 The Secret of Easy Weeding - Knowing when and how to weed.
There are three choices in weeding - small, medium, and large. The easiest way is to deal with the weeds when they are small. Before we dig into the ways of dealing with small weeds, let's briefly tackle medium and large weeds.
Pulling up large weeds is not recommended if they are close to your good plants because if their roots are tangled together you may severely damage your good plants. So pulling is limited to medium sized weeds and large weeds that are distant from your good plants. Pulling weeds is slow hard work.
It is faster and safer to cut medium and large weeds at or just below the soil surface. A knife, garden hoe, or wheel hoe can be used on medium and large weeds. Remember that you want to cut the weeds off right at, or slightly below, the soil line. A tool like our grape hoe works well for large areas and paths, while any small sharp hoe will work well close to your good plants. A wheel hoe fitted with a Stirrup Hoe (also called an Oscillating Hoe) will also work very well for open areas and pathways.
If you let your weeds reach the medium to large size, then you will need to keep cutting them back during the entire gardening season. Once the season ends you should dig out the roots of the large weeds, especially perennial weeds.
It is indeed best to manage your garden so that you only have to deal with small weeds. The secret to this has been known to farmers for many years, but rarely used by gardeners. Now that gardeners are kicking the herbicide habit it is time for this weed secret to be shared.
The secret is knowing where weed seeds sprout, and when they are easiest to kill.
First let's talk about the where.
These weed seeds in the top inch of soil are most able to germinate (sprout) and will do so very rapidly.
The weed seeds at this depth can germinate, but are slow to sprout.
These weed seeds are mostly dormant and only a very few species will germinate at this depth.
All the seeds are dormant. Only bulbs and tubers will sprout and grow at this depth.
Note that seeds germinate best the closer they are to the surface. That's why machines like our garden seeder are made to plant in the 0" to 1.5" depth range. And also why some crops, like corn, are planted shallow for quick germination, then later hilled. Hilling is adding soil over the base of a row of crop plants after they get tall enough. This protects the roots from drying, and smothers small weeds growing between the crop plants.
Now you need to know when weeds are easy to kill.
A seed is a biological energy storage device, sort of like a battery. That energy is used to launch the portions of the plant that collect nutrients and energy. First the roots head down for moisture, and then the stalk heads upward for sunlight energy.
The seedling plant has depleted all the energy stored in the seed right about the same time that the first leaves appear. If anything happens to the young plant at this time; if the leaves are removed, if the stem is cut, or if it is buried - there will not be enough energy left in the seed for the plant to recover and it will die. The most effective time to weed is when the first leaves appear.
The secret of easy weed control is combining the knowledge of where and when into what farmers call the False Seed Bed technique.
A False Seed Bed is prepared but un-planted soil that is left alone just long enough to grow a nice batch of very small weeds. Then the soil is weeded very shallowly (1" or less) to kill all the young weeds WITHOUT stirring up any of the deeper dormant weed seeds. Once this shallow weeding has been done, your good seeds are planted in soil that has very few remaining active weed seeds. This is the secret to minimizing your weed problems.
It is important to realize that the 14 days shown between preparing your soil and planting your garden is a minimum. Use those first nice days of Spring to prepare your soil and then do the shallow weeding every 14 days or so (depending on dry weather availability) until the time is right for planting. Another option is to prepare your soil in the Fall after harvest and then do the shallow weeding every 14 days until the weeds stop sprouting and the weather turns cold.
The very shallow weeding can be done in small gardens with a small slicing hoe, but in large gardens it is best done with a wheel hoe using weeding sweeps. Weeding sweeps are copied from the tools used on large agricultural weeders which scrape the top 1/2" or so of soil to slice, uproot, and bury the tiny weed seedlings. Easy Digging does sell weeding sweeps for our wheel hoe. Another option for areas with consistently wet Spring weather is to use a Flame Weeder which kills the weed seedlings by intense heat but does not disturb the soil at all and can even be used on soggy soil.
Once you begin using the secret of the False Seed Bed technique, and you will hesitate to deeply cultivate your soil to avoid bringing those deeply buried weed seeds up to the surface.


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El Força Lleida Club Esportiu es un club profesional de baloncesto con sede en la ciudad de Lérida, España. Fue creado en el verano europeo de 2012, tomando el testigo de máximo representante del baloncesto ilerdense que hasta entonces poseía el Lleida Bàsquet, club que por sus problemas financieros no pudo continuar compitiendo a nivel profesional.

Desde su creación compite en la LEB Oro, la segunda màxima competición del baloncesto profesional español. Disputa sus encuentros como local en el Barris Nord, pabellón con una capacidad para 6.100 espectadores.

Historia
El Força Lleida Club Esportiu se fundó el verano del 2012. Varios empresarios aportaron los 180.000 euros necesarios para comprar la licencia de la categoría LEB Oro. De esta manera se cubrió el vacío que el Club Esportiu Lleida Basquetbol dejó tras su desaparición de las competiciones profesionales.

En su primera temporada, la 2012/2013, el Força Lleida debutó en la liga finalizando en séptima posición, con un balance de 11 victorias y 15 derrotas. El equipo consiguió entrar en los Play-offs por el ascenso a l'ACB, perdiendo en la eliminatòria al mejor de 5 partidos en los cuartos de final contra el Palencia, por 3 a 2. A la siguiente temporada, el equipo terminó en décima posición de la temporada regular con las mismas victorias que en la campaña anterior, aunque no consiguieron clasificarse para los Playoffs.

En la temporada 2014/2015, y con nuevo patrocinador principal en el equipo, l'Actel Força Lleida disputó su mejor temporada en la liga hasta el momento, para acabar en sexta posición con un bagaje de 16 victorias y 12 derrotas. De nuevo clasificados para los Playoffs de ascenso, el equipo llegó hasta las semifinales después de superar al Palma, pero perdieron en la siguiente eliminatoria contra  el Ourense, equipo que terminó ganando las fases eliminatorias. En la temporada siguiente, después de sumar solo 9 victorias, el equipo quedó último en la clasificación. Tras unos meses de negociaciones, el club consiguió comprar una plaza libre en la misma liga y evitar así el descenso de categoría.

Ya en la campaña 2016/2017, pese a aconseguir terminar la competición con más victorias que derrotas (18-16) después de un inicio de temporada, quedaron en décima posición sin poder entrar en los puestos para la postemporada.

Temporada a temporada

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Palmarés
Lliga Catalana LEB: (1)
2012

Enlaces externos
Federación Española de Baloncesto
Força Lleida sitio oficial (en catalán)
 Força Lleida - Página de Facebook oficial
 ICG Força Lleida - Cuenta de Twitter oficial
 ICG Força Lleida - Cuenta de Instagram oficial

Referencias

Deporte en Lérida
Clubes deportivos de la provincia de Lérida
Clubes de baloncesto de Cataluña
Baloncesto en España en 2012

