- in a word, KwickDo starts to be usable.
This little app aims at easing the creation of new events/todo based on pre-recorded templates. For example if you generally set your meetings to start at 10:00, last 1 hour and have a reminder 15 minutes before it starts, you can create this as a template and quickly create a new Event by typing #meeting# Meet with Bob as your Event's name. The meeting will be created accordingly.
Note that it uses libkcal's iCal implementation so it should be compatible with any iCal compatible organizer (such as korganizer of course).
This is very Alpha version, with lots of things hard coded that should be configurable, and no internationalization (yet). It requires Qt4, KDE4 and libkdepim4 (+ headers).
I included the KDevelop files so it'll be easy for you to have everything running if you use KDevelop.
Have fun and feel free to send patches !
Ah seems OK now !


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Borchert Field
Welcome to BorchertField.com, the online museum of the American Association Milwaukee Brewers, 1902-1952
Because Milwaukee was playing baseball long before 1953.
Who is That Mystery Man?
The LIFE Magazine photo archive on Google once again reveals new treasures.
You have to get creative with the search terms, though. Every new search term you add yields an entirely different set of results. Under a search for "world series braves" we find this series of photos of the 1957 World Championship parade down Wisconsin Avenue.
The item of particular interest to Brewers fans comes from these two photos of the Milwaukee Braves Boosters. At the left edge of the frame, next to the Boosters, we get a glimpse of a familiar uniform:
Does that group look like they know how to party, or what? Hilda's got her cowbell at the ready.
Unfortunately, there aren't any better photos of our mystery man, at least none yet posted. The photographer, Yale Joel, doesn't appear to have been particularly interested in him beyond his proximity to the Braves Boosters.
While we don't get a good look at him, we do know a little bit about his jersey. The patriotic "HEALTH" patch was worn on all major league jerseys in 1942 before being replaced by a stars-and-stripes shield. The American Association also wore the patch, and so far as I know, dropped it at the same time. The zip-front jersey with sleeve and neck piping would have been worn that year.
So we have what appears to be an older gentleman wearing a fifteen-year-old uniform to the Milwaukee Braves victory parade. But who is he? Does anybody recognize him? Could he be a former player, turned up to the parade in his old duds like a veteran at the Memorial Day parade? So many questions....
Hat tip once again to Hat tip to Lance Smith for continuing to teach me how to navigate the nigh-impenetrable archive. I can't help but wonder what other old Brews items are hidden out there, obscured by Google's poor search tagging.
Posted by Chance Michaels at 4:51 PM
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In addition to the asset path changes covered in part 1, there are some changes in how processed asset files are exposed to web clients.
In this case, the problem shows up with asset files that are referenced by name without the md5 fingerprint. Previously, plain-named asset files were also exposed to the webserver. Now they don't seem to be.
You may need to rename your css file to enable ERB parsing, eg: design.css becomes design.css.erb.
Another possibility are hard-coded asset references in your view templates somewhere. Once again, change such references to use the asset_path helper.


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The 'weird sheep' is a phrase I recently came across in a video interview with Bret & Heather Weinstein where they talked about the concept of the 'weird sheep', a theme they develop in their new book 'A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life'. This intrigued me, because I'd not heard of the term before (at least not phrased exactly like that), yet the idea of it resonated. I had, however, heard of the 'black sheep'. It's likely we all know about this because we've all got one or two in the family. It could even be me, or you.
1. 'Weird sheep' was a great concept to think about. Every society needs those who do not fit the normative roles and expectations of polite society. They are the ones on the margins, those who say weird and wacky things, those who, when they are socially present, others raise a knowing eyebrow to each other, signalling that "we all know they are the odd one and we are the normal ones" = the normal ones who always think they know and see things clearly. But it is the weird one that will alert a complying, self-satisfied and generally happy to maintain the status-quo crowd that something is up, or wrong, or about to go down.
It seems that the weird one is maginal, socially and probably financially, but also there as a figure of derision, a tolerated one, a hope-he-doesn't-talk-to-me character. We must acknowledge that this is a reasonable observation – it's hard work being around the weird sheep – they are last to be picked for the football team, or the dinner party or whatever. And yet, every now and then, the weird one speaks something no one else would speak, either because they can't see or because we're too scared. Either way, if and when the weird sheep is right, and no one listens, disaster strikes. But if it so happens that people listen, then they are, so to speak, saved. In some films it is the homeless guy, the tramp, the wild one that speaks the truth and sees through the masks and buffers we wear and protect ourselves with (I can't help but think of Morgan Freeman in Bruce Almighty – I think God was disguised as a tramp), or biblically, entertaining angels unaware as the Book of Hebrews reminds us, may not be bright, shiny and clean. It really might be dull, lame and dirty. John the Baptist, the announcer of Jesus Christ, was literally a weird sheep outsider, dressed in skins and eating insects, yet he is the greatest, according to Jesus. Even so, every healthy society needs the weird ones, for they may be announcing salvation!
2. On the other hand, all cultures have what Rene Girard has identified as 'the scapegoat'. The scapegoat is the sacrificial victim of a society or culture in turmoil – in order that "peace" may be restored. The moment of sacrifice occurs at the greatest threat to the community. Of course, peace in this sense is only temporary, because the sacrifice is a murder, and as we know, murder does not produce peace and harmony, but more murder. The scapegoat is nearly always an inncocent, a pure one, a virgin, or, to use biblical language, a 'spotless lamb'. Girard writes of the exemplary scapegoat myth of 'Python and His Two Wives' – a famous tale from the people of Venda, South Africa, described as "a typical witchcraft persecution text" – it's worth checking out.
Typical within the scapegoat framework, the scapegoaters do not understand their own scapegoat mechanism and so they project upon their victim both their dissensions and their reconcilliation. In this way they enbody both malefactors and benefactors.
The scapegoat mechanism is typically characterised by these four elements:
Mimetic Rivalry. The illigitimate desiring of another person, or things, and when given voice, violence ensues.
The Distinctions which separated people collapse, where hostility is in the open and leads to violence. This ends when a scapegoat is found that unites factional groups and restores the distinctions.
Difference. The scapegoat can be anyone different from "us". Such as the black sheep, the weird sheep or the fool (see below), yet a member of the community.
Throughout, the victim is viewed as both cursed and sacred – because it is their death that brings about a certain peace. In the subsequent peace, the victim may in fact be deified, idolised, revered. This is the essence of ritual in pagan religions.
It is not difficult to see where the crucifixion of Jesus fits within this scapegoat framework. Jesus is the archetype scapegoat, the pure victim, the innocent one, the exemplary mechanism by which God saves the world. His death is the overturning of all pagan sacrificial systems (what Girard calls "bad sacrifice"); his death is the means by which Jesus Christ, The ultimate Scapegoat, a once for all sacrice has been offered. In an interview, Girard sums up that Christ is ultimate because,
"…he is the Son of God, and since he is innocent, he exposes all the myths of scapegoating and shows that the victims were innocent and the communities guilty."
A contemporary historical example to understanding this is the capture and subsequent death of Osama bin Laden in 2011. Although he certainly was not a pure innocent victim, his death triggered joyous scenes among the American population for days afterwards. Peace, though fleeting, returned.
And a contemporary cultural example can be seen in the ideolological movement that has come to known as 'Wokeism', which I have commented on before. The Scapegoat Mechanism is enacted in what today we call "cancel culture" – the silencing of voices that differ ideologically (they may or may not be the weird sheep), the rewriting of history, the relentless unforgiveness, the hypocrisy, sheer infantilism, self-righteous projection, and inate self-referencial subjectivism. This is not to say everything about them is wrong; it is to say, that even if they are correct, the manner in which resitituion is achieved is lacking any sense of grace, human fraility and compassion. In other words, they might be right here and there, but in pronouncing their judgment, they sin.
3. The third element, the Carnival Clown (or "prophet") was where I had my epiphany. Drawing on the work of Helen Paynter in Reduced Laughter, a book I've reviewed here, she herself looks at the role and funtion of the seriocomic in the biblical book of Kings.
She draws on the work of Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975), a Russian philosophical anthropologist, influencing the fields of literary theory, folk culture, social theory and philosophy. In recent years his work has been adopted as a lens for biblical interpretation, expecially the Hebrew Bible. The significance of this is validated by the expressed desire of Professor Anthony Thiselton, who stated in his 20th anniversary edition of New Horizons in Hermeneutics, that the work of Bakhtin would be one of his primary areas of research if he was not so aged.
What Helen draws out is the topsy-turvy world of the carnival in medieval and ancient cultures, and traces the idea back into the middle section of 1 & 2 Kings, and how the prophets engage with the society and the kings of Israel and Judah. In the written text, it is the literary device deployed by the author/editor of the final form, that gives rise to a subversive comic-effect of speaking truth to power and having a laugh whilst doing it, and in Helen's work, it is the reader who is in on it. This style of literature is "playful, irreverent, multi-voiced, sunversive, and outrageous" (p.11).
The interactions are between prophets (Elijah and Elisha notably), and the kings, the powerful and often wicked. It is through subversive actions and words, that the power is undermined, as when the Medieval Court Jester can speak unspeakable truth to the King and not be killed (well, maybe sometimes they were, but generally, the topsy-turvey spectacle held out)! Think of the Prophet Nathan calling out King David for adultery with Bathsheeba, and David falling into the prophet's parable trap by trying to cover it up with self-righteous rage at injustice! Nathan tells a story that catches David out. Nathan points his finger towards the King and announces, "Thou art the man!" (2 Sam. 12).
These are acts of resistance, in which the hermeneutical clue is embedded within the text as "hidden transcripts", whereby the real meaning is hidden from the powerholders who are the objects of resistance and the target of the critique. Helen cites (p.50) a funny Ethiopian proverb to make the point:
"When a great lord passes the wise peasant bows deeply and silenty farts."
Ethiopian Proverb
Anyway, there is a lot more to say, but the idea, at least for me, of the weird sheep, the black sheep, the scapegoat and the clown/propet seems to have significant features in common that are worth thinking on in our day, and come as a challenge and reminder to make sure that we are not excluding voices, or silencing people or even failing to laugh at ourselves, lest we be led to our collective doom.
Culture, Current Affairs, Theology
Scapegoat, Seriocomic, Weird Sheep


