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Our View of Black History Has Radically Shifted in a Few Short Years
Post author By Salim Muwakkil
The case for reparations and The 1619 Project have focused attention on what makes African Americans distinct.
While the discussion of reparations has died down again, its emergence in public discourse is another sign that the legacies of slavery—housing discrimination, wealth inequality, educational disadvantage—are being treated with new urgency.
Black History Month, if treated seriously, could help clarify a key point about race in America: African Americans were created by slavery. As I argued in 2006:
Millions of Africans wound up in America only because they were kidnapped to fill the needs of a slave economy. This process forged a new people, who became American by necessity, and included 12 generations of chattel slavery.
This history of slave—rather than racial—identification accounts for the disadvantages accrued by the progeny of enslaved Africans. With this understanding, the culpability for redressing that specific legacy rests on the government that abetted it.
My 2006 piece noted that affirmative action was, at first, created to compensate the victims of slavery's legacy—but "other groups had to be included to gain political support … [and] affirmative action became a comprehensive attempt to offset discrimination against all 'minorities.' " The resulting practice meant that a business exercising affirmative action could employ many people of color without hiring a single African American. That affirmative action has diverged so dramatically from its initial conception is yet more proof of this nation's reluctance to face the truth of its ignoble, Afrophobic history.
The issues I raised in 2006 rose to the surface of public discourse in 2019 in two major ways. The New York Times Magazine embarked on something it called "The 1619 Project," named to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to the shores of Virginia in what would become the United States. Spearheaded by Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, the project's goal was "to reframe American history by considering what it would mean to regard 1619 as our nation's birth year. Doing so requires us to place the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are as a country." Such an audacious conception—in the Times? As I read through the special issue, I found a new awareness of how the legacy of slavery is thoroughly interwoven with America's founding precepts. The recognition seemed too good to be true.
Despite predictable grumbling from conservative quarters and some academic salons, the response to the project has been overwhelmingly positive. The Times supplement quickly sold out. What's more, school districts in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Buffalo, N.Y., (among a growing number) have incorporated material from the project into their curricula.
Reparations, too, has burst into public view. In summer 2019, the House held its first hearing on H.R. 40, a bill that would create a commission to develop proposals to address and redress the legacy of slavery. The bill had been introduced by the late Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) in each House session since 1989—where it languished, unattended—but this hearing attracted, among others, actor/activist Danny Glover and author Ta-Nehisi Coates, whose 2014 essay in The Atlantic, "The Case for Reparations," gave the concept an infusion of intellectual credibility. Early in the 2020 Democratic campaign, several candidates, urged on by candidate Marianne Williamson (who since has dropped out), expressed support.
While the discussion of reparations has died down again, its emergence in public discourse is another sign that the legacies of slavery—housing discrimination, wealth inequality, educational disadvantage—are being treated with new urgency. This refined perspective on our nation's history directly connects slavery to the ongoing socioeconomic status of slavery's victims. Finding data to trace the multigenerational path of these wrongs has become a new mission for historical researchers.
Thankfully, these new developments surrounding the conversation about race in America inject a shot of badly needed relevance into the often restrained observance of Black History Month.
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Formula One: Hamilton fastest on penultimate day of testing
World champion Lewis Hamilton was fastest (above) on the third day of the final Formula One pre-season test in Barcelona as Mercedes proved they remain well ahead of the chasing pack on Saturday. -- PHOTO: AFP
Mar 1, 2015, 1:34 am SGT
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BARCELONA (AFP) - World champion Lewis Hamilton was fastest on the third day of the final Formula One pre-season test in Barcelona as Mercedes proved they remain well ahead of the chasing pack on Saturday.
Hamilton eased to the fastest lap of the day once he changed onto soft tyres, although his time of 1min 23.022sec was nearly three tenths off the quickest time set by teammate Nico Rosberg on Friday.
Williams were once again the closest challengers to Mercedes as Felipe Massa produced his best time of the testing season, but was still over two tenths down on Hamilton despite being on the faster supersoft tyres.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was just over a hundredth of a second behind Massa on his best lap on the supersofts.
On a day in which seven drivers managed over 100 laps, McLaren's reliability problems were again highlighted as an oil leak restricted test driver Kevin Magnussen to just 39 laps.
Results from day three of the final pre-season test in Barcelona:
1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1:23.022 (76 laps)
2. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 1:23.262 (102 laps)
3. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) 1:23.276 (136 laps)
4. Carlos Sainz Junior (ESP/Toro Rosso) !:24.191 (132 laps)
5. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Lotus) 1:27.200 (116 laps)
6. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber) 1:24.477 (123 laps)
7. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Force India) 1:24.939 (156 laps)
8. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/McLaren) 1:25.225 (39 laps)
9. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) 1:25.742 (126 laps)

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The Three Pillars of Storytelling for Sales Professionals
By Ben Taylor | April, 17 2018
Today, information is often dispersed without coherence, analysis, or meaning. It comes fragmented, rarely coalescing into a whole. These disconnected pieces are a problem because a narrative flow is critical to the sales professional articulating the value of their product. The solution is an effective story.
This idea is hardly new. In fact, it has long been the accepted format of most business plans. As educators at Johns Hopkins University explain, "In simplest terms, a business plan must tell a compelling story." Johns Hopkins continues, "Business plans that seem to 'jump around' between topics will create a disjointed narrative in your story and confuse your audience."
However, to trace the earliest roots of persuasive storytelling, we must return to the time of Aristotle, who coined the terms ethos, pathos, and logos. These three concepts underpin every effective story ever told. Sales professionals can use them to support a strong story that instills action on the part of the customer.
Here, we look at how using storytelling as a sales professional can leverage these concepts to rise above the competition.
Ethos, Greek for "character," represents the ethical appeal, the credibility of the storyteller. Credibility matters because every piece of information from the sales professional is either supported or diminished by the customer's perception of the storyteller. Credibility is the first trait a customer judges in their earliest interactions with the sales professional.
Effective sales professionals credentialize themselves by developing insights that illustrate their conscientiousness. Conscientiousness starts with thorough, careful planning that keeps the customer at the center of all decisions. Sales professionals who are conscientious succeed because "highly conscientious employees do a series of things better than the rest of us," as University of Illinois psychologist Brent Roberts explains.
In fact, an 80-year study tracking the entire lives of its participants found that the most conscientiousness people had "the qualities of a prudent, persistent, well-organized person, like a scientist-professor — somewhat obsessive and not at all carefree."
When sales professionals slow down and take the care to do something right, it pays off.
Additional research supports this notion. Organizational studies starting in the 1990s "found that people displaying these traits tend to succeed in management roles." Simply put: conscientiousness = credibility.
Once a sales professional demonstrates their credibility (ethos) in the first conversation, they can begin to develop their emotional appeal — their pathos. Here, the sales professional is attempting to elicit an emotion from the customer, namely, resolve. How does the sales professional do this? The answer is empathy.
The word empathy is derived from pathos. This connection is pertinent because research tells us that empathy is both "the single most important skill that salespeople can possess" and, at the same time, "one of the most important reasons that salespeople are unsuccessful." Empathy is critical in developing a story because it helps overcome the status quo, an increasingly common challenge for sales professionals today. Additionally, many customers face complex problems with a sense of anxiety. Storytelling that considers pathos and empathy seeks to ease this emotion with one of comfort and trust.
Develop empathy by engaging the customer's hesitations or even their objections when crafting your story. Doing so helps one rise above the designation of "seller" to that of a trusted advisor who is offering more than a solution; a trusted advisor offers support throughout implementation and beyond.
Logos, an appeal to logic, engages the analytic side of customers. Analytics like ROI and other measurements often underpin the value of a solution. However, what's meaningful to one group may not be to another. Therefore, it's important for the sales professional-as-analyst to know their audience. They need to know the customer's data tolerance.
To understand the customer's capacity for analytics, the sales professional must limit the finding not only to what's relevant, but to what is interesting. Then, they must focus attention on key areas by using visual cues that draw the customer's attention where it's needed. That is, create a call a call to action that's communicated through data.
Making this concept work involves a dual process that former Google Analytics Manager Cole Knaflic calls "exploratory analysis" and "explanatory analysis."
The exploratory phase involves combing through data to determine what's interesting and what people will care about.
The explanatory analysis occurs when specific information is identified, and the researcher begins to consider how they will communicate it to a person or group.
Sales professionals can identify the data that will focus and compel customers by considering "iconic memory." This is the stage of memory that's ultra short-term.
Here's an example of how it works: imagine standing in a field at night. Everything is dark. Then, a bolt of lightning illuminates everything for just one second. This fleeting image is our iconic memory.
Cull the data to only the most relevant findings, then communicate the numbers succinctly.
Ben Taylor is the content marketing manager at Richardson. He has an MBA in finance from LaSalle University and over a decade of business & writing experience. He has covered content for brands including Nasdaq, Barclaycard & Business Insider.
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Founded in 1879, Mandan is North Dakota's eighth largest city. Once named the country's most patriotic city by Rand McNally, Mandan is home to one of the biggest Independence Day parades you will ever see.
Check out the video above and maybe you'll learn a little something about Mandan that you didn't know before.
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Suffragette Movement
By Samantha Mansi on 2nd April 2021 • ( Leave a comment )
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As with recent events, as well as the Bristol riots and the draconian police bill I have decided to look upon the suffragette movement.
At the time only 60% could vote but the poor, insane and women were not allowed. The votes for women colours were in their magazine, sash and even scarves which were green, white and purple. The Pankhursts even bought out a board game called Pank-aSquith with Edwardian ideas and lead figure of suffragettes which included obstacles in the game.
The members of parliament at the time and Prime Minister Asquith refused the Pankhurst's pleas to meet.
The suffragettes got annoyed at the government ignoring them and chained themselves to railings outside the houses of parliament, in order to gain further publicity. Adaptive belts that were used in lunatic asylums were used by the suffragettes as this made it problematic for the police to release them.
As the government continued to ignore them, they used much more militant ways to push the issue. They often carried toffee hammers, which were used for window smashing in order for the public and businesses to take note of their campaign. These toffee hammers were light and easy to conceal.
Emily Davidson, a suffragette, was considered an extremist. She once snuck into the House of Commons during the census and hid in a cupboard to ensure that her address was registered as the House of Commons.
In 1910 the WSPU was still being stonewalled by the government. There was a commotion with Black Friday, which was caused by the suffragettes. The police intimated, physically and sexually assaulted around 150 women. Around 100 women were arrested. The suffragettes were usually offered a fine but many wanted to go to prison to create more publicity. Many were taken to Holloway Prison in London.
They would also then go on hunger strike and then would be force-fed by the authorities. This then created more publicity. This caused a catastrophe for the government. The cat and mouse act was introduced which caused more issues. It let women out and then the police would re-arrest them. This became a rallying point for the suffragettes.
Around 1910-1912 the government couldn't ignore the movement. The votes for women however lacked full cabinet support. This caused an army of women to smash windows all over the west end, they firebombed MPs homes and set alight churches.
The suffragette movement was intellectual violence and the women were God-fearing and nice ladies who were politicised by the suffragette campaign.
The final straw came when on June 4th 1913, when Emily Davidson went to the Derby horse race and was determined to disrupt it. She was immediately killed by an incoming horse. She did it to create front-page news. She became Pankhurst's first suffragette martyr and over 6,000 women marched to St George's in Bloomsbury.
In August 1914 the war interrupted the suffragette's movement. However, women had to step into men's shoes. Women over 30 got the vote and in 1928 all women got the vote.
So, in theory, us women have not had the right to vote for 100 years and we are still some way of changing for equality for women. Maybe we need to reignite the suffragette movement and spirit once again?
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Q: Sharp convergence rate of law of large numbers with infinite higher moments Let $X_1,X_2,...$ be i.i.d. with $\mathbb{E}[X_1]=0$ and $\mathbb{E}[|X_1|^a]<\infty$ if and only if $a=1$. By the law of large numbers $\frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^n X_i \to \mathbb{E}[X_1]=0$. Is there a $\varepsilon>0$, such that, $\frac{1}{n^{1-\varepsilon}} \sum_{i=1}^n X_i \to 0$? I know that the answer would be yes, if there was an $a>1$ with $\mathbb{E}[|X_1|^a]<\infty$. Since this is not the case, I guess the answer is no.