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One of the hardest and most challenging things that you'll have to do in your career is to negotiate your salary, and for women, it can be a daunting task.
According to the Atlantic, "men overestimate their abilities and performance, and women underestimate both, even though there's no difference in the quality of their performance." No doubt it's uncomfortable to talk about money, but it's a vital conversation to have in order to make your money match your value. No one wants to take an offer then later realize they're making significantly lower than average. Stop leaving money on the table and use your mid-year review as an opportunity to negotiate the salary you deserve. Here are some tips to walk away from your mid-year review successfully.
Take some time to evaluate how you've contributed to the company. Did you make a process more efficient? Did you add to your employer's profit? Did you bring in new business? Document all of your career wins for your current employer. Break down your impact and quantify it to showcase how you measure up in numbers. Also, if you have your last review notes available, make sure to bring them and evaluate your growth based on the previous evaluation.
Check to see how you measure up in the industry and what your counterparts are making across the U.S. Websites like Glassdoor, Salary.com and PayScale are great tools to use for researching what your raise should look like. Review other career sites to get a variety of tips on what language or vocabulary to use during your meeting to help you sell yourself and feel confident while doing so. You can even rehearse a script for negotiating during your review with tips from The Muse.
Shake your personal feelings off so that you can clearly present your performance stats when asking for a raise. Don't attack your boss, don't shade your co-workers and don't be intimidated. Try not to mention personal reasons for why you need more money, because in truth, we all would like to have some extra change in our pockets. Therefore, you have to present the facts based off of your performance as the reasons why you deserve a higher salary.
Now that you have your list of achievements and a set salary that you are asking for, don't sell yourself short. At the end of your review, see if they offer to raise your salary first before you ask. If there is hesitation, ask to revisit the issue by setting a date for an additional meeting and immediately send out a memo to all parties involved, including your notes on why you should get the raise.
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Ok so I am looking into buying a Nissan pickup for a really good price, but it has no papers. The guy who owns it was going to use it as parts for another Nissan he has but it's much too nice for that I think. He got it without the papers so he doesn't know anything about it's history. What is involved, if it's possible, in getting some new registration for it so I can actually drive the truck? I'd also like to ensure that it's not stolen or anything like that.
did he ever transfer it from the previous owner to himself? If he did, you can do a lost regi search through ICBC, think it costs like $20-30? Then you would just have to transfer it to your name. But you can't do that if it wasn't actually transfered to him originally.
What if I don't have the vehicle's registration document?
Ask the seller to provide you with the Vehicle Registration. If the seller has lost or misplaced the Vehicle Registration, ask him or her to go to an Autoplan Broker's office to have it replaced.
- proof of purchase, which can be a completed bill of sale, a Transfer/Tax Form (PDF), or a Notarized Statutory Declaration.
I tried google but I guess my search terms weren't very good. There is no proof of purchase or bill of sale, anything like that. The guy who has it now is not the registered owner and we don't know who is. What is a Notarized Statutory Declaration?
A statutory declaration is basically a statement that says "I bought it from so and so for $xxxx. He does not have a registration. He bought the car in 20xx for $xxxx from xxxxxxxx." It is then notarized which means you basically pay somebody to verify who you are and they remind you that if you are lying, it will end poorly for you.
...they remind you that if you are lying, it will end poorly for you.
Will ICBC come into his house and disrespect his family?


