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import org.scalatest._
import util.retry.blocking.RetryStrategy.RetryStrategyProducer
import util.retry.blocking._

import scala.concurrent.duration._
import org.scalatest.flatspec.AnyFlatSpec
import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers

/**
  * Created by dev on 7/2/14.
  */
trait AbstractRetrySpec extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {

  implicit val retryStrategy: () => RetryStrategy

  "A `Retry` " should "return `Success` in case of a successful operation" in {
    Retry(1 / 1) should be(Success(1))
  }

  "A `Retry` " should "return `Failure` in case of a failed operation" in {
    Retry(1 / 0) match {
      case Failure(_) => () //OK
      case Success(_) => fail("Should return failure but it returned success")
    }
  }

  "A `Retry` " should "recover in case of a failure `Failure` " in {
    val result =
      Retry(1 / 0) recover {
        case _ => -1
      }
    result should be(Success(-1))
  }

  "A `Retry.get` " should " return the computed value" in {
    val result = Retry(1 / 1).get
    result should be(1)
  }

  "A `Retry.get` " should " throw an exception in case of a failure" in {
    try {
      Retry(1 / 0).get
      fail("should not get here")
    } catch {
      case _: ArithmeticException => ()
    }
  }

  "A `Retry.getOrElse` " should " should return a value even if an exception is thrown in the execution" in {
    val result = Retry(1 / 0).getOrElse(1)
    result should be(1)
  }
}

class NoRetrySpec extends AbstractRetrySpec {
  val retryStrategy:RetryStrategyProducer = RetryStrategy.noRetry
}

class NoBackOffRetrySpec extends AbstractRetrySpec {
  val retryStrategy: RetryStrategyProducer = RetryStrategy.noBackOff(maxAttempts = 3)
}

class FixedBackOffRetrySpec extends AbstractRetrySpec {
  val retryStrategy: RetryStrategyProducer =
    RetryStrategy.fixedBackOff(retryDuration = 1.seconds, maxAttempts = 2)
}

class FibonacciBackOffRetrySpec extends AbstractRetrySpec {
  val retryStrategy: RetryStrategyProducer = RetryStrategy.fibonacciBackOff(
      initialWaitDuration = 1.seconds, maxAttempts = 3)
}

