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Anti-Trump FBI Agent Fired From Mueller Probe Relied On Russian Farytales From Fusion GPS Dossier
A rabidly anti-Trump FBI agent who was fired from Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation relied on claims made in a largely unsubstantiated and highly salacious dossier provided by Washington DC-based opposition research firm, Fusion GPS – which enlisted former MI6 agent Christopher Steele to assemble the 34-page 'Dirty Dossier' in mid-2016.
Veteran FBI agent Peter Strzok – who headed up the Hillary Clinton email investigation, was dismissed from Mueller's Trump-Russia probe in mid-August and relegated to the FBI's Human Resources department, after the DOJ opened an inquiry into anti-Trump / pro-Clinton text messages Strzok sent to his Trump-hating mistress – FBI lawyer Lisa Page, while the two were working together on the Clinton probe. Page was also fired from the Mueller investigation into Russian meddling earlier this year.
Strzok's conduct in the Clinton investigation is now under review by the Justice Department, along with his role in a number of other politically sensitive cases, according to Fox News.
"While Strzok's removal from the Mueller team had been publicly reported in August, the Justice Department never disclosed the anti-Trump texts to the House investigators."
"Responding to the revelations about Strzok's texts on Saturday, Nunes said he has now directed his staff to draft contempt-of-Congress citations against Rosenstein and the new FBI director, Christopher Wray." –Fox News
Of relevance – Strzok concluded that Hillary Clinton was "careless," in her mishandling of classified information, yet found "no proof of intent," an opinion which former FBI director James Comey based his recommendation not to prosecute. Comey, as it turns out, drafted Clinton's exoneration letter long before the FBI had finished reviewing evidence in the case.
Strzok's team and the Trump-Russia dossier…
In August, 2016 – nine months before Trump fired Comey which led to the creation of Robert Mueller's Special Counsel, the New York Times reported that Strzok was hand picked by FBI brass to supervise an investigation into allegations of Trump-Russia collusion.
The FBI investigation grew legs after they received the infamous anti-Trump "dossier" and decided to act on its salacious and largely unproven claims, According to Fox News:
House investigators told Fox News they have long regarded Strzok as a key figure in the chain of events when the bureau, in 2016, received the infamous anti-Trump "dossier" and launched a counterintelligence investigation into Russian meddling in the election that ultimately came to encompass FISA surveillance of a Trump campaign associate.
The "dossier" was a compendium of salacious and largely unverified allegations about then-candidate Trump and others around him that was compiled by the opposition research firm Fusion GPS. The firm's bank records, obtained by House investigators, revealed that the project was funded by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee. –Fox News
Weeks before the 2016 Presidential election, Strzok's team agreed to pay former MI6 agent and Fusion GPS operative Christopher Steele $50,000 if he could verify his claims that the agency had already used to take action. Of note, Fusion separately paid Steele $168,000 to assemble the dossier which had the cooperation of two senior Kremlin officials.
The agent said that if Mr. Steele could get solid corroboration of his reports, the F.B.I. would pay him $50,000 for his efforts, according to two people familiar with the offer.
One report, filled with references to secret meetings, spoke ominously of Mr. Trump's "compromising relationship with the Kremlin" and threats of "blackmail."
He [Steele] provided the documents to an F.B.I. contact in Europe on the same day as Mr. Comey's news conference about Mrs. Clinton. It took weeks for this information to land with Mr. Strzok and his team. –NYT
After meeting with the FBI in October to deliver a 'stack of new intelligence reports,' the agency ultimately decided not to pay Steele because he could not corroborate the information he had provided.
Never let a dodgy dossier get in the way of a good witch hunt!
Despite such a low level of confidence in Steele's dossier that they didn't pay him, the FBI used the document to obtain a FISA surveillance warrant on one-time Trump foreign-policy advisor Carter Page – who was described as having a "secret meeting" with Putin associate Igor Sechin and Deputy Chief for International Policy, Igor Diveykin during a July 2016 trip to Moscow to deliver a commencement speech.
Not true according to Page
While Page did travel to Moscow to deliver a commencement speech, he told the House Intelligence Committee that he's never heard of Diveykin nor met with any of the men mentioned in the dossier.
Page did testify that he spoke with Russia's deputy prime minister, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, who was in attendance at the commencement ceremony. Upon his return, Page relayed their meeting in a memo to the Trump campaign, writing "In a private conversation, Dvorkovich expressed strong support for Mr. Trump and a desire to work together toward devising better solutions in response to the vast range of current international problems."
Page claims he hadn't spoken more than a few words to Dvorkovich, and had instead gained insight into the Russian's opinion from listening to the Russian's speeches.
Back on point
We now know that the original, pre-Mueller FBI investigation into Trump-Russia collusion was spearheaded by Peter Strzok – an anti-Trump senior FBI agent who was fired for sending anti-Trump / pro-Clinton text messages to his mistress during their investigation into Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information.
We also know that the FBI probe led by Strzok relied on the salacious 34-page Steele dossier, paid for in part by Hillary Clinton and the DNC, to launch their Trump-Russia investigation and obtain a FISA warrant on Carter Page.
This raises a multitude of questions about Strzok, the Clinton email investigation, and any other politically charged cases he's worked on – which are now under review by the DOJ's Office of Personnel Management.
And while Strzok is stapling cover sheets on TPS reports in the FBI's HR department, it is of particular interest that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes is also honing in on Rod Rosenstein and the new FBI director, Christopher Wray for their roles in the decision to withhold the reasons for Strzok's dismissal in August.
And none of Strzok's partisan hackery would have come to light under Madame President…
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Q: Shortcode won't render in correct place I'm trying to output my shortcode content before the main content body, I simply cannot get it to work and nor can I find the answer.
If I use a simple string or number, it outputs in the correct place but when I try to output the table html it renders below the content.
EDIT: I've just checked the source code - the code renders in the correct order but is shown differently. I'm really confused.
My code is as follows:
/* SHORTCODES */

        //inject code on initialization
        add_action('init', 'ebs_register_shortcodes');

        //register shortcodes
        function ebs_register_shortcodes() {
        add_shortcode('offer_table', 'ebs_table_shortcode');
        }

        function ebs_table_shortcode() {

        $page_offers = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'offers_on_page', true);
        $rank = 1;

        //Table Content
        $table = '

        Rank
        Brands
        User Rating
        Signup Bonus
        Key Features
        Play Now

';

        foreach ($page_offers as $index => $page_id) {

        $table .= ''.$rank.'	';
        $table .= ''.get_field('ebs_brand_logo', $page_id).'	';

        if ( get_field('ebs_launch_date' !== '') ) {
        $table .= ''.get_field('ebs_launch_date', $page_id).'	';
        }

        $table .= ''.get_field('ebs_rating', $page_id).'	';
        //echo ''.get_field('ebs_review_link', $page_id).'	';
        $table .= ''.get_field('ebs_signup_bonus', $page_id).'	';
        $table .= ''.get_field('ebs_key_features', $page_id).'	';
        $table .= ''.get_field('ebs_clean_link', $page_id).'	';
        //$table .= ''.get_field('ebs_brand_name', $page_id).'	';

        $table .= '
';
        $rank++;

        }

        $table .= '

';

        //return the table
        return $table;

        }

Thankyou in advance for any help!

A: SOLVED!
The issue was a missing  tag.