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Brothers in white
Cassandra Rodríguez from Indiana University-Bloomingtonon 6 December, 2014 11 January, 2017
The Virgin of La Candelaria (LEFT) and Jesús de la Salud (RIGHT) one Martes Santo in the 1920s. PHOTOS: SERRANO (JOAQUÍN TURINA ARCHIVE / JUAN MARCH FOUNDATION)
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RELIGIOUS BROTHERHOODS, WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SEVILLE, HAVE BEEN REVERED FOR CENTURIES NOT ONLY BY THEIR OWN BROTHERS AND SISTERS BUT BY CITIZENS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. WHILE THEIR PRESENCE IS MOST NOTABLE DURING EACH YEAR'S HOLY WEEK, THEY ALSO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR.
ON A WARM DAY IN SEVILLE IN 1976, 13-year old Jose María Cuadro Macías, as he often did, was going back and forth between his home, his father's textile shop – "Confecciones Cuadro" – on calle Alfarería, and the fading façade of a house on calle Federico Rubio that held 55 years of memories behind its walls and only five words visible to passersby: "Casa Hermandad de la Candelaria." Every time he walked by this place, his dream of joining something bigger than him grew stronger. Not too long after, this dream became a reality.
THE ILLUSTRIOUS AND FERVENT BROTHERHOOD of Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud, María Santísima de la Candelaria, Nuestra Señora del Subterráneo and San Nicolás de Bari, or simply "La Candelaria" as it is popularly known in Seville, was established in June of 1921. At first it was no more than a modest meeting point for the people of the neighborhood. It has now grown to become one of the biggest and most popular brotherhoods in Seville, "but it still maintains the feeling of one big family," says Cuadro Macías, the 50-year old Hermano Mayor (Leading Brother) of "La Candelaria."
"THE BROTHERHOOD has continued to maintain a type of atmosphere where everyone is present. We see each other knowing we have known each other for many years, we share a beer, ask about each other's wives and children and, when anyone needs it, we extend a helping hand in the best way that we can," he explains with the distant smile that could only come from a fond memory. The brotherhood now boasts 1,000 members, but for Cuadro Macías the real success is that they have been able to mantain the brotherhood's strong sense of community throughout its fast evolution.
"THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS in my life have happened because of the brotherhood," Cuadro Macías explains proudly. "I met my wife here, one Holy Tuesday. We were both part of the youth group and I asked her out that very same day, right here. We got married here and have been together for more than 30 years. Our two children, Yolanda (20) and José María (18) were baptized here, had their First Communions here, and now are members themselves. My wife sings in the choir and my children participate in the youth group, just like we did."
THIS IS NOT ONLY THE STORY OF CUADRO MACÍAS but is also a story shared by many members of "La Candelaria". "The brotherhoods in Seville are very traditional," Cuadro Macías emphasizes "So if you belong to one you swear in your children, and then your children swear in their own. There are complete generations of many people here."
SUCH DEVOTION for his brotherhood led Cuadro Macías to run for Hermano Mayor of "La Candelaria" in January of 2007, which he won supported by a group of men and women who have since comprised the brotherhood's governing body. He feels extremely lucky for his success, but the respect and appreciation shown by his fellow members prove that he was not lucky to win, but deserved to win.
CUADRO MACÍAS IS WELL AWARE of the key role of brotherhoods in Seville, both socially and spiritually. "It is a structuring of our society," he says. "It is a union of all of the social classes and ideas. We have liberals and conservatives, all sorts of people. We are all united under the same belief in Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary."
"I THINK THE NINE YEARS that I have been Hermano Mayor have been the most important of my life. I began at 42 and will finish at 51, and I am extremely pleased with what we have done," he says with a laugh that shakes his big body. As Hermano Mayor, Cuadro Macías also serves as the representative for the brotherhood, attends meetings or conferences throughout Seville when needed and plays a large roll in the orchestration of Holy Week events, the most important time of the year for the city's the brotherhoods. "Christianity is what brings the members of each brotherhood together in the first place and what ultimately keeps us coming back together," he reflects.
"LA CANDELARIA'S" PROCESSION on Tuesday of Holy Week, or Martes Santo, is the most important day of the year for the brotherhood and its members prepare for it throughout the year. For this reason, they celebrate mass every Tuesday of the year at the church of San Nicolás de Bari, on calle San José, where they worship their religious images, the Cristo de la Salud and María Santísima de la Candelaria. For the Martes Santo processions up to 2,000 people line both sides of the street around the church. With drums keeping the march in time, María Santísima de la Candelaria is held up on a float adorned with candles and flowers above a sea of brothers dressed in white. Their faces are invisible beneath pointed white masks as they march in front of, behind and alongside "La Candelaria," holding candles of their own as if at her guard.
THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET marvel at the sight as they recite the Holy Trinity while crossing themselves, knowing that the overwhelming presence of the brotherhood's images in the streets is the product of many anonymous brothers' and sisters' hardwork throughout the year. "This is a sight not to be missed by any member of the brotherhood," says 76-year-old brother and Seville native José María Fernández, who has only missed one in his 73 years as a member because he fell ill. He still remembers his first Holy Tuesday like it was yesterday. "The brotherhood was much smaller at the time, but I remember watching the passing of the Lord and then the passing of the Virgin of La Candelaria and not realizing until after it was over that we had been there from six in the afternoon to three in the morning."
LEADING UP TO HOLY WEEK the brotherhood also hosts many religious ceremonies, beginning with the triduos, continuing with the quinario and ending on Martes Santo. The triduos is dedicated to the Virgin of La Candelaria and goes on for three days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) at the end of January. During this ceremony the Virgin is moved from her altar in the church to the float in which she will be paraded around during the procession. The quinario, dedicated to the Cristo de la Salud, is a five-day long event (Thursday through Saturday) and takes place in the middle of February. These ceremonies only last until Saturday because Sunday is recognized as the most important day during these weeks, called the "Función Principal de Instituto," in which the brotherhood demonstrates its strong belief in the Gospel and Christianity.
LOOKING FORWARD, Cuadro Macías sees a bright future for his brotherhood, with hopes that it will hold the same stature as other brotherhoods in Seville that have lasted for over 500 years. If the sanctity of the brotherhood continues to be passed down throughout each generation, he says, "La Candelaria" will grow to have a lasting legacy and impact in the city where it began 93 years ago. "At the end of the day," the Hermano Mayor says, pride shining in his dark eyes, "the brotherhoods serve to make us all better people."
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Apple AirPods Max, average PC gamer setup and Samsung Galaxy S21 – the gist of the week's news
Between the presentation of the very first headset from Apple, the PC configuration of the average gamer and the many leaks about the Samsung Galaxy S21, the week has been rich in news. If you haven't followed everything, we'll recap everything for you.
The new AirPods Max headphones // Gamesdone: Apple
Apple unveils AirPods Max, its very first headphones
What is the configuration of the average PC gamer?
Samsung Galaxy S21: a week full of leaks
Here it is, the famous One More Thing from Apple that we were expecting for the end of 2020. As insistent rumors already suggested, an audio headset was indeed under development at the apple firm . The Californian group formalized the news through a press release.
The AirPods Max, of its name, enjoys active noise reduction and a battery life of 20 hours. The device can also become wired … but on condition that you put your hand in your pocket in addition to the 629 euros requested for purchase. A high price which will have to be justified during complete tests. The American press has already got hold of it.
A question that Steam tried to answer through a survey of its users. The idea is to identify several important parameters such as the processor model, the graphics card, the amount of RAM and the definition of the screen.
With 10.60% market share, the GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card is the most popular, followed by the GTX 1050 Ti and the GTX 1050 at 7.22% and 4.62%. Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels is also the most used display definition (66.24%). For other data, go here.
We do not really count the number of leaks about the Samsung Galaxy S21. This week in particular was the occasion to always confirm its launch date, which could take place on January 14, but also to certify the name and design of the three variants thanks to an indiscretion directly resulting from the teaser official.
It could also be that its reverse wireless charging would double in power up to 9 W, while new information signed LetsGoDigital highlights the materials used for each model, as well as their respective colors.
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HomeNEW YORKEntertainmentBedlam's "The Crucible" Review – A Time not Unlike our own
Bedlam's "The Crucible" Review – A Time not Unlike our own
November 25, 2019 Charles E. Gerber Entertainment 0
The Cast of Bedlams THE CRUCIBLE Photo by Ashley Garrett
"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller can be seen in a new production from Bedlam in association with the Nora at The Connelly Theater, 220 East 4th St. Manhattan, through December 29th. Directed by Eric Tucker, it features an ensemble consisting of: Alan Altschuler, Shirine Babb,.Rajesh Bose, Truett Felt ,Caroline Grogan, Paul Lazar, Susannah Millonzi, Arash Mokhtar, Ryan Quinn, Randolph Curtis Rand, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, John Terry, & Eric Tucker.
Crucible: a place or occasion of severe test or trial- 2nd definition from the Oxford College Dictionary from the Latin crucibulum,'night lamp' before the cross.
How this apt word applied in 1953 when this masterpiece from one of America's leading dramatists premiered during the height of what 's come to be referred as "The McCarthy Period" is beyond dispute. How it continues to apply in the times we live in now seems to me to be connected by the virulent personality of an American who was deeply involved in the workings of Senator Joe McCarthy then, and was later instrumental in the instruction of thinking and behavior of our present Chief Magistrate.
That person was Roy Cohn, chief counsel to the senator at his subsequent hearings. That he became a mentor to Donald J. Trump is well documented in the recent film, 'Where's My Roy Cohn?'
Cohn's indifference to the truth allowed him, as McCarthy's attack attorney (alongside, alas, Bobby Kennedy it's only fair to include) in branding State Department officials, other government employees, celebrities as well as nonentities as "enemies of the state". After the senator's ignominious censure in the Senate and his eventual demise from alcoholism, Cohn carved out a law career that would get mobsters free from murder charges and imbue the president to be to never apologize and/or admit to any wrongdoing, even in the form of a mistake. Cohn's own demise was indeed not enviable, but the damage he did is beyond evaluation.
It was at these pivotal times then and now that the very concept of Truth came to be publicly on trial. It was as such in the last decade of the 17th century in Salem, Massachusetts.
Arthur Miller, who was called before congressional committees, even before the aforementioned senator began to make a name for himself as "a witch hunter" of communists, dutifully researched the records of these original witch trials to set up a mirror image of the madness that had taken over the core of our country. Lives were destroyed in both eras. Some literally by hanging. Some merely by destroying careers, with resultant suicides. Miller's much preferred director of his plays at the time, Elia Kazan, had to be replaced in the original staging by the notorious, more than competent, yet still " non-singing " witness, Jed Harris, since Kazan became a "friendly witness", who named names and consequently contributed to the destruction of several careers in film, radio. theater, and the new medium of television.
Now, we've arrived at an occasion in our nation and the world at large no less dangerous, and may very well be more so. Hence I was eager to relish what this new production of what's become in nearly seven decades an American classic by one of our truly great artists of the drama. I'm relieved to report that the virtues of the play prevail. This is despite a rather confusion of styles presented in the first fifteen minutes or so of Eric Tucker's staging. This production, which has been amply heralded by Boston critics in its initial presentation there weeks ago, is the product of New York' s Bedlam Company in association with Nora from Boston, I presume. The confusion which my theatergoing companion and I experienced initially was a stark presentational opening of the play as though the Miller text was somehow translated by Bertold Brecht and then back into English. It appeared to be played in such a way as to foment laughs and have the audience adopt the Olympian view of observation devoid of empathy. Frankly, knowing that the play runs at least three hours, I feared that we were in for "a loooooong afternoon" at last Wednesdays' matinee. And then, almost like a witch's spell, the scene shifted to the first at home with John and Elizabeth Proctor, and lo, Miller's voice became clear, simplicity and credibility reigned, and my friend and I were allowed to care about the goings on. Thankfully, it never let up.
For some reason, Bedlam merely lists the actors as Ensemble and neglects to designate which roles their highly capable players perform. Admittedly, some of them portray more than one role as is the case with many a production, particularly with classics. However, several actors played a singular role and are worthy of more than honorable mention. Certainly, Ryan Quinn's John Proctor is one. And even though Susannah Millonzi is initially featured as the seemingly comatose Betty Parris in the Overture of the proceedings, it is as her quite moving rendering of Elizabeth Proctor that helps sustain the story's telling and the pity that we're allowed to feel. Paul Lazar's Deputy Governor Danforth possesses the requisite authority for us to perceive how the unjust and inane can seem logical to the time and circumstance more than Devin Nunes was able to this past week of televised hearings of the House Intelligence Committee. And Eric Tucker, the nimble director of this production, accounts himself well as the Reverend John Hale who ultimately becomes acquainted with his conscience but far, far too late.
" I show you the times". is among my favorite lines by another master, Robert Bolt, spoken by Sir Thomas More in another historical drama of considerable renown. Bedlam and Nora has made an estimable effort in reflecting, through master Miller, what madness we apparently are bound to endure, from time, to time, to time.
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Spread the loveFamed playwright Arthur Miller never lacked audiences and awards during his prestigious career. DEATH OF A SALESMAN is no exception, winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award for best play […]
All My Sons Review – Guilt and Redemption?
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Spread the loveWhen playwright Arthur Miller happened upon an Ohio newspaper story about a World War II conspiracy in 1941-1943 to approve defective aircraft engines slated for military use, ALL MY SONS was born. Many […]
All My Sons Review – What Goes Around
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Spread the loveInspired by a true story, author Arthur Miller crafted ALL MY SONS as his last and best effort to succeed as a playwright on Broadway. When an Ohio newspaper reported a World War […]


