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I'm Not Making This Up Dept.: San Francisco Mulls Ban On Circumcisions
No more of these in San Francisco. Image via Wikipedia
Eugene Volokh has a detailed discussion of a proposal that could only come from San Francisco: A voter initiative to ban "male genital mutilation," aka circumcision. Leaving aside the obvious questions -- how could the backers associate a widely used procedure that has at least some plausible medical reasons with a social custom that serves no medical purpose? -- Volokh dives into the more interesting constitutional ones.
His conclusion: Courts may have a tougher time than you think determining why female circumcision could be made illegal but male circumcision not, even on religious grounds.
The proposed ban will be on the ballot in November since backers got more than 7,000 signatures. It would prohibit the operation on infants unless it is "necessary to the physical health of the [child] because of a clear, compelling, and immediate medical need with no less-destructive alternative treatment available, and is performed by a ... licensed ... medical practitioner."
Is it unconstitutional? The Supreme Court at least since the 1920s has asserted a parental right to control the upbringing of their children. (Scalia, naturally, dissents.) And in 1979 the court held that right to control includes decisions over medical care.
But if San Francisco voters decide to ban infant circumcisions within their borders, the rights of parents aren't so clear. The government has the right to compel medical treatment of children if their parents refuse, for example. Could it also have the right to prevent parents from subjecting their children to an uneccessary medical procedure? Volokh:
It's not clear from the precedents whether the parents' right to decide about their children's medical care extends to medical procedures that are nonetheless not medically motivated on the part of parents, and involve the practically irreversible removal of healthy, normal, and potentially useful tissue.
This would be the justification for banning female circumcision, or genital mutilation, which serves no medical purpose and is opposed by most cultures that don't practice it.
Volokh concludes that courts could find the San Francisco ban unconstitutional, assuming it passes (you know it will: San Franciscans banned Happy Meals, for chrissakes). But logic requires judges to follow a tortured path of first determining that female circumcision is medically unnecessary and deprives women of future sexual pleasure, while male circumcision has some medical justifications and does not unduly deprive men of sexual pleasure. In that case the parental right to guide the care of their children prevails.
The rights of parents to engage in the practice for religious reasons, he says, is equally murky. The Supreme Court doesn't place the right to engage in all religious practices as high as the right to vote or be free from racial discrimination.
We can't have a regime where religious objectors can violate nearly every generally applicable law — including laws that protect the rights of others who don't share the objectors' religious views — simply because they feel a religious motivation to do so.
One can only hope the courts do the practical and intuitive thing, and strike this down after it passes. It will save parents from taking their sons outside city borders to be born. And hundreds of thousands of male San Franciscans are saved from the distinctly uncomfortable prospect of making the decision for themselves as adults.


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This week we sit down with Jorge Ahued, owner of "Stogies" in Houston.
One of Houston's most iconic and beloved cigar lounges as well as long time friend, Alan Denny of EP Carrillo Cigars.
In the recent episode with Ian and Cruze of Smokin' and Toastin' we discussed the betrayal by Nat Sherman Cigars towards the industry and it sparked a lot of people jumping to their defense.
We finally sit down and talk cigars and I am thoroughly excited.


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Q: ODBC connection: "The connection has been disabled" I have a 32bit ODBC connector called IPEOPLE I'm trying to connect with using VB. If I open Access and use the ODBC drive IPEOPLE, it works okay and I'm able to see the data under the same user.
In VB, I'm getting this kind of error:

A first chance exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException' occurred in System.Data.dll
  System.Transactions Critical: 0 : http://msdn.microsoft.com/TraceCodes/System/ActivityTracing/2004/07/Reliability/Exception/UnhandledUnhandled exceptionNMIALERTS.vshost.exeSystem.InvalidOperationException, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089The connection has been disabled.   at System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection.ConnectionIsAlive(Exception innerException)
     at System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection.HandleErrorNoThrow(OdbcHandle hrHandle, RetCode retcode)

Below that error:

ERROR [42000] [IPeople][Meditech ODBC Driver (5.0.0.36)][IPD 3.41] No fields in select
     --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

When I run the SQL in Access, it works just fine. The query is fine. There is very clearly a field being selected (LIVE.NMISAA.QueueMessages.MessageID).
And I'm not really sure why. It's not disabled. It can be used just fine via Access. There is no "disabled" indicator on Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator. "NMIALERTS2" is a User DSN on my machine.
The code:
    Dim myConnection As OdbcConnection = New OdbcConnection()
    myConnection.ConnectionString = "DSN=NMIALERTS2"

    Dim strQueryErxE1 As String = "SELECT LIVE.NMISAA.QueueMessages.MessageID FROM LIVE.NMISAA.QueueMessages " & _
        "WHERE LIVE.NMISAA.QueueMessages.QueueConnection = 'ERX_E_XO' and LIVE.NMISAA.QueueMessages.MessageID > '" & strPrevMsgID_ERX_E_XO & "'"

        Dim command1 As OdbcCommand
        Dim command2 As OdbcCommand

        If Active_ERX_E_XO = True Then
            command1 = New OdbcCommand(strQueryErxE1, connection) 'errors here
            command2 = New OdbcCommand(strQueryErxE2, connection)
        End If

Any thoughts?
EDIT: I've rebuilt the code from scratch from 4000 lines to a minimal 30 lines to test the ODBC only, and the exact same issue is occurring. Here is my entire code:
Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

        Dim myConnection As System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection = New System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection()
        myConnection.ConnectionString = "DSN=NMIALERTS2"

        Dim strQueryErxE1 As String = "SELECT LIVE.NMISAA.QueueMessages.MessageID FROM LIVE.NMISAA.QueueMessages " & _
    "WHERE LIVE.NMISAA.QueueMessages.QueueConnection = 'ERX_E_XO' and LIVE.NMISAA.QueueMessages.MessageID > '3000'"

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        Dim strIIRADT1 As String = ""

        Using connection As New System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection(myConnection.ConnectionString)

            command1 = New System.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand(strQueryErxE1, connection) 'error here

            connection.Open()

            Dim reader1 As System.Data.Odbc.OdbcDataReader

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A: After digging back into the 136 line error, I found this buried:

Database 'xyz' was not found in catalog 'LIVE' or your user does not have rights to the database or the database was not included in the DSN

So basically I had configured the ODBC wrong. The VB was okay. This solved the issue after changing the ODBC type in this custom driver.

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Simply awful. We live close by and finally (and foolishly) went there early on a Monday evening in July because it was sunny and there were some free tables outside (which is rarely the case in the summer).
After about twenty minutes of trying to get served (having earlier checked with a waitress if we should order at the bar), a waitress finally showed up. However, it turned out that the bar options were much more limited than those in the menu. Less than half the draught beers they claimed to have were available and those that were available were the bland generic lagers you could buy anywhere. And there was no real variety - e.g., no bitter.
I had low expectations for the food but sadly they weren't low enough - it ranks as one of the worst meals I have had in decades. I tried to order a burger medium-rare but was told they only did them well done so I swapped to the chicken wrapped in prosciutto - it was dry, tasteless and the mash potato was completely inedible. My wife had the salmon, which was again overdone, bland and simply tasted "off." Worse still, she spent most of the following night throwing up as a result.
The waitresses were slow and service was indifferent (although, in fairness, not rude).
I would certainly not recommend eating there under any circumstances and the beer selection is really poor. If you want a bland lager in a semi-decent location near the river, then it is probably adequate for those purposes but little else. I would be embarrassed to serve the low quality food that the Pitcher & Piano offers - it really isn't that hard to get salmon and mash right but they failed miserably.


