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Reading Mulholland Drive through Post-Structuralism
By Aurora Amidon | October 19, 2021 | 3:30pm
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Over the years, I have desperately sought to make sense of the madness that is David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. Sometimes I would get frustratingly close to what I perceived to be its true "meaning"—the person behind the dumpster represents the crisis of homelessness in Hollywood, or, wait, no, they represent the obscured lines between nightmare and reality, or wait—only to realize I was right back where I started.
The truth of the matter is, if you're anything like I once was and you want nothing more than to figure out what this audacious two-and-a-half-hour descent into madness and absurdity really means, you'll inevitably run into a number of people who will essentially tell you the same thing: It's not a movie that's meant to be understood. And sadly, because of this, Mulholland Drive remained more or less meaningless to me for years. That is, until I discovered the 20th century post-structuralist philosophers.
Indeed, don't interpret this confession to mean that there is nothing at all to be gleaned from Mulholland Drive. No, quite the contrary. It's simply the case that the contents of the plot are largely inconsequential. In a film where symbols and plot points are never really defined, and therefore become a string of Rorschach tests, the only thing we can successfully amass meaning from is the method with which the story is told. In his essay series Course in General Linguistics, early structuralist philosopher Ferdinand de Saussure explains that "in language there are only differences," by which he means that it we can only understand what a symbol is by understanding what it is not. And if we were to apply this ideology to Mulholland Drive, it would suggest that we can only really understand the film by first understanding that we can't derive any logical meaning from its plot.
Mulholland Drive follows Betty (Naomi Watts), a fresh-faced aspiring actress who arrives in Hollywood one sunny morning to take a stab at becoming an actress. When she gets there, she encounters Rita (Laura Harring), a mysterious woman straight out of a noir who tells Betty she was in an accident, but can't remember anything beyond that. So Betty makes it her mission to help Rita solve the mystery of her past, and on their journey the two encounter the dark underworld of Hollywood.
Despite starting off as a genuine, straightforward mystery, the closer Betty and Rita get to what they perceive might be the "truth," the more absurd things get. A cowboy ominously walks across the frame. A singer falls unconscious at a nightclub, but her singing continues. These are the moments when those naysayers would whisper in your ear: Don't try to understand it! Let the weirdness wash over you! But what if the only way to really understand Mulholland Drive is to first understand why it is so imperative for it not to make sense in the first place?
And this is where we must make an inquiry into Mulholland Drive's storytelling methods. At the forefront of figuring out the ways in which we communicate meaning were structuralist philosophers in the 20th century. In their inquiries into semiotics—the way we interpret signs and symbols—these philosophers suggest that it is impossible to describe something without detracting from its true meaning.
In Course in General Linguistics, de Saussure argues that, "Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system," which is to say that communication is based in using signifiers to get closer and closer to a definition. In "Cogito and the History of Madness," philosopher Jacques Derrida critiques Saussure's argument, warning that attempting to describe the indescribable in the first place can run you into trouble. Derrida coined the term différance, which combines a French homonym that means both "to defer" and "to differ" in an effort to highlight a dissonance between the sensible and the intelligible. He explains that "the subject, and first of all the conscious and speaking subject, depends upon the system of differences and the movement of différance, that the subject is not present, nor above all present to itself before différance, that the subject is constituted only in being divided from itself."
This "system of differences" indicates a chain of signifiers which act as placeholders for the actual definition of a word that can ultimately never be reached. The "subject is not present," points to an inherent dissonance between definition and symbol. Recall Mulholland Drive's blue box. Clearly, the box is more than just a box, and it probably represents consciousness. But symbolizing something as potent as consciousness with something as inconsequential as a dull blue box only underscores Derrida's argument on the difficulty and absurdity of defining anything using a symbol.
Okay, so we've got our crash course in post-structuralism down. But what does all of this have to do with Mulholland Drive? How does it change the way we read the film? The problem with reading this film in the first place is that it is filled with characters that go to great lengths attempting to describe the indescribable—just what Derrida warned against. Take Dan (Patrick Fischler), for example, who delves into a monologue at Winkie's Diner in an attempt to explain an absurd dream he had. When the dream finally materializes in the form of a soot-covered being peeking out from behind a dumpster, we can't help but feel that we've traveled even further from the truth. The reveal isn't satisfying because it doesn't make sense. Perhaps this figure means something to Dan, but it doesn't mean anything to us, just as it is a well-known fact that dreams are always meaningless to the people we tell them to. A similar viewing sensation comes about as Betty and Rita painstakingly strive to solve a mystery that frustratingly follows dream logic itself. By creating a film that, for the most part, follows dream logic, Lynch attempts to bring us even closer to understanding the indescribable—an act which, ultimately, only leads us further away from doing so.
The mystery of Rita is underscored by a blue key she finds in her purse after her accident. Betty imagines that, if they can just find whatever that key unlocks, it will instantly illuminate the mysteries of Rita's past. But every time they get closer to that truth, something happens that muddies the narrative the two thought they'd started to discern. Take, for example, when they are served at Winkie's Diner by a waitress named Diane. The name sparks recognition in Rita, who makes the association with the name "Diane Selwyn." So they seek out Diane in the phone book only to find her dead. They have made a discovery, and yet this discovery doesn't bring them any closer to the truth. When, later that night, Rita insists they go to Club Silencio, it is an idea that is totally divorced from the discovery of Diane.
Things only get more indecipherable for Betty and Rita when they go to Silencio. While there, Betty finds a blue box that matches Rita's key. At home, they open the box together, and their storyline abruptly ends, and we never see those characters (in that form) again. And here lies one of Mulholland Drive's greatest mysteries—if not its greatest mystery—what's in the box? No one seeks the answer to this question more fervently than our two protagonists. But when the opening of the box unexpectedly ends the mystery storyline and, effectively, wakes Betty up into her "real life," where she is a jaded woman named Diane, it becomes clear that the box is likely a stand-in for the mega abstract: Consciousness itself.
Rita and Betty's attempt to define consciousness ultimately ends up bringing them further from any kind of truth. If the first two acts of Mulholland Drive are framed as a semi-straightforward, dreamt-up, absorbing mystery plot taken out of a noir, then the final act is the nonsensical, dismal nightmare of real life. In the final act, Betty (Diane) is catapulted back into "real life," tormented by the fact that her lover Camilla (Rita) is with another woman. It becomes evident that Diane took a hit out on Camilla because she couldn't handle her own jealousy. By blending a noir A-plot with an absurdist B-plot, Lynch subverts the classic noir arc, which often ends with a bleak comment on futility. Indeed, Lynch's noir doesn't end with a comment on the hollowness of life, but rather the hollowness of communication.
But this isn't a story about a resentful lover, nor is it a film that applauds who can best fathom its dream logic. No—this is a film about the perils of attempting to comprehend the incomprehensible. Diane committed a crime against her lover, and the first two hours of Mulholland Drive are a representation of her attempts to find a deeper meaning in her sinister actions. But by looking for this meaning, she only abstracts her own actions and turns them into dreams. Like Derrida warned against, she looked at what she did through the lens of what it is not—a narrative about two women trying to solve a mystery. But she's not the only one attempting to solve a mystery. Ultimately, by obscuring the meanings of Mulholland Drive, Lynch forces us all into the shoes of poor Dan at Winkie's Diner. And if we can only understand why we shouldn't attempt to approach the dumpster in the first place, then maybe—just maybe—we'll be on the right track to understanding the film.
Aurora Amidon is a film journalist and passionate defender of Hostel: Part II. Follow her on Twitter for her latest questionable culture takes.
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FAST SOCIETY: THREE CASES OF THE PANIC ATTACK
Marcel NEDELCU
All aspects of our life are ruled by the concept of "fast society" - from fast food to "fast (on-line) relationships" and, in turn, to "fast therapy". Clients and counsellors alike are in a rush to find a quick way to solve the problem. This approach to "panic attack" problems could sometimes lead to a dead end. What is more, this dynamic of the therapeutic process could increase the client's confusion and let the sensation of fear unexplained. The following paper puts forward three case studies, where the "not-knowing" position of the therapists unlocks the situation, helping the clients become aware of the elements from context that are connected to their fear. The meanings behind the attacks are revealed in the conversational field when the therapist stops their search for explanations and becomes patient enough to be curios and invite the client to explore detailed stories of their daily life.
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Anderson and Goolishian (1992). The client is the expert: A not-knowing approach to therapy. In S. McNamee & K.J. Gergen (Eds.), Therapy as social construction (pp. 25–39). London: Sage.
