple in mine and I can say it smells nice so far.
They also included some coupon codes for hair care sets or 50% styling products from the NuMe website.
These are pretty interesting and they smell nice. Some people have reported that they sting their face and that could be because one of the ingredients is sea salt. I will probably save these for when I go on a trip.
I received the Josie Maran product in Jitterbug and I really like the color. It turns up as a pretty vibrant pink but it is easily blended on the cheeks for a less intense effect.
Mine is called Somersault and the other one I have seen in the Glam Bags is called Revereso which is white. Coming in fall the full collection will be released to include a pink, purple, and bright orange shade as well. More info can be found on the website Circus by Andrea.
Here are some close up shots of the Josie Maran Lip and Cheek marker in Jitterbug as well as this month actual bag. I'm really pleased with the bag this month it's mesh really cute and best of all doesn't have a strange smell! Could this be because of the warehouse switch? Whatever the reason I'm really pleased that it didn't have to air out or get thrown out this month.
Below are some snaps of the Somersault polish, I did find that this formula is a bit streaky. With three coats it seems to take care of the streaks but who wants to put three coats on, not me. So next time I think I will start with a white base and see if that works out better for this color. It is pretty pigmented and the color is quite a bright happy summer color, so I am glad I now have such a yellow in my collection.
Are you a MyGlam Subscriber, Whats your take on the July 2012 Glam Bag?
Looks like some fun products to try. That yellow is too fab. Cute, cute, cute!
I think this is one of the best bags you've received! While the nail polish is streaky, I can't tell that's the consistency through your photos! I love Buxom lipcare :) And have had incidences of breakouts after trying Juicy acne fighting serum and face wash... Enjoy your bag!
Yeah I think it will work a lot better with a white base, thats good you can't tell tho ;) I'll have to watch out for breakouts thanks for the heads up my skin is just now getting under control!
Oh! You got the stain! That looks like such a gorgeous bright pink color! :D Kinda disappointed, but not surprised about the polish. It looks like just another cheap product that a YouTuber is putting out just to get a profit. :/ I still want to use it though!
It is a really pretty pink. I kinda feel the same way about the polish I don't think I would have picked it up on my own that's for sure but since I have it I will use it.
I know me too so glad they are getting it together!
Love that color! And I've actually tried the yes face wipes and happen to like them. They didn't sting me, so I guess that's why I like them.
Yeah I haven't tried them yet either it's just what I've heard from other girls I'm for sure going to save them for a trip.
OMG it looks like there were so many great items in there!
You've been spoiled in this subscription too! Tell me what you think about the Juice Beauty moisturizer!


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Genesis postpone remaining UK farewell tour dates due to positive COVID test
The band were due to play a Glasgow show and three London dates this week
By Will Richards
Genesis performing at The SSE Hydro on October 07, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns.
Genesis have been forced to postpone their final four UK reunion tour dates due to a positive COVID test.
For the last fortnight, the band have been travelling across the UK for their 'The Last Domino?' tour, which kicked off in Birmingham last month and marked their first shows in 14 years.
The band were due to play in Glasgow tonight (October 8) at the SSE Hydro before heading to London for three shows at The O2 on October 11, 12 and 13. All those gigs have now been cancelled.
"Following guidance and advice from the Government, it is with huge regret that the final four shows of Genesis' Last Domino? Tour (this evening (8/10) at Glasgow SSE Hydro and 11, 12, 13 October at The O2 in London) have had to be postponed due to positive COVID19 tests within the band," a statement read.
"We are working to reschedule them as soon as possible and will announce the new dates through our website (www.genesis-music.com) and social media channels as soon as possible," the message added. All tickets will remain valid and ticket holders will be contacted by their ticket providers.
"This is a hugely frustrating development for the band who are devastated with this unlucky turn of events. They hate having to take these steps but the safety of the audience and touring crew has to take priority. They look forward to seeing you upon their return."
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— Genesis (@genesis_band) October 8, 2021
The UK run of the tour, originally set for November and December 2020 before being pushed back to April and then again to September – all due to the coronavirus pandemic – precedes a newly announced North American run which begins from mid-November, taking the band through until a week before Christmas.
Ahead of the UK leg of the tour beginning, Collins ruled out any further dates from the band, saying these will be the last Genesis shows ever.
See the band's remaining tour dates below:
15 – Chicago, United Center
18 – Washington DC, Capitol One Arena
20 – Charlotte, Spectrum Center
22 – Montreal, Centre Ball
25 – Toronto, Scotiabank Arena
27 – Buffalo, Keybank Center
29 – Detroit, Little Caesars Arena
30 – Cleveland, Rocket Mortgage Field
2 – Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center
5 – New York, Madison Square Garden
8 – Columbus, Nationwide Arena
10 – Belmont Park, UBS Arena
13 – Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena