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The Incredible Story of India's First Miss India
by Khalid Mohamed June 18 2021, 12:01 am Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins, 11 secs
Khalid Mohamed pays tribute to the first Miss India (1947), Esther Victoria Abraham, who became a popular actor, the nation's first woman film producer and a lasting emblem of feminism.
It's surprising that no biopic or web series has been attempted so far on the believe-it-or-not life travails and the uncrushable spirit of Esther Victoria Abraham (1913-2006), aka Pramila. She starred in as many as over 30 stunt films and social dramas, right from Return of the Toofan Mail (1935), which was never completed though, and was last glimpsed in the role of a feisty grandmother at the age of 89 in Amol Palekar's Marathi film Thaang.
Pramila had scored many firsts in Bombay's glamour business. At the age of 31, and pregnant, she was crowned the country's first Miss India in 1947 - the year of India's independence - at a ceremony conducted at Liberty cinema. She went on to become the first woman film producer; fifteen films were made by her, under her banner Silver Productions. Her daughter, Naqi Jahan, was also adjudged Miss India in 1967. They remain the only mother-daughter duo to have been crowned at the high-profile event.
To go back in time, Pramila's dramatic life story had taken an ugly U-turn when she was jailed by Morarji Desai, Chief Minister of Bombay State from 1952-'56, on the charges of spying for Pakistan. The charges proved to be unfounded, since it was established that she would travel across the border for publicity campaigns of films, which were permitted to be screened in Pakistan then. Quite inevitably, perhaps, paranoia was running high in the Indo-Pakistani relations following the partition.
As an aside, at this point, it may be mentioned that during the early 1960s, intelligence agencies had intercepted some signals of a radio transmitter from Dilip Kumar's house in Bombay with a contact in Pakistan. When the transmitter was located, the legendary actor had clarified that he was fond of Pakistani music. Since the Pakistani radio had been banned, he had to resort to the transmitter. An investigation committee concluded that the actor was innocent.
However, in the case of Pramila the damage had been done. Her property and assets, in the process, were requisitioned. Abandoning all the trappings of stardom, Pratima would travel in buses and trams to fight court battles. It is believed that she had to juggle her film finances to fob off auctions on two occasions and a civil injunction on another. To an extent, Pramila's story has a parallel with that of Mary Ann Evans of Australian origin, who was canonised as Fearless Nadia for her death-defying stunts in a series of films, 1935 onwards with Hunterawalli. Stunts are where the similarity ends though.
A narrative, if one is ever attempted, on Pramila's life, is way more complicated and eventful. Born Esther Victoria Abraham to a migrant Iraqi Jewish family in Calcutta, her father was a businessman. One of his companies would lay railway lines and construct signal stations contracted by the British government. After her mother passed away, Esther was doted upon by her paternal grandmother, after whom she had been named. As her father's business fortunes declined, she was enrolled at the affordable St James School, where she became a hockey champion. And since she excelled at drawing, she received a degree in the arts, administered by Cambridge University.
However, Esther was inexorably drawn towards a career in either films or theatre. Initially, during the fledgling years of talkie cinema, she performed dances during the 15-minute breaks when the reels would be changed by the projectionist. Eventually, she was spotted by a director who cast her in The Return of the Toofan Mail, which was never completed.
Yet she had been noticed by film producers in Bombay. Next, she played a westernised vamp in Bhikaran (1935), which became quite a rage with the audience. The influential actor-producer-writer-director Baburao Pendharkar gave her the screen name of Pramila and she was on roll, becoming a much-adored star, albeit stereotyped as a 'bad girl' with Ulti Ganga, claimed to be the first version of Mother India, and Jungle King, Jhankar, Our Darling Daughter, Maha Maya, Basant, Bekasoor and more.
Her private life, meanwhile, went through a convoluted twist in the plot. Suddenly, in 1939, it was announced that she had performed a nikaah with the already-married Shia Muslim Syed Hasan Ali Zaidi, whose screen name was Kumar (still remembered as the rebellious sculptor of Mughal-E-Azam (1960).
She changed her name to Shabnam Begum Ali in the nikhahnama, but did not give up her Jewish faith. The couple were together for 22 years in the course of which they lived lavishly - regulars at the ballroom of the Taj Mahal Hotel, given to fast cars and betting recklessly at the Mahalaxmi race course. From all accounts, she received tempting offers from Hollywood, which could not fructify because of the outbreak of World War 11.
The couple had four children: Akbar, Asghar, Naqi and Haider who were encouraged to follow the tenets of both Muslims and Jews. Quite ironically in retrospect, when she was pregnant with her fifth child, Eshter had received the Miss India trophy from Morarji Desai at a ceremony conducted at the Liberty Cinema. All seemed to be going well with the marriage, till Kumar decided to move to Pakistan to seek a more flourishing acting career there. Pramila refused to leave India without a second thought, and continued to act at the Bombay studios right till the completion of Murad (1964).
With her advancing years, roles dried up. Fortunately she had managed to acquire a home in Shivaji Park for her extended family. Consistently unfazed, she next attempted to launch her daughter Naqi Jahan in show business. The statuesque Naqi became a much-in-demand model and acted in three films Aakhri Khat (1966) - one of the early films of Rajesh Khanna directed by Chetan Anand, Samaj ko Badal Dalo (1970) and Ek Khilari Baawan Pattey (1972).
Disenchanted with the glamour world, the daughter married Viram Kamdar, the owner of the Kamdar Furniture Stores at Churchgate and changed her name to Nandini. Of the five children of Pramila, Haidar remained supportive to his mother in order to run the kitchen fires. He became a stand-up comedian for a while, appeared in TV series and went on to write the screenplay of the Hritihik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai blockbuster Jodhaa Akbar (2008), in which he also essayed the role of a Sufi saint.
In an interview, Haidar has stated, "My mother was gifted by God with internal power and strength. On the home front, she kept the family together through the toughest times". Five months short of her 90th birthday, she passed away in 2006 and was buried in Jewish cemetery.
To be sure, the curious story of Esther Victoria Abraham/Pramila has been sufficiently chronicled, especially on niche websites. Yet how many of us, across generations, have accorded her the status of a truly independent achiever? After all, she stands out to date for her unwavering belief in secularism, for her dedication as a housemaker - who was also a film star and producer and above all, a feminist to the core. If she doesn't deserve a biopic or web series, who does?
Khalid Mohamed Miss India (1947) Esther Victoria Abraham Tribute Feminist Feminism Biopic Biography Return of the Toofan Mail (1935) Social Drama Amol Palekar Marathi film Thaang Bombay Liberty cinema Pramila Silver Productions Naqi Jahan Miss India (1967) Morarji Desai Chief Minister Bombay State Pakistan Indo-Pakistan Partition of India Dilip Kumar Mary Ann Evans Fearless Nadia Hunterawalli Calcutta British government St James School Cambridge University Talkies Cinema Theatre Bhikaran (1935) Baburao Pendharkar Ulti Ganga Mother India Jungle King Jhankar Our Darling Daughter Maha Maya Basant Bekasoor Shia Muslim Syed Hasan Ali Zaidi Mughal-E-Azam (1960) Shabnam Begum Ali Taj Mahal Hotel Mahalaxmi Racecourse. Hollywood World War 11 Muslim Jew Murad (1964) Aakhri Khat (1966) Rajesh Khanna Chetan Anand Samaj ko Badal Dalo (1970) Ek Khilari Baawan Pattey (1972) Viram Kamdar Kamdar Furniture Stores Churchgate Hritihik Roshan. Aishwarya Rai Blockbuster Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
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If someone you know has a serious illness and is experiencing pain, do you think they deserve to have the best care possible, and their pain managed?
Initiated by Hospis Malaysia, 'National Palliative Care Awareness Month' aims to place the importance of improving access to palliative care services on the national agenda so that unnecessary pain and suffering from a life-limiting illness can be significantly reduced and properly managed.
The theme for Palliative Care Awareness Month, April 2017 is "Living and Dying in Pain – It Doesn't Have to Happen." Around the world, 75% of people cannot access the controlled medicines they need to treat moderate to severe pain. This may result in people living and dying in treatable, but uncontrolled pain.
Severe pain is debilitating and affects every aspect of the life of the person experiencing it, as well as the lives of family members and carers. In 2013, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or punishment, Juan E. Méndez, presented a report to the UN on torture in health care. He identified denial of pain relief as being tantamount to torture.
For someone living with a life-limiting illness, unmanaged pain and other symptoms and unaddressed psychosocial and spiritual concerns add a huge burden to a patient's quality of life. Palliative care is a medical specialty that offers the skills necessary to support the patient and their family with the aim of improving their quality of life despite a life-limiting illness (cancer, organ failure, AIDS, progressive neurological disorders). Research shows that good assessment and management of physical and emotional symptoms early in the patient's illness can reduce the burden for both the patient and their families and forms the foundation of quality palliative care.
Worldwide, it is estimated that over 40 million people each year require palliative care. Of the 20 million that require palliative care at the end of life, it is estimated that 18 million people do not receive it. Echoing these findings, in Malaysia, estimates from a recently published palliative care needs assessment revealed that every year more than 56,000 people require palliative care at the end of their lives, with less than 10% receiving it.
One of the key barriers to more people in need accessing palliative care services is the lack of awareness by the public.
A public survey in 2016 revealed that over 90% of Malaysians are unaware about palliative care.
By 2030, Malaysia will be an aging nation where the proportion aged 60 and above will make up 14% of the population.
In light of this, the urgency for palliative care to be delivered at some minimum standards, and as part of an integrated approach and a fundamental component of the continuum of care throughout the life course, is growing stronger.
Therefore, more support for public awareness initiatives to inform and educate the general public is important to drive the changes required at the national, community and provider levels.
Why is it important to advocate for palliative care and pain management?
Palliative care is an essential and needed health care service within Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as defined by the World Health Organisation. The two key elements of UHC are 1) accessibility and 2) affordability. This means that the full range of essential health services, including promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation must be available and accessible to all people, without risk of impoverishment or financial hardship. The WHPCA published a report: Universal Health Coverage and Palliative Care: Do not leave those suffering behind, which provides more detail.
The new Sustainable Development Goals include palliative care as a component of Goal 3: 'Good health and well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages'. The WHPCA report: 'Palliative Care and the Global Goal for Health: Right. Smart. Overdue.' explains this further.
At the World Health Assembly in 2014, UN Member States unanimously passed the resolution: WHA 67.19: 'Strengthening of palliative care as a component of comprehensive care throughout the life course'. This resolution calls on national governments, supported by the World Health Assembly, to ensure that palliative care and pain management is available and accessible to all people. Malaysia was a signatory to this resolution.
As pain is one of the most common and distressing symptoms that patients with a life-limiting illness will face, pain management is integral to palliative care. Pain can be effectively controlled with the use of opioid medications, which are also the least expensive and simplest method of pain management.
Sadly, fears and myths of addiction, strict regulation, and inadequate training and understanding of the use of opioid medications among healthcare professionals can limit access to oral morphine and other opioid preparations for pain management.
'Opiophobia' was coined to describe the unreasonable fear about the risks associated with opioids, which can arise in patients, family members, healthcare providers, and members of the public.
To draw attention to this issue, the global theme "Living & Dying in Pain, It Doesn't Have to Happen", set by the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) has been adopted by Hospis Malaysia for a month-long public awareness campaign throughout April 2017.
This campaign aims to reach more Malaysians through partnerships and collaborations with other hospices and palliative care organisations, and the involvement of selected private businesses, medical centres, and learning institutions within the Klang Valley. An array of events, exhibitions, public talks, and fundraising activities have been planned for the month of April 2017.
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Blockchain Heroes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Blockchain Heroes recently launched onto the WAX.io scene on August 8th, 2020 with a stir as one of the newest and most anticipated collectibles and NFT's in the space. The launch consisted of both pre-sale and sale events across 3 platforms whereby those with the ambition to purchase packs with WAX could participate. In contrast to some other collectible launches on WAX.io such as Garbage Pail Kids and William Shatner NFT's whereby fiat purchases were accepted via credit card, purchase of packs was limited to WAX tokens only. The Blockchain Heroes pre-sale and sale sold out in mere minutes and left a range of high emotions from excitement to anger rippling throughout the space. (1)
How it worked was pretty simple. For the pre-sale those wishing to scoop up some packs needed simply to login with their WAX account to Atomic Assets Atomic Hub (https://wax.atomichub.io/) or BCHeroes on Myth Market (https://heroes.market/) and wait patiently for the packs to become available. Although login options for Atomic Assets included Scatter and Anchor wallets, Myth Market and the official Blockchain Heroes homepage (https://bcheroes.com/) phase 2 sale one hour later was restricted to WAX Cloud Wallet login only. This in itself caused some issues as the WAX Cloud Wallet became bogged down with requests and left many would be purchasers essentially unable to sign the purchase transaction and receive their cards.
Using the Atomic Hub Scatter or Anchor wallet login methods did not seem to present any bottleneck, however these packs could not be opened from within the Atomic Hub directly and needed to be moved to an account that enabled a WAX Cloud Wallet login on the Blockchain Heroes main page. Although not such a big deal compared to those who wanted to get cards but couldn't, this did mean that those utilizing the alternative login methods to the WAX Cloud Wallet needed to facilitate one extra step in order to open their packs - which in this case is relevant as the first packs to be opened had the lower mint numbers of the cards in the packs.
Naturally there were some pretty angry people in the few minutes after the packs for both the phase 1 pre-sale and phase 2 sale voicing their thoughts in the official telegram channel. Despite overheated tensions, even those that initially lost their cool seemed to recognize that the fault of the bottleneck was not something that the Blockchain heroes really had control over, and that this was rather an issue with the WAX Cloud Wallet. Complaints ranged from not accepting fiat payments for purchases to just plain bitterness towards not being able to get lower mints that had the most amount of value. Realistically however, no matter what was done there will always be complaints and it seems that after the GPK Tiger King launch fiasco whereby credit card payments in fiat had processing difficulties leading to some users not being able to participate in the sale that the Blockchain Heroes team decided to give it a try with only WAX.
Despite some hiccups which have supposedly since been dealt with with an upgrade to the WAX Cloud Wallet itself, the stats for the Blockchain Heroes launch are quite impressive. According to DAPP Radar,
"The first sale ended in around 15 minutes. Data from the Atomic Marketplace dapp shows that the sale generated 1.1M WAX, which at the time of writing is around $53,000. The second sale lasted approximately 10 mins and generated 522k WAX which at the time of writing is around $28,000. Within 30 minutes these NFT collectibles had sold out and raised over $80,000."
As solid as these numbers may seem, the Blockchain Heroes team actually noted that had the hiccups with the WAX Cloud Wallet not existed that at the pace that was seen the sale would have been over in the first 5 min. Add to that the WAX team reporting that 25 times the amount of traffic ever before seen by the WAX Cloud wallet upon the release, and it's understandable that not everything went off as smooth as originally planned. (2)
Of course nothing is perfect, but over time the majority of people in the community seem to have come around on the fact that overall the process was one of the smoothest yet, and in general experiences in the space with continual upgrades by both projects themselves and the WAX Cloud Wallet team has helped in bringing about a progression towards a better product and experience over time.
Although the experience may have left a sour taste in the mouth of some, for the majority it was an event to remember. Not only were the many fans the project built up previous to the launch excited by the prospect of something within the collectibles realm completely new, the experience itself of opening the packs and seeing the cards was quite fascinating. In fact shortly after the phase 2 sale had come to a close being it too had sold out, founders Joel Comm and Travis Wright took to the air on their Bad Crypto Podcast channel for a release and opening party where community members could jump in with other like minded individuals and share in the fun. The room itself was a buzz of excitement as a variety of people took turns sharing their screen to open both the 5 card hero and the 25 card Titan packs before a live audience. Some even ended with a surprise pack from community members who out of the goodness of their hearts sent some over to users who may have missed out on getting into either of the phase 1 or 2 sales in a show of solidarity towards what was really important in all this - that being the cards and experience themselves.
The Mythology of a Brand
Blockchain Heroes consists of 50 original characters based loosely off of celebrities in the blockchain and crypto space. There are 5 classes of heroes ranging from Creators, Champions, Defenders, Boosters, and Celestials each consisting of 10 heroes each.
In true full fledged artistic form, every card comes complete with some pretty stellar art depicting the 'hero' on the front, and as well as a character introduction sketch complete with a little slice of real world embellishment forming a whole narrative of yet another piece of history in a Blockchain Heroes mythology.
Rarities and Variety
The base set of characters also come in a few different kinds of rarities that are ordered as follows: Common, Uncommon Comic, Rare DaVinci, Epic Sketch, Legendary Shockwave, Mythic Stars, Golden Fury, and Electric Genesis.
The type of the card series as well as the Hero's number in the complete set is depicted in the upper left corner alongside the introductory mythology on the back of every card. In addition to cards, one sided stickers of each of the Blockchain Heroes were also included in the packs for fans to collect and trade.
Due to the process whereby the cards are minted upon opening the packs, it is impossible to know exactly how many cards of each Hero and each type will ever be created. This actually adds an interesting dynamic to the whole process as cards are not predefined to any packs and certain rarities have the potential to be minted anytime anywhere a pack is open in accordance with the underpinning algotherim.
To have a look at all these card types in their full and complete static and animated glory head on over to any of the following locations:
● Blockchain Heroes Gallery
● Atomic Hub Official Heroes Collection
● Myth Market Heroes Market
Beyond the Base
In addition, Megaverse bonus heroes inspired by or in partnership with other projects have also been released. At present these consist Telegraphico (Coin Telegraph), InKredible (Kred), CoinGenius, GYB Piggy (Grow Your Base), Supermiles (Upland), Atomic Atom (Garbage Pail Kids), Subatomic (Atomic Assets), and The Uplifter (Uplift.Art/Upliftnation). These were or will be released in a variety of ways in a variety of styles and supplies. (https://blog.bcheroes.com/megaverse/).
Burning of Commons
Varieties of NFT's in the space and their uses are potentially infinite, and so too are the combinations of uses they may possess. Blockchain Heroes at present would fall obviously into the collectible cards category, and although there have been rumors circulating from mostly the fans of a new series being released or even a game in which the Blockchain Heroes may appear, nothing in terms of an official announcement has been released.
However Blockchain Heroes has already put into action a couple of adaptions beyond the special card drops and releases noted above. The most recent and perhaps most exciting might just be Project: Arcane Rise. It is a fun little write up in tune with the mythological factors surrounding the Blockchain Heroes universe that is well worth checking out if you are into that sort of thing, but basically, users were able to 'burn any 100 Series 1 Blockchain Heroes cards with pre-registration in exchange for a new, exclusive Legendary variation of a Magic-using Hero.'
The whole concept behind this is quite fascinating really in that it adds another level of gamification for collectors to partake in within the Blockchain Heroes ecosystem. It brings together a unique form of engagement that will impact the whole series by taking away from the common supply and adding something new in return. What will be left no one will know, and it is possible that some common cards could become much more rare than others after the event, but only time will tell.
What Can We Learn From Blockchain Heroes?
Collectibles have always been something that mystifies both those with interest and those without, albeit in very different ways. Although Blockchain Heroes is not the first original trading card series to be dropped on the WAX blockchain, it is the first that has tackled the concept of some of the best and brightest in the space we currently call our playground.
First and foremost Blockchain Heroes Series 1 cards are set to go down in history as being the first of their kind in a couple respects. They will also likely hold a special place to those looking at the future of how to release such cards and carry positive momentum through past the initial release. When looking at some of the previous releases such as Garbage Pail Kids or William Shatner memorabilia collectibles, one stark difference is the engagement of the project founders to keep the news coming beyond that of a tradable collectible. Add to this it's unclear just how far this extension will go, but one thing that seems likely from the hype and interest in the project is that Blockchain Heroes is just getting going and is a truly unique value add to what the WAX.io collectibles space is fast becoming.
(1) Sold Out: Blockchain Heroes Launches on WAX
(2) Blockchain Heroes Sell Out In 30 Minutes
Official Blockchain Heroes Links:
Homepage: https://bcheroes.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/bcheroes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bc_heroes
News: https://blog.bcheroes.com/category/news/