A: Suppose that $(X_i)_{i\geqslant 1}$ is an i.i.d. sequence such that $\frac{1}{n^{1-\varepsilon}} \sum_{i=1}^n X_i \to 0$ in probability. Let $(X'_i)_{i\geqslant 1}$ be an independent copy of $(X_i)_{i\geqslant 1}$. Defining $Y_i=X_i-X'_i$, we get that $(Y_i)_{i\geqslant 1}$ is i.i.d., $Y_i$ has the same law as $-Y_i$ and $\frac{1}{n^{1-\varepsilon}} \sum_{i=1}^n Y_i \to 0$ in probability.
By Theorem 1 in  Michael Klass. Henry Teicher. "Iterated Logarithm Laws for Asymmetric Random Variables Barely with or Without Finite Mean." Ann. Probab. 5 (6) 861 - 874, December, 1977. https://doi.org/10.1214/aop/1176995656,
we derive that $n\mathbb P\left(\lvert Y_1\rvert>n^{1-\varepsilon}\right)\to 0$. This implies that there is $a>1$ such that  $\mathbb E\left[\lvert Y_1\rvert^a\right]<\infty$ hence $\mathbb E\left[\lvert X_1\rvert^a\right]<\infty$.

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Q: Mysql: how to get unique values in column that can have a value or 0 Mysql
on a simple table (all integers)
A B C
I want to query all rows where C is a distinct number or 0
for example:

0 1 4
4 5 6
6 5 0
5 6 0
7 5 4
8 5 6
9 5 0

Should give:

0 1 4
4 5 6
6 5 0
5 6 0
9 5 0

rows:

7 5 4
8 5 6

didnt match because in col C  4 and 6 already appear.
All the C=0 columns should appear.
Whats the best way to do a query that does distinct C or C=0 ?
the results order doesn't matter.

A: Try this:
SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE C=0
UNION ALL
SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE C<>0 GROUP BY C;

The caveat here is that you have no control on which row will be returned from each set of rows that have the same values of "C"
mysql> desc mytable;
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type    | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| a     | int(11) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| b     | int(11) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| c     | int(11) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+-------+---------+------+-----+---------+-------+
3 rows in set (0.01 sec)

mysql> select * from mytable;
+------+------+------+
| a    | b    | c    |
+------+------+------+
|    0 |    1 |    4 |
|    4 |    5 |    6 |
|    6 |    5 |    0 |
|    5 |    6 |    0 |
|    7 |    5 |    4 |
|    8 |    5 |    6 |
|    9 |    5 |    0 |
+------+------+------+
7 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE C=0
    -> UNION ALL
    -> SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE C<>0 GROUP BY C;
+------+------+------+
| a    | b    | c    |
+------+------+------+
|    6 |    5 |    0 |
|    5 |    6 |    0 |
|    9 |    5 |    0 |
|    0 |    1 |    4 |
|    4 |    5 |    6 |
+------+------+------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

A: If (A,B,C) is unique, at least for C=0.
select      min(a)                                      as a
           ,substr(min(concat(lpad(a,10,'0'),b)),11)    as b
           ,c                                           as c

from        mytable

group by    case c when 0 then a end
           ,case c when 0 then b end
           ,c

order by    a,b,c

else -
select a,b,c from mytable where c = 0

union all

select      min(a)                                      as a
           ,substr(min(concat(lpad(a,10,'0'),b)),11)    as b
           ,c                                           as c

from        mytable

where       coalesce(c,-1) <> 0

group by    c

order by    a,b,c

--
+---+---+---+
| a | b | c |
+---+---+---+
| 0 | 1 | 4 |
+---+---+---+
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
+---+---+---+
| 5 | 6 | 0 |
+---+---+---+
| 6 | 5 | 0 |
+---+---+---+
| 9 | 5 | 0 |
+---+---+---+


Want to fly to Mars but worried about bombardment by cosmic rays and deadly solar radiation? Enterprising researchers are already working on possible solutions.
Want to fly to Mars but worried about bombardment by cosmic rays and deadly solar radiation? Enterprising researchers are already working on possible solutions. Scientists from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in England announced this week that they would begin trying to mimic on a small scale the Earth's magnetic field, which deflects such damaging rays. In the meantime, watch out for Romulan sneak attacks.