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Fashion magazine >
Agent Provocateur decides to sue Kimberley London over bikini
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Kimberley London, the swimwear label founded by Made In Chelsea cast member Kimberley Garner, is being sued by Agent Provocateur for design infringement.
The lingerie brand is taking Garner's label, Kimberley London to court for selling a bikini, dubbed the Monaco (in the photo), that looks very similar to Agent Provocateur's, Mazzy, which is one of their bestsellers.
Garner designed and launched her first capsule swimwear collection just last May, which was "inspired by fabulous locations around the world," hence the names of the swimsuits, like Ibiza, Saint Bart, The Hamptons or Saint Tropez.
"All of my products are made in England, the fabrics are Italian and the gold charms are Parisian. I wanted to create something truly beautiful but affordable for young women," said Garner, who starred in the third series of the reality show.
"My swimwear is all about flattering girls in the right way and making them feel good. They're a British take on the Brazilian."
The action was filed at the Patents County Court in London and as the Monaco design features a triangle-shape top with additional straps around the body and a cut-away brief.
The Mazzy comes in variety of colors and retails at £110 for the bikini top and £85 for the briefs, while Garner's Monaco sells for £85, and comes in just one color, black.
"We invest significantly in product design and development, and the Mazzy is our bestselling swimwear design," said Garry Hogarth, CEO of Agent Provocateur in a statement. "We have bought this action to protect our intellectual property, our designers and our business."
Garner has described the lawsuit as "such a nightmare". She told Metro: "I set up this company and I'm 23 and I've put all my savings into making this a success. [The suit from Agent Provocateur] has been hard."
Garner, however told OK! online that, "There are so many other well known designers selling bikinis that are so similar and they are a multi-million pound giant trying to intimidate a 23-year-old."
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What Does Mobile First Mean for Your Website?
The trend to be mobile centric seems to be present everywhere on the web, and this is certainly something to consider when designing a website. More searches are occurring on smartphones than any other screen size in many vertical.
Google has rolled out a new search algorithm that is a mobile-first index. As their confidence grows in the results of the index, it's expected this would be the only search index Google uses.
However, focusing entirely on a mobile centric site – instead of one that's just mobile friendly – could cause many of your visitors to look elsewhere. Here are a few points to think about when considering your website's design.
While it's true that a large percentage of searches are done via mobile devices, not everyone is looking for information that way. It's important to look at your site's user data. If roughly 30 percent of your users find your website via their smartphones, that means the remainder of your visitors are browsing your site on their desktops, laptops, or tablets.
If you design your website solely with a mobile first focus, then many of your users may not have as inviting an experience. A diminished user experience is less than ideal.
While it's still imperative to have a mobile-friendly site, don't forget to think about the goals you have for those who visit your website. If you're a busy restaurant and want to make your hours and menu quickly accessible, then a mobile centric design could be perfect.
On the other hand, an eCommerce business might get a lot of traffic that consists of people who wish to browse and make purchases on a larger screen; in that case, the goal would be to create a website that is facilitates such browsing and makes it easy for customers to make purchases. So while the site should still be mobile-friendly, the company is optimizing their site for the buying experience on a larger screen.
Brand and user consistency is important for a business. You want your customers and visitors to have a consistent, high quality experience when interacting with your company. It's generally not recommended to have a radically different design between your website on larger screens and on smartphones. But that doesn't mean they have to be identical. Just because Google is becoming increasingly mobile centric, doesn't mean your business should follow the same path.
If you want to revamp your website so that it meets the needs of your visitors, review your site's analytics to help determine how much you should embrace a mobile first strategy. You can use Google analytics to discover how many of your users access your site on their mobile devices. If many of them are using other types of devices to find and view your website, then you may only want to make a few changes to implement overall responsiveness.
Mobile search will likely continue to increase in popularity among the consumers of today. That doesn't mean you should design a website with only smartphone users in mind. Whether your site is mobile centric – putting the needs of mobile users first – or mobile friendly – mobile-responsive design that still fully meets the needs of your non-mobile users – should depend on your goals for your customers, as well as how they prefer to access your website.
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Art & Architecture in the Arab world
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New City Development – Al Dhakira \ Qatar
December 18, 2013 · by AW	· in Urban.	·
RRC Studio presents the new development for the coastal city of Al Dhakira, a proposal for a 275.000 sqm intervention including residential and commercial settlements.
The expansion of Al Dhakira, city built on an inlet of the Persian Gulf, only 60 km away from the capital Doha, is set as the correct mix between the country's need to grow, driven by the 2022 FIFA World Cup event, and the will to preserve its naturallandscape value.
The project involves the development of a part of the city with new residential and commercial settlements of 275.000 sqm, and introduces a continuous increase in terms of density starting from the sea towards inland.
The coastal area is characterized by an urban park which mainly hosts public functions and connects, in a unique landscape strip, the two naturalistic parts of the city from north to south.
The protected areas, featuring the presence of mangroves and a delicate local fauna, allowed these unique locations to undertake an urban development with a particular attention to the respect of the landscape.
The residential design blends with the surrounding landscape and with the existing buildings, proposing different housing typologies, public and green spaces which promote the sense of community offering themselves as spaces where numerous activities in common or relax take place.
The commercial-directional area is arranged around the renewed sports field, representing the operative core of the city.
The architectural choices configure the buildings mixing aggregations of forms and traditional elements that are reinterpreted with specific technical and technological solutions committed to energy conservation and to urban and landscape sustainability.
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TYPE: Urban design, Residential, Retail, Hospitality, Landscape
BUILT-UP AREA: 275.000 sqm – 3.0 million sqft
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Passenger cars registered in the Ostrobothnia region by brand in Finland 2018
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Ostrobothnia region of Finland in 2018, by brand
by Agnete Lundetræ Jürgensen, last edited May 28, 2019
This statistic shows the ten most common passenger car brands in the Ostrobothnia region of Finland on December 31, 2018. Toyota cars were the most common with 14,061 passenger cars in total at the end of 2018.
Number of passenger cars
Toyota 14,061
Volvo 11,132
Volkswagen 10,256
Ford 6,468
Nissan 6,357
Opel 6,356
Mercedes-Benz 5,552
BMW 4,305
Honda 3,963
Audi 3,926
The figures show the total number of passenger cars by brand in traffic on December 31, 2018.
Passenger car sales in Italy 2014-2017, by segment
Fiat car sales in Italy 2012-2018
Passenger car sales in Italy 2014-2017, by fuel type
Italy: car market share H1 2018, by segment
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Vehicles produced in Italy
Car market share
Leading brands
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Car market share in Italy from January to June 2018, by segmentItaly: car market share H1 2018, by segment
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Leading ten brands and models of cars registered as of June 2018 in Italy, by model Italy: top 10 cars registered 2018, by brand and model
Number of changes in ownership in Italy in 2018, by brandItaly: change in ownership 2018, by brand
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Number of Volkswagen cars sold in Italy from 2012 to 2018Volkswagen car sales in Italy 2012-2018
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Market share of petrol cars registered in Italy from 2010 to 2018Italy: market share of petrol cars registered 2010-2018
Market share of diesel cars registered in Italy from 2010 to 2018Italy: market share of diesel cars registered 2010-2018
Do you have a car?* Survey: car ownership in Italy in 2015
What influences you mostly while choosing your information source?* Survey: factors influencing information sources in the used car market in Italy 2016
When choosing your preferred sales channel, what matters for you the most?*Italy: reasons to choose a specific sales channel for second hand cars 2016
Have you leased, or purchased a new or old car?Italy: share of individuals purchasing or leasing cars 2014
Given the opportunity, would you go through the entire purchase of a car directly online, including financing, price negotiation, the back office paperwork, and delivery to your house?Italy: purchasing cars online 2015
Passenger cars registered in the Satakunta region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the North Karelia region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the North Ostrobothnia region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the Kymenlaakso region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the Central Ostrobothnia region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the Päijät-Häme region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the South Ostrobothnia region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the Lapland region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the South Savo region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the Uusimaa region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the Kainuu region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the South Karelia region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the Pirkanmaa region by brand in Finland 2018
Passenger cars registered in the Central Finland region by brand 2018
Passenger cars registered in the Kanta-Häme region by brand in Finland 2018
Reach of the most popular automotive manufacturer websites in Germany 2013
Car registration renewals in the Philippines 2002-2017
Great Britain: drivers' opinions about their vehicle manufacturer in 2016
Sales revenue of Jiangling Motors in China 2017
Automotive industry in South Korea
Internet usage in South Korea
E-commerce in South Korea
Game industry in South Korea
Cafe industry and coffee drinkers in South Korea
Travel and tourism industry in South Korea
Music industry in South Korea
Health functional food in South Korea
Foreign-born population in Italy
Demographics of the Dutch Caribbean
Key economic indicators of the Dutch Caribbean
Excess winter mortality in England and Wales, 2017/18
The Arab Youth Survey 2019
Tendencias en Medios de Pago
The Foreign-Born Population in the United States 2003
Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2015
The Rise of Intermarriage
Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Number of passenger cars produced in Italy from 2010 to 2017
Number of commercial vehicles produced in Italy from 2015 to 2017
Number of buses produced in Italy from 2010 to 2017
Car market share in Italy from January to June 2018, by segment
Number of new Italian cars registered in Italy as of June 2018, by brand
Leading ten brands and models of cars registered as of June 2018 in Italy, by model
Number of changes in ownership in Italy in 2018, by brand
Number of passenger cars sold in Italy in 2014 and 2017, by segment
Number of Volkswagen cars sold in Italy from 2012 to 2018
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Number of passenger cars sold in Italy in 2014 and 2017, by fuel type
Number of cars in use in Italy in 2017, by fuel
Number of cars in use in Italy in 2017, by emission standard
Number of petrol cars registered in Italy from 2010 to 2018
Number of diesel cars registered in Italy from 2010 to 2018
Market share of petrol cars registered in Italy from 2010 to 2018
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Do you have a car?*
What influences you mostly while choosing your information source?*
When choosing your preferred sales channel, what matters for you the most?*
Have you leased, or purchased a new or old car?
Given the opportunity, would you go through the entire purchase of a car directly online, including financing, price negotiation, the back office paperwork, and delivery to your house?
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Satakunta region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the North Karelia region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the North Ostrobothnia region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Kymenlaakso region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Central Ostrobothnia region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Päijät-Häme region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the South Ostrobothnia region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Lapland region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the South Savo region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Uusimaa region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Kainuu region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the South Karelia region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Central Finland region in 2018, by brand
Number of registered passenger cars on the road in the Kanta-Häme region of Finland in 2018, by brand
Leading 20 automotive manufacturer websites ranked by number of unique visitors in Germany in September 2013 (in 1,000)
Number of car registration renewals in the Philippines from 2002 to 2017 (in thousands)
What British motorists think about their vehicle manufacturer in 2016
Sales revenue of Jiangling Motors (JMC) in China in 2017, by product (in billion yuan)