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LCS – Immortals Have Dropped Most Core Players From Roster For Upcoming Split, Including Coach
After a disappointing year, Immortals has started to rebuild its LCS and Academy rosters by dropping four players from its starting lineup and releasing coach Adrien "GotoOne" Picard.
The League of Legends team announced that it's dropping veteran top laner sOAZ, ADC Altec, support Gate, and mid laner Eika, while wishing them luck moving forward with their careers. There were many question marks surrounding Immortals' roster this year and the decisions that led to them switching around players throughout the season.
Because of the uncertainty around the roster, a lack of synergy combined with lackluster performances made for disappointing results. The team finished in eighth place during the 2020 LCS Spring Split and dropped to last place in the summer with an abysmal 4-14 record.
Now, Immortals is left with Apollo and Hakuho in the bottom lane, Insanity in the mid lane, Allorim in the top lane, and both Xmithie and Potluck in the jungle. It's unknown if Insanity will be the team's starting mid laner or if the org will sign another player to take over the role.
It's also unknown if Xmithie will be sticking with the team after being relegated to Immortals' Academy squad last split. The seven-year pro might want to start for another LCS team next year and could opt for a transfer to another roster.
This also leaves the team without a head coach. It'll be imperative for this organization to pick up a good leader for this squad moving forward into a new year if they want to reverse their fortunes in 2021.
Earlier this split Schwartz said that the team had to make some difficult decisions over the past week, namely letting go of former GM Keaton Cryer and head coach Zaboutine. All of these moves, however, were all made in preparation for the future of the team.
Immortals were criticized at the beginning of the season after the team announced that it would be benching some popular LCS names like veteran jungler Xmithie. The team eventually brought him back, along with the rest of its Academy roster in the hopes of shaking up results for week three. Although their new roster was able to pick up their first win of the 2020 LCS Summer Split, there are still plenty of improvements that need to be made for this team to get anywhere close to the results they wanted this year.
From what Schwartz said, it looks like Immortals is already looking towards next year in terms of improvements and "consistently developing younger talent." The 2021 season is the focus for Immortals, which would make sense considering the state in which their League team is in right now.
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Although the cartoon show Rick and Morty popularized the limited edition Szechuan sauce in 2017, it was first introduced to the public in 1998. Since the show has been rising in popularity over the past couple of years, the discussion of Szechuan sauce has become more common. Ever since the sauce was shown on one of the episodes, fans have been asking for a revival of the sauce, and McDonald's did just that.
On Oct. 7, the fast food company released the sauce to the public. However, there were some rules involved. The sauce would only be sold for one day at select locations, and each customer was limited to one container of sauce and can only obtain it if they ordered in the restaurant.
The sauce received positive reviews from those who were able to try it. In fact, customers thought it was so good that they started demanding more. Thousands of fans are signing petitions to bring the sauce back full-time because of how good they think it is. On Change.org, over 23,000 people have signed the petition. There are also other petitions with 26,000 and 10,000 signatures, showing how popular the sauce really is.
For the fans who were unable to acquire Szechuan sauce, McDonald's is releasing the recipe so those at home can try to recreate it. This sauce is in such high demand that it is being sold for over 10,000 dollars on eBay.
Even though the sauce has received a lot of attention over the summer and fall seasons, there are still those who are not in favor of the sauce. Many people don't like the flavor of the sauce and think it is unnecessary for the fast food chain to sell the product.
Due to the overwhelming demand from the fans of Rick and Morty to bring back the sauce, McDonald's has agreed to bring it back in the winter, and for a longer time.


There has been one significant, although not unexpected, development this past week. On Thursday President Bush signed HR 5382, the Commercial Space Transportation Amendments Act, into law. MSNBC's Alan Boyle has a nice summary article that leads with the signing and provides an overview of the legislation and its journey to enactment.


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Q: 'MasterPage' does not contain a definition for I'm wondering all the possible reasons i might get a errors like:
'MasterPage' does not contain a definition for ...
or
The name '...' does not exist in the current context
I know that these errors are NOT code related. This is a new project that i just pulled from source control. My colleagues are running perfectly fine with this same code which leads me to believe the issue is locally with my dev environment. I thought it might be a file permission issue and so i reset the file permissions on the entire solution which did not resolve the issue.
What am i missing? Why are my ASPX pages throwing these errors at me?
Any ideas on where to look next to resolve this would be awesome.
TIA

UPDATE:
I managed to resolve all the errors i was seeing by actually running
  the solution (despite the Visual Studio errors i was getting). Once i
  stopped and came out of debug mode, the errors were gone in Visual
  Studio.
I would very much like to know what is happening with VS that after
  running the solution the errors resolve?!?! Is VS creating some sort
  of reference behind the scenes?
Very confused....

A: Check the code behind file. If you aspx page has something like this:
<%@ Master Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="AdminMaster.master.cs" Inherits="admin_AdminMaster" %>

(admin being the sub-folder name), then code behind should look like:
public partial class admin_AdminMaster : System.Web.UI.MasterPage