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Senior Corrupt Cop boast as the 'The president's boy' | Guyana News and Information Discussion Forums
Senior Corrupt Cop boast as the 'The president's boy'
DjangoThe Realist
Corruption allegations against senior cop grow
-as lawmen continue to speak out over activities in Berbice
Another police rank has levelled major allegations against a member of the Guyana Police Force leadership, whom he says has been running corruption rackets in 'B' Division (Berbice).
The rank, who has seniority, told Sunday Stabroek that he opted to speak out after he saw junior ranks breaking their silence on the state of affairs in the division, where the senior officer had once been stationed. The senior officer is presently stationed in Georgetown.
"When he call you and tell you take care of a matter, you got to do what he say or is problem for you," the rank explained, while noting that the senior officer has "business friends" around 'B' Division, whom he protects.
He cited a case where the senior officer had ordered that a case against a businessman from the West Coast of Berbice "go away." He said the businessman had been intoxicated and discharged his firearm, which resulted in a report being lodged with the police.
He noted, "He [the businessman] drink up at Rosignol and the police carry he in and he cuss up the police and all kind a thing. Them police lodge he gun and instructions come right away to give back the man he firearm and release the man immediately."
He stressed, "People made reports… There are reports that the man drink up and shoot up and threaten people and he give instructions that very night for that man get release."
According to the source, nothing came of the case.
Furthermore, the source said there are other reports of the businessman assaulting workers and complaints being covered up by the police at the behest of the senior officer. "That man [the businessman] control over there [West Coast Berbice]. If anything happen, people call he [businessman] and he does collect what he got to collect for [the senior officer] and pass over the thing," he said.
Additionally, the source noted that there is another businessman, located in the Upper Corentyne, who is known to be involved in smuggling and also enjoys the protection of the senior officer. "That man [the businessman] does beat up people too and the man [senior officer] cover it down for he. When charge prepare, he [the senior officer] does say hold back and when charge go to he, he does send it back," the rank noted. "He does tell you don't charge, do report, and when it reach by he, you never see it back," he added.
The man also said the senior officer has ranks who collect "packages" for him throughout the division.
Asked about the contents of the packages, the police source said that to his knowledge they contain "strictly money."
A number of ranks told Stabroek News last week that the senior officer was well known in Berbice as the person to contact when in trouble. They had said he is often seen at a known gambling spot in Rose Hall, Corentyne, where he receives money from persons to ensure certain matters are settled in their favour. The ranks spoke out after they said the numbers of four fellow policemen were discovered in a phone belonging to accused bandit Kelvin Shivgobin, who was killed in the recent shootout at Black Bush Polder. They called for an independent investigation as they say the four are engaged in corrupt practices and are being aided by the senior officer.
'The president's boy'
The source who spoke with this newspaper yesterday voiced his suspicion that the senior officer is placing ranks who work for him in strategic positions that will benefit him.
He identified a Detective Corporal ,who would collect packages from the businessman in Springlands, Corentyne, an Inspector of Police, who collects packages on the West Coast of Berbice, and a Lance Corporal, who collects packages at Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, to be transported to the senior officer.
Additionally, the source and several others in and out of 'B' Division noted that the senior officer would often boast that he is the "president's boy." The source said that while stationed in Berbice, the senior officer would "brag and boast that the president send he deh, that he was sent by the president of the country, that the man does say."
This, has since been confirmed by a number of ranks in 'B' Division.
The source opined that the senior officer while stationed in Berbice "corrupt the whole of Berbice." He added, "Anything happen people that know he does call he and he does tell them 'yeah, yeah I gone take care of it.'"
The source also said the senior officer is often seen in the company of known criminals. In one case, he said the senior officer attended a private event in Number 53 Village, Corentyne, where certain known criminals were present. He noted that a criminal, who has faced murder, attempted murder, assault, and armed robbery charges was seen drinking in the company of the senior cop.
The source, who worked under the senior officer, stressed, that it is time for a major "shake up in Berbice" and joined the call by other ranks for an independent investigation to be carried out into the allegations.
Meanwhile, the ranks who have spoken out so far told Stabroek News in an invited comment that they were not surprised that the force has remained silent on the matter. One source said, "Is same thing we say. They waiting on it to die down and we going back to the same thing. This is the reason why we don't talk. We does stay quiet and take it."
PrashadSenior Member
Prashad is asking where did the dead koolie criminals get the money to buy the arsenal of guns and ammunition that they had.
ksazmaSmooth Operator
Perhaps the President should be asked to opine on this;
Jranjer does not have the personality to have boys. Probably some senior minister is protecting the individual.
cainTired old hippie
This person has to be well known, small place with big mouth people, he should be in bracelets soon unless Granger agrees with this behaviour.
cain posted:
Bai, it seems like so far, Granger ain't seyin nothing.
Demerara_GuyIndiana Jones
ksazma posted:
Ee kno "mouth open; story jump out"; hence ee quiet, quiet, quiet.
ronanSenior Member
is there even a shred of evidence that President Granger is connected to this lowlife?
6/18/1912:01 AM
No, but perhaps he should lighten a fire under Ramjattan's arse, this is beyond pathetic. This sorta shit is what would keep many away.
President's nominees for GECOM rejected, four more names under consideration
Jamaica: Robbers chase crossfit group on their jogging route
Trinidad CoP says don't pay to get gun licences approved
Trinidad: Grande man shot to death as he slept - -found covered in a blanket, lying on his side, head on pillow
ANUG flays President over submission of names for GECOM Chair - -says no new laws can be passed or contracts signed
Trinidad family lives in cowshed for a home
Junior CASA: Four taste gold! - —Gomes outclasses Suleman to lift GU13 title; Cadogan wins first C/bean title; Wiltshire, Alphonso win back-to-back titles
Four found 'not unacceptable' for GECOM appointment - -talks to continue to complete list of nominees
I don't know about any Movie or anything. Not ment to be obscene. Like you smoke up?


