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DEVELOPERS of a health hub in Goulburn are on track to open the project's first stage by the end of this year. Construction of the overall $15 million facility at Bradfordville has been underway for the past year. Sophie Ashton, a former Barclay's banker, and father Wal, are completing the project under family superannuation company, Cullingral Pty Ltd. Ms Ashton said the building was looking "very impressive." "We're very happy with the architects and the builders and we're set to open with the construction and fit-out complete by October," she said. The facility is a work in progress, with stage two hanging on land rezoning. An allied health centre, dental practice and cafe will be open by late October. The company is finalising discussions with the Bradfordville Shopping Centre's pharmacist to relocate by the end of the year. Pathology will be open in the first few weeks of operation but Ms Ashton says it's important to get the doctors in first. Mr Ashton told the Post it was notoriously difficult to entice professionals to Goulburn. "People are waiting to see what happens (with the project) but now we are getting the throw through," he said. "When we open for business over the next 18 months we will have to get the (practitioners) in and they must be people who fit." The existing building includes a hydrotherapy pool, eight doctors' rooms, treatment rooms, a rehabilitation area, physiotherapy hydrotherapy pool, audiology and amenities. Outside, there are 94 car parks. LOCAL builders ARW Multigroup is constructing the building. Other locals including Divalls, Goulburn plumbing, Chris Rowlands Landscaping and Michael Bligh have also worked on the project. Stage one is worth $7 million, sits on 1800 square metres and is estimated to employ 50 people. Mr Ashton said the company had funded the infrastructure. His daughter says there's a long way to go but she's buoyant about the future. "There are a lot of exciting things going on in the local health sector, which will become clearer in the next few weeks," she said. "It will mean that this could become a reality sooner rather than later." She could not say what those changes were at this stage. However the development's stage two is opening up possibilities beyond their original vision if the rezoning application is successful. The existing industrial zoning does not allow day surgery, for example. Ms Ashton said opthalmology and orthopaedics, which they hoped to include, sometimes required overnight stays which the zoning currently didn't allow. "Our vision for the health hub included other things that required rezoning," Ms Ashton said. "We have not fully progressed it. We floated a hospital, physical and mental rehabilitation and oncology as well. "We've researched all of this but we'll be speaking to different operators to see where the interest lies." The company is negotiating with a major financier to partner on stage two. For now it's a waiting game on the rezoning but Ms Ashton says the signs are positive. Council's draft Employment Lands Strategy has recommended the change and she understood the rezoning application would be timed to coincide with lodgement of the Strategy's final version. A COUNCIL commissioned employment strategy has revealed what many long argued. That is that the city currently has enough industrial land and demand for health services will rise. "Goulburn Mulwaree, like many other areas, is moving towards a more service based economy and coupled with an ageing population there is demand for increased health services," the HillPDA Consulting document stated. They predict the over 65 age group will grow by 77 per cent by 2031 but the working age cohort (15 to 65) by just 15pc over the same period. Goulbun Mulwaree's overall population will rise to 33,550 by 2031. The health care and social assistance sector was the largest employer with 334 people, or 15pc of the population in 2011. The consultants expected this, the retail trade and public administration and safety to employ more as the area moved to a more "service-related" economy. The council area has "affordable and stable" industrial land and with 342 lots or 4,178 hectares currently available, is enough to meet needs. But to cater for future opportunities, the authors recommended future industrial rezoning in several areas. They included at South Goulburn to the south of Tait Crescent, at the southern end of the rail yards, around the saleyards and woolstores, judged to be "under-utilised," at Murrays Flat, Marulan and Tarago. The latter holds 72pc of Goulburn Mulwaree's heavy industrial land. The draft strategy also considers many other areas of employment, how they will grow and ways Council can plan for them. This includes retail, the B6 enterprise corridor zone, tourism and the growing motor-sport industry. The council will place the document on public exhibition for five weeks.
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August 24 2016 - 6:30AM
Goulburn health hub stage one nears completion
Louise Thrower
NEARLY THERE: ARW Multigroup project manager for the Bradfordville Health Hub Ken Croker and proponent Wal Ashton at the site this week.
There are a lot of exciting things going on in the local health sector, which will become clearer in the next few weeks.
Sophie Ashton
DEVELOPERS of a health hub in Goulburn are on track to open the project's first stage by the end of this year.
Construction of the overall $15 million facility at Bradfordville has been underway for the past year.
Sophie Ashton, a former Barclay's banker, and father Wal, are completing the project under family superannuation company, Cullingral Pty Ltd.
Ms Ashton said the building was looking "very impressive."
"We're very happy with the architects and the builders and we're set to open with the construction and fit-out complete by October," she said.
The facility is a work in progress, with stage two hanging on land rezoning.
An allied health centre, dental practice and cafe will be open by late October. The company is finalising discussions with the Bradfordville Shopping Centre's pharmacist to relocate by the end of the year.
Pathology will be open in the first few weeks of operation but Ms Ashton says it's important to get the doctors in first.
Mr Ashton told the Post it was notoriously difficult to entice professionals to Goulburn.
"People are waiting to see what happens (with the project) but now we are getting the throw through," he said.
"When we open for business over the next 18 months we will have to get the (practitioners) in and they must be people who fit."
The existing building includes a hydrotherapy pool, eight doctors' rooms, treatment rooms, a rehabilitation area, physiotherapy hydrotherapy pool, audiology and amenities. Outside, there are 94 car parks.
Locals on job
LOCAL builders ARW Multigroup is constructing the building. Other locals including Divalls, Goulburn plumbing, Chris Rowlands Landscaping and Michael Bligh have also worked on the project.
Stage one is worth $7 million, sits on 1800 square metres and is estimated to employ 50 people. Mr Ashton said the company had funded the infrastructure.
His daughter says there's a long way to go but she's buoyant about the future.
"There are a lot of exciting things going on in the local health sector, which will become clearer in the next few weeks," she said.
"It will mean that this could become a reality sooner rather than later."
She could not say what those changes were at this stage.
However the development's stage two is opening up possibilities beyond their original vision if the rezoning application is successful.
The existing industrial zoning does not allow day surgery, for example.
Ms Ashton said opthalmology and orthopaedics, which they hoped to include, sometimes required overnight stays which the zoning currently didn't allow.
"Our vision for the health hub included other things that required rezoning," Ms Ashton said.
"We have not fully progressed it. We floated a hospital, physical and mental rehabilitation and oncology as well.
"We've researched all of this but we'll be speaking to different operators to see where the interest lies."
The company is negotiating with a major financier to partner on stage two.
For now it's a waiting game on the rezoning but Ms Ashton says the signs are positive.
Council's draft Employment Lands Strategy has recommended the change and she understood the rezoning application would be timed to coincide with lodgement of the Strategy's final version.
Employment strategy
A COUNCIL commissioned employment strategy has revealed what many long argued.
That is that the city currently has enough industrial land and demand for health services will rise.
"Goulburn Mulwaree, like many other areas, is moving towards a more service based economy and coupled with an ageing population there is demand for increased health services," the HillPDA Consulting document stated.
They predict the over 65 age group will grow by 77 per cent by 2031 but the working age cohort (15 to 65) by just 15pc over the same period. Goulbun Mulwaree's overall population will rise to 33,550 by 2031.
The health care and social assistance sector was the largest employer with 334 people, or 15pc of the population in 2011. The consultants expected this, the retail trade and public administration and safety to employ more as the area moved to a more "service-related" economy.
The council area has "affordable and stable" industrial land and with 342 lots or 4,178 hectares currently available, is enough to meet needs.
But to cater for future opportunities, the authors recommended future industrial rezoning in several areas.
They included at South Goulburn to the south of Tait Crescent, at the southern end of the rail yards, around the saleyards and woolstores, judged to be "under-utilised," at Murrays Flat, Marulan and Tarago. The latter holds 72pc of Goulburn Mulwaree's heavy industrial land.
The draft strategy also considers many other areas of employment, how they will grow and ways Council can plan for them.
This includes retail, the B6 enterprise corridor zone, tourism and the growing motor-sport industry.
The council will place the document on public exhibition for five weeks.
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Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Anime to Be Released in the US, Canada This March 18
Posted by Mariah Thomas January 26, 2022
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Update: The Anime Will be Released in the United States and Canada This March 18
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The film, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, is to be released in more than 1,500 locations. This includes IMAX theaters. The Anime will be launched in the United States and Canada on March 18, 2022.
On February 25, tickets will go on sale. A trailer with English subtitles was streamed by the corporation.
In addition to the United States, the film will be distributed in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. Also in New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
Along with CRG events, it will be distributed in the Netherlands, French-speaking Africa, and Latin America. Additional regions will be revealed at a particular time.
The story is described in the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 manga, which was published by Viz Media in January 2021.
Yuta Okkotsu is a jittery high school student. He is dealing with a significant issue.
Rika, his childhood buddy, has transformed into a Curse and refuses to leave him alone.
Satoru Gojo notices Rika's predicament since he is not an average Curse. A professor at Jujutsu High, a school where aspiring exorcists study how to deal with curses.
Yuta is persuaded to enlist by Gojo. Will he be able to learn enough in time to face the Curse that follows him?
The movie had a total ticket sales of 5,671,950 for a total of 7,714,084,650 yen. That's around US$66.91 million. Reported by the Anime News Network site.
Yuta Okkotsu's voice was provided by Megumi Ogata. Rika Orimoto's was performed by Kana Hanazawa.
The film has already surpassed the 80th highest-grossing film in Japanese cinema history. The tv anime Jujutsu Kaisen started in October 2020 and ran for 24 series.
Beginning February 25, fans can purchase tickets
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is now the 50th highest-grossing film in Japan's box office record.
It is presently outperforming the previous year's highest-grossing Japanese picture.
On March 18, the film will be released in the United States and Canada.
Over 1,500 cinemas will screen the film. Along with IMAX cinemas, the film will be shown with both English subtitles and dub in English.
Moviegoers can buy tickets for the film beginning February 25. Posted by the Game Rant page.
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Jean 'Binta' Breeze MBE is a renowned Jamaican poet who marked her 60th birthday this year with a new poetry collection, The Verandah Poems. Having made Leicester her home for many years, she is Patron of mental health charity Soft Touch Arts and an honorary Creative Writing Fellow at the University of Leicester. Maggie Harris is a Guyana-born poet and short story writer living in Wales. Her awards include two Guyana Prizes for Literature, most recently this year for her poetry collection Sixty Years and Loving, and a Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
A partnership between Literary Leicester and Renaissance One as part of The Verandah Poems Tour, which is funded by Arts Council England.


