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Category Archives: R&B
8/11/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Mary J. Blige – No More Drama
By OutandAboutnycmag August 11, 2016 August 11, 2016 Entertainment, Music, Music Video, R&B, Throwback Thursday, Video
No More Drama, the fifth studio album by R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige. The album was released on August 28, 2001 by MCA Records in North America. No More Drama, was certified triple Platinum. Continue reading
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8/1/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Rihanna – Goodnight Gotham (Bonus Track)
By OutandAboutnycmag August 1, 2016 August 1, 2016 Entertainment, Music, Music Video, R&B, SONG OF THE DAY, Video
Goodnight Gotham, Rihanna's newest music video is one of the shortest (and sweetest) of her career. Shot on the fly in Dec. 2014, the minute-long clip begins with the singer exiting a promotional shoot for the LP in Paris' Trocadéro Square as she admits she's about to do "the craziest thing" she's ever done: run (in slow-mo) toward a pack of fans, who hoist her high into the night sky as the Eiffel Tower frames looms overhead. Continue reading
Tagged Entertainment, Goodnight Gotham, Music, Music Video, Out and About NYC Magazine, Paris, R&B, Rihanna, song of the day, Trocadéro Square, Video
1/18/18 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Alicia Keys- Fallin'
By OutandAboutnycmag July 8, 2016 January 18, 2018 Music, Music Video, Out and About NYC Magazine, R&B, Throwback Thursday
Fallin, by recording artist Alicia Key is the debut single from her debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001). Continue reading
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6/21/16 O&ANYC WITH WaleStylez-Song Of The Day:Bryson Tiller Don't
By OutandAboutnycmag June 24, 2016 June 24, 2016 Hip Hop, Music, Music Video, R&B, SONG OF THE DAY, Video, WaleStylez
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Don't is the debut single by American singer Bryson Tiller. It was released on May 20, 2015, as the first single for his debut studio album Trapsoul. The song was produced by Dope Boi Beatz. Lyrically, at the start of the second verse, the song samples Shake It Off by Mariah Carey. This song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard 100, where it became Tiller's first top 40 hit and his highest charting single to date.
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6/16/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: LL Cool J – Paradise ft. Amerie
By OutandAboutnycmag June 16, 2016 June 16, 2016 Hip Hop, Music, Music Video, R&B, Rap, Throwback Thursday
Paradise, is a song by rapper turned actor LL Cool J featuring R&B singer Amerie. The track was released in early 2003 as the second single from LL Cool J's ninth studio album, 10 (2002). A music video, featuring clips from Deliver Us From Eva, was produced to promote both the single and the film. Continue reading
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6/10/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Bryson Tiller – Don't
By OutandAboutnycmag June 10, 2016 June 10, 2016 Pop, R&B, SONG OF THE DAY, Uncategorized, WaleStylez
Bryson Tiller received massive internet attention from music industry insiders with his breakout single Don't. These early co-signs from a high-profile record producer Timbaland and the Canadian rapper Drake, led into a major-label attention for Tiller. On October 2, 2015, Tiller released his debut studio album T R A P S O U L, which debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard.
Tagged Adewale Adekanb Jr., Bryson Tiller, Don't, Out and About NYC Magazine, Pop, R&B, song of the day, TrapSoul, WaleStylez
5/3/16 O&A NYC WITH Walestylez- SONG OF THE DAY: Raphael Saadiq feat. Q-Tip – Get Involved
By OutandAboutnycmag June 3, 2016 June 3, 2016 Music, Music Video, R&B, Rap, SONG OF THE DAY
Get Involved by Raphael Saadiq featuring Q-Tip featured a social message video. Saadiq and D'Angelo were occasional members of The Ummah, a music production collective, composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and J Dilla of the Detroit-based group Slum Village. Continue reading
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5/26/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Endless Love – Diana Ross: Live In Central Park
By OutandAboutnycmag May 26, 2016 May 26, 2016 Entertainment, Event, Music, Music Video, R&B, SONG OF THE DAY
The legendary Diana Ross took the stage in New York's Central Park On July 21, 1983. Soon after the entertainer began her concert in front of an audience of over 800,000 people the pouring rain and heavy wind threatened to put an end to the show. Diana pushed on for much of the set, urging the drenched crowd to remain calm and stay with her. Continue reading
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5/17/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez MUSIC: Puff Daddy Announces Bad Boy Reunion Tour
By OutandAboutnycmag May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016 Event, Hip Hop, Music, R&B, Rap
Sean Puffy Combs, the music mogul of many aliases, has been in the industry for over 25 years. He has worked alongside the likes of Faith Evans, 112, Mase, Lil' Kim and arguably the greatest rapper of all time, the late Notorious B.I.G.
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5/16/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez- SONG OF THE DAY: Devvon Terrell Remixs
By OutandAboutnycmag May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016 Hip Hop, Music, Music Video, R&B, WaleStylez
Devvon Terrell wears a variety of hats to translate his music to his audience. From shooting and editing videos to engineering, mixing and mastering all of his music. This jack of all trades mentality has earned him placements with And One Live, C2C Dj Khaled's Halftime Report, a number one Mixtape on Datpiff.com and countless other mediums. Devvon Terrell recently released his first album titled Weird Sexy Cool and earned a the spot of top 16 albums on the itunes RNB charts.
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Saint-Héand is een gemeente in het Franse departement Loire (regio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) en telt 3714 inwoners (2005). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Saint-Étienne.

De naam verwijst naar de heilige Eugendus of Oyen van Condat (5e - 6e eeuw).

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Saint-Héand bedraagt 31,3 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 118,7 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