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Tuesday 29 Oct 2019 @ 10:10
Government invests in global partnership to treat gonorrhoea
The £3.5 million investment will help develop new treatments for gonorrhoea and make them available to low- and middle-income countries.
The investment is part of a continued partnership with the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), a not-for-profit research and development organisation co-founded by the World Health Organization and the Drugs for Neglected Disease initiative in 2016.
It will:
enable global access to treatment, including in low- and middle-income countries where the burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is greatest
fund GARDP's development of oral antibiotic zoliflodacin, which is now in the last stage of clinical trials before reaching the market
Zoliflodacin is one of the few antibiotics in development to specifically treat gonorrhoea and is significant as treatments for gonorrhoea are becoming less effective.
There have been cases of gonorrhoea developing resistance to recommended treatments, including in the UK.
Gonorrhoea is among the most common sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), with an estimated 87 million new cases globally every year.
The STI can have severe consequences on public health and, when left untreated, serious consequences for reproductive health as well as increased risk of transmission of HIV and other STIs.
Women, and marginalised and vulnerable groups are disproportionately affected.
Gonorrhoea has been identified as posing a significant threat to global health by the World Health Organization (WHO). There is now an urgent need for new treatment options, particularly for people in developing countries.
Addressing drug-resistant infections is critical to achieving the UN's sustainable development goals, particularly the target for good health and wellbeing for all.
GARDP will now start pharmaceutical development activities for zoliflodacin, and will develop a new strategy for access and appropriate use in low- and middle-income countries that have a high number of cases of gonorrhoea.
GARDP plans to develop 5 new treatments for bacterial infections by 2025.
Minister for Innovation, Nicola Blackwood, yesterday said:
The UK is a global leader in tackling antimicrobial resistance, a threat that is posing serious risks to health and the global economy, as well as killing hundreds of thousands of people around the world each year.
It is vital to fund new antibiotic research and development to tackle AMR and this innovative project will develop solutions to treat the global rise of gonorrhoea and improve the quality of people's lives.
Dr Manica Balasegaram, Executive Director of GARDP, yesterday said:
We are excited to unveil our new strategy, 5 BY 25, outlining GARDP's ambition to accelerate the development of 5 new treatments by 2025.
The recent initiation of the phase 3 trial of zoliflodacin is an important milestone towards bringing one of our 5 treatments a step closer to patients by 2025.
The global nature of the trial, across 4 continents, represents our commitment to ensuring this treatment is available to anyone in need, wherever they live.
Channel website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Original article link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-invests-in-global-partnership-to-treat-gonorrhoea
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£150 million will be used to build 150 new facilities to support mental health urgent and emergency care services
UK landmark genomic partnership with Thailand to unite against health threats
UK signs Memorandum of Understanding with Thailand to boost genomics expertise and explore mutual priorities for improving patient outcomes.
New diagnostic centre in Stockton-on-Tees to deliver hundreds of thousands of checks, scans and tests a year for local residents
Thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees are set to benefit from quicker access to tests, checks and scans - with a new community diagnostic centre set to open later this year.
New breast cancer screening units to speed up diagnosis
Government pledges additional £10 million to deliver 29 new breast cancer screening units, 58 remote access upgrades and nearly 70 life-saving service upgrades to speed up diagnosis and treatment.
Free PPE to health and social care sectors extended
Offer of free personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health and care staff extended until 31 March 2024.
Oral statement on new discharge funding and NHS winter pressures - 9th January 2023
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay updated on what the government is doing to help the NHS deal with immediate winter pressures.
Up to £250 million to speed up hospital discharge
NHS will buy thousands of extra beds in care homes and other settings to help discharge more patients to free up hospital beds
PM to hold NHS Recovery Forum at Downing Street
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Q: How can I run React-router without the jsx transformer I have a really basic app setup where I have the react lib and the router setup as global scripts and it seems that the Router requires the transformer to run. Is there any way that I can get it running without the transformer?
<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/vendor/react-with-addons.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/vendor/JSXTransformer.js"></script>
<!-- if I remove the transformer then nothing is displayed on the page -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/vendor/ReactRouter.min.js"></script>

A: Ok it seems that this was a user error. I had my main script setup as a jsx file :p
<script type="text/jsx" src="/js/dist/app.js"></script>

switching to a plain js did the trick!


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Reconciliation II Moves Forward-- How Badly Will Conservative Dems Cut It Up Now?
"3-Some" by Nancy Ohanian... Sinema Is Determined To Play The Villain
Mike Rounds (R-SD) being away, the Senate Dems didn't need Kamala Harris late last night-- technically this morning, one at 3:51 AM and one at 4:06 AM-- to break the tie. They managed to pass first a concurrent resolution for Bernie's "soft infrastructure" (reconciliation budget) and then a motion to discharge S.1, the voting rights bill-- both by 50-49, all Dems (including Manchin and Sinema) voting aye and all Republicans (including fake moderates Collins, Murkowski, Romney, Portman and Cassidy) voting nay.
This was no mean feat-- though in both cases, it is the beginning of anew process, not the end of the road. Manchin and Sinema will now reshape both bills more to their liking-- ie, more conservatively. Let's take a look at the $3.5 trillion budget plan ("soft" infrastructure). Before dawn, the NY Times published a piece by Emily Cochrane, explaining it as the blueprint "which would expand Medicaid, provide free preschool and community college, and fund climate change programs," while noting it "still faces an arduous path ahead."
Bernie: "This legislation will not only provide enormous support to the kids of this country, to the parents of this country, to the elderly people of this country. But it will also, I hope, restore the belief that in America we can have a government that works for all, not just the few."
McConnell: "People want to pretend this is just business as usual-- just liberals doing liberal things using Senate procedure. Make no mistake. This reckless taxing and spending spree is like nothing we've seen."
The blueprint now heads to the House, where lawmakers will return early from a scheduled summer recess the week of Aug. 23 to take it up. But moderate [poor confused Emily meant conservative] Democrats are also agitating for a stand-alone vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package, which could complicate efforts to swiftly pass the measure. Progressives have said they will not vote on the infrastructure bill until the House approves the budget package.
...The budget resolution will ultimately allow Democrats to use the fast-track budget reconciliation process to shield the legislation from a Republican filibuster. It will pave the way to expand Medicare to include dental, health and vision benefits; fund a host of climate change programs; provide free prekindergarten and community college; and levy higher taxes on wealthy businesses and corporations.
But months of arduous work remain. That includes not only turning the outline into fleshed-out legislation, but also reconciling the competing demands of liberal and centrist Democrats.
Moderates have begun to express reservations about the size and scope of the legislation. At least one Senate Democrat, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, has said she will not support a final $3.5 trillion price tag, despite voting to advance a budget resolution of that scope, and some House moderates have expressed similar concerns.
As we saw yesterday, the half a dozen conservative Dems in the House who have threatened to torpedo-- or at least shred-- the package, entirely for the same reasons the Republicans say they want to wreck it:
Kurt Schrader (Blue Dog-OR)
Josh Gottheimer (Blue Dog-NJ)
Jared Golden (Blue Dog-ME)
Ed Case (Blue Dog-HI)
Vicente González (Blue Dog-TX)
Filemon Vela (New Dem-TX)
Several other right-of-center Democrats have also threatened to join the 6 to stop the bill, including Abigail Spanberger (Blue Dog-VA), Mikie Sherrill (Blue Dog-NJ), Tom O'Halleran (Blue Dog-AZ) and Henry Cuellar (Blue Dog-TX).
Gottheimer & Manchin-- Gottheimer is worse
Burgess Everett's pre-dawn Politico post, GOP prays Sinema and Manchin pare back Dems' big spending bill puts the future of the bill in context. It looks like the Republicans, led by McConnell-- so not just the self-styled "moderates"-- cut a deal with Manchin and Sinema (and, presumably, Biden) to support the conservative "hard" infrastructure bill in return for then paring back the "soft" infrastructure bill. "Senate Republicans," wrote Everett, "can't stop Democrats from spending as much as $3.5 trillion more on social priorities like climate change in the coming months. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema can, though, and the GOP lobbying effort is already underway. After 19 GOP senators boosted a bipartisan infrastructure plan past a filibuster and onto the House, Republicans are yearning for results from their cooperation with Manchin and Sinema's effort. Namely, they're hoping to persuade the senior Democratic senators from West Virginia and Arizona to buck their party and shave down the social spending bill by holding out their votes. Republicans who speak frequently to the duo are realistic about their chances, acknowledging it's highly unlikely Sinema and Manchin would end up blocking their party's biggest priorities altogether. But Sinema is publicly uncomfortable with spending $3.5 trillion and Manchin is noncommittal-- so the GOP senses an opportunity."
My guess is that the deal-- more or less-- is already set. we'll see when it comes to taxing the wealthy and corporate profits. Stopping that has always been the GOP's #1 priority. John Thune (R-SD), who didn't vote for the hard bill: "I know, from talking to both of them, there are concerns about the size and about the various tax increases. Their vote is the whole enchilada. If they want to stop this thing, they can. And I hope they will use that power."
Manchin held out for hours in March over unemployment benefits on Democrats' Covid relief bill, eventually slashing the aid boost after negotiating with Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), who is close to both moderate Democrats. Republicans say privately they think Sinema is even more concerned about the spending bill and its tax increases than Manchin is at the moment.
Sinema sided with the Republicans-- and against Manchin-- on Tuesday to help defeat a symbolic budget amendment to protect farms and ranches "while ensuring the wealthy pay their fair share."
"What we've tried to do is be as fair as possible with them through the bipartisan infrastructure bill. And I think we have. And, secondly, to be open to their reactions and suggestions when it comes to the budget resolution," said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL). He admitted that orienting the bill too much in Manchin and Sinema's direction could be problematic with liberals: "It's a delicate balance."
Montana Sen. Jon Tester, another moderate, was quicker to vow support for Democrats' budget resolution setting up the spending bill than Sinema or Manchin. But like them, he says his vote for a budget by no means locks in his support for the final product.
"I've worked with Joe a lot and I've worked with Sinema a lot over the last four months. I think they are going to do what they think is right. And I don't think that means they are going to tear it down," Tester said. Their vote, he said, "depends on all sorts of shit."
Democrats are only just beginning their long trek to passing President Joe Biden's ambitious domestic agenda. The House still must pass a budget resolution, then the two chambers' leading Democrats need to write a massive bill touching numerous facets of American life: paid family leave, free community college, massive climate investment, Medicare expansion and raising taxes on corporations as well as the wealthy.
"I've heard [Manchin and Sinema's] concerns, and we've got to sit down and make the case as to why shirking on some of the commitments in the budget are going to be hurtful to the country," said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT).
Alan Grayson is the progressive candidate vying for the Florida Senate seat held by Marco Rubio. Ever the optimist, albeit a hard-headed one-- he told he this morning that "Sometimes, there's no train. Sometimes, there's no track. Sometimes, there's no conductor. Sometimes, there's no fuel. Sometimes, the brakes are on. And every once in a while, on very rare occasions, the train moves forward. The train is moving forward."
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## Crear un respaldo de exportación con la exportación predeterminada