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'Natural gas is here to stay'
Mike Reuther
mreuther@sungazette.com
Energy industry officials say natural gas will continue to fuel the economy for years to come, but convincing more people of the benefits of the resource must be part of the equation.
George Stark, director of external affairs, Cabot Oil & Gas, told Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce members Thursday that the natural gas industry has come a long way in the roughly 10 years since drilling of the Marcellus Shale began.
Thanks to ever-improving drilling technology, an average single well in Susquehanna County produces up to 27 billion cubic feet of natural gas, a figure unheard of a decade ago.
"It's booming in our area," he said.
The industry is doing so well, in fact, that his own company is having problems filling vacant job slots.
But Stark said there is a need for the younger generation to understand the importance of natural gas.
Joe McGinn, of Energy Transfer Partners, a pipeline company, noted that the natural gas industry has huge impact in the way of good-paying jobs and lower energy costs.
Many states, he said, would "kill" to have natural gas.
Natural Gas Supply Association President Dena Wiggins said, "We really are as a country awash in natural gas."
While Pennsylvania is the nation's second largest producer of natural gas, neighboring New York maintains a moratorium on it.
That prevents pipelines needed for moving gas from being located in New York.
"We can't get pipe through New York to serve the Northeast," she said.
That has meant higher energy prices in New York and New England.
Wiggins said resistance to natural gas from those who push for renewable energy is well-funded and not going away.
"We are not 100 percent renewable in this country," she said. "I don't think the opposition has the answer. I really don't think they have one."
There will continue, Wiggins noted, to be plenty of natural gas for years to come including for exportation.
But convincing the next generation of the benefits of natural gas is important, she said.
Stark noted that Cabot exports worldwide including to markets in Japan.
"This is a commodity," he said.
McGinn said, "We are 10 years into the natural gas resource revolution in the state."
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Q: Box2d: have sprite follow sprite I just recently start to learn box2d, I am making a tiny wing clone. and i am trying to make a sprite follow another sprite, and eventually catch up.
since box2d is a whole new api to me, I do not know where to start.
The way I am thinking of is storing the leader sprite position into a cgpoint array and setting it to the other sprite, but since its box2d, and it goes up and down hills. I dont know if the animations are smooth enough

A: Please follow these Tutorial
Tiny wings tutorial Part-1
Tiny Wings tutorial Part-2
You can find the project on Github here:
Tiny-wings Clone github link

A: My code is base of that, and I figured it out.
heres my code for now
- (void)makeNinjaFollow {
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    posCounter = 0;

  pandaPositions[posCounter] = _panda.position;
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}


OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego's GENIUS Olympiad has chosen as finalists 248 science, art, creative writing and architectural design projects from around the globe, and will invite their high school-age authors and the students' mentors to spend June 24-29 in Oswego.
At SUNY Oswego's inaugural GENIUS Olympiad last summer, Mongolian high school students Alungoo Battokhtokh, left, and Anu Yavuukhulan prepare an exhibit titled "Mongolia Nomadic Pollution," about the overall effect on native peoples and the environment of industrialization, factories and deforestation. The global environmental competition's academic committee has selected 248 projects in science, art, creative writing and architectural design, inviting student finalists and their mentors to Oswego for the 2012 finals June 24 to 29.
Finalists hail from 49 countries — from Albania to Vietnam — and 32 states, Damkaci said. They and their mentors must register by May 25 to attend finals week.
Students who attend the second year of the GENIUS (Global Environmental Issues — U.S.) finals will present a public viewing of their projects from 6 to 7:45 p.m. June 25 in the Campus Center arena and — after two days that include judging, an international fair, tours, a basketball tournament and shopping — will appear from 1:30 to 3 p.m. June 28 in Tyler Hall's Waterman Theatre for the awards ceremony.
"The inaugural year of the GENIUS Olympiad drew 342 students, parents and other mentors to campus. It provided a gathering place for young scientists and artists with a passion for solving environmental issues "to share their work and create a better future," Damkaci said.
New this year are categories for creative writing — poetry, short story and non-fiction essay — and architectural design, urban planning and interior design. Young photographers were eligible to submit science-related photos in a subcategory of the art competition.
GENIUS this year also offers international finalists an opportunity for a three-week English program on campus after the competition. Teachers who accompany student competitors may attend a two-day workshop.
Registration deadlines for each are April 23.
The scholarly focus remains on science and the environment, and competitors from high schools worldwide were invited to submit projects in the categories of environmental quality, ecology and biodiversity, human ecology and resources and energy.
SUNY Oswego and the not-for-profit Terra Science and Education Foundation, whose volunteer board provides science assistance to K-12 schools and school boards, organize and sponsor the GENIUS Olympiad, with additional sponsorship from Syracuse Research Corp., International Wire Group, Hong Kong Innovative Technology and Education Association, Airgas and WCNY.


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Q: What are the differences between using the natural log versus base-10 log for the logistic regression? Normally logistic regression uses the natural logarithm, as opposed to a $\log_{10}$ base. If we have a regression for binary $Y$ where $p = \Pr(Y=1\mid X)$,
$$
\log_{10}\left(\dfrac{p}{1-p}\right) = \beta_0 + \beta_1X_1
$$
and we found $\widehat{\beta_0} = -2$ and $\widehat{\beta_1} = 3$, then we can interpret $\widehat{\beta_0}$ as saying the log odds of $Y=1$ are 100 to 1 when $X_1= 0$. Similarly, $\widehat{\beta_1}$ can be interpreted by saying that if $X_1$ increasing by 1, it implies that the odds of $Y=1$ increases by $10^3$.
Why isn't this interpretation preferred to what you would get from the natural log $\ln$?

A: I can't be certain, but I think this is more to do with how GLM is motivated theoretically.
As you may know, logistic regression is fit via maximum likelihood.  We often instead maximize the log likelihood because it is easier and prevents underflow when using a computer.  We use the natural log for the log likelihood because we have to take derivatives of the log likelihood for maximization.  The natural log is nicer because we don't need to book keep the extra factor of $1/\ln(a)$ in the derivative when using a different base.
The use of the natural log in the log-likelihood then finds its way into the canonical link function in this case.  So it isn't a preference per se, and if it is a preference then the preference is not to do with logistic regression but with book keeping in the equations for fitting these models.
You could also very easily use some algebra to take whatever base you prefer for the logit function.  So long as you're able to book keep the factor when calculating confidence intervals etc, that sounds fine (if not a bit tedious) to me.


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Report: Verizon could sell wireline assets as part of $15B sale
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is nearing the completion of deals to sell off various assets, including wireless towers and elements of its wireline business that could fetch the company $15 billion, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing people close to the matter.
According to a number of unnamed sources, the sales will involve a number of parties and could be officially announced sometime this week.
These deals are designed as a way for Verizon to pay off debt and cover the $10.4 billion in wireless licenses it purchased during the FCC's AWS-3 auction. Besides the AWS auction, Verizon also paid $130 billion to purchase Vodafone's 45 percent stake in their U.S. wireless joint venture.
Among the assets that Verizon is intent in offloading are parts of its wireline business.
Speculation about a possible sale of wireline assets emerged in January. Verizon's CEO Lowell McAdam told investors during the Citi 2015 Global Internet, Media & Telecommunications Conference that there were some wireline assets in some markets that would be better served by another service provider.
Unlike the deals it made to sell off its entire Northern New England wireline regional assets to FairPoint or rural properties in 14 states to Frontier, the service provider is considering selling pieces of the wireline assets in the states it currently serves.
McAdam said: "I think there's an opportunity to trim out some markets in a state and hold onto other markets in a state."
Verizon is not the only telco that's interesting in offloading assets. AT&T, according to people close to the matter, is looking to sell off some of its data centers in a sale that could be more than $2 billion.
- WSJ has this article
Editor's Corner: Verizon's desire to sell parts of its wireline network could kick off new consolidation trend
Verizon's McAdam: Some wireline assets would be better off in someone else's hands
Verizon's McAdam: We set a high bar for further FiOS expansions
Verizon's McAdam: Gap between broadband, linear video subscriber adds is widening
Verizon's enterprise growth will be driven by cloud, security, M2M, says McAdam


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Grazie alla vittoria del titolo, la modella ha guadagnato il diritto di rappresentare il Messico a Miss Universo 2000.

Come rappresentante ufficiale del Messico a Miss Universo, svolto il 12 maggio 2000 a Nicosia, la Murray ha vinto la fascia di Best National Costume e Clairol Herbal Essences Style.

Letty Murray ha anche rappresentato la propria nazione a Miss International 2000, arrivando sino alle semifinali del concorso.