Anderson and Gehart (2007) Colaborative Therapy. Relationships and Conversations that make a Difference by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, London, New York.
Bertrando and Lini (2021) Towards a systemic-dialogical model of therapy. In Human Systems: Therapy, Culture and Attachments, Vol. 1(1) 15–28, Sage Journals
Bonevski and Naumovska (2020) Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder. In Robert Woolfolk (Eds.) Psychopathology - An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, IntechOpen Limited. London.
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Nedelcu, M. (2015) Using dialogical approach for improving personal practice. A dialogical based research project. Study presented at "Third International Conference on Dialogical Practices: «Listen to me!» Humanizing Human Practices, Kristiansand, Norway, 23rd to 25th of September 2015
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Rediscovering the Civil War Heroics of a Tiny Massachusetts Armory
By pioneering mass production techniques, it played a unique role in U.S. history in more ways than one.
by Cara Giaimo March 7, 2017
Two newly enlisted Union soldiers pose with their Springfield Armory Model 1861 rifle-muskets. LC-DIG-cwpb-01930
In 1843, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his new wife, Fanny, made an unusual honeymoon stop: in between jaunts to the Berkshires and the Catskills, they swung by the Springfield Armory, a small, federally owned weapons manufactory in Western Massachusetts. As they walked through the factory, gaping at gun stands that held tens of thousands of identical rifles, the Longfellows felt a sense of dread. "I urged H to write a peace poem," Fanny later remembered.
He did just that—"The Arsenal at Springfield" was published in 1845. In it, Longfellow describes both the "huge organ" of guns that greeted him at the factory, and his hope that, soon, "there were no need of arsenals or forts."
It was not to be. Twenty years after the Longfellows' visit, civil war erupted, and the Springfield Armory kicked into high gear, churning out hundreds of thousands of rifles and arming a full third of Union troops. By perfecting interchangeability and pumping up their production line, the Springfield Armory went from practically empty to a well-oiled rifle-making machine in just a few short years.
"The Springfield Armory rarely appears in Civil War histories except perhaps as an unexplained statistical wonder," writes Michael Raber in a new paper in Arms & Armour. But, he argues, it was also more than that—"Springfield's response to wartime demands… may have been among the first examples of American mass production," he writes.
The Springfield Armory in 1850, about a decade before the Civil War. National Park Service/Public Domain
The Springfield Armory grew up with the country, playing a shifting but vital role in a large number of U.S. military conflicts. Throughout the 17th century, local militia would drill on the bluff where it was eventually built, which overlooks the Connecticut River. At the outset of the Revolutionary War, when George Washington was seeking a spot for an arsenal, he chose that same bluff, building barracks and storehouses there, as well as stockpiles of weapons.
During Shays' Rebellion, rebels targeted the Springfield Armory, hoping to use it to arm themselves further and overthrow the Government of Massachusetts, but the state militia kept them at bay with grapeshot; a few years afterwards, in 1794, large-scale manufacturing began. The Armory was also involved in later conflicts: just before World War II, a Springfield-based armsmaker designed the M1 semiautomatic rifle, which General George S. Patton Jr. called "the greatest battle implement ever devised."
But it was during the Civil War that the Armory really shone, Raber argues. As he explains, the Union Army started the war at something of a disadvantage—in the years before war broke out, they had sent large quantities of arms and equipment down South, under orders from soon-to-be Confederate generals Jefferson Davis and John Buchanan Floyd.
The Longfellows examine the "huge organ" of guns during their visit to the Springfield Armory. Moses King/Public Domain
To make matters worse, just a few days into the Civil War, the other Union armory, at Harpers Ferry, was destroyed in battle. The Union Army's Ordnance Department quickly emptied the Springfield storehouses to arm the first waves of troops. It was up to the Springfield Armory to refill itself.
Within a few months, they proved themselves up to the task. "So many rifles and bayonets are now being turned out of the Springfield Armory, that if our armies lost theirs in every battle they could be replaced in a very short time," wrote a Harpers Weekly reporter in a September 1861 profile of the institution. Under the joint direction of Ordnance Captain A.B. Dyer and Assistant Superintendent George Dwight, the Armory continued to grow over the next two years, soon outstripping private contractors and foreign importers to become the largest supplier of shoulder arms in the United States. "The works are daily turning out enough to arm an entire regiment," marveled the technical writer George B. Prescott in 1863.
The Springfield Armory in 2016, now a National Historic Site. Kenneth C. Zirkel/CC BY-SA 4.0
As Raber explains, Springfield's dominance was partly the result of their devotion to a principle called "interchangeability." Building weapons with completely identical, swappable parts had been a goal of the American military since soon after the Revoultionary War—in 1785, Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Jay about a French inventor who had proposed "making every part of [a musket] so exactly alike that what belongs to any one may be used for every other musket in the magazine." By 1849, the Springfield Armory was producing standard-issue army rifles made of completely interchangeable parts.
When the war hit, they put this knowledge to good use. Dwight quickly expanded the facilities, added steam power, and—since the rifles were being shipped out as fast as they were made—dragged more machinery into what had been stockpiling rooms. Captain Dyer also outlawed smoking in the shops, to reduce the risk of fire.
In the month before the war began, the average Armory worker produced 43 rifles, writes Raber. By the beginning of 1862, that number had risen to 84 rifles per month. By May of 1863, the factory average topped out at 120 rifles per worker, nearly a 300 percent increase in productivity. Dyer kept wages high to attract new workers, both to ramp up production further and to replace those who had been drafted. Eventually, the Armory employed nearly 3,000 people working ten-hour shifts, seven days a week.
A Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket. Smithsonian/Public Domain
Raber argues that another part of the Armory's success came from a certain resistance to progress. Although the Armory also made ammunition, replacement parts for other weapons, and bits for military horses, they produced just one particular type of rifle throughout the war—the Model 1861—making only the occasional change for safety reasons.
Even when soldiers, pundits, and President Lincoln himself made the case for other weaponry types, the Ordnance Captain kept the Armory churning out Model 1861s. "Making essentially the same [rifle] throughout the war avoided… extensive re-tooling and production delays," writes Raber.
By the time General Kirby Smith surrendered the Confederate Department of the Trans-Mississippi in June of 1865, the Springfield Armory had built nearly 800,000 rifles. In Raber's mind, this was not just an achievement in itself, but a potential important first, and a harbinger of things to come. "The initial achievement of mass production has often been credited to self-publicized 20th-century makers of automobiles," such as Henry Ford, he writes. "[But] it is hard to see the wartime Armory as engaged in anything other than mass production." Perhaps it was not the Model T that first exemplified what we now see as all-American principles of ingenuity and replicability, but the Springfield Armory and the Model 1861.
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Below are links to some wrestling-related blog entries & articles that I found interesting during the month of June 2009.
RasslinHick.com: Wrestling Territories: Past or Future? — An interesting history of wrestling territories.
Indie MMA and Pro-Wrestling: Kurt Angle Off The Record — From Sept of 2008, but an interesting listen. For more interviews click through the YouTube link on the site.
Musing of A Canadian Sports Chick: Raw Has Been Painful Lately — Agreed. I was sick of Santina on day 2. And Flair must really need the $$, the spotlight, or both.
Heelzone: WWE Announces Release of Umaga and UPDATE: The Reason Umaga Was Released — I was going to say, "Hard to believe. That's the second guy (following Kennedy) that got let go after recently returning to TV after an absence.", but the updated story indicates that Umaga had a second violation of the company's "wellness policy" and refused rehab.
Indie MMA and Pro-Wrestling: ECW 1995 – Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs. Sabu & Tazz — A classic match including "he who shall not be named".
Wyldefyre723's Blog: The Wrestler – A Different Perspective — Another take on the movie The Wrestler from someone with an inside perspective of the wrestling business.
Hope Lies At 24 Frames Per Second: Another look at The Wrestler (2008) — Review of the movie The Wrestler after a second viewing.
450 Splash: More WWE Releases — Candice Michelle and Sim Snuka hit the bricks.
450 Splash: Bashir/TNA — Bashir supposedly signed a multi-year deal with TNA
Ed Mayes: "I'm Not Booked"… — A clip from the wrestling documentary "Beyond the Mat", where Dennis Stamp hopes for a booking from the Funks. Those in the biz can identify with the statement that "I've got to stay in shape because I never know when my next match is going to be…".
WrestleZone: Full List Of 42 Roster Cuts Made By WWE So Far In 2009 — Wow. 2009 has been an interesting year, and the last 4 weeks alone had several high profile departures (Umaga, Kennedy, Candice). Unfortunately, Bam Neely was one of those let go this year.
WrestleZone: Full WWE Trade Results Revealed — WWE recently swapped some talent around between their three "brands". This was not including the "draft" they had a few months ago.
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Q: Groovy each new tr after 4 td I'm working on <g:each> in view. I got an array with size = 6. I'd like to create a table with 4 td of each tr.
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A: You can use the status of g:each to conditionally start a new row after 4 td:

  <g:each var="it" status="i" in="${ar}">
      <g:if test="${ i > 0 && i % 4 == 0 }">

</g:if>
      ${it}
  </g:each>

A: Although the solution given by user @user2472199 will work but you can write it more cleanly by making use of Groovy's collate method in this way:
<g:each var="trElement" in="${ar.collate(4)}">

        <g:each var="tdElement" in="${trElement}">
           ${tdElement}
        </g:each>

</g:each>

This will keep the gsp looks clean and also avoids any HTML validation errors in editors.

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A film crew from the Diana award were busy in school last week. Thanks to the anti bully ambassadors, parents and students for all their efforts!
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/**
 * BusinessPartner.java
 *
 * This file was auto-generated from WSDL
 * by the Apache Axis 1.4 Apr 22, 2006 (06:55:48 PDT) WSDL2Java emitter.
 */
package com.openbravo.ws.customers;

public class BusinessPartner implements java.io.Serializable {

  private static final long serialVersionUID = 7460326872588L;
  private java.lang.Long clientId;
  private java.lang.Boolean complete;
  private com.openbravo.ws.customers.Contact[] contacts;
  private java.lang.Boolean customer;
  private java.lang.String description;
  private java.lang.Long id;
  private com.openbravo.ws.customers.Location[] locations;
  private java.lang.String name;
  private java.lang.String searchKey;
  private java.lang.Boolean vendor;