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LEGO unveils upcoming Mindstorms Porsche set with autonomous driving and more
Blair Altland	- Oct. 7th 2020 12:51 pm ET Twitter icon @blairaltland
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Today LEGO is introducing its latest coding kit with a unique spin. As a follow-up to the new 5-in-1 Mindstorms set that launched earlier in the year, LEGO is now bringing that same iPhone connectivity and motorized functionality to a brick-built Porsche complete with autonomous driving capabilities and more. Head below the fold for all of the details on the upcoming creation.
LEGO teases upcoming Mindstorms Porsche
LEGO first unveiled its latest version of the Mindstorms coding set in June, and is now looking to bring much of the same app control and other connected features to a new set. Similarly to what we've seen with LEGO and its Boost offering being paired with droids from the Star Wars universe for a unique STEAM experience, that same formula is being applied to Porsche.
Being premiered as part of a new LEGO Lab site, the LEGO Mindstorms Porsche debuts as a fusion of an existing set that's now been souped up with some motorized and app-enabled functionality. The existing Porsche 911 RSR set assembles a 1,580-piece creation that brings the iconic super car into brick-built form as part of the Technic theme.
This time around, LEGO looks to be changing up the design by giving it a fresh coat of paint, so to speak. The actual model looks pretty similar aside from some internal alterations made to include the added Mindstorms functionality. But on the outside, there's a more minimalistic look that's pretty standard across the coding side of LEGO's lineup.
But when it comes to actual upgrades on the upcoming Porsche, LEGO is centering all of that on the Mindstorms elements. Arguably the coolest feature is that all of the included sensors and smart hardware will enable the brick-built Porsche to drive autonomously. You'll be able to code in various features as well, thanks to "advanced Computing visor" and ultrasonic sensors for detecting objects and measuring distance.
That's on top of programmable LED headlights, four angular motors, and the LEGO smart hub that powers the experience. The latter of these brings Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity into the mix, as well as 3-axis accelerometer and gyro sensors. Plus, if this is anything like the recent Mindstorms set, you'll be able to drive the LEGO Porsche with a Playstation or Xbox controller.
As of now, LEGO isn't officially read to unveil pricing or availability on its new Mindstorms Porsche. The LEGO Labs site seems to be gauging the overall interest on whether the set should be released at all, but odds are the response will be overwhelmingly positive and we'll see this one debut in the coming months. Right now you can also get a chance to win yourself a copy of the existing Porsche 911 RSR set by filling out this survey from LEGO.
But if we had to guess, pricing will enter somewhere in the $400 or $500 range. The Mindstorms set on its own is $360, and that only includes 949 pieces, which is notably less than we'd expect to see from the LEGO Porsche version.
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Happy WOYWW to you, dear friends! Suppose someone offered to send you some free supplies and asked you to make a few pretty projects for them. What would you say? What would you pick? Would your eyes light up when you saw a beautiful array of Origami Paper?
Would your heart skip a beat when you saw the Luscious Lace and Enchanting Embellishments?
Would the Decorative Packing Tapes make you weak in the knees?
That's the essence of the Craft Blogger Sponsorship Program at Wholeport – a company that offers crafting supplies for cheap! When you have a moment, check it out! If you qualify, it could mean free goodies for you!
I'll be playing with my goodies soon – so stay tuned to see what I create!
In the meantime, so much is happening at Create With Joy!
It's also Ultimate Blogger Party Week! If you're new to blogging and haven't heard about it, be sure to check it out – it's one of the biggest blogging events of the year!
It's also your last chance to enter the Life After Art Giveaway – don't miss out!
Have a fabulous week and a fun-filled WOYWW!
Who doesn't love FREE??? Have fun with all of that!!
Now this is really hard, you have so many links and free advice and guess which one I will be heading for, yep you got it Tsunami happy birthday little fella hope you get some yummie fish.
Free! One of my favourite words lol, esp when it comes to craft stuff! A girl can never have too much stash so thanks for sharing.
I would love some of that stash, my mouth is drooling. Thanks for sharing the link ill take a look.
The tape made my eyes flash!
Thanks Sandy – have a great day!
I love the origami paper, it's my first WOYWW, and it's so much fun seeing what everyone is doing!
Lovely little cat!! Lovely stash pictures! (making it short coz I know I won't be able to remember the password! Have a great crafty Week!! HaPPy WoYwW!
Okay, Tsunami steals the show!!
Free sounds great but alas my blog is too small!
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It will be a day of unforgettable celebration. The nation will rejoice in a night of endless partying and universal happiness, or so they'd have you believe. The flags and the bunting will sway proudly in the sunshine in the streets, on the most iconic landmarks and the grandest stately homes. All our troubles will be forgotten, swept under the carpet, out of sight and out of mind. Everything will be the best of British; sweet, comforting and clockwork. As the fizz flows and the glasses chink, polite patriotism will give way to unparalleled scenes of euphoria. Derelict dance moves will stumble drunkenly from graves and tombs long since sealed. Like it or not, success or failure, it will be a date etched on the face of history.
Friday the 29th of April: Wills and Kate shall finally tie the knot. I wouldn't say I fall into the "like it" or the "not" category. Instead I'd jump in with what I sense to be the quiet, grunting majority; the "don't give a shit" group. Most of these people will be happy to use the Royal Wedding as an excuse to get "frightfully merry" but I'm not even fussed about that. I'll just be glad when they bugger off on honeymoon and everyone calms down.
The long awaited date also happens to herald the release of Korean revenge thriller I Saw The Devil. It will hit selected cinemas as the happy couple say their vows and head rapidly to DVD and Blu-Ray for the 9th of May, when I assume they'll still be relaxing on a lavish honeymoon. I have a feeling that honeymooners in general, not just those benefiting from pure and perfect blood, will steer clear of this one though. That's unless they are devoted fans of Korean filmmaking or lashings and lashings of gore, or prefer a particularly sick and dirty tinge to the consummation of their holy joining.
I Saw The Devil is the tale of a serial killer and one specific family he devastates. It begins with a beautiful young girl trapped in her broken down car in the snow. Sounds predictable right? Well I Saw The Devil will continually take seemingly generic set ups like this and make them raw, real and surprising. The refreshing thing about this opening scene was the phone conversation between the girl and her fiancé, who will become the film's "hero".
I can never really relate to characters and protagonists like him. He is a slick and successful high flyer with a super cool job (a secret agent in this case). He is so busy and absorbed in his immensely interesting and important work, that he has little time for the woman he is with; a woman he is lucky enough to love and have this love reciprocated. I'm a man with time on my hands, with ordinary clothes and standard prospects, for whom love is usually a one way street. Add into the mix a ruthless ability to kill and a purposeful crusade for revenge and this is the sort of man I fantasise about being; not one I can readily empathise with.
And yet as I Saw The Devil embarks on an unlimited chase through as many deadly sins as possible, prompting comparisons with such notorious projects as Antichrist and endless cuts on the editing room floor, it keeps the moral implications of its action in focus. It's not simply your typical revenge thriller but a thoughtful one that questions the nature of revenge. Our secret agent swiftly catches the killer of his beloved, only for him to decide that a monster deserves a monstrous death. Butchering him would cause the beast no real distress, so a tracking device is popped in his mouth and the hunter becomes the hunted.
The ethics of this are clearly dubious and as the killer rampages the Korean James Bond wishes he'd ended it when he had the chance at times. But despite my inability to relate to characters of his ilk, the audience sees the twisted emotional logic behind every move he makes. True justice and true revenge is necessarily brutal when confronted with such soulless savagery.
This is a beautiful film as well as a shocking, horrifying and thrilling one. In its opening chapter alone there are numerous stills that would warrant a frame and a prominent place on a wall. The score does a wonderful job of evoking grief, fear, anger and terror. Prior to watching I Saw The Devil, I had heard about a controversial rape scene during which the victim begins to "enjoy" things. This led to even more debate and conflict over its age rating and release than the countless bloody violence. In terms of morality it is the most questionable scene in the movie, but it did not spoil it.
The film could have done with being a little shorter but I was never bored. Things reach a suitably dramatic climax and the whole thing is well paced. But for me a scene from the film's opening is the most memorable. It's just as the girl's body is being discovered and the forensic teams, hounded by the press, swoop on a spot in some marshes to bag and remove her decapitated head. Flash bulbs erupt and officers shout and the head is knocked from the hands of the forensic team. It rolls shamefully in the dirt. The grieving father and fiancé look on aghast.
It may be over the top but this scene captured something real about the growing phenomenon of the serial killer. In many ways such barbaric deeds are now common place news and the only way to keep the true horror of it all in focus is to focus on the families and friends. Those who really feel the pain. I Saw The Devil is a gripping illustration of what emotional pain can do to a human being. Life never ends with a fluffy wedding dress or a cup of a tea.
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We all make mistakes. We all have regrets. Regrets in particular are an undeniably universal part of the human condition and the lives of everyone; from rock star to street cleaner. It doesn't matter if you're the flawless Empress of dozens of kingdoms or a waitress in a greasy spoon; there will be things you wish you had done differently. Sometimes, when things get really bad, it's a cliché phrase of woe to wish that the ground would swallow you up. Usually though you're probably more likely to be hoping for a window onto the past. A hole big enough to crawl through, or a door if you're feeling especially demanding. There's not a soul on Earth, no matter how content they may profess to be, that wouldn't consider the chance to go back. The chance to revisit a moment when everything changed.
Boiled down to its basics, this is what The Door is all about; that irrepressible human desire to erase what has been eternally written on the pages of history and memory. That craving for just one chance of redemption and the opportunity to take another path, a happier route, on the journey of life. In many ways The Door is an extremely simple tale but it's one that uses fantasy to suggest dark and disturbing truths about human nature. It will simultaneously cut uncomfortably close to the core of your personal experience and be impossible to imagine and relate to.
The Door is a German film, telling the story of David Andernach, played by Mads Mikkelsen. I was dubious of Mikkelsen's ability to carry this film off. I am most familiar with him from Casino Royale, in which he played a suitably menacing but also expectedly caricatured Le Chiffre. The way The Door is constructed requires intense focus on the personal viewpoint of Andernach and Mikkelsen is in practically every scene. You really notice it when things centre round his wife for a few minutes towards the climax. Thankfully his performance is varied, convincing and touching at times.
Also good are his wife Maja (Jessica Schwarz) and daughter Leonie (Valeria Eisenbart). Eisenbart is especially excellent as a child actor accurately expressing the knowing innocence of children, reacting to the sensational and dramatic events of the plot. Andernach's mistress Gia is played by Heike Makatsch, and if I'm being really picky, which I guess I am, her performance was bland and predictable. She does play perhaps the least diverse of all the characters though, particularly when compared to the other more mysterious, male neighbour to the family.
However whilst poor performances could conceivably have ruined The Door, the really standout thing about this film is the story. It's the sort of plot that can't be justified in summary. I certainly can't make my description of it much more alluring than the mildly interesting efforts of the production notes, without spoiling the surprise factor that made The Door so immensely enjoyable for me.
What I can tell you is that Andernach is a famous artist who is over the road fucking the neighbour one day when his daughter trips over her shoe laces and drowns in the family pool. Five years later Andernach is a broken man, begging his former wife for forgiveness. He tries to drown himself in the same pool, only to be rescued by a friend. He then follows a butterfly (his daughter wanted him to catch them with her but he chose a rendezvous with his mistress) to a hidden door that opens onto the day she died. He intends to simply save her and then perhaps alter his future, but he finds himself trapped in the past, lurching from one unintentional catastrophe to another.
In a way I'm tempted to write one review of The Door for those who have not seen it and one for after you've all hunted it down and enjoyed its one hour and thirty five minutes or so. It's a film that raises a lot of big questions and emotional themes that would be interesting to discuss in more depth. You think you can work out its progression from the premise but you probably won't. I will say that its poignant overall message seemed, for me at least, to be something along the lines of; we can all relive the past if we pay a big enough price and surrender enough of ourselves, but it's a part of being human to let go and move on.
Trying to bottle up the raw feeling I got from The Door makes it sound far from creative or moving. But watching it with its tender score and acting and simple surprises, you are really sucked in. For once the glowing descriptions of the film adorning the marketing are totally apt and spot on; The Door is a "dark moral fable" and "an accomplished supernatural thriller". You'll be gripped by it, fascinated by it and haunted and moved by it. You'll wonder what you'd do confronted with your own door.
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The Art of the Short Story – Reading and Writing Challenge Month
For weeks now I've attempted to absorb myself in the art of the short story. Not just to read lots of new ones and re-read old ones, but to look closely at their composition, compare their merits and work out why it was that these fleeting snapshots of life seemed so much more like art than their beefier cousin, the novel.
At the end of my blitz of numerous tales I feel at once wiser and just as ignorant. The fact that my study of these stories has been so intense, the fact that it was indeed a solitary blitz, meant I had much less time than I would have liked to dissect, contrast and concoct thoughtful, satisfactory points and conclusions. This mini task within the greater, rushed whole of Reading and Writing Month has certainly not proved to be the magic pill I might have hoped for; I have not morphed into a masterful writer myself simply by consuming such a renowned, diverse range. But I am glad I was ambitious and wide ranging. I feel as if I've discovered intriguing examples I'll be able to return to again and again as an inspirational template and model for my own work. Or works I'll re-read simply to marvel at and endlessly reinterpret and enjoy.
Even prior to this challenge I found that a certain type of short story would leave me baffled. It would feel as if I'd barely read what could be called a "story" at all. Ernest Hemingway was one of the particular authors that could simultaneously make me feel cold and unmoved and fascinated. At A-Level I studied Cat in the Rain and for this challenge I read other tales from Hemingway's "First Forty-Nine Stories" collection, including Homage to Switzerland and One Reader Writes. One Reader Writes is barely two pages long and feels as though it were lifted straight from an experiment in a creative writing class, as the narrator, clearly barely literate, attempts to write a letter about her husband's syphilis. Homage to Switzerland presents three almost identical but also very different conversations at a railway station in Switzerland.