Today I want to share with you a little update with our mudroom.
You may recall that back in December of 2015 I shared our mudroom with all of you.
Here is a quick look at what the room looked like when we bought the house.
And here is a quick glance at what we did to the room.
It has been amazingly useful, especially in the winters with all of our coats and shoes, though it is messy most of the time and drives me bonkers, I am so happy we got this done when we did.
Well, this was only one side of the mudroom.
The original kitchen cabinets were still in the room but at the time when we built all this, we only did one thing on the other side of the room and it sat like that for over a year.
This is what that side of the room looked like when we moved in, actually the day we closed.
There was a sink and window in the old kitchen where there is now the pass through to our current kitchen. The previous homeowners added the new kitchen many years ago and at some point, not sure if it was when they were still using this as a kitchen, the previous owners cut out tin, the lady punched a pattern onto it, then they glued the tin to the fronts of the cabinets.
Great for her style, not for mine so much!
So when we added the whole mudroom area, we ripped the tin off the front of the cabinets and had to scrap away glue left behind. And then the cabinets sat, for over a year, with different colors, glue covered cabinet doors.
We finally got around to working on them in January and the room is finally complete.
It is so much brighter and I am sooooo thrilled that it is now complete!
We use this side of the mudroom as our pantry, the cabinets closest to you in the picture, and the far side of cabinets I use for storing serving pieces, candles, we hide our wireless modem in there, and on the bottom we have pet food.
We took the doors off and took them to our work shop in our basement and gave them a good sanding.
I then primed and painted the doors downstairs while working on priming and painting the cabinet bodies in the mudroom.
Once everything was complete we put the doors back on and added new knobs that were very similar to the original knobs on the cabinets.
The room is now so much brighter with both sets of cabinets painted bright white like the mudroom cabinets.
I originally wanted to add a bead board insert to the doors but that was before we realized that the tin was glued on and we couldn't easily pop out the center panel so we left them plain and I am happy with it.
At some point, a previous owner took off the original hardware and replaced them with simple curved pulls. You were still able to view exactly where the old hardware sat and we knew it was originally something just like this, just probably in a different finish. I love this look so when we ordered the knobs from D. Lawless Hardware for the mudroom area, I ordered enough for this side of the kitchen as well.
I told Travis to install them directly where we could see where the originals sat and they are perfect!
I took off the lace valances that were on the window while I was painting all the trim in the room and was going to replace it but after noticing how much brighter it was in the room without it, we opted to leave the window wide open to bring in all the light we can into the space.
I love that this space is complete.
Always pleasant to knock something off the to-do list!