  public BusinessPartner() {
  }

  public BusinessPartner(java.lang.Long clientId, java.lang.Boolean complete,
      com.openbravo.ws.customers.Contact[] contacts, java.lang.Boolean customer,
      java.lang.String description, java.lang.Long id,
      com.openbravo.ws.customers.Location[] locations, java.lang.String name,
      java.lang.String searchKey, java.lang.Boolean vendor) {
    this.clientId = clientId;
    this.complete = complete;
    this.contacts = contacts;
    this.customer = customer;
    this.description = description;
    this.id = id;
    this.locations = locations;
    this.name = name;
    this.searchKey = searchKey;
    this.vendor = vendor;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the clientId value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return clientId
   */
  public java.lang.Long getClientId() {
    return clientId;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the clientId value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param clientId
   */
  public void setClientId(java.lang.Long clientId) {
    this.clientId = clientId;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the complete value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return complete
   */
  public java.lang.Boolean getComplete() {
    return complete;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the complete value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param complete
   */
  public void setComplete(java.lang.Boolean complete) {
    this.complete = complete;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the contacts value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return contacts
   */
  public com.openbravo.ws.customers.Contact[] getContacts() {
    return contacts;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the contacts value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param contacts
   */
  public void setContacts(com.openbravo.ws.customers.Contact[] contacts) {
    this.contacts = contacts;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the customer value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return customer
   */
  public java.lang.Boolean getCustomer() {
    return customer;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the customer value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param customer
   */
  public void setCustomer(java.lang.Boolean customer) {
    this.customer = customer;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the description value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return description
   */
  public java.lang.String getDescription() {
    return description;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the description value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param description
   */
  public void setDescription(java.lang.String description) {
    this.description = description;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the id value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return id
   */
  public java.lang.Long getId() {
    return id;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the id value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param id
   */
  public void setId(java.lang.Long id) {
    this.id = id;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the locations value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return locations
   */
  public com.openbravo.ws.customers.Location[] getLocations() {
    return locations;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the locations value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param locations
   */
  public void setLocations(com.openbravo.ws.customers.Location[] locations) {
    this.locations = locations;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the name value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return name
   */
  public java.lang.String getName() {
    return name;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the name value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param name
   */
  public void setName(java.lang.String name) {
    this.name = name;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the searchKey value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return searchKey
   */
  public java.lang.String getSearchKey() {
    return searchKey;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the searchKey value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param searchKey
   */
  public void setSearchKey(java.lang.String searchKey) {
    this.searchKey = searchKey;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the vendor value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @return vendor
   */
  public java.lang.Boolean getVendor() {
    return vendor;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the vendor value for this BusinessPartner.
   *
   * @param vendor
   */
  public void setVendor(java.lang.Boolean vendor) {
    this.vendor = vendor;
  }

  private java.lang.Object __equalsCalc = null;

  public synchronized boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj) {
    if (!(obj instanceof BusinessPartner)) {
      return false;
    }
    BusinessPartner other = (BusinessPartner) obj;
    if (obj == null) {
      return false;
    }
    if (this == obj) {
      return true;
    }
    if (__equalsCalc != null) {
      return (__equalsCalc == obj);
    }
    __equalsCalc = obj;
    boolean _equals;
    _equals = true
        && ((this.clientId == null && other.getClientId() == null) || (this.clientId != null && this.clientId
            .equals(other.getClientId())))
        && ((this.complete == null && other.getComplete() == null) || (this.complete != null && this.complete
            .equals(other.getComplete())))
        && ((this.contacts == null && other.getContacts() == null) || (this.contacts != null && java.util.Arrays
            .equals(this.contacts, other.getContacts())))
        && ((this.customer == null && other.getCustomer() == null) || (this.customer != null && this.customer
            .equals(other.getCustomer())))
        && ((this.description == null && other.getDescription() == null) || (this.description != null && this.description
            .equals(other.getDescription())))
        && ((this.id == null && other.getId() == null) || (this.id != null && this.id.equals(other
            .getId())))
        && ((this.locations == null && other.getLocations() == null) || (this.locations != null && java.util.Arrays
            .equals(this.locations, other.getLocations())))
        && ((this.name == null && other.getName() == null) || (this.name != null && this.name
            .equals(other.getName())))
        && ((this.searchKey == null && other.getSearchKey() == null) || (this.searchKey != null && this.searchKey
            .equals(other.getSearchKey())))
        && ((this.vendor == null && other.getVendor() == null) || (this.vendor != null && this.vendor
            .equals(other.getVendor())));
    __equalsCalc = null;
    return _equals;
  }

  private boolean __hashCodeCalc = false;

  public synchronized int hashCode() {
    if (__hashCodeCalc) {
      return 0;
    }
    __hashCodeCalc = true;
    int _hashCode = 1;
    if (getClientId() != null) {
      _hashCode += getClientId().hashCode();
    }
    if (getComplete() != null) {
      _hashCode += getComplete().hashCode();
    }
    if (getContacts() != null) {
      for (int i = 0; i < java.lang.reflect.Array.getLength(getContacts()); i++) {
        java.lang.Object obj = java.lang.reflect.Array.get(getContacts(), i);
        if (obj != null && !obj.getClass().isArray()) {
          _hashCode += obj.hashCode();
        }
      }
    }
    if (getCustomer() != null) {
      _hashCode += getCustomer().hashCode();
    }
    if (getDescription() != null) {
      _hashCode += getDescription().hashCode();
    }
    if (getId() != null) {
      _hashCode += getId().hashCode();
    }
    if (getLocations() != null) {
      for (int i = 0; i < java.lang.reflect.Array.getLength(getLocations()); i++) {
        java.lang.Object obj = java.lang.reflect.Array.get(getLocations(), i);
        if (obj != null && !obj.getClass().isArray()) {
          _hashCode += obj.hashCode();
        }
      }
    }
    if (getName() != null) {
      _hashCode += getName().hashCode();
    }
    if (getSearchKey() != null) {
      _hashCode += getSearchKey().hashCode();
    }
    if (getVendor() != null) {
      _hashCode += getVendor().hashCode();
    }
    __hashCodeCalc = false;
    return _hashCode;
  } // Type metadata

  private static org.apache.axis.description.TypeDesc typeDesc = new org.apache.axis.description.TypeDesc(
      BusinessPartner.class, true);

  static {
    typeDesc.setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("/services/WebService", "BusinessPartner"));
    org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("clientId");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "clientId"));
    elemField
        .setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema", "string"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
    elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("complete");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "complete"));
    elemField.setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema",
        "boolean"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
    elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("contacts");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "contacts"));
    elemField.setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("/services/WebService", "Contact"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
    elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("customer");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "customer"));
    elemField.setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema",
        "boolean"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
    elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("description");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "description"));
    elemField
        .setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema", "string"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
    elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("id");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "id"));
    elemField
        .setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema", "string"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
    elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("locations");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "locations"));
    elemField.setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("/services/WebService", "Location"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
    elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("name");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "name"));
    elemField
        .setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema", "string"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
    elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("searchKey");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "searchKey"));
    elemField
        .setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema", "string"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
    elemField = new org.apache.axis.description.ElementDesc();
    elemField.setFieldName("vendor");
    elemField.setXmlName(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("", "vendor"));
    elemField.setXmlType(new javax.xml.namespace.QName("http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema",
        "boolean"));
    elemField.setNillable(true);
    typeDesc.addFieldDesc(elemField);
  }