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2014 Prize-money – Both Good & Bad News with Arena Racing Company (ARC)
I've always loved Private Eye as a magazine, and have long been a follower of Lord Gnome. Much of the content has varied over the years, but as many of you will know, some themes have remained the same, with the hardy chestnuts of HP Sauce, Rotten Boroughs, Nooks and Corners, Colemanballs, Pseuds Corner …. and the immortal Glenda Slagg with her ability to argue both ways at the same time. Over the last week or two, there have been a few Glenda Slagg moments in terms of prize-money – both good and not so good.
ARC was formed from the merger of Arena Leisure and Northern Racing in 2012. They control 15 tracks and 40% of the racing calendar. The former leader of the Conservative party, Michael Howard, is chairman and Tony Kelly is the MD. The company is owned by the extremely astute Reuben brothers.
Much of the lowest grade racing in the country is under ARC's auspices. With notable exceptions such as Doncaster, prize-money is lamentable – over 70% of the Flat races run at ARC tracks carry total prize-money of £4,000 or less. The good news though is that they have pushed up prize-money by 18% in 2013, 24% in 2014 and are now committing to a rebranding of all-weather racing, including £2m extra annual prize-money as part of an initial three-year commitment to improve the sport. 52 new Class 2 and Class 3 races are going to be included and they are launching (in conjunction with their partners Ladbrokes, Coral, 32 Red and Bookmakers.co.uk) an A/W championship series between 26th October 2013 and a new fixture on Good Friday, 18th April 2014. Horses can take part in "win and you're in" A/W qualifiers at their Lingfield, Southwell and Wolverhampton tracks as well as at Kempton Park, owned by the Jockey Club. The Good Friday bash will have six championship categories, with each race worth £150,000, including a 7f 3yo race, 6f sprint, mile and middle distance races and a 2m marathon. It will be the richest A/W card ever staged in Europe.
Lots of people are dead against the Good Friday meeting. Traditionally there has been no racing on that day, and it is when Lambourn and Middleham hold their popular open days. Personally I thought it inevitable that this would happen, and am more than prepared to support the ARC initiative. If it raises the overall quality and prize-money throughout the winter, then that is all to the good, even though it is not a form of racing that I particularly like – not because of its being run on the all-weather so much as the dreary quality of it. I see it as just dross racing for the betting industry, but if it drives revenue and people want to support it, then why resist it? This subject will get an airing in the next blog.
So where is the bad news? Philip Freedman, Chairman of the Horseman's Group, and Rachel Hood, President of the Racehorse Owners Association, have been working for some time, together with the authorities, on collaborative negotiations with the racecourses to secure contractual commitments linking the rapidly increasing media revenues to prize-money contribution. These negotiations have gone well ….. or at least they were doing until ARC announced, on 9th October, that they were not going to sign up to these prize-money agreements. This is a major blow, with all the key players "extremely disappointed".
Unless there is a change of heart, this is going to put ARC at loggerheads with the industry, and may well lead to sanctions. Race fixture allocation over time can be changed so that fixtures go to the racecourses that have signed up to the contracts; bonuses such as the European Breeders' Fund and the Racing Post Yearling Bonus Scheme can follow suit; and of course trainers and owners can vote with their feet and not support ARC courses. Collaboration has a lot going for it, but it now seems as though ARC just doesn't want to play ball at the moment. I'm sure there will be a lot of negotiation going on behind the scenes.
Glenda Slagg would probably say: "Hats off to ARC. Can't wait for Hunky Howard, the man in the big Chair, to put me under starter's orders. He's my long shot, I can tell you!! Always welcome for some late-night negotiation round at Glenda's gaff ….. Seen the new ARC deal. What a car crash ??! Hateful Howard. Couldn't run the Tories and can't run a racecourse. What a loser – all bets off for me!! Send that nice John Gosden round and we'll soon get collaboration cooking. Byeee!!"
(Get back to your blog. You're fired. Ed.)
Labels: Arena Leisure, Doncaster, horse racing prize money, Horseman's Group, Jockey Club, Lambourn, Middleham Racehorse Owners Association, Northern Racing, race courses, racehorse investment, Racing Post
The Prize Money Challenge – £200m by 2020 and 50% ROO
As followers of the blog know, I've been looking at the economics of racing, starting with the lamentable state of owner prize money in the UK. Interestingly, when I went along to a recent Racehorse Owners' Association presentation at Newbury on 20th September, this was definitely their number one issue because it is such a fundamental part of the whole fabric of racing.
The CEO, Richard Wayman, outlined the three key priorities for the ROA: firstly the negotiations with racecourses to secure a contractual obligation to inject money from media rights into prize money; secondly, supporting the case for fundamental legislative reform of the betting industry, particularly evasion of levy through offshore operations out of Gibraltar; and thirdly, improving the quality of the owner experience on the racecourses themselves. There was a Q&A session after Richard's presentation, and I argued for a clear goal for prize money. That whole line of thinking appeared to be well received by the owners present.
The Owners for Owners Challenge is for a clear goal to be agreed of at least £200m of prize money available for owners by 2020, thereby ensuring that British racing is at least somewhere near parity with the French and that the return on ownership increases from 20p in the pound to nearer 50p.
There were three main reactions to this goal at Newbury. Apparently some years ago a very famous National Hunt owner was well reported as saying that "Owning a racehorse is a hobby, you shouldn't expect to cover your costs and if you cannot afford it, don't do it". When a member of the audience mentioned this, there was no doubting whatsoever the views of the owners present. The whole mind-set around that statement was seen as ludicrous …. and yet as I said in the last blog, it is a relatively common one. Owners are injecting almost £0.5bn a year into the industry, and without an acceptable return the base of the sport will be eroded.
Another reaction was a challenge as to whether there was really an appetite across the owner population to fight for a fair and acceptable return on ownership. Quite clearly, once there are contractual prize money agreements in place with some racecourses, it will be very interesting indeed to see what the ROA, and in turn, owners are prepared to do with the racecourses that won't sign up for a prize money increase as a result of the revenue secured through media rights. My own position is that we should do everything possible to support the courses that are prepared to increase prize money, and vote with our horses' feet – don't send them to the tracks that aren't prepared to reward owners properly.
The final reaction was to do with the goal itself, or more accurately, the actions needed to achieve it. A goal of this magnitude cannot be achieved just by incremental tweaking around the margins of cost and revenue. It will need much more fundamental and transformational change. Furthermore, this will have to reflect the huge innovations under way in betting, with the migration to PC and smartphone platforms. The vast majority of the revenue needed for additional prize money has to come from betting. Either bookmakers are persuaded / forced to make a much bigger contribution, or the racing industry itself should push for changes in the betting landscape: indeed, could racing itself link up with major investors and launch its own suite of betting platforms, harnessing the most modern technologies? A number of our owners believe this is a route that should definitely be explored and evaluated. It may seem far-fetched at the moment, but step changes of this type could well be what racing needs. More about this on the next blog.
Labels: bookmakers, economics of racing, owner prize money, racing industry, Richard Wayman
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A visual artist and graphic designer, this is her first musical work.
Joy Sound I consists of four tracks of screaming noise, tones like rumbling factories, dialogue fragments, at times edging towards power electronics. Firmly a Noise record, Joy Sound I deliberately avoids melodies and recognisable notes, processing them into harsh sweeps and bursts.
The impetus behind the project was her desire to be creative outside of her normal field, and with different approaches - working in a process driven way rather than conceptually.
Joy Sound I is split between tracks created digitally (A Deafening Silence, Eulogy), and tracks consisting entirely of analogue sound (Appreciative Gesture,To See You Smile). These two approaches allow Joy Sound to utilise both the complete freedom of digital and the creative limits of analogue to create a release with much more sonic variety than the phrase '18 minute noise EP' conjures up.


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Say goodbye to plastic straws
By Rafael Espinal, John Calvelli and Adrian Grenier
An environmental scourge (vgajic/Getty Images)
A few weeks ago, a viral image surfaced of a severely underweight, 33-foot sperm whale filled with 64 pounds of plastic — yes, 64 pounds — that had washed up on the shore of Spain's southeast coast. Inside its stomach and intestines were trash bags, polypropylene sacks, ropes, net segments and even a drum, among other plastic items that are not typically part of a healthy marine diet.
The cause of death: inflammation of the abdominal lining. The whale had ingested so much plastic trash that it was not able to expel the garbage from its digestive system.
But if this whale attracted significant media attention, there are thousands of other wildlife casualties to plastic that never make it into our headlines. It is estimated that every year, 100,000 marine creatures and an additional million seabirds die as a result of plastic entanglement.
If the fact that by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish does not alarm you, then consider this: If you eat seafood regularly, you're likely ingesting 11,000 pieces of tiny plastic a year.
There are actions we can take to reverse this trend, and one is as simple as changing how we drink our iced coffee in the morning or cocktail at night — or how our kids enjoy their juice boxes and milk cartons.
The plastic straw is a problem. Its days should be numbered.
While plastic straws are among the most common litter found on beaches, they are also among the hardest plastic to recycle and the easiest to replace. Alternatives to plastic straws made of paper, bamboo, metal or glass are readily available. Consumers can even skip the straw altogether.
That is why one of us — Councilman Espinal — is introducing City Council legislation that would eliminate the use of single-use plastic straws in all bars and restaurants in our city.
The bill goes hand in hand with a citywide campaign called Give a Sip. Led by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the campaign seeks to encourage New York City consumers — along with restaurants and businesses — to support the legislation and take the pledge to stop using single-use plastic straws that contribute to plastic pollution.
In the city, more than 65 partners have signed onto the campaign, including including restaurateurs like Michael Jewell (Pier A), Tom Colicchio (Gramercy Tavern) and David Laris (EDEN Local), along with a host of other establishments. All businesses, no matter how small or big, old or new, near or far from the waterfront, have a role to play, and all consumers should be onboard.
As New Yorkers, we see the impact of our fast-paced lifestyle in the plastic waste that litters the avenues and subway tracks that crisscross our great city, making its way into waterways and the bellies of turtles, fish and birds in our local seascape.
Plastic straws are a great place to begin turning that trend around. A strong precedent has been set with Strawless in Seattle, a campaign produced by Give a Sip partner Lonely Whale. Co-founded by Adrian Grenier and Lucy Sumner, this effort saw overwhelming cross-market support, the removal of 2.3 million single-use plastic straws in one month, and announcement of a permanent ban on single-use, noncompostable plastic straws and utensils starting this coming July .
California is also looking to implement a statewide ban. For the sake of our environment and ecological future, New York City must be among these progressive champions.
It has become increasingly clear that the world has a plastics problem. China, which once recycled half of the world's plastic and paper materials, announced in 2017 that it will no longer accept the West's trash.
While scientists have found that between 8 million to 12 million metric tons of plastic end up in the world's oceans each year, billions of tons more are dumped into landfills. Last July, National Geographic reported that some 75% of all plastic produced ends up as waste. A mere 9% has been recycled, with the vast majority rotting in landfills and polluting oceans.
While governments on the international stage grapple with this problem politically and scientists look for answers, we can do more locally, even individually, to change our habits and combat this global problem. So until the city takes action on the proposed legislation, remember that you can do much to protect our marine environment. All you have to do is give a sip for a strawless ocean.
Espinal represents East New York, Bushwick and Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, in the City Council. Calvelli is executive vice president for public affairs at the Wildlife Conservation Society. Grenier is an actor, filmmaker, UN Environmental Goodwill Ambassador and co-founder of Lonely Whale.


