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i love your year in reviews! is there a music edition coming?
re: _lovely bones_, i was delighted that they glossed over the rap scene, b/c i find them especially troubling, and was more disturbed [spoiler alert] by the changes that were made to the timeline, with regard to when the mother left, and the fact that, in the film version, the asian girl turns out to be his other victim.
oh yeah, you're totally right. there were big changes regarding the timeline as well, which i can't remember now. i do remember going to the bookstore and glancing through the book to see if i was crazy for remembering it a different way.
Agree also on Lovely Bones, but I disliked it more because of the ridiculousness that was all color and pretty and heaven. It reminded me too much of that Robin Williams suicide movie (see all I remember are colors and pretty and not the name of the movie). Plus Marky Mark as the dad drove me nuts.
i'm with you on that ridiculous heaven, and Marky Mary as the dad was weird. Rachel Weisz was underutilized. they left out that whole part in the book where she has an affair with the police guy too.
I refuse to see Lovely Bones. From what I've heard from everyone, it isn't worth it. And I don't want to ruin the book for myself.
I was so disappointed with Prince of Persia. I've been playing that game since I was a kid.


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Visionary Leadership: John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Born into a family of politics, becoming the 35th President of the United States probably came as no surprise to John F. Kennedy. During his presidency, he made decisions that guided the direction for generations to come. President Kennedy was faced with what many consider the most stressful and complex matters any leader could have ever experienced. The decisions he made proved he was indeed a Visionary and Ethical Leader. To back my claim of Visionary Leadership, I will explain how he used Change Management from the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education (BCEE) lesson to start the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I will then tell you how his ability as a Creator within the BCEE Team Dynamics lesson sparked the first…show more content…
The BCEE Critical Thinking sub-topic of Free Thinking states, "To think freely, you must restrain your desire to believe because of social pressures to conform." (BCEE, 2017b, p. 5) His unique ability to use Free Thinking while negotiating with the Russians during the Cuban Missile Crisis, possibly saved the world from a nuclear holocaust. He didn't let the opinion of others dictate his decision to resolve matters in a diplomatic manner. President Kennedy (1962) during his address to the nation stated, "Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right; not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved. This tells me that Kennedy was able to hold steadfast while facing one the worst predicament's ever, but logically thought of the consequences had he made the wrong decision. Kennedy also excelled as an Ethical Leader when he created the Peace…show more content…
For example, I routed up an EPR on one of my NCOs. The Ops Flt Superintendent was not on board with the rating and requested a meeting with all of the Sections Chiefs. During the meeting the superintendent explained we all need to do a better job in making sure we are giving our folks the appropriate ratings, he was tired of individuals who do not deserve an overall 5 rating on their EPR hitting his desk. After he left I scanned the room digesting what was just said and couldn't help but notice how many SNCOs where on board. The superintendent's comments made me feel my job as a SNCOs meant nothing. I didn't get promoted to just go through the motions. President Kenndey faced the same type of issues during the Civil Rights movement. Many thought he was simply going through the motions as a politician who was not going to make any changes. I was not going to be influenced by the superintendent's positional power. I went to his office and explained he had too much of his personal bias involved due to events that happen during the last reporting period. I demonstrated Emotional Flexibility and told him I could not let his feelings or mine determine what rating someone should or should not receive on their EPR. Despite following the status quo, and just going with his recommendation, I changed my approach and provided alternatives to him and
Collective Bargaining Case Study
It limits, the employer from discharging an employee before taking the documented steps. The employee, on the other hand, understands his rights and may not allow them to be violated by the employer because of malicious reasons. They are also clear guidelines the labor unions can use to come to a decision. Analysis According to the union, the employee failed to use the toll because the company owed him $87.32 in the past toll reimbursement. The first employee warning settled in his favor.
The Pros And Cons Of Civil Rights
One argument made by Senator Robert M. La Follette was "I think all men recognize that in time of war the citizen must surrender some rights for the common good which he is entitled to enjoy in time of peace. But, sir, the right to control their own Government according to constitutional forms is not one of the rights that the citizens of this country are called upon to surrender in time of war." He does not agree with taking away the right of free speech. There was a cartoon drawn that states "Swat the Fly but Use Common Sense." This cartoon shows that we wanted to win the war, but we should not take away the important rights of the citizens. There was a Japanese citizen of the United States named Korematsu. He was born in the United States, but his parents were born in Japan.
George Washington's Farewell Speech
He wanted to keep the country free from political connections with any other countries. During the French Revolution, he declared neutrality even though his cabinet told him otherwise since he strongly supported neutrality. He did not interfere with the powers of Congress and supported freedom of speech. He withstood criticism without acknowledging it or punishing the people who spoke negatively towards him because he had to act like a president and not a king or tyrant. Washington was a big supporter of religious tolerance.
Rhetorical Analysis Of President Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address
He is by many considered the greatest president of all time. His New Deal policies changed the country that was suffering from the Great Depression. The deal helped the struggling American people in so many areas, including jobs for the many unemployed people. He brought relief, recovery, and reform to a country that desperately needed it. As the speech was held when FDR was nearing the end of his fourth and final term as president, the popularity he gained from his difficult times as the president established a trustworthy character, thus giving him great ethos.
Gun Decking Case Study
Gun-Decking I spoke with my SEL, Senior Chief Reynolds, about the gun-decking case and the consequences that gun-decking can have in the fleet. As we discussed this case, Senior Chief stressed the importance of planning, loyalty, and trust. He told me that passing a command inspection is a big deal and requires an immense amount of planning and preparation. He said it was obvious that these sailors were not keeping the ship in fight mode and were not performing as war fighters in the ready. While passing this inspection can be very crucial in influencing the reputations of everyone from the division officer to the skipper, he emphasized there is never an appropriate time and place for gun-decking.
Chasing Madoff Analysis
The SEC was proactive in the sense that it allows for tips to be sent in, but they did not take fully investigate the tips sent in. One could argue that there was no point in the whistleblowing system if one is not going to investigate the tips sent in. Another thing to note is the psychological effects of being a whistleblower on Harry Markopolos. In order for a whistleblowing system to be effective, the system should contain anonymity, the possibility of reporting to an independent party, provide any means to make the report, and a follow-up. The SEC failed in the follow-up.
Analysis Of Creon In Sophocles Antigone
For example, women, younger people, older people and so on. This has to be the most noticeable flaw in the book because all throughout the book in every scene he downgrades basically every person that isn't in royal power. One of these downgrades can be significantly noticed in scene three. In this scene, the choragos is having a discussion with Creon to know whether or not he is going to punish Ismene for burying Polyneices. He then later says, "good lives are made so by discipline, we keep the laws then, and the law makers, and no women shall seduce us," (pg.218).
Holden Caulfield In The Rye
Additionally, Holden will need to keep writing about his feelings to keep in touch with our therapists. In my personal opinion I do not believe that Holden requires any type of medication to cure his depression. Furthermore, another part of his depression was the fear of disappearing. This fear was because he thought that since no one liked him that he was going to disappear and no one would find him. "Allie, don't let me disappear.
Why Was Franklin Delano Roosevelt A Great Leader
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." This is a quote said by none other than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt was a very important part of history. If you looked back and examined the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, you would see that he is a great example of leadership. He has done a lot for this country Franklin Delano Roosevelt is famous because he was the 32nd president. He was born in 1882 in Hyde Park, NY.
The Covey 7 Habits
To reflect the role play, there is no collaboration when the first start of the meeting. The employees and the leader only focus on the task- oriented rather than the people-oriented. Relating to my experience and combining to the Covey 7 habits, when I acted in the role play, I noticed that the CEO and HR officer they compromised and came to win-win situation. Rather than dismissing HR officer suggestion of retrenching 10%, CEO was willing to listen to her reasoning and it come out with a solution. Win-lose means CEO gets to keep all 10% and no retrenchment.
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Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 1949 > May 1949 Decisions > G.R. No. L-1918 May 18, 1949 - PEDRO L. FLORES v. PERFECTO R. PALACIO
PEDRO L. FLORES, Petitioner, v. PERFECTO R. PALACIO, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Camarines Sur, EXCEQUIELA RABAJANTE and JUAN A. PARCO, Respondents.
Pedro A. Venida and Pedro L. Flores for Petitioner.
Cirilo V. Austria for Respondents.
1. CERTIORARI; AGREEMENT TO VACATE LOT WITHIN A FIXED PERIOD, CANNOT BE ABATED BY ANOTHER ACTION AND NEITHER CERTIORARI IS THE PROPER REMEDY. — F seeks the annulment of the agreement he entered into to vacate the lot and of the writ of execution of December 11, 1947, alleging that on October 4, 1947, he instituted with the Court of First Instance of Camarines Sur an action for mandamus to compel the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce to terminate the lease contract in favor of E and that the respondent judge acted without or in excess of his jurisdiction in not permitting F to continue in the possession of the lot in question until after the mandamus proceedings shall have finally terminated. Held: That the petition is without merit. If, as petitioner claims, the agreement to vacate the lot in question was entered into by him against his will, he should have availed himself of the remedy provided to by Rule 38 to annul the same instead of resorting to the present petition for certiorari and prohibition.
2. JUDGMENT; CANNOT BE SUSPENDED OR ANNULLED UPON SPECULATION. — As regards the mandamus case against the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce initiated on October 4, 1947, with the Court of First Instance of Camarines Sur, it cannot in any way the respondent judge of his power and jurisdiction to issue or order the issuance of the writ of execution of December 11, 1947, which is based on a final decision rendered on the basis of an agreement entered into by the parties. Regardless of any merit the mandamus case may have, its result is speculative. A final decision of a court of justice cannot be suspended or annulled upon speculation.
PERFECTO, J.:
Excequiela Rabajante, married to Juan A. Parco, is the lessee of a public residential land in Naga, Camarines Sur, in a lease contract executed in her favor by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, subject to the provisions of Public Land Act No. 141. Her husband Parco was transferred sometime in 1939 to Legaspi, Albay, then to Catanduanes, as interim provincial treasurer and later on to Santa Cruz, Laguna, as assistant provincial treasurer. The house Excequiela built in the land was burned to the ground in 1942.
With the permission of the mayor of Naga, Pedro L. Flores constructed a building on the lot in question and filed with the Bureau of Lands a protest against the continuance of the lease contract in favor of Excequiela. Pending determination of said protest, Excequiela and her husband filed with the Court of First Instance of Camarines Sur an action for ejectment against Flores. Having no defense in said civil case, as the contract of lease is still in force and not otherwise cancelled, Flores entered into an agreement with the plaintiffs promising to vacate the land within three months from and after the signing of said agreement, Flores hoping that within said period his claim to the lot in question would have been already determined definitely and finally by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. Accordingly, decision was rendered and on December 11, 1947, a writ of execution was issued for the ouster of Flores from the lot in question.
Flores seeks the annulment of the agreement he entered into to vacate the lot and of the writ of execution of December 11, 1947, alleging that on October 4, 1947, he instituted with the Court of First Instance of Camarines Sur an action for mandamus to compel the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce to terminate the lease contract in favor of Excequiela and that the respondent judge acted without or in excess of his jurisdiction in not permitting Flores to continue in the possession of the lot in question until after the mandamus proceedings shall have been finally terminated.
The petition is without merit. If, as petitioner claims, the agreement to vacate the lot in question was entered into by him against his will, he should have availed himself of the remedy provided to by Rule 38 to annul the same instead of restoring to the present petition for certiorari and prohibition.
As regard the mandamus case against the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce initiated on October 4, 1947, with the Court of First Instance of Camarines Sur, it cannot in any way divest the respondent judge of his power and jurisdiction to issue or order the issuance of the writ of execution of December 11, 1947, which is based on a final decision rendered on the basis of an agreement entered into by the parties. Regardless of any merit the mandamus case may have, its result is speculative. A final decision of a court of justice cannot be suspended or annulled upon a speculation.
Moran, C.J., Ozaeta, Paras, Feria, Pablo, Bengzon, Tuason, Montemayor and Reyes, JJ., concur.