The two books alternating between the number one bestselling spot on Amazon this week have been The Time Traveler's Wife and Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Coincidence that both are movie tie-ins? I think not. But to focus on Julia Child, as today is her birthday: does anyone else find it interesting that it was a movie based on a book about a cookbook that made the original book (the cookbook) a bestseller for the first time in its fifty-year history?
I used to despair that it took a movie to encourage people to read, but the more I think about it, the more I have decided that it doesn't matter what the motivation is. Just read. Anything at all. I haven't read Powell's original memoir yet, but I did pick up the old hardcover version on a bargain rack about a year ago, so once I unpack those books, it will move somewhere to the top of the stack. See? Even I'm influenced in my reading decisions by films and TV.
Post Script: Best Julia quote? "Life itself is the proper binge."


A team led by Ken Houk has discovered a naturally occurring reaction in enzymes which could lead to new biological activities and pharmaceutical applications.
Houk's collaboration with two former group members and researchers at Nanjing University led to the documentation of the first enzymes proven to catalyze [6+4] cycloadditions.
The ability of nature to make 10-membered rings by [6+4] reactions shows that a novel type of natural product architecture is feasible.
The team's study, "Enzyme-Catalysed [6+4] Cycloadditions in the Biosynthesis of Natural Products," was published online in the prestigious journal Nature March 13, 2019.
Houk's Ph.D. dissertation from some time ago involved the discovery of the first chemical examples of [6+4] cycloadditions. This new work establishes, for the first time, that this reaction has already been happening naturally in enzymes for eons! The enzymes, StmD, NgnD, and others, provide new examples of pericyclases, a type of enzyme that accelerates a pericyclic (in this case, 10-electron cycloaddition) reaction to generate a new ten-membered ring. StmD is involved in the biosynthesis of streptoseomycin.
The work was carried out in collaboration with two former Houk group members, former UCLA postdoc (left) Yong Liang, now Professor at Nanjing University, and (right) Fang (Acia) Liu (Ph.D. '14 Chemistry), now Professor at Nanjing Agricultural University, and the groups led by Professors Hui Ming Ge and Ren Xiang Tan at Nanjing University. These latter groups identified and characterized the enzyme, while Houk, Liang, and Liu carried out quantum mechanics and molecular dynamics calculations to establish the mechanism of this enzyme-catalyzed [6+4] cycloaddition reaction.
Houk, UCLA's Saul Winstein Professor of Organic Chemistry, has pioneered the use of computer calculations and simulations to study organic chemistry and to predict chemical reactivity that will have important applications in industry and in therapies for fighting disease. To learn more about Houk's research, visit his group's website.


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Transatlantic party to celebrate 10th birthday of Cunard's Queen Mary 2
Home/Cruise Destinations, Cruise Ships/Transatlantic party to celebrate 10th birthday of Cunard's Queen Mary 2
With the dream – or should I say nightmare? – of Titanic II grabbing the headlines over the past few days, it should perhaps come as no surprise that Transatlantic crossings will feature strongly in next year's celebrations to mark the 10th birthday of Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2.
There will be a total of 18 crossings between Southampton and New York during 2014. Two eight-night voyages will travel via Halifax, Nova Scotia – birthplace of Samuel Cunard, who founded the company.
Cunard's three Queens will be together in Southampton on May 9 to initiate the birthday celebrations; QM2's following back-to-back crossings will feature special anniversary events.
There will be four round-trip crossings during the year, promoted as perfect opportunities for shoppers keen to grab bargains in the Big Apple – there are no pesky restrictions on the amount of baggage to bring back.
Another 19-night round trip from Southampton will coincide with the spectacular 4th of July fireworks in Boston and QM2 will undertake two 12-night cruises to Canada and New England for the Fall colours.
Sister ship Queen Victoria will be based in Southampton for the summer of 2014, sailing to the Norwegian fjords, the Baltic, Iceland, the Canaries and the Black Sea. Maiden calls are planned for Invergordon, Skagen (Denmark), Mytilene (Greece) and St Tropez..
A round-Britain cruise includes a call in Liverpool on May 30 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the first sailing of Cunard's Aquitania from the Mersey.
From June to December, Queen Elizabeth will be in the Mediterranean, operating a season of 7, 14, and 21-night fly-cruises from Venice, Rome and Athens, with maiden calls at the Italian island of Elba, Kotor (Montenegro), Bodrum (Turkey), Volos (Greece), and Palermo (Sicily).
The cruises will be on sale from April 9.
Cunard president Peter Shanks flew to join QM2 in Sydney, Australia, to announce the plans. Cunard will send all three of its Queens to Australia on world voyages in 2014, and QM2 will make its second circumnavigation of Australia in February next year.
By John Honeywell| 2017-06-15T15:59:37+00:00 7 March 2013|Cruise Destinations, Cruise Ships|0 Comments

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Q: Loading header file depending on the session in WordPress I'm designing and developing some blog on Wordpress, and I'm creating dedicated template.
My goal is to load different header for new session (let's say it is some kind of splashscreen) and different (normal) for every next request from the same machine (untill session downs).
For example: I have two PHP files: header-init.php and header.php and I want to make if statement with this two files.
How can I achieve that? Can I use WordPress build in session or am I need someting else?

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The Virginia Tech Hokies have had an impressive lineage of walk-on talents earning playing time with star running back Sam Rogers and talented kicker Joey Slye being the two most notable Hokies in that type of position on the current roster.
The Hokies have had walk-ons earn big roles all over the field including Willie Byrn who, for a couple seasons, was arguably Virginia Tech's best wide receiver working as a speedy, slot guy with a similar style to Wes Welker. While the Hokies do have a lot more talent than they did in Byrn's time in Blacksburg, the Hokies have another Byrn working his way into the two-deep this fall that, like Byrn, was a walk-on.
That man is C.J. Carroll.
Carroll was listed as the backup slot wide receiver with Cam Phillips taking the top spot there as he moves inside with Bucky Hodges listed as a starting outside wide receiver. Carroll was one of the backups last season for the Hokies though Virginia Tech only played Isaiah Ford and Cam Phillips as their wideouts with Bucky Hodges and Ryan Malleck having the versatility from the tight end spot to work in the slot or outside in Hodges's case.
Unlike the man ahead of him at the slot spot, Carroll is purely a slot guy whose way to playing time will be via the slot spot and likely as a return man if Greg Stroman were to get injured. In Justin Fuente's offense that likes to have 6-8 wide receivers, the redshirt sophomore from the same high school as Kendall Fuller will get some offensive playing time in Fuente's up-tempo offense.
With a good chance that Isaiah Ford, Bucky Hodges, or both could leave early for the NFL Draft after this season, Cam Phillips could move back outside as a starter, opening the door for C.J. Carroll to potentially start next season though Phillips could also stay in the slot with younger talents like Divine Deablo, Phil Patterson, and Eric Kumah all being serious contenders to start on the outside should Ford, Hodges, or both leave after this season.
For this season, Carroll gives the Hokies a speedy slot guy that can be a weapon over the middle on quick passes, screen passes to get him space, or possibly some jet sweeps. Carroll may not get a lot of snaps but the redshirt sophomore could definitely end up with around 15-20 receptions by the end of the season.
C.J. Carroll has kept fighting even as the Hokies have brought in a large wide receiver class that has pushed Carroll, but hasn't stopped him from earning a spot on the two-deep and likely playing time.