¿Qué es un valor de reserva? Es básicamente un valor predeterminado al que se volverá el código si no se ha establecido nada. Por ejemplo, las variables tienen el valor de retorno predeterminado de `undefined` . Dicho esto, una pista para este desafío!

## Sugerencia 1:

Simplemente agregue `export default` al principio de la función.

## Alerta de Spoiler - ¡Solución por delante!

## Solución:

```javascript
"use strict";
 export default function subtract(x,y) {return x - y;}

```

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Former Ugandan President Godfrey Binaisa has married his Japanese bride without meeting her.
The 84-year-old exchanged vows with Ms Yamamoto by satellite link in front of followers of the Unification Church, also known as Moonies.
According to the paper, Mr Binaisa could not remember his wife's first name, but said they had spoken a great deal on the phone.
Mr Binaisa, whose first wife died last year, was deposed as president in a military coup in 1980.
He lived in exile, mostly in New York, until his return to Uganda in 2001.
The movement of the Unification Church was founded by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon in 1954 and is dedicated to building world peace through loving families.
Rev. Moon is famous for his role in ending the power of the Marxist-Communist Totalitarian Regimes. As the famous theologian Richard Rubenstein wrote, "I especially appreciated Rev. Moon's commitment to the fight against Communism. From his own first-hand, personal experience and out of his religious convictions, he understood how tragic a political and social blight that movement had been. I had been in East and West Berlin the week the Berlin Wall was erected in August 1961 and had visited communist Poland in 1965. Unfortunately, many of my liberal academic colleagues did not understand the full nature of the threat as did Rev. Moon. I was impressed with the sophistication of Rev. Moon's anti-communism. He understood communism's evil, but he also stood ready to meet with communist leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev and Kim Il Sung in the hope of changing or moderating their views."
Cotter wrote: "Rev. Moon has inspired many activities and projects with the goal of promoting world peace. He and our Unification Church members in America and worldwide continue to pray for the success of these projects."
Dr. Moon is known also for investing into new and moral media. His News World Communications owns the Washington Times, the United Press International wire service and the Atlantic Video TV production facility.
"Rev. Moon is a teacher. But not only an ordinary teacher. Rev. Moon is a messenger. But not an ordinary messenger. The truth is that the Rev. Moon is a prophet of our time", says President Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia (1964-1991).
Founding President, James Mancham, Seychelles (1976-77), wrote: "Father Moon has created a global alliance of religious, academic, political, civic and business leaders to work together to promote global peace and create what he calls a unified world in which people live together in harmony, cooperation and co-prosperity."


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Using blackberries foraged from Stanmore and cooking apples picked in Dollis Hill, five of us got together earlier this month to cook up some tasty local jam.
Group member Frances once again hosted our workshop in her Willesden kitchen. Despite it being the hottest September day since 1911, we kept our cool while the jam reached its setting point of 105 degrees. We followed this recipe, using three times the quantity from our plentiful supply of fruit. The session included various top tips from Frances, including the wrinkle test on a chilled saucer to tell if the jam has set.
Once everything was chopped, mixed in and the resulting ruby red concoction on the boil, we had ample time for refreshments – home made elderflower cordial and a deliciously yummy lemon drizzle cake that would have fared well in The Great British Bake Off! A flurry of smart phones took pictures and videos throughout, but nothing captured the wonderful aroma of blackberries cooking other than being there.
In all we had a thoroughly enjoyable evening, and participants took home a couple of jars of our local preserve to boot. The remainder will be sold at our forthcoming stalls.


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politics April 5, 2017 April 6, 2017
Angry South Asian Fathers Find Inspiration From White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer
Written by Rani Shah
WASHINGTON D.C – White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, is known for his impassioned, rude, and often baseless statements regarding domestic and international politics.
Americans everywhere generally regard Spicer as a hot head and oftentimes describe his rebuttals as 'toddler like'. One group of Americans, however, seem to find an uncanny resemblance to Spicer's methods of conflict to that of their fathers.
Indian-Americans, Radhika Shah and Prashant Suresh reached out to Fuss Class News to share their experience.
"At first when I noticed Spicer talking up there and giving random, illogical rebuttals to the journalists I was like, 'Whoa, where I have I experienced this before?'", remarked Ms. Shah
"I agree with Radhika", quipped Mr. Suresh, "There was an almost eerie connection I felt with Spicer's yelling and refusal to listen to basic reasoning."
Ms. Shah added, "I only realized after I got in trouble with my dad for not waking up before 8 a.m while I was on vacation that this style of seething anger and erratic yelling is what I'm used to. One time I wore open toed shoes in winter and my dad got so angry that he said my attempts at medical school were futile because I lack common sense."
Mr. Suresh chuckled at Ms. Shah's comments, "Oh I know what you mean Radhika. Remember when Spicer yelled at a reporter for nodding her head? One time I did that and got slapped twice!"
Upon asking what his relationship with his father is currently like, Mr. Suresh had this to say, "I only talk to him about money and career. Never anything emotional, or impactful, or inspirational, or anything other than business talk. It's better for us all this way. I love my dad."
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business, politics February 9, 2017 February 16, 2017
Kumon Registration Quadruples As Betsy DeVos Confirmed To Lead Education Dept.
WASHINGTON D.C – Billionaire Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the United States Education Secretary yesterday morning after a tie breaking vote put forth by Vice President Mike Pence. DeVos, with no professional background in education, attending public school, or dealing with crippling student debt, has put families on edge regarding their children's future.
Since DeVos' confirmation, tutoring giant, Kumon, has seen a significant increase in registrations – close to 85%. A popular choice among South Asian families, it's no surprise to analysts that the current political climate has caused such a phenomenon.
Fuss Class News reached out to Abbas Khan, a senior at Roosevelt High School and manager at the local Kumon, "After school we usually have 20 or 25 kids here doing their coursework", remarked Mr.Khan, "But today, we had close to 75 parents waiting to register their kids."
"This country still has institutions like Stanford and Harvard and I'll be damned if my kids aren't well prepared to be viable candidates", said Manu Thomas, a parent waiting in line for Kumon registration. He added, "The Trump administration can do what they want with this country with whatever agenda they want to push, but at the end of the day my daughter won't be a better scientist if she's taught to deny climate change."
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Agrawals Reunited in Nebraska
The journey from Pune, India to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln became a family affair for senior actuarial science major Aakriti Agrawal. Her parents, Arvind and Sushma, moved to Lincoln in the fall of 2013, so her dad could pursue a doctorate in marketing at CBA.
"Our family has been scattered across the globe for many years. When my parents moved to Nebraska, it was the first time we were all on the same side of the planet," Agrawal said. Her brother, Akshay, lives in Plano, Texas.
Agrawals are all in the family
Aakriti's process for selecting an actuarial science program was detailed since she was doing it from India. She started by researching all the schools listed as Centers of Actuarial Excellence and applied to several schools in the U.S. and U.K.
"The UNL program interested me because it was very strong with wellknown faculty and just the right number of students to balance the classroom with collaboration," she explained. "I eventually chose Nebraska because of the faculty and how they interacted with my family and me throughout the process. I knew if they cared about me while I was making my decision, they would care about me as a student."
Making the most of her CBA experience, she found being involved with student organizations and activities is a great way to meet people and feel like a part of a community. While at UNL, she competed in the Ethics Bowl, served as a cultural ambassador and was a New Student Enrollment orientation leader. She also had the privilege of mentoring DREAM BIG Academy students last summer, which she said changed her life.
"I realized I could make a difference at the university through my involvement," she said. "That is what made DREAM BIG a special experience. Along with nine other mentors, I was able to make an impact and guide these students through the collegiate experience. It was amazing to watch them grow and be a part of it."