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Mother!: Mania or Masterpiece?
Written by Naomi Fraher
Mother! (2017): Mania or Masterpiece?
Mother! written and directed by Darren Aronofsky was singled out as one of the worst movies of 2017. Big names like Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, and Michelle Pfeiffer brought big audiences to the theater, but most people walked out in disturbed confusion. The trailer led audiences to believe it would be another award-winning psychological thriller, but ultimately failed in its attempt. Could it have just been bad marketing? Or was the limited plot giveaway's a genius way of getting butts in seats to see a movie mass audiences otherwise wouldn't? Aronofsky has always been a controversial filmmaker, but this movie may have pushed it over the edge.
If you've seen this movie, you'll know why it isn't for everyone, and if you haven't, it's not for the faint of heart, nor those who don't appreciate the use of metaphor. You're probably wondering why I am even writing about this movie after it has received such bad reviews, but that is because I think it is a masterpiece, and I want to make sense of some of the mania in this movie to prove to you why:
(I am going to use the names of the actors who portray the characters to make it a little easier to follow because they are never given character names.)
Mother! opens with a stark scene of a woman on fire, crying. A small glass structure is taken and put on a mantle while the house restores itself from the fire damage its endured. A new woman, Jennifer Lawrence, is laying on a bed and gets up to look for her husband. The camera follows her around the giant house, which is in the middle of nowhere. We meet her husband, Javier Bardem. It is just the two of them in this expansive house in which Jennifer Lawrence is constantly patching up or painting. As she works on the house, she can feel a heartbeat through the walls, thumping. Javier Bardem is a writer and the two of them are distant, mostly him pushing her advances away.
That night, someone knocks at the door, thinking their place is a Bed & Breakfast. Played by Ed Harris, he introduces himself as a surgeon and Javier welcomes him in. Jennifer is a little weary of this, but goes along as the doting housewife she is. Jennifer begins to have "episodes" when Ed arrives, where her vision is blurred and it is hard to breathe/hear. We soon find out that Ed is sick. He has a terrible cough in which he blames on a smoking habit, but that night, Jennifer comes upon Javier holding him over the toilet while he vomits. There is a quick shot of a severe wound on Ed's back.
The next day Javier discusses with Ed about how he lost everything in a fire and Jennifer is trying to restore everything he once had. Another episode ensues and Jennifer sees the house decaying internally. Ed's wife, Michelle Pfeiffer appears at the front door, making herself at home in the house. She is very sexual and very rude, making Jennifer uncomfortable. Javier welcomes her in without problem (like c'mon). Michelle and Ed talk about their two sons, asking Javier and Jennifer if they ever wanted kids. Jennifer does, but it is obvious Javier does not. He barely touches Jennifer.
Michelle pries into Jennifer's sex life and invades Javier's office where no one is allowed to be. Soon enough, Jennifer happens upon Ed's bag while she is cleaning up after the couple and finds a picture of Javier in there. It freaks her out, but Javier is calm about it, claiming Ed is just a dying fan, so they should be accommodating to them.
Once again, Ed and Michelle overstep and barge into Javier's office, taking his precious glass piece off the mantle and drop it which shatters into many pieces. Javier screams at them and picks up the glass shards, crushing them in his hands (we've got some anger issues here). Javier boards up his office and Jennifer wants to kick them out, but Javier refuses. Just in time, Ed and Michelle's sons show up in a raging fight. They begin throwing things and beating on each other. Eventually, the fight gets out of hand and one brother kills the other (this isn't even the craziest part). Javier, Ed, and Michelle rush the son who is dying to the hospital, while the other disappears. Jennifer is left to clean up the mess alone. She notices a stain on the wood flooring and pokes it and it disintegrates into the basement. She once again sees the heart of the house and this time it is dying.
Javier soon returns and people begin to fill the house for a funeral. Not just Ed and Michelle, but many family members. Jennifer is trying to understand why Javier is letting all of these people in, but more and more impose, beginning to take things and make themselves at home. Jennifer is trying to do damage control, when a couple of people sit on the sink, breaking it causing for mass amounts of water to pour everywhere. Jennifer freaks out and banishes everyone from the house.
She confronts Javier, yelling at him for allowing this and yelling at him for not wanting a baby with her. They have an intense fight and an even more intense love scene. She wakes up the next morning and immediately knows she is pregnant. Javier becomes inspired to write again after a long period of not finding the need to. They have a period of bliss for about nine months.
Jennifer is about to pop out a child and Javier creates "The" poem. An intensely beautiful work of art, so much so that everyone loves it. Fans of his begin to swarm the house, asking for a picture or an autograph, during a dinner Jennifer prepared. The obsessed fans start to get crazier and crazier, pushing themselves inside their home. Javier is loving it. They are lining up just to meet him and start stealing stuff around the house to have a part of him. Jennifer is freaking out trying to calm the masses but it is getting out of hand. Fights, mobs, and an eventual war zone (you heard me right) breaks out in their living room, just as Jennifer goes into labor. She crawls through the rubble, finding Javier who brings her into his office. They are finally alone and she has a baby boy. Outside of the room settles, but Jennifer won't let him touch the baby because she no longer trusts him. Javier steals his son out of her arms when she accidentally falls asleep. Javier sacrifices the baby to the crowd, who kill it and eat it (deeply disturbing scene). Jennifer fights her way through, but cannot save her son. She tries to kill everyone around her, but is overpowered and brutally beat up. She feels through the floor that the heart of the house is dead. Jennifer makes her way to the basement, which is covered in shrines for Javier, and sets the house on fire. There is a big explosion and Jennifer is burned, but still alive. An untouched Javier picks up her body, carrying it upstairs to his office. He shoves his hand into her chest and takes out her heart, which is now glass, killing her. Javier puts the glass heart on the mantle where the previous one was before and the house begins to change back to how it was, restarting the cycle. A new woman is laying on the bed and turns around to look for Javier. The end.
Well that was a mouthful.
And yes, I sat in the theater for about ten minutes after the credits with my jaw still on the ground. The last half of the movie is a nonstop "WTF" that just never gets better for our protagonist, nor us, the audience.
Before we dive into a lot of the themes of this movie I want to disclaim at the top that I don't necessarily agree with the statements Aronofsky is making, but that's why its art. You don't have to agree with the meaning to like and/or appreciate the medium. I've watched this movie twice, gathering an initial conceit upon the first watching, and two other readings of this movie on the second.
Okay, here we go, stick with me kids:
The entire movie is a metaphor. Nothing that happens within the movie are we to take as literal action. And by everything…I mean everything. Even the house that they live in.
The first and greatest metaphor that I got from a first time watch was the metaphor for God and Creationism. This also seems to be the most obvious read of the movie.
Let's set the characters:
Javier Bardem = God, Creator
Jennifer Lawrence/The House = Mother Earth, initial creation
Ed Harris = Adam
Michelle Pfeiffer = Eve
Ed & Michelle's sons = Cain and Abel
Javier & Jennifer's son = Jesus
Javier is a creator. He is a writer, but is currently uninspired and unsatisfied with his work. Jennifer sees this and wants to help him. She loves him and caters to him, but he just uses her up and doesn't see that she is willing to give him everything, or maybe he just doesn't care. Jennifer, who is mother Earth, which is also the house, is big and open and continuously trying to better itself. Mother wants to live in harmony, solely with God, but will always bend to the will of him.
In God's unease, he invites the Adam character to join into the Earth. Adam is friendly and a big fan of God, which God loves about Adam. Mother is thrown off, but not yet alarmed by Adam or God's behavior. Adam is also dying, so God helps him. And when Mother catches them together she sees a severe injury on his back looking like a rib was just removed. Enter in Eve.
She is promiscuous and makes herself a home in a place that isn't hers. Adam and Eve are having sex openly and God doesn't care that they are disrupting the house. Until of course, they break the glass heart, the one thing they were not supposed to touch. Forbidden fruit, anyone?
After this, their sons come into Earth, quarreling and threatening each other much like Cain and Abel. Cain kills Abel both in the Bible and in this movie over greed or jealously—we aren't explicitly told—and Cain disappears.
This turn of events leads into more people to enter Earth. They keep coming in and Mother feels that it's literally destroying the house and in turn, herself. The house is being populated rapidly and these people keep touching things that are not theirs, causing the sink to break and a flood to come into the house, which makes Mother exodus everyone out.
Mother and God are alone again, the earth has been flushed out. Mother is angry with God for abusing her and all that she gave him. All she wants is to bare new form of life with him and coexist as a family. God gives in and gives her a child. In those months of pregnancy, God hits a creative high and finds inspiration again. He gives birth to an immaculate creation of work while Mother is about to do the same with their child.
God puts his work into the world and the masses come to get a piece of him because they adore him. Mother is confused because all she wants is a peaceful home, but God keeps inviting these greedy, selfish people inside. This awful humanity destroys the good things of the Earth and takes advantage of God's open door and Mother's generosity. Mother has the baby amid the chaos. The Son of God and Earth. God takes the child from her arms and sacrifices him to the people, who "just wanted a piece of him" and they quite literally take his body and eat.
"We can't let him die for nothing. Maybe what happened could change everything, everyone." – Javier Bardem's Character in Mother! talking about the killing of their son. [1]
Mother Earth is beaten too far to return to normal and she destroys herself. God does not die, but he carries Mother's body, taking her heart, and creates a new world, letting life repeat itself again. Mother asks him, "what are you?" He responds with "I am I." He is God, he is everything, he is the beginning and the end, he is creator.
"Where are you taking me?" – Jennifer Lawrences character in Mother!
"To the beginning." – Javier Bardem's character in Mother!
It's heavy, but Aronofsky essentially paints God as a narcissistic, controlling maniac who does not value the very Earth He's created. He values being idolized and loved more than the original creation he's made.
A second reading of this movie can be translated into an Artist and Muse relationship. Creator and creation. Javier is the artist and Jennifer is the muse, at least initially. She worships him, she is always trying to make his life better, but she wants to keep it exclusive to each other.
It's evident that the creator adores her, but he values fame and recognition more. When he is uninspired, his muse is not enough anymore. She continues to try to inspire him and fix the house, but he does not care. He is finally happy when a fan of his comes into their home. This is what he thrives off of—being idolized. So much so, that he continues to invite strangers into his home, so that he is the center of their affection.
But their affection is superficial. They want a piece of him, but they do not value the true art of his work, which is why the need and number of people around the creator grows until it becomes destructive. They elevate him as a god (this time with a lowercase g), meanwhile the real beauty comes from the muse. This destruction does not kill the creator but rather the creation, because the creator will just create again, finding a new muse to eventually destroy (the same way he does his own child). In this movie, the muse is physically destroyed, but I think what Aronofsky is trying to say is that by using someone as a muse, you will inevitably destroy them because they become who you see them as, not who they truly are. It sells the muse short. This might even be a little self-reflection Aronofsky is putting into his work since he is said to see many of his lead actresses as muses (but that's more for a gossip magazine than this).
"Nothing is ever enough, I couldn't create if it was." – Javier Bardem's character in Mother!
The last and final reading I got from this film was a metaphor for climate change and the human race.
Mother earth is the house and by extension, Jennifer. She loves the earth and helps it, touching it up here and there. She does not want anyone else to graze the earth because it is perfect as is. But Javier welcomes humanity to it and humanity just takes advantage of all the things it offers, leading to its demise, which in turn kills humanity as well. The earth is going to die if we keep taking its resources, abusing its land, and plotting wars with each other.
"I have nothing left to give." – Jennifer Lawrence's character in Mother!
Now, painting God as a sadistic egomaniac does not sit well with most audiences and I do not blame them. Again, I don't agree with Aronofsky's ideologies of this movie but that does not mean it is a bad movie. I believe this movie is a masterpiece. This movie affected and disturbed me deeply, both times I've seen it. This movie moves you and makes you think a little bit harder about what is actually going on.
I think this is something that really deterred audiences because they came in expecting to watch a creepy thriller and be scared, but ultimately left uncomfortable and confused. This is partially because of bad marketing and partially due to audiences not being aware of the arthouse style of movies Aronofsky is famous for making. Films like Requiem for a Dream (2000) and Black Swan (2010) have stayed with audiences for years in either positive or negative ways, both of which Aronofsky has directed. It should be no surprise Mother! was going to do the same.
I am a strong believer in art moving an audience in one way or another. I don't think this movie is for everyone but I do believe this movie is phenomenal. The fact that the metaphor was so carefully placed throughout every fiber of this movie, even the house being constructed as a circle like time is portrayed, shows the genius of this filmmaker. You don't have to agree with it or even like it, but I do think this movie is worth conversing about and I don't think it got enough credit for the originality it produced.
[1] Aronofsky, Darren, director. Mother! Paramount Pictures, 2017.
[2] All photos were taken from Google Images.
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The group's three in-house lobbyists additionally focused on a handful of issues related to North Korea such as the Preventing Preemptive Action in North Korea Act of 2017, the No Unconstitutional Strike against North Korea Act, the North Korea Nuclear Baseline Act, and issues related to security sector assistance, North Korea, and Defense in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.
Hungary's parliament approved a law that targeted foreign-funded NGOs last year saying that they could "threaten the country's political and economic interests and interfere with the functioning of its institutions." While the bill did not mention Soros directly by name, many Hungarian politicians have said they wanted to sweep Soros-tied organizations from the country.
Following the stepped up pressure, Soros's organizations said in May that it had become impossible for the Open Society Foundations to operate in Hungary and announced that they would be leaving. The group said that their operations would be moved to Berlin.
Soros had made some of his billions of dollars with currency speculation, and has inflicted serious harm on nations like Thailand and the UK through his activities. No wonder his efforts are regarded with deep suspicion.
Between 2002 and 2012, the policy center reported spending $19,120,000 total on lobbying expenses, which averages to $1.9 million per year. Soros's lobbying budget shot up to $11 million in 2013. The most Soros had spent prior to last was $12.4 million in 2014.