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Recent articles published by APCSS Professor Hornung
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Professor Dr. Jeffrey Hornung published an opinion piece entitled "Japan's Sensible New Defense Chief" in the Diplomat June 16 and an article entitled "Lost chance for Tokyo-Seoul security relations" in The Japan Times June 18.
The first article highlights the positive aspects of Satoshi Morimoto's selection to head Japan's Defense Ministry and the opposition to his selection.
The Tokyo-Seoul article punctuates a missed opportunity to pave the way for future cooperation between the two countries. Here's an exerpt:
"Yet, proving the adage that one should never put the cart before the horse, the ROK suspended the signing of the agreements at the 11th hour, including the cancellation of a planned visit to Tokyo by Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin. What could have been a practical, forward-looking effort to strengthen relations between two vibrant democracies facing shared security challenges has instead become another casualty of the complexities of politics and history. Another opportunity is lost to take one small (albeit crucial) step forward in bilateral security relations."
The views expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of APCSS, the U.S. Pacific Command, the U.S. Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.
By APCSS Editor|2014-08-29T16:16:16-10:00June 22nd, 2012|Categories: College, Faculty, Faculty Articles, Hornung, Research|


We are delighted to announce that the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit has launched its first network of stakeholders for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research.
The Unit's PPI network is supported in part by volunteers from local groups of people affected by Parkinson's, including patients, carers and their families and friends. Going forward, the Unit will be working with the PPI network to optimise the planning, delivery and communication of Unit research.


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Looking back at CyFy 2017: Journal and Discussions
October 24, 2017 Event
The fifth edition of CyFy: The India Conference on Cyber Security and Internet Governance took place on 3-4 October, in New Delhi, India. It featured panels, roundtables, and interactions built around five main topics: Big politics, Technology and society, New voices, Digital economy, and Machine age.
CyFy is organised by the Observer Research Foundation, with support from many partners, and is chaired by Commissioner Samir Saran, Sean Kanuck (Chair of the GCSC Research Advisory Group), and Arun Sukumar.
This year's edition of the CyFy Journal Digital Debates explores, in twelve engaging pieces, how this process of "cyber-" regulation has been influenced by watershed political and military events, upending the role of state and non-state actors as traditionally understood. It includes captivating articles: Sean Kanuck on "Hacking Democracy" and Elina Noor on "Reconsidering Cyber Security" both give excellent descriptions how attacks in the future will continue to affect the integrity of information infrastructures. Nikolas Ott and Hugo Zylberberg (Deputy Chair of the GCSC Research Advisory Group) argue in 'Addressing international security challenges while avoiding internet fragmentation' for interoperable policy regulations.
Information Operations
Jane Holl Lute, Former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and Commissioner, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Alexander Klimburg, Director, Director of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace initiative and Secretariat
Philip Lark, Director, Program for Cyber Security, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies James Owen, Senior Partner, India and South Asia, Control Risks
Sean Kanuck, Chair, Research Advisory Group, Global Commission on Stability of Cyberspace
War and Peace in the Digital Age
Hugo Zylberberg, Fellow for Technology & Policy (SIPA), Columbia University, Deputy Chair of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Dennis Broeders, Professor of Technology and Society at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Elaine Korzak, Cyber Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Karsten Geier, Head, Cyber Policy Coordination Staff, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
Kaja Ciglic, Director, Government Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy, Microsoft
The New Code War
Latha Reddy, Co-Chair, Co-Chair Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister of Sweden and Special Representative, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Uri Rosenthal, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands and Commissioner, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies & National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Sanjay Kumar Verma, Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
The Big Questions: Technology, Security and Society
Samir Saran, Chair, CyFy, and Commissioner, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Sean Kanuck, Co-Chair, CyFy, and Chair of the Research Advisory Group of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Latha Reddy, Co-Chair, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Mahima Kaul, Co-Chair, CyFy
Arun Mohan Sukumar, Co-Chair, CyFy
Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman, Observer Research Foundation
The SolarWinds Wake up Call
Video: Protecting the Public Core of the Internet: from Formulation to Implementation
Video: GCSC Cyberstability Stocktaking of Norms and Institutional Dialogues
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After Being Wronged By The Law, Singer Archie Williams Gets A Second Chance
Archie Williams with his attorney Vanessa Potkin (left) and aunt Saundra Christmas at the 19th Judicial District Court of East
Baton Rouge, La., this March, after forensic evidence cleared his name. Tyler Kaufman/The Innocence Project hide caption
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Archie Williams with his attorney Vanessa Potkin (left) and aunt Saundra Christmas at the 19th Judicial District Court of East Baton Rouge, La., this March, after forensic evidence cleared his name.
Tyler Kaufman/The Innocence Project
Archie Williams likes his odds. He's made it through two rounds in the legendary Amateur Night competition at New York's Apollo Theater, where he'll perform this evening. "I'mma win," he says, chuckling. "That's how I feel."
Willams, 58, says it's always been his dream to sing on that vaunted stage. But his backstory is different from the average contestant's: His Apollo debut comes after 36 years in prison for a 1982 crime he didn't commit.
"He was just walking down the street one day when the police snatched him up, and ended up putting his photograph in a photo array that was viewed by a woman who had been attacked in her home," says Williams' lawyer, Vanessa Potkin.
The woman didn't identify Williams at first, but she was shown his photo two more times. Eventually she told the police that it was him, and he was convicted for rape and attempted murder, entering prison at 22. "He was sent to Angola prison [the nickname for the Louisiana State Penitentiary], basically told he's going to die there," Potkin says.
Prison was tough, but Williams found ways to endure. Coming from a talented family in Baton Rouge, Williams formed a band. "That was the first place I was ever able to sing gospel in," he says. "It was like a new birth there."
Around 12 years into his sentence, Williams reached out to the Innocence Project in New York, where Potkin works. She says they realized forensic evidence could help prove his innocence, but the state fought tooth and nail — refusing to give them access to the case evidence, including the fingerprints that had been collected at the crime scene.
"Really just blocked the way successfully for two decades, until a woman named Commissioner Kimble took the bench," she says. "She ordered that the fingerprints be searched in the FBI database; she said, you know, we're gonna get to the truth here. And within eight hours, those prints were matched to a serial assailant, and Archie's innocence was proven."
Today, Williams is free, but entering back into society as a 58-year-old hasn't been easy: The Innocence Project can help him pay for an apartment, but they say they're having trouble finding anyone willing to rent to him. More generally, Williams has had to acclimate to sweeping cultural changes: "Today's technology is really my hardest part of what's going on in today's society," he says. "I'm learning ... trying to get back into society like I once was."
He isn't letting any of that hold back his musical dream, though. For his performance at the Apollo, he's chosen a Stevie Wonder song, "I Wish." He says to him, the lyrics are spiritual.
"I'm pretty sure everyone can relate to 'I Wish,'" Williams says. "It talks about when we was kids, the things we used to do — that's what the song is all about. 'I wish those days would come back once more. Why did those days have to go?' "
If Williams is successful tonight, he'll be eligible to sing for the $20,000 grand finale prize on November 27.
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Building practitioners, conservation professionals and members of the public who are interested in, or are a part of, the restoration of the 18th century Poltimore House, Devon, are gathering for the Building Limes Forum 'Lime Slam' event on Saturday 13th April 2019.
The Building Limes Forum (registered charity) aims to bring together people who are passionate about the use of building limes and raise awareness about the importance of natural lime for built heritage and sustainable new builds. A Lime Slam invites everyone to learn, discover and share knowledge about the use of building lime through talks, practical demonstrations and a tour or visit to a historic site.
This is the first 'Lime Slam' of its kind to take place in the South West of England. The day will include a unique opportunity to hear from Poltimore House Trust who will be joined by Sue Whittle of Simpson & Brown Architects, and Geoffrey Preston one of the UK's leading architectural plaster sculptors. They will be talking about the history of the house and its restoration including the decorative plasterwork.
Phil Brown, Cornish Lime, will then talk about the supply of material and the use of lime products for the conservation and repair of old buildings. This will be followed by a demonstration and talk about slaking quick limes for mortar by Nigel Copsey, Earth Stone & Lime Company and Associates, which was originally based in the South West.
Attendees will then be invited to enjoy a tour of Poltimore House and stay for a Q&A session hosted by Philip Scorer, Vitruvius Conservation and committee member of the Building Limes Form.
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Two weekends ago Fred debuted her science comics at S.P.A.C.E. (Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo) while Lena shopped the other booths. We were both blown away by the quality of the show and the variety of talent! Here's our review of S.P.A.C.E. 2018, which took place April 28-29 in Columbus, OH.
Who knew Columbus had such a vibrant scene for independent comics? According to their website, "S.P.A.C.E. is the Midwest's longest running exhibition of small press, creator owned and art comics" as well as "Columbus' longest locally owned and operated COMICS show of any kind." The show is sponsored by local comic shop Back Porch Comics.
Admission is free, so attendees like me can spend all their cash at the booths. The two food trucks outside provided the coffee and snacks for the energy I needed to get through the intense browsing, shopping and chatting with folks. I picked up an incredible haul including: a trio of cute "Mr. Dino & Friends" mini comics from Kelci Crawford, the first issue of intriguing supernatural science fiction "Staunch Ambition" from Brian E. Lau, the entire amazing "Amiculus: A Secret History" series by Travis Horseman, and wonderfully nostalgic of my manga-reading days, "Love Metal" by Jessica Howard. Also, I've got to order "Long Lost" by Matthew Erman & Lisa Sterle once it's available in a paperback collection. BTW, just Google "parisel313" for some fun creativity. The amount of talent was quite overwhelming and I really appreciated the wide range of themes and styles of the artists.
My booth fee was pretty reasonable, especially compared to the cons we've done on the west coast. People kept telling me that SPACE is a great networking con (as opposed to a high volume of sales con) and that may be true. I didn't have high expectations for sales, given that this is the first comic book I've ever made, but I thought I did pretty well anyway. Even better than the sales was all the great feedback and conversations! Everyone was really friendly. My fellow tablers were encouraging and happy to talk shop – where we got our prints or pins or buttons made, which sticker cutting machine we had and did we like it, which cons were our favorite and which to avoid. And I did get to do a lot of networking, mostly because everyone was so friendly, it made networking really easy! I'm looking forward to SPACE 2019 and hope I'll be able to table at it again.