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Schools to play expanded role in childcare provision
The government has published a new report highlighting the increased role that schools and staff in education jobs can play in providing childcare services.
Its publication 'More Affordable Childcare' sets out plans to help families to meet the costs of childcare, increase the amount of affordable provision and ensure parents have the information needed to make informed choices.
As part of this, the government would like primary school sites to remain open for more hours each day and for more weeks in the year, providing an amalgam of education, childcare and extra-curricular activities.
However, it rejects a top-down approach to facilitating this; instead, schools were given the freedom in September 2011 to change their opening and closing times and are now also receiving discretion to set their term and holiday dates.
Furthermore, legislation has been brought forward freeing maintained schools from having to consult when offering out-of-school-hours facilities and having to follow the advice of the education secretary and local authorities on this topic.
The government similarly wants to bring forward legislation to reduce the bureaucracy facing childcare providers who wish to register with several school sites.
Moving forward, the Department for Education will also work with schools and childcare providers to examine better ways of using the school estate.
In a written statement to parliament, parliamentary undersecretary of state for education and childcare Elizabeth Truss asserted: "Reliable and affordable childcare is vital to giving parents the choice to get into and remain in work.
"We know that for many parents, before and after school and holiday care is the most difficult and costly to find."
The report insists that it is not asking staff in teacher jobs to work longer hours, although it does also include case studies of a number of schools where teachers have played a part in their extracurricular offerings.
Commenting on this publication, Anne Longfield, chief executive of charity 4Children, said there was "much to welcome" in it, commending in particular its advocacy of more school-based childcare, although she warned more concrete incentives may be required to make this a reality.
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Q: Compilation failure in cpu_features_get.cc I'm trying to compile Cobalt and getting errors building cpu_features_get.cc. The specific version I'm building is here: https://github.com/Metrological/cobalt/blob/master/src/starboard/shared/linux/cpu_features_get.cc and it appears to be based on Cobalt 22. I'm building using stbgcc-6.3.18, only Ubuntu 20.04. Sysroot is set to the cross compiler. And I'm building the starboard port at https://github.com/Metrological/cobalt/tree/master/src/third_party/starboard/wpe/brcm/arm, for ARM64.
An example of the error:
cpu_features_get.cc:381:12: error: 'HWCAP_SET_FOR_ARMV8' was not declared in this scope

There follow others, all related to HWCAP #defines.
As far as I can tell, the file defines these values if:
53: #if SB_IS(32_BIT) || defined(ANDROID)

Neither of these is true - I am compiling for ARM64 on Linux.
The code using HWCAP_SET_FOR_ARMV8 and the other missing defines is conditionally compiled as well:
340: #if SB_IS(ARCH_ARM) || SB_IS(ARCH_ARM64)
...
// Construct hwcap bitmask by the feature flags in /proc/cpuinfo
uint32_t ConstructHwcapFromCPUInfo(ProcCpuInfo* cpu_info,
                                   int16_t architecture_generation,
                                   uint32_t hwcap_type) {
  if (hwcap_type == AT_HWCAP && architecture_generation >= 8) {
    // This is a 32-bit ARM binary running on a 64-bit ARM64 kernel.
    // The 'Features' line only lists the optional features that the
    // device's CPU supports, compared to its reference architecture
    // which are of no use for this process.
    SB_LOG(INFO) << "Faking 32-bit ARM HWCaps on ARMv"
                 << architecture_generation;
    return HWCAP_SET_FOR_ARMV8;
  }
...
...

So ARCH_ARM64 is true, and this code is compiled. But the defines are missing because it's not 32-bit. This seems contradictory and to my eyes could never have worked. How is it possible to compile Cobalt for ARM64?

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Bibeksheel Nepali Dal calls for ending undue political influence while appointing top executive posts in universities
Published On: August 11, 2019 01:54 PM NPT By: Bipana Thapa
KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Bibeksheel Nepali Dal has demanded an end to appointment to top executive posts in academic institutions on the basis of political power-sharing.
In a press statement on Sunday, the party urged the government to appoint office bearers and other officials in academic institutions as per the recommendations made by the High-Level National Education Commission.
The party has appealed to the political parties, students, professors, civil society and various sections of the society to reject the political appointments in academic institutions on the basis of power-sharing.
"Bibeksheel Nepali Dal appeals to the government and concerned stakeholders to pay serious attention to the education sector which is directly linked with the fate of millions of youth. The party also has expressed serious concern over the sorry state of affairs of the education sector in Nepal adding that it has already lost its goodwill due to growing undue political influence.
"Vice-chancellor and other office bearers of the universities should be appointed without any political bias, which will ultimately help regain the goodwill of the universities and enhance the quality of the higher education," read the statement.
The party stated that the selection and appointment of vice-chancellors should necessarily be conducted through an open, rational and transparent review and evaluation process.
Bibeksheel Sajha Party's statement comes at a time when the post of Vice-Chancellor in Tribhuvan University is going to fall vacant as the four-year tenure of the incumbent VC Tirtha Khaniya is going to end in near future.
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NUTA seeks recognition of central-level universities to state- owned universities
KATHMANDU, June 20: A delegation from the Nepal University Teachers' Association (NUTA) today called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba...
57 applicants for TJ bodies including 3 ex-members
KATHMANDU, May 3: Fifty-seven applications have been filed seeking appointment as members or chiefs of the two Transitional Justice (TJ) bodies.
Reforming universities
Universities should have structures dedicated to connecting with their potential partners in the community, government, industries, foundations, and so on


Make sure to have cam directed to a well lit area able to focus.
Place an opaque object in front of lens. Distance < minimal focus distance. Give cam enough time to give up on focus.
If there is no error, repeat steps 5 and 6.
Confirmed by user critix running 500D (latest nightly).
650D's reaction: AF will not work anymore. No pic will be taken by Motion Detect.
Follows the same rule if trigger condition is met.
650D behaves different. Screen will be frozen Canon's "Q"-view. Pics will be taken by full press, but no reaction on half-shutter, set, info, menu buttons.
The funny part is that I've used the motion detection feature to catch some birds during holidays, and it worked out of the box. I had a manual lens, though.