This last story is more typically Hemingway. He simply paints the picture of a scene to the reader; who watches. It takes the rule of "show don't tell" in storytelling to the extreme. It points towards any number of possible truths about the characters, just as the famous Cat in the Rain does. The reader is left to interpret, as if watching a scene from a play. Indeed the quote from The Guardian on the back of my Hemingway collection sums up, what in the end, is his subtle brilliance:
"The author's exceptional gift of narrative quality gives the excitement of a well-told tale to what is, in fact, a simple description of a scene" (my emphasis)
Here then is the first vague, hardly groundbreaking truth I began to comprehend better about short stories; that they can show us the many, differing qualities of a specific scene, much like a play. They can have as much or little drama as the reader (or the audience) chooses them to. Their brevity and focus also means that short stories encompassing a substantial sweep in time become harder to write. They're also more likely to succeed if they contain dialogue. I do not say light-heartedly that dialogue is easy to write, but simply that good short stories rest on their ability to show us things in flashes, like a play. This is easier to do with well written dialogue. The professional looking winners, submitted by amateurs, to last year's writing competitions, for Summer and Halloween in The Guardian and Telegraph respectively, mostly contained convincing dialogue, from which the reader can infer.
Chekhov was of course a playwright and this might explain his aptitude for the short story. In an insightful and enlightening introduction to a collection of Chekhov stories, Richard Ford makes a number of points about the merits of Chekhov's writing that can also be applied across the board to short stories. Firstly he highlights how teachers were always telling him it was the sheer economy of Chekhov's writing that others tried to replicate. As he concludes though, whilst this was evidence of accomplished craftsmanship it was hardly remarkable. What Chekhov did to elevate his writing, what made them art, was to expose universal, everlasting truths of the human condition still relevant today. His stories, the most famous of which being The Lady with the Dog, went against convention by taking established forms and zooming in on their less explored aspects. Like poetry, or a well executed play, Chekhov slowly makes us accept facts of existence we knew to be true all along; he simply crafted the circumstances and phrases to express them.
And yet short stories don't all have to be masterfully subtle scenes, open to endless interpretation. The subtlety helps and it certainly doesn't do any harm to have the fine focus of a scene. But they can also be the seeds of future novels, as Haruki Murakami's Firefly became Norwegian Wood or symbolic essays on ideas. If I had to categorise the stories I have read, and I don't think it would be wise to, I would divide them between these focused scenes and explorations of a particular idea. Fiction, in this condensed form, can be a far better, fuller examination of any idea than a hard written essay. Short stories can also better express something, without all the trappings and requirements of a novel.
In a refreshingly frank and interesting introduction to the collection Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, Murakami talks about the difference for him, as a writer, between short stories and the novel. As always I find his distinctive Japanese symbolism captivating, even when he's not crafting anything creative:
"To put it in the simplest possible terms, I find writing novels a challenge, writing short stories a joy. If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden. The two processes complement each other…"
Certainly there is substantial crossover in style and themes from Murakami's novels to his short stories. Like his most celebrated novels, these tales are often heavy with nostalgia, sentiment and emotion. I mentioned ideas, but Murakami is a writer more interested in feelings and moods. His short stories allow him to explore these moods in isolation, touchingly and with symbolism. Many of his stories are symbolic and for me at least, irresistibly enthused with ingredients like adolescence, love and Japan. He is also an old fashioned storyteller in the sense that his short stories are often told by a character, or have happened to a friend of the narrator. Stories are currency to be passed around and retold, often based on perplexing coincidence that cast life in light or shadow.
Among my favourites from his collection Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman was A Poor Aunt Story, apparently one of his youthful, inexpert creations. This was a story with a symbolic idea at its heart, as opposed to someone's emotional journey; the narrator wanted to write a story about a poor aunt, only for one to appear stuck to his back for the world to see. It seemed to me a wonderfully poetic way to make a point about the forgotten members of society, the pieces in the background.
Murakami also has the knack for the occasional, sensational and fantastical funny tale. A perfect day for Kangaroos, Dabchick and The Rise and Fall of Sharpie Cakes were all witty and amusing. Other personal favourites from the collection included: Hanalei Bay, Where I'm Likely to Find it (wonderfully mysterious), The Seventh Man, Hunting Knife and Birthday Girl.
Like Murakami, Kazuo Ishiguro is a writer excellent at moods, and I thoroughly enjoyed his atmospheric collection "Nocturnes". This was five stories of music, love, nightfall and heartbreak. Here we find another string to the short story bow; loosely connected stories, that are quite separate but as a whole unite to portray one emotion, one truth or experience.
So finally then, to ideas. Whether they are sci-fi musings such as the poetically described automated house, with all its rhythm and life, in There Will Come Soft Rains from Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, to Thomas Mann's more intellectual and philosophical ponderings via his protagonist in Death in Venice, the short story can properly showcase them all. Mann's masterpiece is a superbly written meditation on obsession, love, beauty, youth, art, ageing, inspiration and everything in between. It's also just a damn good story, with an impressive sense of place, created from very little, compared to the time devoted to beauty and reflection.
Stories need not replicate the sweep of Mann's success to be brilliant of course; I've already praised the narrow focus of the genre. They can deal with aspects and ideas within a grander theme. From the collection of love stories, My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead, The Hitchhiking Game by Milan Kundera and Lovers of their Time by William Trevor, stand out. Kundera's story for its exploration of role-play and the need for a balance between meaning and fun in a relationship; what he calls "lightheartedness and seriousness" (reminded me of his unique philosophical novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being). And Trevor's for its portrayal of the decay of love over time.
My three favourites from my fleeting trawl through the form then: The Hitchhiking Game, Death in Venice and Murakami's Where I'm Likely to Find it.
Thus concludes my inadequate summary of the art of the short story. But as I say, I do feel enlightened and extremely excited to have reignited the joys of reading and writing.
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Dawn of Evil: Rise of the Reich
Are monsters born or made? Is true evil ingrained within a person from the beginning or does it seep into the pores of the vulnerable and impressionable through bitter experience? These are both big questions that Dawn of Evil: Rise of the Reich asks. However ultimately this is a film asking one incomprehensible and fascinating question; what transformed aspiring artist Adolf Hitler into a hatred fuelled dictator and perhaps the most infamous figure in not just the 20th century, but all of history?
To answer this question the film takes us back to Hitler's formative years in Vienna, where he travelled as a young artist to seek a place at the city's respected Academy of Fine Art. Historians largely agree that during the future Fuhrer's time in the city he developed a fierce resentment for the Jews, which built upon prejudices he already carried from his childhood community and his parents. Needless to say Hitler failed with his application to the Academy, after presenting a weak and mediocre portfolio. He projected his disappointment and anger onto the Jews, blaming those that were wealthy and in positions of influence for holding him back. He scraped a living selling post cards of churches. He stole food and tasted life in the gutter. He absorbed nationalist and anti-Semitic literature. Like many he drifted without a purpose.
Generally details of his life in Vienna beyond this are vague. The precise intricacies of the monster's birth cannot truly be known. Studies of Hitler tend to skip rapidly through his grim years in Vienna, to the First World War which invigorated him, and then onto the 1920s and the formation of the fledgling Nazi party. Consequently this film must conjure some fictions and twist what is known to achieve some form of artistic truth relating to such a notorious man.
At first the film succeeds. Hitler is bumbling and naive as he arrives at a home for Homeless Artists, with a degree of innocence. To feel this about a character instantly recognisable as Adolf Hitler is no small feat for the filmmakers and indeed to even attempt this story is bold and admirable for a piece of German cinema. Understandably anything connected to the shame of Nazi Germany is still raw and heavy with guilt for many in Germany, so to see Hitler so sympathetically humanised in the film's opening stages is remarkably brave.
To see Hitler rendered as such a believable, flawed and scrawny young man actually makes his descent into total delusion and lust for power all the more chilling. He's almost immediately spouting anti-Semitic vitriol and nationalist jargon to the old Jews already living at the homeless hostel. But he's reciting it at this stage; it's just something he's learnt by rote. This doesn't mean he doesn't believe what he's saying; he has been taught to mean it and feels he must. It is however, a hatred and anger not yet his own, which will become more venomous as he acquires his personal vendetta through life's sour events. Disappointment and what he sees as injustice will ignite the prejudices he already holds and bring them to life as his guiding purpose.
Perhaps a partial and inadequate answer the film offers to one of its key questions, whether Hitler's evil was born or made, is that it was both already present and considerably added to. There's no doubting he already arrived with a narrow and twisted mindset but it's also clear his hate deepens as the film progresses. One of the measures of this is the way in which his language grows increasingly elaborate to resemble the theatrical speeches of his later political career. At times the rhetoric is intoxicatingly colourful and persuasive, filled with symbolism and heroic, inspirational imagery. Mostly however the film exploits Hitler's misplaced sense of grandeur and importance for laughs. Indeed Dawn of Evil: Rise of the Reich, is a disturbingly funny film. From the very first scene and Hitler's arrival, the elderly Jews tease him to teach him some politeness and manners. There's something irresistibly hilarious about Hitler being asked to leave and come back again, but this time to knock and wait for an answer. It's a scene that's well acted enough to be funny in itself, but knowing that it's a man as dangerous and feared as Hitler being humiliated adds a level of uneasy, dark humour to things.
In fact the film makes a big deal about the lingering torment of being laughed at. A Jewish roommate of Hitler's, Schlomo Herzl, is forever teasing the young artist. However he also takes him under his wing and treats him like a son, and it's clear the humour is affectionate and for Hitler's own good. Hitler simply cannot take being laughed at or looked down to by a Jew though and he finds Schlomo's care for him repugnant. Nevertheless he exploits it. He accepts Schlomo's help to prepare him for his interview and entry exam. He lets Schlomo sell his post cards for him so that he can pay rent. He treats him like a slave and then sets about robbing him of his young love. Evidence of a later political pragmatism perhaps?
There are some good scenes between Schlomo and Hitler, particularly in the first half of the film. There's an interesting contrast between Hitler's brainwashed nationalism and the haggard man's devout faith. In their very first exchange Hitler declares to Schlomo that God is dead, following Nietzsche's famous idea. Schlomo is constantly the wise counterpoint to Hitler's wild unfocused enthusiasm. But in the end, especially for those who know their history, the relationship strains the bounds of believability to breaking point.
The interesting points about Hitler's philosophical and political development, and the alternative path through life he might have taken had he gained entry to the Academy, are lost beneath a sensational conflict and love triangle. Initially Schlomo was a clever lens that helped us learn more about Hitler. His character helped us see both Hitler the human and Hitler the animal as he used him and treated him like dirt. You really come to hate the young artist, and not just for being Hitler, as he cruelly rebuffs every kindness extended to him by the old man. Eventually though the plot surrounding Schlomo's book, which Hitler helps him title "Mein Kampf", becomes ridiculous.
Tom Schilling gives a great performance as the young Hitler and it's one that evolves throughout the narrative. His gestures and mannerisms are perfect and his appearance in general. His delivery of the trademark passionate rallying cries, in stirring German, becomes more assured as the character grows in confidence. For me though it's a real shame that Dawn of Evil: Rise of the Reich seems to lose its way. It begins as a compelling and absorbing study of a neglected period of history. It asks intriguing questions about how far individuals shape history or the social forces around them. But in its efforts to spin a story within those grander themes it loses sight of its strengths, becoming simply a mediocre tale which concludes with a baffling attempt at a poetic ending.
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HomeWorkWritingCurrent ProjectsAkiko in Paris
Photo courtesy Bunka Gakuin. 文化学院蔵
What difficulty,
I ask, remains to me now
when it comes to love?
I am here, having traveled
seven thousand miles, alone.
恋するにむつかしきこと何のこる三千里さへ一人にて来し
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942), poet, critic, translator, teacher, feminist, mother, wife, world traveler. This woman has fascinated and intimidated me for more than three decades. I wrote my senior thesis about her, and was most intrigued by one episode of her life: In 1912, she traveled from Tokyo to Paris by herself.
Her husband Hiroshi, also a poet, was already in Paris. She had funded his trip and six months later had raised enough money to join him. They spent four months together in Europe before she sailed home from Marseille.
Cover and case for Pari yori (From Paris), Akiko & Hiroshi's account of Europe trip; at Yosano Akiko Museum
It was unusual for Japanese women to travel outside the country back then, never mind to travel alone, and unheard-of for a mother of young children to do so. At the time of her trip, Akiko had seven children under the age of ten. (She would eventually have 12 children).
Even as a childless 22-year-old college student, I remember thinking, Wow, who does this? Ten years later, when I had two children of my own, I was still asking this question. Only then the idea of leaving one's kids for so long felt simultaneously more impossible yet also more appealing. This would make a great book, I thought.
In 2017, I recreated Akiko's Japan-to-Paris trip, taking a ferry, as she did, from western Japan to Vladivostok, then the Trans-Siberian Railway to Moscow, then another train to Paris. Significantly, I didn't do this until my youngest child had graduated from high school. I shared a lot about the journey in a series of blogs that begins here.
Now I'm deep into writing the novel inspired by that transgressive 1912 journey. It's another slow, research-intensive project, like Landfalls. So don't hold your breath. But if I have any news about it, I'll share it here.