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Q: C++ Code for find dependency of a given DLL file I want to write a c++ program which lists down the dependencies of a given DLL file.
Exactly like  the dumpbin \DEPENDENTS <file name> command does.

A: Have a look at Matt Pietrek's PeDump sample. He shows how that works

A: Use Microsoft's PE specification to known how .exe and .dll files are structured. Check also this:
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Interview with Blue Label Labs
By Sarah Patrick
Senior Marketing Manager, Clutch
Clutch spoke with Bobby Gill, founder and CEO of Blue Label Labs, as part of a series of interviews about wearable technology.
Learn more about Blue Label Labs on their Clutch profile or at Bluelabellabs.com.
Could you describe your company and your role there?
Blue Label Labs is a mobile app design and development shop based in New York. We are about 30 people, spread across the globe, and as the name implies, we design and build apps. We do a lot of client service work, where we build iPhone, Android, and Windows phone apps, across a lot of different verticals, from social networking, to utilities, to health, to payments and reservations. As of today, we've shipped about 80 apps in total.
In addition to our client work, we build our own apps. Each year, we develop and market an app of our own, just to keep ourselves sharp.
I am the CEO and Co-founder of the company. I founded it with my partner, Jordan Gurrieri, in 2009, and we've been building apps since about 2010. My role is CEO, but I also manage the engineering and technical architecture decisions for the company.
When did Blue Label Labs begin designing applications for wearables?
Probably in March of this year [2015].
Could you describe the wearable application you developed for BabyMed?
Mobile Application Features
BabyMed is a mobile app that we built a couple of years ago and continue to build. It's pregnancy and fertility tools for expecting mothers. The app itself gives you a variety of utilities, like a fertility calendar and a pregnancy calendar that let you calculate your due date and ovulation dates.
Wearable Application Features
For the wearable application, we looked at the mobile version of the app and said, 'What are the key one to two scenarios that we can extract that would be good as a wearable app?' We focused the watch app around two very basic scenarios.
Fertility Tracker - One feature aims to give the wearer a very quick way to view their current fertility. With the BabyMed watch app, when you open the app, it tells you what cycle you're on and how fertile you are. It does this with an animation of a flower that's in different states, depending on the fertility of the wearer.
Pregnancy Tracker - The second scenario is an all-around pregnancy tracker. If you are pregnant, the watch app allows you to see what milestone you're on and how long until the next milestone, simply by looking down at the watch. It gives you 'pregnancy-at-a-glance,' we like to say. It is a very quick and easy way to see how far along your pregnancy is and what the next stage will be.
The mobile version of the BabyMed app has a lot of bells and whistles. It gives you five different ways to view your pregnancy, including as a calendar, countdown, or calculator. The wearable app is very much a tiny subset of the functionality of the full mobile app. The reason is that with a wearable, you're dealing with very small screen space, in a totally different context than somebody on a phone. So a lot of the stuff that is in the mobile app really doesn't make sense to appear on the watch.
We are also limited by the platform itself. WatchKit is still very new and there isn't a ton of stuff that you can do with it. We had to look around in the app to see what scenarios we could realistically build in Apple Watch's first generation.
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Platform Choice
The wearable app is built for the Apple Watch, and the mobile app is an iPhone-only app. The BabyMed people wanted to do something with wearables. They said, 'This is an exciting space.' We said, 'We've got an iPhone app. How can we extend it to Apple Watch very easily?' We just went from there. We haven't done anything on Android for this particular app, so there would be no reason to go make an Android wearable app.
Could you describe the process of developing the wearable application?
Brainstorming Session - The first thing we did was brainstorm for a couple of weeks – the co-founder, one of the program mangers, the client, and me. We threw out all the different things that would be cool to do on the Apple Watch when it comes to fertility and pregnancy. We had a list of ten scenarios that we rank-ordered in priority, in terms of what we thought would be the coolest thing and what would be the most important to the client.
Familiarization With Platform - From there, we had to go and read up on all the documentation about WatchKit. At this point, the Apple Watch hadn't been released, so we had to figure out which features could actually be built with the current capabilities of the wearable platform. That trimmed the list of ten down to around maybe three or four. There was a lot of stuff that we wanted to do, that we thought would be cool, but we just couldn't do everything right now.
Development in Phases - From that list of three or four, it was very easy to determine which functionalities we were going to develop. We decided to phase them in. In the first phase, we built the fertility tools into the WatchKit app. Phase two focuses on building the pregnancy tools.
Testing and Updates - What we could do with the platform dictated what we built. There were a lot of challenges relating to platform capabilities, because, for the longest time, the watches weren't out, so we had to sit there and read the forums, read the documentation, and try to piece it together.
After the watch came out, we made little changes to the app, in terms of the size of the animations. We bought three Apple Watches that we distributed to our team, and we walked around with the app, thinking about how it looked and worked. The biggest change related to the visuals because when we were designing and developing the app, it was hard to picture how the screen would look, without actually walking around with it strapped to your wrist. So, a lot of the visual stuff took some refining.
Duration and Timeline
We submitted phase two of the app at the beginning of August, and the pregnancy and fertility tools became available in Apple's AppStore on August 26. We ran into some tooling issues with phase two, which caused the delay.
We didn't have many cost constraints, even with the extended timeline. There have been a lot of delays, a lot of starting and stopping. We'd work for an hour one day, and then we'd have to wait and figure out the answer to something, and maybe come back to it a week later. But, from a budgetary perspective, it's been okay. The problem was just how long it took to get it done.
What challenges did you face during the project's rollout, and what steps did you take to overcome these challenges?
There were a lot of technical challenges, primarily because this is the first version of the Apple Watch, and a lot of the tools that Apple provided didn't really work well with building an app for the watch.
Tooling and Documentation - We ran into a lot of issues that had nothing to do with actually building the app or the code but rather with poor tooling or documentation on Apple's part.
One example is, for the longest time, with Xcode, which is what we use to write the code for the watch app, the proper settings were not exposed to allow us to distribute the app via TestFlight, Apple's internal data distribution platform. Everything on the surface looked like it should work, and we were all wondering why it wasn't working. It took a long time of sitting there, banging our head against the wall, and trying to get this thing figured out, just because the tooling wasn't there. It's still an issue right now. It's still very painful to build and distribute these apps, especially when compared to a regular mobile app.
Road bumps are expected though, given that Apple just introduced this brand new thing. I think they'll get it figured out in the next one or two versions. WatchKit 2.0 is coming out in the fall. But, in the meantime, it's painful for all the people who are trying to build with the first generation thing.
Distribution of Time - We don't spend time working on our own problems but rather spend it wrestling with the tools. That was the major pain point in building the wearable app. Building the app itself was actually really easy. It's a great model. It works, but the tooling and everything around that is really primitive right now.
In what ways did your initial conceptualization of the application change throughout the development process?
When we started the development process, we had this idea about having cool animations on the fertility tools. On the documentation, it looked like it would be doable, but when we actually tried to implement the animation, we found that there were a lot of limitations within the platform that prevented us from doing this animation. The support was not on the platform to do it.
We had to regroup, probably three weeks into the development process, to figure out how to revise the animations. We couldn't do the animations we wanted, so what do we do instead? We had to go back to the designer and the drawing board and come up with a new visual that would work on the watch. This affected our phase two. Then, we adjusted our designs for the pregnancy tools to take into account what we learned from the first phase.
Project Outcome
Could you share any statistics, metrics, or feedback that might demonstrate how BabyMed is performing?
It's still pretty early for us to have that data. Not too many people have the watch, and we haven't received feedback on the app yet.
What lessons did you learn from this experience, and what areas would you like to improve upon or do differently in the future?
Budget More Time - One thing I've learned is that the next time there's a new platform or a new type of device, we need to budget a lot more time for building our first version. We looked at this first app, and what we wanted to do looked very simple. It looked like it would not take very long at all. We didn't anticipate the issues with the tooling and documentation that made it drag out a lot longer than we thought it would.
The next time there is a new wearable device to build for, we're definitely going to pad our time estimates because there are a lot of things that can go wrong. For our whole team, it's been a big learning experience. It's really painful to develop on a brand new platform.