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The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (Book Analysis)
978280801728250EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's content and main themes, including family, identity and the changes wrought by technological development. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Jonathan Franzen Presentation of The Corrections Summary of The Corrections Character study Alfred Lambert Enid Lambert Gary Lambert Denise Lambert Chip Lambert Analysis of The Corrections A dysfunctional family Shady business Mental health About The Corrections The Corrections is a 2001 novel by Jonathan Franzen. It is centered around the Lamberts, a conventional but dysfunctional Midwestern family helmed by the ailing patriarch Alfred and his wife Enid. Enid is keenly aware of Alfred's failing health and wants to bring her children Gary, Denise and Chip home for one last Christmas together, fully aware that their problems and neuroses mean that the gathering is likely to be fraught and unhappy. The novel received the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002, and garnered praise for its insight and prescience regarding the worries and anxieties facing contemporary American society. About Jonathan Franzen Jonathan Franzen is an American writer who is known for both his novels and his essays. The scope and ambition of his works mean that he is often associated with the concept of the "great American novel"; indeed, following the publication of his novel Freedom in 2010, he appeared on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "Great American Novelist". His non-fiction writing has been published in prestigious literary magazines such as The New Yorker and Harpers, and his meditations on the role of the author in contemporary society have provoked a great deal of reflection and discussion.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's content and main themes, including family, identity and the changes wrought by technological development. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Jonathan Franzen Presentation of The Corrections Summary of The Corrections Character study Alfred Lambert Enid Lambert Gary Lambert Denise Lambert Chip Lambert Analysis of The Corrections A dysfunctional family Shady business Mental health About The Corrections The Corrections is a 2001 novel by Jonathan Franzen. It is centered around the Lamberts, a conventional but dysfunctional Midwestern family helmed by the ailing patriarch Alfred and his wife Enid. Enid is keenly aware of Alfred's failing health and wants to bring her children Gary, Denise and Chip home for one last Christmas together, fully aware that their problems and neuroses mean that the gathering is likely to be fraught and unhappy. The novel received the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002, and garnered praise for its insight and prescience regarding the worries and anxieties facing contemporary American society. About Jonathan Franzen Jonathan Franzen is an American writer who is known for both his novels and his essays. The scope and ambition of his works mean that he is often associated with the concept of the "great American novel"; indeed, following the publication of his novel Freedom in 2010, he appeared on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "Great American Novelist". His non-fiction writing has been published in prestigious literary magazines such as The New Yorker and Harpers, and his meditations on the role of the author in contemporary society have provoked a great deal of reflection and discussion.application/pdf1
This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's content and main themes, including family, identity and the changes wrought by technological development. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear...
This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's content and main themes, including family, identity and the changes wrought by technological development. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
Biography of Jonathan Franzen
Presentation of The Corrections
Summary of The Corrections
Alfred Lambert
Enid Lambert
Gary Lambert
Denise Lambert
Chip Lambert
Analysis of The Corrections
Shady business
About The Corrections
The Corrections is a 2001 novel by Jonathan Franzen. It is centered around the Lamberts, a conventional but dysfunctional Midwestern family helmed by the ailing patriarch Alfred and his wife Enid. Enid is keenly aware of Alfred's failing health and wants to bring her children Gary, Denise and Chip home for one last Christmas together, fully aware that their problems and neuroses mean that the gathering is likely to be fraught and unhappy. The novel received the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002, and garnered praise for its insight and prescience regarding the worries and anxieties facing contemporary American society.
About Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen is an American writer who is known for both his novels and his essays. The scope and ambition of his works mean that he is often associated with the concept of the "great American novel"; indeed, following the publication of his novel Freedom in 2010, he appeared on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "Great American Novelist". His non-fiction writing has been published in prestigious literary magazines such as The New Yorker and Harpers, and his meditations on the role of the author in contemporary society have provoked a great deal of reflection and discussion.
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Here's how theater directors have reimagined their work during the pandemic
By Jeff Lunden
Updated December 17, 2021 at 7:49 PM ET
Last fall, when theaters were closed, I spoke with three artistic directors of nonprofit organizations to talk about their hopes for what things would look like, once the pandemic began to die down. Now, with vaccines and strict COVID protocols, all three theaters have begun performances again. So, I reached out to these leaders to see how things have changed.
When we first talked, much of the conversation was about bringing in new audiences, producing work that better reflected the communities they served, and improving pay and work conditions at their theaters. And all three say that a lot of that has happened.
But when I asked Stephanie Ybarra, the artistic director of Baltimore Center Stage, how tickets were selling, she didn't pull her punches. "It's bleak. I'm not going to lie. It's bleak," she says. "I talk about this with my colleagues around the country regularly. Though there are diehard theater fans who are coming back to the theater and when they are in the house, they are joyful and warm and so enthusiastic. But there aren't enough of them. And we're going to be rebuilding brick by brick for a while, I think."
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Courtesy of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2018 production of Manahatta by Mary Kathryn Nagle is one of the shows that the organization has made available for streaming. Artistic Director Nataki Garrett says this is part of how OSF is meeting audiences where they're at: "If you don't want to come to the theater, another point of entry is going to be the digital stage."
Directors have turned to new methods to draw in audiences
Part of rebuilding is trying to figure out how to meet the audience where they are. While theaters were closed, many nonprofits made their shows available for streaming. And even now, they're making it an option, says Nataki Garrett, artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, or OSF. "If you don't want to come to the theater, another point of entry is going to be the digital stage," she explains. "Like, if you don't feel safe or comfortable because COVID will still be working its way through our populations, there's a way for you to connect with OSF; either you use one of our actual physical doors, or we put a door in your hand by giving you access through your device."
And in terms of getting people to walk through the physical doors, OSF has reduced ticket prices across the board and rethought some of their programming. When the theater reopened last summer, it was with a one woman show about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. "I had people who were upset that I didn't do Shakespeare," says Garrett. "Fourteen people on a stage in the middle of COVID was never going to happen, and Shakespeare didn't write any one person shows."
The Public Theater in New York did put on Shakespeare – an all-Black adaptation of The Merry Wives of Windsor, at their free outdoor venue in Central Park. But they noticed that audiences were mostly white. "Then, our marketing department came up with this idea of doing targeted Black theater nights," says artistic director Oskar Eustis. So, they sent invitations to Black theater colleagues, inviting them and their friends to the production. "And we had two nights in which the Delacorte was 98 percent Black audiences, 1500 people a night. And it was a fantastic experiment."
Joan Marcus / Courtesy of the Public Theater
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Writer Kwame Kwei-Armah in rehearsal for the world premiere production of The Visitor at the Public Theater. Rehearsals were put on hold for a week so the cast, mostly nonwhite, could talk about the story's problematic portrayal of undocumented immigrants.
The status quo is being challenged behind the scenes
The OSF and the Public have hired new associate artistic directors during the pandemic. Oskar Eustis says the Public's leadership team is now: "Three men, three women, three white, three BIPOC. And what the pledge was, was that every major artistic decision of the theater would be made in the room with those people after a full and frank discussion." He adds, "Diversity of voices involved in decision making strengthens a theater. It doesn't weaken the theater."
That said, there were some growing pains as the Public reopened. A musical based on an indie film, The Visitor, stopped rehearsals for a week, so the mostly non-white cast could discuss problems with the way the story addressed characters who were undocumented immigrants. Based on that, Eustis says: "We are actually devising a whole set of rehearsal room protocols. They're all designed to make sure that everybody in the room feels like they have a voice and feels like they can stand behind the story we're telling, both because they've been listened to and because we've given them the information they need in order to fully invest in what we're doing."
Beyond shaking up the leadership up top, theaters are also investing more in paying actors and staff a living wage and making works rules more humane. This includes "five-day rehearsal weeks, paying playwrights for their work, their time in rehearsal, increasing wages for our artists and paying above the contractual minimums," says Baltimore Center Stage's Stephanie Ybarra. "We're going to keep working on our compensation, our benefits and understanding how we better care for the whole human."
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Khanisha Foster in Baltimore Center Stage's production of Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities by Anna Deavere Smith. Putting on productions by writers of color is important to Artistic Director Stephanie Ybarra: "The more we are normalizing different identities on stage ...that is just one tiny way we can help heal the divide."
New kinds of stories are being featured to bring in new theater-goers
And, since theater is all about human empathy through storytelling, all three artistic directors are putting forward an inclusive slate of plays and musicals – many of them world premieres by writers of color, as well as works featuring LGBTQ stories. At Baltimore Center Stage, this strategy has brought in new audiences, like English teacher Jack Garcia, who's already seen four shows at the theater with his boyfriend. "What I love about the shows at BCS, at least what we've seen so far, is they've all been very culturally relevant to the experience today," Garcia explains. "You know, we see the play and then afterwards you have some drinks and you discuss the themes and it's just been really rewarding."
This is exactly what artistic director Stephanie Ybarra is hoping for. "The more we are normalizing different identities on stage and humanizing different identities on stage and depoliticizing black and brown bodies on stage, that is just one tiny way we can help heal the divide," she says, adding: "But I also think that it has to be about more than just performance. We have to be holding space for conversation in our buildings and for contemplation and reflection."
Jeff Lunden is a freelance arts reporter and producer whose stories have been heard on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition, as well as on other public radio programs.
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Barbier, George
Four Signed Original Costume Designs
1925. A set of four original costume drawings in pen, ink, and gouache for a 1925 Opera Gaston production. Each is signed "George Barbier" and three are also dated "1925." The four exquisite illustrations depict two women and two men in period 19th century costumes. The two women are dressed in gorgeous full gowns. One is in a white ball gown with a multicolored floral design. The other woman is in a daytime costume, with a dark blue full-length shawl and a charming bonnet. The two men are dressed in corresponding attire - one in evening dress and one in a long fur trimmed coat wearing a top hat. Each of the illustrations has handwritten notes on their backs, primarily in pencil, that seem to refer to characters and stage information. Each is numbered with Barbier's name and their numbers - 4, 13, 17, and 20. The drawings are in near fine condition with the slightest aging to paper borders. They are on sheets of paper measuring 8.5 x 10.26 inches. The figures are about 8.5 inches high.The French artist George Barbier (1882-1932) was one of the most sophisticated and prolific illustrators and designers of his era. His Art Deco creations using the techniques of pochoir printing were both modern and classic, highly stylized, and extremely colorful. He became extremely popular after his first exhibition at the age of twenty-nine, and was widely sought after to design theater and ballet costumes, illustrate books, and most notably to produce haute couture fashion illustrations. He was somewhat forgotten after his early death at age fifty, but there has been strong renewed interest in his work in recent years. This began with an exhibition at the Fortuny Museum in Venice in 2008, "George Barbier: The Birth of Art Deco," which was the first posthumous exhibition of his work. ORIG/080516.	More
Design for the Spine of Le morte darthur by Sir Thomas Malory
[1893]. An original drawing by Aubrey Beardsley. Beardsley (1872-1898) is the best known illustrator from the British 1890s. He lived a tragically short time, dying of tuberculosis at the age of 25. This lovely major work, the epitome of Beardsley's style of art nouveau, is for the spine of the binding cases of Sir Thomas Malory, Le morte Darthur, published by J. M. Dent, 1893-94, Beardsley's first important commission. The book's title (spelled incorrectly as "La Morte Darthur"), author, publisher, and date are included in the design, which is in fact drawn on four separate pieces of paper that have been adhered together. Malory's Le Morte Darthur, published by Dent has been described as incomparable. The same can be said of Aubrey Beardsley's beautiful and remarkable designs (a term he preferred to "illustrations"). Beardsley was only 20 years old when Dent commissioned him to do all of the designs for this work. It was a leap of faith by Dent in taking a chance on an unproven artist. The illustrations were done during 1892-1894 for the initial issue in parts, beginning in June 1893. The design is done in ink on paper with pencil under-drawing showing the change from the initial position of the leaves, on four separate pieces of paper, the title and top border inset above the ornamental panel ; 27 x 6.7 cm. Framed. In fine condition. Provenance: J. M. Dent. Exhibited: "Burne-Jones, The Pre-Raphaelites, and their Century," Peter Nahum, London, 1989, 165 (listed in catalogue vol. I, p. 166-167, reproduced. vol. 2, pl. 124); "Beautiful Decadence," Japan, 1998, 7 (reproduced in catalogue). Literature: Ian Fletcher, Aubrey Beardsley, 1987, p. 128-129; A. E. Gallatin, Aubrey Beardsley: Catalogue and Bibliography, 1945, p. 33; Mark Samuels Lasner, A Selective Checklist of the Published Work of Aubrey Beardsley, 1995. ORIG/011116.	More
May, Phil
What a Feed I've Had (ink drawing)
No Binding. A delightful ink drawing by English illustrator, Phil May (1864 - 1903), who made regular contributions to many periodicals, including the Sydney Bulletin, St. Stephens Review, Daily Graphics, and Punch. He also published his own annuals from 1892 - 1905 and supplemented these with additional larger albums. Examples of his work can be found at the Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Museum. May, a short man of slight build, has drawn himself in a wonderfully comic manner, as is typical of his self-portraits. He depicts himself as being enormously fat and smoking a cigar following a meal. The drawing is inscribed by May and reads: "Menu. Savoy Omlette, Cold Beef (plat de jour), Spring Onions (off), Cabbage (pickled)" and is titled "What a Feed I've Had." It is also signed by the artist, "Fill May." The drawing has been mounted on a piece of archival board and matted. The bottom right corner of the paper is missing; to make this less evident; the board behind the drawing has been watercolored in light blue to match the color of the paper. There are a few light spots of foxing to the paper. Ink drawing measures 7 x 5 inches. The mat measures 19 x 12.5 inches. ART/050609. Very good.	More