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✚7871✚ German post WW2 1957 pattern miniature pin badge Iron Cross Wound Badge
Original German miniature stickpin post WW2 - 1957 pattern: Iron Cross 2nd Class, Wound Badge in Black, War Merit Cross With Swords II. Class & Eastern Front Medal / 1957 version - no swastika, PERFECT CONDITION - VERY DETAILED, NICE EXAMPLE
In 1957 the West German government authorised replacement Iron Crosses with an Oak Leaf Cluster in place of the swastika, similar to the Iron Crosses of 1813, 1870, and 1914, which could be worn by World War II Iron Cross recipients. The 1957 law also authorised de-Nazified versions of most other World War II–era decorations (except those specifically associated with Nazi Party organizations, such as SS Long Service medals, or with the expansion of the German Reich, such as the medals for the annexation of Austria, the Sudetenland, and the Memel region). The main government contract to manufacture and supply these new de-nazified WW2 1957 official decorations went to the world famous German firm Steinhauer & Lueck, Luedenscheid Germany. Knights Crosses, Iron Crosses , Wound Badges, Tank Assault Badges etc were re-designed by Steinhauer & Lück - often with the oak-leaf spray replacing the swastika, with S&L having the sole patent rights to all WW2 1957 German decorations. S&L did not have the whole monopoly on medal making, other famous firms such as Deschler & Sohn, BH Maher and Juncker also manufactured these new German decorations. Lüdenscheid is situated between the cities Dortmund and Bonn. It was here that one of the youngest medal firms was founded in 1889 by August Steinhauer and Gustav Adolf Lück. The first production began in a cellar, the customer base continued to increase. A property was bought at 51 Hochstrasse which is still home for this famous company today. During WW2 Steinhauer & Lück produced medals and badges, like the famous Knights Cross and many other types of medals and badges. In 1957 this company was awarded the contract to produce all the newly re-designed legal WW2 1957 de-nazified decorations, plus the contract to manufacture all of Germany's official decorations including Germany's highest order the Bundesverdienstkreuz. Only a very limited number of original WW2 1957 medals are still produced, mainly Iron Crosses, German Cross Gold & Silver & Wound Badges and are considered 100% genuine by the German Government.
HISTORY OF THE MEDALS:
Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) was a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of Germany, which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813 in Breslau. In addition to during the Napoleonic Wars, the Iron Cross was awarded during the Franco-German War, the First World War, and the Second World War. The Iron Cross was normally a military decoration only, though there were instances of it being awarded to civilians for performing military functions. Two examples, the civilian pilot Hanna Reitsch was awarded the Iron Cross First Class for her bravery as a test pilot during the Second World War and Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (also a German female test pilot) was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class. The Iron Cross was also used as the symbol of the German Army from 1871 to 1915, when it was replaced by a simpler Greek cross. In 1956, the Iron Cross became the symbol of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces. The traditional design is black and this design is used on armored vehicles and aircraft. A newer design in blue and silver is used as the emblem in other contexts. The Iron Cross is a black four-pointed cross with white trim, with the arms widening towards the ends, similar to a cross pattée. It was designed by the neoclassical architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel and reflects the cross borne by the Teutonic Knights in the 14th century. The ribbon for the 1813, 1870 and 1914 Iron Cross (2nd Class) was black with two thin white bands, the colours of Prussia. The noncombatant version of this award had the same medal, but the black and white colours on the ribbon were reversed. Initially the Iron Cross was worn with the blank side out. This did not change until 1838 when the sprig facing could be presented. Since the Iron Cross was issued over several different periods of German history, it was annotated with the year indicating the era in which it was issued. For example, an Iron Cross from the First World War bears the year "1914", while the same decoration from the Second World War is annotated "1939". The reverse of the 1870, 1914 and 1939 series of Iron Crosses have the year "1813" appearing on the lower arm, symbolizing the year the award was created. The 1813 decoration also has the initials "FW" for King Frederick William III, while the next two have a "W" for the respective kaisers, Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II. The final version shows a swastika. It was also possible for a holder of the 1914 Iron Cross to be awarded a second or higher grade of the 1939 Iron Cross. In such cases, a "1939 Clasp" (Spange) would be worn on the original 1914 Iron Cross. (A similar award was made in 1914 but was quite rare, since there were few in service who held the 1870 Iron Cross.) For the First Class award the Spange appears as an eagle with the date "1939" that was pinned above the Cross. Although two separate awards, in some cases the holders soldered them together. A cross was the symbol of the Teutonic Knights (a heraldic cross pattée), and the cross design (but not the specific decoration) has been the symbol of Germany's armed forces (now the Bundeswehr) since 1871. The Iron Cross was founded on 10 March 1813 in Breslau and awarded to soldiers during the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon. It was first awarded to Karl August Ferdinand von Borcke on 21 April 1813. King Wilhelm I of Prussia authorized further awards on 19 July 1870, during the Franco-German War. Recipients of the 1870 Iron Cross who were still in service in 1895 were authorized to purchase a 25-year clasp consisting of the numerals "25" on three oak leaves. The Iron Cross was reauthorized by Emperor Wilhelm II on 5 August 1914, at the start of the First World War. During these three periods, the Iron Cross was an award of the Kingdom of Prussia, although given Prussia's pre-eminent place in the German Empire formed in 1871, it tended to be treated as a generic German decoration. The 1813, 1870, and 1914 Iron Crosses had three grades: Iron Cross 2nd Class (German: Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse), Iron Cross 1st Class (German: Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse), Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, often simply Großkreuz). Although the medals of each class were identical, the manner in which each was worn differed. Employing a pin or screw posts on the back of the medal, the Iron Cross First Class was worn on the left side of the recipient's uniform. The Grand Cross and the Iron Cross Second Class were suspended from different ribbons. The Grand Cross was intended for senior generals of the German Army. An even higher decoration, the Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, was awarded only twice, to Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher in 1813 and to Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg in 1918. A third award was planned for the most successful German general during the Second World War, but was not made after the defeat of Germany in 1945. The Iron Cross 1st Class and the Iron Cross 2nd Class were awarded without regard to rank. One had to already possess the 2nd Class in order to receive the 1st Class (though in some cases both could be awarded simultaneously). The egalitarian nature of this award contrasted with those of most other German states (and indeed many other European monarchies), where military decorations were awarded based on the rank of the recipient. For example, Bavarian officers received various grades of that Kingdom's Military Merit Order (Militär-Verdienstorden), while enlisted men received various grades of the Military Merit Cross (Militär-Verdienstkreuz). Prussia did have other orders and medals which were awarded on the basis of rank, and even though the Iron Cross was intended to be awarded without regard to rank, officers and NCOs were more likely to receive it than junior enlisted soldiers. In the First World War, approximately four million Iron Crosses of the lower grade (2nd Class) were issued, as well as around 145,000 of the higher grade (1st Class). Exact numbers of awards are not known, since the Prussian archives were destroyed during the Second World War. The multitude of awards reduced the status and reputation of the decoration. Among the holders of the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class and 1st Class was Adolf Hitler, who held the rank of Gefreiter. Hitler can be seen wearing the award on his left breast, as was standard, in many photographs. The straight-armed Balkenkreuz, the emblem of the Wehrmacht, first used in a narrower form on Luftstreitkräfte aircraft in mid-April 1918, and as shown here, as it appeared on German planes, tanks, and other vehicles during the Second World War. Adolf Hitler restored the Iron Cross in 1939 as a German decoration (rather than Prussian as in earlier versions), continuing the tradition of issuing it in various grades. Legally it is based on the enactment (Reichsgesetzblatt I S. 1573) of 1 September 1939 Verordnung über die Erneuerung des Eisernen Kreuzes (Regulation for the Re-introduction of the Iron Cross). The Iron Cross of the Second World War was divided into three main series of decorations with an intermediate category, the Knight's Cross, instituted between the lowest, the Iron Cross, and the highest, the Grand Cross. The Knight's Cross replaced the Prussian Pour le Mérite or "Blue Max". Hitler did not care for the Pour le Mérite, as it was a Prussian order that could be awarded only to officers. The ribbon of the medal (2nd class and Knight's Cross) was different from the earlier Iron Crosses in that the color red was used in addition to the traditional black and white (black and white were the colours of Prussia, while black, white, and red were the colors of Germany). Hitler also created the War Merit Cross as a replacement for the non-combatant version of the Iron Cross. It also appeared on certain Nazi flags in the upper left corner. The edges were curved, like most original iron crosses. The standard 1939 Iron Cross was issued in the following two grades: Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse), Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse) (abbreviated as EKI or E.K.I.). The Iron Cross was awarded for bravery in battle as well as other military contributions in a battlefield environment. The Iron Cross 2nd Class came with a ribbon and was worn in one of two different methods: when in formal dress, the entire cross was worn mounted alone or as part of a medal bar, for everyday wear, only the ribbon was worn from the second hole in the tunic button. The Iron Cross First Class was a pin-on medal with no ribbon and was worn centered on a uniform breast pocket, either on dress uniforms or everyday outfit. It was a progressive award, with the second class having to be earned before the first class and so on for the higher degrees. It is estimated that some four and a half million Second Class Iron Crosses were awarded in the Second World War, and 300,000 of the First Class.