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package com.googlecode.iqapps.IQTimeSheet;

import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.app.Dialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.os.Bundle;

import com.github.rtyley.android.sherlock.roboguice.fragment.RoboSherlockDialogFragment;

public class MyYesNoDialog extends RoboSherlockDialogFragment {

	public static MyYesNoDialog newInstance(int title) {
		MyYesNoDialog frag = new MyYesNoDialog();
		Bundle args = new Bundle();
		args.putInt("title", title);
		frag.setArguments(args);
		return frag;
	}

	@Override
	public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		int title = getArguments().getInt("title");

		return new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity())
				// .setIcon(R.drawable.alert_dialog_icon)
				.setCancelable(true)
				.setTitle(title)
				.setPositiveButton(R.string.accept,
						new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
							public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
									int whichButton) {
								((TimeSheetActivity) getActivity())
										.doRestoreClick();
							}
						})
				.setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel,
						new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
							public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
									int whichButton) {
								dismiss();
								// ((TimeSheetActivity)getActivity()).doNegativeClick();
							}
						}).create();
	}
}

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Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)
GCSE: Hinduism
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Embryos Are Not People Right or Wrong?
was taking place. In vitro fertilisation is basically fertilising a woman's egg in a test tube. Once the egg has been fertilised by a man's sperm, the egg is then implanted into the woman's womb. However, there is one major drawback; doctors need many attempts before an embryo actually implants. So as a result, the embryos were frozen and were saved for future use. A new law was made stating that the embryos could not be stored for more than five years unless they had the couples consent. By 1996, 5 years had passed and thus meaning that the clinics had to contact the embryo owners regarding their decision; to keep or destroy their embryos.
Hinduism and Peace
The Upanishad states that "there is nothing greater than Dharma, righteousness, or justice." Universal Dharma calls for all adherents to "practise right conduct" (Upanishad), but there is also specific Dharma which is based on the caste system. The Ten Commitments are also an important teaching, and Ahimsa, or non-violence is perhaps the greatest of these pertaining to the notion of peace. In Hinduism, peace is not only important within oneself, but it is highly important to act peaceably toward others, because of the eschatological consequences.
The key understanding of a Hindu's world view is dharma. The dharma according to the Tattririya Aranyaka states "Dharma is the foundation of the whole universe, upon dharma everything is founded." Dharma helps create harmony and peace through the interaction of humans in differing levels (the four Varnas - castes). Through the four rules of right conduct, right caste, right sexual morality and the right end a Hindu adherent is able to fulfill their duties based on their caste. In the Bhagavad Gita it states "strive in one's own dharma".
Discussing the life of Gandhi.
Gandhi strongly believed in the idea of non-violence. His beliefs have been adopted into the Hindu religion and are widely considered both a development in the growth of the faith, as well as a physical expression of Hindu beliefs. Mahatma Gandhi believed that religiously it gave Hindu's spiritual insight and, in terms of aiding the Indian population, he could: "convert the British people through non-violence, and thus make them see the wrong they have done to India." Today many well-known phrases in relation to non-violence are partials of Gandhi's famous speeches.
AO1 Describe the Teachings...
The Atman is what a Hindu believes is his or her eternal soul. The Atman is immune from disease and can never die instead it just passes from body to body. The circle of life, death and rebirth is known as samsara. In respect of the human body, Hindu's believe it is just a vessel to carry the Atman through its journey to Moksha and once the body is dead it is no longer important or needed. Reincarnation is when the atman passes from one for of existence to another.
(a)(iii) Explain the significance of cow protection and vegetarianism in Hinduism
It is the source of milk, milk products, meat, dung etc. The products of butter, whey, cream and cheese made up a ritual offering named ida. The cow was also a great prize of war. Even cows' urine has medicinal qualities as it can be used to cure ailments. The state of Gujarat in India encourages sufferers of ailments to drink the urine and doctors prescribe it. Shiva's vehicle is Nandi the bull and temples devoted to Shiva are normally dedicated to bulls as well as a sign of piety or in fulfilment of a vow.
'The principle of ahimsa is Hinduism's greatest gift to the world.' Many people, especially Hindus agree with the statement that the key principle of ahimsa in
Gandhi also used this principle to gain independence for India from the British as he used non-violent protest and the theory of no retaliation as positive love for everybody and to persuade the British to give India back to the Indians. He was so dedicated this view that when some protesters did resort to violence, he fasted to a point where he was nearly dead. Therefore he believed that the principle of ahimsa was the only way the world could move forwards.
Samudra Manthan literally means: The Churning of the Ocean
For the churning to take place, a big pole was inserted in the Ocean. But no matter what they did, the pole would continue to sink into the Ocean bed. So the Lord took the form of a tortoise. The pole was placed on His back. The latter symbolizes the fact that whatever you undertake to do, its support must be God. The rope that was used for the churning is symbolic of the string of cooperation. One end of the rope was manipulated by the Devas and the other end by the Daityas.