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Q: Speex AEC remove only a part of the echo I try to use Speex Accoustic Echo Cancellation with Qt 5.2.0, but only a part of the echo is removed, it still remain.
Here is my test (not optimized for memory management). It records voice, remove echo and play it 400ms later with a really small echo cancellation.
Any idea where my code is wrong ?
//************
// declared in MainWindows.h
QAudioInput*    m_audioInput;
QAudioOutput*   m_audioOutput;
QIODevice*      m_ioIn;
QIODevice*      m_ioOut;
QList<QByteArray>   m_listBA;
//************

void MainWindow::InitSpeex()
{
    int loc_samplingRate=16000;
    int loc_frameSize=320;
    m_echo_state = speex_echo_state_init(loc_frameSize, 10*loc_frameSize);
    speex_echo_ctl(m_echo_state, SPEEX_ECHO_SET_SAMPLING_RATE, &loc_samplingRate);
    m_preprocess = speex_preprocess_state_init(loc_frameSize, loc_samplingRate);
}

void MainWindow::DestroySpeex()
{
    speex_echo_state_destroy(m_echo_state);
    speex_preprocess_state_destroy(m_preprocess);
    m_echo_state = NULL;
    m_preprocess = NULL;
}

void MainWindow::Start()
{
    QAudioFormat format;
    // Set up the desired format, for example:
    format.setSampleRate(SAMPLING_RATE);
    format.setChannelCount(1);
    format.setSampleSize(16);
    format.setCodec("audio/pcm");
    format.setByteOrder(QAudioFormat::LittleEndian);
    format.setSampleType(QAudioFormat::UnSignedInt);

    QAudioDeviceInfo loc_infoInput = QAudioDeviceInfo::defaultInputDevice();
    if (!loc_infoInput.isFormatSupported(format)) {
        qWarning() << "Default format not supported, trying to use the nearest.";
        format = loc_infoInput.nearestFormat(format);
   }

   m_audioInput = new QAudioInput(format, this);

   QAudioDeviceInfo loc_infoOutput(QAudioDeviceInfo::defaultOutputDevice());
    if (!loc_infoOutput.isFormatSupported(format)) {
    qWarning() << "Raw audio format not supported by backend, cannot play audio.";
    return;
    }

    m_audioOutput = new QAudioOutput(format, this);

    m_ioIn = m_audioInput->start();
    m_ioOut = m_audioOutput->start();

    connect(m_ioIn, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(on_data_input()));
}

void MainWindow::on_data_input()
{
    // push data on the list
    m_listBA.push_back( m_ioIn->readAll() );

    // il list is about 400ms of sample
    if( m_listBA.size() > 20)
    {
        // send oldest sample to speex and play it
        speex_echo_playback(m_echo_state, (spx_int16_t*)m_listBA[1].constData());
        m_ioOut->write( m_listBA.takeFirst() );

        // get most recent sample, remove echo and repush it on the list to be played    later
        speex_echo_capture(m_echo_state, (spx_int16_t*)m_listBA[m_listBA.size()-1].data(), m_AECBufferOut);
         loc_vad = speex_preprocess_run(m_preprocess, m_AECBufferOut);
        m_listBA.takeLast();
        m_listBA.push_back( QByteArray((const char*)m_AECBufferOut, sizeof( m_AECBufferOut)) );
    }
}

A: I'm wondering what you're trying to do with m_listBA. Apparently it's a FIFO, but you're not using [0].
Furthermore, why are you adding the raw input to the list just to remove it a few lines later?
Finally, m_AECBufferOut might be a pointer. In that case, sizeof(m_AECBufferOut) probably is 4 or 8. It's NOT how many bytes of output you have.
Basically, get your setup working without echo cancellation, and verify that it just adds a delay. Only then should you try to get the echo cancellation working. If the first part works, you don't need to post it here.


Loran Smith: "Well, I'm upside down in a French cornfield. The corn has attempted to surrender to me, and I'm sore as hell. But I'm indestructible so I'm fine. Back to you Larry."
Loran was injured in a car crash in France, but he's recovering nicely at home. The only thing that shocked me about this story is that Bobby Knight, Salman Rushdie or John McCain wasn't in the car as I've been told that Loran's list of friends and fishing / golfing buddies is pretty eclectic.
Loran: "Well, I'm on the sidelines here with Charles Grant. Charles, you're from South Georgia. You like Boiled Peanuts don't you?"
Loran: "Well, back to you Larry."
Larry: (Pause) "Third and Six...."
Any funny Loran Smith stories you want to share? Feel free.
Loran: Well Larry Leonard Pope caught that last touchdown, and he's from Americus, Georgia which was named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. It looks like Leonard did a little exploring of his own in the endzone.
Larry:... ... ... Coutu lines up for the kickoff.
In 1996, UGA was playing in Starkville. Juan Daniels took a hard hit and was, as they say, knocked the f*ck out. His momma ran down to check on him, and it just looked terrible. They carted him off in a stretcher as a I recall.
Loran: Larry, I'm with Juan Daniels on the sideline. Juan, what happened out there?
Juan: Loran, I don't even know.
Larry: (pause) Thank you, Loran. I think.
i don't remember the game. and please someone tell me i am not making this up.
"Well larry, the crowd is pretty liquored up down here."
this is from the richt era.
Loran: Larry, I'm on the sidelines here with behind the defense where Coach Richt just gave them a firm talking to. Also, the heat index is about 98 deg here on the field and the big boys are sweating profusely so Coach Richt also gave them some water.
True story, I'll never forget it.
Loran: Well Larry I'm standing here on the sideline next to a man wearing a white hat and a striped shirt with an "R" on the back. I asked him if he was going to referee the second half. I didn't know if in these new bowl games there was a different referee for each half. But he said no, he is the alternate. Back to you.
Loran: Larry, I'm on the sidelines here with Fred Gibson. Fred do you want to play in the NFL?
Fred, you are from Waycross aren't you.? Do you like to go fishing on the Okeefenokee?
had to delete one. you know better than that.
These are great! Yet, all well and good, but you can't really do this without a vocal impression of Loran. My dad and I do a great one. Where can we upload the audio?
Westerdawg - while this might be impossible, it would be awesome if we could upload some of these exchanges. I bet 960 The Ref in Athens has these on mp3 if you were interested enough to check it out.
I know he is a staple of Georgia Football, but,....as these stories can attest, ...I just can't think of anyway to put it nicely so I won't say anything at all. GO DAWGS!!
I need to see what I can dig up. From what I've gathered, when my dad worked for the SID back in the '50s, Dan was much more entertaining than Loran when they'd get a beer after work at some joint in 5 points, but there's gotta be something. I really need to start recording those things while I can.
I will say that Loran's accent ought to make a great linguistic study of accents. Wrightsville-Loran versus Wrightsville-Herschel.
Back in '99 when I was in the mba program, a friend of mine invited me over to the Smith's house for an afternoon drink. Loran was just ending his battle with leukemia and didn't feel all that great, but we went over anyway. Loran and Myrna (sp) have a beautiful home and we were in the sunroom having drinks and talking about whatever. I noticed that a large bird had somehow entered the room and that the Smith's cat had also taken notice. The bird was flying around and the cat started trying to climb the damn wall to get at this thing. The Smith's ignored this mind you - and eventually the bird got tired and landed and the cat pounced and you've never heard more screeching and hissing from two animals. The cat won and made off with his prize, and stashed him somewhere in the house.
Loran and Myrna never once acknowledged any of this. Must have been the cocktails.
Later that year, Loran gave me his tickets to the infamous "Sanks fumble" Tech game. I was late picking them up and he got made saying something like "I'm out of the GD ticket business!".
ps - his son was a monumental douchebag SAE when I was in school.
"Well, Larry...we're here with Hiawatha Berry's grandmother from Wiiinder, Georgia...Mrs. Berry, do you think Hiawatha has the strangest name for the Bulldogs or would you go with Wycliffe Lovelace?"
Every time I hear/see Kenneth on 30 Rock I think of a young Loran doin his thing.
Loran: Coach, uh, looks like rain is in the forecast. Just how much will the rain affect your game plan tonight?
Donnan: Well, we'll probably put on some rain gear.
Donnan may not have won 'em all, but that man had/has a great sense of humor. I would have loved to see the look on Loran's face.
Loran: "Whenever I come to All-benny I drive down I-75...and all along the intra-state I see the crepe myrtles...and I'm reminded of the Georgia people, because like the crepe myrtle, they're perennial and always there".
"Larry, it's a bundle of nerves down here on the sidelines...it's raining on this side of the field, but on the other side, the alumni side, the sun is shining."
Larry: "Dawgs in an "I"..."
Loran: "Coach Dooley, if you had that last play to do over again where Marino hit the TD on fourth down, would you call the same defensive strategy again?"
Dooley: Well, Hell no, Loran! I saw what would happen when I ran that defense. Why would I run it again?!!?
These are great. I don't remember anything specific from a game, but I do remember when he and Van Halanger came in to buy a treadmill from Play it Again when I worked there in college. Coworker and I went to deliver it and set it up, and it was just a surreal experience.
When we left, we didn't get a tip or anything, but we did get an opened box of Heineken keg cans.
Loren - Weeellll Larry, you may not believe this but theres a port-a-potty down here on the sidelines with yur name on it?