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Supernova Explosion Discovered by Fluke — January 23, 2014
Supernova Explosion Discovered by Fluke
The light from an exploding star in the Messier 82 (aka "Cigar") galaxy was first photographed from Earth on January 22nd, 2013.
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The light from an exploding star in the Messier 82 (aka "Cigar") galaxy was first photographed from Earth on January 22nd, 2013. The galaxy is ~12 million light years away so the explosion occurred about 12 million years ago.
A new supernova has not been observed so close to our solar system in over 20 years. This one was discovered by students and staff at the University of London Observatory. According to a press release, the discovery was a fluke.
"The weather was closing in, with increasing cloud," explains Dr Steve Fossey, "so instead of the planned practical astronomy class, I gave the students an introductory demonstration of how to use the CCD camera on one of the observatory's automated 0.35–metre telescopes."
The students happened to choose M 82, since it was in one of the shrinking patches of clear sky. "While adjusting the telescope's position," the press release reads, "Fossey noticed a 'star' overlaid on the galaxy which he did not recognize."
According to the astronomer Ray Jayawardhana, the supernova was "too far *and* of the wrong type" for neutrino detection.
Watch Jayawardhana explain how a supernova might be identified via neutrino detection in the video here:
The Rebellious Brain: Harnessing the Passion of Adolescence
To enter adulthood, your brain needs to remodel itself to handle the unsafe and the uncertain.