What advice would you share with another organization that is seeking to develop a wearable application?
I would say be very modest in your goals for the first wearable app. Doing something basic is probably a better choice than trying to bite off too much. Even doing a small basic app will provide a lot of knowledge that can help you when you want to go and do something more ambitious.
Future of Wearable Technology
What role do you see wearable technology playing in the next 6-12 months?
I see wearable technology continuing to gain popularity. The Apple Watch is a good first. It has a lot of bugs and rough edges, but it's actually a pretty good product. I think with the second version coming in September, it's only going to get better. I think in the next six to 12 months you're going to see a pretty big ramp-up in the number of sales and people adopting and using it. In the short-to-medium term, I think there's a lot of upside when it comes to wearables, especially on the Apple platform.
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We had the pleasure of sitting down with the beautiful Justine Wachsberger to talk about her role as Gianna in 'New Moon', what it was like working with the 'Twilight' cast, and how she got her start in acting. Check it out below!
Justine Wachsberger: Yeah, all four of them.
Had you read them before you got the role?
Justine Wachsberger: I had seen Twilight, and read briefly the first one. After I got the part, I obviously read New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.
How was that audition process for you?
Justine Wachsberger: It was stressful, but it was fun at the same time. I auditioned for Heidi originally. At the beginning I started getting stressed out when I started hearing casting rumors about who had gotten the part. After about three weeks after auditioning, I got a call saying that I got cast as Gianna.
What was the filming experience like for you?
Justine Wachsberger: It was crazy. I mean it was exciting. I got to go to Vancouver and meet all of the cast members. It was great working with Chris; he's an amazing director. The whole crew and cast were really nice and down to earth. It was just really fun.
How long were you filming for?
Justine Wachsberger: For a week, approximately.
Does your role follow the character from the book closely?
Justine Wachsberger: Yeah, it pretty much does. Gianna is a complex character in a sense that you don't really know what her motivations are for working for the Volturi. You don't really understand her motivations in the book, and I feel like the movie lets that mystery go on.
Did you get to hang out with the cast at all?
Justine Wachsberger: Yeah, we all have really early call times. Even though the tabloids depict it as if they're going out every night partying, that's not actually really the case. Yeah, we hang out after the day is done shooting. No big partying. At least not when I was there.
Do you know if you're going to be back in any of the future films?
Justine Wachsberger: I'm supposed to be back in Breaking Dawn.
Have you heard anything about filming that yet?
Justine Wachsberger: It's still in talks. It hasn't been decided yet, the shoot date.
I'm sure they will do it.
Justine Wachsberger: Yeah, it's all a question about when. Right now they're really focused on the release of New Moon and Eclipse.
Justine Wachsberger: Everything. Just arriving on set and meeting everyone. I think that was really memorable. The set was absolutely amazing.
I know you did some acting at a program with the New York film academy. How did you go from doing that, to doing movies in Hollywood?
Justine Wachsberger: I was actually living in L.A. at that time. I just went there for a summer intensive program. It wasn't really transitioning. I just went there to study. Once the summer was done, I came back to school.
How did you first start getting roles?
Justine Wachsberger: I took a lot of acting classes in France and then in L.A. I studied at U.S.C. and got a Bachelors in Communication and Theatre. When I was done with school I got an agent and a manager.
Do you have any other projects that you have coming up?
Justine Wachsberger: The Twilight sequel has opened some doors. So, now I'm getting offered a lot of projects, but everything is still in talk. I don't know exactly what I'm going to do next. You can check me out in Sorority Row next month.
What kind of things do you do in your spare time?
Justine Wachsberger: I like hiking. I go hiking in the morning. Just hang out with friends, go see a movie. I don't do anything crazy. I do yoga classes.
I know you were raised between L.A. and Paris. How have those different cultures influenced you?
Justine Wachsberger: I just feel like I got a broad understanding of both worlds. I learned from so many other people. Just as a person, being surrounded by French people and the European culture. I traveled a lot through Europe because I was so close to Italy and Spain. I used to travel a lot. I guess I learned a lot from both worlds.
Justine Wachsberger: I loved Harper's Island. I'm a big fan of True Blood and my guilty pleasure- Gossip Girl.
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scooterscot
An unexpected turn of events. England now have to lay out a bed of roses to keep Scotland. Perhaps increase the Scottish subsidy by £100 million per week. :D
FORMER Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt has been appointed to co-ordinate the European Parliament's response to the UK's bombshell departure.
Guy Verhofstadt
AN independent Scotland's chances of automatic EU entry got a massive boost yesterday as a big supporter of the move was made a chief Brexit negotiator.
Former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, 63, will co-ordinate the European Parliament's response to the UK's vote to leave.
He has previously said an independent Scotland should be let into the EU straight away.
Verhofstadt added: "If Scotland decides to leave the UK, to be an independent state, and they decide to be part of the EU, I think there is no big obstacle to do that."
He said it would be "suicide" for the EU to refuse entry to people who are "sympathetic" to the EU's aims.
Verhofstadt was also supportive of Scotland's vote to remain in the EU following June's referendum.
"It's wrong that Scotland might be taken out of EU, when it voted to stay. Happy to discuss with Nicola Sturgeon," he tweeted on June 24 after the result.
Guy Verhofstadt with Nicola Sturgeon
He later met the First Minister in Brussels.
Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberal group in the parliament, has also been critical of British politicians who backed Brexit.
In June, he tweeted that "Boris Johnson is ready to sacrifice the voice of 17m Britons to become PM of UK, or rather PM of England and Wales."
SNP MEP Alyn Smith last night said Verhofstadt's appointment meant "all the doors we need are open", adding: "It's good news – we can do business.
"He is a long-standing respected MEP. Having negotiated Belgian politics, he'll be able to corral 27 national interests and be pragmatic about solutions. He's also proven he's alive to the Scottish question.
"Guy has been a friend to Scotland in the aftermath of the EU referendum, stating publicly that it was wrong for Scotland to be taken out of the EU when we voted to stay, and making sure our First Minister knew he was happy to meet with her to discuss this further.
"He's a clever chap, very astute, and a hard worker capable of seeing the big picture."
Professor Michael Keating of Aberdeen University also said it was good news for Scottish nationalists but warned there would still be "hostility" from other forces within the EU.
He told the Record: "Within Brussels and around the European Parliament there are different attitudes towards Scotland.
Verhofstadt with George W Bush while Belgian Prime Minister
"Some, such as the Spanish Government for example, take a very hostile position, some are more sympathetic and some just don't really understand the complexities of the situation in Scotland.
"Verhofstadt is certainly somebody who takes an interest in Scotland and is more sympathetic, but that does not change the rules of the game."
Verhofstadt said it was an "honour" to take the role "which will play a central role in an Article 50 deal and any future EU-UK agreements".
The European Parliament will be one of several institutions involved in the Brexit negotiating process.
A parliament spokeswoman said: "Any agreement would have to be approved by both the European Parliament and the Council."
The appointment comes after the appointment of Michel Barnier, the former French foreign minister, as the chief negotiator on behalf of the European Commission.
Last night Sturgeon repeated her determination to keep independence an option during the Brexit negotiations.
She told a dinner of independence supporters: "The old arguments about the UK providing stability and security for Scotland are now utterly redundant.
"The uncertainty and the threat to jobs and investment are happening right now under the union.
"Westminster are the architects of uncertainty. And that is why it is absolutely right that we keep the option of independence on the table if it becomes clear that our place in Europe – with all that it entails for jobs, investment and prosperity – simply cannot be protected within the UK."
source: EU's chief Brexit negotiator agrees with Nicola Sturgeon that independent Scotland would gain automatic entry (http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/eus-chief-brexit-negotiator-agrees-8796253)
Brilliant and you can take your debt with you :laugh
vetran
we however own the oil as we paid to drill for it.
Don't be surprised if the Jungle relocates!
Donald is going to build a wall for us !
I love the smell of desperation in the morning!
GB9
All in favour of them going if they want to but wonder what Spain would think of this. I see a veto coming on.
Don't be so sure. :D
Think tank report claims independent Scotland could save billions in assets
(https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/9226/think-tank-report-claims-independent-scotland-could-save-billions-pounds-assets)
"The reality of the situation is that Scotland has far more nuanced options available to it including only taking on a level of debt equal in value to the assets which Scotland actually requires to begin life as an independent country." Dr Craig Dalzell
:laugh He's just one of many cooks, remind me how her meeting with Donald Tusk went :grin
The situation after Brexit is not the same. Spain will see that. Different set of circumstances altogether even you must recognise that. You can't force a country out of the EU against it's will, simply outrageous.