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Q: Reordering the labels in an R graph Hi Stack Overflow Community! I am attempting to reorder the items in the attached legend to a specific order that I would like to input. The order is: Distal, rTub, Mid, Prox.
I have tried the order function and scale_y_discrete(). scale_y_discrete() didn't work because the y axis is graphing a count frequency, and the data is stored as the text seen in the legend. The code I'm using to output the graph is below
p <- Scaphoid_dataF %>%
  ggplot( aes(x=Age, fill = FxLoc, order = )) +
  geom_histogram() +
  labs(y = "Count of Fractures", x = "Patient Age", title = "Frequency of Fractures vs Age")
p + theme_bw() + scale_fill_grey()

Graph output

A: Set the factor orders:
Scaphoid_dataF$Age <- factor(Scaphoid_dataF$Age,
                        levels = c("Distal", "rTub", "Mid", "Prox"),
                        ordered = TRUE)


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Q: Joomla, front end display custom column in database I am having some problems figuring out how to display, on the frontend website view, a custom column I've entered in the joomla _content table.
Ex. I've entered
Address
in the MYPREFIX_content table
When trying to get the information in that column I'm using
<?php echo $this->item->address; ?>

But this returns nothing.
<?php echo $this->item->title; ?>

Works just fine to get the title for example.
I assumed that it would just be a question of adding the column in the database (since I don't need to be able to edit any of the entries in Joomla backend, they don't have to be editable in the article view on the backend. All information will be collected from outside database and entered into current one).
But I'm missing something here... Do I need to let Joomla know there is a new column named "address" somewhere?


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Tag Archives: superhero
Review – Deadpool (15) [2016]
Ryan Reynolds – X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Proposal, Buried, Truth In Advertising
Karan Soni – Supremacy, Goosebumps, Other Space, Ghostbusters
Ed Skrein – The Sweeney, Game of Thrones, The Transporter Refueled, The Model
Brianna Hildebrand – Prism, First Girl I Loved
Gina Carano – Haywire, Fast & Furious 6, In The Blood, Scorched Earth
Morena Baccarin – The OC, Homeland, Gotham, Malevolent
Tom Holkenborg – DOA: Dead Or Alive, 300 II: Rise Of An Empire, Divergent, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Ryan Reynolds has wanted to play Deadpool since 2005. In 2009's (forgettable) X-Men Origins: Wolverine, he got his wish; although, it was an insignificant role and did such an injustice to the foul-mouthed, raunchy character that has lit up Marvel comics since 1991. Well, now, Reynolds has finally got his wish and has made a Deadpool standalone film. But is the movie any good? Does the movie do justice to the character?
Wade (Ryan Reynolds) with Vanessa (Morena Baccarin). The two of them hit it off quickly.
Deadpool centres round Wade Wilson (Reynolds). Wade is a former US special forces operative who works as a mercenary in New York City. One day, he finds out that he has multiple and terminal cancer(s). Not wanting to die, Wade goes to a special, underground clinic that claims to be trying a new cure for cancer, which could potentially save him.
However, when Wade arrives at the dodgy clinic, he learns that Ajax (Ed Skrein), the one performing the experimental cure on him, is not trying to cure him at all. Rather, Ajax is attempting to create a mutant, super-slave and disfigures Wade. Wade escapes, but does not manage to kill Ajax before the latter gets away. Wade is out for revenge and puts on the red spandex for good measure.
Deadpool is an entertaining film. It is action-packed, rude and raunchy. Wade/Deadpool is also the antithesis of what a superhero should be. Spiderman, the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Captain America are modest, selfless and caring individuals, while Iron Man and Thor are egotistical maniacs yet altruistic characters at heart. Deadpool, on the other hand, is irredeemably arrogant and selfish, and Reynolds looks like he is revelling in it all. (And fair play to him too. If one generally waits a decade to play a role, one should enjoy every moment of it when it finally comes around.)
Wade about to undergo an experimental procedure, with Ajax (Ed Skrein) looking over him and telling him so much that he would not want to hear.
The film's filthy dialogue reflects the character. Possibly the best element of the movie is the numerous, inappropriate jokes. Not only are they genuinely funny, they keep audiences entertained when the action is not taking place. Nevertheless, due to the way Tim Miller has put the film together, one is never more than ten minutes away from a shoot-out or an explosion. The movie starts on an over-the-top chase scene. It keeps cutting out/back in time during this chase scene to explain the background, with the (unneeded) aid of a voiceover from Wade, until the movie catches up with the chase scene. Then, the film continues with the action.
As one can imagine, this style of directing can become grating after a while; particularly as Wade/Deadpool is so unapologetically full of himself. Equally grating are the constant (and unsubtle) references to other comic-book films, such as The Wolverine and the X-Men franchise. (We get it, Deadpool, you were in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and the studio did not want to pay for the entire X-Men cast. You don't need to ram it down our throats every fifteen minutes.)
Furthermore, the plot is silly and the villain is clichéd. Indeed, the silliness of the plot and the clichéd nature of the stereotypical British villain (played with unrepentant glee by Ed Skrein) should have fans wondering if the creators of Deadpool could have been any lazier in their planning.
Wade in his Deadpool spandex, taking out those who are either after him or who disfigured him.
The women add nothing to the film too. They are either there to be the (hackneyed) damsel-in-distress or to kick some arse. These are comic-book tropes that have been done repeatedly since Sam Raimi's Spiderman came out in 2002. All the same, if done well they make for entertaining viewing. And Deadpool is undoubtedly entertaining viewing.
Over-all, Deadpool is a fun film. It has action aplenty and enough genuinely funny jokes to render it better than most comedies. Of course the movie is silly, referential to other comic-book movies, filled with tropes from the genre, and annoying. Yet, that is all pars for the course with the character and the movie certainly does our rude, crude and foul-mouthed super anti-hero justice. Thus, Deadpool has exorcised the pale imitation that appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and is the film that Ryan Reynolds and fans of the comics have been waiting for.
Posted in Action, Comic Book based
Tagged anti-hero, arrogant, deadpool, disfigured, ed skrein, film, filthy, foul-mouthed, game of thrones, gina carano, hugh jackman, movie, review, rude, ryan reynolds, superhero, the avengers, vanessa baccarin, wade wilson, wolverine, X-Men
Review – Iron Man III (12a) [2013]
Star Rating 2.5/5
Shane Black – Lethal Weapon I-IV, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Doc Savage
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder, Iron Man I & II, The Avengers Assemble I, The Judge
Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare In Love, Contagion, 33 Días
Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda, Crash, Flight, Captain America III
Guy Pearce – The King's Speech, Prometheus, Hateship, Loveship
Rebecca Hall – The Prestige, Dorian Gray, Transcendence
Ben Kingsley – Ghandi, The Dictator, Exodus: Gods And King
Ty Simpkins – Revolutionary Road, The Next Three Days, Insidious I & II
Brian Tyler – Battle: Los Angeles, The Expendables I & II, Now You See Me
In The Avengers Assemble, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) showed his true colours by stating that he is a "genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist." Indeed, one who has read the Marvel comic-books, or seen Iron Man I & II and The Avengers Assemble, or all of them, knows that Stark thinks highly of himself. But from the trailer of Iron Man III, it appeared that one would see the vulnerable side of Tony Stark for a change. Is this the case?
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) up at night, working on his numerous projects which he occupies himself with, since he cannot sleep.
Iron Man III begins with a flashback to New Year's Eve 1999/2000 when Tony Stark, with scientists Maya (Rebecca Hall) and Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), rejects an offer to invest in Extremis, an organisation that deals with experimental treatment to regenerate human limbs that have been severed.
Thirteen/fourteen years later, Stark is having nightmares about the alien invasion that occurred the previous year in The Avengers Assemble. He is suffering from insomnia and anxiety, whilst trying to love Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow). Yet, the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) is wreaking havoc upon America with a string of terrorist attacks, using advanced weapons. Soon, he destroys Stark's house, many of his Iron Man suits, and effectively sends Stark into the wilderness. Stark must find a way back and stop the Mandarin from unleashing more chaos, or else America will fall.
Iron Man III revolves round Tony Stark, and his quick, funny/brash responses. On the periphery, there is a plot (of some sort), some Transformers-style action scenes, plenty of explosions and fire-power, as well as sophisticated special effects in abundance. The problem is that audiences have seen all of these already, and it is starting to get very tedious.
At 133-minutes, Iron Man III is a long film that disappointingly doesn't add anything new to the series. Worse, after 30 minutes the plausibility of the storyline ceases to exist, and it lazily goes from one plot contrivance to the next. If that doesn't illustrate Shane Black's contempt for the audience, the last scene renders all but the first 30 minutes of the movie as a waste of time. Couldn't Black have just cut out all of the excess baggage and got straight to the chase? (Or, alternatively, forged a plot that actually works?)
The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), looking and preaching much like Osama Bin Laden, in a broadcast threatening to destory America if the country does not change its ways.
Iron Man III also suggests that the franchise is starting to suffer from the issues that are synonymous with other series, like Pirates of the Caribbean, Die Hard, and Fast and the Furious: notably, going on too long, laziness, repetitiveness, and going back in time to make (semi-)viable storylines. The very fact that Iron Man III starts by going back in time should set alarm bells ringing in one's mind. If the franchise has not bothered until now to mention important things that the key character has done, why should viewers believe that they are significant?
With the exceptions of young Ty Simpkins, who is cute and amusing, and Ben Kingsley, who is brilliant as the terrifying (Osama Bin Laden-like) Mandarin, the rest of the cast could not be more two-dimensional if they tried. Robert Downey Jr. plays the same energetic, narcissistic character (himself) as he did in Iron Man I & II (not to mention in The Avengers Assemble, Sherlock Holmes I & II, and Due Date). Yes, Stark is smart, sharp and impertinent, and Downey Jr. does this well (as we know he can). But, in Iron Man III, Downey Jr. was meant to display his character suffering from insomnia and panic attacks. One is hard-pressed to find an instance of Stark genuinely looking like he was suffering from such problems, which is poor on Downey Jr.'s behalf. It is a shame, too, because one might have seen Downey Jr. actually challenging himself for a change.
Gwyneth Paltrow, playing as Stark's secretary, is little more than a one-dimensional, pointless blonde doll. Despite loving a man who loves himself more than he loves her (or anyone else for that matter), it is difficult to empathise with Pepper as she is so bland.
Stark in a broken Iron Man suit and in the winter wilderness of Tennessee. How will he ever get back if he is to save the country he has sworn to protect?
Rebecca Hall's performance suffers from similar problems as Maya's character is not especially interesting, nor well defined, and her importance to the plot is dubious at best. Don Cheadle plays decently enough in his simple role as Stark's (patient) understudy. Guy Pearce once again plays another egotistical, two-dimensional individual (he's making a habit of this following his roles in The Count of Monte Cristo, The King's Speech and Justice). At least, though, the cosmetic department did a fantastic job on him. In the first scene, Pearce is unrecognisable, which is a great contrast to Stark failing to even have bags under his eyes when (supposedly) suffering from major sleep deprivation. Would it have been so hard to have put eye shadow under Downey Jr.'s eyes?
Over-all, Iron Man III is much the same as the previous two Iron Man films. It follows Tony Stark being Tony Stark; Stark flies and fights in his Iron Man costume; and there are special effects galore that one's seen before. The movie tries to show us some of Stark's weaknesses, but fails miserably at this and the attempts at doing so are feeble. Moreover, the laziness of the entire production suggests that the franchise is drained of ideas and lost for care.
Posted in Action, Comic Book based, Thriller
Tagged ben kingsley, broken, comic book, don cheadle, film, guy pearce, gwyneth paltrow, Iron Man, iron man 3, Marvel, movie, rebecca hall, review, robert downey jr, superhero, tennessee, the mandarin, ty simpkins, winter wilderness