  /**
   * Return type metadata object
   */
  public static org.apache.axis.description.TypeDesc getTypeDesc() {
    return typeDesc;
  }

  /**
   * Get Custom Serializer
   */
  public static org.apache.axis.encoding.Serializer getSerializer(java.lang.String mechType,
      java.lang.Class _javaType, javax.xml.namespace.QName _xmlType) {
    return new org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanSerializer(_javaType, _xmlType, typeDesc);
  }

  /**
   * Get Custom Deserializer
   */
  public static org.apache.axis.encoding.Deserializer getDeserializer(java.lang.String mechType,
      java.lang.Class _javaType, javax.xml.namespace.QName _xmlType) {
    return new org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanDeserializer(_javaType, _xmlType, typeDesc);
  }
}


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Bhutan celebrates the birth of its prince by planting 108,000 trees
Image: Royal Office For Media/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
By Sonam Joshi 2016-03-14 11:09:21 UTC
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan celebrated the birth of the crown prince by planting over 108,000 saplings across the country.
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Bhutan's King Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema announced the birth of their first child on Feb. 5. The tree plantation ceremony was held a month later, and is a form of prayer for the new-born.
In Buddhism, trees are considered to be the provider of life. Each sapling represents a prayer from the person planting it that the prince grows up to be healthy, strong and wise like the tree. The number 108 is also considered to be sacred in Buddhism.
Planting trees with thousands of volunteers to celebrate the birth of HRH, our Gyalsey. Well done Tendrel Initiative pic.twitter.com/i0hxFF9EHa
— Tshering Tobgay (@tsheringtobgay) March 6, 2016
Planting 5,000 trees today in dedication to our Crown Prince, Ecology and Happiness. A proud moment for #Bhutan pic.twitter.com/UQAfHNpxH2
— Tourism Bhutan (@tourismbhutan) March 6, 2016
A Happiness Garden was also inaugurated in the capital Thimphu, which invites international travellers to plant "happiness trees" during their visit. Eventually, it hopes to have trees representing every country.
Bhutan is famously known as one of the happiest countries in the world, and follows a policy of Gross National Happiness, which measures the quality of life of its citizens. Its focus is on balancing economic growth with protecting its environment. According to the country's laws, 60% of the total area will always be under forest cover. It currently has around 75% forest cover.
Last year, 100 Bhutanese volunteers set a Guinness World Record by planting 49,672 trees in just an hour.
Topics: Bhutan, eco-friendly, Science, forests, Green Tech , royal family, Travel & Leisure, Travel, trees, World


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Team UHCCF: 2021 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend (Now Virtual)
HomeEventTeam UHCCF: 2021 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend (Now Virtual)
February 19, 2021 – February 21, 2021 all-day
The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation (UHCCF) is gathering a team to run in the 2021 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend (Now Virtual)- February 19, 2021 – February 21, 2021.
Each team member is responsible for fundraising a minimum of $500 or $750 (depending on event) for UHCCF, which awards medical grants to children across the United States.
Friday, February 19, 2021 | Virtual Disney Princess 5K [SOLD OUT]
Saturday, February 20, 2021 | Virtual Disney Princess Enchanted 10K [SOLD OUT]
Saturday, February 20 and Sunday, February 21, 2021 Virtual Disney Fairy Tale Challenge | Includes: running the 10K on February 20 and the Half Marathon on February 21. [SOLD OUT]
STORY: Join UHCCF and make your miles count! When you run with Team UHCCF, your miles will go even further. Funds raised help support UHCCF's mission of providing medical grants to kids. Each UHCCF team member simply must make a commitment to fundraise UHCCF's grants for children. While the event has gone virtual, running for Team UHCCF, and continuing your fundraising efforts enables us to continue to provide medical grants to kids in need, whose realities haven't changed throughout all of this.
Just some of the benefits of joining Team UHCCF (besides helping some great kids):
Guaranteed entry to the race and race day bib (5K $89 value, 10K $129 value, Challenge $350 value)
Custom Team UHCCF singlet for race day
UHCCF swag bag
Top fundraiser incentive prize
Registration is now closed but you can still contribute by donating to help raise funds for medical grants.
UHCCF is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides medical grants to help children gain access to health-related services not covered, or not fully covered, by their family's commercial health insurance plan. Families can receive up to $5,000 annually per child ($10,000 lifetime maximum per child), and do not need to have insurance through UnitedHealthcare to be eligible. UHCCF was founded in 1999.
Since 2007, UHCCF has awarded 23,000 grants valued at $51M to children and their families across the United States. UHCCF's funding is provided by contributions from individuals, corporations and UnitedHealth Group employees.
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HomeNewsSouth Africa parliament building in Cape Town catches fire
South Africa parliament building in Cape Town catches fire
Editor January 03, 2022
A large fire has severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. Video footage showed a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the scene and called it a terrible and devastating event. A man was being held and questioned by the authorities, he said. The blaze, which began shortly after 06:00 local time (04:00 GMT), came the day after Archbishop Desmond Tutu's state funeral at St George's Cathedral, near parliament.
Praising firefighters, Mr. Ramaphosa said they had responded to the fire in six minutes. Without their intervention the National Assembly would have been reduced to ashes, he added. Dozens of firefighters battled the flames. Officials later said that the entire parliamentary complex was severely damaged. It is also reported that nobody is injured and there's no indication of what may have started it.
Fire and rescue service officials said it could take several more hours to put the fire out completely because of the carpets and wooden floors in the building. The parliament is not currently in session because of the holidays. The Houses of Parliament in Cape Town are made up of three sections, with the oldest dating back to 1884. The newer sections built in the 1920s and 1980s house the National Assembly.
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July 1, 2015 by Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D.
It's that time of year again – when temperatures start to rise all over the country and life altering accidents have the potential to occur when we're least expecting it.
Heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths of children now according to SafeKids.org. On average, one child dies every 8 days from heatstroke in a vehicle – and it's an event that can happen to any family at any time. Responsible parents can have a bad morning or a change in routine that allows them to forget their child in the backseat of their car for hours, or even an entire day.
Vehicular heatstroke can lead to long term injury to the child, or even death. But you can take action to help prevent it.
53% of children who died from vehicular heatstroke were simply "forgotten" in the car by their caregiver.
To help prevent this, take Ray Ray's Pledge to affirm with your child care provider that you will let them know if your child will be tardy or absent on any given day, and in return your provider will pledge to call you if your child hasn't arrived at the center as normally scheduled.
17% of vehicular heatstroke deaths occurred because a parent intentionally left a child in the car. Heatstroke can occur even with outside temperatures as low as 57 degrees Fahrenheit.
Don't leave children in a car alone even for a few minutes. The temperature inside a car can increase 20 degrees in just 10 minutes. If you see a child in a car alone, take action – IMMEDIATELY call 911, follow their instructions, and wait for emergency personnel to arrive on the scene.
And one of the best ways to prevent a potential accident is to download an app or reminder service for your phone.
The Kars4Kids Safety App was created and recently improved to make it more user-friendly and effective in preventing this type of tragedy. Check it out – the app is completely free!
Don't believe how dangerous it is in a hot car? Watch this powerful video that drives home the point of how hot it really gets in cars and how dangerous it is for anyone, especially children.
August 18, 2014 by Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D.
You've seen it on the news. Every year as temperatures across the country rise, quiet children are forgotten in hot cars. The result is serious injury or death and families that are changed forever.
Vehicular heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash-related fatalities for children 14 and younger. Heatstroke has claimed the lives of 606 children from 1998 – 2013. Forty-four children died in 2013 alone. In 2014, there have already been eighteen deaths. With hyperthermia deaths occurring 11 months out of the year, that number will almost certainly rise. The good news is that these deaths are preventable.
What's the number one cause of child vehicular heatstroke? Forgotten child care dropoff. The truth is that the majority of children who fall victim to heatstroke have the most loving and responsible of parents. The terrifying fact is that this mistake could happen to anyone… Even you.
Everyone has days where their thinking is distracted. If you've ever jumped in the car and reached your destination in what seems like record time, it's probably because part of your brain set itself on "auto-pilot." This is an instinctive reaction, a function of the primitive side of the brain, and can happen for any number of reasons. You could be sleep-deprived, stressed, doing too many things all at once or all three. So your brain sets your body in motion. Normally, your husband drops your baby off at child care. So on the day of his six-month dental cleaning, the same day your water heater goes on the fritz, the same day you're running late to work because the baby spit up on your first outfit, is the same day your brain clicks to autopilot and allows you to drive past the turn to your child care provider's home without a moment's hesitation.
NEVER leave a child alone in a car—not with the windows down, not with the car running, not even for a minute.
Remember that children overheat up to five times faster than adults. Heatstroke can happen even on mild or cloudy days.
Always check your backseat before you lock your car. Simple habits like keeping your purse or cell phone in the backseat are great ways to ensure a quiet child is never forgotten in your car.
Thirty percent of children who died of vehicular heatstroke gained access to an unlocked car and then trapped themselves inside. Never leave a vehicle unlocked and teach children never to play in or around cars.
Use technology to your advantage. The Kars4Kids Safety App, is a free, downloadable app that works with Bluetooth-enabled cars. The minute you and your phone leave the car, an alarm goes off reminding you to yes, check your backseat.
Watch our archived heat safety webinar for more prevention tips.
If someone else is driving your child, or your daily routine has been altered, always check that your child has arrived at their destination safely.
Visit safercar.gov/heatstroke for fact sheets, flyers, and other helpful heatstroke awareness materials.
For more information, visit the Safe Kids Worldwide page or check out these resources from the Administration for Children and Families.
If you see a child alone in a car, take action immediately. Don't wait for the driver to return. If the child appears to be in distress, call 911 immediately.
Don't let another child fall victim to heatstroke. Never leave a child unattended in a vehicle and always check the backseat.