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Sri Lanka as COVID19 knowledge exchange regional hub – President proposes at UN
Sri Lanka proposed to establish a Regional Knowledge Hub in Colombo in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), to facilitate exchange of lessons learnt from COVID 19 and support countries to build back better.
Speaking at the 76th Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said although still a developing nation, Sri Lanka has been very successful in its vaccination programme.
"We have already fully vaccinated nearly all those above the age of 30. Everyone over the age of 20 will be fully vaccinated by the end of October. We will start vaccinating children over 15 years of age in the near future. The rapid progress of vaccinations was enabled by coordinated efforts between healthcare workers, Armed Forces and Police personnel, Government servants, and elected officials," he said.
Sri Lanka also benefitted greatly from financial and material support provided by bilateral and multilateral donors to manage the pandemic, he said and thanked those nations and institutions for their generosity. He added that the increased global cooperation visible during this ongoing crisis is greatly encouraging.
The President stressed that economic impact of the pandemic has been especially severe on developing countries. This has placed the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals at considerable risk. "It is vital that more initiatives including development financing and debt relief be adopted through international mechanisms to support developing nations and help them emerge from this uncertain situation."
As devastating as the consequences of the pandemic have been to humanity, the world faces the even greater challenge of climate change in the decades to come, President Rajapaksa said. As a climate-vulnerable country, Sri Lanka is deeply aware of the dangers of climate change.
The President said Sri Lanka's philosophical heritage, deeply rooted in the Buddha's teachings, also emphasises the vitality of preserving environmental integrity.
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Vietjet opens direct flight from Hanoi to Osaka – Japan
Friday, June 01, 2018 21:00
Vietnam's new-age carrier Vietjet will officially launch a direct route connecting Hanoi with Osaka (Japan) on November 8, 2018, looking to further boost tourism and trade integration between the two countries and across the region.
A special ceremony to announce the new route was held today at the Japan-Vietnam Economic Forum in Tokyo with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang, Japanese government's representatives, and officials from both countries joining representatives of Vietjet.
Using Vietjet's new and modern A320 aircraft, the Hanoi-Osaka route will operate on a daily basis with a flight time of more than four hours per leg. As proposed, a flight will depart from Hanoi each day at 1:45am and arrive in Osaka at around 7:50am (all local times). Coming in the other direction, a flight will take off from Osaka at 9:20am and land in Hanoi at around 1:10pm (all local times). Vietjet's new service to Osaka will bring the airline's total number of international routes up to 45. The airline's domestic network includes 38 routes.
Ticket sales for the new route is expected to be available from June 8, 2018.
Osaka, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, is Japan's third largest city with a population of over 2.7 million people. It is not only the capital of Kansai Region but also considered to be a cultural treasure of Japan for its striking traditional architecture and authentic Japanese cuisine.
At the ceremony, Vietjet, SBI Leasing Services, Natixis and some of the Japanese equity arrangers also signed a MOU worth a total of nearly US$600 million for the purpose of aircraft financing.
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John Kazanjian was born near Boston into an Armenian family, immigrants who came to the US during the 1950s to live the American dream. Entrepreneurship is in his blood!
John graduated from the University of Michigan in 1985 with a degree in Economics. After working for five years in sales and marketing, he launched his own business with his wife Michelle (UM Nursing, 1986).
John's Pack & Ship primarily serves students on the UM Ann Arbor campus and offers storage, shipping, and moving services to students year-round, along with laundry through our sister company, Busybody's, which he launched in 2000. John's business also includes Budget truck rentals and over-the-counter packing and shipping.
John has enjoyed reconnecting with his east coast roots through the Pack & Ship and credits the moms of his customers for many of the changes and innovations made over the years, in particular the popular "John's Moms" premium packing service.
The seasonal nature of the business affords John time to pursue his passion: mission work. He travels at least five times a year to countries around the world and stays very active in his local congregation as well.
John and Michelle are on the ground during move-out, so look for them and say "hello" as they race past.