Despite its undeniable performance, the Nissan GT-R R35 is now an old car. Appeared in 2007, facelift in 2012 and facelift again in 2017 did not make it look fresh, but still cool of course. Preview of the successor generation claimed coded R36 has appeared many times, for example from the concept of Nissan 2020 Vision Gran Turismo and Italdesign Nissan GT-R50. So what's Nissan's plan for the new GT-R?
Nissan design boss Alfonso Albaisa told Autocar that they are really new in the early stages of designing a successor to the Nissan GT-R. The engine has not been determined, the platform has not been ascertained, even the design does not know what it looks like. Two things are clear, he said the design will not take inspiration from the GT-R50 and the new GT-R should be a special car and "so the world's fastest supersport car".
No, we think it's impossible for Nissan to target the "fastest" to beat Bugatti and Koenigsegg, but it probably should be the "fastest" so he could be a "supercar killer" again. Albaisa constantly researches the proposed design offerings, admits that his team can not immediately work on making the new GT-R until the choice of engine and new platform is determined. "The challenge is with engineers," he said.
"We just started work when the time is right for this car to be something special, but we have not reached that stage at this time", said Albaisa. That is, maybe the new GT-R is still a bit long, at least after 2020s maybe yes. So what does the GT-R want to use hybrid technology like the NSX? "What kind of technology we want to use hybrid or not yet determined, but we should be able to achieve as much power as possible."
Nissan GT-R now has 562 hp, so it does not seem trivial if the new GT-R has more than 600 hp. "But we are preparing a special new platform GT-R. The goal is clear: GT-R must be the fastest car in its kind. He must rule the circuit. He also has to be sophisticated, but that does not mean he has to use an electric machine, "explains Albaisa. Concerning hybrid technology, Nissan has proven its hybrid performance in the Nissan GT-R Nismo LM is not tight enough.
"We have to reflect on people's dreams, and I'm sure many people are dreaming that the new GT-R will be the most hot supersport car in the world," he explained. He also insisted on keeping the bulky and handsome character that is already in R35. "The car is a beast. He must be vicious and excessive. Not excessive in the wings, but about the visual weight, the nuance of the presence and the aura of courage. "
"Nissan GT-R is always a fool of what is offered by other supercars. GT-R must be bold to say: I'm GT-R, I'm heavy like a brick, let's try my pursuit. He is the world's fastest brick, seriously. Every time I see a design proposal for a new GT-R, I always say: Reduce its wings, many of the elements of the brick, "closed Albaisa. It's a brick anyway, because GT-R is always heavy since the R32 generation until now. GT-R R35 weighs almost 2 tons you know.
But the godfather of GT-R does indeed want the car to be heavy. According to him, heavy weight gives a better natural talent for traction and handling. Because he insisted on this principle, he said that if there is a brand that believes that a strong supercar should be lightweight, the person who makes the supercar is definitely an amateur. What's your expectation for the GT-R R36? Convey in the comment field!
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Q: How to know border values for cut function in R? How to know what were the cut values (borders) generated by cut function in R if I did not specify any borders and just wrote the number of divisions needed?
complexes_data2$FlatPlanAmount <-  cut(complexes_data2$FlatPlanAmount, 3,labels = FALSE)