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Cole is a former professional cheerleader and dancer for the Carolina Panthers. As a dancer on the team for four years, she earned the Captain's Choice Award in 2001 and was named team captain. In 2002, she was the recipient of the "TopCat of the Year" Award and was selected to be the TopCat representative at the NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii in 2003. Cole also has done guest dance appearances with the Charlotte Checkers and hip-hop artist Flo-Rida. After retiring from the team, Cole then served as a TopCat field assistant for six years assisting the director and choreographer on game day. Cole is still active with the program and is now an alumnae volunteer for the Junior TopCat program.
"I am beyond honored to have been chosen to be the head coach of this new team," stated Cole. "I look forward to recruiting talented dancers that will embody the student-athlete experience and developing a program that will be unique, creative, and high-energy."
Cole earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Campbell University where she was also a member of the cheerleading squad, earning team captain honors in her senior season. In addition to dancing, Cole was the director of marketing and investor relations for a local private equity firm. Currently, she is the founder and president of M+E Fusion, a marketing and corporate event planning company.
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When home-schooled Arielle's long-estranged mother mysteriously returns to their isolated family farm, it drives a wedge into her seemingly-perfect relationship with her father and reveals a chilling, dark past.
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Hilsea Cyclist fighting for life after serious collision with another rider who did not stop
The man, 75, suffered a serious head injury but the other person involved did not stop at the scene
Matthew SeniorTrainee Reporter
Updated 14:39, 15 MAR 2022
The man was taken to Southampton General Hospital by the ambulance service for treatment after the crash (Image: Hampshire Live / Darren Pepe)
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A man is fighting for life after a serious collision. The other person involved is at this time believed to be another cyclist but they did not stop at the scene.
The incident occurred on a cycle path between Mountbatten Centre and Hilsea Lido yesterday afternoon (Monday 14 March). Hampshire Police were called shortly before 5pm to a report of a collision between two users of the path close to Hilsea Allotments.
A 75-year-old man was taken to Southampton General Hospital, where he remains in critical condition after suffering a serious head injury. Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time who saw what happened, the moments leading up to it, or the aftermath of the collision.
READ MORE: Mum's 'almost immediate' 24lb weight loss after swallowing a balloon
Officers are also keen to hear from two people who were seen in the area at the time riding mountain bikes. They are both described as white, aged between 20 and 30-years old, and wearing dark clothing.
Anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is asked to call 101 quoting Op Width/44220102608, or use the online form here.
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Flying Scotsman: World famous locomotive visiting Hampshire's Southampton and Eastleigh this month
Southampton stabbing leaves 19-year-old in hospital with life-threatening injuries as Hampshire Constabulary launch investigation
Isle of WightElderly Isle of Wight pedestrians seriously injured after being hit by van The man and woman in their 80s were taken to hospital after the collision in Church Litten, Newport
Teenage girl seriously injured in police-led incident on Hampshire M27
An air ambulance was sent to the incident between Fareham and Portsmouth
Motorcyclist, 34, dies after late-night A31 accident near Winchester
The crash victim was sadly pronounced dead at the scene
DisabilityHampshire amputee going for gold after joining table-tennis elite playersSimon Heaps, from Milford on Sea has raised over £60,000 in an bid to compete across the world


If you only get one book about smallholding and self sufficiency then this has to be that book. Absolutely all aspects are covered and normally in enough detail to give a beginner plenty of information and guidance, I can easily see that this will also become a reference book in future even after we have gained more experience.
More and more of us are searching for the perfect rural idyll our very own piece of the countryside where we can live side by side with nature, produce our own food, and have a degree of control over what we eat. Written by an experienced and successful smallholder, the Smallholding Manual is ideal for existing landowners as well as those contemplating a move to the countryside.
A great reference book packed with interesting information and intriguing DIY projects under a variety of headings such as The HOME, THE PLOT, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE and much more. The chapter dealing with renewable energy was particularly interesting and gave me a number of ideas for the future.


Nowadays, internet play an important role in marketing. Almost everything can be sold online. Buying and availing services are never been this easy since old ages. All you just need is an internet connection. And, of course a gadget – may it be an internet phone, an Ipad, a tablet or a desktop computer.
Interior designs is one of our priority when setting up your own home. We would like it to look nice and presentable. Most of the time, we hire an interior designer to set up the house based on our perspectives and our budget.
Whether you are a local artist, a vendor or just looking for some ideas, Kabuni is here to give you guidelines and to help you in selling your crafts online. They only not help home designers, but they also do donations to Better Homes For Everyone Foundation.
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Get to know process – Inform them the room you need some help with. Provide some information such as your design package and your budget.
Get Matched with the perfect designer – Matching depends on your style and budget.
Work online with your interior designer – Your designer will give your two options and will need your feedback about it. the designer will work with you to finalized the designs. Final designs includes a c omplete room design, custom floor plan, set-up instructions and shopping list.
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Q: install postfixadmin in a subfolder of a domain in nginx I need to install postfixadmin as a subfolder of a domain hosted in nginx.
In other words, I'm trying to access postfixadmin using http://example.com/postfixadmin
Physically, the contents of the sites are stored this way:

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*example.com site in /var/www/example

*Postfixadmin files in /var/www/postfixadmin

I've tried adding this within the server section of example.com:
location ~ /posfixadmin/ {
    root /var/www;
    index index.php;
    include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
    fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock;
  }

The above works partially, php scripts are executed correctly, but css and image files found under /var/www/postfixadmin/css and /var/www/postfixadmin/images are not loaded.
I've checked at the generated html code and the links to css and image files in postfixadmin are called using relative paths, like this:
href="css/default.css"

I think nginx tries to get the css files from http://example.com/css instead of http://example.com/postfixadmin/css, that's why it's failing, I've tried something like this:
 location /postfixadmin/css/ {
    root /var/www/postfixadmin;
  }

but the above doesn't work.
Any idea about how to fix this? Thanks in advance!

A: I know it's an old topic, but still: do not use "root" in a "location" block. Source: https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/tutorials/config_pitfalls/
This works for me at the moment with the current PostfixAdmin 3.2 (which moved all the public facing stuff into the "public" subdirectory). Mind that I have defined the fastcgi_pass elsewhere, so this bit is not directly applicable.
location /postfixadmin {
    alias /usr/local/www/postfixadmin/public;

    location ~ ^(.+\.php)(.*)$ {
       fastcgi_pass   php;
       fastcgi_index  index.php;
       fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
       include        fastcgi_params;

       fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(.*)$;
       fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
       fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root$fastcgi_path_info;

       fastcgi_read_timeout 180;
       fastcgi_buffers 4 256k;
       fastcgi_buffer_size 128k;
    }

    location ~ \.php {
       include        /usr/local/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
       fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
       fastcgi_pass   php;
       fastcgi_index  index.php;
    }
    # deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
    # concurs with nginx's one
    #
    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny  all;
    }
}

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I would make it out of paper mache (papier mache). You can use a baseball cap or a bicycle helmet as the base of the form. Use the retaining straps or add scarf-like sides that you can tie around your neck. Search for images from the production of Disneys "The Lion King" to see how they make the animal masks. The dancer's head is actually exposed under the neck of the animal. Makeup helps it blend in. I guess it would get really hot and you couldn't see out of peepholes for the eyes on a conventional mask. Good luck.