How's that £15bn deficit looking?
Not as bad as the UK wide £65 billion deficit. :emb
Given that Scotland runs a budget deficit of approximately 9-15% of GDP at the moment I think letting them go without any of the debt would be equally entertaining....
That would be awesome. Blotted Scottish public services would return south overnight (the majority of which operate to service the UK). Private sector growth grows. All win.
oh a brexiteer!
You take that. :tantrum:
A LEFTWING Scottish think tank :laugh:laugh:laugh:laugh
Which equates to around 4% UK GDP, whereas if you just look at Scotland it's 9.5% GDP and then compare that to Greece where their's 7.2% GDP. It still doesn't look any rosier for Scotland :grin
shaunbhoy
All immaterial anyway as there are too many Scots that will once again vote to stay as a part of the UK.
No boost in support for Scottish independence despite Brexit, new poll finds (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/29/no-boost-in-support-for-scottish-independence-despite-brexit-new/)
Back to the drawing board for wee Jimmy Krankie and her shortbread-tin socialists. :laugh :laugh
The_Equalizer
It gets better:
[Dr. Craig] Dalzell then discusses what he calls a "new entry into the financial field and one which has yet to be fully tested at a national scale, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin."
Scottish 'Brexit Research Paper' Looks to Bitcoin - Jamie Redman -
July 29, 2016 (https://news.bitcoin.com/scottish-brexit-paper-looks-bitcoin/)
All immaterial anyway as there are too many Scots that have some brains and vote to stay as a part of the UK.
They must have one of these https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwib39O5k4LPAhVEfhoKHUHqBsIQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.colourbox.com%2Fvector%2Fmon ey-tree-vector-3503841&bvm=bv.131783435,d.ZGg&psig=AFQjCNEw4-rvOsm1zYHa5Yh4L008fWGAbQ&ust=1473505918860818
:laugh:laugh
MrMarkyMark
The EU may as well take another country with a high ratio of debt vs. GDP
:suicide:
As previously explained that's because much of England houses it's public services in Scotland. The balance of the books is skewed to make the south look not so bad. :mad
So all those Scottish public sector workers that found themselves out of a job would do what?
OwlHoot
The situation after Brexit is not the same. Spain will see that. Different set of circumstances altogether even you must recognise that.
You can't force a country out of the EU against it's will, simply outrageous.
You're such an idiot. Do you really think a country like Spain cares a hoot about the sensibilities of a tiny minority of die-hard Europhile Scottish nationalists when the integrity of its own country is at stake if that precedent was set?
Move to England? What makes you think they are Scottish?
In case you hadn't noticed, Scotland isn't a country. It is a part of the UK. The UK voted "Out". Now, back in yer box, you Tartan Kraut, you...:smokin
Will never happen because Spain will veto it to dissuade Catalonia & Basque etc from getting ideas they can get independance
Scotland is not a country, hence why it is trying to get independence from the UK
I suppose you are right they do actually have a job
Scotland has and is a country long before the UK was. Of course it is a country. What utter nonsense.
Scotland, the U.K.'s northernmost country, is a land of mountain wildernesses such as the Cairngorms and Northwest Highlands, interspersed with glacial glens (valleys) and lochs (lakes). Its major cities are Edinburgh, the capital, with its iconic hilltop castle, and Glasgow, famed for its vibrant cultural scene. Scotland is also famous for golf, the game first played at the Old Course at St Andrews in the 1400s.
It is a carbuncle on the edge of a great nation
LondonManc
Cut it free, relocate the onshored jobs down to the M62 corridor and build a proper border control. The only difference we'd notice is that we have a non-league football team called Berwick Rangers.
The only difference we'd notice is that then we would have lots of expat scots complaining how England abandoned them and stole all their treasures.
not just stole our treasures but inflicted us with governments we did not elect. :mad
Comical. What happens if you got an Indy Scotland and then the Scottish Conservatives were elected? You do realise that you wouldn't be able to just stick with the SNP?
The SNP are more conservative than the conservatives would like. Din't you know?
Land reform be one example.
Increase stamp duty taxes.
They're doing the Tories out of a job.
There seem to be differing views (strangely enough).
It's not me you have to convince though. If that's what Scotland voted for then that's what they should have. Some of us still believe in following the will of the majority.
Wasn't what I asked. The Conservatives are party of low taxes (in theory).
Does Sturgeon still think Scotland would use the GBP after Scottish independence with Scotland in the EU? Or is she happy with adopting the Euro?
It's Bitcoin - see earlier in this thread.
What amuses me is how similar some of your arguments are to mine on leaving the EU.
At least you got some sort of vote on who the government would be.
:cry3::cry3::cry3::cry3::cry3::cry3::cry3::cry3::c ry3:
She's Tony Blair's secret love child? :eek:
not just stole our treasures but you took us in when we were broke fed us and taught our women how a lady should be treated :mad
I thought you would have at least used blue
Ok, I may have goaded you a little there, yes it is a country and a fine tradition, but its not a sovereign state which the EU deems a requirement to entry, it cannot be forced out of something it is not a member of. If during the next indy ref, Scotland as a whole over for Independence, but Edinburgh votes to stay, do you think they could stay in the UK as the rest leaves? Which is in effect what you are asking in respect to the UK and leaving the EU
not just stole our treasures
You still have the Krankies
but inflicted us with governments we did not elect. :mad
If the SNP stood in more than just scotland you might have a better chance of getting the government you elected, as it stands the UK, which Scotland is a part of, got the government it voted for.
You may see you yourselves as Scottish, but that is like me saying I am from Yorkshire, doesn't mean a squat at national politics level where you are British
Scotland is back to being a region now rather than a country. D:eek:
Vote freedom (from Germany)!
You are ahead of Cornish, but only just in terms of respect
TestMangler
Did you research that, or are you just reciting SNP propaganda?
So, Scotland gets the Government it Wants at Westminster, Two out of Three Times (http://www.aforceforgood.org.uk/debunk/vote1) from 2014...
Out of the 18 General Elections since 1945, Scotland has got the party at Westminster which won the Scottish popular vote 12 times.
9 times Scotland voted Labour, and got Labour. That is, half the time! A further 3 times Scotland voted Conservative, and got Conservative.
This compares with England which has also got what it voted for 12 times. That is 7 times England voted Conservative and got Conservative, and 5 times England voted Labour and got Labour.
3 times, England voted Conservative but Labour won. So England getting the government it did not elect, right?
You'll have to forgive scooter. He is not really into research. When he tried it the chips kept falling off his shoulders.
:laugh :laugh
In the European Parliament (given the Scottish love to be independent, which apparently means 'to become a colony of the EU'), they have 6 MEPs (1 Conservative, 1 UKIP, 2 Labour and 2 SNP).
6 MEPs. Out of 751...
The Labour MEPs are members of the 'ruling' coalition (The coalition is 474 MEPs, and Labour are in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats who represent 189 MEPs in said 'ruling' coalition). The SNP, Tories or UKIP are not in any of the 'ruling' coalition parties.
So, tell me more about this 'voting for the government you get' lark? At least as part of the UK, the SNP has 8.6% of parliamentary seats, which is good since Scotland is 8.6% of the UK population also. (Compared with 0.7% of the EU population).
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We escape the EU, we get shot of Scotland, Scotland join the Euro currency, and the EU get another failed, poverty stricken, bankrupt country to bail out and support?
Oh god yes! Please make it so.
Strangely enough, that's what I was hoping for.
Bloody hell, you've finally got it...It only took 300 years, but we generally make allowances for slow learners. You managed to stretch that definition to breaking point though, I'll give you that much...
If "carbuncle" is a posh word for "wart"...
You were probably safely ensconced in the Fatherland when we had to put up with an utterly useless Labour govt courtesy of the Scots voting for them in their droves. Something they quickly regretted, and have since decided that independence must surely be better (despite whatever pain that entails) and is enough to ditch the red socialists and throw their lot in the the yellow ones instead.
And as for stealing your "treasures", let's narrow that down a bit.
You did give us television (the Japanese nicked that, and now the South Koreans seem to have taken the lead).
Penicillin (discovered out of necessity, for obvious reasons.)
Oil. It beggars belief what you lot would have done with it, probably deep fried it and sold it as a local delicacy - it surely can't taste much worse than haggis. Thankfully the foreigners (including the English) came along and showed you how to turn it into petrol, and other revenue generating fossil fuels, so you could start paying your way in this somewhat difficult relationship.
You gave us a Wimbledon champion, who now lives in Surrey. Can't say I blame him, really.
You got the stone of Scone back, and we let you keep the midges (again, for obvious reasons).
And we'll let you keep Nicola Sturgeon (can't think why, but I'm sure it'll come to me).
All that time in Munich must have blunted your memory somewhat.
You were probably safely ensconced in the Fatherland when we had to put up with an utterly useless Labour govt courtesy of the Scots voting for them in their droves. .
You mean in 1964 and 1974 then ? cause that's the only times its happened.
All that time in Munich must have blunted your memory somewhat. :laugh
It's little wonder wherever the in world I travel 'Oh your from Scotland - beautiful country, love the accent'
Whereas if I'm assumed from England, it's... well it's not printable here.
So are they racist? Or are you?
It's little wonder wherever the in world I travel 'Oh your from Scotland - beautiful country, love the accent, has it stopped raining yet?'
:wink