The item "RED BULL NEW ERA ATHLETE ONLY NAVY BEANIE 100% AUTHENTIC BRAND NEW MONSTER" is in sale since Saturday, February 06, 2016. This item is in the category "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Men's Accessories\Hats". The seller is "clothesandart" and is located in Beverly Hills, California.


Today contract is a sector in full evolution and the demand for personalized rugs is growing rapidly. Feeling your own, a unique product, nowadays is an added value and a privilege that is increasingly required in furnishing supplies.
In particular, one of the emerging sectors in recent years that requires custom carpets, is that of yachts.
Rugs are precious elements of decoration, they enhance the warmth and comfort of your home and are absolutely necessary if you want to add beauty and elegance to your living spaces.
Many different materials have been used to manufacture rugs over time, from natural to synthetic fibers; choosing the right rug material is as much important as choosing the perfect size and shape if you want to achieve a timeless decorating style.
You have just finished decorating your home, but it looks like something is missing. What you are looking for is something that completes your creative efforts and underlines your love for aesthetics.
Modern or classic, small or large, rugs are the most loved and appreciated furnishing accessories, especially if you have children and pets. Everyday they are used and abused: their soft pile can be pressed by furniture, walked on, or accidentally stained; on top of that, dust constantly and inevitably accumulates, harboring dust mites.
The history and tradition of Persian rugs is very ancient: the first Oriental artifacts date back to the V or VI century, while the art of rug-weaving arrived in Persia in the XI century.
For many years the most refined homes have been enhanced by the typical floral designs and motifs of classic Persian rugs, and these exquisite handcrafted products are still considered a precious lifetime investment.
From the residential one to the hospitality one, modern rugs are an integral part of the best contract projects. They are perfect to harmonize and complete the fittings adding a touch of welcome warmth to the environments where they are put in.
For that reason, also the most glamorous hotels need the best contract rugs to furnish rooms and common areas.
In a world where design tests new concepts every day and attempts odd elements so as to amaze people, simplicity seems to be untrendy in interior design.
Simplicity of shapes and colours is often a synonym of elegance and refinement as well.
This trend also affects furnishing fabrics and modern rugs.
Your home should look warm and relaxing, and especially your bedroom: if a bedroom looks cozy, your sleep will certainly be deep and restful.
If you have carefully chosen your bed and the rest of the furniture, all the textiles and the accessories, and you feel that something is still missing, and your room still looks bare and inhospitable, you probably need… rugs!
This trend also affects furnishing fabrics and contemporary rugs.
On autumn coming, all new trends come back and you can discover them next year.
Thanks to Pantone, world leader in colour industry, the latest trends about the most popular shades for 2019 make their way.
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Q: Set height of div equal to height of image So I've been banging my head on this for a long time but can't seem to get it to work. I've read similar questions and tried their answers but they're not working for me so here I am.
I have a slider and it contains some  tags, I wanna set the container div's height equal to the height of the image. Firstly here's the html:

This was the first code I tried:
function setHeight(ab){
        var heightImage = $('.rslideshow > li:first-child > img').height();
        ab.height(heightImage);
        console.log(heightImage);
    }
    setHeight($('.rslideshow'));
    $(window).resize(function() {
        setHeight($('.rslideshow'));
    });

The problem was that the image's height was being calculated to 0. The reason was document.ready triggers as soon as the DOM tree is ready. At this time, the images are not loaded yet. SO I tried delays with setTimeout but it didn't work and was not reliable anyway. Next, I tried using jquery's onLoad like this:
function setHeight(ab){
    var target = $('.rslideshow > li:first-child > img'),
        heightImage = 200;

    target.on('load', function(){
        heightImage = $(this).height();
        console.log(heightImage);
        ab.height(heightImage);
    });

}
setTimeout(setHeight($('.rslideshow')), 500);
$(window).resize(function() {
    setHeight($('.rslideshow'));
});

This on seemed to work but for some reason, onLoad doesn't trigger on window.resize. I also read on Jquery's website the onLoad is not reliable and cross browser.
So here is where I'm stuck. Any Ideas? I'm open to non javascript solutions too.