The novel, The Temple of Gold by William Goldman,
He makes fun of Zachary's name which leads to the nickname Zock. This name sticks, and later on when the boys become friends, it is used as a term of endearment. Raymond is impulsive, melodramatic, and unstable. He lies about having run away before in order to urge Zock to run away with him. Also, Ray blows things out of proportion, and when he is older, takes to drinking heavily. As soon as something goes wrong, Ray resorts to alcohol. He Ray's actions also reveal that he is obviously not very bright.
An elaborate ceremony I have been to - A Hindu Wedding
The 'Henna' Ceremony must be carried out a few days before the actual wedding day. Usually the young female members on the bride's side of the family gather together to decorate their hands and sometimes their feet with beautiful patterns, with henna paste that colours the skin. This could be described as an Indian 'hen night'. The atmosphere at Anika's ceremony was joyful, cheerful and jubilant, there was plenty of nattering and laughing. Before the ceremony started my cousins and I got the room ready by lighting Divas an Indian type of candle, beautiful flower arrangements in large glass vases, and off course incense, which made the room, smell divine.
Biography of Mahatma Gandhi
In London, Gandhi was able to complete his law course. In 1891 he returned to India with the Barrister's title and tried to build his own law practice. He did not have enough money to begin his practice in Bombay. In May 1893, at the age of 23, Gandhi accepted an offer to work in South Africa as a lawyer. Gandhi experienced racial discrimination for the first time when he was removed from a railway carriage because the South African Railway did not allow coloured people to travel first class.
Gandhi also tried as much as he could to keep Hindu's and Muslims to together. Gandhi allowed the lowest caste, the untouchables to join the ashram; wealthy Hindu's protested and stopped giving financial aid. Basically Gandhi tried to win equal rights for all Indians. After the Amritsar Gandhi became the leader of India's main political party for 50 years. It was called the Indian National Congress. However he went to prison for seven years for disobeying the British rules. Although people admired Gandhi's beliefs. In 1934 he retired, as head of the party but remained its actual leader.
Hindu and Islamic weddings
At this point the groom recites Vedic hymns to Kama, the God of love, asking for the blessing of pure love. To prove that he is worthy, the groom promises to her father three times that he would with her help to realise light, wealth and true love. These are the great achievements in the Hindu world. To symbolise their union, the priest ties the garments i.e the girl's veil to the groom's shawl) while they stand facing each other before they exchange flower garlands and gold rings.
Creative writing- emotions and feelings- new experiences
We came upon our group rep. He was an average sized man, no more than 5 foot 8. He was wearing long brown shorts with a matching brown shirt and a ranger hat that shadowed his upper face so his eyes were hidden. His hair was a murky black colour and fell, rather untidily to his shoulders. He was rather uncanny to say the least We were told that it would be a 15-minute journey to the Ship. It was followed by a jolly; "Sit back and enjoy the scenery." The scenery was beautiful but only a taste of what we were to see there.
Do the temples you have studied. Bear out Tomlinson's view that there was a "lack of innovation in Greek architecture?"
For one thing, they all had columns. This is an obvious evidence to differentiate Greek architecture from, for example, Roman architecture which seldom, or didn't have columns on their buildings. All the Ancient Greek architecture was made out of stone, some even made of Pentelic marble. The temples in Ancient Greece were rectangular shaped, although some were larger than others. All temples had to follow a certain style, as previously stated: the Greeks did not like disorder, and favoured tradition and unity amongst the buildings they built.
Ancient Egyptian Religion.
However, if the person fell short in Osiris' judgement, the body would be eaten by a monster. 4) Horus was the god of the sky, who was represented as a man with a falcon's head 5) Thoth was the god of learning, depicted as a man with the head of an Ibis, a bird native to the Nile River. 6) Isis was the goddess of magic and the protector of children. She was portrayed as a woman with two horns, between which rested the sacred disc of the sun.
Hinduism and the environment.
At the end of this project I will include a glossary which will contain many key words to do with Hinduism, Animal rights and Environmental issues and their meanings. 83 percent of the Indian population are Hindus, which means that almost 700 million people who live in India are Hindu. However, because poverty is so abundant in India, many Hindus don't consider many environmental issues that are considered in the West to be important. For example, many Hindu do not care much if supermarkets are using and wasting too much packaging for their product.
What is Jainism?
and Shravika (laywoman) this community being the oldest continually surviving monastic community in the world. The ultimate objective of Mahavirs teachings is how one can obtain the permanent state of ones self-Nirvana/Moksha - absolute freedom; he taught the idea of supremacy of human life and stressed the importance of the positive attitude of life. He preached that the right knowledge, the right conduct and the right faith will help attain ones liberation, the centre point of the correct conduct lies in the 5 vows Jains must take: Non-violence, truth, chastity, non-acquisition and no stealing. These vows are the way of life for practicing Jains.