Lebanon's history of instability and indeed, occasional civil war.
the Lebanese Republic was formed was based on the confessional system.
according to their relative size.
was a fateful error on the Christian's part.
consistently shifted the demographic balance in the Muslim's favor.
the Shiite Muslim minority in Lebanon.
By the census of 1932, only 51 percent were Christians.
No more official counts were taken in Lebanon.
that they had lost the majority in the meantime.
in a county in which their numbers were steadily decreasing.
There were two schools of thought in the Maronite community.
One led by Emile Edde.
And the other, Bishara al-Khury.
Edde believed in a smaller Lebanon.
which included large non-Christian populations.
Ought to be seated and to have this smaller Lebanon protected by France.
if they established an agreement with the Sunni Muslims of Lebanon.
And the Sunni Muslims of the surrounding Arab states.
through the Sunni Muslim neighbors of the Maronites of Lebanon.
In the eyes of Bisharo Khury.
that which was rested on French protection, was completely defeated.
if France fell to the Nazis how could the Maronites rely on French protection?
how could they ever protect the Christians of Lebanon?
as we have already seen in the Syrian case.
the British association with the Arabs.
Which was much closer than that of the French.
Thus, came into being, the national pact of 1943.
the Sunni Muslims, the two leading communities.
on the Sunni side, by Riyad al-Sulh.
An the National Pact of 1943 gave the Maronites political supremacy.
They had the powerful presidency.
The Sunnis got the second spot, which was the premiership.
And the Shi'is, the weakest of the three large communities, got the crumbs.
The speakership of parliament and no more.
for the parliamentary representation of the people of Lebanon.
would not be a bridgehead of foreign influence either.
That is no more the connection to France by some kind of political umbilical cord.
was how to accommodate change, without collapsing the whole system.
how would the Lebanese system introduce change?
And after Lebanon's final independence in 1946.
The first serious challenge came in 1958, which quickly degenerated into civil war.
population that upset the political balance in Lebanon domestically speaking.
who never really regarded themselves as part and parcel of the Arab world.
And had a much more western and European orientation, at least in their own eyes.
that were not given due political representation.
After all, the Maronites were becoming an ever smaller percentage of the population.
preserve their position in this superior spot of the presidency of Lebanon.
Syria in February 1958 fanned the flames.
enthusiastic about joining the United Arab Republic than the Christians were.
1958 restored calm and the political status quo was maintained.
the overthrow of the pro-western Hashemite regime in Iraq in 1958.
pro-western regimes in the region at the height of the cold war.
the power sharing agreement between the various religious communities.
the second Civil War which tore the country apart from 1975 to 1989.