A: Use complete or readyState JavaScript attribute of the img element like the following code snippets.
$(function () {
    function setHeight(ab) {
        var target = $('.rslideshow > li:first-child > img'),
            heightImage;
        if (target[0].complete || target[0].readyState === 4) {
            heightImage = target.height();
            ab.height(heightImage);
        }
        else {
            target.on('load', function () {
                heightImage = $(this).height();
                console.log(heightImage);
                ab.height(heightImage);
            });
        }
    }
    setHeight($('.rslideshow'));
    $(window).resize(function () {
        setHeight($('.rslideshow'));
    });
});

Explanation:
complete - Returns whether or not the browser is finished loading an image.
readyState - While using Image Element constructor or triggering onreadystatechange event of AJAX, we can use readyState property. Please check the readyState details below.
State  Details

0      Request is not initialized
1      Connected with server
2      Request has been sent
3      Request is in process
4      Request is completed

Hope this helps!

A: Have a look at this pen:
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Javascript:
$(window).load(function() {

   setHeight($('.rslideshow'));

})

function setHeight(ab) {
  var target = $('.rslideshow > li:first-child > img'),
    heightImage = 50;

  target.on('load', function() {
    ab.height(heightImage);
  });

}
$(window).resize(function() {
  setHeight($('.rslideshow'));
});

Note the use of the $(window).load(function() {});
This gets fired once all content on the dom is loaded, this means the images will exist before the script runs.
Also your 'setTimeout' method is incorrect. It needs to passed through a function eg:
setTimeout(function() {

    // Run timeout function here

}, 500);

A: You may want to use $('img').one() to get the image load event callback and use complete attribute of img element in case the image is loaded from cache.
Example:
$(function(){
    //Page Loaded
  $("img").one("load", function() {
    //Image Loaded (Your handling here)
  }).each(function() {
    //Trigger Image load event if image already loaded when page loaded
    if(this.complete) $(this).load();
  });
});

JS Fiddle Example: http://jsfiddle.net/5chcgbLc/2/


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Q: Change the saturation of a QPixmap with pyside/pyqt I would like to make a Subclass of QLabel that acts as a boolean toggle button. I would like to be able to assign any pixmap, and have the image be desaturated when the button state is False.
I am guessing this could be done with QColor somehow, but am not really sure how I would implement this.
Any Ideas?

A: You should be able to do what you want using QGraphicsColorizeEffect:
    self.label = QtGui.QLabel(self)
    effect = QtGui.QGraphicsColorizeEffect(self.label)
    effect.setStrength(0.0)
    effect.setColor(QtGui.QColor('silver'))
    self.label.setGraphicsEffect(effect)

To toggle the effect, set the strength as appropriate:
    if self.label.graphicsEffect().strength():
        self.label.graphicsEffect().setStrength(0.0)
    else:
        self.label.graphicsEffect().setStrength(0.5)