While researching a master's in creative writing, I've discovered a major inconsistency on a university website.
Graduate Assistants employed full-time will automatically be awarded (resident or nonresident as appropriate) tuition remission equivalent to one-fourth of the credit hours in their Graduate Degree Program each semester they serve as a Graduate Assistant. Tuition remissions for Graduate Assistant appointments less than full-time will be prorated accordingly. Fees are not included in tuition remission and must be paid by the student. Remissions will apply only to course work applicable to the approved program listed in the graduate catalog (or their substitutes). All tuition and fees for courses that do not meet the above criterion, as well as any courses the student drops or withdraws from, will be paid by the Graduate Assistant. These remissions may be utilized during the semester(s) of a Graduate Assistant appointment and the following summer session.
I know I'm researching creative writing degrees, but accuracy and consistency within a document are still necessary.
My husband is known to oft describe me as an academic. I've been, for several years, saying that I'd like to have five or ten advanced degrees, in various subjects — basically all of them word-related, though.
I recently started researching somewhat in earnest a master's in creative writing. Writing a novel has long been a dream of mine, and I'd like to teach on the college level, too, so this would be a great degree for me.
I've nowhere been able to find the amount of the stipend given to graduate assistants at University of Nebraska Kearney, the above-cited school, either, although it was easily accessible at the University of Arkansas website ("Teaching assistantships currently carry an annual stipend of $8,800 for students with a B.A., and $9,200 for students holding an M.A. Teaching Assistants also receive a waiver of all tuition costs and teach two three-hour classes each semester.").
Such lack of clarity and contradictory information, clearly, does not instill confidence in the caliber of the program.
Say it with me: Information must be available online, and it must be clear!
If it isn't, companies (and universities) are missing out on quality consumers (and students).
Previous posts on the necessity of a requisite online presence here: TV and newspapers. And here's one with an example of poor communication turning customers away.
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UpFunding for womenOther useful information
Female Faculty Network Twente (FFNT)
Female Faculty Network Twente
See Female Faculty Network Twente (FFNT)
Funding for women
The UT Incentive Fund is a small fund, created and financed by UT. Its aim is to help female staff develop and/or accelerate their careers, and achieve their professional ambitions. If you a female staff member who has the ambition to move up to a position in the "talentpool", the subtop or at top level, the UT is keen on supporting you.
Support staff and science staff (excluding PhD candidates).
In the past, following proposals were accepted:
Courses or coaching for personal or professional development.
Travel and accommodation expenses for getting international experience and/or building an international network, e.g. conferences or research visits.
Facilities to write a grant proposal or work on a publication.
Replacement constructions (fte's) for educational assistants or student assistants
Read more about the application and requirements on incentive fund's website.
Marina van Damme Prize
Marina van Damme prize (Universiteitsfonds University of Twente) for a successful alumna of the university. Since 2010 it is called the Marina van Damme Scholarship.
Marina van Damme prize is meant for successful female alumni of the University of Twente, Technical University of Delft or Technical University of Eindhoven. For our university it means that you have to hold a master degree and/or a doctorate degree obtained at University of Twente.
The scholarschip is intended for giving a "nudge" to take a new step or a new direction in the further development of a career of a candidate. It is not meant for funding a PhD. It is intended, for example, to increase knowledge or an international orientation in the form of a study programme, internship or project.
Read more abot the application and requirements on the Marina van Damme prize website.
Professor de Winter prize
Professor de Winter prize (Universiteitsfonds University of Twente) publication price for female talent.
The goal of the prize is to promote the female scientific talent at the University of Twente: female lecturers employed at the UT.
The prize is an award, with no specified goal.
Read more about the application and requirements on the Professor de Winter prize website.
OTHER Prizes and scholarships
L'Oréal - UNESCO international fellowships program fellowships for women in life sciences.
Catharine van Tussenbroek fonds (in Dutch) scholarships for female scientist to travel abroad.
KNAW Merianprijs (in Dutch) prize of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for excellent female scientists.
Awards for woman in STEM
Career Guide Grants
Career Guide Prizes
Career Guide Fellowships
NWO closely monitors 'women in science' and launched various policy initiatives. One of the initiatives is the introduction of special programs for women
MEERVOUD (MEER Vrouwelijke Onderzoekers als UD) for post-docs engaged in research in biology, the earth sciences, mathematics, computer science, chemistry and other physical sciences
Athena for Veni laureates
Aspasia for Vidi and Vici laureates
FOm/v (in Dutch) (FOM, Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter) for Phd's and post-docs.
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I would like to track objects in water. Max 50 cm deep.
IR lighting/camera doesn't work because of reflections from moving water surface.
Can Kinect acquire depth images of submersed objects?
i was doing something similar last year. The kinect is a no go it also sees the reflections and everything goes to hell after that.
For my case i attached an IR emitter on the object and then tracked it with IR camera in VJO. The camera was with 940nm filter and the emitter was 0.5w IR 940nm. Worked like a charm .
i don't know what your object is but if you can try with IR embitter this could be and option.
Other options that i have explored are acselerometers but it seems way too complicated . Also Is it viable for you to track simply a color ?
thanks for info. I need blobs, so the single IR emmiters is not a solution for me.
Went to my friends pool with the Kinect … it totally freaks out.
In my case the camera filter was blocking all light except for the 940nm wavelength, so the camera basically sees just a blob of light and since it is invisible to anything else was perfect for my solution.
Was using something similar to Light up people on stage with a projector too.
Kinda like the DIY optical MT tables are made.
May I ask what the object is or a basic idea behind it ?
I mean its not going to be perfect but still might do the job as a proof of concept.