What do shivars believe about Shiva?
He is also known to be the lord of the dance to all Hindus. But to most Hindus only his dance of destruction is recognised. However to his foll9owers he has many different dance creation preserving and destruction. And also his followers believe in only Shiva and believe Shiva is the one true god. He is also normally seen with his third all knowing and powerful eye. Also he seen with seven locks of hair for when the ganders followed through his hair to form the seven rivers of the ganders #. He is also seen in the himmaylars mediating.
Describe the origins of two modern Hindu groups and explain the way in which they have developed.
In a letter Srila Bhaktisiddharta wrote in 1936 (shortly before he died) he said to Srila Prabhupada 'I am fully confident you can explain in English our thoughts and arguments, ...I have every hope that you can turn yourself into a very good English preacher'. This became Srila Prabhupada's life mission and he began to prepare himself. He began a magazine named 'Back to Godhead' in 1944, even though the Second World War was causing shortages of paper. He wrote, edited and perfected the layout of every issue (at that time it was in newspaper format), he gathered donations to pay for printing and went on the streets himself to sell the issues.
Describe the worship and lifestyle of two modern Hindu Groups and explain how this reflects and assists belief.
They also say that you should not be addicted to any intoxicants (drugs, alcohol, tobacco or even chocolate) as they alter who you are and your judgement. In addition they believe that you should only have sex inside marriage (more devout members believe you should only have sex to reproduce, even within marriage). Many also see gambling as wrong as you should not try and foresee life for your own gain. ISKCON members are not concerned with what clothes they ware or their physical appearance as Srila Pubhupada said 'I am not my body', all people are the same underneath.
Handicap - the presenter of Top of the pops.
Whether it was an accident or if the person was born with it. Then people were hot seated and had to stay in role and answer questions from others in the group. When I did this I stayed in my role quite well and tried to answer all the questions. But on one question I was baffled. The person asked, " How does it feel to be disabled?" this was really hard to answer, as I didn't know. It was very difficult to put yourself in the position of someone who was disabled; they are the only ones who know what they're feeling.
Hinduism is one of the few religions who believe in many gods, this is called polytheism and most other religions are monotheistic.
The Trimurti is a triangle of gods who considered to be the 3 main powerful deities. They are: 1. Lord Shiva who may seem too many people to be dangerous and frightening because he is the destroyer god. However, destruction is needed to allow things to happen and for us to understand about life and how it works. Nevertheless, he still should be worshipped liked any other god. 2. Lord Brahman is the four- faced creator god who obviously creates things to continue the cycle of life. 3. Lord Vishnu is the preserver god who has four arms and carries a conch shell.
To what extent were the builders of the Erechtheion successful in solving the problems caused by the site and position of the temple?
"conclusion, whether the builders of the Erechtheion were successful in solving the problems caused by the site and the position. In order to do this, I will be using evidence such as illustrations, ground plans and different viewpoints of the Erechtheion. I will analysis the Erechtheion through the individual elevations. A comparison of the Erechtheion and a regular hexastyle temple will be an imperative feature when dealing with the abnormalities and potential problems of the Erechtheion. Throughout this essay"
Compare and contrast the iconography and mythology of at least two major Hindu deities.
"With many people being unable to read during and around the Puranic period, the iconography became of vast importance. People relied on the pictures to tell them the stories of the gods and that is a large reason why each aspect of the icon represents something different, to tell the story of the god. For example, Vishnu's lotus he holds symbolises his purity and the fire Shiva encircles is representing the life cycle of the universe. However, this essay does not attempt to deny the importance of the scriptures, as without them, the pictures are merely pictures and not visions of spirituality. In conclusion, although this essay has looked at Vishnu and Shiva individually as separate deities, the focus must be left on them as one, for that is what they are, existing only with each other. The cycle of the universe relies on all of them, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, to continue for if one were to disappear, the chain of the creation, destruction and recreation of the world would be broken. "Germination creates the tree, destroys the seed and preserves the species; the joiner creates the table, destroys the tree and preserves the wood" (Larousse, 1965:211). 1"
To what extent were propaganda and national pride as important as religion in the design, construction and decoration of the Parthenon?
"Conclusion I think that the answer to the title is slightly ambiguous. I believe that Pericles wanted to see his fair city become a shining monument to the people and win favour as a politician. But I think that it could be seen as cynicism of the people today that people of ancient Greece could be so dedicated to religion and chose to spend a great deal of money on so huge a project. Perhaps they wanted to show their piety and appreciation to the gods that after so many violent wars, their city was still here. So to conclude, I believe that national pride was hugely important in the building of the Parthenon, and although it seems that religion took a lower priority, it may have been just as important as national pride in the building of the Parthenon."


