By Tom Kertscher on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
In making her case to be elected governor in Wisconsin's 2012 recall election, Democrat Kathleen Falk railed against actions taken by Republican Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP-controlled Legislature during a speech on March 24, 2012.
"It used to be, thanks to the work of our Legislature and prior governor, that that man and woman sitting right in the front row there, doing the same job at the workplace, he making a dollar, she making 81 cents to the dollar, doing the same job -- well, until a couple weeks ago, she had a right to do something about it. But the Republican Legislature passed a bill that you said you can't. That bill's on Governor Walker's desk. I've urged him to veto it."
We previously looked at a claim related to the same bill. We gave a Mostly False to state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, for saying the bill would repeal a law that ensures men and women get equal pay.
Falk's statement is slightly different.
Asked to back up the statement, Falk campaign spokesman Scot Ross said the bill would take away the right of women who suffer pay discrimination to sue in state court, "so there's nothing women can do."
-- There are two routes to filing an employment discrimination complaint -- the state Equal Rights Division and the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
-- If workers prove discrimination using the state system, an administrative law judge can "make them whole" by ordering the employer to pay back pay with interest, legal fees and job reinstatement, if there was a termination. If the discrimination is proved in the federal system, often a "make whole" settlement is reached through mediation.
-- In either system, discriminated workers can collect larger sums of money from an employer -- compensatory and punitive damages -- only by suing.
So women suffering pay discrimination could still file a state or federal complaint in an effort to be made whole. And they could still seek larger monetary damages by suing in federal court.
Indeed, the option of suing in state court was instituted only recently, in 2009, under a law adopted when Democrats controlled the Legislature and governor's office.
A lawyer who specializes in representing workers told us the GOP bill would make it harder on victims of employment discrimination because it is easier to sue in state court than in federal court.
But eliminating the state lawsuit option wouldn't affect the three other avenues of legal recourse available to workplace discrimination victims.
And Falk's claim was women facing pay discrimination would have no options at all.
Falk said women facing pay discrimination can't "do something about it" under a bill passed by Wisconsin Republicans. But of the four legal options available under the current law, only one would be eliminated by the bill.
We rate Falk's statement False.
Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.


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Kudahithi est une petite île inhabitée des Maldives. Elle constitue une des îles-hôtel des Maldives en accueillant un petit hôtel, le Coco Palm Kuda Hithi.

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Kudahithi est située dans le centre des Maldives, à l'Ouest de l'atoll Malé Nord, dans la subdivision de Kaafu.

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Cold front brings respite to scorching heat
A cold front about to slam the northern region will help ease the hot and sultry weather prevailing in the northern and central regions for the past week.
Numbers of child patients increased in the National Children's Hospital due to the heat wave on July 7 (Photo: SGGP)
The cold front will trigger showers and scattered thunderstorms across Hanoi and the northern region by tonight. Mercury will slide to 31-34 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, the central region will also see some respite from the present hot weather with temperatures hovering around 35 and 37 degrees.
According to the National Weather Center, the heat wave over the last week was at its peak yesterday when the temperature soared to 40 degrees Celsius. This was caused by a hot low pressure zone developing in the west, creating hot and dry winds.
Temperatures in several areas in Ha Noi, Hoa Binh, Lang Son, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh Province exceeded 39 degrees C.
This was a record heat wave since the beginning of the year, sending residents in Hanoi rushing to buy air conditioners.
Vu Duc Viet, a staff member at the electronic shopping center said that just yesterday, the number of customers buying air conditioners had rocketed by 50 percent. Many people even purchased power generators and chargeable fans and batteries as they were afraid of power shutdown.
Tran Van Chien, chairman of a pig breeding cooperative in Son Tay District of Hanoi said that they struggled to save the pigs from dying due to the parched heat wave conditions. All electricity generators, steam fans and air conditioners were mobilized to keep the pigs cool. Last year, his farm lost hundreds of pigs due to similar heat conditions.
The scorching weather caused more children to fall sick and many more showed up at hospitals for health checks and treatment. By late afternoon, the National Children's Hospital was crowded with parents and sick children.
A similar situation prevailed in other hospitals in Hanoi like Bach Mai, Saint Paul and Thanh Nhan and general hospitals in Hoa Binh, Nam Dinh and Nghe An Province. The numbers of child patients was 30-40 percent higher than normal.
By staff writers – Translated by Hai Mien
Typhoon "Danas" triggers downpours and violent wind in East Sea
New tropical depression affects Southwest monsoon, bringing torrential rains
New tropical depression appears in offshore Philippines
Southern region to suffer coming rainy days
Whole country experiences severe weather
Two dead, three injured in typhoon "MUN" across Northern provinces
Trees come down in Hanoi due to tropical typhoon
Mekong Delta should actively cope with flooding after downpours
Typhoon "MUN" makes landfall in Vietnam's Northern provinces
Typhoon "MUN" approaches mainland from Quang Ninh to Hai Phong
The National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center has just issued a weather warning of a new tropical storm named Danas forming in the northeastern territorial water of the Philippines's Luzon Island, with a maximum wind of 60- 75 kilometers an hour.

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What's Next for Trading Partner Collaboration?
As the books close on 2018, it will be recorded as a good one for retail in general. Overall, in-store sales were up almost 3.5 percent and online sales had another large increase of 15 percent. On a macro level, consumer sales are projected to expand ~4 percent in 2019. That is cause for cautious optimism, as that growth will not be spread evenly across all retailers. And large CPG companies still find themselves in low, to no, and in some case negative growth territory.
The rapid and massive shifts in consumer food values require trading partners to be ever more mindful of the emerging drivers of customers' path-to-purchase. More emphasis on health and well-being, and growing concerns about food and product safety, both short and long term, are now top of mind for many.
Also, there is growing interest about social issues; among them, animal welfare, worker and human rights, and overall corporate social responsibility. Environmental and energy issues are also now part of the consumer buying equation. This means that a company's societal values are becoming almost important as the value of the products (per se) that are available for sale. Retailers and their product suppliers must address these issues – together – in an open, authentic, and transparent manner.
The omnichannel shopper has been emerging for several years and retailers must fulfill those customers' needs and requirements, wherever, whenever, with whatever, and however they desire. Also, more shoppers are seeking new and innovative products in the natural/organic, specialty, ethnic, and artisanal categories. Many emerging brands are forging new partnerships with retailers for increased distribution and market share. Food retailers need to find cost effective and efficient ways of working with the thousands of these new, smaller manufacturers. And large-cap companies are not sitting idly by; they are in some cases paying large multiples to put these brands into their product portfolios. How they integrate them (or not) and present them to their retail customers, either as stand-alone businesses or as part of a more holistic view of those categories and the marketplace, are strategic imperatives.
These trends, coupled with technological advances (for example, AI, VR, IoT, robotics, and automation), and shifts in the labor market, are fundamentally changing the outlook for and model of trading partner collaboration. In short, a new collaboration mandate is required. In an FMI survey(1) of retailers and manufacturers, 100 percent of respondents identified the need for to lower the cost of doing business both within and between trading partners. Further, the costs of collaboration need to be aligned with mutual goals and expectations around sales, promotions, and overall profitability.
In some cases, there is already increased tension in trading partner relationships. For example, some CPG companies have adopted more aggressive Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) strategies, taking advantage of the shift toward online shopping. At the same time, some retailers are investing more in their private brand programs, looking for more innovation and differentiation in their product offerings.
Regardless, this new trading partner operating model requires more open communication and sharing of the costs and value of all collaboration elements. That signals the need for a shift in the often-disparate growth and profit agendas to more mutually aligned strategic, operational, and executional objectives.
For retailers, developing the skills and platforms to connect with the digitally engaged food shopper is critical. However, they must be relentless in their focus on in-store excellence, creating unique consumer experiences that cannot be replicated online. They must partner with their product suppliers in a number of ways to make this happen. It begins with trust and that trading partners have a mutual interest in satisfying consumer wants and needs – together. We have also identified several key imperatives to successfully collaborate in the year ahead.
Retailers and manufacturers both have some internal work to do. Getting the right organizational structure is fundamental. Building a culture of ownership and shared success is at the top of the priority list. Getting agile, providing entrepreneurial leadership, becoming insights driven and building seamless end-to-end execution are core principles of this requirement. Also, master data accuracy is the foundation upon which all the other collaboration attributes are based. Complete and accurate data must be shared between trading partners and delivered to consumers. In an omnichannel marketplace, when it comes to product information and images, "digital must equal physical." The online and in-store experience must be seamless and trading partners must work together to ensure that is the case.
Between trading partners, this new model requires a shift in thinking from "pay to play, to pay for performance." Assortments will become more scrutinized and rationalized as retailers seek to redefine the center store. In what categories and instances should they invest and fight for market share, and conversely, when to reallocate toward the perimeter, or online, or on-premise dining? Manufacturers need to provide more comprehensive and cohesive shopper insights to inform these important decisions. Better and more integrated forecasting and more efficient, effective marketing and promotions will become a hallmark of this new model of collaboration.
At its core, even with the rise of e-commerce, the food retailing/CPG industry remains a "people business." Food is tactile. Sensory. Intimate. Metaphoric. Walk a store. Take in the sights, sounds, smells – and smiles. The store can and should be where the magic happens. Or where, as Mary Poppins says, "Everything is possible, even the impossible!" This view of trading partner collaboration this year, and in the years ahead, will enable food retailers and their product suppliers to find the insights, platforms, and delivery mechanisms to drive new and improved approaches to delight and excite consumers and build better and more profitable business models.
Mark W. Baum is Senior Vice President, Industry Relations, Chief Collaboration Officer, for the Food Marketing Institute (FMI).
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Q: Not able to understand the plotting of 2-Dimensional graph in python matplotlib The data corresponds to 3 rows where the first row is the marks of Exam number one of a particular student and row number two is the marks in Exam number 2 of the student. The third row corresponds to 0 or 1 indicating his probability to enter a particular University.
Here is the code given for plotting the graph which I am not able to understand.
# Find Indices of Positive and Negative Examples
pos = y == 1
neg = y == 0