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Diana Rosie
Alberto's Lost Birthday
4 based on 329 ratings & 69 reviews on Goodreads.com
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A little boy and his grandfather embark on a quest to find the old man's missing birthday in Diana Rosie's debut novel, Alberto's Lost Birthday.
Alberto is an old man. But he doesn't know how old - he remembers nothing before his arrival at an orphanage during the Spanish civil war.
He rarely thinks about his missing childhood, but when seven-year-old Tino discovers his grandfather has never had a birthday party, never blown out candles on a birthday cake, never received a single birthday present, he's determined things should change. And so the two set out to find Alberto's birthday.
Their search for the old man's memories takes them deep into the heart of Spain - a country that has pledged to forget its painful past. As stories of courage, cruelty and love unfold, Alberto realises that he has lost more than a birthday. He has lost a part of himself. But with his grandson's help, he might just find it again.
Charms and illuminates in equal measure
Fanny Blake - Daily Mail
This warming story will capture your heart until the very end
Essentials Magazine
Moving, thoughtful and absorbing . . . Alberto's Lost Birthday reminds us of the importance of home and the peace that comes with knowing who we truly are
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Books by Diana Rosie


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Various militaries have lead much of the notable research conducted worldwide in the past century, not because they've had a change of heart and would prefer to save lives instead of taking them you see- but because they seem to be intent on turning as many things as they can into a weapon of some kind. Though it cannot be denied that since the advent of the atomic bomb in the 1940's, the technology associated with weaponry has become more and more impressive- it's the next gen we should be worried about.
A pretty bizarre project currently in development by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the creation of Biodesign Synthetic Organisms. Having put around $6million into the project thus far, the Department of Defense seem rather intent on getting this invention tuned and ready for use sooner rather than later. In essence, these 'organisms' will be able to live indefinitely and contain molecules that are actually capable of resisting death itself. On the other hand however, they could also be deactivated with the switch of a button. Intended for the modification of soldiers (I presume…) there is no set debut date for this technology as of yet.
Another of DARPA's wonderful creations currently under development, MAHEM or 'mayhem without the Y', is an acronym for the less catchy 'Magneto Hydrodynamic Explosive Munition'. This weapon will possess the power to penetrate enemy armor, as in tanks and troop transporters, via the utilization of molten metal. Though it sounds like some kind of Michael Bay special effect, representatives of DARPA proclaim the eventual weapon, in its warhead format, will possess greater control and efficiency than its predecessors.
Currently under development by the safe hands of the US Navy, this highly sophisticated laser system will be used to intercept attacks from any pesky missiles and rockets which may be headed towards ships with the intention of sending them to the bottom of the ocean. Doubling as a tracker/sensor/information exchanger when there are no attacks inbound, prototypes of the laser emerged last year- meaning its well on its way to becoming a fully-fledged member of the modern warships arsenal.
Another laser system, however this time under Pentagon backed production by good old DARPA in place of the Navy, the HELLADS or 'High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System' encompasses the concept of fitting a tiny yet unfathomably powerful laser to aircraft in order to intercept and destroy incoming enemy fire. Yadda yadda….


Topic: Detonation Problems- Can They Be Beaten?
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So it doesn't compress as much as I thought it would. But all good in the end.
Can someone tell me the thickness of an uncompressed Fel-Pro gasket?
I never did write that number down in my notes. I know the compressed thickness ranges .055 to .058 thousands.
Definitely interested in your head mods. I have some 43.5mm intakes that will be going in a head at some point. It would be nice to see the steps here.
I set up my car with 1 degree negative camber. This was after I loaded the car with all manner of weights to simulate the driver and a passenger. I like the way it handles.
I have listed a few things on craigslist. Takes forever to get any responses in my experience so listing it now would'nt hurt. On another note I have a set of bumpers that I took off a parts car. Fair condition at best. I kept them because well.... you just never know.
Put it up on jackstands. My brand new radial tires were permanently flat-spotted after sitting a few years. NOT fun.


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'Spider-Man 3' Officially Starts Production; First Look Coming in December
Skyler Shuler October 16, 2020 2 min read
As the internet continues to go crazy over various Spider-Man 3 rumors, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have decided to pay no attention to the rumors
According to Murphy's Multiverse, Sony Pictures Executive Marketing Director for Brazil, Camila Pacheco, revealed at ExpoCine that the upcoming third film has officially started production. The project is filming in Queens, New York under the working title "Serenity Now." Pacheco also revealed that the film will stick to its December 2021 release, while Morbius and Venom: Let There Be Carnage will stick to their March 2021 and June 2021 release dates.
Pacheco let fans in attendance know that a first look is coming sometime in December. Murphy's Multiverse states that "she alternated between the words preview and teaser trailer when discussing the project." That said, it looks like we will be getting more information on the untitled Spider-Man sequel just in time for the holiday season.
Read: Xochitl Gomez Joins Marvel Studios' 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'
Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, who will appear as a mentor to Peter, and the most shocking return of all is Jamie Foxx as Electro, it is not 100% known if this is the same Electro from Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-man 2 or if this is a new character altogether.
Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far From Home director Jon Watts returns to helm the third film, with Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal producing. The majority of the supporting cast is expected to return including Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revelori, Angourie Rice, Martin Starr, and J.B. Smoove.
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Ukraine Elected a Sitcom Star President. His Show Tells Us What to Expect.
A political novice who campaigned as a publicity stunt won.
By Jennifer Wilson
Volodymyr Zelensky, sitcom star and Ukraine's president-elect. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Servant of the People and Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images.
In October of 2015, a new sitcom premiered in Ukraine called Servant of the People. A folksy, lighthearted political satire, it followed the story of Vasyl Holoborodko, a 37-year-old history teacher who is elected president after a video of him ranting against government corruption goes viral on YouTube. In its three seasons, Servant of the People saw Vasyl try to limit the political influence of the country's oligarchs, represented on-screen by a trio of menacing face-obscured villains who plot Vasyl's downfall over opulent meals and a high-stakes game of Monopoly in which they trade national industries. Once in office, Vasyl finds that the current political class has been bribed into complacency, so he appoints his trusted friends and his ex-wife Olga to cabinet positions. Insisting to Parliament that Olga would be a competent head of the central bank, Vasyl adds, "As her ex-husband, I can assure you that [she] knows how to monitor all financial streams."
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Last year, the production company behind Servant of the People, Kvartal 95, registered a political party by the same name and nominated the show's lead actor, comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, for the presidency. Political observers largely regarded his candidacy as a publicity stunt, and in truth, Zelensky did much to encourage that point of view. In lieu of participating in debates, he held large rallies that reportedly felt more like comedy shows than campaign events (he also charged an entrance fee). But on April 21, life imitated primetime, and Zelensky walked away with 73 percent of the vote (an even higher margin than his TV character's win), beating out the incumbent Petro Poroshenko. As Zelensky has no prior political experience and largely avoided discussing policy during his campaign, it's difficult to predict what his presidency might look like. All we really have to speculate from is his television show. So what can Servant of the People tell us about how Zelensky might govern Ukraine? Perhaps quite a lot, given how eerily Zelensky's candidacy mirrors Vasyl Holoborodko's rise to power: Both were heavily reliant on harnessing a potent mix of anti-establishment sentiment, social media prowess, and countrywide desire to play a joke on the powers that be.
Much like the viral video that garnered nationwide support for Vasyl's presidential run, Servant of the People quickly shifted from mere entertainment to a real political sensation. In 2017, Zelensky told the website Cinema Escapist, "I have started receiving more messages from ordinary people that confirm there's a desire for [someone like Holoborodko] to lead Ukraine through its current realities." Those current realities are frightening. An ailing economy, widespread government corruption, and continued fighting with pro-Russian separatists have left Ukrainian citizens feeling beleaguered, frustrated, and maybe, it turns out, even a little desperate. Outside observers, particularly in Russia, have tended to paint Ukraine's political difficulties as insurmountable and the country as endemically dysfunctional, teetering on the verge of becoming a failed state. The appeal of a show like Servant of the People is that it pushes against the idea that there's anything structurally wrong with Ukraine; the country just needs good, honest people in office, and then everything will be OK. As one of Vasyl's friends and appointees puts it: "The country is fine. We just have a lot of jackasses."
Servant of the People pushes the idea that "the country is fine. We just have a lot of jackasses."
In the pilot episode, we find Vasyl living with his parents, sister, and niece in a cramped apartment with outdated furnishings and broken appliances. His father drives an unregistered taxi to supplement the paltry government subsidy he receives as a pensioner. Vasyl works as a public school teacher where he collects a salary that—as his father likes to remind him—is less than he'd receive collecting unemployment wages. Vasyl even has to take out a loan to buy a microwave oven. But one day the family gets a knock on the door: The prime minister is there and congratulates Vasyl, now President Holoborodko. The show flashes back to Vasyl's history classroom. After learning that his students have been pulled out of class to build voting booths for the upcoming election, he rants to a colleague in a profanity-laden tirade about the uselessness of voting: "It's always the lesser of two assholes, and it's been this way for 25 years." It turns out a student is secretly recording Vasyl, who adds, "If I could have one week in office, if such a thing were possible, I would show them! Fuck the motorcades, fuck the perks, fuck the weekend chalets." The video quickly garners 8 million YouTube views, and a political star is born. Social media was also a major component of Zelensky's candidacy. Instead of participating in debates or giving interviews, Zelensky communicated almost exclusively with voters via Instagram (he has 4.7 million followers to Poroshenko's 286,000).
As president, Vasyl starts to make good on his viral rant. We see him become turned off by the opulence of the presidential estate. During a tour of the property, he's shown an antique chandelier that was recently replated with gold. "Remember the 2008 crisis?" his aide asks him. "This was that." In just a couple of episodes, a disgusted Vasyl moves back in with his family and calls for sweeping anti-corruption reforms including one requiring government employees to declare their assets. That mirrored a real initiative implemented in 2016 that showed just how much wealth Ukraine's political elite was amassing (the mayor of Dnipro had a ticket to space on a Virgin Galactic flight) while the country's average monthly income teetered around $200. On Servant of the People, Vasyl's reforms predictably attract pushback from political elites who do their best to collect kompromat (Russian for "compromising material")—a word that has become increasingly well-known in the U.S. thanks to the alleged pee tape. But their operatives come up empty. Vasyl, in the tradition of inspiring TV presidents, is the real deal, an honest, hardworking teacher who can't be blackmailed or bought.
This is the fantasy of Servant of the People—and it's a popular one, not just in Ukraine. The ratings success of the show attracted attention from studios worldwide. In 2016, Fox bought option rights to make an American version of the show. Production companies in France and Greece swiftly followed suit. The original series was translated and aired in South Korea in 2017, and Netflix purchased streaming rights the same year. The show's popularity and global appeal should come as no surprise; the idea that real political change can be ushered in by electing the right people without any radical altering of the political structure is a comforting, if silly, thought. And perhaps nowhere is that thought more attractive than in a country like Ukraine, which has seen revolutions and popular uprisings (most recently the 2014 Maidan movement) yield little in the way of actual change.
In the pilot episode, Vasyl, shortly after finding out he's won, turns to his prime minister and says: "It feels like this is a practical joke." It is uncanny to watch this scene, indeed this entire show, knowing what we know now. Whether or not Zelensky's candidacy was indeed a practical joke or publicity stunt gone wrong, his election means that, for better or worse, anyone can become president. Either way, it makes for good TV, and it's a reminder that democracy can be—and maybe is even supposed to be—scary.
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are grey sprinkled with whitish and with an ochreous-brownish streak along the costa from the base, on the median third becoming an irregular patch reaching halfway across the wing, the apical third represented by some indefinite brownish suffusion. There is a blackish-grey patch occupying the basal two-fifths of the dorsum and reaching halfway across the wing, where a dark grey streak extends along the dorsum to the tornus, its posterior portion enlarged as an irregular patch to meet the costal ochreous-brown patch, and terminated by some raised blackish scales. The plical and first discal stigmata are cloudy, blackish, the plical slightly anterior, resting on the edge of the dorsal streak, the first discal on the edge of the costal patch. The hindwings are grey, paler and thinly scaled anteriorly.