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Hi, I'm working on a novel based on the life of Lady Mary Wroth, the niece of Sir Philip Sidney. I'm setting a few scenes in Whitehall, which has been a struggle since there are so many competing accounts of how it was laid out and which rooms were used for what. So far, my best resource, I think, has been Simon Thurley's 'Whitehall Palace' and I'm relying most heavily on that.
But here's my question. I'm dramatizing a moment that is mentioned in one of the letters of the time saying that my main character danced before Queen Elizabeth on St. Stephen's Day in 1602 in the afternoon. I'm trying to determine/decide how such a presentation would have fit into the festivities of the yuletide and where such a presentation would take place. Would it be after the noon meal in the Great Hall? In the Presence Chamber? In the Banqueting Hall?
If anyone has any insights into what the daily rhythm would be like during the yuletide and where these types of events would occur, I'd be very grateful for any help!


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Q: X11 application not responding in Ubuntu I'm using Ubuntu (Gnome) and sometimes I receive the message

"YourApp" is not responding.
You may choose to wait a short while for it to continue or force the application to quit entirely.

although the app was responding just fine.
Is there an event that needs to be handled in X11 to prevent the above message? Something like a WM_PING or the like
Thanks in advance!

A: You need to be processing the event queue (regularly) in order for your application to not be deemed 'not responding'.


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Aaron Ames: Towards the Humanoid Robots of Science Fiction @ B17 Hackerman Hall
The humanoid robot DURUS was unveiled to the public in the midst of the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC). While the main competition took place in the stadium, DURUS took part in the Robot Endurance Test with the goal of demonstrating locomotion that is an order of magnitude more efficient than existing bipedal walking on humanoid robots, e.g., the ATLAS robot utilized in the DRC. During this accessible public demonstration of humanoid robotic walking, DURUS walked continuously for over 2½ hours covering over 2 km—all on a single 1.1 kWh battery. At the core of this success was a methodology for designing and realizing dynamic and efficient walking gaits on bipedal robots through a mathematical framework that utilizes hybrid systems models coupled with nonlinear controllers that provably result in stable locomotion. This mathematical foundation allowed for the full utilization of novel mechanical components of DURUS, including: efficient cycloidal gearboxes (allowing for almost lossless transmission of power) and compliant elements at the ankles (absorbing the impacts at foot-strike). Through this combination of formal controller design and novel mechanical design, the humanoid robot DURUS was able to achieve the most efficient walking ever recorded on a humanoid robot. This talk will outline the key elements of the methodology used to achieve this result, demonstrate the extensibility to other bipedal robots and robotic assistive devices, e.g., prostheses, and consider the question: when will the humanoid robots of science fiction become science fact?
Aaron D. Ames joined the Georgia Institute of Technology in July 2015 as an Associate Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, he was an Associate Professor and Morris E. Foster Faculty Fellow II in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, with joint appointments in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering. Dr. Ames received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of St. Thomas in 2001, and he received a M.A. in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from UC Berkeley in 2006. He served as a Postdoctoral Scholar in Control and Dynamical Systems at the California Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2008. At UC Berkeley, he was the recipient of the 2005 Leon O. Chua Award for achievement in nonlinear science and the 2006 Bernard Friedman Memorial Prize in Applied Mathematics. Dr. Ames received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 for his research on bipedal robotic walking and its applications to prosthetic devices, and is the recipient of the 2015 Donald P. Eckman Award recognizing an outstanding young engineer in the field of automatic control. His lab designs, builds and tests novel bipedal robots, humanoids and prostheses with the goal of achieving human-like bipedal robotic walking and translating these capabilities to robotic assistive devices.
Tags: JHU LCSR/ERC Seminar Robotics Robotics Master's seminar


Fifteen years clean since 1989, Ruth Ann gives a short, strong talk about her journey through recovery - including a two week relapse.
She quit when, partially paralyzed from drug use, she could no longer physically put it in her body.
She did not get happy on the inside by looking good on the outside. She had to get busy with the steps of recovery.


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C'mon grab your friends, Adventure Time returns from hiatus
Caroline Siede
Here's what's up in the world of TV for Thursday, April 16. All times are Eastern.
Adventure Time (Cartoon Network, 7:30 p.m.): It's been over a month since Adventure Time aired a new episode, but Finn and Jake are finally back for more, well, adventure times. This week Ice King invites the Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving to "bro out" with him. The first time they met, Ice King demanded Magi bring his Fionna and Cake fanfiction to life. And while they've become friendlier since then (and were once wizard road trip buddies!), Oliver Sava has a sneaking suspicion Ice King might have ulterior motives for hanging out with Magi. And knowing Ice King, they probably aren't going to end well for him.
Marvel's Daredevil (Netflix): After six episodes, Daredevil finally gives Matt Murdock a traditional origin story by introducing the blind mentor who trained him in the ways of street fighting/cool-looking parkour. Scott Glenn's "Stick" is essentially a cross between Liam Neeson in Batman Begins and J.K. Simmons in Whiplash. Oliver Sava is channeling all of their lessons on discipline as he continues his impressive one-review-a-day schedule.
The Vampire Diaries (The CW, 8 p.m.): After a brief hiatus, new episodes of The CW's soapiest dramas return tonight. First up, Stefan and Caroline lose their humanity and wreck havoc at a party on The Vampire Diaries. Carrie Raisler hopes their chaos is at least underscored by a sexy pop song.
Reign (The CW, 9 p.m.): Then on Reign, Mary takes on more power as Francis remains deathly ill. Caroline Framke similarly hopes Mary's aggressive political machinations will be complimented by moody pop music.
Atari: Game Over (Showtime, 8:30 p.m.): Showtime debuts this 2014 documentary about the rise and fall of gaming company Atari, and the rumor that they buried millions of unsold cartridges for their failed E.T. game in the New Mexico desert. In his pre-air review, Scott Von Doviak found the documentary too brief and breezy on Atari history and overly enamored with the idea of excavating the old dump site.
Regular Coverage
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network, 5:30 p.m.)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8 p.m.)
Scandal (ABC, 9 p.m.)
Vikings (History, 10 p.m.)
Elementary (CBS, 10 p.m.)
American Crime (ABC, 10 p.m.)
Louie (FX, 10:30 p.m.)
TV Club Classic
Futurama (10 a.m.): After a bit of a scheduling error on our end (curse you Wikipedia vs. Netflix episode order discrepancies!) we're back with a correct preview of this week's Futurama reviews. Fry is sent to a robot asylum in "Insane In The Mainframe" and then he dates a robot version of Lucy Liu in "I Dated a Robot." All in all, Zack Handlen doesn't think that sounds like such a bad week.
Elsewhere in TV Club
In addition to Scott Von Doviak's review of Atari: Game Over, Joshua Alston has a brand new For Our Consideration about the future of The Daily Show, which will next be hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah. Joshua argues that, in fact, the best choice for the prestigious hosting slot would actually have been The Nightly Show's Larry Wilmore.
Elsewhere, our fearless TV Club leader Erik Adams weighs in on FXX's Major Lazer, the brand new animated series created by the electronic music group of the same name. The series centers on a resistance fighter living in a dystopian Jamaica and fighting crime with his ray gun arm. Erik writes: "Major Lazer takes the look and feel of shows whose only saving grace is nostalgia and soups them up into a compulsively watchable and knowingly whacked-out midnight snack."
What else is on?
The Odd Couple/Mom (CBS, 8:30/9 p.m.): Felix convinces Oscar to appear on a sports talk show with Rich Eisen and Kenny Smith on The Odd Couple. Then on Mom, Bonnie has a relapse that puts a strain on her relationship with Christy. Neither sitcom plot sounds particularly funny, but hopefully that's the point.
30 For 30 (ESPN, 9 p.m.): Tonight's 30 For 30 centers not on an athlete, but on sports marketing pioneer Sonny Vaccaro, who helped launch Nike's "Air Jordan" brand and revolutionized the financial dynamics of basketball. Personally, we're just tickled by the special's punny title, "Sole Man."
Dig (USA 10 p.m.): USA's nutty mystical/political thriller keeps barreling forward despite the fact that we aren't reviewing it weekly (weird how that works). According to TV Guide channel, "In other events, Rabbi Lev and a new partner head to the underground tunnels to carry out their mission." Sounds like reason enough to tune in.
Legally Blonde (CMT, 6:30 p.m.): Sure Legally Blonde is a peppy comedy that launched Reese Witherspoon to superstardom, but it's also a secret feminist masterpiece that argues being girly and being powerful don't have to be mutually exclusive. Other feminist credentials: It celebrates friendship between dissimilar women and focuses on Elle Wood's personal journey rather than on romance.
The Little Mermaid (ABC Family, 9 p.m.): The Little Mermaid may be a little less progressive in its gender politics than Legally Blonde, but it's possible to read the film's happy ending as Ariel achieving her goal of joining the human world and not just as a young girl giving up her identity for a man. And, hey, at least the music is great!
Stanley Cup Playoffs
With March Madness now behind us, a new sports championship takes (slightly less prominent) center stage. Four Stanley Cup playoff match-ups were held yesterday, and tonight another eight teams face off in their first games of the series:
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers (NBC Sports, 7 p.m.)
Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning (CNBC Sports, 7:30 p.m.)
Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues (NBC Sports, 9 p.m.)
Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks (CNBC Sports, 10:30 p.m.)
Arrow: Legendary sci-fi character actor Doug Jones guest starred as the villainous Deathbolt in last night's episode. Alasdair Wilkins weighs in on how well the former contortionist fit into Arrow's world.