Wound Badge (German: das Verwundetenabzeichen) was a German military award for wounded or frost-bitten soldiers of Imperial German Army in World War I, the Reichswehr between the wars, and the Wehrmacht, SS and the auxiliary service organizations during the Second World War. After March 1943, due to the increasing number of Allied bombings, it was also awarded to injured civilians. It was ultimately one of the most common of all Third Reich decorations, yet also one of the most highly prized, since it had to be "bought with blood". The badge had three versions: black (representing Iron), for those wounded once or twice by hostile action (including air raids), or frost-bitten in the line of duty; silver for being wounded three or four times, or suffering loss of a hand, foot or eye from hostile action (also partial loss of hearing), facial disfigurement or brain damage via hostile action; and in gold (which could be awarded posthumously) for five or more times wounded, total blindness, "loss of manhood", or severe brain damage via hostile action. Badges exist in pressed steel, brass and zinc, as well as some base metal privately commissioned versions. Those of the First World War were also produced in a cutout pattern. All versions of the Wound Badge were worn on the lower left breast of the uniform or tunic. The badge was worn below all other awards on the left. It is thought that more than 5 million were awarded during World War II. In 1957, a revised version of the Wound Badge was authorised for wear; however, the previous type could still be worn if the swastika was removed (for example by grinding). The unaltered Second World War version is shown in the illustration to the right. Wound Badges were primarilly manufactured by the Vienna mint, and by the firm Klein & Quenzer. At first, the Wound badge in Black was stamped from sheet brass, painted semi-matt black, and had a hollow reverse with a needle pin attachment. From 1942, Steel was used to make the badges, which made them prone to rust. The Wound Badge in silver was made (before 1942) from silver-plated brass, and (after 1942) from laquered zinc, and had a solid reverse with either a needle pin or a broad flat pin bar. The Wound Badge in Gold was a gilded version of the Wound Badge in Silver.
The War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz) and War Merit Medal (Kriegsverdienstmedaille) was a decoration of Nazi Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel. It was reissued in 1957 by the Bundeswehr in a De-Nazified version for veterans. This award was created by Adolf Hitler in 1939 as a successor to the non-combatant Iron Cross which was used in earlier wars (same medal but with a different ribbon). The award was graded the same as the Iron Cross: War Merit Cross Second Class, War Merit Cross First Class, and Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross. The award had two variants: with swords given to soldiers for exceptional service in battle above and beyond the call of duty (but not worthy of an Iron Cross which was more a bravery award), and without swords for meritorious service behind the lines which could also be awarded to civilians. Recipients had to have the lower grade of the award before getting the next level. There was also another version below the 2nd class simply called the War Merit Medal (German: Kriegsverdienstmedaille), set up in 1940 for civilians in order to offset the large number of 2nd class without swords being awarded. It was usually given to those workers in factories who significantly exceeded work quotas. One notable winner of the War Merit Cross was William Joyce (aka Lord Haw-Haw) who received both the second and first class, both without swords. Recipients of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross customarily received the medal from holders of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, to symbolize the link between the combat soldier and their supporters, who helped maintain the war effort. There was one extra grade of the War Merit Cross, which was created at the suggestion of Albert Speer: The Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross in Gold, but this was never officially placed on the list of national awards as it came about in 1945 and there was no time to officially promulgate the award before the war ended. The Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross in Gold (without swords) was awarded 'on paper' to two recipients on 20 April 1945: Franz Hahne and Karl-Otto Saur. The ribbon of the War Merit Cross was in red-white-black-white-red; that was, the red and black colors being reversed from the ribbon of the World War II version of the Iron Cross. The ribbon for the War Merit Medal was similar, but with a narrow red vertical red strip in the center of the black field. Soldiers who earned the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords wore a small crossed-swords device on the ribbon. The War Merit Cross 1st Class was a pin-backed medal worn on the pocket of the tunic (like the Iron Cross 1st Class). The ribbon of the War Merit Cross 2nd Class could be worn like the ribbon of the Iron Cross 2nd Class (through the third buttonhole). Combat soldiers tended to hold the War Merit Cross in low regard, referring to its wearers as being in 'Iron Cross Training', and prior to 28 September 1941, the War Merit Cross could not be worn with a corresponding grade of the Iron Cross, which took precedence. A total of 118 awards of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with swords, and 137 awards of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross without swords were awarded. Considering the relative rarity of the award compared with the grades of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, it took on extra meaning. For example, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring made a concerted effort to get Hitler to award him this order, much to Hitler's annoyance. In response, Hitler outlined a series of criteria governing the awarding of this decoration and the philosophy of such awards, and directed that "prominent party comrades" were not to be awarded with the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross (or similar decorations), and withdrew the proposed awards of this order to Gauleiter Erich Koch and State Secretary Karl Hanke. Directing his comments at Göring personally, Hitler ordered that such attempts to gain this award be stopped (from a letter dated 27 August 1943 from Führerhauptquartier). Also, the scarcity of the award of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross compared with the Kinghts Cross of the Iron Cross gave it an "air of exclusiveness" it did not really deserve, as it ranked below the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. Six persons received two Knights Cross' of the War Merit Cross (one with Swords and one without Swords): Walter Brugmann, Julius Dorpmuller, Karl-Otto Saur, Albin Sawatzki, Walter Schreiber, and Walter Rohlandt.
The Eastern Front Medal, (Winterschlacht Im Osten), more commonly known as the Ostmedaille was instituted on May 26, 1942 to mark service on the German Eastern Front (World War II) during the period November 15, 1941 to April 15, 1942. It was commissioned to recognise the hardship endured by German and Axis Powers personnel, combatant or non-combatant, during the especially bitter Russian winter of '41/'42. It was wryly called the "Gefrierfleischorden" (Frozen Meat Medal) by the Heer, Luftwaffe & Waffen-SS personnel to whom it was awarded. Qualification for the award: 14 days served in active combat within the specified area between November 15, 1941 – April 15, 1942, 60 days served in specified area between November 15, 1941 – April 15, 1942, non-combat, wounded in action, killed in action (posthumous award) or injury caused by frostbite (or another injury related to the climate) severe enough to warrant the issue of a Wound Badge. Unique in that its designer was a contemporary serving soldier, SS-Unterscharführer Ernst Krause, the medal was held in high regard by all branches of the Wehrmacht. Measuring 36mm in diameter, of (generally) zinc construction, the medal was given a gun-metal coloured coating. On one side an eagle grasps a Swastika and the reverse features the text "Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941/42" featuring a crossed sword and branch below the text. The helmet and outer ring were finished in a polished silver effect. A ribbon that accompanied the medal was coloured red, white and black (symbolic of blood, snow and death). The medal and ribbon were usually presented in a paper packet, but these were invariably discarded. Over 3 million were made by more than 26 confirmed firms by the time the order was officially decommissioned by Oberkommando der Wehrmacht on September 4, 1944. The medal itself was not worn on the combat tunic as per the 1st class Iron Cross & War Merit Cross for example, but worn as a ribbon bar, or as the ribbon alone stitched through the second from top tunic buttonhole as per 2nd Class Iron Cross and War Merit Cross.