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Site Design: Claudio Guglieri (guglieri.com)
over 4 years ago from Julien Lavallée, Art Director at 4w.fr
Nick Noble, over 4 years ago (edited over 4 years ago )
Looks very, very pretty at first but...
There are spelling and grammar errors throughout
He talks big game about the people he's worked with, awards he's won... and then two thirds of the work he shows is speculative, pitch, or unsolicited, and in the four that are real world examples of completed work, only two are actually viewable.
Not responsive, and at screens any smaller than ~1250px his face is cut off.
On the other hand, I love the layout, the consistency, the tone. It is a beautiful website at face value. But when I see things like this it worries me that the designer behind them can't (or won't) work for the wear and tear of the real world.
I still followed him on Dribbble.
Adam Brace, over 4 years ago
Maybe he just made a decision to only cater to lager screens as that where his audience is viewing his work?
The mix up of first and third person writing styles looks careless too.
Wish there was more real world work but overall this design is super nice, like the typography.
Agreed, that could be (though search engines now penalize sites that aren't mobile friendly... but he may not be 'in the know').
Despite some harsh functional criticism, it is super duper sexy.
Joe Burke, over 4 years ago
Is this done using ReadyMag? If so, really nice.
Wouter Ramaker, over 4 years ago
it appears so
Christoph O, over 4 years ago
I'm friends with Claudio (and also worked with him on some of the projects on the site), and the site was meant to be a soft launch to get feedback from friends (https://twitter.com/claudioguglieri/status/618160087069233153), but it spread quicker than expected. So updates should be coming soon.
Awesome, I'm sure it will be fantastic then.
Having it spread like this must be great (though maybe nerve racking)
Ben Jennings, over 4 years ago
Eep, the Dribbble link down the bottom points to 'asdasd.com'.
kamil wroniewicz, over 4 years ago (edited over 4 years ago )
man you are harsh :) your points may be valid if he would be a junior.
do you really think that ex design director of one of the best agencies in the world needs to proof anything to anyone? he probably posted projects he enjoy which will lead to similar projects in the future.
personally i wouldn't give a single fuck for being responsive - if you are looking for designer on your phone - you aren't looking for high end designer.
Victor Ware, over 4 years ago
Feels weird that the one case study launches off to a different website. For a portfolio site there's not a lot of work contained in it. It's more of a hub. Love the layout though and the subtle transition from bio to work.
Gareth Clubb, over 4 years ago
7.9MB @ 16.5 seconds load time? I like the concept but you really need to work on your load times.
Julien Lavallée, over 4 years ago
Claudio didn't "officially" launched this portfolio but like Christoph said, it came out and spread like crazy. I'm sure he's still working on it and it will be perfect !
José Nogueira, over 4 years ago
Marco Sampellegrini, over 4 years ago
Love it :)
Cody Iddings, over 4 years ago
It's strange: I can't right click it and the fonts are shrouded in mystery.
Nav Dhillon, over 4 years ago
I didn't like how the sidebar containing the links to his social media outlets moved with the slides. I feel like they should be fixed, or placed somewhere else completely because when you're in the middle of transitioning between two slides, you see the same links on two different slides at the same time, which is weird to me.
Claudio Guglieri, over 4 years ago
Thanks for the constructive comments guys! As Christoph said this was supposed to be a soft launch and there are still things to tweak here and there. I wanted to create a hub for current and upcoming projects, some of them will link to more extensive case studies (behance or ready mag) and some others (still ongoing) will stay as a mention and maybe a link to dribbble for some time.
I used Readymag to build it. It's a pretty awesome platform and I totally recommend it. When it comes to issues like load times I'm sure this is something they are working on but for now I'll have to do some creative twists around the assets.
Mobile site is coming next :) Thanks for flagging it.