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WASHINGTON • A relaxed-looking juvenile Hawaiian monk seal lounges near a sandy white beach on some green foliage. Its eyes are half-closed and it has a serene expression on its face.
But the seal's calm demeanour is surprising. Why? Well, there's a long, black-and-white eel dangling from its right nostril.
"It's just so shocking," Dr Claire Simeone, a veterinarian and monk seal expert based in Hawaii, said.
"It's an animal that has another animal stuck up its nose."
She was not the only person stunned by the photo of the seal and its unusual facial ornament that was shared last week on Facebook by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (Noaa) Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Programme.
The picture - taken this year in the remote north-western Hawaiian islands - has since gone viral, drawing attention to a rare phenomenon that continues to baffle scientists who are now begging the endangered seals to "make better choices".
It all began about two years ago when Dr Charles Littnan, lead scientist of the monk seal programme, woke up to a strange e-mail from researchers in the field. The subject line was short: "Eel in nose."
"It was just like, 'We found a seal with an eel stuck in its nose, do we have a protocol?'" Dr Littnan said.
There was none, he said, and it took several e-mails and phone calls before the decision was made to grab the eel and try pulling it out.
"There was only maybe 2 inches (5cm) of the eel actually still sticking out of the nose, so it was very much akin to the magician's trick when they're pulling out the handkerchiefs and they keep coming and coming and coming," he said.
After less than a minute of tugging, a 0.75m dead eel emerged from the seal's nostril.
It almost does feel like one of those teenage trends that happen. One juvenile seal did this very stupid thing and now the others are trying to mimic it.
DR CHARLES LITTNAN, lead scientist of Noaa's monk seal programme.
Since then, Dr Littnan said there have been at least three or four reported cases. In all the cases, the eels were removed successfully and the seals are "doing great", he said. None of the eels, however, survived.
"We have no idea why this is suddenly happening," he said.
Researchers have already determined that this is not the result of a human with a personal vendetta against seals and eels because all the cases were reported from remote islands that are frequented only by scientists.
Dr Littnan said he does have a few theories about how an eel could naturally end up wedged in a seal's nostril.
A seal's preferred prey - usually fish, octopuses and, of course, eels - like to hide within coral reefs to avoid being eaten, and since the marine mammals do not have hands, they have to hunt with their faces.
"They like to stick their faces into the coral reef holes and they'll spit water out of their mouths to flush things out and they'll do all sorts of tricks, but they are shoving their faces into holes," Dr Littnan said.
Perhaps, he said, a cornered eel decided that the only way to escape or defend itself was to swim up its attacker's nostril, and young seals who are "not very adept at getting their food yet" were forced to learn a tough lesson.
But he said that theory does not make much sense. "They're really quite long eels, and their diameter is probably close to what it would be for a nasal passage," he said.
The other way eels might be ending up in nostrils is through throwing up. Similar to how people sometimes end up accidentally spewing food or beverages from their noses, that could also happen to seals, which often regurgitate their meals.
The "most plausible" theory, Dr Littnan said, is that monk seal teenagers are not all that different from their human counterparts. Monk seals "seem naturally attracted to getting into troublesome situations", he said. "It almost does feel like one of those teenage trends that happen. One juvenile seal did this very stupid thing and now the others are trying to mimic it."
Though no seals have died or been seriously affected by the eels, having a dead animal up their noses for any extended amount of time poses potentially adverse health impact, said Dr Simeone, director of Ke Kai Ola, a monk seal hospital in Hawaii run by the Marine Mammal Centre.
With an eel lodged in its nose, a monk seal would not be able to close the blocked nostril when diving, which means water could get into its lungs and cause problems, such as pneumonia, she said.
A decomposing eel carcass could also lead to infections, she said.


The Office of Fair Trading is to examine commissioning and competition in the provision of public services.
The regulator wants to help government buyers promote competition in supplier markets to improve value for money.
Sonya Branch, senior director of services and public markets, said: "By collecting evidence on the impact of specific purchasing practices, our aim is to help policymakers and procurers preserve and promote competition in public services markets.
The OFT will look at how public sector purchasers create a market for private sector suppliers as government cuts and the "big society" agenda boost commissioning of services to outside agencies, for example. The study will examine how the role of government is going to shape a market where there was not one before, in social and community care. It will also consider how a short-term drive for value for money needs to be offset against longer-term problems of limiting innovation or the number of suppliers in the future.
The OFT plans to publish its report in March 2011.


When a boring brand needs a fresh facelift, we call in our VP of Design and Art Director, Juan. He's a master of taking traditional professional services firms and taking them in a bold new direction. And his talent hasn't gone unnoticed. Many of the identities, websites, ad campaigns and print materials he's created have gone on to win industry awards. Juan's attention to detail and critical thinking are a key ingredient in creating brand images for clients that get noticed and get results.
Juan graduated from the Art Institute of Washington with a BFA in graphic design. He is a member of AIGA — the professional association of design. In his spare time, Juan is a true movie buff and has dubbed himself the "ultimate fanboy" by watching over 100 new movies in theaters in a single year. He plans to spend the rest of his days organizing, rewatching, and adding to his 700+ DVD collection. Care to challenge him to a film knowledge duel?