LUXURY TRAVEL LTD. UNVEILS THE LIMITED EDITION VIETNAM LUXURY TRAVEL GUIDE BOOK.
(TRAVPR.COM) HANOI, VIETNAM - February 26th, 2013 - The number of high-end travelers to Vietnam has continued to increase as more people seek luxury travel experiences in this exotic land. Luxury Travel Co., Ltd. is Vietnam's first luxury travel operator, announcing the publication its second version of the "Luxury Travel Guide Book" for travel professionals and seasoned travelers.
The guide book is passport to the brand's impressive ensemble of Vietnam's finest hotels and resorts, restaurants, shops, clubs, bars, inspirational travel experiences and optional tours. It unlocks the timeless hidden charms of Vietnam's most breathtaking landscapes, properties and geographical regions, from North to South.
The new pocket-sized guide holds insight that is truly unique, distilling insider advice on the types of unforgettable experiences that travel professionals, locals and the most seasoned travelers enjoy.
The Vietnam Luxury Travel Guide Book is a visually stunning journey through the country's most treasured destinations, featuring shopping and dining recommendations, cultural happenings and insights from the award-winning Luxury Travel Advisor Team.
"The Luxury travel guide book is to help our travel partners in their promotional efforts and to make the job of selling these destinations easier, as well as to let our in house guests find the right experiences while traveling with us. We have filled the pages of our guide book with as much useful information as we can, while at the same time, keeping it interesting and enjoyable to read. We ensure a memorable travel experience for all travelers to our country. As the leader in the luxury tourism industry, we promote Vietnam as an emerging luxury travel destination on the world tourism map. Free copies are available at ITB Berlin 2013, Hall 26A/122" said Pham Ha, founder and CEO of Luxury Travel Ltd.
LUXURY TRAVEL LTD. REVEALS ITS BEST SELLERS OF INDOCHINA IN JAN 2013.


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Give the Bride and Groom something special to bring them luck on their wedding day with this Lucky Chimney Sweep Wedding Keepsake.
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David Moyes shares what Pablo Zabaleta told West Ham players in dressing room after Gillingham win
West Ham made hard work of their FA Cup third round clash with Gillingham last night.
Pablo Zabaleta finally broke the League One side's resistance in the 74th minute with a low, drilled strike.
It was the Argentine's first goal for the Hammers.
And David Moyes told reporters what Zabaleta jokingly said to his teammates in the dressing room after the game, as quoted by Football.London:
David Moyes (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
"He came back in the dressing room and was saying 'I've had to bail you out again, I'm 35 and you need me!' he had a bit of crack. I think they were chanting one more year after that. The big thing with Zabaleta is his professionalism is incredible and he's been a really good player."
The former Manchester City man has been a top professional since joining West Ham in the summer of 2018.
He will be 35 on January 16th, however, and his body clearly isn't built for the ferocious pace of the Premier League anymore.
Zabaleta will most likely be given a regular run of games now, after Ryan Fredericks suffered what looked like a serious hamstring injury against the Gills last night.
Pablo Zabaleta (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
The South American right-back has plenty of experience, and he knows how use his smart positioning to compensate for his lack of pace.
In truth, most West Ham fans will be fine with Zabaleta leaving in the summer, but that it not to say that he hasn't given his all for the east London outfit over the past two seasons.
It seems as though he will be playing more regularly between now and the end of the campaign than he would have first imagined, however.
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Last month Robert Hazell and Bob Morris published two reports about the next Accession and Coronation, which were discussed in a previous blog. Along the way they gathered a lot of extra information, which has now been published on the Monarchy pages of the Constitution Unit website. The following represents a selection of the most frequently asked questions.
1. Will Prince Charles become King Charles III?
Not necessarily. He is free to choose his own regnal title. King Edward VII chose Edward as his regnal title, although hitherto he had been known by his first name of Albert. King Edward VIII also chose Edward as his regnal title, although he was known to his family and friends as David. Prince Charles's Christian names are Charles Philip Arthur George. Instead of becoming King Charles he might choose to become King George VII, or King Philip, or King Arthur, although Clarence House has denied this in the past.
2. Will the Duchess of Cornwall become Queen Camilla?


A - Pours pitch black. Looks like motor oil. Starts with a small coffee like head, which disappeared quickly into only whisps on the outer edge of the glass.
S - Roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, with a little bit of citrusy hops and maybe licorice.
T - Wow, what a ride here. Tons happening. Have to sip again and again to try to pinpoint it all. Some burnt coffee and licorice up front. Chicory, bittersweet chocolate, marshmallow, rich roasted malts, and maybe a bit of honey. I am probably missing some here. So much going on.
M - Thick and slightly syrupy, but still somehow creamy.
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All Notable changes to `League\Url` will be documented in this file

## 4.X - XXXX-XX-XX

### Added
- `UrlInterface::getUrl` as a better remplacement to `UrlInterface::getRelativeUrl`
- `HostInterface` now supports IPv4/IPv6 style hostname
- `PathInterface::relativeTo` replace `PathInterface::getRelativePath`
- `ComponentInterface::sameValueAs`
- `QueryInterface::getParameter`, `QueryInterface::setParameter`
- `ComponentSegmentInterface::getSegment`

### Deprecated
- Nothing

### Fixed
- For clarity:
    - Interfaces are moved to their own directory
    - The Component subnamespace is removed

### Remove
- Support for PHP 5.3
- `UrlInterface::getRelativeUrl`
- `PathInterface::getRelativePath`
- `HostInterface` and `PathInterface` no longer implements the `ArrayAccess` interface

## 3.2.0 - 2014-11-12

### Added
- adding the following methods to `League\Url\AbstractUrl`
    - `getUserInfo`
    - `getAuthority`
    - `sameValueAs`

### Deprecated
- Nothing

### Fixed
- `League\Url\Components\Fragment::__toString` encoding symbols according to [RFC3986](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-3.5)

### Remove
- Nothing

### Security
- Nothing

## 3.1.1 - 2014-09-02

### Added
- Nothing

### Deprecated
- Nothing

### Fixed
- `parse_str` does not preserve key params

### Remove
- Nothing

### Security
- Nothing

## 3.1.0 - 2014-07-10

### Added
- Adding IDN support using `True\Punycode` package
- The library now **requires** the `mbstring` extension to work.

The following methods were added:

- `League\Url\Components\Host::toAscii`
- `League\Url\Components\Host::toUnicode` as an alias of `League\Url\Components\Host::__toString`

### Deprecated
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### Fixed
- invalid URI parsing

### Remove
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### Security
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### Deprecated
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SIKTH Announce February UK Tour Dates
SikTh have announced three intimate shows for February 2018, following their recent tour across the UK and Ireland. Two of the shows will be part of Independent Music Venue Week.
"We started out playing independent venues back in the day," says vocalist Mikee W. Goodman. "Some of the greatest shows I've known have been in them. It's harder than ever for them nowadays, local scenes need support. We've not been to Carlisle in a long while! We look forward to that and Milton Keynes. Tunbridge Wells is a classic venue SikTh used to play back in the day – it will be good to be back."
The UK dates precede the band's appearance at Complexity Fest, as well as a handful of shows in Germany.
Full dates:
02.02.2018 - Carlisle UK, The Brickyard
03.02.2018 - Milton Keynes UK, The Craufurd Arms
22.02.2018 - Tunbridge Wells UK, The Forum
24.02.2018 - Haarlem NL, Complexity Fest
26.02.2018 - Hamburg DE, Headcrash
27.02.2018 - Berlin DE, Music & Frieden
28.02.2018 - Cologne DE, MTC
Tickets are on sale here: https://www.facebook.com/sikthofficial
Check out the band's latest single 'The Aura' here: https://youtu.be/oZ5e2Xjy93s
[For an MP3 or WAV of 'The Aura' please email hannah@holdtightpr.com]
SikTh have recently released a new deluxe digital edition of The Future In Whose Eyes? This new version features the addition of 6 exclusive bonus tracks including three live tracks recorded at 2017's Arctangent Festival, two re-imagined tracks from the original album plus an instrumental track, as well as alternative cover artwork.
Purchase the deluxe edition of The Future In Whose Eyes? here: http://smarturl.it/TFIWEdeluxe
www.sikth.band
https://www.facebook.com/sikthofficial
https://twitter.com/sikthofficial


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If you haven't done so already, install your IDE of choice. Here are instructions on setting up the Force.com IDE up from scratch: https://developer.salesforce.com/page/Force.com_IDE_Installation

In the Force.com IDE, you want to uncheck 'Build Automatically' under 'Project'.   We don't want the IDE to start sending random pieces of metadata up to the cloud until we've configured everything properly.

Setup a new project in Eclipse.  Right click in the project pane and go to 'New' and 'Project'.

Enter a new project name.