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package org.apache.beam.runners.fnexecution.translation;

import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsInAnyOrder;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.emptyIterable;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.instanceOf;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import org.apache.beam.model.pipeline.v1.RunnerApi;
import org.apache.beam.model.pipeline.v1.RunnerApi.Components;
import org.apache.beam.model.pipeline.v1.RunnerApi.Environment;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.PTransformTranslation;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.graph.ExecutableStage;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.graph.ImmutableExecutableStage;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.graph.PipelineNode;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.graph.PipelineNode.PCollectionNode;
import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.graph.SideInputReference;
import org.apache.beam.runners.fnexecution.state.StateRequestHandlers.SideInputHandler;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.Coder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.KvCoder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.StringUtf8Coder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.VarIntCoder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.VoidCoder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.GlobalWindow;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.IntervalWindow;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.IntervalWindow.IntervalWindowCoder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.PaneInfo;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.WindowedValue;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.KV;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;
import org.joda.time.Instant;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;

/** Tests for {@link BatchSideInputHandlerFactory}. */
@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
public class BatchSideInputHandlerFactoryTest {

  private static final String TRANSFORM_ID = "transform-id";
  private static final String SIDE_INPUT_NAME = "side-input";
  private static final String COLLECTION_ID = "collection";
  private static final RunnerApi.FunctionSpec MULTIMAP_ACCESS =
      RunnerApi.FunctionSpec.newBuilder().setUrn(PTransformTranslation.MULTIMAP_SIDE_INPUT).build();
  private static final RunnerApi.FunctionSpec ITERABLE_ACCESS =
      RunnerApi.FunctionSpec.newBuilder().setUrn(PTransformTranslation.ITERABLE_SIDE_INPUT).build();
  private static final ExecutableStage EXECUTABLE_STAGE =
      createExecutableStage(
          Arrays.asList(
              SideInputReference.of(
                  PipelineNode.pTransform(TRANSFORM_ID, RunnerApi.PTransform.getDefaultInstance()),
                  SIDE_INPUT_NAME,
                  PipelineNode.pCollection(
                      COLLECTION_ID, RunnerApi.PCollection.getDefaultInstance()))));
  private static final byte[] ENCODED_NULL = encode(null, VoidCoder.of());
  private static final byte[] ENCODED_FOO = encode("foo", StringUtf8Coder.of());

  @Rule public ExpectedException thrown = ExpectedException.none();

  @Mock private BatchSideInputHandlerFactory.SideInputGetter context;

  @Before
  public void setUpMocks() {
    MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
  }

  @Test
  public void invalidSideInputThrowsException() {
    ExecutableStage stage = createExecutableStage(Collections.emptyList());
    BatchSideInputHandlerFactory factory = BatchSideInputHandlerFactory.forStage(stage, context);
    thrown.expect(instanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class));
    factory.forSideInput(
        "transform-id",
        "side-input",
        MULTIMAP_ACCESS,
        KvCoder.of(VoidCoder.of(), VoidCoder.of()),
        GlobalWindow.Coder.INSTANCE);
  }

  @Test
  public void emptyResultForEmptyCollection() {
    BatchSideInputHandlerFactory factory =
        BatchSideInputHandlerFactory.forStage(EXECUTABLE_STAGE, context);
    SideInputHandler<Integer, GlobalWindow> handler =
        factory.forSideInput(
            TRANSFORM_ID,
            SIDE_INPUT_NAME,
            MULTIMAP_ACCESS,
            KvCoder.of(VoidCoder.of(), VarIntCoder.of()),
            GlobalWindow.Coder.INSTANCE);
    // We never populated the broadcast variable for "side-input", so the mock will return an empty
    // list.
    Iterable<Integer> result = handler.get(ENCODED_NULL, GlobalWindow.INSTANCE);
    assertThat(result, emptyIterable());
  }

  @Test
  public void singleElementForCollection() {
    when(context.getSideInput(COLLECTION_ID))
        .thenReturn(
            Arrays.asList(WindowedValue.valueInGlobalWindow(KV.<Void, Integer>of(null, 3))));

    BatchSideInputHandlerFactory factory =
        BatchSideInputHandlerFactory.forStage(EXECUTABLE_STAGE, context);
    SideInputHandler<Integer, GlobalWindow> handler =
        factory.forSideInput(
            TRANSFORM_ID,
            SIDE_INPUT_NAME,
            MULTIMAP_ACCESS,
            KvCoder.of(VoidCoder.of(), VarIntCoder.of()),
            GlobalWindow.Coder.INSTANCE);
    Iterable<Integer> result = handler.get(ENCODED_NULL, GlobalWindow.INSTANCE);
    assertThat(result, contains(3));
  }

  @Test
  public void groupsValuesByKey() {
    when(context.getSideInput(COLLECTION_ID))
        .thenReturn(
            Arrays.asList(
                WindowedValue.valueInGlobalWindow(KV.of("foo", 2)),
                WindowedValue.valueInGlobalWindow(KV.of("bar", 3)),
                WindowedValue.valueInGlobalWindow(KV.of("foo", 5))));