Twenty-four people were injured Tuesday when a crowded escalator in a metro station in southern China's economic hub Shenzhen suddenly started moving in reverse.
The accident happened at 8:49 am on a moving staircase at Guomao Station, said Chen Qi, deputy general manager of the Shenzhen Metro Operating Company.
The injured - including a pregnant woman - were taken to hospital where they are in stable conditions.
The metro company and the escalator manufacturer are investigating the cause of the malfunction.
One of the injured, a man surnamed Huang, said the escalator started running in reverse at a high speed as more than 70 passengers were standing on it.
"I heard a crack and then the escalator that was moving up suddenly began going down. We were all unprepared," Huang said.
He said only a few people managed to escape by running upwards and that most were thrown backwards.


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"We need to fight for it": Belsize Park documentary maker of under-threat England's Lane launderette joins calls to save facility
Published: 12:14 AM January 13, 2020 Updated: 2:03 PM October 14, 2020
Russell Bentley made a documentary about the characters and history behind the launderette in England's Lane. Picture: Russell Bentley - Credit: Archant
A Belsize Park actor who made a documentary about the under-threat launderette on England's Lane has thrown his weight behind the campaign to save the longstanding facility.
The launderette, saved for now, is in 49 England's Lane and attracts customers from as far as Golders Green and Archway. Picture: Michael Boniface - Credit: Archant
A Belsize Park actor who made a documentary about the under-threat launderette on England's Lane has thrown his weight behind the campaign to save the longstanding facility.
Russell Bentley, 48, made the documentary in 2017 charting the history and characters behind the launderette, namely the owner Celia King, 60.
Now, with the business under threat of being replaced by a juice bar, Russell, 48, has joined Belsize Park residents in calling for it to be saved.
He said: "Originally I wanted to do a sitcom about the launderette but I felt it wasn't quite right.
"The documentary was about gentrification and telling Celia's story because she gives so much to the area. She helps the homeless. They cherish her there.
"There was a buzz in the area and it was clear everyone was on board with the documentary. We wanted to tell their story and show the importance of the launderette to the community.
"It is a place for the people of the hostel to go and wash their clothes."
Should the launderette close, there are concerns for the 150 families at nearby hostel England's Lane Residence, which houses the homeless, and where there are no washing facilities.
Russell added: "We are fighting to keep the launderette open and the more and more people that watch the documentary the better chance we have of saving it.
"How many more cafes do we need on England's Lane?"
Russell, who splits his time between acting, writing and narrating, grew up in Belsize Park after living in the US until he was ten, going on to train at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in Swiss Cottage.
He has featured in a number of films and TV programmes including Kick Ass, Proof, Lost Battalion and Watergate. He is also set to appear in Doctor Who and Damian Lewis' upcoming docuseries Spy Wars.
Russell received a Sony award for his work on the BBC Radio 4 series Voyage directed by Dirk Maggs and appeared on Radio 3's Woody Allen season in The Whore of Mensa.
To watch Russell's documentary on the England's Lane launderette, please click here.


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Long before it became famous drug abuse was going on big time. below are just a few user that may shock you.
Lets take Horatio Nelson who was high on Opium
A guy who is in forever on sight in centre of London UK and is Immortalised forever in paint and stone.
Let's face the facts, a man who lost an eye and an arm in the line of duty must have have been in amazing pain so it's not surprising that the UKs greatest naval hero became dependent totally on opiates.
Nelson was a complete mess health-wise. He was always seasick at the beginning of every sea trip, and suffered from as scurvy, yellow fever, malaria, suffered from heatstroke and deep depression during his carrier. No wonder he needed a good laugh now and then.
Nelson gave us the weellknwen saying "turn a blind eye" after completely ignoring the signal not to attack at the Battle of Copenhagen. by putting his telescope to his damaged (though not fully blind) eye and claiming he could not see it. He lost much of the sight in his right eye due to a explosion from a shell, though he never wore an eye-patch. This is despite the well known image of wearing one.
in TenerifeIn 1797 battle, he was hit by a musket ball which shattered totally his right arm. Amputation was far a clean painless operation all those years ago and Nelson was left to recover with a concoction of brandy and an opium pills, I has been said he was back on duty and giving orders half an hour later, but with the beginning of a new habit he would take to the grave with him.
Sigmund Freud, Cocaine
Sigmund Freud, who spoke eight languages while many British people can't even speak their own, is the classic image of popular psychiatry that springs to mind when the subject arises. Few people are as synonymous with their industry as Freud.
Cocaine was talked about in medical circles as a new, cure-all wonder drug and Freud was one of its earliest advocates, writing a scientific paper extolling its virtues, particularly as a pain killer and anti-depressant, setting up medical experiments, distributing it among friends and no doubt getting himself invited to every party in Vienna. However, when its side-effects began to be discovered, he stopped advocating its use publicly, though still used it extensively for 12 years until mysteriously stopping the day after his father's funeral in 1896.
A prominent Jewish figure, Freud underestimated the threat of Nazism and only just managed to get out of Austria after the Anschluss of 1938, settling in London where he died a year later aged 83.
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Bitch is the New Black
Sean Cronin
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Sean Cronin | March 19, 2008 | 10:24am
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Tina Fey started it.
In her hosting role on the first Saturday Night Live back from the recent writers' strike, Tina Fey appeared on the "Weekend Update" segment and capped her piece on "Women's News" with a pro-Hillary rallying cry. And in recent weeks, that's led to a charge that perhaps SNL is pushing the Hillary candidacy—and worse, doing it overtly.
And maybe Tina Fey was. Maybe. Her "bitch is the new black" speech (which was picked up by conservative talk-show hosts as racially offensive, though that empty complaint seems to have thankfully gotten no traction) was specific to the then-upcoming primaries: "It's not too late, Texas and Ohio, get on board!" There are two ways to take that line: either as a serious call to action, or as the statements of a character Tina Fey was playing for laughs, using some bitch-jokes that she had in her pocket. There's not much support for the former position, though, aside from the calling-out of Texas and Ohio. On the other hand, Fey was appearing on a parody of a news program, as part of a sketch-comedy series. Not the best place to do serious stumping. And furthermore, Fey's also said (as Liz Lemon, her character on NBC's 30 Rock) that "I will tell all my friends that I'm voting for Barack Obama, but will secretly vote for McCain." (Which was pretty damn prescient at the time, seeing as how McCain was far from the presumptive nominee at that point. But I digress.)
For those who've seen Fey's "Weekend Update" bits in the past, it seems clear that her comments on SNL that night were just an extension of that same act—this girl-power, fist-pumping sort of comedy in which she can say lines like "Bitches get stuff done" and talk about how nuns might hit you, and you might hate them, but by the end of the year you know the capital of Vermont. That's always been Tina Fey's gig—intellectual ballsiness. To suddenly start taking it hyper-seriously now seems like making fake news out of the fake news.
However Fey's comments are taken, that's just her talking. Not Saturday Night Live, for which she's not even a writer anymore. Even though the accusation that SNL has chosen sides started with Fey, it's been exacerbated by their recent cold opens. These featured Hillary and Obama in one-sided debates in which the moderators fawned all over Obama, and Hillary got no time or respect. Part of the problem was perhaps that this was same concept opened SNL for two weeks in a row—not a great comedic choice, maybe, but not evidence of agenda, either.
Chase played Ford falling down a lot. Ackroyd portrayed Carter as a drug-savvy man of the people. Hartman did Reagan as a secret intellectual powerhouse behind his doddering public persona. Were any of those things absolutely true? No. They were parodies. How is Amy Poehler's Hillary any different? Satire is always an attack on someone. In this case, the attacks are on both Hillary and Obama; its just that the sympathetic Hillary is getting the press.
But even if all these charges are true—even if Saturday Night Live and Lorne Michaels and the cast as a whole have agreed to openly advocate for Hillary Clinton's bid for the highest American office…who cares? It's not like they'd even be the first entertainment figures to do so. Last election, The Daily Show wasn't secretive about its support of John Kerry. This year, Oprah certainly isn't bashful about promoting Barak Obama. And Chuck Norris did everything but kiss Mike Huckabee full on the mouth when he won Iowa. So it's not unprecedented—it's even expected, in some ways. But if anyone in the nation is seriously taking its political cues from any entertainment outlet, be that SNL or The Daily Show or Oprah, they might want to grow the hell up.
By all means America, watch Saturday Night Live. Enjoy the political satire. But for the sake of the elections in November and the world at large in the coming years, don't forget to read the newspaper Sunday morning. -- Teague Bohlen
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Local tourism council wants your input on area's future
Tony Judnich @Tonyjnwfdn
Tourist Development Department to host two meetings in March to discuss the area's future
OKALOOSA ISLAND – Last year, the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council launched an extensive research program that included gathering local perceptions and opinions about the Destin-Fort Walton Beach destination.
Ten primary studies followed. Overall, they involved the participation of almost 2,500 tourists and local residents, according to county Tourist Development Department Director Jennifer Adams.
One of the studies was a survey with 634 local respondents. Their top concerns were traffic congestion/lack of mobility, a shortage of beach and Gulf accessibility and a lack of Southern hospitality.
"The survey showed us that while we're trying to get people to go outside … even some of the locals cannot get outside," Adams said Monday.
Now, Adams and her colleagues are inviting the public to attend two "innovation sessions," which will include a recap of the study findings and an overview of where the destination is going.
Members of the public are encouraged to participate in the sessions by sharing ideas on how to improve the area's future.
"The idea is to have these sessions and put together a destination stewardship plan to present to the County Commission this spring," Adams said.
The sessions are scheduled for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. March 9 and 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. March 11 at the Emerald Coast Convention Center, 1250 Miracle Strip Pkwy S.E.
Food will be provided during meet-and-greet periods that will start a half hour before each session begins. Reserve a seat at https://www.destinfwb.com/connect/innovation/