![Eclipse New Project Dialog](img/eclipse-new-project.png)

If your Eclipse workspace is pointed at the same location as your local git repo, you'll be good to go.  Otherwise you may need to add version control to your project.  Its under Team -> Share Project, then 'git', select an existing repository.  Once you're ready to roll, it should look something like this:

![Setup Eclipse Project Example](img/eclipse-project.png)

Now that we've configured our DE org and source control repositories, lets get our IDE setup to do some actual coding work.  Back over in Eclipse, right click on the project name and select 'Add Force.com Nature'. Now's a good time to double-check that the 'Build Automatically' setting is disabled in your org.

![Add Force.com Nature Example](img/eclipse-add-forcecom-nature.png)
![Properties for Cumulus Dialog](img/eclipse-properties-for-cumulus.png)

After entering the credentials for your DE org, click apply, but make sure that you click 'No' when asked if you want to fetch and overwrite anything.  While the code should be pretty much identical, there are enough subtle differences (think about white spacing, order of unordered elements, etc.) to cause git to see differences when there are in fact none.

![Eclipse Overwrite Components Dialog](img/eclipse-overwrite-components.png)

Now you can finally go back into your IDE and turn back on the Build Automatically setting.  Your Force.com IDE should now be fully configured to do some actual coding on the Nonprofit Starter Pack codebase!

### Optional: Set Force.com to run Ant targets
Click on Window > Show View > Other > Ant

![Selecting ANT in Eclipse](img/eclipse-select-ant.png)

From the Ant view in the IDE click on "Add build files" (the Ant with a plus sign on top icon) and select the build.xml from your project
From the Ant view select the task to run, for example "deployCI", and click the arrow with the green circle icon to execute it.

![Selecting ANT Targets in Eclipse](img/eclipse-ant-targets.png)

Note: The task in blue is the default one, which will be run by Ant if you do not specify any when running it.


From Utsumi-san and Kiiyan's twitters.
Today we have a guest post from a friend of mine (Roo Garden) who was lucky enough to attend this talk show last Friday. Many thanks to her for taking copious notes and transcribing them for us.
Context: The talk show was part of Meiji University's uni festival and took place in a lecture theatre (2 floors, capacity almost 1000ish). Tickets were pre-sold and all seats were designated. Great weather and cheerful festivity all around. The two were relaxed and talked fast to fit as much into the limited time they could. 90% of the audience was female and they did well getting a lot of laughs from the audience with their cheeky answers. Photos available from the event's official twitter account (https://twitter.com/sps_seiyu_17).
Notes to readers: Much has been rephrased/simplified so avoid taking the write up as direct translations. Names of certain people are written in full without honorific for reader's understanding. Some details are also missing. Audience's reactions omitted unless necessary.


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NSW man 'embarrassed and ashamed' over death of six-month-old baby boy
By Leo Wilson On Dec 1, 2022
A man who fatally dropped a six-month-old baby on its head could have been an NRL star before he started taking the drug ice, his stepfather has told a NSW court.
George Cox says his stepson Jie Smith had been a quiet, promising young footballer in Gunnedah before moving to Newcastle to try out for the Knights.
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"I thought he was going to be the next Greg Inglis," Cox told Justice Helen Smith on Thursday during a sentence hearing for Smith in the Newcastle Supreme Court.
He was found not guilty by a jury of murdering the baby but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Cox said Smith's love of football began to fall away after being given the drug ice by his aunt in Newcastle.
"He just lost interest in his football and for most of his life that had been his life.
The child died after being dropped. Credit: 7NEWS
"I knew he smoked a bit of weed (cannabis) but didn't know about the harder stuff until later on."
Police had claimed Smith, 31, had been alone with the baby at New Lambton when the child was seriously injured, including suffering a fractured skull.
But Smith told the jury during a two-week trial in July that the boy's mother had repeatedly punched and shaken the crying baby about 2am on February 9, 2019, before leaving him with Smith after she had been given her share of the drug ice he had bought earlier.
Smith claimed he was holding the distressed boy when he likely suffered a seizure from the earlier attack and the boy slipped from his arms, causing him to hit his head on the ground.
He pleaded guilty to manslaughter after accepting he should have sought medical help for the child earlier and this had been gross negligence on his part.
The mother denied assaulting her son and claimed he was unharmed when she left.
Smith told the court on Thursday he was "embarrassed and ashamed".
"I wish I could have done more to stop this from happening," Smith said.
"There's not a day goes by that I don't think of that little boy. I also do have nightmares. It's something that's going to stick with me for the rest of my life."
Jie William Smith will be sentenced next week. Credit: 7NEWS
The mother, who has four other children, told Justice Smith on Thursday she continued to struggle with the loss of her baby son.
"I feel destroyed, shattered and heartbroken," she said.
"I miss him more than anything.
"I know I wasn't the best mum, but I know I was a good mum. I would never hurt my baby or children."
During the trial, Smith told the jury he initially lied to police about what happened to protect the mother despite the fact they were only in a casual relationship based on drugs and sex.
He told police he had accidentally dropped the child and did not mention what the mother had done until four months later.
Specialist forensic pathologist Johan Duflou, called by the defence, said it was "entirely possible" Smith's version of events fitted in with the seriously injured child's condition when taken to hospital.
Professor Duflou said an earlier shaking and punching incident could have led to a deterioration in brain functioning and to seizures which could be a reason why the baby fell out of Smith's arms.
Justice Smith, who will sentence Smith on December 7, said there were two conflicting versions of what had happened and she might not be able to make any findings as to how the child's injuries were inflicted.
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OUR REPRESENTATIVE
CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN
Ending preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths
UNICEF Afghanistan/2020/Omid Fazel
No child or mother should suffer and die from preventable causes. Yet, Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a baby, a child or a mother, and access to a hospital or health facility is beyond the reach of most. The country has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world and thousands of Afghan women die every year from pregnancy-related causes, a majority of which can be easily preventable.
Although present conditions are improving, and many more children are living past infancy, in 2018, 4 out of 10 Afghan children died before their first birthday. While this is a significant drop since 1990, far too many families are unnecessarily losing their children, especially during the neonatal period. The majority of these deaths can be prevented with timely and adequate care, and treatment, as well as healthy beahviours.
Children and mothers need access to quality community-based healthcare and comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care at district and provincial hospitals. This is critical in the first days of a child's life and during a mother's labour and delivery, particularly for women who have complicated pregnancies. Up to the age of five, and especially in the first weeks and months of a child's life, protection against preventable illnesses is critical. Low immunization levels among poor and marginalized children compromise gains made in all other areas of maternal and child health.
Adolescents (ages 10-19), who make up 40 per cent of the population in Afghanistan, face tremendous challenges in meeting their sexual reproductive health needs. Despite advances in gender equality over the last decade, and according to the 2020 Human Development Report, Afghanistan ranks 169 on the Gender Inequality Index (GII) - among the least favorable scores, reflecting high levels of inequality in reproductive health, women's empowerment, and economic activity. This affects their ability to reach their full potential and contributes to the high maternal mortality ratio of 638 per 100,000 live births.
UNICEF Afghanistan/2020/Dejongh
Reaching every child
Under the leadership of Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health, UNICEF works with partners to improve services and ensure quality reproductive maternal newborn child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) care, as well as expanded programme on immunization (EPI) services for children and women.
Focusing on the most vulnerable and strengthening primary health care services (PHC), with partners, UNICEF addresses the reasons these children and mothers don't receive the health information and care they need.
UNICEF Afghanistan/2016/Froutan
A baby receives a set of vaccines recommended for routine immunization at a health facility in the city of Faizabad, Badakhshan province, in northeastern Afghanistan.
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health
As the lead United Nations agency addressing newborns' needs, UNICEF works to expand services in existing health facilities and reach mothers and children in remote villages. UNICEF strengthens health facilities by providing training and essential newborn care equipment, deploying mobile health outreach teams to isolated areas, and supporting specialized maternity 'waiting homes and rooms.'
At the national level, UNICEF supports the Ministry of Public Health in the development and roll-out of standardized national guidelines for community-based newborn care. This includes the provision of impactful intervention such as zinc and oral rehydration solution co-packs for treatment of diarrhea at community level.
Global COVID-19 pandemic reveals increased needs for primary health care strengthening, which requires support to scaleup community-based healthcare. UNICEF continues to advocate for a multi-sectoral approach that strengthens primary health care (PHC) particularly at community level. This entails supporting the Government to develop the costed national community health roadmap and promoting integrated package of community health services that include essential health care, nutrition, hygiene promotion, polio, and child protection.
UNICEF supports the Ministry of Public Health to address service gaps of adolescent sexual and reproductive health interventions and information through establishment of youth-friendly, gender-sensitive services. UNICEF puts adolescent health including adolescent mothers and their newborns at the forefront in addressing high maternal, and newborn mortalities and stillbirth.
Routine immunization
UNICEF is proud to work with the Ministry of Public Health, implementing partners and communities to immunize every child with life-saving vaccines against nine dangerous diseases, reaching the hardest to reach children. UNICEF supports the Government to plan, build the capacity of mobilizers, vaccinators and programme managers, raise awareness, procure and distribute quality vaccines to children and eligible women, and make sure they are viable until administered.
As the world's largest single vaccine buyer, UNICEF supports the Government to procure vaccines, and maintain the 'cold chain' system that includes storage equipment and refrigerators across the country,
even in mountainous and difficult terrains, to guarantee that the vaccines retain their potency and are effective in preventing diseases. As part of COVAX facility, UNICEF works with major donors to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are equitably distributed and delivered to the intended populations.
While supporting the Ministry of Public Health's national immunization process from beginning to end, UNICEF works towards building the capacities of the local communities and health care providers for a sustainable future. UNICEF provides technical assistance to introduce new vaccines nationally as they are approved.
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Public Health, and in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF continues its efforts to eradicate poliomyelitis from Afghanistan.
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Public Health and in coordination with the Health Cluster, UNICEF prepares and responds to health emergencies. UNICEF supports the Government to respond to COVID-19 crisis through the procurement and supply of essential equipment and medicines and risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) initiatives.
The power of information
Health-systems strengthening efforts can be less visible, but they are essential for the progress of public health. One of the most effective ways is to support the Ministry of Public Health at the national and provincial levels to effectively gather and analyse data and transform it into information and evidence. During COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF supports the Ministry of Public Health to monitor access to essential health services using RMNCH scorecard and monitoring tool.
Data strengthening, research and evaluation work-centred on children's, newborns' and women's health can influence national policies and programmes. It encourages focus on the needs of the most vulnerable populations and influences policies in their support. It also mobilises resources to health programmes, particularly in the often-neglected area of newborn health and investment of community-based health care.
UNICEF Afghanistan
The health programme in numbers
On a yearly basis, nearly 1.2 million children under one year receive life-saving vaccines.
On a yearly basis, 6 million pregnant women receive vaccines that prevent nine diseases.
In 2020, 50,364 pregnant women and 79,362 children who live more than two hours away from a health facility received essential health care through mobile health teams.
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Super health workers and faith leaders are fighting Corona virus (2020)
Immunization continues amid COVID19
Making the commitment for effective vaccine management for children and mothers in Afghanistan
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Every Woman Every Child | Global Movement
Scorecards: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Directorate
Polio free Afghanistan
Rising health risks for children across Afghanistan as disruption to health and nutrition services continues and winter sets in
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Half an hour before kick-off(开球), a list of the Brazilian team was given out to journalists. Ronaldo was not on the list. Then the list was(1)_____ and a new one was given out, Ronaldo was now in the (2)_____. But why was the list suddenly changed? Ten minutes after kick-off the manager said, "Ronaldo went to (3)_______ for a 'test' on his left ankle just before the game." The test (4)_____ that he could play in the team, so they changed the list. But (5)______ one looked at Ronaldo out on the field I knew at once that he was having problems. (6)______ it wasn't just his ankle—so what was it? Was he just very nervous in a big match like that? He was (7)_______ running (8)_____ nor attacking. He was (9)______ ill or hurt—maybe (10)_____ ill and hurt—but something was wrong.
Ronaldo said, "I was feeling something very (11)_____ after lunch, which I never felt in my life. Really bad. I had a headache… and a pain in my stomach." Was this his (12)______ or was he really sick? Was this all a clever trick against the Brazilian team? If Ronaldo was really ill or hurt, (13)_____ did he play in the match?
Even journalists sometimes cannot (14)_______ the true story, so The Great Ronaldo Mystery is still that: a mystery.