    BatchSideInputHandlerFactory factory =
        BatchSideInputHandlerFactory.forStage(EXECUTABLE_STAGE, context);
    SideInputHandler<Integer, GlobalWindow> handler =
        factory.forSideInput(
            TRANSFORM_ID,
            SIDE_INPUT_NAME,
            MULTIMAP_ACCESS,
            KvCoder.of(StringUtf8Coder.of(), VarIntCoder.of()),
            GlobalWindow.Coder.INSTANCE);
    Iterable<Integer> result = handler.get(ENCODED_FOO, GlobalWindow.INSTANCE);
    assertThat(result, containsInAnyOrder(2, 5));
  }

  @Test
  public void groupsValuesByWindowAndKey() {
    Instant instantA = new DateTime(2018, 1, 1, 1, 1, DateTimeZone.UTC).toInstant();
    Instant instantB = new DateTime(2018, 1, 1, 1, 2, DateTimeZone.UTC).toInstant();
    Instant instantC = new DateTime(2018, 1, 1, 1, 3, DateTimeZone.UTC).toInstant();
    IntervalWindow windowA = new IntervalWindow(instantA, instantB);
    IntervalWindow windowB = new IntervalWindow(instantB, instantC);
    when(context.getSideInput(COLLECTION_ID))
        .thenReturn(
            Arrays.asList(
                WindowedValue.of(KV.of("foo", 1), instantA, windowA, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING),
                WindowedValue.of(KV.of("bar", 2), instantA, windowA, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING),
                WindowedValue.of(KV.of("foo", 3), instantA, windowA, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING),
                WindowedValue.of(KV.of("foo", 4), instantB, windowB, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING),
                WindowedValue.of(KV.of("bar", 5), instantB, windowB, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING),
                WindowedValue.of(KV.of("foo", 6), instantB, windowB, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING)));

    BatchSideInputHandlerFactory factory =
        BatchSideInputHandlerFactory.forStage(EXECUTABLE_STAGE, context);
    SideInputHandler<Integer, IntervalWindow> handler =
        factory.forSideInput(
            TRANSFORM_ID,
            SIDE_INPUT_NAME,
            MULTIMAP_ACCESS,
            KvCoder.of(StringUtf8Coder.of(), VarIntCoder.of()),
            IntervalWindowCoder.of());
    Iterable<Integer> resultA = handler.get(ENCODED_FOO, windowA);
    Iterable<Integer> resultB = handler.get(ENCODED_FOO, windowB);
    assertThat(resultA, containsInAnyOrder(1, 3));
    assertThat(resultB, containsInAnyOrder(4, 6));
  }

  @Test
  public void iterableAccessPattern() {
    Instant instantA = new DateTime(2018, 1, 1, 1, 1, DateTimeZone.UTC).toInstant();
    Instant instantB = new DateTime(2018, 1, 1, 1, 2, DateTimeZone.UTC).toInstant();
    Instant instantC = new DateTime(2018, 1, 1, 1, 3, DateTimeZone.UTC).toInstant();
    IntervalWindow windowA = new IntervalWindow(instantA, instantB);
    IntervalWindow windowB = new IntervalWindow(instantB, instantC);
    when(context.getSideInput(COLLECTION_ID))
        .thenReturn(
            Arrays.asList(
                WindowedValue.of(1, instantA, windowA, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING),
                WindowedValue.of(2, instantA, windowA, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING),
                WindowedValue.of(3, instantB, windowB, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING),
                WindowedValue.of(4, instantB, windowB, PaneInfo.NO_FIRING)));

    BatchSideInputHandlerFactory factory =
        BatchSideInputHandlerFactory.forStage(EXECUTABLE_STAGE, context);
    SideInputHandler<Integer, IntervalWindow> handler =
        factory.forSideInput(
            TRANSFORM_ID,
            SIDE_INPUT_NAME,
            ITERABLE_ACCESS,
            VarIntCoder.of(),
            IntervalWindowCoder.of());
    Iterable<Integer> resultA = handler.get(null, windowA);
    Iterable<Integer> resultB = handler.get(null, windowB);
    assertThat(resultA, containsInAnyOrder(1, 2));
    assertThat(resultB, containsInAnyOrder(3, 4));
  }

  private static ExecutableStage createExecutableStage(Collection<SideInputReference> sideInputs) {
    Components components = Components.getDefaultInstance();
    Environment environment = Environment.getDefaultInstance();
    PCollectionNode inputCollection =
        PipelineNode.pCollection("collection-id", RunnerApi.PCollection.getDefaultInstance());
    return ImmutableExecutableStage.of(
        components,
        environment,
        inputCollection,
        sideInputs,
        Collections.emptyList(),
        Collections.emptyList(),
        Collections.emptyList(),
        Collections.emptyList());
  }

  private static <T> byte[] encode(T value, Coder<T> coder) {
    ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    try {
      coder.encode(value, out);
    } catch (IOException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
    return out.toByteArray();
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


I am just writing a little thank you letter to my subscribers, followers and readers and blog friends here today.
Just a few little pictures and a couple of videos I had prepared earlier. I have a Great Blue Heron for you moving slowly as he fishes and a tour of Gooch Island from the water.
Hope this finds my readersl well and having a relaxing last few summer weeks. Thanks so much to my subscribers and followers and thanks so much to the bloggers who come by and comment on my efforts. I also want to thank the helpful people who put in the memes each week. Having readers of my blog makes it all worthwhile and having the memes gives us somewhere to put our links so we get to know other bloggers and to see their work as well.
Thank you to these memes for allowing bloggers to share their story. I may not remember to enter them all but I still list them as this is the quick way for me to do it. It is the letter "G" at ABC Wednesday for Great Blue Heron and Gooch Island.
edit note: I sometimes have to republish after I see how many errors I made or links not working. I list all the memes for the week now as I can only spend a short time on the computer as my eyes get tired. Such is life. To continue reading posts you must click older post below or see the index at the top or the side or pick a popular post or label from the sidebar.
As I rummaged around in my photo files I did see some more "G" photos so I will try to add them in.
peeking at me....trying to look sooooo cute!
Gulls eating lots of kelp...they loved this fresh kelp over on Sidney Island.
There we go!! We are all done now. Time for a video.
So many gorgeous photographs! I love those reflections - and catching the heron with the fish was magical!
That Heron shot is astonishing! We should be thanking you for such wonderful insights into your world.
I enjoy watching herons fish and eat. Your video was very well done.
Superb captures and video!! Such beautiful, colorful birds!! You do indeed have a delightfully lovely world! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Your top photo is an amazing shot. I know all life depend on having a good meal but somehow I feel for the ones that get caught.
Love the heron shots! One of my favorite birds to photograph! Your scenery photos are gorgeous!
Awesome Heron shots,both the stills and the video.
Wow, what a lovely series of photos. The heron with the fish is just amazing. Great capture. Have a wonderful week.
Beautiful shots! The heron shots are fabulous!!
How did you manage to capture that heron with the fish? Itis an incredible photo.
The pic of heron about to gobble the fish is terrific - great timing!
Oh I just love the photos of the Heron having a 'snack'!!
Once again, you've managed to capture some glorious images ...I LOVE the Heron catching its lunch!!!
And, thanks for linking up this week at the Bird D'Pot!!
nice job on the GBH and his fishing!
The photo of the heron and the fish is incredible.
Great capture and terrific series of photos.
Gorgeous shots and a great post for the letter G. I'm envious of your capturing shots of the Great Blue Heron with a fish in its mouth. I've tried but never succeeded in getting a shot like that.
What gorgeous images - those of the heron with the fish are brilliant captures!
Great Heron shots. Like the one with the fish in it's mouth.
Wow that second pic with the fish in the bird's mouth is magnificent! Thanks for sharing all these beautiful captures with us!
Very good action shots of the Heron!!!
Really great photos of the heron - and all the others of course but the heron is extra special!
Great photos of birds! The video is very good too.Thanks for sharing.
A wonderful post and your images are superb but I have to fav the Heron with catch shots.
Hi Nora, you captured the beauty of the Great Blue Heron perfectly. I love your beautiful inland scenery and enjoyed your videos immensely.
Thanks for following my blog. I am now following you as well.
Amazing, magical photos!! The first two just blew mind.
Hi there - how do people get pictures of heron with fish!! There must be a setting on my camera that I have turned off!
Great stills and video of the Heron Nora. Its amazing to see them quietly moving about the water like that. Expert fishermen.
Wow - all these shots are gorgeous and the fish in the heron's mouth astounds me!
Wow, these are amazing shots! Thanks so much for sharing.
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import abi44_0_0.com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments;
import abi44_0_0.com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
import abi44_0_0.com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.Event;
import abi44_0_0.com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.RCTEventEmitter;