What are the border values?

A: The documentation says, in the first sentence of section Details, the following. My emphasis.

Details
When breaks is specified as a single number, the range of the data is divided into breaks pieces of equal length, and then the outer limits are moved away by 0.1% of the range to ensure that the extreme values both fall within the break intervals.

So, compute the range length with range and diff and divide it by the number of breaks. Add multiples of this value to min of the vector to be broken to get the break points.
First test data.
set.seed(2021)
x <- runif(100, 0, 10)
y <- cut(x, 3, labels = FALSE)

Now compute the breaks.
brks <- min(x) + (1:2)*(diff(range(x)) / 3)
brks
#[1] 3.428711 6.690577

z <- cut(x, breaks = c(-Inf, brks, Inf), labels = FALSE)
identical(y, z)
#[1] TRUE

This is a function doing it for any value of x and breaks.
where <- function(x, breaks, na.rm = TRUE){
  min(x, na.rm = na.rm) + seq_len(breaks)[-breaks]*(diff(range(x, na.rm = na.rm)) / breaks)
}

where(x, 3)
#[1] 3.428711 6.690577


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Q: Heroku Memory Limit PHP This article on Heroku states that 128MB should be enough for most PHP applications. I perceive this as a bold statement looking at composer which increases memory limit to 1.5GB when run.
Specifically, we run into problems when generating PDFs or handling large database exports. I guess I am missing out on some best practice here. How should we tackle memory-intensive tasks on Heroku?
One way to do achieve this would probably be to write a .user.ini to increase the memory limit. But I guess this is considered bad practice.

A: (disclosure - I work on the Heroku support team)
Heroku is a platform that handles a diverse range of applications - they need a balance between maximum efficiency (for apps leveraging a lot of concurrency) and enough headroom for common processing tasks. This meant that 128Mb was picked based on the experiences of the PHP team there. (see https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/php-concurrency#determining-a-suitable-memory-limit)
Your example about composer using 1.5GB is interesting, but it's worth bearing in mind that tasks like dependency resolution and running build steps (which Composer handles) have quite a different profile from serving web requests. If you are doing something intensive like processing PDFs, ideally this should be handed off to a background process to keep the request as light as possible. Any background queueing system will work for this, but here's one example https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/php-workers
That said, one size definitely does not fit all and it's totally possible to change from the defaults if necessary.
There are a number of options for doing this, most of which are described here: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/php-concurrency#tuning-concurrency-using-memory_limit
A .user.ini file is one option, however this can take effect on a per-directory basis which may cause some confusion when working with teams.
You can also configure this at either the PHP-FPM level using a custom config file with contents like so:
php_value[memory_limit] = 64M

For these settings to take effect, you need to use the -F option in your Procfile command so the config gets loaded:
web: vendor/bin/heroku-php-apache2 -F fpm_custom.conf

There are similar config options for Nginx and HHVM described in the referenced article.

A: To add up on @xavriley's answer, in case you don't have a Procfile because you just run your deploys with git push heroku master, you'll need to create one in your root directory.
Create a file named 'Procfile' containing this:
web: vendor/bin/heroku-php-apache2 -F fpm_custom.conf

Where fpm_custom.conf file exists in the same path as the Procfile.
fpm_custom.conf file should contain the memory_size desired:
php_value[memory_limit] = 256M

Once you have created this files, commit, push, and run again git push heroku master, the deploy logs should show the new Procfile running.


The Native American man who falsely claimed "harassment" by a group of peaceful pro-Trump Catholic students has been exposed as a Democrat activist with a history of race-related public relations stunts.
Several video feeds surfaced over the weekend showing far-left activist Nathan Phillips banging a drum in front of a group of students outside the Lincoln Memorial for the pro-life march, which the mainstream media then egregiously claimed was an act of racism by the Catholic students in attendance.
Infowars.com reports: The media demonization campaign resulted in the Covington Catholic school students receiving death threats, prompting several students and their parents to release lengthy statements setting the record straight.


The 175th World Photography Day was observed in Kathmandu on Tuesday (August 19, 2014) with National Forum of Photo Journalists (NFPJ) organising a rally.
Starting from Bhrikutimandap, the rally went through different parts of the city including Bhadrakali, Sundhara, Shantibatika and Old Buspark.
NFPJ Chairman Kabindraman Shakya and Chairman of Photography Association, Bal Krishna Shrestha, urged the concerned bodies to take initiatives for the development of photo journalism.


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REGRETS ONLY
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Larry Enright
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A story of life, love, and a journey of a thousand years…
It was Monday, May 19th, 1975. I'll never forget that day. The Vietnam War had ended with the fall of Saigon that April, and the world was mired in one of its worst recessions ever. Unemployment in the United States was nearly nine percent, inflation even higher, and leadership lacking. The Watergate scandal had cast a smear across American politics, resulting in Richard Nixon's resignation in August 1974 to avoid impeachment, and his successor's immediately pardoning him to close the book on an unhappy chapter in U.S. history.
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As hard a time as it was for everyone, it was harder for me because that was the day I met Tom Ryan. I should have turned and walked away. I knew it when he first looked at me, but I didn't, not my first mistake, but one that would make Monday, May 19th, 1975 the hardest day of my life.
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Shirley Miller
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