He has a mere 10 days. Ruthless debt collector TAE Geon-ho (JUNG Jae-young) can only survive if he can get a liver transplant from compulsive scam artist CHA Ha-yeon (JEON Do-youn). This is the set-up of newcomer HEO Jong-ho's crime thriller <Countdown>, a film that made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Q: How did you come to make this film?
A: The financial crisis that started two to three years ago provided the motif. The film industry was having a hard time attracting investment, too, and I was one of the many that were effected and had to give up a film that I had been preparing. So I had decided to make film that was firmly based on reality.
Q: An encounter between a debt collector and the conwoman of the century. It's quite a combination of genre-based characters.
A: Tae Geon-ho is a mysterious character who is also stripped of youthful energies. He had something that connects him to the occupation of debt collector. I interviewed KOSDAQ-listed companies and if you take away the violence, such business does actually exist in reality. The fraudster character Cha Ha-yeon started with the question: "What kind of character would she have to meet to become a little more destructive and dramatic?" She seemed like she would make a powerful partner to the dry Geon-ho.
Q: Everything about her is a lie except the fact that she is breathing, and she is also a femme fatale. That kind of female character is rare in Korean cinema.
A: A significant part of Cha Ha-yeon's character came from an actual person. While interviewing detectives, I found out there was an actual woman they called Miss Chunhyang who conned men with her beauty. To mention characters from other movies that I referred to, there's John CASSAVETES' Gloria, but I think even she is different from Cha ha-yeon.
Q: It was in 2001 that you directed the short films <Newsdesk> and <Round>. When did you start working in cinema?
A: I liked movies, but in an ordinary way like anyone else. It was when I was doing military service that I came to decide I wanted to work in films in earnest. After I was discharged, I quit the school I was in and entered Korea National University of Arts and studied film.
Q: This is your first feature as a director. How was it working with these top-class actors?
A: I worked for a long time in directorial assistant departments so I had no fear of working on productions. The screenplay was firm, and there was a guideline for each scene. A film in the end has to be made better than the screenplay is written. Based on the basic screenplay, one by one we completed it together.
Q: Your method of crossing social views with a popular genre provides some idea about the direction of your next work.
A: I, too, am a member of society and so cannot be free from its problems. But rather than go too forthrightly about it, I would like to tell these stories in a roundabout manner.