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Does writing make you wish you could draw?
Maybe it's more of a genre related thing, I don't know but writing BirthRight is making my fingers itch to draw all the amazing characters that are zooming about in my head. It's incredibly frustrating at times! I write/describe so much better if I can visually see what I'm describing and while I know the creatures in my head, actually clearly 'seeing' them is a bit more tricky.
I really could do with an insanely gifted artist friend right now *sigh* Preferably one with lots of time on their hands *grin*. My fantastic friend Sian whom I've mentioned before is actually quite the artist but also has a pretty busy job preventing both time and inspiration for drawing. Such a bummer – I'll have to steal one of her dragon sketches and scan it on to show you all!
To try and work with this desire to 'see' my characters I've been trawling ElfWood for pictures that inspire me. I've also got images of actors that work for certain characters, but I'm stuck on one character.
Alek, the guy who Cat falls for. He's based on Darien from Sailor Moon which is a cartoon I love and have loved from discovering it at 12 or so. I can't find a pic of anyone who resembles him in real life and googling 'tall dark & handsome' brings up lots of unwanted results. Sigh. I'll just have to keep hunting!
Have you tried DeviantArt to see if there are any artists over there willing to do a few drawings for you? There are so many amazing artists on that site.
oh dear, you will just have to rely on descriptions! i have that problem too, can't draw but need the visuals!!
Sailor Moon <3 One of my favorite shows.
Anyways, I like to draw my characters. That's how I got started with writing. I drew a bunch of characters then started coming up with stories for them.
digital photography is a good substitute. Anyone can do that themselves now a days.
Hi K – never! I never give up ;p Will get that darn picture.
I used to draw all the time, mostly manga/anime characters, but I couldn't draw anything of my own really.
It was really hard for me to draw my own characters, so I went on to writing out their details, soon those details became stories, and those stories evolved into more writing.
I used to want to be an artist before I became a writer, but I can still draw even though I'm a bit rusty. Sometimes now and again, I draw, but I hardly find the time for anything nowadays.
Why couldn't days be 36 hours long instead of 24? As the saying goes, "So much to do, so little time."
Cool and interesting post, which reminded me of how I wanted to be an artist.
As a child, I wanted to be an artist. As a teenager, I realized there were too many more talented artists, so I considered fashion design.
I know what you mean. When I write, I see my characters and the scenes. I picture book covers. If I play with a picture book idea, I see the pages.