# Plot Examples
pyplot.plot(X[pos, 0], X[pos, 1], 'k*', lw=2, ms=10)
pyplot.plot(X[neg, 0], X[neg, 1], 'ko', mfc='y', ms=8, mec='k', mew=1)

The output is the image given below:

Any help in explaining the code is appreciated.

A: This code consists two different data, put together into one plot. They are all done with 'matplotlib' as you can read documentation here.
First plot is plotting only positive examples, marked as a star.
X[pos,0] is x-axis (first row, only positive examples) and X[pos,1] is y-axis (second row, only positive examples).
Rest of the arguments: k* means the style will be "stars", lw stands for "linewidth" and ms for "markersize", how big each start is.
Second plot is the same, only now for the circle which are negative. First two arguments are the same, only with negative examples. ko means to represent each dot a circle (hence o). mfc, mec, mew are for choosing the color of the marker.

A: Let's understand by example.
Here Y must be matrix which stores 0 and 1 value.
[0. 0. 0. 1. ]

So when you write below  code
pos = y == 1
neg = y == 0

Matrix comparison happens, so,
-wherever row is having value 1 marked as True
-Wherever row is having value 0 marked as False
Hence you will get matrix like below
pos = [False False False,True]
neg = [ True  True  True False]

Hence this line of code
 X[pos, 0]--gives 4th row of first column in the matrix X. Because Row 4 is having true.

 X[neg, 0]-- gives 3 rows values, because first 3 rows values of neg matrix are True

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Q: Lookup without looping I have two tables, and I'm trying to look up values from one to add to values in the other. Currently I am using two for loops but they run slowly. I am new to R and know I should avoid looping to speed things up but I can't figure out how.
Table1 (several thousand rows, 37 columns):
type cat1 cat2 cat3 ... cat36
   1    2    3    2         7
   3    6    2    1         9
   2    4    6    7         4
   3    5    7    8         2
   5    2    2    9         1
   4    3    1    2         3
   1    8    1    4         4
...
Table2 (36 rows, 5 columns):
      type1 type2 type3 type4 type5
cat1      2     3     4     3     8
cat2      8     5     5     2     6
cat3      7     5     1     3     5
...
cat36     4     7     2     8     9
I want to modify each value in Table1 by adding the appropriate value (matching among the 5 types and 36 categories) from Table2. Here are the desired results:
type cat1 cat2 cat3 ... cat36
   1    4   11    9        11
   3   10    7    2        11
   2    7   11   12        11
   3    9   12    9         4
   5   10    8   14        10
   4    6    3    5        11
   1   10    9   11         8
...
Here is my current (slow) code:
for (i in 1:36) {
    for (j in 1:nrow(Table1)) {
        Table1[j,i+1] = Table1[j,i+1] + Table2[i,Table1[j,1]]
    }
}

A: The type column in Table1 indicates which column in Table2 to add to the rows in Table1. So use the "type" column as an index to the Table2 rows, and then transpose the resulting matrix so you can add rows to rows:
Table3 <- cbind(Table1[ , "type"],
                t(Table2[ , Table1[ , "type"] ]) + Table1[ , -1])

(I'm assuming that Table1 and Table2 are matrices. If they are data frames you can use Table1$type instead of Table1[,"type"]).

A: I would transform both tables to be "long" instead of two differing "wide" formats. After making both tables long you could perform a merge (R data.frame analog to an SQL join) on the two tables and then trivially sum the values.
Here's a similar example:
## creating some synthetic data
df1 <- data.frame(type=sample(1:4, 100, replace=TRUE), cat1=sample(1:4, 100, replace=TRUE), cat2=sample(1:4, 100, replace=TRUE),cat3=sample(1:4, 100, replace=TRUE),cat4=sample(1:4, 100, replace=TRUE) )
df2 <- data.frame(cat=1:4, type1=sample(1:4,4), type2=sample(1:4,4), type3=sample(1:4,4), type4=sample(1:4,4) )

require(reshape)

## rearrange df1
m1 <- melt(df1, id.vars="type")
m1$cat <- substr(m1$variable, 4,4)
m1$variable <- NULL

## rearrange df2
m2 <- melt(df2, id.vars="cat")
m2$type <- substr(m2$variable, 5, 5)
m2$value2 <- m2$value
m2$variable <- NULL
m2$value <- NULL