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Fort Smith Convention Center to reopen June 1
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The Fort Smith Convention Center, including the ArcBest Performing Arts Center, will reopen for business Monday (June 1). The convention center closed March 17 in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and has remained closed since that time except for city meetings.
The convention center is allowed to host public or private events of up to 50 people, provided that reduced venue capacity limits are not exceeded, said Tim Seeberg, convention center general manager.
"We are excited about the opportunity to once again host events that fall within the guidelines and directives of the Arkansas Department of Health and we invite any and all events that fit the criteria to contact us," Seeberg said. "We will ask and expect our clients to ensure social and physical distancing measures are followed and ask that face coverings are worn in accordance with current directives."
In preparation for reopening, staff is deep cleaning and sanitizing all event spaces, public areas and equipment, a news release said. Staff will wipe down and sanitize all high contact surfaces prior to, during and following all events. An oxidizing disinfectant aerosol "fog" will be sprayed throughout all event spaces and high traffic areas before and after events, Seeberg said.
Staff will wear masks at all times while in event spaces, and appropriate signage depicting Arkansas Department of Health guidelines and directives will be posted at all entrances, and entrances and exits will be clearly marked on the floor.
Staff will adjust event policies according to guidelines and directives of the ADH, Seeberg said.
The only convention center events on the books for June are those related to city business, including board of director meetings and planning commission meetings.
"All other events that were originally scheduled for June either cancelled entirely or rescheduled for later this summer and beyond," Seeberg said.
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Getting Out Of The Orca Business
Posted by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
photo by Britt Reints
SeaWorld's most famous residents are still in show business, but the company is preparing to bring the curtain down.
SeaWorld plans to end its captive breeding of orcas, and to replaces the whales' circus-style performances with a new education-oriented "encounter" experience. The changes in SeaWorld's handling of orcas (still known in some quarters by the pejorative nickname "killer whales") is probably a smart business move, and almost certainly an inevitable one, given the backlash that followed the 2013 film "Blackfish."
But SeaWorld's decision to end orca breeding is apt to have unintended consequences, not only for its theme parks' signature attraction but, in the long run, for zoological parks and wildlife conservation in general.
First the unalloyed good news: SeaWorld refuses to engage in the commerce for wild-caught whales. According to SeaWorld, they have not "collected" a wild whale in over 35 years, and SeaWorld has also signed the Virgin Pledge not to accept any whale or dolphin caught in the wild.
Such a barbarous and needless practice should be banned outright. South Carolina became the first state to do so in 2013, with a law that also forbids keeping the animals for show, regardless of whether they are wild-caught or bred in captivity. Other states are currently considering similar laws, and Congress has also considered such a move. Legislation proposed by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, would ban the sale of wild-caught orcas; it would also ban captive breeding.
California regulators made a halt to captive breeding a condition for an expansion of SeaWorld's San Diego park. At the time, this struck me as a case of serious regulatory overreach, but it is now moot given that SeaWorld is abandoning the breeding programs in all its parks.
It costs a lot of money to maintain whales in captivity, especially if you have a high standard of care. The whales' performances help cover this cost. If the whales stop attracting paying customers, perhaps because future legislation like South Carolina's bans such displays, it may become cost-prohibitive to keep them. What would happen to the whales then?
Despite the claims of some well-intentioned advocates who want to see captive whales "set free," releasing whales who have never been in the wild before is likely to prove both cruel and futile. As SeaWorld's CEO, Joel Manby, pointed out in an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, most of the parks' orcas were bred in captivity, and the few that were not have been under human care for most of their lives, making their release unwise. Halting the breeding program means SeaWorld will have fewer whales to support in the future if the whales can't pay their own way.
But is putting a stop to breeding actually healthy for the adult whales already in SeaWorld's care? SeaWorld itself issued a statement after California regulators forbade breeding in its San Diego park, pointing out that "depriving a social animal of the right to reproduce is inhumane." Following the announcement that it would end its breeding program, SeaWorld has stated that it will now work with "leading veterinary and scientific experts" in order to put the whales' well-being first.
Unless the company is prepared to use some effective form of birth control – and I don't know if such a thing exists for orcas – an end to the breeding program presumably means keeping sexually mature animals from mating. Do we really know enough about the psychosexual development of whales to understand what this means for their long-term well-being?
Zoos, including privately operated versions like SeaWorld, play a significant role in encouraging of human support for animal welfare. Absent places like SeaWorld, at this point in my life I would never have seen an orca. Until a few weeks ago, the only other place I ever saw any whales at all was during a whale-watch boat trip from Massachusetts, which my wife and I took more than 30 years ago. My more recent contact came during a business trip to San Diego, when my eagle-eyed colleague David Walters spotted the spouts of a few whales far offshore. We stopped to take a look, and I managed to see a couple of flukes before the whales departed. They were too far away for me to identify, and I'm not an expert anyway, but based on the season and geography I would guess they were grays or humpbacks.
Will urban landlubbers like me know, or care, anywhere near as much about these creatures if we never get a chance to see them?
For now, SeaWorld has committed to allowing guests to view the orcas in it new educational encounters, designed to replace its phased-out theatrical shows. The company says it will work in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States and has launched pilot programs, such as one in San Diego, to work with schools to promote interest in marine science. Still, if this generation of orcas is to be the last in captivity, someday the public will have little chance for up-close educational opportunities with orcas, other than possibly the rare rescue animal.
Will other marine parks or aquariums come under severe pressure to follow SeaWorld's lead and end captive breeding? I am sure they will. What, then, about terrestrial zoos, many of which have breeding programs meant to combat the dangers of shrinking populations in the wild? Animals with as much likely inner life as orcas are focuses of breeding programs around the world, including great apes and other primates, elephants, bears and big cats. The ethics and effectiveness of such programs are already hotly debated, and SeaWorld's decision will likely be cited by those who think captive breeding of all these creatures is immoral.
Yet nearly all of these species require extensive conservation efforts if they are to survive and thrive in the wild. This means they need more than just an adequately diverse gene pool; they also need people to value and care about them. It is harder to appreciate a creature you have never encountered.
SeaWorld's announcement is a good move for the company and a good move for whales – at least for wild ones. But is it good news for wildlife in general? I hope so, but I am not nearly so sure.
Larry M. Elkin is the founder and president of Palisades Hudson, and is based out of Palisades Hudson's Fort Lauderdale, Florida headquarters. He wrote several of the chapters in the firm's book, Looking Ahead: Life, Family, Wealth and Business After 55. His contributions include Chapter 1, "Looking Ahead When Youth Is Behind Us" and Chapter 4, "The Family Business."
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4 Responses to "Getting Out Of The Orca Business"
Randy Janssen
Another American corporation bullied by a bunch of vegans. Groups like PETA and the HSUS are vegan cults that want to stop the use of animals in society. To do this they pretend that animals have the same or similar emotions as humans. Yet if you follow this thinking to its logical end, we will have to start asking chickens if they want to be fried or steers if they want to be steak.
In the case of Sea World, they use pseudo science, without any actual scientific evidence to make people believe that the Orcas are sad. I have horses that are every bit as talented as these mammals. They dance, they bow, they can do cala and cola. They do this because they are trained to do the tricks. Now does that mean my horses should be set free, because I keep them in stables at night and tied out during the day. Do you think they are abused. Please read this:
http://awesomeocean.com/2015/10/21/killing-kasatka-animal-activism-comes-animal-welfare/
So Sea World needs to think about what it is doing. That is because you can't deal with these crazies. Next it will be dolphins then turtles. These fanatics will not be happy until they shut Sea World down.
Eric Mills
March 24, 2016 - 12:12 am
Why stop at orcas? NO CETACEANS EITHER THRIVE OR BELONG IN CAPTIVITY: orcas, porpoises, dolphins, belugas, et al.
And they all suffer the same miserable conditions of the orcas. In the wild, these animals live in extended family groups, traveling up to 100 miles per day hunting live prey, using their remarkable echo-location abilities.
Contrast that to a life in captivity living in what amounts to a concrete bathtub with chlorinated water, your normal social bonds broken, often separated from your family, your echo-location useless, and fed a steady diet of frozen fish: FOR LIFE. Many of these animals suffer sometimes life-threatening dental problems brought on by the stresses of captivity.
Then, adding insult to injury, forced to perform silly and unnatural "tricks" for an insensitive audience: A TRUE CRIME AGAINST NATURE. Are we, as a species, truly this morally-bankrupt? So it often seems
SeaWorld has done much good work on behalf of marine animals, but the orcas and other cetaceans need to go. Now. Ethics, morality and common human decency demand it.