A young woman on the eve of her thirtieth birthday returns to her parents' home in the sweeping hills of the Peak District. But the house is full of memories, and down by the reservoir she hears a voice from a drowned village. In time, every secret must come to the surface.
Our Father was commissioned by the Watford Palace Theatre, and first performed there in 2012.
Charlotte Keatley is best-known for her play My Mother Said I Never Should, which has been named by the National Theatre as one of The Significant Plays of the Twentieth Century. More recently, Charlotte Keatley's play Our Father premiered at the Watford Palace Theatre. She has written for radio, television and film, and has won the George Devine Award, Manchester Evening News Best New Play Award, a Time Out Award, and was nominated for an Olivier Award as Most Promising Newcomer.


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Architect Paul Revere Williams
Paul R. Williams and the Design of the Basic Townsite
Image: HERALD EXAMINER COLLECTION/Los Angeles Public Library
At the peak of its production, BMI had 13,618 workers on-site, dwarfing the 5,250 employed on the Boulder Dam project. At one time, it is estimated that nearly 10% of the total population of Nevada worked at BMI during the plant's construction and use. At its peak, BMI's weekly payroll was greater than the monthly payroll at the nearby Hoover Dam.
In 1941, world-renowned architect, Paul R. Williams was commissioned to design a housing development of 1,000 homes for the growing BMI work force, most of whom were living in canvas tents. Famous for his work with wealthy clients, Williams was known as the "Architect to the Hollywood stars." Yet Williams had a practical side and he brought his vision to the design of what was known as the Basic Townsite. Envisioning homes that were comfortable, functional and defined by his love of California flavor, the Basic Townsite was conceived as a company town.
While Williams himself was African-American, the Basic Townsite he designed was closed to the thousands of African Americans who worked at the plant or in local support industries. It is not known whether the issue of segregation was ever brought up in the design phase. High labor turnover, substandard working conditions at the plant, chlorine gas in the air, and an atmosphere that was not conducive to family life resulted in workers looking for alternative housing and ultimately, the project was never fully occupied.
Williams continued to have a thriving career as an architect and designed over 3,000 buildings, served on many municipal, state and federal commissions, was active in political and social organizations and earned the admiration and respect of his peers. He was the first African American elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
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The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984), one of the better "bad" 80s Sword & Sorcery movies
tags: Dungeons and Dragons, four-breasted exotic dancer, Sword and Sorcery, tentacle monster, The Warrior and the Sorceress
by John Leavengood
See the four-breasted woman in the poster? LOL! Yeah, so that happens in this movie.
MY CALL: From tentacle monsters to four-breasted exotic dancers, this is definitely one of the better "bad" Sword and Sorcery movies of the 80s. MORE MOVIES LIKE The Warrior and the Sorceress: Like all the fantasy but don't care for all the "bad"? Let's try Legend (1985), Beastmaster (1982), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Conan the Destroyer (1984) or Willow (1988) on for size. Like the "bad"? How about Flash Gordon (1980), Kull the Conqueror (1997), Krull (1983), Conquest (1983), Deathstalker (1983) and Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987). All of these movies are better than Barbarian Queen (1985) in every possible way except for amply breast-filled minutes of screen time.
Representing the "warrior" of this movie title, the mysterious swordsman Kane (David Carradine; Kill Bill, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues) wanders into a small town, feels a bit parched, and frees the local well from hostile mercenary control, returning the water to the thirsty townsfolk. Naturally, they're so happy that they celebrate with nude well-top pole-dancing. Yeah, it's gonna' be that kind of Sword and Sorcery flick.
The town is run by two criminal rulers: Zeg the Tyrant (Luke Askew; Frailty), the more calculating politico, and Bal Caz, an obese fool who accepts counsel from his monstrous pet lizard–reminding me of Jabba the Hut and Salacious Crumb. Kane behaves more as a manipulative rogue than a warrior, pitting Zeg and Bal Caz against one another for his own personal gain.
Setting the Sword & Sorcery mood, this world has two suns and scarce water (much like Dungeons & Dragons Dark Sun campaign setting), there is some mythically sharp magical Sword of Ura (Dungeons & Dragons' Sword of Sharpness), and topless mystics and servants abound. The "sorceress" Naja (Maria Socas; Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom) is kept as Zeg's slave and her only magical qualities are revealed by her wardrobe, or lack thereof. She pretty much just walks around topless all the time. I don't think we ever don't see her topless unless she's altogether off-screen. Not only is she perpetually topless, but for some reason no one ever seems to notice…you know…because that's totally normal. This would have been more appropriately titled The Warrior and the Topless Sorceress.
Carradine was 48 when this was released, but boy did he look worse for wear. He could have passed for his mid-50s easily. How about the muscled version of Carradine on the movie poster? Reminds me of the muscled, and equally unwarranted Clark Griswold from the National Lampoon's Vacation (1983).
It turns out that as our hero, Carradine is about the least-muscled person in this whole movie, and I'm including the topless sorceress. Do some push-ups or something, man! Despite the skills we know Carradine possesses, the fights in this movie are laughably bad.
This was the single best moment of action–a severed limb. Had I blinked I'd have totally missed it.
The acting is pretty lame across the board, but the best performance was given by Bal Caz' bipedal well-dressed pet lizard thing, which also served as the most interesting character in the movie. Was this reptile pulling the strings the whole time? Were Bal Caz and the lizard romantically involved? There was so much to explore there. At only 81 minutes, they certainly had room to expand on this little sideplot.
Don't they look happy together?
What separates this movie from Deathstalker (1983) and the like is that the humble budget included a tentacle monster (much like a Roper or Otyugh from Dungeons & Dragons) to contribute to the fantasy element.
That, and of course a four-breasted exotic dancer. Yes. FOUR! Total Recall (1990, 2012) had a three-breasted prostitute, Necropolis (1987) had a six-breasted necromancer, but before any of that we had a four-breasted exotic dancer paving the way for the polymastia-gifted ancillary female characters film! God bless this movie!
As far as overall content and quality goes, this is a pretty good "bad" Sword and Sorcery movie. It has all of the nudity of the shameless contributions to the genre, yet it makes the effort to deliver more story (however poorly written) and fantasy elements as well.
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Gotta' watch this for the 4-breasted dancer and the muppet looking lizard man, lol. Milk farms and sleestax aside, Carradine was in some awful films. I guess he was following in his father's footsteps. You are very brave to venture into these unknown lands – to review these sword and sorcery flicks from the 1980's – they are all pretty much the pits. 🙂
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This one really is worth it, though. For in all its badness, we find delicious goodness.
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John's Horror Corner: The Haunting of Morella (1990), a smutty, possession-themed, boobstravaganza exploitation film with craptastic effects. | Movies, Films & Flix
Sorceress (1982), a raunchy 80s fantasy movie featuring naked twin barbarian women, a floating manticore God and the dumbest magical prophecy ever. | Movies, Films & Flix
John's Horror Corner: Faust: Love of the Damned (2000), a smutty, gory, cheesy movie about soul-selling revenge and deals with the Devil. | Movies, Films & Flix
The Devil's Sword (1984), a bonkers Indonesian martial arts fantasy B-movie. | Movies, Films & Flix
Bad Movie Tuesday: Thor the Conqueror (1983), another deliciously awful Italian fantasy B-movie. | Movies, Films & Flix
Bad Movie Tuesday: The Dungeonmaster (1984; aka Ragewar), another sword and sorcery fantasy B-movie with a laser-shooting techno-anthology spin. | Movies, Films & Flix
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Once you have claimed your free recipe box account, simply pull up any recipe and click on the "Add to Shopping List" button located just under the list of ingredients for the recipe.
Then you can edit your shopping list by adding more items, removing items or rearranging the order of items in the list.
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Adding items to the grocery list is simple with the app as well. Just grab your phone, open the app, click on "My Shopping List" to quickly add or delete items. Always have your grocery list with you, wherever you are!
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