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Defining Breakpoints
Openweb.eu.org > Articles > Defining Breakpoints
To set up a responsive strategy on one's Web design implies an important prior reflection. Responsive Web design is much more than percentage units: it consists in a real rearrangement of the containers, and sometimes of content, according to the device in order to privilege the readability and legibility of the information. With a concrete and standard example, Nicolas Torres teaches you how to set clever responsive breakpoints.
(Note: this article was previously published in French in December 2012 –if you have any feedback on the translation made by Nicolas Torres, Nicolas Hoffmann and Stéphane Deschamps, please let us know.)
The myth of the devices
According to an urban legend, breakpoints are equivalent to device screen sizes. Those who first claimed it did so when both the iPad and iPhone dominated their respective market. So it's easy: we only have to adjust the Web site to these devices —which account for 90% of the mobile navigation—, and that's it. Yes. But no. Today, things aren't that simple anymore.
Nowadays, there are plenty of viable devices to browse the Web. I'm thinking about the Nexus 7, Galaxy S3 & Galaxy Note, Nokia Lumia and so on, which give as many different resolutions. You can choose to deal with each of those screen sizes. You can also choose to think your breakpoints in regard with the content, and give your users an optimal legibility regardless of the device used.
A content story
I'm intentionally ignoring margins in the measurements because they are negligible and their absence does not prevent understanding. Note therefore that the specified values are approximate tens of pixels near.
The text
Typographical advices say that text has an optimal readability
when decomposed into lines of 55 to 75 characters. This constraint guarantees a comfortable reading to your visitors. However, on a mobile device in portrait mode, it is impossible to hold as many characters with a suitable font size. It's not a big issue, as you cannot really do otherwise. The first breakpoint to set is the one that corresponds to a single column, to suit a length of 55 to 75 characters per line for your texts. According to some tests and analyses, this value can vary up to 90/100. In our example, a kind of editorial site blog, the reading can be long on a mobile device. I define a text size to 14 pixels – below, the eyes get tired very quickly, and above, the reading rhythm is jerky –, and I made some tests to achieve an optimal and maximum size of 600px.
The first size does not correspond to any device, and is wider than the screen of a smartphone. As mentioned above, this constraint must be taken into account.
We get a configuration similar to the following:
.wrapper {
box-sizing: border-box; // to apply a fixed padding
margin: auto; // centred when screen wider than 600px
padding: 0 0.75em; // 0.75em = 1/2 of line-height
Similarly, I get levels of 600px maximum for a text column in the footer. For the transition to two columns, we will not wait for 1200px because our lines would be too wide. It is better to reduce a little even if we're not reaching the 55 characters per line, to split the block into two columns. Let's say 800px –a level that will work for images, as we'll see next– to respect the harmony and avoid multiplying possible layout configurations.
From 600px to 800px, we will centre the content block to avoid stretching our texts. Beyond 800px, we reorganize contents related to the article to position them to the left and the right of the main content.
My images are 312px wide. In reality, they are double, but at a low quality to ensure proper display on Retina screens, they are losing very little quality when viewed in 312px (proof of concept). This method has an advantage: my canvas image can exceed 312px in a reasonable way without blurring the image. So I can define my level with flexibility.
Returning to my first level of text, which was 600px, I realize that the quality of my images will not be appreciable on a Retina display. So I'll put them in two columns. I can easily go to a 400px-wide column. The split in two columns will be made at 400px, which leaves us barely 200px for an image. It's a little short, but that's okay. If the images were playing a more important role in the understanding of the contents, we could revise the size set and certainly set up a higher level. In this case, it is OK, so we
keep 400px as splitting level for the columns of images.
By extrapolation, we will display 3 images per line above 800px.
So, we have defined 3 levels: 400, 600 and 800px.
Up to 400px: all sections are displayed in a single fluid column .
From 400 to 600px: the width remains fluid, the text remains as a column in the article and in the footer, and the images are displayed in 2 columns.
From 600 to 800px: width is fixed at 600px and we centre everything, because nothing very relevant will be done with these additional 200px here.
Beyond 800px: we display the information of the article as well as images on 3 columns, and divide the footer into two parts. We limit the display to 984px, which corresponds to the size of the initial mockup.
You can go further and think of a widescreen display, for
example by increasing the overall size of the text or putting blocks side to side.
See the demo
The breakpoints are defined to fit your content, not specific devices.
55 to 75, or 90 characters per line to ensure the reading comfort for paragraphs.
Think about your image design as early as possible in your design process to make sure to have them correctly displayed. Do not forget HD screens .
Responsive web design is not a feature, but a basic accessibility requirement.
You now have the basics to find breakpoints that really correspond
to your content, not to a device. The market is too fragmented to
promote a product rather than another. Keep in mind that the responsive web design is not a full ergonomic answer –like a native application– but an adaptable solution to secure a minimum of comfort on all devices.
Sources, references
Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web
Readability: the Optimal Line Length
Psychology of Web design
CSS et Mobile First : procéder par amélioration progressive
Compressive images
Openweb.eu.org
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# James Sinclair On 21 March 2013 at 04:00
I like your article and totally agree with the whole "define breakpoints to fit content, not devices," concept. With that in mind though, I'm wondering why not use ems rather than pixels to define your breakpoints? If you are basing your breakpoint decisions on the number of characters per line, then ems seem like the perfect solution.
# noclat On 22 March 2013 at 10:59
Hi! Your remark is relevant, but I wanted to make the things straight and easier to focus on what matters instead of technical points. We could have used em here, it would have been the same (and even better), but ems on media queries are based on the default browser font-size. That creates more things to be careful of — actually, we could write an entire article on it.
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Microsoft Edge has been in the development since December 2014. It was initially called Project Spartan while keeping it separate from Internet Explorer 11. The first public appearance of Project Spartan was on March 30, 2015, for the Windows 10 Insider Program. Internet Explorer will be discontinued in exchange of Project Spartan, but it still is maintained since it is still part of Windows 10. The new web browser was eventually named Microsoft Edge on April 29, 2015, and its mobile version was eventually released for Microsoft mobile devices.
Microsoft Edge is designed to work on the latest operating system. It has built-in features to get any online computing jobs done. There are tools for organizing, researching, and even discovering new contents. Users can expect better battery life when this web browser is accessed in laptops and other mobile devices. Any tabs opened can be organized for reduced clutter. They can be previewed, grouped, and saved so that users don't have to open all of their favorite pages at once. The web browser integrates Microsoft Cortana where users are guided by a virtual assistant. Users can get automated answers, detailed information for online articles and even deals from any sales. They can also save websites through the Hub. The Hub also displays the browsing history, downloads and more into a single platform. Any online books, webpages and PDF file are optimized by this web browser. Sentences can be phrased, Cortana can research for the selected words, digital books can be synced easily, PDF documents can be directly written, and webpages can be directly printed without the excess ads. Users can learn the proper pronunciation of words via the Learning Tool feature. The web browser also supports Microsoft products and technologies such as Xbox, HoloLens, Mixed Reality, 4K Ultra HD and even Dolby Audio. Users can finally enjoy high-quality contents online as long as their computers or gaming console can handle such intensity.
Microsoft Edge takes the next step of web browsing by leaping to new HTML engines, along with the integration of various Microsoft technologies. Changing their proprietary web browser proved that Microsoft is still catching up against Google, Safari, and Opera.


For more than ten years, Fabrice do Rego has made financial and strategic advice his career. Valmeon Corporate Finance's founder has acquired from major players in the sector experience characterised by the operations he has successfully conducted.
Fabrice, who is Belgian and holds the diploma of the Solvay Business School (Brussels), started his career in Paris. Working first in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Lehman Brothers, he then joined the team at Morgan Stanley. Thereafter, he divided his skills between Paris and London when he was approached by Credit Suisse: working daily on strategic advice, fund raising, stock-market flotations, capital increases, development strategies, restructuring operations and company disposals.
Having gained that experience and wanting to offer his expertise to mid-market companies, he then founded Valmeon Corporate Finance in 2011.
Throughout his career, Fabrice has set up and maintained excellent relationships with legal and tax professionals and auditors. The access to their advice which Valmeon Corporate Finance, offers you may be extremely valuable.
Now supported by a team of internal and external specialists, Fabrice is able to ensure the optimum management of his clients' interests. His knowledge of the financial world makes him an expert whose sound advice will enable you to take the most appropriate decisions for your particular situation.
Sébastien Lambert is a professional advisor in corporate finance for nearly 12 years. After starting his career at Aurel Leven group he joined in 2007 Athema, structure established in Paris specializing in advising on mergers and acquisitions and raising funds for SMEs.
For 8 years, he participated in numerous transactions in various sectors (transport, media, catering, real estate, hotels, etc.) and regularly works with private equity funds.
In 2015, he decided to move to Belgium, retaining a base in Paris in Hoche Partners before joining Valmeon Corporate Finance in 2016.
Sébastien graduated from the EDHEC Business School (Lille).


John co-authored this book with the famed Jazz Trombonist Jiggs Whigham. It is an inspirational guide to playing jazz trombone, with contributions from eminent international players. The book includes a CD wth full performances featuring the BBC Big Band, play-along tracks and video clips.
First published in 2006, Jiggs Whigham Jazz Trombone is intended for Grades 6 onwards. It has 80 pages.
Born in Ohio, Jiggs first came to the attention of critics and fans at 17, when he featured as soloist and first trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra directed by Ray McKinley. Two years later he was made first and solo trombonist with Stan Kenton's band. In 1966 he was awarded first prize at the inaugural competition for Modern Jazz in Vienna. Using Bonn, Berlin and Cape Cod as home bases, Jiggs was the first Professor and Head of the Jazz Deprtment at Cologne University, Professor for Life andhead of the Hans Eiser College of Music in Berlin and, from 2000 to 2001 was visiting professor at Indiana University.
For a number of years Jiggs was bandleader of the Swiss Radio Band and artistic director of the Berlin Radio Orchestra (RIAS Big Band Berlin) and he later went on to conduct the BBC Big Band and the Berlin Jazz Orchestra. He is a lifetime member of and general advisor to the International Trombone Association, the German Trombone Society and the International Association of Jazz Educators. He is in demand as a soloist, director and teacher.


Melbourne born, Kerrie White showed a keen interest in art which was well supported in her early years.
Encouraged to enter a state-wide competition in 1995 for The International Year of Tolerance run by Soroptomist International, she was awarded first prize. Her success continued at The Royal Melbourne Show with a Commendation for drawing and third prize for painting in 1996 and where, in 1997, her first painting was sold.
Kerrie has also exhibited at The National Gallery of Victoria's group exhibition 'Seize', the Brunswick Street Gallery-solo exhibition 'Inside Out', Dunolly Courthouse 'Landscapes', Tiny Towns Arts Trail, and Gallery 127, Avoca. Her artwork is held in many private collections both near and far.
While exploring various mediums and styles over 25 years, Kerrie began painting landscapes following her relocation to Central Victoria. Feeling a great affinity and connection with the environment around her, Kerrie is witness to the changes that occur throughout the seasons, from springtime growth to drought, the colours that vary throughout the day's light, the aftermath of rain and peeling of bark. Its ever changing and a constant source of inspiration.