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Perspectives on Philosophy of Management and Business Ethics
Perspectives on Philosophy of Management and Business Ethics pp 121-137 | Cite as
Compliance, Global Ethos and Corporate Wisdom: Values Strategies as an Increasingly Critical Competitive Advantage
Friedrich Glauner
First Online: 06 January 2017
Part of the Ethical Economy book series (SEEP, volume 51)
Values and corporate cultures will be the key drivers guiding the development of tomorrow's competitive advantages. They help solve the paradox of modern management, leadership and business strategy, of staying highly flexible yet at the same time unmistakably distinct. This requires the ability to build high performance teams in which diversity is channelled in a manner which reduces rather than increases complexity. It is precisely this task of reducing complexity by raising diversity where ethical values enter the scene, evidenced by the socio-psychological downsides of the phenomenon of compliance. Biologists, psychologists, sociologists, historians and philosophers as diverse as Hannah Arendt, Solmon Asch, Joachim Bauer, Sönke Neitzel, Harald Welzer and Paul Watzlawick have observed that humans frequently tend to comply with the habits and opinions of the groups they inhabit (Arendt, Elemente und Ursprünge totalitärer Herrschaft. Piper, München 1986, 1951; Eichmann in Jerusalem. Ein Bericht von der banalität des Bösen. Piper, München 9. Aufl. 2011, 1964; Asch, Sci Am 193:31–35, 1955; Psychological Monographs 70, Nr. 416, 1956; Bauer, Prinzip Menschlichkeit: Warum wir von Natur aus kooperieren. Heyne, München/Zürich, 2006; Das kooperative Gen. Abschied vom Darwinismus. Hoffmann & Campe, Hamburg behavior in business, 2008; Neitzel and Welzer, Soldaten. Protokolle vom Kämpfen, Töten und Sterben. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main, 2011, Watzlawick, Wie wirklich ist die Wirklichkeit. Wahn – Täuschung – Verstehen. Piper, München, 1976).
This triggers a dialectical development in which compliant behaviour, organized according to alleged expectations of what the system and the individuals within it expect from us, leads to a leveling of diversity and vice versa. To avoid this leveling of diversity, corporate cultures must focus on two continuous tasks: first they need to address the challenge of keeping diverse perspectives alive while secondly channeling diversity in ways that minimize complexity and conflicts. To accomplish this double task corporations ought to draw on a set of values which go beyond those typically included in discussions of corporate cultures, corporate ethics and corporate values. This set of values is embodied in the concept of the global ethos (Küng, Handbuch Weltethos. Eine Vision und ihre Umsetzung. Pieper, München, 2012) which is based on the principles of humanity and the golden rule. If implemented within corporations by way of the instrument of the ethical truth table (Glauner, Future viability. Values strategies to the competitive advantages of tomorrow. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg/New York, 2016a; Values cockpits. On measuring and steering corporate cultures. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg/New York, 2016b), corporations can harness these values to build strategies of excellence which will give them a critical competitive advantage in tomorrow's increasingly challenging and rapidly evolving business environment.
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Surface Vessel Weapon System
Mk-42 gun
(5"/54-caliber / 127mm)
Mk-42 gun aboard JDS Shirane (DDH 143)
The Mark 42 5"/54 caliber gun (127mm) is a naval gun (naval artillery) mount used by the United States Navy and other countries. It consisted of the Mark 18 gun and Mark 42 gun mount. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fires a projectile 5 inches (127.0 mm) in diameter, and the barrel is 54 calibers long (barrel length is 5" × 54 = 270" or 6.9 meters.) In the 1950s a gun with more range and a faster rate of fire than the 5"/38 caliber gun used in WWII was needed. Because of this reason, the gun was created concurrently with the 3"/70 Mark 26 gun for different usages. The 5"/54 Mk-42 is an automatic, dual-purpose (air / surface target) gun mount. It is usually controlled remotely from the Mk 68 Gun Fire Control System, or locally from the mount at the One Man Control (OMC) station.
The self-loading gun mount weighs about 60.4 long tons (61.4 t) including two drums under the mount holding 40 rounds of semi-fixed case type ammunition. The gun fires 31.75 kg (70.0 lb) projectiles at a velocity of 2,650 ft/s (807.7 m/s). Maximum rate of fire is 40 rounds per minute. Magazine capacity is 599 rounds per mount. The Mark 42 mount originally was equipped for two on-mount gunners, one surface and one antiaircraft, but the antiaircraft gunner position was scrapped later on when the increasing speed of naval aircraft made manual aiming of antiaircraft weapons impractical. The Mark 45 lightweight (22.1 long tons (22.5 t)) gun mount began replacing the Mk 42 mount in 1971 for easier maintenance and improved reliability in new naval construction for the United States Navy.
Manufacturer: FMC Corporation (later United Defense / now a part of BAE Systems)
Caliber: 5 inch (127 mm)
Barrel lenght: 270 inch (6,86 meters)
Shell: 70 lb (31,75 kg)
Elevation: - 15° to + 85°
Rate of fire: designed: 40 rpm / downrated to 28 rpm in 1968
Range: 12,8 nmi (23,70 km) at +45° elevation / 8,5 nmi (15,7 km) at +85° elevation
Used on:
US Navy:
First used on USS Northampton (CLC 1)
Forrestal class CV
Belknap class CG
USS Truxtun (CGN 35)
Forrest Sherman class DD
Mitscher class DD
Charles F. Adams class DDG
Farragut class DDG
Knox class FF
and ships of the following Navies:
Australia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber - 127mm) naval gun aboard USS Capodanno (FF 1093)
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval gun aboard USS Goldsborough (DDG 20)
Mk-42 gun aboard a JMSDF Hatakaze class Guided Missile Destroyer DDG
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber - 127mm) naval gun aboard USS Badger (FF 1071)
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval gun aboard USS King (DDG 41)
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval gun aboard a Charles F. Adams class DDG
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval gun and Mk-13 missile launcher aboard USS Semmes (DDG 18)
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval gun aboard a Belknap class CG
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval guns aboard JDS Haruna (DDH 141)
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval guns aboard JDS Hiei (DDH 142)
Mk-42 guns aboard a JMSDF Shirane class Helicopter Destroyer / DDH
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval gun aboard USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44)
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval gun aboard USS Capodanno (FF 1093)
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval gun aboard a Knox class Frigate
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) naval gun aboard USS Fox (CG 33)
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) gun on a test platform
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) gun during maintenance
Mk-42 (5"/54-caliber) gun housing
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Bardsey Beer Festival at Bardsey Village Hall from noon on Saturday, March 24.
Looking for something to do in and around the Harrogate district from Thursday, March 22 to Wednesday, March 28?
Event: Mayor's Tea Party 2-4.30pm at Wetherby District Social Club. Tickets £4 from Wetherby District Social Club or on the door.
Theatre: Masham Players riotous evening of fun and jolly japes 'Daisy pulls it off' also on Friday and Saturday, March 23-24 at Masham Town Hall 7.30pm. Tickets £8 and £7 (concessions over 60, under 16 and disabled) available from Masham Community Office, call 01765 680200.
Festival: Oatlands Fest at Oatlands Infant School from 7pm. Tickets £12.50, includes four drinks tokens, from the website www.oatlandsfest.org.uk.
Music: The Cross keys, Cheapside - The Chorus Crew - Sea Shanties 8pm.
Event: An evening of short illustrated talks entitled 'Quarrying for Wildlife' part of 'In at the start' project run by High Batts Nature Reserve at 7.30pm at North Stainley Village Hall. Free admission and refreshments.
Cinema: Wetherby Film Theatre - Peter Rabbit - Fri: 4.30pm. Sat-Sun: 2pm, 4.30pm. Mon-Tue: 4.30pm. Wed: 4.30pm, 7.30pm. Thu: 4.30pm. I,Tonya - Fri: 7.30pm. Mon: 12.30pm. Thu: 7.30pm. Finding Your Feet - Sat-Mon: 7.30pm. Thu: 2pm. The Royal Opera House: Bernstein Centenary - Tue: 7.15pm. Visit www.wetherbyfilmtheatre.co.uk.
Cinema: Ritz Cinema Thirsk - Shape Of water - Fri-Thur: 7.30pm. Visit www.ritzcinema.co.uk.
Concert: Harrogate Theatre Choir present the second edition of From Page To Stage 7.30pm at The Wesley Centre, Oxford Street. Tickets £10 (concessions £8, under 16s free) available from htcsecretary17@gmail.com.
CONCERT: Harrogate Male Voice Choir concert to fundraise for Starbeck Community Library at Starbeck Methodist Church, High Street 7.30pm. Tickets £8 at the door.
Music: The Cross keys, Cheapside - Motor City Blue - Blues and Rock covers 9pm.
Fair: Wetherby Antique and Collectors Fair. Town Hall Market Place. Free admission. Browse, buy and sell. Call 01937 582803.
Event: Ripon Rolling Tones at The Magdalens, a night of 60s and 70s music fundraising for St Michaels Hospice. Tickets from tel 07803 450591 or from The Magdalens.
Event: Property developer, Harron Homes 'meet and greet' event at their Bishops Glade development. The event is open to everyone for a chance to meet professional racing car driver, Max Coates.
Festival: Bardsey Beer Festival at Bardsey Village Hall from noon.
Fewston Teas: Lunches, teas and full refreshments from 11am-4.30pm. All proceeds to Fewston Hall.
Concert: The Elysian Singers in concert at Fewston Church 7.30-10pm. Tickets from tel 01943 880794.
Music: The Fox Inn, Thorner - Male/Female covers duo 'Sounds Like Us' 8pm.
Talk: The Friends of Harrogate and District Museums lecture at The Old Swan Hotel 2.30pm 'The Cistercians in Yorkshire' speaker Robert Wright. Pay at the door.
Music: Hales Bar country music session (weekly) from 8pm.
Event: 'Love from the cross' a celebration of the Easter story at St James Church 1.45pm followed by light refreshments.
Bingo: The Friendship and Leisure Centre in Knaresborough Market Place hosts Bingo on Wednesday evenings 7- 8.15pm. For further information contact Anita on 01423 865991.
Muisc: Chris Difford & Boo Hewerdine at Thorner Victory Hall 'Some Fantastic Place' tour 8pm (Doors and bar 7pm). Tickets £15 www.thornervictoryhall.com/special-events/ or tel 07988 496567.
Event: Pinewoods Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31 at 11am. Meet in car park 3, RHS Harlow Carr, Crag Lane. £2 entry (Free for Pinewoods Conservation Group members).
Event: RHS Garden Harlow Carr Easter holiday fun and the Lindt Gold Bunny hunt March 30 - April 16. Easter crafts and birds-of-prey demonstrations. Normal garden admission.
Coffee morning: Ripon Community Link coffee morning in Ripon Town Hall on Thursday, March 29 10am-noon.
Event: Newby Hall Easter Family Fun Days on Sunday, April 1 and Monday, April 2.
Event: Whixley Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31 1-4pm. Meet the Easter Bunny on the Green at Whixley Gate. Book your place by calling 07748 072795.