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Close to Universities, Hospitals, QV Market, and the free tram zone. You won't want to miss this one!!


Back in the beginning, Peanut Butter Founder David Aronson lived off peanut butter. That memory was the inspiration for naming his student loan relief company. The national student loan debt is surpassing $1.3 trillion now and Peanut Butter allows companies to help with employee burden. Host of the Feed and student debt holder Sean Froelich joins the conversation.


Another concert reasonably soon (August)!
Lots of German stuff you are posting. Have they been on this electronic wave all the time since Kraftwerk?
You are right, there's been a lot of German bands the past couple of weeks (just reviewed). I can't remember what is scheduled for the rest of the month (except that one song is Laibach! - which is Slovenian), but I'll try to mix things up a bit for a while.


Pittsburgh PA: Pittsburgh's Civic Arena Construction - 1960-61. On location photography for the Civic Light Opera, the building's primary tenant. Pittsburgh Mayor Joseph M. Barr and Hornets owner John Harris (founder of the Ice Capades) made the skating show the feature act of the Civic Arena's grand opening on September 19, 1961.


PORTLAND — Joe Gold thinks "people will be amazed" by what he's creating in the Old Port.
His Salem, Massachusetts-based entertainment marketing and promotion company is creating the Portland Science Center. It's billed as the state's first exhibition hall and science center, a 15,000-square-foot space to showcase traveling exhibits of the type that typically spend weeks or months at a time in the cities they visit.
Portland was one such location, which Gold said he discovered while visiting the city last winter, looking for things to do.
"There was an art museum, but no science or history museum," Gold said.
That commitment will bring in "the world's most popular traveling exhibits," Gold said, exhibits usually reserved for larger, major markets like New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Gold said he is aiming for a late-June opening, so the pace from inception to completion has been fairly rapid. Gold said he is in negotiations for the Science Center's first exhibit.
Gold said he and his partners looked at several other locations before settling on 68 Commercial St. He said it was important the venue be a place "where people already go," instead of creating a destination.
He cited the availability of public parking, numerous nearby restaurants, and overall accessibility as important factors in the decision.
"We're coming in with attractions that will bring even more people to the downtown area," Gold said.
On June 5, the still-under-construction space near the Maine State Pier hosted a job fair for the center. Gold said they had already hired a general manager, still needed to fill about 20 positions, including ticket takers, assistant managers and customer service representatives.
Each exhibition will have its own entry charge; Gold said visitors can expect as average cost of $20 for adults, $15 for kids, and lower prices for students.
The Portland Science Center, at 68 Commercial St. on Maine Wharf, is slated to open at the end of June. It could host exhibits usually reserved for much larger markets.