## now that they are laid out the same, they can be merged
df3 <- merge(m1, m2)
df3$newSum <- df3$value + df3$value2


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So I've been wanting some succulents in my life for a good while now. Their gorgeousness has been all over Pinterest, from wedding bouquets to vertical gardens and wreaths.
Our local Calloway's nursery was having a 50% off sale on succulents this past weekend. Needless to say, I got carried away.
We got the half off discount, and then we lucked out because one of Scott's football players was working that day and gave us his 30% off employee discount on top of that. My lot of succulents totaled out to $48.
The hardest part of this project was finding the right pot to plant them in. In the end I settled on two white ceramic bowls from the clearance section at HomeGoods for $9 each. I also picked up this adorable elephant bowl at World Market to make a tiny arrangement for my office.
It was Scott's idea to place the tall succulent as the tail of the elephant. He's brilliant like that.
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Nikolay Baskov will appear in public naked
We already wrote about that Nikolay Baskov in St. Petersburg shoots her new music video "the love boat". The biggest surprise of the video was not only the appearance on the set of the actress Olesya Sudzilovskaya, but also the appearance Baskov.To the shooting he came tan and noticeably thinner. As it turned out, now Nicholas purposefully losing weight and autumn is preparing to show his new body right at the concert, writes dni.ru.That's what tells himself about this tenor: "the Intrigue that I have a contract with the Corporation, which is engaged in the technology of rejuvenation, and to my solo gig in St. Petersburg on 1 November and I have to be young, weighing 75 kg, with a beautiful body. The concert will be a moment where I stand on the stage almost naked in a speedo".According to Baskov, consensus about how its better to undress in front of an audience, yet."I'll be either in a pool to jump or clothes "the wind will carry away, - shares his thoughts singer. Читать полностью -->
Rock band Deep Purple will make a tour of Russia
Legendary British rock band Deep Purple will go in the fall of 2008 on a big tour of Russian cities, which finishes with a Grand concert on the stage of the Olympic stadium on 27 October.As have informed RIA "news" the President of the promotion company "Russian Show-Center" Vladimir Zubitsky, this tour will be in support of their work and as such will consist of hits for the group. Deep Purple will travel to 12 cities of Russia from Rostov to Irkutsk.Tickets for the concert in SC "Olympic" has already sold. The range of prices for the tickets today in the shops range from 2 to 10 thousand rubles.The band Deep Purple playing in the genre of hard rock, was formed in 1968 under the name of the Roundabout. In April of the same year the band changed its name to the now famous phrase.The group is considered one of the most prominent and influential rock music of the 1970-ies, one of the founders of the genre heavy metal and the band that influenced all subsequent "heavy" music.For all 40 years the history of the band in its ranks was lit 14 musicians, including the legendary virtuoso guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (Ritchie Blackmore), currently engaged in solo projects.In today the band consists of five musicians: vocalist Ian Gillan (Ian Gillan), bass guitarist Roger Glover (Roger Glover, guitarist Steve Morse (Steve Morse), keyboardist don Airey (Don Airey) and drummer Ian Paice (Ian Paice). Source: Rock band Deep Purple will make a tour of Russia. . Читать полностью -->
Britney Spears told about his difficult life
The last two years can be called almost the worst thing in the life of Britney Spears. The singer had to survive a cheating husband, divorce and exhausting fight for custody of the children.After the departure of beloved husband successful and purposeful Brit seemed to have changed, and she had a ball - suit-night partying without underwear in the company of Paris Hilton, shaved my head, tried to commit suicide and forcibly treated in psychiatric clinic. Her performance at the 2007 MTV has become a failure. They say before the show Britney was faced with a former lover Justin Timberlake, and it finally blew her troubled psyche. She refused to go on stage and burst into tears when she looked at herself in the mirror and repeating: "my God, I'm fat!". . Читать полностью -->
On sale: new book by Sergei Lukyanenko
New book by Sergei Lukyanenko 'Competitors' on the basis of the narrative which is an online game Starquake, went on sale. "New novel has become a creative experiment of the author.This time Lukyanenko took not the surrounding reality and the cosmic game", reports RIA "Novosti" with reference to the publishing group "AST"."If the ad on the post invites You to become a pilot of a spaceship - not in a hurry to agree, even out of curiosity". So begins the last book Lukyanenko.The Central character is a journalist Valentin Safonov, whose life changes radically after a strange announcement. Out of curiosity he goes to the office "Star hour" and still not believe what was happening: his life turned into a computer game.The writer has defined the genre as "coooper". While the author admits that he had long wanted to write something similar.On account of Sergei Lukyanenko more than 50 books, the total circulation reaches 500 thousand copies a year. For a General contribution to the development of fantasy, he was awarded the oldest domestic award "Aelita". Читать полностью -->
Igor Kvasha awarded `crystal Turandot`
The actor of the theater "Contemporary", people's artist of Russia Igor Kvasha awarded theatrical award "crystal Turandot" in the nomination "For honour and dignity", reports RIA Novosti.Second prize winner in this nomination became a theater artist Boris Messerer.Also announced that a special prize "the Crystal sprout" get Moscow "Theatre of the simple" entire company which consists of people with down syndrome.All "crystal Turandot" is awarded in seven categories. The award ceremony will be held in the Tretyakov gallery on June 30. Then the rest will be announced the winners."Crystal Turandot" is the oldest independent theatre award of Russia. She has been awarded since 1991. Award "For honour and dignity" in 2007, was presented to the actor of Theatre of satire Mikhail Derzhavin. Source: Igor Kvasha awarded "crystal Turandot"". Читать полностью -->
David Duchovny is being treated for sex addiction
David Duchovny checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic to undergo treatment for sex addiction, according to the Tape. with reference to Reuters.In Thursday circulation 48-year-old actor said that the decision to start treatment he has adopted voluntarily:"I voluntarily went to the clinic to get rid of sex addiction. I ask all to respect my privacy and personal life of my wife and children while we all try to cope with this problem." Source: David Duchovny treated for sex addiction. . . . . Читать полностью -->
Scientists: the World is ruled by Lefty
According to the staff of the Austrian National University, people who used the left hand more perfectly, can handle large amounts of information faster than right-handers.Scientists have conducted research among gamers and found that left-handers are better than right-handers as well as more quickly analyze the current situation and react to it appropriately. According to scientists, such people will show themselves in the work of drivers, pilots and other occupations of a similar kind.About the superiority of left-handed over right-handed scientists say not for the first time. So, National Bureau of economic research conducted a study and found that graduates of higher educational institutions, which have more developed left hand, earn between 13-21% (depending on the duration of the study) more than their classmates are right-handed. However, the researchers note, this trend is manifested only in relation to men is left-handed and right-handed women show the same results.The researchers also calculated that Lefty more than righty, become highly skilled professionals (53% vs. 38%). Lefties are disproportionately among the many artists, musicians, and certain categories of athletes (e.g., baseball players, golfers and boxers. Читать полностью -->
Famous winners `Muz-TV 2008`
6 June in SC "Olympic" was held the VI annual awards ceremony "Muz-TV 2008".So, the list of winners in the following categories."Best song": Maksim "My Paradise" (also in the category were Zemfira "We are broken" and Dima Bilan - "I'm your number one / Number One Fan")."Best performer" by Dima Bilan (Sergey Lazarev, Valery Meladze)."Best performer": Maksim (Zemfira, Zhanna Friske)."Best duet": Grigory Leps / Irina Allegrova "I don't believe you" (Alla Pugacheva / Kristina Orbakaite "Again Blizzard", Leonid Agutin / Angelika Varum "Two roads, two paths")."Best pop group": "VIA Gra" ("A-Studio", "City 312")."Best rock band": "Animals" ("Mumiy Troll", "Bi-2")."The best hip-hop project": "Band-Eros" ("Tree", Timothy)."Best video": "VIA Gra" "Kisses" (Zemfira "We are broken", "Band-Eros "About a beautiful life")."Best live show: December 1, XII the award ceremony "Golden gramophone", CTAG (June 8, Zemfira, Green Theater, Gorky Park. Gorky, June 27, 11, the award ceremony of the "Silver Shoe", the Operetta Theatre).Best album: Maksim "My Paradise" (Zemfira "Thank you", "VIA Gra" "Kisses")."Breakthrough of the year": Potap and Nastya Kamensky ("Silver", Pavel Volya)."Best ringtone" Dima Bilan "Impossible is possible" (Maksim "do you Know," Mack "Wind become).Also special prizes went to: "Park Gorkogo" - for his contribution to rock music, "Bravo" for his contribution to pop music, Robin Gibb - for his contribution to the modern music industry.In General in the VI annual awards ceremony "Muz-TV 2008" took part in almost all the most popular and contemporary Russian artists as well as international fashion stars (Jennifer Lopez, 30 Seconds To Mars, Morandi). The show itself was strong on directing and staging the rooms. There were many live performances. And sparkling leading Ksenia Sobchak and Ivan Urgant all evening delighted the audience with witty jokes. Personally, we liked this.Arthur Gasparyan (journalist): "Today, I am most a fan of Philip Kirkorov".Ivan Urgant: "don't explain why. Читать полностью -->
In Russia will film a new series about Sherlock Holmes
In Russia will film a new series about Sherlock Holmes. The project will 16 100-minute films, each of which will be filmed by different Directors.Senior project Director Oleg Pogodin said, "the new Holmes" will copy the "livanovskiy": "Film Maslennikova built on the charisma of the characters, in my main movie will be a suspense. In order not to reduce the degree of drama, from the movies will be removed "spiritual" character of Mrs. Hudson. And the legendary detective on the screen will inject morphine, fall in love and suffer from nightmares.The producers of the new series is still undecided with actors that will help to recreate legendary images of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, once created in Russia by Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin. Читать полностью -->
Amy Winehouse in a bar fight with a man
A brawler and a drug addict Amy Winehouse once again struggles with men. After drinking in a London pub Dublin Castle a few glasses of tequila, drunken soul-diva beat up his neighbor at the bar, writes The Sun.Told victim - a 29-year-old salesman Wayne Lindsay, the singer suddenly turned around three times and hit the stranger in the face, and the man never said anything to the singer and never touched her, so her behavior was not provoked. The guards hurried to help Amy, but saw that Wayne's not my fault. "I couldn't believe it," he said. She was furious, just furious. It was as if she had voices in my head".However, releasing aggression, Amy began to calm down. Читать полностью -->
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The other day in new York Heidi Klum celebrated the victory.Her reality show Project Runway, which compete with each other young fashion designers, received a Peabody award (a prestigious award for journalists, established by the Georgia state University).To congratulate a fashion model and TV presenter came comedian Mike Myers and that is called I got! Insidious Heidi forced him to remove the shoes, offering instead his own sandals
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Hyperdub are releasing an EP of material from the late DJ Rashad's vaults. The 6613 EP is out June 29 and features collaborations with DJ Spinn, DJ Manny, Taso, and Gant-Man. All proceeds will go to Rashad's family.
The Chicago artist and footwork innovator tragically passed away last April at age 34. Since then, Rashad's legacy has lived on through a raft of tribute compilations, mixes and concerts—last month, Machinedrum self-released the Movin' Forward EP, made in collaboration with the late producer, while last November saw Hyperdub and Teklife issue the Next Life compilation. Now, Kode9's label has gathered four previously unreleased productions from Rashad, featuring appearances from close affiliates DJ Spinn, DJ Manny, Gant-Man and Taso.
Watch Teklife in Monterrey, a Pitchfork.tv documentary about Rashad and Spinn above.