Heartfelt thanks to the producers of "Blackfish" for bringing this issue to the fore. And esp. to PETA, for all their hard work. Would that ALL animal causes enjoyed such a documentary: rodeos, circuses, animal research, trophy hunting, fur trapping, ad nauseam……
Jennofur OConnor
March 24, 2016 - 6:07 am
This is great news, long overdue. But one thing to note: No one is saying "dump the orcas in the ocean and cross your fingers!" SeaWorld can develop protected coastal pens where the orcas, dolphins and other sealife can be transitioned. There, the animals could have greater freedom of movement; the ability to see, sense, and communicate with their wild cousins; to feel the tides and waves; and have opportunities to engage in the behaviors that they've long been denied. Viewing platforms would allow the public to see and appreciate these ocean dwellers in a natural setting.
Pat Cuviello
Sea World's statement that "depriving a social animal of the right to reproduce is inhumane," is laughable considering Sea World has never cared about the inhumane treatment of orcas or depriving them of their social needs, as they have captured and kidnapped orcas from their families and homes in the ocean and keep them in small pools and perpetually hungry to get them to perform tricks. All of this was and is done not because of any concern about the "humane" treatment or social needs of orcas but for Sea World's profits. The notion that people won't care enough about saving different animal species in the wild if they don't view them in captivity is without any support at all. Many species of endangered animals – Asian elephants, chimpanzees, gorillas, etc. – have been displayed in zoos and circuses for over a hundred years and yet they became endangered during that time. If captive display created enough caring people to preserve species in the wild they would never have become endangered in the first place. However, captive display fails for two reasons; (1) it leaves people with the sense that the species is saved by being kept in captivity allowing people to forego concern about their wild cousins; and (2) it doesn't teach respect for the animals because captivity doesn't allow people to see the true nature of any animal. With regards to circuses and marine parks the animals are treated as clowns where the viewing is actually counter-educational as circus tricks have nothing to do with natural behavior, i.e., chimpanzees and elephants riding bikes, playing musical instruments, shooting basketballs or standing on their heads. Moreover the underlying message from captive animal entertainment is that other animals exist to be used for human purposes. If we are not teaching people that other animals have their own culture, their own lives to live and that they exist for their own purposes then why would anyone care about protecting these cultures, lives and purposes in the wild -the only place they exist? Fortunately, over the past 40 or so years, nature shows have shown these cultures, lives and purposes and, after viewing these aspects of other animals, people are more and more deciding they don't want to view other animals in the context of degrading captive situations such as zoos, circuses and marine parks. The fact that most people never saw a humpback whale or harp seal up close but still want to save them in the wild is clear evidence that people don't need to see other animals in captivity to care about saving them in the wild. People only need to be educated to care and captivity for entertainment has not, and does not, provide that education.
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Crash damaged electric vehicles
We tend not to think too much about car crashes until we're unlucky enough to be involved in one. If it's serious, a panoply of public and private services swing into action, particularly the fire and ambulance services if anyone needs rescuing or treatment. The police will take statements and collect evidence, recovery specialists will move the vehicles, council workers will clear up the road, you'll inform your insurers and they'll send out their own assessor, or more likely insist your vehicle goes to an approved garage.
Everybody knows their job and has done it a thousand times. But what if one of the cars involved is electric or a hybrid? Are the emergency services equipped and trained to deal with them? Big batteries are dangerous, especially if the car has to be cut open to get someone out, and the chance is there of cutting into a battery or high voltage cable?
Eversafe (www.eversafe-project.eu) is an example of the EU quietly safeguarding its citizen. Running from 2012 to 2014, the Eversafe, or Everyday Safety for Electric Vehicles, project focussed on the determination of safety requirements for second generation electrically propelled vehicles. The Eversafe recommendations now form part of the regulations for manufacturers and importers of electric and hybrid vehicles in Europe.
One requirement is that safety data sheets are made available to anyone who might encounter crash damaged electric vehicles in their work (You can download them free from manufacturer's websites if you're interested). Based on this information, it is easy to determine that a vehicle is an electric vehicle. Colour coded diagrams show clearly the danger zones where high voltages may be present, and the location of the main isolator switch. All electric vehicles and hybrids have an isolator linked to the airbag activation system so that any crash serious enough to deploy the airbags should also cut the power, but any system can fail, so a physical switch is also fitted. Neither occupants nor rescuers should be in any danger of electrocution following a crash.
In the UK, guidance notes for the Fire and Rescue services are made available by 'National Operational Guidance' and the site has extensive advice about all kinds of 'alternatively fuelled' vehicles.
Following a spate of mobile phone fires a few years ago, you might be concerned about the chances of fires in electric vehicle batteries, but the manufacturers and safety authorities are on to that too. Batteries become dangerous when the casing is damaged. There was a suspicion that to reduce size and weight, some phone batteries were insufficiently strong to cope with changes in temperature, especially when fast charging, or pressure changes when carried in an aircraft. Although battery weight is an issue in cars, it's not essential to shave every gram possible as it is in handheld phones, so they are made strong enough to survive the vast majority of crashes. To be extra safe, the battery in many cars is housed within the central safety cage that protects the vehicle occupants. It's still possible a car could be rolled over debris or hit by a sharp object, so the manufacturers are required to show that their batteries will not catch fire, even if they are penetrated by a sharp object.
Dealing with any damaged vehicles after a crash is tightly controlled – health and safety and pollution regulations have seen to that – so it's no surprise that there are systems for dealing with electric vehicles. Registered vehicle recyclers adhere to the Salvage Code of Practice that requires them to have qualified staff to categorise the materials they deal with and ensure they are correctly handled. Specialist recycling companies, such as Salvage Wire, have many years expertise in handling electrical and electronic recycling and run training courses on correctly handling crashed electric vehicles.
Recycling batteries from electric vehicles is a problem. There is good provision for lead acid batteries, and vehicle recyclers are paid for them, but the nearest recycling plants for lithium-ion batteries are in Belgium, Germany and Sweden, and there is a charge to get rid of them, not a payment. However, vehicle manufacturers will accept them back free of charge via their dealer network. There are several initiatives investigating the re-use of electric vehicle batteries for power backup at home or in commercial and industrial settings, so they may eventually be as valuable as lead acid batteries.
All the electronics, controls, motors, sensors and so on are dealt with like the smaller, simpler electronics on conventional vehicles – 95 per cent of each vehicle must be recycled. The EU has just announced a review of electric vehicle legislation and it is likely that the electronic components will have to be treated in the same manner as household electronic components and follow the WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) directive. However, it could be two years before this review is completed and how it will apply to Brexit Britain is anyone's guess.
Damaged electric vehicles are treated like any other damaged vehicle and categorised under the Code of Practice with no restrictions placed on repair and reuse of vehicles categorised as repairable – if the insurer decides that the vehicle is not repairable, then the vehicle must be dismantled and destroyed.
Tesla are not happy about this and are unique in being able to communicate with their vehicles; there have been instances in the UK of Teslas being sold as repairable salvage, being repaired and then Tesla switching off the car remotely and denying access to the fast charging network and preventing the new owner from using the vehicle. Andy Latham of Salvage Wire said, "I imagine that if Tesla were able to stop their total loss vehicles being repaired, their customers would see an increase in their insurance premiums because the insurers would not be able to get a return on their salvage." So far other manufacturers have not followed suit.
It's become fashionable of late to complain about regulation and call for an end to unnecessary red tape, but it's reassuring to know that 400-volt batteries won't be exploding during motorway crashes and the paramedics treating people at the roadside, trapped in vehicles, are not at risk of electrocution.
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John has newly joined as a security practitioner in the company "IloveITSoultions" and has been instructed to find ways to improve the security by implementing confidentiality. The company is extending into an e-commerce domain and would like to explore as to how it can provide a seamless experience to the customer by making its site available 24X7. The CSO has also instructed him to explore ways to reduce fraud in the company in light of certain events. What should John do?
Such scenarios are common in the SSCP and CISSP exams and hence it is important to understand the basics concepts of the security. The above video explains these concepts in details.
From an exam perspective, read every question very carefully. The examiner may confuse you either by giving an extremely long scenario and asking questions in relation to that or give a direct question but with extremely difficult choices.
a. Unauthorized access by an authorized person.
b. Authorized access by an authorized person.
c. Unauthorized access at a wrong time by an unauthorized person.
d. Authorized access by an unauthorized person.