Fr. Lawrence Ventline is a great friend of ACLC and very much inspired by our focus on the restoration of marriage. Upon his 40th anniversary in the priesthood he went back to visit the churches around the Detroit area that he pastured over the years. One of them is now a Baptist Church named New Liberty. He spoke with the pastor, Rev. Maurice Simage, and they decided to celebrate by having a symposium. In their discussion on a topic they both agreed that a panel discussion centered on marriage would be most valuable for the church and the community.
The event took place on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Pastor Stimage's church. Fr. Ventline asked his Catholic friend, local Fox 2 TV news anchor Ron Savage, to be the guest moderator for the panel discussion. The panel included an elderly couple married 40 years from Rev. Stimages's church plus a couple married 30 years who are friends of Fr. Ventline. For a third couple Fr. Ventline specifically asked for a recently married young couple from ACLC, August & Chiyo Lindsay, to come to represent the youth of today. The panel also included a Muslim professor who is an expert on the sociology of marriage.
Fr. Ventline opened the program with comments about his 40 years in ministry and the need for families to be restored. He said that in his case he was one of nine children in a blended family and his father stressed that they all eat together. He said that eating dinner together kept them close and this is sorely missing today.
Mr. Savage led the panel discussion with a host of questions on how couples relate to each other when they have differences of opinions, in dealing with children and what it has been that has kept each couple together. He then opened the program to Q & A from the audience which brought insights from them as well. The event closed with refreshments.
When reviewing the program Fr. Ventline, Rev Stimage and all of us who helped put it together agreed that this kind of event could benefit any church. It was relatively easy to put on; it was low cost and yielded rich and helpful content. We in our ACLC work plan to share this strategy for enriching couples with other churches as we continue to promote God's original ideal of marriage and family.


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Q: How do I filter table with value that matches value in another array? What way should I filter this table so returns table with rows only that matches the customAttribute value that comes from amplify auth and is set to state. This is will result of getting value: 'valke' and let's say there is 2 entries in table that has same value valke it would only show those in the table.
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Here I'm mapping the table. The value I want to compare to is the customer_name value that comes from another array. If customer === customer_name then show only those rows in the table. const customer_name is there because the projects array has them as id
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Fantasy as a Privileged Genre
Jackie C. Horne, former book editor and now professor at the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College in Boston, has issued a call for panelists at the Modern Languages Association (MLA) conference in 2007. This panel would be sponsored by the Children's Literature Association. Horne's CFP states:
Beyond Harry Potter: Theorizing Fantasy for Children
In the 1970's, when the study of children's literature first began to be regarded as a serious academic pursuit, fantasy held a privileged place in the children's literature canon. Much of the earliest theoretical work in the field focused on key Victorian works of fantasy, and emphasized the importance of the imaginative worlds such books created for child readers. Yet much of this criticism, relying as it does upon Romantic constructs of the child, fails to persuade the post-Romantic critic.
With the reemergence of fantasy as a privileged genre in the wake of the popularity of the Harry Potter books, many articles and books have been published on individual fantasy titles, but few works that attempt to theorize children's fantasy as a whole have emerged to take the place of earlier, often dated, ideas. How can we as a field begin to theorize the genre of fantasy, rather than simply analyzing individual titles?
This panel will examine new theoretical approaches to the study of the genre of children's fantasy. Papers that address the following are encouraged:
How as the emergence of technology influenced children's fantasy, a genre with strong roots in an anti-industrial, anti-urban vision?
Has the longing for a lost hierarchical society so common in high fantasy, with its trope of the return of the lost king and the lost social order, been replaced as global capitalism and corporations become the dominant players in Western social organization?
How has commercial culture impacted fantasy, a genre with a strong anti-materialistic history?
Have the feminist quest heroines of the 1980s and 90s been replaced or re-imagined for our "post"-feminist culture?
Can recent developments in cognitive theory or neurobiology lead us to new insights about the importance of fantasy in children's development?
What is the link between religion and fantasy?
What narrative strategies do contemporary fantasy writers employ, and how are such strategies different from those of writers in the past?
What characterizes a contemporary fantasy hero/heroine?
How do sub-genres specific to children's fantasy (animal stories; toy and doll stories; magical adventure tales) relate to the more familiar sub-genres of quest fantasy and travel to other worlds?
Papers that look broadly at the genre, rather than narrowly at individual books, are most welcome.
Submit 1-2 page abstracts or 8-page papers by March 1, 2007 to Jackie DOT Horne, followed by the at-sign and the domain name Simmons DOT edu. [I render her email address in that unhelpful way to fool the spambots.]
Horne suggests that in the 1970s, theories about children's fantasy were treated as applicable to all of children's literature. Now, apparently, we know better. But what theories arose while fantasy was in a sales doldrum, and are they applicable to fantasy, or do different types of literature work in completely different and separate ways?
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Title: Measuring undergraduates' gains in learning and evaluative judgement : a self-regulated learning theory approach
Author: Jellicoe, M.
https://doi.org/10.17638/03058961
This research programme investigated the incremental development of knowledge, skills and attitudes underpinning self-regulated learning gains. Findings propose tools enabling learners, educators, and researchers to measure and understand self-regulated changes during learning. These marginal gains support the evaluative judgement that is necessary within, and beyond, Higher Education (Ajjawi, Tai, Dawson, & Boud, 2018). In support of a first aim, two behaviourally anchored rating scales were developed and validated to bolster understanding of goal setting, and feedback integration in tertiary learners. A second aim considered how self-efficacy supported integration of feedback during post-task appraisal, and further how such evaluations contribute to goal setting. Third, the role of achievement goal theory perspectives, mindsets and goal orientations, in supporting incremental gains was also examined. A fourth aim examined the contribution of self-regulatory factors including mindsets, self-efficacy, and goal setting to medium and longer term outcomes, including grades, and employability perceptions. Supporting the first aim, a linear path through five learner endorsed factors underpinned feedback integration. Learners who accepted feedback reported that the source of feedback provided credible challenge. Information from a credible source led to learners reporting greater awareness, and in turn increased motivational intentions. Motives led to learners reporting behavioural changes and developmental actions. The GLS established two learner endorsed goal setting factors, goal clarity and goal difficulty; factors reported moderate covariance. In a second aim, as in the first, the same linear path was seen to motivational intentions. In later analysis paths diverged with motives also predicting higher levels of self-efficacy. Efficacy beliefs in turn predicted clearer goals. Clear goals led to greater feedback awareness in learners. Findings support the cyclical nature of self-regulated learning. A growth mindset, mastery approach goal orientations, and to some extent performance approach orientations contributed in unique ways to self-regulation. Findings also largely supported an earlier approach and the third aim. For the fourth aim, self-regulatory variables did not predict grades. However, mindsets, self-efficacy, and goal setting were related to, and supported, aspects of longer term perceptions of employability. The self-regulatory factors indicated may therefore act as a useful proxy of developing confidence in undergraduate learners, beyond grades. In conclusion, findings from the current programme support self-efficacy and goal setting as key variables to track in developing self- regulated learning. For example, self-efficacy supports clear goals and increasing levels of awareness in responding to feedback. Additionally, goal setting and self-efficacy support learner perceptions of employability. Mindsets and goal orientations strengthened learner development in nuanced ways. Learners, educators and researchers should utilise these findings and supporting methods to identify and intervene in sub-optimal learning approaches. Replication in larger samples, and in other educational domains and geographies should be undertaken to bolster support for the approach reported here.
Supervisor: Forsythe, Alexandra ; Dawson, Luke Sponsor: Not available
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Killara Primary School is a vibrant learning community in Sunbury, Victoria. We pride ourselves in doing our best for every child, every day!
"At Killara Primary School we will live in a way that has minimal impact on the environment, on a consistent basis. We will not use more than what we can put back in the environment by maintaining a balance and being accountable for our actions".