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Q: Failed checkout I have a problem for checkout my project in my windows (it's working on ubuntu).
When I enter my URL in a navigator (chrome) I have the list of elements on my SVN project.
But when I want checkout my project with TortoiseSVN my authentification failed (it's working with chrome with the same authentification) :
Checkout from https://XXXX/svn/project, revision HEAD, Fully recursive, Externals included
Unable to connect to a repository at URL 'https://XXXX/svn/project'
Access to 'X/svn/project' forbidden

Do you have any idea what this could be ?

A: If this is the only error wording you are getting, then the problem is with authorization, not authentication. You authenticate successfully, but your user account lacks necessary permissions to read https://XXXX/svn/project.
You should make sure that you enter valid and correct URL to the repository or repository subtree and ensure that you have at least Read Only access to the repository or its subtree.
And it always makes sense to double-check that you run an up-to-date Subversion client software. Use Subversion 1.9.


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Bettis: Cowher is waiting for Giants job
Posted by NBC Sports on January 14, 2010, 6:37 PM EDT
Another spin of the coaching carousel will come and go without Bill Cowher returning to the NFL. Jerome Bettis has an idea where "The Chin" would like to jump back on.
"[The Giants are] the team that he really coveted," Bettis said on Sirius XM's Mad Dog Radio with Chris Russo Thursday. "This is where
he always wanted to be. The Mara family, he's been very close to them. . . . He's known them very well and was on the inside track — before the
Giants won the Super Bowl — for that job. And I think he's holding out
for that opportunity if it presents itself."
Bettis probably annoyed a few folks with that quote: The Giants, Cowher, Coughlin, and NBC for not sharing that scoop back in 2008. (Oh, and the Jets for knocking them off the back page Friday.)
Whether Bettis is right or not, this will only raise the tension in New York heading into the 2010 season. A Super Bowl title only buys you two years off the hot seat these days.
21 responses to "Bettis: Cowher is waiting for Giants job"
That's what I said! Not that he was waiting for the Giants–thought he was waiting for Carolina. But I thought the Giants would be a perfect fit for him. The Maras operate much like the Rooneys. The Giants play the same style football the Steelers play. It's an NFC team, so barring a Super Bowl meeting, he'd only have to play the Steelers every four years. There's no rivalry or conflict. The Maras and Rooneys are close. New York is a big stage.
Given all the ups and downs Coughlin's had since he's been with the Giants, if it weren't for that Super Bowl win, he'd already be out. And I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see Cowher in Giants blue.
Chapnasty2 says:
"A Super Bowl title only buys you two years off the hot seat these days."
While not winning one gets you contract extensions… See Andy Reid
brownsfn says:
These ex players just need to keep their mouths shut..
gopherb24 says:
And Jerome Bettis became a credible reporter….when?
bob _ nelson says:
As a ex packer fan I can now see how lame it was for all of us trailer park,cheap beer drinking,wife beating,welfare,cowtipping,homosexual,packerfans were.I am glad I have finaly seen the light.I know now everything looks better in purple.
Even Vince Lombardi came to his senses and left the Packers.
WWNYGD says:
Coughlin hinted that this was going to be his last contract before he retired. The Chin only has to wait a two years more and then its his. He makes enough money and he is young enough. That is really not much time.
The Jimmy says:
He was pretty accurate when he reported that Cowher was going to retire after the 2006 season. Cowher got really pissed, denied it and then, you know, retired.
Bigbluefan says:
A dream come true the Chin in big Blue
The fans would support him he is much better then anything else in the east
He has a SB MVP running his O and his D just needs someone that can coach
Tom C time to go bye bye
wferg1121 says:
Big Giants fan, I am not willing to wait 14 years for Cowher to deliver a superbowl like he did in Pittsburg. Coughlin won in year 4 and had the Giants in position to repeat, but Plaxico managed to screw that up. Cowhers teams were allowed to go up and down in Pittsburg because he had friendly ownership.. That would never happen in NY… I like Cowher as a coach, but just like people give Spags credit for the Giants Superbowl. Well, what about Dick Lebeau? Pittsburg won another Superbowl without Cowher. How many coaches won 2 superbowls with 2 different teams? If I was gambling man, I would bet Coughlin would win another Superbowl with the Giants before I would bet Cowher would win a superbowl with any other team.
The Wolverine says:
Cowher or whomever, the best team in the East will now be the Redskins with the Mike Shannan empire getting underway. A dynasty has been born!!!!!! Forget Cowher and the Giants.
Peoples Champ says:
Cowher won't be waitin' long. The Giants suck somethin' awful and Tom Crotchlin will get his walking papers after they go 6-10…
RedskinPete says:
I agree with Wolverine. Hail to the Redskins !!
Been thinking this for a long time, sweet
dlman91 says:
# The Wolverine says: January 14, 2010 10:11 PM
Did you really just say that? I hope there was sarcasm in there because the Redskins are in pretty bad shape right now. You know that hiring a new coach doesn't mean you get a whole new defense too, right?
I hear all the chatter, but i still refuse to believe Coughlin is on the hot seat. He lead the team to a 12-4 record last year and this year had a horrible DC who cost him the playoffs for the first time in 5 years. Shame on the Giants if he is really on the hot seat. He is one of the best coaches this organization ever had. And to the reader who said the Mara's are like the Rooney's, that couldnt be more false. If they were to fire Coughlin that would mean he lasted 6 years and won a Superbowl and appeared in the playoffs 4 times. If they are like the Rooneys Coughlin's job shouldnt be anywhere near in doubt!!
packers4life says:
"As a ex packer fan I can now see how lame it was for all of us trailer park,cheap beer drinking,wifebeating,welfare,cowtipping,homosexual,packerfans were.I am glad I have finaly seen the light.I know now everything looks better in purple. Even Vince Lombardi came to his senses and left the Packers."
Even if you are not a Packers fan, you are still every one of those things you listed.
checkitout100 says:
I posted that Rosenthal is JV/Frosh team and they removed my post. NBC has just thin skin. Free Speech to ALL!
last starfighter says:
# packers4life says: January 15, 2010 4:24 AM
——————————————————————-I always kinda wonder when I here vikings folks resort to homophobic insults. It shouldn't be that hard for them to come out of the closet. After San Fran Minneapolis has one of the biggest gay cultures in the US. It's true. They have more gay bars there than you count. It's airport restrooms are also famous for anonymous gay sex (see Larry Craig). I don't see why vikings trolls feel the need to hide their cities gay heritage. Embrace your gayness vikings fans, after all, you do have sperm on your helmets.
mwcarolina says:
i dont see Cowher coaching the Giants if the Panthers job opens, i think that job is what he really wants, plus i see the Giants doing better next year.
@Tim …
I said the Maras operate much like the Rooneys. By that I meant they're reasonable people. They don't go off half-cocked. They think about what's good for the league instead of just thinking about what's good for them. They're not constantly trying to get headlines or overrule their coaches. They're football people, family owners who've passed down the team. They wouldn't fire a coach on a whim. But that doesn't necessarily mean they'd keep one in place as long as the Rooneys have been known to do either.
And times have changed in the NFL. The teams are worth much more now than they were when the Rooneys were so patient. While I think they'd give Mike Tomlin a year or two to make adjustments, I don't think they'd give him as much time as they might have in the past.
BorisBulldog says:
Umm, Deb?
You do know that Jerry Richardson can't afford Cowher's $8-10mm salary, right?
CAR was only a rumor believed in by the low IQ
panther fans!