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Owning a home in Colorado comes with a whole new set of responsibilities to tackle. It's important to make sure your home looks great and that it's protected with affordable and comprehensive coverage from your independent insurance agents at Colling Insurance Services, Inc. Keep your home looking its best with the help of these simple and easy home cleaning hacks.
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2. Old pillow cases are prefect for cleaning ceiling fan blades quickly. Simply hook an old pillow case over one blade at a time and carefully wipe backwards. As you pull it back towards you the fabric will wipe away any dust and safely store it inside the pocket.
3. A squeegee works wonders to remove pet hair from carpets, unlike a regular vacuum. All you need to do is brush it along the carpet with a firm grip and watch the hair pile up neatly.
4. Regular white chalk is great for eliminating grease stains on clothing, walls, and furniture. Cover the greasy area with a bit of chalk and let it sit for a few minutes before wiping it away with a damp cloth and you'll be amazed at the results.
5. Your average lint roller can do much more than freshen your clothes before you leave the house. Use them to quickly clean hair, dander, and other debris off lamp shades and other smaller items around the house.
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When you're driving in Lakewood, CO or anywhere else, you want to make sure you are as alert as possible. It can be difficult if you have been working long hours or have spent too much time on the road already. The good news is that there are tips to help you stay more alert and focused as you continue to drive.
Approximately 100,000 police reported crashes occur in the United States every year because of people driving while drowsy and it has been estimated that around 37 percent of drivers have fallen asleep at one point or another while driving.
The best thing to do is acknowledge that you are too tired to drive before you even get behind the wheel. Ask someone else to drive or call a taxi to take you to where you need to go. It is much better to spend the money on alternative transportation or be late getting home than to get into an accident that is your fault because you fell asleep while driving.
Auto insurance is of the utmost importance and you want to make sure you have the policy that's right for you. At Colling Insurance we are going to work with you to find a policy by working with many insurance companies that are licensed to issue within the state of Colorado.
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Featured Whiskeys
Metro Times presents
Hall of Whiskey
Friday, November 30, 2018 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Fisher Building, 3011 W. Grand Ave., Detroit, MI
Metro Times returns to the beautiful lobby of Detroit's historic Fisher building for this next-level one-of-a-kind scotch, bourbon and whiskey tasting.
Attendees will be wowed as this years' version expands to take over the entire lobby of the Fisher Building, known as "Detroit's largest art object", while tasting your favorites and finding new and rare whiskeys. Enjoy great music, whiskey paired bites, and many more finely distilled surprises.
Last years' inaugural Hall of Whiskey sold out, so ACT NOW!
General Admission: $85 at the door / $75 in advance - includes entry into Hall of Whiskey at The Fisher Building on Friday, November 30, 2018. Enjoy dozens of different whiskies, bourbons and scotches from around the world with your 10 drink tickets plus whiskey-paired bites from Bistro82.
Limited VIP: $100 in advance only -includes entry into Hall of Whiskey, 10 drink tickets plus whiskey-paired bites PLUS tasting glass, access to premium whiskies, bourbons and scotches and hors d'oeuvres in the exclusive VIP area, valet parking, VIP entrance and early entry at 6:30pm.
OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY
Be sure to hit up the Official After Party at Willis Show Bar immediately following Hall of Whiskey. Enjoy live jazz and burlesque dancing with no cover charge by showing your Hall of Whiskey ticket. Presented by Woodford Reserve.
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About Hall of Whiskey
WHAT: Guests will sample their way across continents to discover the best in scotches, bourbons and whiskeys. Attendees will learn all that there is to know about enjoying whiskey, Bistro82 will serve gourmet appetizers, and music rounds out the evening.
WHERE: Fisher Building Lobby
WHEN: Friday, November 30, 7-10PM
WHY: For the love of whiskey!
Hall of Whiskey will feature a variety of whiskeys, Scotches, ryes and bourbon samples—from locally produced bourbons to single malts and everything in between. Top city bartenders will serve up whiskey cocktails while Bistro82 offer gourmet appetizers inspired by the event theme. For the whiskey novice to the connoisseur, guests will enjoy samples and insights from industry experts.
More photos of last year's Hall of Whiskey event
More whiskeys are added every day...check back regularly.
Planet D Nonet feat. Tbone Paxton
Lifelong buddy's RJ Spangler & Tbone Paxton started working together in 1980 with a very popular band around Detroit called the Sun Messengers. They toured the east coast, Midwest and deep south for a number of years. Back then Tbone was awarded a Motor City Music Award for best trombonist. Since that time, he has also become quite an engaging vocalist. In fact, he has been nominated the last two years as best jazz vocalist at the Detroit Music Awards. The two are cornerstone members of the 9 pc Planet D Nonet, and as such, have toured to 11 states, released as many CDs and garnered 6 Detroit Music Awards.
The Fisher Building
The building known as "Detroit's largest art object" has been dropping jaws in New Center for more than 80 years.
The Fisher — built by the Fisher brothers of "Body by Fisher" fame — opened Sept. 1, 1928, at Second Avenue and Grand Boulevard. Once known as the Cathedral to Commerce, the 441-foot tower is decked to the nines in fancy marbles, mosaics, soaring, painted ceilings and a whole lot of brass and bronze. This world of shops, theater, art and architectural beauty is renowned architect Albert Kahn's masterpiece, "a superbly designed complex which displays some of the finest craftsmanship in any Art Deco style building constructed in the U.S. in the 1920s," the National Park Service says.
Unquestionably, the golden tower of the Fisher Building is one of the most recognizable sights in Detroit's skyline.
When is Hall of Whiskey?
Friday, November 30, 2018, 7-10PM
Where is Hall of Whiskey?
Fisher Building Lobby, 3011 W. Grand Ave., Detroit
What time is Hall of Whiskey?
The fun will begin at 7PM. Last pour is at 9:30 pm, and the event ends promptly at 10:00 pm.
How much do tickets to Hall of Whiskey cost?
General admission ticket prices are $75 in advance, and $85 at the door, if available. NEW for 2018, limited VIP tickets are $100 in advance only.
What do I get for the price of a general admission ticket?
You 'll receive ten drink tickets, unlimited food tastings, live music and entertainment and access to whiskey ambassadors.
Do you sell tickets at the door?
Unless the event sells out in advance, there will be General Admission tickets sold at the door.
Is there parking?
There is a parking garage & lot located at The Fisher Building. First come, first serve.
What should I wear to Hall of Whiskey?
This will be a cocktail attire event; blazers and cocktail dresses are highly recommend.
Do I need to bring a glass with me?
There is no need to bring a glass with you. Each tastings and cocktail will be served in its own cup.
How can I get the most up-to-date information about the event?
For the most up-to-date information about Hall of Whiskey, please visit us on Facebook
If I promise not to drink, can I come to the event if I m under 21 years of age?
No one under the age of 21 is permitted inside of the event. There will be no exceptions, and security will be carding ticket holders as they come into the event.
May I bring my briefcase with me?
Backpacks, briefcases, tote bags, or any other such items, are not permitted inside of Hall of Whiskey.
When I discover a new whiskey that I love at Hall of Whiskey, can I buy a bottle of it right there?
Hall of Whiskey is a tasting-event only. We do not offer bottles for sale, however distilleries will provide you with details on how and where you can purchase their product(s).
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Rich and Shelia Bovard were high school sweethearts. They met in passing at a high school football game, (a moment he seemed to remember vividly during our interview) and later became friends when they took an English class together. He asked her out for the first time in a poem that he wrote and gave to her on Valentine's Day. So naturally, Valentine's Day was the perfect occasion for him to present her with a special song.
Feels like it was just the other day when I first asked you to be my Valentine.
And in the end, it just comes down to this.
The night his grandfather passed away, before he had even met Shelia, Rich had a dream. In his dream, he saw a dark haired woman, wearing a veil, standing on the steps of the church they were later married in.
Today a very special antique clock sits inside their home on a shelf that his grandfather made. A photograph of his grandparents sits next to it. Rich and Shelia were photographed in front of this clock at his grandmother's house before they went to their high school prom.
You know that old clock on the shelf that my grandfather made?
It's been telling the times of you and me, since he left this life.
And a dark haired woman in a veil became my bride.
'Cause it grows into a love that never ends.
They maintained a long-distance courtship after he graduated high school and went off to college. They had talked about getting engaged and getting married, and one day they went out and bought rings together. After they left the jewelry store, as they were walking down the street, they began contemplating when to announce their engagement. Shelia turned to Rich and said, "you know, you really haven't asked me yet." They had come to a bus stop, and he got down on one knee, but before he could say the words, she stopped him and said, "you are not proposing to me at a bus stop!" So he asked her later, when the moment and setting were more appropriate… and of course, she said yes!
Rich and Shelia were very close to their grandparents. Grandma Bovard treasured Shelia like her own daughter. Grammie and Papa, Shelia's grandparents, lived in Maine, where Rich and Shelia would travel to visit and see the lighthouses. These are times they've treasured for many years.
The couple is also involved in a lot of charitable work. Her family is from India, where they have traveled and blessed orphaned children with gifts. Rich told me about one time that they had "adopted" a family at Christmas and how the eyes of the children widened with joy at their arrival, as though they had just received the whole world.
Shortly after that, Rich found out that his grandmother didn't have much time left to live, so they traveled to Pennsylvania to spend her last days by her side.
Stargazer lilies in your hands, and I see heaven in your eyes.
I'm glad we started young, 'cause that just means I get to spend more time with you.
Rich sent me hundreds of pictures and video footage from their life together, which I used to make a DVD for their song. He also wrote her a book of the story behind the song. (Believe it or not, it's much more detailed than this post.) He gifted her with these items, along with a framed CD (which I had custom labeled with a picture of a Stargazer Lily) on Valentine's Day weekend.
I cried when I read it. I guess he pulled a tearjerker on me too.