Our undergraduates are diverse and ambitious, pursuing a variety of internship and co-op opportunities in pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotech industries in the northeastern USA. They take advantage of fellowships and internships provided by alumni and industry, pursuing research in state-of-the-art laboratories.
Annual Senior & Awards Dinner, Friday, April 26th from 6-8:30pm We will distribute close to 40 awards to seniors and underclassmen, including scholarships, prizes, and honors. Seniors and parents are welcome.
Senior Reception, Saturday, May 11th from 11:15-1pm Students, parents, and faculty will have the opportunity to celebrate one last time, immediately following the CNS Senior Recognition Ceremony. Light refreshments.
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Second Dry Ice Bomb Goes Off At LA Airport
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This post was updated at 11:30 a.m.
Authorities in Los Angeles were investigating a dry ice bomb that went off at the city's international airport late Monday — the second blast in as many days. Two other devices were found unexploded.
Monday night's incident occurred outside the airport's Tom Bradley Terminal. There were no reports of any injuries, authorities said. The Associated Press says that "the dry ice was found near a gate area, a secure part of LAX only accessible to airport workers, according to the Los Angeles Times. There were no reports of significant damage."
Two other devices also were found at the airport but they did not explode, Detective Gus Villanueva said, according to the AP. So far, he said, there do not appear to be any links to terrorism.
NBC Los Angeles describes dry ice bombs as "relatively harmless and simple" consisting of a plastic bottle and dry ice. The device on Monday went off about 8:30 p.m. PST.
Of the device that detonated Sunday, the Los Angeles Times writes:
"On Sunday night, a dry ice bomb exploded about 7 p.m. in a restroom at Terminal 2, which is home to several international and domestic airlines.
"Officials said an airport employee heard an explosion in a men's room and went to investigate. He discovered a 20-ounce plastic bottle that had contained the dry ice. The blast did no damage, and no injuries were reported.
"That area is also off limits to the public, police officials said.
"On Monday night, detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Criminal Conspiracy Section were investigating how the bombs were placed in security areas.
" 'Apparently there is no nexus to terrorism right now,' LAPD Det. Gus Villanueva told The Times.
"The FBI was assisting the LAPD in the investigation."
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Sunday's event at the Stone Pavilion in Baxter Park involved pooches trying out professional training and getting family portraits taken by a photographer.
Dogs were even given the chance to meet Father Christmas and have pictures taken with him.
Owners were able to learn about graffiti from one of the artists from the Open/Close Dundee project.
There were also food and drink stalls, face-painting and a band, while Dundee Museum of Transport was represented.
Amy Campbell, of Parkside Veterinary Group, which had a stall at the pavilion, said: "It's good to have a chat with the public and give advice.


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One of this year's top hedge funds has been $7 billion Melvin Capital run by a former top money-maker for Steve Cohen
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A protégé of Steve Cohen is up big time this year.
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Gabe Plotkin's $7 billion Melvin Capital has notched returns over 35% through May, sources say, after finishing last year down 7%.
Plotkin's fund, which was launched at the end of 2014 with a $200 million seed from his former boss Steve Cohen, invests primarily in the tech and consumer sectors.
Plotkin said at May's Sohn Investment Conference that he has also been able to make money on his shorts, and said he was skeptical of shopping mall REITs and Tesla.
One of the top hedge funds this year is Melvin Capital, a $7 billion long-short equity fund managed by Gabe Plotkin.
The fund has returned more than 35% this year through the end of May, sources say, bouncing back from a disappointing 2018 when the fund lost 7%.
Plotkin, who was once one of Steve Cohen's top money-makers at SAC Capital, launched his fund at the end of 2014 with a $200 million seed investment from his billionaire boss. He reportedly ran a portfolio of more than $1 billion while at SAC, and his current fund focuses on the same sectors — tech and consumer — that he invested in under Cohen.
The firm declined to comment. Melvin's performance was previously reported by industry publication Institutional Investor.
See more: A $10.5 billion fund at Canyon Partners has loaded up on cash amid a shaky stock market
Filings show that Plotkin's top holding is Netflix, and he also large positions in Nevada-based resort chain Las Vegas Sands and payment processor Worldpay. At the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, he told attendees that he has an "intense focus" on the short side of his portfolio, naming Tesla and mall REITs as securities he is bearish on.
Last year, it was uncovered that Plotkin made a $400 million bet against Nintendo's stock.
The fund has grown its assets rapidly as well during a time frame when hedge funds have fallen out of favor. Less than two years ago, Melvin managed roughly half of the assets it has today.
The 35% mark the firm has notched so far easily outstrips the average hedge fund, which has returned 5.3% through May, as well as the overall market, which has gone up 9.8% in the same time period.
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Closure of the Information Fair Trader Scheme announced
The National Archives has announced the closure of the Information Fair Trader Scheme (IFTS). Since the first government information trader was accredited to the Scheme in 2003, IFTS has set and assessed standards for public sector information traders through a programme of regular accreditation assessments of the major information traders, including Ordnance Survey, the Met Office and the UK Hydrographic Office, and a desk-based self-assessment of other information traders, such as the Government Art Collection and Transport Scotland. A complaints procedure formed part of the Scheme until it was effectively replaced by the statutory complaints process run by the Information Commissioner's Office under the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015.
The decision to close IFTS has been taken because the standards it set and assessed have now been superseded by the statutory arrangements put in place by the Regulations.
The National Archives continues to be responsible for the management of Crown copyright, and to provide the UK policy lead for matters relating to re-use. The Licensing Forum, which provides practitioners from across the public sector who are involved in licensing and copyright with an opportunity to share best practice and problems and to discuss developments in information policy, will continue. The National Archives will continue to provide policy advice and guidance on the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations, and further details on the Regulations can be found here.
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Survey route (GPS record in red) of potential harvest locations near my house in Breda, The Netherlands.
Escaped geese from farms near Kapittelweg, Breda.
Downy feather collecting at Kapitalweg, Breda, The Netherlands; Sep. 1st, 2017. The goal is to collect 200-300 feathers per harvest.
The geese were extremely loud; the neighborhood sent their kids to check what were going on.
Trailer - Downy feather collecting from July-September, 2017. In Breda area, the Netherlands.
- Wilhelminapark, near city center.
Filling, sewing and making the down jacket with collected goose feathers (80g, about 50% of what I planned for).
Shell used: NH100 from Decathlon (synthetic materials removed).
Zodiac ride before Ymerbukta Landing, Spitsbergen.
Sailing/landing route in the Arctic (Spitsbergen), Oct., 2017.
From 78°17,9' N, 013°56,4' E to 80°02,2' N, 014°33,1' E.
Detailed map of the Norwegian archipelago here.
Bockfjorden landing. Evaluating the effectiveness of the jacket.
79°27,7' N, 013°12,3' E; 8th Oct., 2017.
At the Southern shore of Fjortende Julibukta, Svalbard. By comparing the surface temperature (T1, red) under the jacket, before and after putting it on for 30 seconds. T1 rose by more than 3 degrees Celsius.
79°6'0" N, 11°48'0" E; 5th Oct.
Bockfjorden landing, 79°27,7' N, 013°12,3' E. Near by we spot a polar bear.
Location, route, chest surface temperature sensor readings of the Trollkjeldene hike - Oct. 9th. 79.39°N, 13.44°E.
- Martøya, 79°19,8' N, 11°00' E, 4th Oct.
- Fjortende Julibukta northern shore, 79°07' N, 11°52' E, 5th Oct.
- Smeerenburg, 79°41,7' N, 010°58,7' E, 6th Oct.
Landing card. "X"s indicate completed landings.
"A Step by Step Guide for Making Your Own Down Jacket"
Dimensions variable, and can be adapted according to space.
In this installation (BredaPhoto 2018), the map of Breda was designed and printed on the floor. Videos of the production/collection process in Breda are located and placed on the map. The map's orientation was calibrated to align with the real world.
The testing expedition in the Arctic, as well as the jacket and sensor data, are installed on the walls. Not shown in this installation view are the thermal video (in a smaller screen) and experimentation photographs on the other two walls.
While shopping for winter jackets, I realised that it is impossible for me to tell where exactly the feathers of mass-produced down jackets came from . Therefore, I attempted making my own down jacket in a relatively harmless way: by manually collecting the goose feathers on the grounds in the parks , riverbanks, and forests near my house in Breda, the Netherlands.
After two months of collecting , cleaning, filling and sewing, the jacket was put to test in the High Arctic (Spitsbergen archipelago) for three weeks to see if I can survive . During this sailing expedition of The Arctic Circle Residency , I made 21 landings and glacier hikes between 78°17'N-80°02'N, wearing only this jacket and minimum base layers. A guide booklet "A Step by Step Guide for Making Your Own Down Jacket" was designed based on my experiences to allow everyone to make a down jacket from where they live.
 Despite recent regulations, there are debates about the percentage of down production that still involves animal-cruelty.
 These parks are common habitats for escaped farm geese, and migrating Canadian geese.
 Approximately 3000 feathers collected, 80 grams (50% of what I initially aimed for).
 Body condition was monitored with temperature sensors, thermal camera and heart-rate sensors.
 Sailing period: 2nd-16th October, 2017, right before polar winter.