Answer – Some may find this question easy, but this has confusing difficult choices to choose from. Comment in the comment section below as to what do you consider the right option and why.
2. ABC company just suffered a breach. The court found that the company had not taken the required actions to protect its resources. While the company showed documents that it made up a security policy and also thought of buying an anti-virus. It was also contemplating a business continuity plan. What should have ABC have done to ensure that its resources are protected?
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The skin offers a window to what is happening inside the body, so changes to the skin may signal a more serious health problem, often serving as a marker for underlying internal disease.
For those living with diabetes, hyperglycemia affects skin homeostasis. Skin disorders may appear during the course of the disease or often may be the first sign of the condition.
How common are skin disorders in people with diabetes?
Skin disorders occur more commonly in those with type 2 diabetes, however overall prevalence has ranged from approximately 51 to 97 per cent of patients. The most frequent disorder is infection, which occurs in approximately 20 per cent of diagnosed patients.
What types of cutaneous manifestations occur?
What are the presenting features of diabetes-related skin disorders?
People with diabetes may present initially with xerosis, or calluses and fissures.
How can you help your patients?
One of the most important ways to prevent serious skin-related complications is to help your patients living with diabetes manage their blood glucose levels since chronic hyperglycemia can lead to several skin disorders. Proper foot care (washing daily and drying thoroughly, applying moisturizer other than between the toes, inspecting daily for cuts and scrapes) is essential in minimizing the risk of foot ulcers.
Skin disorders are often underdiagnosed in people with diabetes, and pharmacists may be the first touchpoint for questions about skin complications. Lack of diagnosis and treatment with early-stage skin disorders can lead to clinical worsening, and progression to foot neuropathy, ulcers and even amputation, which can eventually result in fatalities. Recognition of early symptoms is vital to advise patients accordingly so they can avert serious life-threatening complications.
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Who Were Those "Ladies" I Saw You With Last Night?
Akiharu Hino has transferred intoHakureiryōAcademy, a school that not only gives an education, but also trains students to be butlers and maids for the snoots of high society. Because Akiharu looks like a delinquent and has the worst spate of bad luck since Joe Btfsplk from "Li'l Abner", the ladies of the school (of which there is an overwhelming majority) fear the worst of him. Of course, it does not help his cause to knock them over accidently, then grasp upon their prodigious bazooms. And what is it about an anime guy who runs into a lady, knocks her down and finds something soft and squishy amid his hand and when he sees it is some terrified lady's headlights he is squishing, continues to squish them?
This was another show that got a lot of buzz. It just came off as no different when the AC kicks on and you hear the hum. A lot of noise for minimal results.
The plot revolves around Natsuru Senō, your typically clueless dense anime male. He wakes up one morning to find that he is a girl (the blue-haired one). What? How could this have happened? What gives? He is told by his stuffed tiger toy that he is a "Kampfer" (German for 'fighter') and that he has to fight other Kampfers. On his way to school, managing to regender himself, he meets Kaede Sakura at the bus stop (blondie, dead center). An old and dear childhood friend, suddenly, they are set upon by some mysterious red-tressed woman who tries to kill Natsuru. Fleeing the scene, he manages to switch back into his female form and defeat said fighter.
I remember a few years back I was going to a friends house when I saw this little poodle in the opposing yard, being as small as it was it slid through the bars of the gate and came into the road barking at me. Being no stranger to dogs I calmly took a step in its direction and shouted BOO! It immediately ran back into the yard, and shot to the back of the house as fast as its tiny legs possibly could and while I stood there literally dying of laughter… I saw him/her coming back with Butch (the name implies all).
The fear and unexpectedness I felt at that moment reminded me of this episode, whereas episode 6 was like that little poodle, it needed to be there to have this grand, final explosion which we call episode 7. We confirmed that Kaori's sudden feelings for Kaito was partly.. PARTLY! due to her recently having a breakup with her boyfriend and in fact she only made the trip to Okinawa to help her get over it. Of course after having been shot down last episode she decided to be very mature about it and move out of Kaito and Ichika's way.
There is a scene in "The Mummy Returns" where one of the minions, Jacques, goes "It is cursed! It is cursed!" That is how I feel about C³. That stands for "Cube x Cursed x Curious". Now, I gave an overview comment of it a while back; this is the full review and it is another Frankenstein's monster, in that it is made up of bits and pieces from other shows.
Yachi Haruaki lives by himself, as his father is always away on these buying sprees, where he finds rare and unusual objects. One day, another of these trinkets arrives, this one being a cube, black and heavy. Since he gets all kinds of weird objects, he thinks nothing of it. Later on that night, he is awakened by noises to find a naked girl, in his kitchen, noshing down rice crackers.
I can pretty much guarantee that every romantic comedy will have at least three opportunities for fan service: a day at the beach, an afternoon of clothes shopping and a night at the bathhouse. Three guaranteed sessions!
I always feel badly when I give up on a show. To me, it is a caliber of failure that I can't tough it out to the end, but it then violates my Third Rule of Anime. ("If you feel the show is not going to get any better, leave it. It will NOT get better.") Sometimes, the show is taken away from me. I watch a lot of Comcast/Xfinity On Demand and it seems they are always having an argument with the Funimation Channel. Someone calls someone a slob and the show line-up gets yanked away (which may have happened with "Case Closed").
Our victim (usually a girl between the ages of 14 and 24), is put upon by some horrible older person (mostly a man, but not exclusively). They do some heinous act and nothing can be done to bring the swine to justice. In their despair, the victim either remembers the Hell Girl site or hears about her by a conveniently passing person. You can only access this site at the stroke of midnight and when you do, you will type in the name of the person who needs some discipline.
Pretty sure one can tell from when I finally got around to writing this that I'm really not interested in this arc. Since the previous season she was a bit too soft-spoken and shy for my liking and everything progressed so slowly. In fact there was no progression, the guy simply felt sorry for her and joined the tea club. On the bright side we see more definite proof that that Junichi is just as pervy as his guy friends but we still have to bear with Sakurai's annoying self-consciousness about her weight.
So after grinding through those two episodes, you what happened? Absolutely nothing, was a dud up to the end. True, she confessed.. wait.. no she didn't, he did, but it was so stretched out and annoying when it came it was like more of 'good riddance' than 'awwwww'. Sigh, why on earth did i decide to pick up this show this season. Could have picked up Nisemonogatari, HighSchool DxD or even Poyopoyo Kansatu Nikki.
I really hope the last 4 arcs are better or at least half as good as the first arc was, and with that I'm ending this here.
There's nothing like the fresh summer air to make one really appreciate the gifts given to us by God, the trees, the clouds and most of all the women. Episode 5 reminds us that we are not watching a korean drama but instead a very well scripted (and animated) anime. I dont believe it was ever the point of focus before but in this episode we bore witness to quite a bit of oogling from Kaito at Ichika's 92-58-88.
But enough on that, its now summer and believe it or not things are starting to progress even faster (don't worry, nothing is compromised with the blazing fast pace). The filming starts and I would swear Remon knows Ichika's identity because she gives her (and Rimon) the perfect role to play…. herself (themselves). Unfortunately for Kanna, due to the fabricated feeling of security the filming allows she finds herself more and more frustrated as it enables the romantic pair (Ichika and Kaito) to freely express themselves emotionally. Sad to say we got a glimpse of her true colours and it was not anything like what Cyndi Lauper imagined.
I resisted this one for a while, as the title initially put me off. "The World God Only Knows" sounded like one of those megalomaniac shows, where some power-hungry fiend wants to take over the world. No, it is a delightful romantic comedy that isn't really all that romantic, but is quite funny, and a rarity that the second season is better than the first.
It tells the story of Keima Katsuragi. He is a caliber of NEET, in that he shuns all human interaction. Oh, he goes to school and gets amazing grades, but his entire focus is on conquering the hearts of ladies. He has, in fact, conquered 10,000 of them……..too bad they are all VIDEO GAME girls. He is so good, that he has a title, The God of Conquest. Everyone comes to him to ask for help in how to beat the latest dating Sims games. He has played them all, on all platforms and has almost every copy of them. (His room could be a caliber of museum, as he has every gaming system. I am sure there is an Atari 2600 in there).
Ah Yes! There's nothing like the fresh scent of rivalry to catalyse ones relationship, and thats exactly what were having :). Unbeknown to Ichiko, Ogura Minami (Tetsurou's older sister) was just that, popping in and using her acute 'I can cause some trouble here' senses, grabs hold of Kaito and takes off for an afternoon of frivolous activities. Now a few things must be taken into consideration, Ogura is really good looking (appearance-wise she'd be my personal fav XD) and from what I can tell its in her nature to use that to her advantage, you then mix that in with her slight promiscuous aura and as a result you have a really riled up Ichika.
Of course at first she tries to convince herself that she's just so emotionally involved to that point of stalking them because its her duty to 'take care' of Kaito but pssh, I think after today we have an Ichiko who is very much aware of her feelings for our protagonist, after all its a given rule that if you come from a distant planet you can only kiss an earthling one so many times before falling hopelessly in love…. Cute right?