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Lovely! When I drive around town and see "fixer" uppers, I begin to imagine how I would restore them if given an opportunity. I thought along those lines yesterday, in fact…and thus, this poem really touched my heart today! Love it! ❤ and hugs!


The Pentagon told CNN on Monday that the first transgender person has signed a contract to join the U.S. military, an announcement that comes as President Donald Trump is mulling whether to block trans recruits from joining the military.
Six different courts have since ruled that Trump's proposed ban on transgender recruits serving in the military is discriminatory.
"We are waiting for the President to make a decision based on the Secretary's recommendation," Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning told reporters Monday. [...] "This is a complex issue. And the secretary is taking his time to consider the information he's been given. It's an important issue, and again, he sees all of his decisions through the lens of lethality," chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana White told reporters last week.
While the Department of Defense ostensibly began allowing trans applicants to enlist on January 1, some trans recruits have reportedly been turned away by branches of the uniformed services "simply for being transgender." In early January, a young man says two Air Force recruiters turned him away.


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Apple Screen Shame: impulses and how to handle them
By Ralph Pritchard
There are some things we would rather not know. To stare trance-like at a social media news feed, awaiting shallow nudges of approval, is seen as tragic and shameful. Yet this condition is already commonplace. In the culture of internet addiction, abstinence is far more novel than immersion. Well, they say the first stage of recovery is to accept you have a problem…
Last Tuesday I updated my iPhone to iOS 12. With the help of Apple's new Screen Time feature, I discovered that I pick up my phone an average of 148 times a day. My most used app is Instagram which I use for 52 minutes a day. I have now set myself an App Limit on Instagram, barring me from the app if my daily usage exceeds 1 hour. I got a five-minute warning just now actually, which prompted me to return to editing this article!
When I shared these stats on Instagram (aptly) many friends expressed fears that their own stats would be just as bad or worse and were worried about uncovering the scale of their compulsions.
Of course, this information could have been revealed to us many updates ago. So why did Apple do this now, and what's in it for them? Unlike Facebook and Google, Apple primarily ships hardware, so it doesn't rely on the clicks generated by advertising revenue. On several occasions CEO Tim Cook has taken the moral high ground on issues such as privacy where his Facebook counterpart Mark Zuckerberg has lost public trust—the Cambridge Analytica scandal is no exception. Meanwhile sociologists have been spilling ink on internet addiction long enough for it to have entered the public consciousness, and Apple's humane veneer is bolstered by the company's active role in that conversation.
What interests me, both as an artist and as a phone user, is how these usage patterns have affected our thought processes and creativity. Once I had uncovered my Screen Time data I couldn't stop thinking about the neural impulse that guides my hands to my device 148 times in a 24 hour period. It happens without any conscious thought. Before I've made a decision I'm already scrolling.
What am I hoping for socially when I reach for that phone? The sharing compulsion seems hard-wired into my thoughts. I walk the streets, my hand hovering safely beside my left jeans pocket, while fresh thoughts and observations find their form as potential messages or Insta Stories, before I've even had time to edit or reflect on them.
The impulse of the artist to share their world with an audience is well-understood. The life of an artist can be lonely and full of creative struggle. Days are spent wrestling an indescribable feeling into an articulate, impactful form. But what happens when that struggle can be bypassed? I have often posted passing thoughts, barely edited, only to archive them hours or even moments later when the whim has diminished. This process feels true to the ephemeral nature of thoughts and true to the increasingly necessary practice of mindfulness. But what is the most healthy way to handle this emotional cognitive detritus?
We are quick to associate our online actions with our identity, to the point where criticism feels instantly personal. But realistically, I wouldn't want my passing thoughts to be held as representative of me. I need platforms which mirror the fluidity and transience of my own impulses. Younger users are increasingly keeping a '9 or below' policy with posts on their Instagram profiles, systematically deleting content that has lost urgency. I feel this approach is more healthy and I hope platforms will respond to it.
I do resent Apple for dropping this bombshell on us so late in the day. For over a decade it has, along with Facebook and Google, uncritically forced upon us a means of communication that plays on our deepest fears and desires. Only now are we being shown the damage. Perhaps the harshest truth is that a lot of our screen time is idle, spent in expectation. Once distracted, it can be hard to shift our attention and concentrate. And, in the spirit of Silicon Valley entrepreneurialism, it's on us to strive towards rehabilitation.
My recommendation to fellow phone addicts wary of catching their digital reflection is to avoid feelings of shame. Remind yourself that the world of work, our social life, and the culture industry are all tightly bound up with our devices. We can't blame ourselves for trying to get by. However, with this new information, we can be wiser with our boundaries, and notice when we're simply hanging on the telephone.
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A viral Instagram account wants to speak about the Holocaust to Gen Z
By Yair Oded
The commemoration of and education around the issue of the Holocaust becomes an increasingly complicated task. As survivors die out and the attention span of the younger generation shrinks at a dazzling pace, it gets challenging to keep the stories from that time relevant and relatable. In an attempt to tackle this problem, Israeli high-tech entrepreneur Mati Kochavi and his daughter, Maya, opened an Instagram account in which they sought to document the last months of Eva Hayman, a 13-year old Hungarian Jew who was murdered in the Holocaust. The project, titled Eva's Story, has so far been watched by millions of viewers and generated a worldwide social-media sensation, while being the subject of both laudatory endorsements and harsh criticism.
The creation of the fake Instagram account had cost the Israeli entrepreneur nearly $5 million to make, and involved roughly 400 actors, extras, and crew members. Shot in Lviv, Ukraine, the production sought to re-create the world of Eva Hayman as it is described in her personal journal, which commences on February 13, 1944 (her 13th birthday) and ends on May 30 of that year, just days before her deportation to Auschwitz. Unlike your typical Holocaust movie, however, this project was filmed exclusively through the lens of Eva's Instagram story, and is replete, in some sections, with hashtags, GIFs, and emojis.