Minutes after the opening of this year's Art Basel Miami Beach fair, Cernuda Arte gallery sold Wifredo Lam's 1944 painting Les Fiancés for $3 million, setting a new record for work by the artist. Cuban Art News spoke with Ramón Cernuda about the sale, Art Basel, and Cuban art.
Congratulations on the sale of the Wifredo Lam painting. You must be thrilled.
We're very happy for that, yes.
What can you tell us about the purchaser?
He is a Cuban-American collector who wishes to remain anonymous—a person who owns an illustrious collection of Cuban art, and who is a very well-known figure in the Cuban American community. He is a person who has in the past been supportive of museums, and he has committed to lend the painting for museum exhibitions in the future.
This is quite a moment for Lam. Just last month we reported on a new record for a painting of his sold at auction, and now comes this sale, at a considerably higher figure. Why is this happening now? Why Lam?
Wifredo Lam shared really extrordinary years of creativity—intellectual and artistic creativity—in the first part of the 20th century with the most important figures of the intelligensia of Europe and the United States, and Latin Am in the 1940s. This is a man who exhibited twice in two-person exhibitions with Pablo Picasso. He was the only artist to be awarded that level of recognition by Picasso. He was a personal friend of André Breton, Peggy Guggenheim, Pierre Matisse, Dora Maar, Asger Jorn, Max Ernst, and so many others—you know, Roberto Matta, Alejo Carpentier, Alfred Barr. He was there with Ernest Hemingway, Remedios Varo, Gorky, Motherwell, de Kooning. It's just that art historians have not really caught on to the importance of Wifredo Lam in the international context of the art movements of the 20th century.
And now that is beginning to become better known. In art market terminology, Wifredo Lam has been a sleeper. And people are waking up to his importance.
Do you think this has to do with a greater interest in Cuban and Latin American art in general? Or is it really just focused on Lam?
Having participated in the fair for one day, I can say that we are seeing enormous interest in Cuban art and the Vanguardia artists. We have sold not only two works by Lam but also works by Amelia Peláez, Mariano Rodríguez, René Portocarrero, Eduardo Abela, and Cundo Bermúdez. We've already sold eight works in total, and one Carlos Enríquez that sold just prior to the fair through the Art Basel website.
In the case of Wifredo Lam, what is happening is an international phenomenon that has a lot to do with modernism and not so much with the expansion of interest around Cuban art. But in the case of the Cuban masters, we are seeing an enormous growing interest in Cuban art and these masters of the Vanguardiamovement. So they are parallel phenomena.
I say this because the 1972 exquisitely surreal work that was sold by Sotheby's just three weeks ago is really a very European work. It has the distinct identity of Lam, but it is a distilled surrealist work of great quality. The painting that we've just sold is a 1944 work, and even though you can see the cubism that to a certain extent is borrowed from Picasso, it is a very Afro-Caribbean work. So you have a situation where Lam is really expanding to a different level of recognition. We know for a fact that at FIAC in Paris a few months ago, a major Lam sold for 1.5 million euros. So we see Lam moving at an international level.
This is Cernuda Arte's first year at Art Basel Miami Beach. Do you think this is part of the same trend of greater interest in art from Cuba and Latin America?
Yes, I do think so. The decision to accept our proposal at Art Basel Miami Beach responds in a way to that growing interest on the part of the international collector to better know the important work that was made in Cuba and also in other Latin American countries. From the visits we are receiving here at the fair, we do see important international modern art collections becoming interested—very much interested—in the masters of Latin American modernism of the first part of the 20th century.
How do you think prices like these will affect the market for Cuban art?
These record prices bring more interest and attract more important and affluent collectors. Today's Miami Herald has a very important quote from Norman Braman, one of the top collectors of international art, modern and contemporary, here in Florida, stating precisely that—that Wifredo Lam had been ignored for so long that now the market is awakening to him. And it's not only Lam. It's Lam and other top Latin American artists and Cuban artists.
How would you describe the traffic at your booth? What types of collectors have been stopping by? Which pieces have drawn the most interest?
We're getting an international crowd here. North American, Canada, Europe, and a sprinkle of Russian with some Asian visitors also. It's interesting to note that the Cuban-American contingent is really a minority at our booth. We love to have them here, but it's nice to see that it's really an international crowd.
In terms of which pieces have drawn the most interest, Lam is really the key and the focus. Because of the importance of Les Fiancés, we've had enormous interest in other Lam works we're exhibiting. We're exhibiting a total of six Lam works—we've sold two and still have four. But it's nice to see that interest is spread evenly among artists like Mariano Rodríguez. We sold an exquisite abstract work from the 1950s [Bird, 1959] that is going to a very important collection in the New York area. You know, the 1950s Mariano. We've also sold a 1950s Portocarrero [Woman, 1957], a major work that is also going to a New York collection, a different one. A Cundo Bermúdez from the 1940s [Harlequin with Umbrella, c. 1946-47] is going to the northeastern United States. So there's a lot of interest and it's spread around the various works that we brought.
In general terms, how have sales been so far?
They've totally exceeded our expectations. We're coming out of a market that until recently was depressed, and people were very cautious about their acquisitions. Here in Miami, we noticed that collectors and buyers drove very, very, very tough bargains. So we were not expecting the level of sales that we've achieved so far. It's really way beyond our best expectations.


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On Monday morning, Georgia state Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick sent an email to her legislative counsel, the staffer responsible for writing bills.
Subject line: Testicular "Bill of Rights" Legislation.
Importance: High.
"Good morning," Kendrick wrote. "Please have the following legislation drafted." The 36-year-old Democrat went on to lay out her objectives as a bulleted list: Require men to obtain permission from their sexual partner before obtaining a prescription for Viagra. Ban vasectomies in Georgia, and criminalize the doctors who perform them. Classify sex without a condom as "aggravated assault." Require paternity testing at 8 weeks of pregnancy, and require expectant fathers to begin paying child support immediately. Last but not least, Kendrick proposed a 24-hour waiting period on any men wishing to purchase any porn or sex toys in the state of Georgia.
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"I'm dead serious," Kendrick tells Rolling Stone, adding that she expects a draft on her desk by the end of the week. The point, she says, is to "bring awareness to the fact that if you're going to legislate our bodies, then we have every right to propose legislation to regulate yours."
Kendrick is spearheading the legislation, which she admits has little hope of ever passing the Georgia House of Representatives, to highlight the absurdity of HB 481, a bill that similarly legislates women's bodies. On Thursday, the Georgia House approved HB 481, which would outlaw most abortions once a doctor can detect a heartbeat in the womb or around six weeks — before many women even realize they might be pregnant. The controversial "heartbeat bill" passed by a vote of 93-73. The bill will now head to the Georgia State Senate and, if approved as expected, to Governor Brian Kemp's desk.
The bill, on its face, is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court has made it clear in past cases that states cannot ban abortion before the point of viability — 23 to 25 weeks. But, as Kendrick, a lawyer, notes, that's the point.
"It's unconstitutional on purpose: this is a test case. It is a case to test Roe v. Wade. They're hoping that it gets up to the Court of Appeals — the Eleventh Circuit is one of the most conservative court circuits that we have, and they're hopeful that they will uphold part of it, and then they'll take it all the way to the Supreme Court," Kendrick says. "They know exactly what they are doing. This is intentional."
Kendrick, who represents Metro-Atlanta's 93rd district, has been a vocal opponent of the bill. Over the six years she has served in the Georgia House, she has watched the erosion of reproductive rights in real time. "In 2012, we had a bill that took [the cut-off to seek an abortion] from 26 weeks down to 20 weeks, and I knew that as soon as a Republican president got in office and was able to make Supreme Court nominations, that this was the direction we were headed," she says.
As a member of the minority party in the House, all Kendrick can do to register her disapproval — above voting against the measure, as she did last week — is put forward her own bill in an effort to highlight the absurd double standard Georgia's women, and perhaps all American women before too long, are being held to.
"I'll get signatures on it, or not — I might be the only signature. That's fine," she says. The cut-off date to submit legislation for this calendar year has already passed, so "it doesn't have a chance of passing this year," she adds. "But I already know that it doesn't have a chance of passing any year."
The bill "is indicative of the people in power being scared that the tides are turning and we are going blue," Kendrick says. "Georgia is going blue: we picked up 17 seats this past legislative session. So, as with most things, they are trying to rush it through because they know that it's on the horizon. But if I am still here when Democrats take over, [the heartbeat bill] will be the first bill that I overturn if it's not overturned already."
This post has been updated to clarify that Kendrick represents Georgia's 93rd district.
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