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Welcome to week one of our Home Education book club! This week we're covering pages 1-20 in Home Education by Charlotte Mason.
Attached here are some questions for you to ponder as you read the scheduled pages for this week. You don't have to answer them all, and they are not intended to cultivate guilt or self-doubt. They are only intended to gently prod you to ponder the topics presented. Many of these questions were also discussed in our live discussion on Instagram. You can find that video below, followed by my summary for this week.
Below is a synopsis of our week 1 readings. It is simply a "narration" of pages 1-20 in my own words.
In this first section of the book, Charlotte lays out the importance of education for young children, laying the most basic foundation, and touching specifically on the mother's duties to her little ones. She reminds us that children are not are personal property, but they are a "public trust," meant to enter into the world one day and become contributing members of society. The education and upbringing that they receive (especially at home) can be either beneficial or detrimental to the world.
Have we taken this into account? That one day these small souls we are nurturing will one day impact the world? So much rests on our shoulders as mothers and home educators!
Charlotte goes on to point out that mothers are endowed by our Creator with the "principal agent in the development" of our children, and the love we have for our children is the very first agent in education. But if we are to take our task of home educating our children seriously, it is paramount that we seek out a proper theory of education.
If we view the task of home educating as a profession, doesn't it make sense that we should seek to broaden our understanding of an educational philosophy?
Society may tell us otherwise, but this job is of UTMOST importance!
Our default assumption is that child development is the slow detachment of a child from his dependence on us: growth toward independence. While this approach does have some value, it only extends so far.
Our duty is to keep the big picture in mind: that one day they will go into the world and it is our responsibility to bring them up to their highest potential while they are in our care. Working to understand them will help us know how best to educate them.
Theories for "how best to raise a child" abound… how to discipline, what they should eat, what they should be allowed to endure, what duties or activities they should be allowed or expected to participate in.
While the perfect method of raising children has yet to be achieved by any one parent, we should be diligent in how we approach the education of our children and have an overarching goal in mind.
Following a method means that you have an end goal in sight, and when you instruct from this perspective, learning opportunities come effortlessly through the life unfolding around you.
A system of education tends to hold more allure than a method because a system can be more easily measured. But systems don't account for the individualities of each pupil. (Think standardized tests!) While systems have their place, they are faulty in their lack of providing space for the growth and nourishment of a real person.
So while we may be tempted to adopt a system of education because of its measurable process, we may find ourselves dissatisfied to learn that it has only produced development in one direction rather than the full and robust results we were hoping for.
So is a mother expected to teach the whole of everything?? It's impossible! Instead, Charlotte suggests that a few broad and essential principles cover the whole field, and by implementing them, the art of whole child learning flows naturally.
These children we've been entrusted with are of the highest importance. Wodsworth described them as being most connected to God- our home. And even Jesus taught that children should be our example in regards to the kingdom of heaven.
Charlotte explains that we should look at these three laws as prohibitive in order to "clear the ground" to impart a method of education.
Let's prune the dead limbs that aren't contributing to positive development in order to clear the garden for the nourishing cultivation that needs to take place in our children!
We've all seen that even the smallest of toddlers has an acute sense of right and wrong, and when mother is displeased with them their spirit is pricked with the pain of guilt. So how then do we develop natures of selfishness and wrong doing?
Explanations aren't necessary when children are very young because they can read the resolution of a mother's position in her face.
Creating habits of unhealthy eating or laziness, providing an uninteresting or boring education, or even not showing equal affection to each child… we must consider how these things affect a child's mind, and impact the whole of their lives.
Grown ups have far too low an opinion of children, often disregarding the fact that they are always learning and being impressed upon by the people around them and by the things they are exposed to. We should be extra careful in who and what they spend time around because bad habits are most easily caught.
This isn't to say mothers can never be without their children. In fact, small amounts of time away may help her to come back refreshed.
When we allow little indiscretions to pass by unchecked, we're forming habits in our children that will be hard to undo. Better to form the good habits of right-doing now, than have to untangle the habits of wrong-doing in the future.
Jesus told his disciples to let the children come to him, as if it were the most natural thing for children to do… their natural inclination when grown people don't interfere.
We have to be careful not to present God only as punisher when a child does wrong because this discourages him from the command to "come unto Me," and makes him painfully unaware of Christ's affection for them.
That concludes our week 1 readings summary! How are you feeling so far about Charlotte's ideas? If you're on Instagram be sure to check out the discussion on today's post and keep your eyes peeled for our live discussion in my stories this weekend!
An Introduction to Charlotte Mason's "Home Education"
I'm so excited to dig into our first book club here at Brave Grown Home! We'll be taking the next 20+ weeks to slowly digest all of the wealth of information in the century old book, Home Education, written by the truly inspirational education expert: Charlotte Mason. If you haven't downloaded your reading schedule yet, you can do that here.
So now that you know what you can expect as we make our way through the book, I thought we would take a moment to glimpse at both the preface to the Home Education Series, and the preface to Home Education, Volume I, which are found at the very front of the book. These aren't included on the book club reading calendar, so if you haven't had a chance to read them, this is just a brief summary of both. Both prefaces are Charlotte's methodology in a very tiny nutshell. If you'd like, I've attached a journaling page where you can summarize Charlotte's principles of education in your own words like I have.
We know it has no set transitions-- only continual swelling and growth.
As educators, we're constantly grasping at this "law" in order to better understand it. How do we best implement it?
In her Home Education series (Volumes 1-6), Charlotte attempts to humbly offer her own philosophy of education as a means to lay out this "law" of education as plainly as possible for home educators-- removing the burden of perplexity and instead offering feasible solutions.
Children are born persons-- their story is already unfolding from the moment they arrive in this world.
Just like adults, children can make choices for either good or for bad.
This principle of authority and obedience should never be abused by the person in authority in any way, for good or for bad.
Therefore, the educator should implement the 3 most important educational instruments: atmosphere of environment, discipline of habit, and exposure to rich, living ideas.
"Education is a discipline" means that we cultivate healthy and honorable habits that are good for their physical, mental, and spiritual health.
"Education is a life" means that learning is all-encompassing (moral, intellectual, physical). The mind feeds on ideas, why not provide it with a broad and satisfying feast?
The mind of a child is NOT an empty bucket to fill.
Assuming that a child's mind is empty in need of filling results in unnecessary pressure on the teacher and bored, mentally parched children.
Instead, we should believe in and nurture the power of a child's mind by offering him generous portions of informing ideas.
Education is the science of relations. With this approach, a child grows natural relationships and interests, with an ever broadening wealth of ideas and thoughts. We guide them in physical activity, nature, handicrafts, science, and art by use of many living books. Our job is to inspire children to make connections with the world around them. Our job is NOT to teach all the things.
The secrets of moral and intellectual self management are the Way of the Will and the Way of Reason.
Therefore, as children grow in maturity, they should be taught that their chief responsibility as persons is "the acceptance or rejection of initial ideas." It's our job as educators to provide them principles of conduct and morality in addition to a wide range of knowledge.
There is no separation between the spiritual and intellectual life of a child; rather, God guides and fulfills them in all of their pursuits.
Charlotte states that her attempt in this first volume is to offer "a method of education resting upon a basis of natural law," and her aim is to highlight the mother's duties to her children.
While she believes that mothers receive from God Himself a natural intuition regarding her children's needs, strengths and weaknesses, and so forth, she also believes that most mothers would likely desire to obtain a deeper understanding of the general principles of education. And this can only be achieved through our own effort and studies.
Her approach in educating children during their earliest years of education (particularly ages 6-9), is to expose them to a wide array of subjects in an organic and relaxed way, without the stress of lectures. This is when we lay the foundation for a liberal education and instill a habit of reading for instruction.
An incredibly thorough summary of Charlotte Mason's principles of education. Based on these initial principles, how would you say your ideas of education differed or aligned with Charlotte's? Has she offered you any illuminating ideas thus far? Please do share!
Welcome to the first ever book club hosted here at Brave Grown Home. I am so excited to dive into Charlotte Mason's Home Education with you guys!
If you didn't catch the start date of the book club but you'd like to join, don't worry! You can jump in at any time. I've created reading reading schedules that can be used at any time of year, either by yourself or with a group.
From all that I can gather, page numbers are the same in each version of the book, but if for some reason they are not, the calendar readings are separated by sections as well, so it should be easy for everyone to follow along.
If you'd rather not purchase, you can still follow along and read it for free at Ambleside Online. There are also some Kindle versions available on Amazon.
Each week I'll be engaging with you guys on Instagram about the week's readings, there will be a section "synopsis" here on the blog, and I'm also doing live Instagram video chats at the end of each section, which are so much fun!
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