Following an elaborate media campaign and a teaser that was uploaded to the fake account last week, Eva's Story was finally released in 70 increments on Wednesday afternoon, right at the onset of Israel's annual Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day. Eva's last Instagram story, which captures the moment in which she was shoved on a cattle train that would take her to her death, was uploaded to the account on Thursday morning—as sirens were heard throughout Israel, calling for a moment of mourning.
Eva.Stories Official Trailer
A post shared by Eva (@eva.stories) on Apr 28, 2019 at 4:36am PDT
By the time Eva's last story aired, the account had garnered nearly one million followers and its content had been watched by over 100 million people across the globe. Roughly 200 million Google searches of Eva's Story were registered on Google and the project had been covered by media outlets in over 50 countries. Among the enthused endorsers of Eva's Insta account were Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the White House, who shared it on its official IG account.
Yet alongside the global hype surrounding the project were countless critiques by individuals who found this initiative offensive and disrespectful. In an Op-Ed for Haaretz newspaper, civics-teacher and musician Yuval Mendelson wrote, "First of all, we are talking about a display of bad taste. Second, and much worse, there will be consequences. The path from 'Eva's Story' to selfie-taking at the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau is short and steep, and in the end all those tut-tutters and head shakers will join in telling us about the lost and disconnected youth, devoid of values and shameless."
Mendelson's opinion of the project was echoed by many others who sensed Eva's Story encouraged the 'cheapening' of the Holocaust, and who believed that depicting her dreadful experience through an Instagram story is simply inappropriate.
The creators of the project, however, maintain an entirely different position, believing that social media can be used as a tool to keep the conversation around the Holocaust alive among the young generation. In an interview for The New York Times, Mati Kochavi stated, "Why disrespectful? It's the way people communicate. I have no doubt in my mind that young people around the world want to have serious content and be connected in the right way." In a subsequent interview for Ynet, Kochavi added that, "This is the way to make the Holocaust accessible to the young crowd. Only 2.7 percent of the total discussion about the Holocaust around the world today is initiated by the younger generation, which is a significant decline in comparison to previous years."
Eva's Story certainly raises serious questions not only about how to handle the subject of the Holocaust in the post-millennial age and keep future generations aware and engaged, but about how to utilise the various platforms of social media to document and discuss world events and tragedies without trivialising them. It seems that the project's creators would have dodged some of the criticism launched against them had they not embarked on a glitzy campaign, which included the hanging of massive banners across Israel, depicting a girl's hand holding an iPhone over barbed-wire against the background of the trademark purple-and-yellow Insta shades. It is clear why many across Israel felt that combining the most populistic and commercial aspects of Instagram with an issue like the Holocaust is both disrespectful and offensive.
One thing is certain, though: social media isn't going anywhere anytime soon, and Kochavi is right when he says that "This is where the kids are." It only makes sense then to utilise platforms such as Instagram in order to expose young people to serious content and keep them informed about both historical and current world affairs. It is equally as necessary, however, to ensure that topics such as the Holocaust are handled with extra sensitivity and respect, so as not to, inadvertently, depict them as yet another sensationalist fad.
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    ScrollObserver[$instances].add(this);
  }

  /**
   * Stop listening for scroll events.
   */
  disconnect() {
    ScrollObserver[$instances].delete(this);
    if (ScrollObserver[$instances].size === 0) {
      ScrollObserver[$deactivateListener]();
    }
  }

  private[$notify]() {
    this[$scrollCallback]();
  };
}

export type EnvironmentState = 'window-scroll';

export type StyleEffectorCallback = (record: EnvironmentChangeRecord) => void;
export interface EnvironmentChangeRecord {
  relatedState: EnvironmentState;
}

type EnvironmentDependencies = {
  [key in EnvironmentState]?: AnyObserver
};

const $computeStyleCallback = Symbol('computeStyleCallback');
const $astWalker = Symbol('astWalker');
const $dependencies = Symbol('dependencies');

const $onScroll = Symbol('onScroll');

/**
 * The StyleEffector is configured with a callback that will be invoked at the
 * optimal time that some array of CSS expression ASTs ought to be evaluated.
 *
 * For example, our CSS-like expression syntax supports usage of the env()
 * function to incorporate the current top-level scroll position into a CSS
 * expression: env(window-scroll-y).
 *
 * This "environment variable" will change dynamically as the user scrolls the
 * page. If an AST contains such a usage of env(), we would have to evaluate the
 * AST on every frame in order to be sure that the computed style stays up to
 * date.
 *
 * The StyleEffector spares us from evaluating the expressions on every frame by
 * correlating specific parts of an AST with observers of the external effects
 * that they refer to (if any). So, if the AST contains env(window-scroll-y),
 * the StyleEffector manages the lifetime of a global scroll event listener and
 * notifies the user at the optimal time to evaluate the computed style.
 */
export class StyleEffector {
  protected[$dependencies]: EnvironmentDependencies = {};

  protected[$computeStyleCallback]: StyleEffectorCallback;
  protected[$astWalker] = new ASTWalker<FunctionNode>(['function']);

  constructor(callback: StyleEffectorCallback) {
    this[$computeStyleCallback] = callback;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the expressions that govern when the StyleEffector callback will be
   * invoked.
   */
  observeEffectsFor(ast: Array<ExpressionNode>) {
    const newDependencies: EnvironmentDependencies = {};
    const oldDependencies = this[$dependencies];

    this[$astWalker].walk(ast, functionNode => {
      const {name} = functionNode;
      const firstArgument = functionNode.arguments[0];
      const firstTerm = firstArgument.terms[0];

      if (name.value !== 'env' || firstTerm == null ||
          firstTerm.type !== 'ident') {
        return;
      }

      switch (firstTerm.value) {
        case 'window-scroll-y':
          if (newDependencies['window-scroll'] == null) {
            const observer = 'window-scroll' in oldDependencies ?
                oldDependencies['window-scroll'] :
                new ScrollObserver(this[$onScroll]);
            observer!.observe();
            delete oldDependencies['window-scroll'];
            newDependencies['window-scroll'] = observer;
          }
          break;
      }
    });

    for (const environmentState in oldDependencies) {
      const observer = oldDependencies[environmentState as EnvironmentState]!;
      observer.disconnect();
    }

    this[$dependencies] = newDependencies;
  }

  /**
   * Disposes of the StyleEffector by disconnecting all observers of external
   * effects.
   */
  dispose() {
    for (const environmentState in this[$dependencies]) {
      const observer =
          this[$dependencies][environmentState as EnvironmentState]!;
      observer.disconnect();
    }
  }

  protected[$onScroll] = () => {
    this[$computeStyleCallback]({relatedState: 'window-scroll'});
  };
}