Oh man! I have been off of my game a little bit in the kitchen for the past month or so. It's not that I've lost my touch, but I have lost a ton of interest in actually making anything. I now understand the desire for spring from an adult's perspective... I am sick of eating preserves and baked goods! Already after being outside, cleaning up brush and pruning trees, I am noticing a bit more room in my jeans. That time of rest is so needed over winter, but we are ready to eat fresh greens again and work until we can no longer move... that good kind of sore! Being in the kitchen is something that I really just do not feel like doing. I am sure my passion for cooking will return as soon as we have loads of fresh produce to inspire and delight us.
However... I know that many of you come here just for the food! I decided to make this lemon custard tart to put me more in the mood for spring. There is something about lemon that makes me think sunshine! I actually tried baking with doTERRA's essential oils for the first time and was seriously impressed. They are one of the few oils on the market that are actually safe to ingest, and I have to say that I can trust a company that allows me to do that. It's one of the reasons that I picked them over others. You can learn more about doTERRA's oils by visiting our essential wellness page!
In a food processor, pulse the flour, sugar, and salt. If you do not have a food processor, you can simply sift these together.
Pulse in the cold, cubed butter until large crumbs form. If you can do this with your hands as well!
Add the egg yolks, milk, and vanilla and pulse a bit more until a dough ball forms. Place the dough onto the counter and shape into a disk. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Bring out from the fridge and let sit for about 5-10 minutes to warm up. With your hands, roll out the dough to fit your tart pan. Grease the tart pan with lard or butter. Gently form the dough into the pan, pressing the sides up and into the rounded edge. If there is overlap, fold it over and into the pan and press it in. If your dough comes apart, simply press it back together.
Preheat your oven to 400°F. Place a large sheet of parchment paper over the crust. Fill the center with either pie weights, or you can use some rice. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the pie weights and bake another 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Let cool to room temperature.
Over the stove, heat the milk in a large saucepan over medium/low heat. You do not want to boil it, but just before.
Combine the egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon zest in a small bowl. Once the milk is heated, slowly pour it into the bowl while whisking constantly. Add the milk and egg mixture back to the saucepan and heat over medium. Continue to whisk constantly as it thickens, which should take under 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the lemon juice, butter, vanilla, and lemon essential oil. Make sure if you are using an essential oil, it is labeled as safe for internal use! I cook only with doTERRA. You definitely don't have to add this, but it really helps boost the lemon flavor!
Place the custard in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
Once chilled, add to your tart crust. Spread evenly. Top with your choice of fresh fruit! Serve immediately or after chilling.
This custard has a very light feeling to it. I really enjoyed it! The first few times I made it, it just didn't hold the lemon flavor that well. I kept adding more juice! Once I tried using the lemon essential oil, it really made an impact. You only need a few drops, so don't over do it. I think you will really love this recipe, especially the sugar-cookie like crust! If you have a food processor, definitely try making the crust in there instead. It saved me so much time!


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What an end to quantitative easing means for Italian debt
BEFORE THE pandemic, there were a few accepted facts about the euro zone. Heavily indebted southern member states would try to persuade northerners to agree to jointly issue bonds, and fail. Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, would talk of a big common budget, only to be met by opposition in Berlin. And everyone agreed—some would say pretended—that Italy's government debt was manageable. That helped give the European Central Bank (ECB) political cover to buy Italian bonds during downturns. Covid-19 has laid many of those truisms to rest. In 2020 the bloc set up a €750bn ($813bn) common recovery fund, financed by European bonds, to counter the economic fallout from the virus. The ECB's pandemic bond-buying scheme, through which it has bought €1.6trn in government debt, also helped contain borrowing costs for the zone's more indebted members. But Italy's big debt burden remains: in fact, it has grown, from 134% of GDP on the eve of the pandemic to 151% by the end of 2021. As inflation surges, the ECB has begun to signal that it will stop net bond purchases after the summer. What does that shift hold for Italian debt? Italy's bond yields depend in part on the country's economic health. And it has been in better shape than its huge debt ratio might suggest. Recovery from the pandemic has been faster than expected, and the European Commission estimates that spending from the recovery fund could boost GDP by 1.5-2.5% over the next four years. The war in Ukraine, and the attendant rise in energy prices, is likely to dampen activity: on April 19th the IMF revised its forecasts for Italian GDP growth in 2022 down to 2.3%, from 3.8% in January. The hope, though, is that the reforms that are tied to receiving the EU's recovery funds—such as an overhaul of public administration and the justice system—will bolster the economy over the long term. With growth supported and inflation high, Italy's nominal debt burden should eventually start to decline. Carlo Cottarelli, a former director of Italy's fiscal watchdog, reckons that the country's debt ratio could fall by three percentage points a year, provided that its growth spurt continues. Yields will also be affected by what the ECB does next. It has indicated that it will stop making new purchases that add to its stock of holdings. But it is unlikely to reduce those holdings, whether by letting maturing bonds run off, or by making active sales (a policy known as quantitative tightening). Speaking on April 14th Christine Lagarde, the bank's president, said that such balance-sheet shrinkage was much farther ahead along the path of monetary tightening. The central bank will therefore continue to maintain its stock of assets by re-investing the proceeds of maturing bonds, and so will continue to be a source of demand for Italian debt. Furthermore, the central bank's view of its role as a lender of last resort has matured. Ms Lagarde emphasised the bank's philosophy of "flexibility", in the name of ensuring that borrowing costs in weaker (ie, southern) parts of the euro area do not deviate too much from those for the rest of the bloc. That approach could extend to future quantitative tightening, which would be good news for Italy. The ECB could, for example, decide to reduce its holdings of German bonds first, to allow Italy more time to bring down its debt. Perhaps the biggest change as the ECB scales back its asset purchases, though, is that investors will return to following Italian politics keenly. Parliamentary elections are due next spring, and there is a possibility that a populist government emerges victorious. It would probably be less enthusiastic about implementing the reforms that the recovery fund has so far encouraged. That would cloud the growth outlook and worsen the debt problem. If the government were also hellbent on picking fights with the rest of Europe, the ECB may be forced to be a lot less flexible. Investors could begin to fear that the central bank might be unwilling to backstop a government that blatantly violates "macroeconomic reasonability", worries Francesco Papadia, a former ECB official. In 2018 the formation of a populist coalition led the spread between Italian and German bond yields to double within days to nearly three percentage points. The fate of Italian bonds, in other words, ultimately rests with Rome. ■


here at Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Arlington, you can go for a hike along the Village Creek Historical Area Trail; the video games at nearby Hot Slots Gameroom are fun for the young ones.
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2019 Dodge Durango is a new version of the famous model that exists almost 20 years through three generations. This time it is longer and wider than the previous one, with optional height increase.
As 2019 Dodge Durango shares the platform with Grand Cherokee, there are similarities with that truck, but only in few details. It is slightly longer and wider than before and has larger exhausts and lights. The front end has wide mesh line which ends with wide front lights and LED line below them as daylights. Below them is also wide air intake and rounded fog lights. On the rear end stands squared shape of the bumper and simple truck door with chromatic details and modernly rear lights that stretch across the door as a LED line. Below them are two 4-inch exhausts tips and metallic protection on the bottom. The car is possible to lift with optional rims and 33-inch tires.
It is expected that the cabin in 2019 Dodge Durango is as wide as on other trucks on the market, but the manufacturer put great equipment in it and combined with modern and elegant details. There is a perfect combination of red and dark grey leather, together with chromatic details. There is also very rich infotainment system and equipment that is not usual on the large truck as this. Besides the Bluetooth, Blind Spot Monitoring and Smartphone Integration there are a thing like Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Anti-collision warning and Rearview camera in all trims.
2019 Dodge Durango has three extremely powerful and strong engines that could be chosen by customers demand. The base model is equipped with a 3.6-liter V6 petrol engine that produces 293 horsepower of strength and 260 pound-feet of torque. The stronger option is 5.7-liter V6 Hemi engine with 360 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque, while the lasts options are a 6.4-liter V8 engine with amazing 475 horsepower. However, those engines have not shown extremely high fuel consumption as we expected. Average fuel economy is 13/19 mpg. All three engines are paired with the eight-speed automatic transmission.
As the manufacturer planned to make more than one version of 2019 Dodge Durango (like SRT, Citadel, and R/T) the price goes from $32,000 to more than $40,000. However, every one of these versions has its own features and specifics, so every option is good for a certain type of buyer. If you are one of them, you should wait until the end of the year when New York Auto Show will happen for your unit. The model is made as an answer for Jeep Grand Cherokee, made on its platform so it is surely a competitor of that model, too.


Venue and catering for parties and weddings.
In the heart of Ribatejo, very close to its capital - Santarém, in traditional olive cultivation lands a succession of small villages that still live to the rhythm of the countryside. It is in this bucolic framework "Santarém district" that we will find the Quinta do Freixo in an environment of harmony and stillness.


You'll appreciate its safety and technology features! Chevrolet prioritized practicality, efficiency, and style by including: a power seat, power moon roof, and seat memory. Smooth gearshifts are achieved thanks to the powerful 8 cylinder engine, and for added security, dynamic Stability Control supplements the drivetrain.