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Titanshade
By Dan Stout
Read by Mikael Naramore
Dan Stout Brilliance Audio
This noir fantasy thriller from a debut author introduces the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks around every corner. Carter's a homicide cop in Titanshade, an oil boomtown where 8-tracks are state of the art, disco rules the radio, and all the best sorcerers wear designer labels. It's also a metropolis teetering on the edge of disaster. As its oil reserves run dry, the city's future hangs on a possible investment from the reclusive amphibians known as Squibs. But now negotiations have been derailed by the horrific murder of a Squib diplomat. The pressure's never been higher to make a quick arrest, even as Carter's investigation leads him into conflict with the city's elite. Undermined by corrupt coworkers and falsified evidence, and with a suspect list that includes power-hungry politicians, oil magnates, and mad scientists, Carter must find the killer before the investigation turns into a witch-hunt and those closest to him pay the ultimate price on the filthy streets of Titanshade.
This noir fantasy thriller from a debut author introduces the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks around every corner.
Carter's a homicide cop in Titanshade, an oil boomtown where 8-tracks are state of the art, disco rules the radio, and all the best sorcerers wear designer labels. It's also a metropolis teetering on the edge of disaster. As its oil reserves run dry, the city's future hangs on a possible investment from the reclusive amphibians known as Squibs.
But now negotiations have been derailed by the horrific murder of a Squib diplomat. The pressure's never been higher to make a quick arrest, even as Carter's investigation leads him into conflict with the city's elite. Undermined by corrupt coworkers and falsified evidence, and with a suspect list that includes power-hungry politicians, oil magnates, and mad scientists, Carter must find the killer before the investigation turns into a witch-hunt and those closest to him pay the ultimate price on the filthy streets of Titanshade.
Author Bio: Dan Stout
CDs: 10


Administrative Law - CFR - 28 CFR 20.35: Criminal Justice Information Services Advisory Policy Board.
28 CFR 20.35: Criminal Justice Information Services Advisory Policy Board.
(a) There is established a CJIS Advisory Policy Board, the purpose of which is to recommend to the FBI Director general policy with respect to the philosophy, concept, and operational principles of various criminal justice information systems managed by the FBI's CJIS Division.
(b) The Board includes representatives from state and local criminal justice agencies; members of the judicial, prosecutorial, and correctional segments of the criminal justice community; a representative of federal agencies participating in the CJIS systems; and representatives of criminal justice professional associations.
(c) All members of the Board will be appointed by the FBI Director.
(d) The Board functions solely as an advisory body in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2.


This week we'll start with two fantastic At The Movies releases!
First up is the ultimate score of the action-packed movie The Fate Of The Furious, also known as Fast & Furious 8. The music is written by talented composer Brian Tyler and completely amplifies the action of the last instalment in the franchise. The first pressing is now available as a limited edition on silver vinyl, the album also includes an exclusive poster and a gatefold with special spot varnish effect.
The soundtrack to the hood drama Menace II Society is a great compilation of old school Hip Hop and R&B songs, which brings the listener back to the ghetto in Los Angeles around the 90s. It includes tracks by MC Eiht, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Boogie Down productions and more. The limited edition is pressed on red vinyl.
Fu-schnickens was a brief popular, but significant Hip Hop group from the USA. Their debut album F.U. Don't Take It Personal featured the hit singles "Ring The Alarm" and "True Fu-Schnick" and is a wonderful addition alongside the likes of KRS-One, Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest and more. The reissue of this phat album is now available!
Another release of the country music supergroup by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson is Highwayman 2. This second studio album is another genius production by the greatest men of their trade.
Buddy Guy is not widely known for his acoustic work, but he definitely knows how to unplug for a rare album length on the album Blues Singer. Guy is just as convincing as on his electric albums and this makes the album one of the bravest and most poignant albums in his catalogue.
If you're into disco and experimental electronic music, the album Looking For Saint-Tropez is the one to get! The track "Moskow Diskow" created the international breakthrough for the band TELEX, but every track consists of clever, playful melodies. The album is the latest release in the Brewed in Belgium series and is out now!
Even before they made it to the record bins, three-man New York crew Fu-Schnickens created quite a buzz in the hip-hop community with the oddity of their group name. Once they dropped their debut album, F.U. Don't Take It Personal, their music turned out to be every bit as curious and intriguing.
Featuring the classic hip hop tracks "True Fuschnick", "Ring The Alarm" and "La Schmoove"
Not known for his acoustic work, Buddy Guy unplugs for a rare album-length excursion into folk blues. The guitarist gets down and dirty with 12 tracks that sound like they were recorded after hours in his living room or on his back porch.
Highwayman 2 is the second studio album released by American country supergroup The Highwaymen, which reached #4 on the country album chart. The Lee Clayton-penned song "Silver Stallion" was the first single and made the country Top 40.
The soundtrack is a nice compilation of old school Rap and R&B songs, which brings the listener to the Los Angeles hood in the 90s. It derived from the 1993 American hood drama thriller film Menace II Society.
Including the world-wide hit "Moskow Diskow"


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Apple to Organize a Surprise Award Event in December
Jordan Bevan November 20, 2019, 3:02 pm 10.2k Views
Apple announced that it will hold a surprise event next month. The new event was announced with the motto of "Loved by millions. Created by the best." There is no clear explanation about the event yet because Apple has not organized such an event before.
Apple rewarded the best apps in the App Store but had never held a press event before. But the technology giant announced that a new press event to be held in New York on 3 December at 00:00.
Apple awards entertainment and culture-leading contents, the best games, music, movies, series, podcasts and more all over the world. However, it seems like the company is going to award them in a different way this year.
This is unexpected. Apple Event. December 2 in NYC. pic.twitter.com/ok4UtcAylC
— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) November 18, 2019
It is not known whether any hardware will be introduced during the event, but judging by the event title, this doesn't seem likely to happen. Apple is expected to release the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR in December. Perhaps an official release date may be announced during the press event.
Samsung also awarded app developers and designers in the previous week at the SDC 2019 event, which was held for the second time this year. During the Best of Galaxy Store Awards 2019, the best applications and designs in various categories were awarded. It looks like Apple is following its opponent.
Samsung Awards The Best Apps & Designs of Galaxy Store
Apple To Remove Unlicensed Games In China From August 1st
Apple's Developing New AR App Codenamed Gobi For iOS 14
Apple Introduces Universal Purchase For iOS, Mac & tvOS Apps
Why You Should Optimize Your ASO For Black Friday & Cyber Monday
Tips For Promoting Your App With User Generated Contents