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Q: Constructor of class of an array i am getting error in this code
class business
{
    public:
        business();  // Default Constructor
        business(string busines,int r)
        {
            busines=busines;
            ratings=r;
        }   // constructor;

    private:

        string busines;
        int ratings;
        int items_owned;
        int business_cancellation;
        int biz_size_of_building;
        int biz_shipping_method;
};

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    business b[10];

    b[b_count](busines,rating);

    return 0;
}

It gives me the following error (http://ideone.com/FfajNS):
prog.cpp: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
prog.cpp:32:32: error: no match for call to '(business) (std::string&, int&)'

A: You're attempting to call a constructor on an already constructed object ... the default constructor was called during the array creation, therefore you cannot "construct" the object again.  For your application, you may want to look into using a std::vector where you can create a array-like container using an object initialized from a set of default arguments.
For instance, you could do:
std::vector<business> array(10, business(business_string, rating));

A: The array b already created 10 business objects using the default constructor of that class. You can access those objects by business someBusiness = b[someIndex];
edit:
If you want to set the values of your individual objects, simply do this (notice, that you don't create these objects, just set their values):
for(int i=0; i<10; i++)
{
    b[i].busines = ...;
    b[i].ratings = ...;

    /* or to create new ones */

    b[i] = business("asd", 10);
}

It would be even better, if you stored these objects in vector, like Jason suggested

A: I believe you want something like this:
b[2] = business("Denny's", 50);

This creates a temporary business variable by calling the constructor with the given parameters.  The temporary is then copied into slot 3 of the array b.

A:    business b[10];

You create 10 "default" business object. What is b_count? I hope some int from 0 to 9.
But here you are "calling" a business object with 2 arguments:
   b[b_count](busines,rating);

But business have no operator()() defined with 2 parametr.
EDIT:
You definitely have to use std::vector and carefully read the other answers.
But I know that on occasion beginners are not allowed to use the STL library, and anyway it seems that you should understand how constructors are used and how the elements of an array are initialized. Please read about static members and how they are defined and try to understand how the following example works.
#include <string>
using std::string;
class business
{
    public:
        business()                        // Default Constructor
            :busines(def_busines),ratings(def_ratings){};
        business(const string& bus,int r)   // constructor;
            :busines(bus),ratings(r){}

        static void SetDef(const string& busines,int r)
        {
            def_busines=busines;
            def_ratings=r;
        }

    private:

        string      busines;
        int         ratings;
        static string def_busines;
        static int def_ratings;
        int items_owned;
        int business_cancellation;
        int biz_size_of_building;
        int biz_shipping_method;

};
    string business::def_busines="";  // Set here the default-defaults
    int business::def_ratings=1;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    business::SetDef("Some business",2);
    business a[10];

    business::SetDef("Other business",3);
    business b[10];

    business c("Third business",4);

    return 0;
}


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Ethics of AI
Carina Prunkl
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Senior Research Scholar (2018 - today)
Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford
Research Affiliate (2019 - today)
Center for the Governance of AI, University of Oxford
DPhil Philosophy, University of Oxford (2014 - 2018)
Advisors: Prof. Christopher Timpson and Prof. Harvey Brown
Topic: Entropy in the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics and Black Hole Thermodynamics
MSt Philosophy of Physics, University of Oxford (2013 - 2014)
University of Oxford, Modules: Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mind
MSc Physics, Freie Universität Berlin (2011 - 2013)
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Jens Eisert
Thesis title: Superactivation of Gaussian Quantum Channels
BSc Physics, Freie Universität Berlin (2007 - 2011)
Thesis advisor: Prof. Dr. Joachim Heberle
Thesis title: Thermophoresis of Aureochrome
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Black Hole Initiative, Harvard University (2017, 2018)
Visiting Fellow, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, LMU Munich (2018)
Vice Chancellor's Fund Award, University of Oxford (2018)
Doctoral Scholarship Award, British Society for the Philosophy of Science (2014 - 2017)
Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore (2011)
Scholarship, Begabtenförderung, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (2007 - 2013)
C. Prunkl, On the equivalence of von Neumann and thermodynamic entropy, Philosophy of Science, forthcoming (Preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.09585)
C. Prunkl and C. Timpson, On the thermodynamical cost of some interpretations of quantum theory, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2018.01.002, (Preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.01050)
C. Prunkl, The Road to Quantum Thermodynamics, forthcoming in Quantum Foundations of Statistical Mechanics, eds. C. Timpson, D. Bedingham, OUP 2019
V.U. Ludwig, C. Stelzel, C. Prunkl, H. Krutiak, R. Steimke, L.M. Paschke, N. Kathmann and H. Walter, Impulsivity,self-control and hypnotic suggestibility. Consciousness and Cognition, 22(2):647-653, 2013
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C. Prunkl, Das Schummeln der Lämmer - Von kleinen Lügen und großen Konsequenzen, SHIFT, 1:42-46, 2013
C. Prunkl and C. Timpson, Black Hole Entropy is Entropy, 2016 (Preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.06276)
C. Prunkl and K. Robertson, Thermodynamics without Observers, 2017
Boltzmann Brains and Simulations - Rethinking the Skeptical Hypothesis
Philosophy of Physics Seminar, Universität Bonn, 2019
Thermodynamik und Schwarze Löcher - ein Exkurs
1. DPG Wochenendseminar zur Philosophie der Physik, Universität Bonn, 2018
The Role of Information in Black Hole Thermodynamics
Foundational Problems of Black Holes and Gravitation, Munich Centre for Mathematical Philosophy, 2018
Resource Theories and Axiomatic Thermodynamics
Philosophy of Physics Conference, University of Western Ontario, 2018
Black Hole Entropy, how much information do we need?
Sigma Club, London School of Economics, 2018
Philosophy of Physics Seminar, University of Oxford, 2018
The Black Hole Initiative Colloquium, Harvard University, 2017
On the thermodynamical cost associated with some quantum interpretations.
Leuven-Buenos Aires Workshop on the Philosophy of Physics, University of Leuven, 2016
Conference Talks
Symposium on Black Holes: Entropy and System Size
British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference, Oxford 2018
Thermodynamics without Observers?
Conference on the Second Law of Thermodynamics, LMU München, 2017
Black Hole Entropy is Entropy (and not Information)
Thinking about Space and Time: 100 Years of Applying and Interpreting General Relativity, University of Bern, 2017
5th International Summer School in Philosophy of Physics, Saig, 2017
A Tale of Two Entropies - defending the von Neumann Entropy.
Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Meeting, Atlanta, 2016
Are some quantum interpretations hotter than others?
British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference, Cardiff, 2016
The Ethics of AI, Oxford AI Society, University of Oxford, 2019
Introduction to Logic, Teaching Assistant, University of Oxford, 2017
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The first hours after getting arrested are stressful and confusing, and you probably want to find the quickest way to get out of jail and back home to your family. Posting bond is often the best option, especially if you cannot afford the cost of bail. Unfortunately, many ways exist that anyone can jeopardize their release throughout the process of posting their bond.
Here are a few common mistakes to avoid if you ever post bail.
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If you're a parent, keep reading to learn how you can continue to protect your kids even if you're away from them in jail.
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The movie The Nice Guys: trailer, clips, photos, soundtrack, news and much more!
The Nice Guys Movie Making Of
Those B-Roll videos give us a closer look at the behind the scenes of The Nice Guys, the upcoming comedy thriller directed by Shane Black and starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe:
The Nice Guys – Behind the scenes
The Nice Guys – B-RollPlot synopsis:
"The Nice Guys takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of an adult entertainment star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power."
Watching B-roll footage can feel like seeing a theatrical play at times, love it!
Release date: May 20, 2016.
Tags: The Nice Guys
6 Clips of The Nice Guys
We've got our hands on six new preview clips of The Nice Guys, the upcoming comedy thriller movie directed by Shane Black and starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe:
The Nice Guys – Bathroom visit
The Nice Guys – Question the marmaids
The Nice Guys – Slowing me down
The Nice Guys – I made a film
The Nice Guys – Just talking
The Nice Guys – First of all I want to say thank you.Plot synopsis:
The bathroom scene is hilarious: Ryan Gosling is a great actor!
The film will open in theaters on May 20, 2016.
New Trailer of The Nice Guys
Yet a new trailer of The Nice Guys, the upcoming comedy thriller directed by Shane Black and starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as two outrageous private detectives:
THE NICE GUYSPlot synopsis:
Can't wait to travel back to the 1970s with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe: we're in for a crazy ride through Los Angeles!
The Nice Guys Movie – Vintage trailer
There's a vintage trailer for The Nice Guys, the upcoming comedy thriller directed by Shane Black and starring Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Margaret Qualley, and Jack Kilmer:
The Nice Guys – 70's Retro trailerPlot synopsis:
Trouble has a way of finding them, but that's just how they like it, hell yeah!
Anyway, here's a new series of posters:
The film will be released on May 20, 2016.
The Nice Guys Trailer
Check out this funny faux commercial to promote The Nice Guys, the upcoming comedy thriller starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe:
Call now 844-4-NICE-GUYSPlot synopsis:
There are also two new character posters:
Well, next time you need a private investigator, or two, you know who to call!
Trailer of The Nice Guys starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe
Check this brand new trailer of Shane Black's The Nice Guys, the upcoming comedy thriller starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe:
"The film takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power."
It sure looks like The Nice Guys will be hilarious and kitsch: sign me up for this film!
Besides Ryan Gosling amd Russell Crowe, the cast also uncludes Kim Basinger, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Margaret Qualley, Ty Simpkins, Yaya DaCosta, Beau Knapp, Angourie Rice, and Jack Kilmer.
In theaters: May 20, 2016.
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Take a look tot his brand new poster of The Nice Guys, the upcoming comedy thriller starring Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Margaret Qualley, and Jack Kilmer:
They're not that nice…Plot synopsis:
Who do you prefer: Ryan Gosling or Russell Crowe? Why?
Here's the movie trailer of The Nice Guys if you haven't seen i yet: Continue reading »
The Nice Guys Movie Trailer
Let's watch the first official red-band trailer of The Nice Guy, the upcoming comedy thriller movie directed by Shane Black and starring Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Margaret Qualley, and Jack Kilmer:
"The Nice Guys takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power."
Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe make for a hilarious duo, can't wait to see the film, its going to be awesome!
So what do you think of this first trailer of The Nice Guys? Share your thoughts below!
The film will hit theaters on May 20, 2016.
The Nice Guys Movie starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling
A first official poster of The Nice Guys, the upcoming crime thriller movie directed by Shane Black, has been unveiled, take a look below:
Nice pair!Plot:
"A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading adult-entertainment star in 1970's Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy."
This poster really looks like a vintage poster from the 1970s!
The release date of The Nice Guys is set to May 20, 2016.
Stay tuned with us for more details about The Nice Guys!
Genre: Comedy/Crime/Thriller
Directed by: Shane Black
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Margaret Qualley, Jack Kilmer
More Information at: The Nice Guys Trailer
https://teaser-trailer.com/movie/the-nice-guys
Watch the official movie trailer of The Nice Guys below:
Tags: Comedy, Crime, Jack Kilmer, Keith David, Kim Basinger, Margaret Qualley, Matt Bomer, May 2016, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Shane Black, The Nice Guys, Thriller