Toyota are promoting the solar energy features of the 3rd generation Prius through the medium of giant wifi sun flowers!
The oversized flower sculptures are partially powered by solar panels on the back of their petals and the base of their stems. Each of the five Solar Flowers provides seating for up to 10 people, access to free Wi-Fi service and power to charge cell phones and laptops. Daily hours of operation are 0800 – 2100.
The first stop on the Prius Solar Flower tour is Boston where the Solar Flowers can be experienced in Prudential Plaza until 19th July. Toyota also installing solar ventilation bus shelters throughout the city to further promote the solar features of the new Prius.
The Prius Solar Flower activity is an extension of the recent TV campaign that promotes "Harmony, where man's wants and nature's needs agree."
The Prius Solar Flowers are a nice way of extending the mass communication delivered through the TV ad. The Solar Flowers follow the Harmony theme, whilst promoting discussion by being both eye-catching and useful!
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St. Vincent: Comedy with Bill Murray as Leading Man
October 16, 2014 by EmanuelLevy
The only reason to see this sloppy comedy is Bill Murray–and Bill Murray in a leading role, for a change.
Theodore Melfi acquits himself better as a director–getting good performances from his entire ensemble, than as writer. The script is shallow and cliche, due to the fact that Melfi has borrowed so many ideas and characters from other fictional features and tales.
Melissa McCarthy plays Maggie, a single mother who moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her son, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher), who is 12.
Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Bill Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a penchant for alcohol and gambling.
Soon, an odd friendship blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper named Daka (Naomi Watts), Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine – the race track, a strip club, and the local dive bar.
True to the format of many Americam coming of age tales, Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a responsive and responsible man.
Oliver reciprocates with offering the older, cynical man a significant reward: He begins to perceive him in a way that no one else has been able or willing to, as a misunderstood man with a good heart.
Vincent lives alone with his cat in a run-down, cluttered Brooklyn house that's meant to reflect his desolation. Always unkempt, he likes to smoke, drink, gamble. By now, Murray can play his world-weary expression in his sleep, but he somehow manages to find new nuances, new shades in what has
Boasting an authentic accent, Naomi Watts plays Daka, a pregnant Russian prostitute with a heart of gold. As Murray's new neighbor, Maggie, Melissa McCarthy is cast for a change in a straight part.
Bill Murray has not made a good film, in which he is the leading man rather than secondary character, in a decade, and so the good news is that St. "Vincent" is his movie—Murray owns every scene he is in.
What's remarkable about Murray, who is 64, is that unlike his cohorts of the first SNL generation, especially Chevy Chase and Steve Martin, he has continued to work steadily, though largely in low-budget independent films.
Over the past decade, you could see him to an advantage in Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation," and in almost every film Wes Anderson has made, the good (like "Rushmore") and the bad ones.
It's hard to fathom exactly what makes Murray run, or what are the ingredients of his charisma and talent—certainly not looks or physical attributes. There's always been an element of mystery to his comic clownish performances, laced with more serious touches.
Unfortunately, the movie is sloppily made and technically shapeless, and as good and dominant as Murray is, his appeal can compensate only up to a point for the comedy's shortcomings.