Portfolio valuation of 3.2 million square-foot, 53-building, 275+ tenant warehouse / distribution facility valued at $250+ million.
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Market analysis, counseling, valuation of a multi-story industrial building of 28,162+ square feet, for proposed change of use into three art galleries.
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Valuation of 619-unit, 74,525 square-foot self storage facility.


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P3: Student Design Competition
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Grantee Research Project Results Search
** The following contact information is the latest on record and may not be up to date.
Name: Richard L. Corsi
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R826694C629 Biofiltration of BTEX in Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Remediation Off-Gas Centers September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2004
R822721C645 Development and Evaluation of an Integrated Model to Facilitate Risk-Based Corrective Action at Superfund Sites Centers September 1, 1997 through August 31, 2000
R823335 VOC Emissions from Sewers Process Drains and Drop Structures Grant October 1, 1995 through September 1, 1998
R826694C722 The Effects of an Oily-Phase on VOC Emissions from Industrial Wastewater Centers September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2004
R827930 Municipal Sewers as Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants Grant January 2, 2000 through December 31, 2002
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package biz.aQute.openapi.validator;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

import java.io.File;

import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;

import aQute.lib.io.IO;
import aQute.openapi.generator.Configuration;
import aQute.openapi.generator.OpenAPIGenerator;

public class GeneratorTest {
	@Rule
	public TemporaryFolder tmp = new TemporaryFolder();

	@Test
	public void testDateGeneration() throws Exception {
		Configuration c = new Configuration();
		c.dateFormat = "yyyy-DDD";
		File f = IO.getFile("resources/gen/modifieddatetime.json");
		OpenAPIGenerator g = new OpenAPIGenerator(f, c);
		File out = tmp.newFolder();
		g.generate(out);
		System.out.println(out.list());
	}

	@Test
	public void testActualType() throws Exception {
		Configuration c = new Configuration();
		File f = IO.getFile("resources/gen/actualtype.json");
		OpenAPIGenerator g = new OpenAPIGenerator(f, c);
		File out = tmp.newFolder();
		g.generate(out);
		File base = IO.getFile(out, "org/example/openapi/GeneratedBase.java");
		String content = IO.collect(base);
		assertThat(content).contains(
				"protected abstract biz.aQute.openapi.validator.Foo references(biz.aQute.openapi.validator.Foo request) throws Exception;");
		assertThat(content).doesNotContain("request_.validate(context, \"request_\");");
	}
	@Test
	public void testMissingReference() throws Exception {
		Configuration c = new Configuration();
		File f = IO.getFile("resources/gen/missing-reference.json");
		OpenAPIGenerator g = new OpenAPIGenerator(f, c);
		assertThat(g.check("Ref to #/definitions/Missing")).isTrue();
	}

	@Test
	public void testValidationCompleteness() throws Exception {
		Configuration c = new Configuration();
		File f = IO.getFile("resources/gen/validate_require.json");
		OpenAPIGenerator g = new OpenAPIGenerator(f, c);
		File out = tmp.newFolder();
		g.generate(out);
		File base = IO.getFile(out, "org/example/openapi/demo/GeneratedDemo.java");
		String collect = IO.collect(base);
		assertThat(collect).contains("context.require");
		assertThat(collect).contains("validate(context");
		System.out.println(collect);
	}

	@Test
	public void testNoRequirements() throws Exception {
		Configuration c = new Configuration();
		c.option("norequirement");
		File f = IO.getFile("resources/gen/validate_require.json");
		OpenAPIGenerator g = new OpenAPIGenerator(f, c);
		File out = tmp.newFolder();
		g.generate(out);
		File base = IO.getFile(out, "org/example/openapi/demo/GeneratedDemo.java");
		String collect = IO.collect(base);
		assertThat(collect).doesNotContain("context.require");
		assertThat(collect).contains("validate(context");
		System.out.println(collect);
	}

	@Test
	public void testNoValidationAndRequirement() throws Exception {
		Configuration c = new Configuration();
		c.option("norequirement");
		c.option("novalidation");
		File f = IO.getFile("resources/gen/validate_require.json");
		OpenAPIGenerator g = new OpenAPIGenerator(f, c);
		File out = tmp.newFolder();
		g.generate(out);
		File base = IO.getFile(out, "org/example/openapi/demo/GeneratedDemo.java");
		String collect = IO.collect(base);
		assertThat(collect).doesNotContain("context.require");
		assertThat(collect).doesNotContain("validate(context");
		System.out.println(collect);
	}
}