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HomeArticles Surgeon Mads Gilbert Gives a Powerful Speech about Gaza after Returning Home to Norway
Surgeon Mads Gilbert Gives a Powerful Speech about Gaza after Returning Home to Norway
August 8, 2014 Articles, Videos
Mads Gilbert: "Nobody wants to be occupied!"
In a powerful 25 minute speech on his return home to Tromsø, Norway from 15 days treating the wounded in Gaza, the Norwegian emergency surgeon Dr Mads Gilbert said: "The heart of the Earth beats in Gaza now. It bleeds, but it beats."
He went on to say: "The Palestinian people's resistance in Gaza today is admirable, it is fair and it is a struggle for all of us. We do not want a world where raw power can be abused, to kill those who struggle for justice."
Below is the first few minutes of the speech transcribed from the video which is subtitled in English. In an appeal to Norwegian citizens, he asks them to imagine what their country would be like today if they had not struggled for its liberation from German occupation.
I know you applaud for Gaza. I know you applaud for those who are there, the heroes of Gaza.
This will be no easy appeal to make, because I am now overcome by the mildness, the warmth, the safety, the absence of bombs, jets, blood and death. And then all that we've had to keep inside comes to the surface – so forgive me if sometimes I break.
I thought when I got home and met my daughters Siri and Torbjørn, my son-in-law and my grandkids Jenny and Torje, that it is such a mild country we live in.
It so good, with a kind of humanity in all relationships, because we actually built this country on respect for diversity, respect for the individual, respect for human dignity.
And imagine being back in 1945. And I beg to be understood when I say that I am not comparing the German Nazi regime with Israel. I do not.
But I compare occupation with occupation. Imagine that we in 1945 did not win the liberation struggle, did not throw out the occupier, could not see a bright future or believe our kids had a future. Imagine the occupier remaining in our country, taking it piece by piece, for decades upon decades. And banished us to the leanest areas. Took the fish in the sea, took the land, took the water, and we became more and more confined.
And here in Tromsø we were actually imprisoned, because here there was so much resistance to the occupation. So we are imprisoned for seven years, because in an election we had chosen the most resilient, those who would not accept the occupation.
Then after seven years of confinement in our city, Tromsø, the occupier began to bomb us. And they began to bomb us the day we made a political alliance with those in the other confined parts of occupied Norway, to say that we Norwegians would stand together against the occupier. Then they began to bomb us.
They bombed our university hospital, then the medical center, then killed our ambulance workers, they bombed schools where those who had lost their homes were trying to seek shelter. Then they cut the power and bombed our power plant. Then they shut off the water supply. What would we have done?
Would we have given up, waved the white flag? No. No, we would not. And this is the situation in Gaza.
This is not a battle between terrorism and democracy. Hamas is not the enemy Israel is fighting. Israel is waging a war against the Palestinian people's will to resist. The unbending determination not to submit to the occupation!
It is the Palestinian people's dignity and humanity that will not accept that they are treated as third, fourth, fifth-ranking people.
In 1938, the Nazis called the Jews "Untermenschen," subhuman. Today, Palestinians in the West Bank, in Gaza, in the Diaspora are treated as Untermensch, as subhumans who can be bombed, killed, slaughtered by their thousands, without any of those in power reacting.
So I returned home to my free country – and this country is free because we had a resistance movement, because we said that occupied nations have the right to resist, even with weapons. It's stated in international law.
You are permitted to fight the occupier even with weapons.
Nobody wants to be occupied!
Israel Agrees to 'Unconditionally' Extend Gaza Ceasefire
Child Killed as Israel Resumes Airstrikes across Gaza
dyoung says:
BRAVO!!!!! let's boycott ISrael and the US together until the bombings stop!
Raed Abdullah says:
Thank you for your service Honourable Gilbert, and thank you for being a true humanitarian. Your understanding of the situation is very clear.
Bertrand says:
Israel is the most evil county in the history of mankind by far
RobE says:
Do not look at the countries surrounding Israel. Because then you see which countries and groups who are demoniac and evil. Do not forget the terror groups in Gaza not to use the Palestinian children and women as cannon meat for the deception of the West. While the children of their leaders, if they are ill be be brought to Israeli hospitals for recovery. How evil is Israël then considered by their leaders?


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