A week in Frankfurt am Main, and it already feels like I've never really left this place 8 years ago. Images, scenarios, smells, speeds, people, this peculiar atmosphere – a very familiar place with lots of interesting sights and sounds.
One of those really nice places in Frankfurt is the restaurant "Im Herzen Afrikas" ("In the heart of Africa"), which is something like a mixture of the 40 Thieves place at Diani Beach (because of the sand and numerous comfy corners) and one of those typical Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurants = good food and nice coffee.
These folks over at the restaurant organized some sort of beach party – in the middle of downtown Frankfurt, just about 100m away from the European Central Bank, in a close section of the road that passes in front of the restaurant. A beach party with real sand (!), a kids corner, life music, a DJ and a beautiful atmosphere. It started at around 1 pm and we went there at around 8pm and stayed for a few drinks.
Ok so I missed taking some decent pictures of the event as I was busy munching some fine Injera and getting jiggy with someone special, but for those lovers of comfy places with that special atmosphere in the middle of Europe: you certainly missed this!
==> Does anyone know of Kenyan joints in the Rhine-Main Area?
Glad to see you are having fun in Franfurt Jke: "getting jiggy with someone special" -Haiya me has been thinking I was the only special one. mmmhhhh men!


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The Toronto Blue Jays are Canada's ambassadors to all the excitement of Major League Baseball. From international stars to towering home runs, the Jays, as they are known in the area, deliver a full entertainment package. Rain or shine, fans can enjoy the game at the newly-renovated Rogers Centre, as the Jays take on their American League East rivals and the rest of the Majors.
The Toronto Argonauts Football Club is one of the oldest and most storied sports franchises in North America. Football fans in Toronto have had a long list of gridiron legends to cheer on as they've watched Toronto bring home a total of 22 Grey Cup Championships (14 earned by the Argonauts), the most of any city in Canadian Football history.
The Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is considered by many to be the centre of the hockey universe, and the Maple Leafs are a cultural institution in the city, dating back to the 1920s. The city's love affair with the fast-paced, hard-hitting game is perhaps stronger today than ever before. Pubs and restaurants across the city fill up on game nights as the 'Leafs,' as they are affectionately known, take on their National Hockey League opponents.
Attending a Raptors game is one of the most exciting things to do in the city. On game nights, the atmosphere in the Air Canada Centre is electric as fans take in the high-flying action and showmanship that only the NBA can provide. Get ready for a spectacle of the highest-calibre basketball, along with halftime shows, music, dancers and a crazy mascot to keep you entertained.
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So, when do we find out who the winners are? Can't wait!
hmm . . . would never have thought of Propel as a cocktail mixer--anyone tried that?


This started with a mini restoration on my 92 Dynatech Ogre after visiting this site a few months ago and catching the retro bug. Once that was finished I felt the need for more retro bikage in my life and started the hunt for the next project.
Having worked in a couple of Raleigh shops BITD and lusted after some of the top end machines I used to sell, but could never afford at the time, the project had to be an old raleigh as a companion for my Dynatech. So when Nevadasmith put the Peak frameset up for sale it was a no brainer really. The frame is a 19" which is slightly bigger than I would normally go for but at the age of 37 I'm long over due a growth spurt so I'm sure I'll grow in to it .
Most of the bits for the build have arrived but am still waiting on some key pieces so will add updates as things progress. In the mean time there's a pic of the parts I have started restoring with retrobike anti ageing cream (aka Autosol).
Last edited by DynaCol on Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:20 pm, edited 3 times in total.
That's nice, very nice indeed .
Those components look minty fresh, DynaCol, you've done a very clean job there. I look forward to seeing the finished article.
The components were all in pretty good condition when I got them, a few scratches etc but nothing too bad. A quick clean and polish and the cranks and mechs are looking like new.
Still got the cantilevers to clean up and the SPD's will need sanding and painting before their at a standard which will match the rest of the bike.
PS any advice on the best way to restore the finish on the SPD's would be appreciated. Don't know if it is wise to dismantle the pedals or leave them as is and mask and paint the outer body only.
Looks like you are set for a great build there! Glad it arrived OK.
I think the hardest part of the build so far was stripping off all the packing . Seriously though I appreciate the time you spent on packing it up safely. You're right about the colour/finish, it's almost like new.
Most of the parts arrived sooner than expected so managed to get started last night. The M095 STI units I won on ebay should arrive next week and still need to get a period saddle, though I like the look of the Bontrager I have on it at the mo.
Cheers for all the comments guys. Small update from yesterday.
Have finished refurbing the gears/brakes and fitted to bike. The chainset is looking particularly good IMHO. There were no dust caps fitted so have used some silver brand-x self extracting bolts which I think enhance the look but still look like they could have been an original part.
Not much more I can do now until the XT M095 STI units arrive. Should get this finished next weekend.
Very nice job on the chainset too.
I got the crank bolts from CRC, they're on offer at the moment too. Ignore the pictures, they are actually for square taper BB's as per the description.


There will always be more to do! Know what I mean? There's a business lunch on Tuesday, soccer practice for the kids twice this week, neighbors coming over for dinner, two games on Saturday, bills piling up that need attention, planning an upcoming trip to the Grand Canyon and a to-do list so long that you've added "get through the to-do list" to it. There's a lot going on now.
So many of us are tired of rushing from one activity to the next, constantly checking our schedules, arriving late and always feeling a bit elsewhere after we arrive. There's a gnawing sense in our guts that we can't keep up the pace…and truth be known, we don't want to. Most people I talk to are tired of being tired all the time, tired of the emptiness that comes from too much busyness and not enough God.
Originally published September 20, 2017.


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We love them as little cubes rolled in - more - sugar like a bonbon, thinly sliced or shaped in fancy molds to accompany cheese or with a slice of toast in the morning as a thick jam.
Wash and brush your quince and cut them into four, then cut out the core and put them in a big, jam cooking pot. Cover it with water (optionally, you can add vanilla and spices here to make it more fragrant) and cook it at medium-high for about 30 minutes.The fruit needs to soften well. If you want to add some feijoa (for 3 kg of quince I added about 8 big ones), you can add the whole fruits into the pot for the last 5-6 minutes. Discard the poaching liquid and spices and then make a puree with the fruits with the help of a standing or a stick blender. Measure the fruit puree and for every kilo of it you need to add 700g of sugar and a tbs of lemon juice in the jam pot. Cook it at medium heat for about 35 minutes stirring it often so that it would not stick to the bottom. My grandma's trick is to keep a small plate in the fridge while cooking and when you drop a small bits on it from the cooking mixture and it starts jellying then it is ready! Let it cool a bit (you can add some walnuts here if you fancy) then distribute the mixture in tins that you lined with cling film (loaf tin for the sliced version, shallow tin for the cubes) or in silicon molds that you have. Depending on the moisture level of the air where you are, leave the paste in the forms for a couple (or more) days until they are able to keep the shape without the tin, then dry them without, too until the texture gets a bit chewy. Then you can cut your cubes and roll them in sugar and keep them, like the rest of it, in airtight containers. Enjoy!