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Wed 27 Nov, 2013, 10:30 PM (EST)
San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings - 11/27/13
By: Mitch
Created: 11/26/13
Los Angeles Kings (16-6-3) at San Jose Sharks (15-3-5)
Wednesday November 27, 2013, 10:30 PM (EST)
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The Line: San Jose Sharks -186 / Los Angeles Kings +169 --- Over/Under: 5
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The loss of Jonathan Quick has done nothing to slow down the Los Angeles Kings this season. With the way Quick has played over the last few years and all the expectations placed on him in this Olympic year it would have been easy to expect a regression of sorts from the Kings in the wake of Quick's injury. Instead, Ben Scrivens has stepped right in and Los Angeles has yet to miss a beat. Scrivens is 6-1-3 on the year with a 1.44 goals against average and .947 save percntage. Monday night could actually be considered a disappointing performance for Scrivens based on how well he's played of late. Scrivens surrendered two goals to the Vancouver Canucks but Anze Kopitar scored the game winning goal in overtime and the Kings rallied for a 3-2 win. Mike Richards scored late in the third period to even the game at 2-2 before Kopitar won it 48 seconds into the extra session. Kyle Clifford gave Los Angeles a 1-0 lead with his second goal of the season in the first period. Scrivens will get his biggest test thus far when he has to face the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night on the road. As good as Los Angeles' start to the season has been, San Jose's has been even better. The Sharks have won five of their last six games entering the contest and after allowing five goals in their loss to the Chicago Blackhawks last week they rebounded to hold Tampa Bay and New Jersey to one goal each. San Jose is starting the first of a three round heavyweight fight on Wednesday night as St. Louis and Anaheim both come to town as well on Friday and Saturday night. San Jose is a big time favorite in this one and while they should be favored it's hard to not like the value on Los Angeles in this one.
Los Angeles +169
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Joshua's Trust Honors Volunteers
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Henry David Thoreau is played by Richard Smith, from Concord, Massachusetts. He has been playing this part for 20 years. Joshua's Trust President Karen Zimmer is thanking him for his interesting program at the Valentine Appreciation Tea for volunteers. (Kitty LeShay)
Joshua's Trust is a land trust with 1,000 members, half of whom are working members.
A Valentine's Day thank you program was held in appreciation for all those people maintaining trails and serving as officers and trustees in one of Connecticut's largest volunteer land trusts.
JT volunteers prepared a Valentine Tea with home baked sweet breads and finger foods to thank their colleagues for hours of work. While people mingled, visiting and conversing, Henry David Thoreau popped by to speak about his literary work and observations of society in 1855.
Wayne and Marcia Kilpatrick and Angelica Hansen enjoy some of the delectables at the tea. (Kitty LeShay)
The shy and somewhat dour author of Walden spoke about his literary work, transcendental beliefs, his abolitionist family and, of course, his love of the natural world. His appearance at Knowlton Hall, on Feb. 9, was appreciated by many like-minded JT volunteers. Many in the audience remembered reading Walden in sophomore English.
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Thoreau, a.k.a. Richard Smith, is from Concord, Massachusetts. He is a historian and writer and works at Walden Pond doing living history public programming.
"I hang out at Walden like it is 1847, chatting with tourists, tour groups, and school groups. I enjoy doing presentations for nonprofits and historical societies. I get the best questions and people are attentive. I can say things as Henry that I can't say as Richard. Henry can speak his mind and not be considered weird or cranky," he said.
He went on to give his opinion of government as Thoreau.
"I am not for no government, but better government. We are electing presidents that don't know what they are doing. I am talking about President Pierce," he said.
As Richard Smith, he said, "Politics, social awareness, and social justice are just as important today as they were in 1855."
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Thoreau spoke about his walks.
"I don't walk for exercise. My best room is out of doors and I walk in all kinds of weather," he said.
He wondered why people have best parlors.
"What is the point of having a best room in the house if you never use it?" he quipped.
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Marian Matthews, a JT volunteer, leads two walks at Byles Sanctuary, in Ashford. She is trying to walk all JT properties.
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"I love all these trails," she said. "There are so many, it takes a long time to do. Being a JT member is a rewarding experience. We are preserving the land for member and public enjoyment and for wildlife."
Executive Director Michael Hveem attended, honoring the work of the volunteers.
"The mission of Joshua's Trust is to permanently protect and maintain land in northeastern Connecticut for the benefit of future generations, a mission that we accomplish thanks to our hundreds of dedicated volunteers, many of whom are with us today," he said.
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Queen's Speech
I'm reading through the BBC's summary of the Queen's speech. I have to say a lot of this seems a bit ill thought out...
Digital Economy Bill (UK-wide)
Every UK household will have legal right to a fast broadband connection
Minimum speed of 10Mbps to be guaranteed through Broadband Universal Service Obligation
Properties in the "remotest areas" may have to contribute to cost of installation
Starts off sounding ok, but then we get to the last point and I wonder how this is much different from the current situation. Telcos are already building out fast broadband in non-remote areas, and if you're in a remote area you can already pay (sometimes a lot) to have fast broadband installed.
I wonder whether they are putting cost restrictions on that or accelerating the time scales, because on the surface this doesn't seem to change much...
Right to automatic compensation when broadband service goes down
Great, but who's going to be made to pay the compensation? If ISPs utilising BT Wholesale's infrastructure are expected to hand out compensation for BT's problems, that seems grossly unfair unless BT are made to reimburse those ISPs. BT needs to be incentive to fix problems with their network, rather than punishing the (often quite small) ISPs who rely on it.
Companies must get consent before sending promotional spam emails, with fines for transgressors
I really don't understand this one - we have already had exactly this law for 13 years, in the form of the The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 ("PECR"). The problem is that the regulator rarely does much to enforce the law. Passing a new law that basically says exactly what an existing law already says isn't going to help anything - either the regulator needs to be incentivised to take action against companies who are in breach of the regulations, or the recipients of spam need to be empowered to sue the spammers themselves.
The current situation is that recipients of spam who sue spammers have to argue that the spam has caused them a material loss which must be reimbursed rather than being able to impose a punitive fine. Spammers will often argue in court that the financial cost of a single spam is trivial and the courts have sometimes agreed and let them off the hook. This could easily be fixed by implementing legislation that awards the recipient a fixed amount per spam.
All websites containing pornographic images to require age verification for access
This strikes me as a waste of time and will end up much like the pointless cookie law. Any website with user-submitted content (i.e. anything that *could* be pornographic) will implement an annoying popup age verification page. And of course, anyone under age will just click through it anyway.
Education for All Bill (Mainly England only)
Powers to convert under-performing schools in "unviable" local authorities to academies
Goal of making every school an academy but no compulsion to do so
...Despite there being no evidence that academies do any better than other schools...
Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill (England and Wales)
We can't have an official government announcement without the usual "scare everyone shitless so they let us do what we like" section, but...
Ofcom to have power to regulate internet-streamed material from outside EU
How's that going to work? Are Ofcom going to be able to force ISPs to censor traffic without a court order? Sounds concerning. To be clear, ISPs are already required to censor stuff if a court tells them to. So this just sounds like its designed to short-circuit due process and being justified with "otherwise the terrorists will kill you all" and "think of the children" as usual.
Intellectual Property Bill (UK-wide)
Exempting lawyers and other professional advisers from liability for threatening legal action in certain cases
Allowing people to bully folks with empty threats sounds like a bad plan to me - we already see this stuff time and time again with US patent law, so removing penalties for doing so in the UK doesn't seem smart. Call me cynical maybe this is because the government is run by lawyers?
Overhaul of laws governing how the state gathers and retains private communications or other forms of data to combat crime
Broadband and mobile phone providers will be compelled to hold a year's worth of communications data
Creation of new Investigatory Powers Commissioner
I'm not sure anything more needs to be said on this - the IP bill has been in discussion for ages and basically works by treating everyone in the UK as a criminal and spying on everything they do on the off-chance that a crime needs to be pinned on them later on. The government has received an overwhelming amount of evidence from experts explaining why the bill is largely unworkable, will massively erode the liberties of law abiding citizens and undermine the British software industry, whilst doing precisely nothing to help the authorities stop criminals; But the evidence has been completely ignored and the bill steam-rollered through regardless, on a fast track designed to reduce debate.
Bill of Rights (Subject to consultation)
Plans for a British bill of rights to replace the Human Rights Act will be published in "due course" and subject to consultation
Replacing the Human Rights Act just scares the crap out of me. The only reason for doing so is if you want to avoid giving some people their human rights...
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Published on Jamaica Gleaner (http://jamaica-gleaner.com)
Home > No honeymoon for councillors - McKenzie
Published:Tuesday | November 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMEdmond Campbell [1]
Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie says he expects the new slate of mayors to hit the ground running after they are sworn into office on December 8.
In a press release yesterday, McKenzie advised that all 228 councillors, along with mayor of Portmore, should take their places next week Thursday, at the first statutory meeting of their respective municipal corporations.
With some municipal corporations putting plans in place to hold swearing-in ceremonies this Friday, the ministry has said that some returning officers have indicated that the final count of ballots in the electoral divisions will not be completed in time to facilitate this.
In a Gleaner interview yesterday, McKenzie said he expected the new mayors to adapt as quickly as possible and execute their responsibilities on the job. He said most of the persons expected to be appointed mayors are seasoned councillors, and, therefore, it is important that they take on local governance issues immediately because there is a lot of work to be done.
"My expectation is high and, as someone who had been in that position before, I know what is required of them," said McKenzie.
He said the cooperation of everyone in the corporations, not only at the political but also administrative levels, was needed, because while the mayors and councillors craft policies, it is the technocrats who execute them.
SENSITISATION EXERCISES
The local government minister said his ministry would be carrying out training and sensitisation programmes for elected representatives and administrative staff.
"They have to know what their core functions are and that is why we are going to be having a series of sensitisation exercises that will include all the municipal corporations, including the Portmore municipality."
Meanwhile, when the new councillors are sworn in, the People's National Party will only be able to name four mayors for Savanna-la-Mar, Mandeville, Hanover and St Catherine, with the fifth, Leon Thomas, elected by the people of Portmore in St Catherine.
This is in stark contrast to what obtained prior to November 28, when the PNP had 14 mayors directing the local authorities, including the municipality of Portmore.
Former mayor of Montego Bay, Glendon Harris, has been sent into the political wilderness after losing the Maroon Town division by 81 votes to the JLP's Everes Coke. Desmond Gilmore, the former mayor of St Ann's Bay, has also been sent packing by the JLP's Genevor Gordon-Bailey, who won the Lime Hall division by 331 votes.
edmond.campbell@gleanerjm.com [2]
Source URL: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20161130/no-honeymoon-councillors-mckenzie
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Mindsets to Reboot Your Team
By Jason V. Barger,
Did you know that 7.6 million people quit their jobs in April and May of 2021? Reports of lone-liness at work are as high as ever. Divorce rates are up 34% from last year. To say people have been a little stressed would be an understatement.
Let's dig a little deeper into what the research is also telling us. Nine out of every 10 employees say they want to work for a more meaningful culture. People want to feel like they are a part of something bigger than themselves; they want to feel appreciated, valued and cared for. Amid the angst, division and uncertainty in our current culture, people must be reminded about what is within their control.
Teams and companies need a reboot.
The best cultures proactively help their people navigate through obstacles together.
Most teams and companies are still figuring out how to help support their people and engage with them remotely, in hybrid settings and in-person gatherings. With all that people have been navi-gating lately; they are also expected to maximize the experience, product, or service you are de-livering to the marketplace.
Here are six mindsets to reboot your team:
Clarity — Is your mission clear? Is your vision clear? Is your strategy for the next priorities clear? Take this time as an opportunity to reboot and make sure all are aligned with clarity. The outcome is that everything on the path forward becomes clearer. Your team may not have all the answers, but they'll have energy and clear direction on how to take the next step.
Inclusivity — Leaders worldwide play an enormous role in widening the circle so that more diverse backgrounds, ideas, perspectives, and experiences have a seat at the table. Teams and or-ganizations will lead the way forward in society by modeling how to have civil, respectful dia-logue and educate people on the strengths of diversity, equity and inclusion. When our teams are inclusive and welcoming, it breathes life and energy into all. We're stronger together.
Agility — Possibility + Adaptability is the name of the game in a changing world. Leaders have to practice an occasional reboot that allows their minds to find new ways of doing things and the courage to adapt to opportunities that emerge. If leaders return to the "this is the way we've always done it" mindset, they will sit back and watch their people leave the room.
Grit — Resolve + Toughness is critical to help people navigate their way through obstacles, challenges, negativity, finger-pointing, and division. Leaders help their people reboot to stay fo-cused on the present moment and the actions needed to take the next step. Toughness isn't about being physically stronger than others; it is about being vulnerable with your people and still hav-ing the resolve to find solutions together.
Rest — Teams and organizations have an unhealthy association with the concept of rest. Americans last year left 768 million days of vacation on the table with their employers. That equates to nearly $66 billion of lost benefits. We've forgotten that the research shows that delib-erate rest is essential to elite performance. When we allow our bodies, minds and hearts to delib-erately rest, we breathe more efficiently and are better at everything else.
Ownership — Accountability + Action are mindsets and oxygen that the best leaders and team cultures on the planet breathe. They connect the things they say they will do with positive accountability and action. Accountability isn't a negative word; it's a positive mantra that all take ownership of. In a world where people are quick to gossip, point fingers, and criticize what isn't working, the best leaders reboot themselves and their people and shift conversations from blame to solutions-focused.
The best cultures proactively help their people navigate through obstacles together. They inten-tionally inhale positivity and the six mindsets above and exhale negativity, blame, gossip and di-vision. The ecosystem of their culture is grown, developed, cultivated and led with intentionality, one breath at a time.
The process for developing high-performing and engaged teams never stops, and the best leaders, teams and organizations are committed to rebooting how they hire, onboard, do performance evaluations, develop emerging leaders, and recognize excellence. The best leaders invest in their teams together.
If you're experiencing a lack of energy, passion or hope for the road ahead, it may be the air you're breathing. It may be time for a reboot.