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M&A Deal Activity Continued Its Record-Setting Pace in Q3 2021
By Robert Murphy, Senior Managing Director
North American M&A deal activity remained robust in Q3 2021 following a strong H1 in 2021 and a record-breaking Q4 in 2020. YoY deal volume in Q3 increased 28.6% over Q3 2020. Through the first three quarters of 2021, deal volume is on pace to approximate or surpass record highs.
Closed M&A Deals in North America (Q1 2019 – Q3 2021)
Source: Pitchbook and PKF Investment Banking research.
The economic recovery is forging ahead despite inflationary pressures and global supply chain disruption, fueling unprecedented M&A activity. M&A activity across multiple sectors is being driven by digitalization and changes in business and consumer preferences due to COVID. As businesses reopen, travel reemerges, and equity markets continue to post broad gains, corporate executives and investors remain confident in a strong economic recovery.
Although the U.S. economy slowed in Q3 2021 with real GDP increasing at a modest 2%, 2021 is on track to achieve the highest annual GDP growth rate in almost four decades. Inexpensive financing, ample private equity dry powder, strong public company valuations, and diminishing economic uncertainty continue to encourage businesses and investors to grow through acquisition.
Transaction Multiples Reached Historical High
Average transaction multiples in Q3 2021 with Transaction Enterprise Values (TEV) of $10 million to $250 million increased to 7.6x, which was the highest quarterly mark in GF Data's 16-year history. It again signals strong M&A momentum and transaction valuations, especially for companies that have performed well through COVID.
TEV/EBITDA
Total Debt/EBITDA
Senior Debt/EBITDA
Source: GF Data®
While valuations surged across the board, larger companies tended to receive higher valuation multiples. In the $100-$250 million TEV tier, the average was 9.8x. Buyers continued to favor companies with above-average TTM EBITDA margins and sales growth. In the past three quarters, above-average performers accounted for 62% of total reported transactions, while the historical average is 56%. These above-average performers were rewarded with a 28% valuation premium compared to below-average performers.One of the key factors contributing to higher multiples is the greater percentage of platform acquisitions, which tend to be valued higher than add-ons. This reverses a recent trend in favor of add-on deals. From 2018 to 2020, the platform percentage of total acquisitions ranged from 79.5% in 2018 to 70.0% in 2020. For the first nine months of 2021, the figure bounced back to 74.5%.
Quality Premium – Buyouts Only
YTD 2021
Above Average Financials
Other Buyouts
Premium (/Discount)
Debt Leverage Stabilized at Pre-COVID Levels in Q3 2021
Debt leverage has been steadily returning to pre-COVID levels since Q3 2020. Total debt in Q3 surged to 4.1x EBITDA, compared with 3.6x in Q2. The increase of leverage in Q3 is in line with increased valuation. For the first nine months of 2021, total debt averaged 3.9x, up from 3.7x in 2020 and reverted to the same level in 2019. Continued low interest rates across investment-grade and high-yield debt have boosted debt utilization to support M&A transactions.
The average debt leverage in Q3 2021 of 4.1x EBITDA comprised 3.1x senior debt and 1.0x subordinated debt, compared with 2.8x and .8x in Q2 2021, and 3.6x and .3x in Q1 2021, respectively. The lower percentage of senior debt usage reflects add-ons accounting for a lower percentage of the deals, as most add-ons are structured with all senior debt. GF Data noted that add-ons account for 24.5% of the sample transactions in YTD 2021, a drop from an unprecedented high of 30% in 2020.
TEV
N =
Please note that N for 2003-2016 encompasses 14 years of activity.
Outlook for Remainder of 2021
We are bullish on M&A activity during Q4 2021 and Q1 2022. The key M&A drivers remain intact, maintaining deal volumes and values at record levels. There are plenty of opportunities for value creation and growth. Highly sought-after deals that offer innovations and targets with outstanding performance are likely to continue to command a premium in this competitive market. However, recent increased COVID concerns, expected increases in interest rates and inflationary pressures could slow M&A activity at some point in 2022.
Anticipating an increase in capital gains tax in 2022, many buyers and sellers are racing to close deals in 2021. Consequently, Q4 2021 is expected to see a record level of M&A volume and transaction values ahead of potential capital gains tax hikes.
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The very public row between the Assembly Commission and the independent panel set up to oversee MLAs' expenses is quite extraordinary, even by Stormont's standards.
A war of words erupted after the commission, which is responsible for assembly business, concluded that Sinn Féin MLAs did nothing wrong by claiming £700,000 in expenses to pay for research by a firm with close links to the party.
This payment was highlighted by a BBC Spotlight investigation which was unable to find any evidence of research carried out by the company.
Pat McCartan, chairman of the Independent Financial Review Panel, which is Stormont's expenses watchdog, said such practices should have stopped in 2012 and the assembly was wrong to have paid up to £150,000 claimed after this ruling.
The Assembly Commission maintains the money was paid because of a contractual obligation, a claim dismissed by Mr McCartan.
This row escalated on Monday when DUP chief whip Peter Weir said ``erroneous and mischievous allegations'' had been made against the assembly.
Meanwhile, Mr McCartan also raised concerns about the transparency of a system that allowed MLAs to query their expenses claims directly with the Assembly Commission.
At the heart of all this is the issue of the accountability of our elected representatives and their use of public money.
The public needs to know that the oversight structures in place to monitor and scrutinise assembly members' expenses are independent, robust and with sufficient clout to ensure the rules are observed.
It does not fill the public with confidence when the Assembly Commission is locked in a public dispute with the body responsible for that essential oversight.
There needs to be an acceptance that all matters in relation to politicians' pay and expenses have to be completely above board and seen to be so.
First minister Arlene Foster said Stormont should move to a system similar to Westminster's, which seems to be a sensible suggestion.
When it comes to pay and expenses, the public would prefer more accountability and transparency, not less.


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When temperatures dip, make sure your pup stays warm with dog winter clothes. Even though your pal's winter coat may be growing in—depending on her breed—providing an extra layer to protect her from the cold can make a world of difference during the fall and winter months.
Luckily, there are plenty of trendy dog winter clothes to choose from! Whether she needs a dog hoodie, a dog vest, a dog winter coat or even dog boots, we've got you covered. Check out our list of dog winter clothes from pet brand Frisco that's sure to turn heads and keep your pup comfortable this season!
Old Man Winter has arrived, which means your pal needs protection from the extra chill. The Frisco Reversible Plaid Puffer dog coat is designed with quilted, insulated sections to ward of the cold and a water-resistant outer shell to help keep your pup warm and dry in light rain and snow.
With Velcro straps at the neck and around the tummy, this dog winter coat is easy to put on and take off. Plus, it's reversible for two looks in one, either plaid or solid black. And when it's time to head out for a stroll, simply lift the flap near the collar to reveal the slit for the leash-attachment.
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Make sure to stock up on these winter essentials your pup needs to stay safe and cozy through the winter months. Not only will this go-to dog clothing provide warmth for your companion, but the stylish designs will ensure she's ready for the canine catwalk. And all of these styles are made with cuddling in mind, so they're as comfy to snuggle up with as they are for your pup to wear, whatever the weather.


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F & F Palais de Danse
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The exterior of the F & F Palais de Danse at 201 Dumbarton Road, Partick, in 1940. The building also served as a roller skating rink.
The site was originally occupied by the Star Palace cinema, which opened in 1910 and closed in 1925. It was acquired by entertainment entrepreneurs Fyfe & Fyfe who converted it into a roller skating rink-cum-dance hall. The building was the F & F Palais de Danse on three nights a week, with another three nights reserved for roller skating.
Dancing continued at the F & F until the 1960s, when the building was converted into a bingo hall. Fyfe & Fyfe had various other interests in the entertainment industry, and at one time owned the Salon Cinema in Hillhead.
Reference: Glasgow City Archives, D-CA 8/988
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning
ballrooms, bingo, bingo halls, cinemas, dance halls, dances, dancing, F & F Bingo, F & F Palais de Danse, Fyfe & Fyfe, roller skating rinks, Salon Cinema, Star Palace Cinema


Offering a terrace and views of the city, The Griffin Inn is located in Saint Helens in the Merseyside Region, 900 metres from Knowsley Road. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant. The rooms have a flat-screen TV.