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Making Proper Use of The Scouting Network
I've decided to start a mini-series called 'Making Proper Use', the idea is to cover facets of Football Manager 2016 that - while pretty simple to get to grips with - are often under-used or ignored. This time I'm taking a look Scouting Networks and, more specifically, the transfer search facility.
As you progress through the game, your Scouting Network is constantly growing and evolving in the background. Of course bigger clubs are likely to have better scouts - therefore a more comprehensive network - however, that's not to say these tips aren't useful for those managing in the lower leagues, whether you're playing as MK Dons or Arsenal, making proper use of the transfer filter system can make a world of difference.
As you probably know, clicking on the Scouting tab brings up this menu, from here you can enter the exact search parameters you want and - as long as your Scouting Network has an awareness of a players existence - a list of names will appear. I'd advise checking the 'Realistic Transfers' box (top right) if you don't want to see the likes of Lionel Messi popping up every 5 seconds.
Narrowing Things Down
That's quite a mammoth list of names, so how on earth are we going to find our target? Well let's say I'm a SkyBet Championship manager looking to poach a loan signing from the Premier Divison, all I have to do is hit Quick Search > Loan Status > Is Listed, then Quick Search > Club > Divison is Premier Division. This will now bring up a list of all known players within those parameters.
From here I can tailor my search by adding even more parameters - for instance Position/Finishing/Age - and by ordering my search by clicking on factors such as Name/Club/Nat/Weight/Height/Value. As you can see, previously scouted players have their star rating evident on the left-hand side, any un-scouted players will have to be assigned to a scout in order to get a full report.
If you still can't find a suitable target, you need to head to the 'Create New Assignment' button up in the top left. From here you can equip your scouts with your exact requirements and send him out on a mission; he will then report back to you on an agreed time-scale, highlighting any targets that fit your exact parameters.
While it's always good to find top quality players via word of mouth - Youri Tielemans anyone? - nothing beats the satisfaction of using the Scouting Network to unearth your own hidden gems. The search filter is the place to go when identifying Transfer/Loan/Free Contract listed players and an absolute necessity if you're going to be successful.
The key piece of advice is this - keep building and checking your network - the more scouts you hire, the more players you'll find, the better scouts you hire, the more accurate reports you'll get. If you can't find a player within your parameters, keep doing a regular search! As the game progresses, players who were previously out of your search guidelines will slip into them.
That's all from me for now, feel free to leave a comment and, until next time, enjoy playing FM 2016!
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