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Frederick G. Facer
Batavia - Frederick G. Facer, 96 of Batavia passed away on Wednesday, (January 6, 2021) at New York State Veterans Home in Batavia. Mr. Facer was born February 10, 1924 in Rochester, a son of the late Claude and Carolyn (Schlageter) Facer. Fred was a member of Resurrection Parish. He served the country honorably with the US Army during World War II. He took part in the D-Day Campaign and was with the Quartermaster Corps. under General Patton. He was a 65 year member of Local #276 in Rochester and was an accomplished carpenter and woodworker. He also enjoyed gardening. Frederick is the husband of the late Priscilla (Hottois) Facer. Surviving are his children, Kathleen M. Facer of Batavia, Cheryl A. (Richard) Price of Maryland, Michael J. (Kim Jin Kyeong) Facer of Oregon, and James P. Facer of Delaware; a brother, Francis Facer of Ithaca. 4 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Facer is preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Facer. There will be no visitation. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Resurrection Parish - St. Joseph's Church. Burial with military honors will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Batavia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Crossroads House, PO Box 403, Batavia, New York 14021 or online at www.crossroadshouse.com; or to a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements were entrusted to the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home in Batavia. Please leave a condolence, share a story, or light a candle at www.bataviafuneralhomes.com.
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During this period I became aware of Project Monarch Health and the research being conducted by Dr Sonia Altizier into a protozoan parasite, Ophryocystis elektroscirrha)(OE), an obligate protozoan parasite responsible for the deaths of the Monarch butterfly . At this time Dr. Altizier was, and continues to serve as an Assistant Professor, and Associate Dean in the Odum School of Ecology, the University of Georgia. I believe that Sonia has been involved it this research for the past 17+ years. Her research uses a combination of field studies, experiments, comparative analyses and modeling to examine the ecological and evolutionary interactions between hosts and pathogens in natural populations. Dr. Altizer has studied Monarch butterfly migration, ecology, and interactions with a protozoan parasite, asking how seasonal migration of these butterflies affects parasite transmissions.
On February 10, 2010 resident volunteers from The Landing's, alongside more than a dozen staff members of The Landings Club's Golf Maintenance Department (LGMD) met at the Sparrow Field and planted approximately 130 yards of the 150 yard berm that serves to separate the 3 ¼ acre field known as the Sparrow Field Wildlife Sanctuary from the green and fairway on #15 Magnolia. The field once served as a sod farm for the club, which owns the land. The Magnolia course is one of six 18-hole courses on the island.
The perimeters of the field and berm had previously been cleared of the very invasive Chinese Tallow Tree (Triadica sebifera). Skidaway Audubon served to finance the expenditures of heavy equipment for the largest trees, well over $6000.00, and volunteers in an ongoing program removed hundreds of these invasives by hand, hatchet and herbicide.
Golf Course Maintenance personnel ran irrigation to center of the berm and furnished the volunteers our own main valve. Half-inch flexible lines were run along the berm with 1/4" lines run to the individual plots established along the length of the berm. Wood chips were spread and plants planted by the resident volunteers and members of the two Landing's garden clubs, from center of the berm to the inboard base. Golf Course Maintenance used their front-end loader to plant three species of shrubs along the 150-yard berm center with intent to establish a habitat for the resident and migrating birds, as well as to form a 7-foot high barrier that would be aesthetically pleasing to Landing's golfers, while also serving to obstruct a view of an irrigation pump house, large liquid fertilizer white holding tanks and the weeded field.
Golf Course Maintenance is the caretaker of their side of the berm. They also mow the grass in the field and assist in weed control at the berm base. The field falls under their jurisdiction.
At the time of the February 2010 planting little did we know that the large center berm growing shrub Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) would grow to 7+ feet; bloom approximately 12 months out of the year; serve as a major nectar source for the pollinators,; and also provide safe harbor for the Monarch butterfly. The plant not only provides the Monarch nectar, but shelter from the cold and inclement weather. Our Milkweed (Asclepias species), sole host plants (larval food source) for the Monarch and Queen butterflies, are but a few feet away and interspersed with other nectar sources along the berm.
By the fall of 2010 we had a goodly number of Monarchs and Queen butterflies nectaring the nectar sources, mostly native plants that we planted along the berm and the many native plants within the Sparrow Field. That mild winter of 2010 the Monarchs overwintered and the Bottlebrush provided ideal safe haven.
Apparently, as a result of my 2010-2011 posting to "Monarchs Journey North" of photographs of the butterflies with descriptions, Dr. Altizier became aware of our Sparrow Field pollinator project, and its over-wintering population of Monarch butterflies. I was contacted and informed that the UGA Odum School Ecology was interested in visiting our site and evaluating it to determine if it might serve as a location in the study of the Monarch Butterfly interactions with the OE protozoan parasite. Skidaway Audubon, main sponsor of the Sparrow Field Project, gave its approval and excitedly welcomed the UGA pending research.
Dara returned in January, 2013, and 2014. I believe she will also return in 2015. I might add in 2013 we sent her back to the Athens with 72 chrysalises to be studied. In January 2014 Dara departed to the lab with Monarch eggs, larvae from the 5-instar stages, many chrysalis and Monarchs adults. We also provided fresh A. curasavicca vegetation. Keep in mind that, from 2010 until the first week or two of 2014, we had received mild winters and there had been no hard freeze kill backs of the Landing's Sparrow Field main host plant, Asclepias ciuassavica.
The resultant percentage discoveries were soon evident from the microscopic findings of the Landing's Sparrow Field Monarch stages. Our Monarch larvae and adults were infested with the OE protozoan parasite to a 95 % degree or more, as per research findings by Dara Satterfield and her team under the research eye of Dr. Sonia Altizier.
Our 2014 Landing's volunteer spore samplings from netted Monarch adults will be documented and forwarded to Dara at the Odum School of Ecology Lab for microscopic study. Hopefully Dara will return in January 2015 for recovery of all stage Monarchs. We look forward to the OE findings.
As an aside Billy McCord, a full-time wildlife biologist, ecologist and naturalist with SC Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is a mentor of mine since 2009. He has tagged over 16,000 adult Monarchs in the SE portion of South Carolina and communicates with us, providing his important scientific discoveries pertaining to the Monarch butterfly.


Got Netflix? "France is Free"
UK Airshow youtube link to advert..
New Third Reich Movie "Good"
Check this Out! Just found in local paper.
Anybody going to the maam ww2 weekend?
Life After People Episode Eight: Armed and Defenseless tonight at 10pm on History!
Truly Horrible - 1000's of arms left out to rot!
Great WW2 lineup on tonight Sunday August 2 at 7pm on the Nat Geo channel!
Contest - Can You Guess What This Is ?
Link to Life magazine pictures of Hitler etc..
Must see pictures of Helicopters in Afganistan..
Just what every BoB fan needs!
" No Loaded Guns Allowed "
any good flea markets or pawn shops in orlando area ?
Need help in finding Repo WW2 RAAF uniform makers.
Stuck on this one - any ideas?
B.A.T.F. Contributes to Death Of Border Patrolman ?????
Time for me to get an AK!
When is a C&R gun an Antique?
Can I Form 1 This?