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Viral video dubs Donald Trump for Darth Vader
By Beth Spotswood on December 10, 2015 at 1:00 PM
A video making the rounds on social media takes a classic "Star Wars" scene and dubs in actual Donald Trump recorded quotes for the villainous Darth Vader. The result works bizarrely well.
Most of the 100% authentic soundbites used in the 7-minute video are quotes from the Republican Presidential candidate, necktie salesman, and reality star attempting to convince reporters of his general awesomeness. The result of adding Trump's voice to the Vader scenes is that suddenly, all of Vader's classic henchmen seem to be looking at the warlord like he's nuts.
"Darth Trump" is the work of Auralnauts, whose other internet offerings include Bane from "The Dark Knight Rises" doing a freestyle rap, and a parody trailer of the Biblical film, "Noah."
Stick around for the Trump hair reveal at the end.
Beth Spotswood
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A MAJOR pay raise is coming for Carlos Correa next season. And you know what, rightfully so for the star shortstop.
On Tuesday, it was announced Correa has won his arbitration case. Come next season, he can forget about making $1 million for the entire campaign.
Yup, go ahead and multiply your previous salary by five for next season, Mr. Correa.
Correa, who will be looking for a monster payday in the near future, is coming off a 2018 campaign that certainly had its ups and down. On the year, Correa hit .239, with 15 homers and 65 RBI.
Unfortunately for him, Correa battled injuries throughout the season, limiting him to 110 games. Still, he's a defensive stud and is one year removed from hitting .315, with 24 homers and 84 RBI in 109 games in 2017.
It's also clear he loves playing in Houston and has no desire to continue his career anywhere else.


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Estonian Competition Council approved Ülikooli Apteek acquistion to Euroapotheca's subsidiary company
Estonian Competition Council has issued an approval to Euroapteek, subsidiary of Euroapotheca, to acquire Ülikooli Apteek pharmacy chain in Estonia from Finland's state company Yliopiston Apteekki OY. After completion of the transaction, Euroapteek will buy and integrate 13 Ülikooli Apteek pharmacies and is ready to provide all franchise services to 11 pharmacies that work under Ülikooli Apteek brand name.
Estonian Competition Council has also approved a parallel deal, Euroapotheca group's wholesale company Baltfarma OÜ to acquire Yliopiston Apteekki OY owned wholesale business company Medapta OÜ.
The Euroapteek network includes 49 pharmacies. A total of 24 pharmacies in Estonia operate under the brand Ülikooli Apteek. After completion of the acquisition the overall Euroapteek network consist of 73 pharmacies, of which 54 owned by Euroapteek OÜ and 19 operating under franchise agreement.
Euroapotheca is a pharmacy group that runs a network of pharmacies and drug wholesalers in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Sweden and the Ukraine. Euroapotheca comprises of more than 640 pharmacies in six countries and has some 3,800 employees. Euroapotheca manages the Eurovaistinė pharmacy network (270 pharmacies) in Lithuania, Apoteksgruppen (189 pharmacies) in Sweden, Euro-Apteka (83 pharmacies) in Poland, Euroaptieka (52 pharmacies) in Latvia, Euroapteek (49 pharmacies) in Estonia, and Euroapteka (four pharmacies) in the Ukraine.
Euroapotheca is part of Vilniaus Prekyba, one of the largest retail groups in the Baltics and Central and Eastern Europe.
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I recently worked with Max again to capture some new images to create his comp card for IMTA. I do offer this service for both new models and those who have been working in the industry. Comp cards are a great way to network, and gain new business.
What is a comp card? It's a business card for models. It contains a small selection of images from the model's portfolio and lists vital statistics such as height and sizing information. Comp cards typically also contain any agency information for booking purposes. If the model is unsigned or non-exclusive the agency information can be left off of the comp card.
There are a couple of things your comp card should contain. The first is a focused selection of images showing range and flexibility. The images ideally can be from previous tears or printed work. If you don't have printed work the images should have a minimum of 4 different looks. The main image on your comp card is your head shot. The back of your comp card should have no less then 3 images and no more than 4 images. The back of your comp card is where you should include at least one full body image and some 3/4 shot images. I do not recommend completing a comp card primarily of head shots.
Your comp card should also contain accurate, and up to date contact information. The comp card has two main purposes, conveying size and measurements and phone and email information. You want to ensure that a casting director is able to contact you easily. Do not hide or mask this information with fun graphics or design. Your comp card should be neat, clean and easy to read.
Comp cards are typically 8.5"x5.5" and printed on high quality card stock. Do not print comp cards on photo paper, which is thin and appears to be cheap. Ensure you're using a good quality paper with substantial weight. You're making and leaving a first impression, make sure it's a good one!
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Safaris in Uganda will improve since the tourism minister Maria Mutagamba has urged the new Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) to find alternative funding methods to promote Uganda as an attractive tourism destination.
Mutagamba noted that the new board comes at a time when government funding to the sector is low. "UTB is inadequately funded. The budget for 2012/13 was reduced from sh2.0b to sh1.4b. Comparing the strategic plan funding requirement for 2012/13 of sh19.2b, the board has a funding gap of sh17b this year," she observed. She noted that these low fundings will affect negatively the tourism sector since the number of tourists who come for tour adventures will be reduced due to the low development.
The minister advised the board to consider exploring the implemention of the tourism development levy provided for under the Uganda Tourism Act 2008.
"The delay in the operationalization of the tourism development levy has made it difficult for the sector to raise alternative funding. Preliminary estimates show that $9m (about sh23b) could be raised annually from the levy," Mutagamba noted.
James Tumusiime, the new board chairman, said his team will do everything in its power to see that the mission of the board is achieved.
He said tourism earns $800m (about sh2trilion) annually compared to $500m (about sh1.3trillion) from coffee despite the low level of funding to the sector.
Tumusiime also pledged to strengthen the human resource capacity of the board, strengthen linkages between UTB and its strategic partners and lobby the Government for increased funding.
Other board members are Tom Wasswa, representing Civil Aviation Authority, Edith Kasajja, representing National Planning Authority, Lilly Ajarova, the executive director Chimpanzee Wildlife Conservation Trust at Ngamba Island and Ismail Sekandi, represents hoteliers.
Others are Amos Wekesa, representing tour operators, Roger Wamara, a sales manager Qatar Airways, Dr. Andrew Seguya, the executive director Uganda Wildlife Authority, Michael Aliyo, from board of trustees of Uganda Wildlife Authority, Vivian Lyazi, representing the tourism ministry and Cuthbert Baguma, the UTB executive director and secretary to the board.
Baguma said the board will focus on promoting tourism products and the development of a sustainable and competitive tourism sector.
The term of office of the outgoing board, headed by William Byaruhanga, expired in December 2012. The new board will serve for three years.